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1 unreasonable
unreasonable [ʌnˈri:znəbl][person, suggestion, expectations, demands] déraisonnable ; [price, amount] excessif• divorce on grounds of unreasonable behaviour divorce pour violation grave ou renouvelée des devoirs du mariage* * *[ʌn'riːznəbl]1) ( not rational) [views, behaviour, expectation] irréaliste2) ( excessive) [price] excessif/-ive; [demand] irréaliste -
2 unreasonable
1 ( not rational) [views, behaviour, expectation] irréaliste ; it's not unreasonable ce n'est pas déraisonnable ; it's not unreasonable to expect prices to remain static on peut raisonnablement espérer que les prix ne vont pas bouger ; it's unreasonable for them to claim that they are superior ils ont tort de prétendre qu'ils sont supérieurs ; he's being very unreasonable about it il n'est vraiment pas raisonnable ;2 ( excessive) [price] excessif/-ive ; [demand] irréaliste ; at an unreasonable hour à une heure indue. -
3 unreasonable
unreasonable [‚ʌn'ri:zənəbəl]∎ you're being unreasonable vous n'êtes pas raisonnable;∎ it's unreasonable to stay up so late ce n'est pas raisonnable de veiller si tard;∎ surely it's not unreasonable to expect that… on peut tout de même raisonnablement s'attendre à ce que…;∎ at this unreasonable hour à cette heure indue(b) (excessive) excessif, déraisonnableUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unreasonable
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4 unreasonable
1) (not guided by good sense or reason: It is unreasonable to expect children to work so hard.) déraisonnable2) (excessive, or too great: That butcher charges unreasonable prices.) excessif -
5 unreasonable
abusif, anormal, déraisonnable, excessif, injustifié -
6 unreasonable delay
Jur. délai excessifEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > unreasonable delay
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7 unreasonable competitive advantage
avantage m concurrentiel excessifEnglish-French legislative terms > unreasonable competitive advantage
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8 unreasonable delay
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10 perverse
[pə'və:s]1) (continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable: a perverse child.) pervers2) (deliberately wrong; unreasonable: perverse behaviour.) obstiné (dans le mal)•- perverseness - perversity -
11 contrary
I.contrary1 [ˈkɒntrərɪ]1. adjective2. preposition3. nounII.contrary2 [kənˈtrεərɪ]( = unreasonable) contrariant* * *['kɒntrərɪ], US [-trerɪ] 1.noun contraire m2.despite views/claims to the contrary — contrairement à ce que certains pensent/disent
1) [idea, view] contraireto be contrary to — [activity, proposal, opinion, measure] être contraire à
2) [direction, movement] contraire (to à)3) [kən'treərɪ] [person] contrariant3.contrary to prepositional phrase contrairement àcontrary to popular belief/to rumours — contrairement à ce que l'on peut croire/à la rumeur
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12 line
line [laɪn]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nounb. ( = boundary) frontière fc. ( = wrinkle) ride ff. (for phone) ligne f• Mr Smith is on the line j'ai M. Smith en ligne• to learn one's lines [actor] apprendre son textei. ( = row) [of trees, parked cars, hills] rangée f ; [of cars in traffic jam] file f ; [of people] (side by side) rang m ; (one behind another) file f ; ( = assembly line) chaîne f• to fall into line with sb ( = conform) se ranger à l'avis de qnk. ( = route) ligne fl. ( = track) voie f• they voted against the government line ils ont voté contre la position adoptée par le gouvernement• to take a strong line on... se montrer ferme sur...• you must be very aware of that in your line of business vous devez en être très conscient dans votre métier• what's your line of business? que faites-vous dans la vie ?p. ( = product) this lager is the shop's best selling line cette bière blonde est ce qui se vend le mieuxq. ( = course) in the line of duty dans l'exercice de ses (or mes etc) fonctionss. (in battle) ligne f• didn't I tell you that all along the line? c'est ce que je n'ai pas arrêté de te dire• somewhere along the line he got an engineering degree je ne sais pas exactement quand, il a décroché son diplôme d'ingénieur► along... lines• along political/racial lines selon des critères politiques/raciaux► in line• if the Prime Minister fails to keep the rebels in line si le Premier ministre ne réussit pas à maîtriser les éléments rebelles• our system is broadly in line with that of other countries notre système correspond plus ou moins à celui des autres pays► into line• to come on line [power station, machine] entrer en service► on the line ( = at stake) (inf) en jeuhe was completely out of line to suggest that... ( = unreasonable) il n'aurait vraiment pas dû suggérer que...• he is out of line with his party ( = in conflict) il est en décalage par rapport à son parti• their debts are completely out of line with their incomes leur endettement est tout à fait disproportionné par rapport à leurs revenusa. ( = mark) [+ face] marquer3. compounds• to keep the lines of communication open with sb ne pas rompre le dialogue avec qn ► line of fire noun ligne f de tir► line-up noun [of people] file f ; ( = identity parade) séance f d'identification (d'un suspect) ; (Football) composition f de l'équipe f► line upa. ( = stand in row) se mettre en rang(s) ; ( = stand in queue) faire la queueb. ( = align o.s.) to line up against sb/sth se liguer contre qn/qch• most senators lined up in support of the president la plupart des sénateurs ont soutenu le présidenta. [+ people, objects] alignerb. ( = find) (inf)• we must line up a chairman for the meeting il faut que nous trouvions un président pour la réunion• have you got something lined up for this evening? est-ce que tu as prévu quelque chose pour ce soir ?• have you got someone lined up? avez-vous quelqu'un en vue ?* * *[laɪn] 1.1) gen, Sport ligne f; (shorter, thicker) trait m; Art trait ma straight/curved line — une ligne droite/courbe
the line AB — ( in geometry) la droite AB
2) (of people, cars) file f; ( of trees) rangée fin straight lines — [plant, arrange] en lignes droites
to be in line — [buildings] être dans l'alignement
3) fig4) ( queue) file fto stand in ou wait in line — faire la queue
to form a line — [people] faire la queue
5) ( on face) ride f6) Architecture ( outline shape) ligne f (of de)7) ( boundary) frontière fthere's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry — de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas
8) ( rope) corde f; ( for fishing) ligne f9) ( cable) Electricity ligne f (électrique)10) Telecommunications ( connection) ligne fto get off the line — (colloq) raccrocher
11) ( rail route) ligne f ( between entre); ( rails) voie f; (shipping company, airline) compagnie f12) ( in genealogy) lignée fa line from — une citation de [poem etc]
to learn one's lines — Theatre apprendre son texte
14) ( conformity)to bring regional laws into line with federal laws — harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents
you're way out of line! — (colloq) franchement, tu exagères!
15) (colloq) ( piece of information)16) ( stance)17) ( type of product) gamme f18) Militaryenemy lines — lignes fpl ennemies
19) ( equator)20) (colloq) ( of cocaine) ligne (colloq) f (of de)2.in line with prepositional phrase en accord avec [policy, trend]3.transitive verb doubler [garment] ( with avec); tapisser [box, shelf] ( with de); [spectators] border [route]Phrasal Verbs:- line up••all along the line —
somewhere along the line — ( at point in time) à un certain moment; ( at stage) quelque part
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13 rich
rich [rɪt∫]1. adjectivea. richeb. ( = unreasonable) that's rich! (inf) c'est un peu fort !2. plural noun3. plural noun* * *[rɪtʃ] 1.noun (+ v pl)2.the rich — les riches mpl
riches plural noun richesses fpl3.adjective [person, soil, furnishings] riche4.to grow ou get rich — s'enrichir
- rich combining formoil-/protein-rich — riche en pétrole/protéines
••that's a bit rich! — (colloq) GB ça, c'est un peu fort! (colloq & iron)
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14 steep
steep [sti:p]1. adjectivea. [slope, road, stairs] raide ; [hill] escarpé ; [cliff] abrupt ; [roof] en pente ; [descent] rapide ; [ascent, climb] rudeb. ( = great) [rise, fall] fort( = soak) tremper* * *[stiːp] 1.1) ( sloping) [descent, stairs] raide; [street] escarpé; [roof] en pente raide; [ascent] abrupt2) ( sharp) [rise, fall] fort (before n)3) (colloq) ( excessive) [price] exorbitant; [bill] salé (colloq)2.transitive verb ( soak)3.intransitive verb tremper (in dans)••that's a bit steep! — (colloq) c'est un peu fort! (colloq)
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15 thick
thick [θɪk]1. adjectivea. épais (- aisse f) ; [pile, lenses, coat] gros ( grosse f) ; [crowd] dense ; [hedge] touffu ; [honey] dur• how thick is it? quelle est son épaisseur ?• to become thick(er) [sauce, cream] épaissir• antique shops are thick on the ground around here (inf) il y a un tas (inf) de magasins d'antiquités par icib. ► thick with• thick with smoke [air, atmosphere, room] enfuméd. [voice] pâteuxe. [accent] fort2. adverb[cut] en tranches épaisses ; [spread] en couche épaisse• the snow still lies thick on the mountains il y a encore une épaisse couche de neige sur les montagnes3. noun4. compounds* * *[θɪk] 1.1) [object, substance, feature] épais/épaisse; [forest, vegetation, fog] dense, épais/épaisse; [accent] fort (before n)to be thick with — être plein de [smoke, noise]; être chargé de [emotion]
2) (colloq) ( stupid) bête3) (colloq) ( friendly)4) (colloq) ( unreasonable)2.it's a bit thick expecting me to do that! — c'est un peu raide (colloq) d'espérer que je ferai ça!
••to lay it on thick — (colloq) forcer la dose (colloq)
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16 unearthly
unearthly [ʌnˈɜ:θlɪ]( = supernatural) surnaturel* * *[ʌn'ɜːθlɪ]1) [apparition, light, sight] surnaturel/-elle; [cry, silence] étrange; [beauty] immatériel/-ielle2) ( unreasonable) -
17 absurd
[əb'sə:d](unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) absurde- absurdly- absurdity - absurdness -
18 caprice
[kə'pri:s]1) (an especially unreasonable sudden change of mind etc; a whim: I'm tired of the old man and his caprices.) caprice2) (a fanciful and lively piece of music etc.) capriccio•- capriciously - capriciousness -
19 contrary
I 1. ['kontrəri] adjective((often with to) opposite (to) or in disagreement (with): That decision was contrary to my wishes; Contrary to popular belief he is an able politician.) contraire (à); contrairement (à)2. noun((with the) the opposite.) contraireII [kən'treəri] adjective(obstinate; unreasonable.) contrariant -
20 exorbitant
[iɡ'zo:bitənt]((of prices or demands) very high or unreasonable.) exorbitant- exorbitance
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