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1 used
1. adjectivea. ( = not fresh) [cup] sale ; [tissue, needle, condom] usagéb. ( = second-hand) [car, equipment] d'occasiond. ( = accustomed)► used to• to get used to sb/sth s'habituer à qn/qch2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ La fin de used, sed, se prononce zd: ju:zd, sauf dans l'expression used to, où sed se prononce st: ju:st.* * *Note: To translate used to do, use the imperfect tense in French: he used to live in York = il habitait York. To stress that something was done repeatedly, you can use avoir l'habitude de faire: she used to go out for a walk in the afternoon = elle avait l'habitude de sortir se promener l'après-midiTo emphasize a contrast between past and present, you can use avant: I used to love sport = j'adorais le sport avantFor more examples and particular usages, see the entry belowI 1. [juːst]modal auxiliaryhe didn't used to ou he used not to smoke — il ne fumait pas avant
didn't she used to smoke? — est-ce qu'elle ne fumait pas, avant?
2. [juːzt]she used to smoke, didn't she? — elle fumait avant, non?
II [juːzd]to be used to something — avoir l'habitude de quelque chose, être habitué à quelque chose
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2 noun
(a word used as the name of a person, animal, place, state or thing: The words `boy', `James' and `happiness' are all nouns.) nom -
3 pronoun
(a word used instead of a noun (or a phrase containing a noun): `He', `it', `who', and `anything' are pronouns.) pronom -
4 adaptor
noun (a device which enables an electrical plug of one type to be used in a socket of another type, or several plugs to be used in the same socket at the same time.) adaptateur -
5 backup
1) (additional people who provide help when it is needed: The police officer requested some backup when the shooting began.) renforts2) (a copy of a computer file that can be used in case the original is destroyed.) sauvegarde3) (( also adjective) a piece of equipment, a system etc that can be used when there is a problem with the original one: a backup plan; We have a backup generator in case the power fails.) soutien -
6 card
1) (thick paper or thin board: shapes cut out from card.) carton2) ((also playing card) a small piece of such paper etc with designs, used in playing certain games: a pack of cards.) carte3) (a similar object used for eg sending greetings, showing membership of an organization, storing information etc: a birthday card; a membership card; a business card.) carte (de)•- cards- cardboard -
7 fibreglass
noun, adjective1) ((of) very fine threadlike pieces of glass, used for insulation, in materials etc: fibreglass curtains.) fibre de verre2) ((of) a plastic material reinforced with such glass, used for many purposes eg building boats.) en fibre de verre -
8 filler
1) (a tool or instrument used for filling something, especially for conveying liquid into a bottle.) entonnoir2) (material used to fill cracks in a wall etc.) bouche-pores -
9 iodine
1) (an element used in medicine and photography, forming black crystals.) iode2) (a liquid form of the element used as an antiseptic.) (teinture d')iode -
10 padding
noun (material used to make a pad to protect, fill etc: He used old blankets as padding.) rembourrage -
11 pen-name
noun (a name used by a writer instead of his own name: Samuel Clemens used the pen-name of Mark Twain.) pseudonyme, nom de plume -
12 pliers
(a kind of tool used for gripping, bending or cutting wire etc: He used a pair of pliers to pull the nail out; Where are my pliers?) pince(s) -
13 seasoning
noun (something used to season food: Salt and pepper are used as seasonings.) assaisonnement -
14 stuffing
1) (material used for stuffing eg toy animals: The teddy-bear had lost its stuffing.) rembourrage2) (a mixture containing eg breadcrumbs, spices, sausage-meat etc, used for stuffing chickens etc.) farce -
15 sweetener
noun (something that sweetens, eg a substance used for sweetening food: Saccharin is an artificial sweetener, often used instead of sugar.) édulcorant -
16 tongue
1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) langue2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) langue3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) langue4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) langue -
17 headquarters
noun singular or plural ((often abbreviated to HQ [ei 'kju:] noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization: During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters.) quartier général, état-major -
18 participle
(word formed from a verb, used either to form compound tenses or as an adjective or noun: ('going' and 'gone' are the present and past participle of 'go'.)) -
19 Ponzi scheme
American = escroquerie dans laquelle l'argent des investisseurs les plus récents sert à payer les premiers investisseursThe investors who have sued Slatkin allege that he used funds collected from new investors to pay returns to older investors, a form of fraud commonly known as a Ponzi scheme. Last month, one investor won a court order to freeze Slatkin's brokerage accounts and other assets, including a ranch home in Santa Barbara.
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20 factoring
affacturage m, factoring mfactoring agent agent m d'affacturage;factoring charges commission f d'affacturage;factoring company société f d'affacturage"A factoring company essentially buys your invoices and charges a commission in exchange for rapid settlement," he says. "It is chiefly used by companies with a turnover up to £1m, the kind of organisation that most often depends on a streamlined cashflow. With overseas factoring, commission rates are likely to be higher because chasing a debt abroad can be expensive and time consuming."
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