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1 strong
1 ( powerful) [arm, person] fort ; [army, country, state, lens, magnet] puissant ; [runner, swimmer] puissant ; [current, wind] fort ;2 ( sturdy) lit [fabric, rope, shoe, table] solide ; [heart, constitution, nerves] solide ; fig [bond] puissant ; [relationship] solide ; [alibi, argument] bon/bonne ; [evidence] solide ; [cast, candidate, team] bon/bonne ; [industry] solide ; [currency, market] ferme ; the pound remained strong against the dollar Fin la livre est restée ferme face au dollar ; to have a strong stomach ○ fig avoir l'estomac bien accroché ○ ;3 ( concentrated) [bleach, glue] fort ; [medicine, pain-killer] fort ; [coffee] serré ; [tea] fort ;4 ( alcoholic) [drink] alcoolisé ; would you like tea or something stronger? voulez-vous un thé ou un apéritif? ;6 ( heartfelt) [conviction] intime (before n) ; [desire, feeling] profond ; [believer, supporter] acharné ; [opinion] arrêté ; [criticism, opposition, reaction] vif/vive ; to have a strong belief in sth croire fermement en qch ; the article aroused strong feelings l'article a provoqué de vives réactions ; I have a strong feeling that she won't come je suis pratiquement sûr qu'elle ne viendra pas ; I told him so in the strongest possible terms je le lui ai dit sans détours ;10 ( definite) [chance, possibility] fort (before n) ; there's a strong possibility that it's true il y a de fortes chances que ce soit vrai ;11 ( good) to be strong on military history/physics être fort en histoire militaire/en physique ; he finished the race a strong second il a fini la course juste derrière le premier ; tact/spelling is not my strong point ou suit le tact/l'orthographe n'est pas mon fort ; what are your strong points? quels sont vos points forts? ; maths is my strong subject les maths sont la matière où je suis le plus fort ;14 ( in number) the workforce is 500 strong la main-d'œuvre est forte de 500 personnes ; a 2,000-strong crowd une foule (forte) de 2 000 personnes.to be still going strong [person, company] se porter toujours très bien or à merveille ; to come on strong ○ ( make sexual advances) faire des avances ; ( be severe) être sévère. -
2 term
term [tɜ:m]termes ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e), 1 (f), 3 (a), 3 (d) trimestre ⇒ 1 (b) session ⇒ 1 (c) mandat ⇒ 1 (c) peine ⇒ 1 (d) échéance ⇒ 1 (g) appeler ⇒ 2 conditions ⇒ 3 (a) tarifs ⇒ 3 (c) accord ⇒ 3 (e)1 noun∎ in the long/short term à long/court terme;∎ to reach (full) term (pregnancy) arriver ou être à terme;∎ to set or put a term to sth mettre fin ou un terme à qch∎ in or during term (time) pendant le trimestre;∎ autumn term trimestre m d'automne, premier trimestre m∎ the president is elected for a four-year term le président est élu pour (une période ou une durée de) quatre ans;(d) (in prison) peine f;∎ term of imprisonment peine f de prison;∎ to serve one's term purger sa peine(e) (word, expression) terme m;∎ medical/legal term terme m médical/juridique;∎ she spoke of you in very flattering terms elle a parlé de vous en (des) termes très flatteurs;∎ she told him what she thought in no uncertain terms elle lui a dit carrément ce qu'elle pensait;∎ he condemned the invasion in the strongest possible terms il a condamné l'invasion avec la dernière énergieappeler, nommer;∎ I wouldn't term it a scientific book exactly je ne dirais pas vraiment que c'est un livre scientifique;∎ critics termed the play a total disaster les critiques ont qualifié la pièce d'échec complet∎ under the terms of the agreement selon les termes de l'accord;∎ Law terms and conditions of sale/of employment conditions fpl de vente/d'emploi;∎ what are the inquiry's terms of reference? quelles sont les attributions ou quel est le mandat de la commission d'enquête?;∎ what are your terms? quelles sont vos conditions?;∎ to dictate terms to sb imposer des conditions à qn;∎ she would only accept on her own terms elle n'était disposée à accepter qu'après avoir posé ses conditions;∎ not on any terms à aucun prix, à aucune condition∎ we must think in less ambitious terms il faut voir moins grand;∎ he refuses to consider the question in international terms il refuse d'envisager la question d'un point de vue international;∎ in personal terms, it was a disaster sur le plan personnel, c'était une catastrophe;∎ in financial terms financièrement parlant, en matière de finance(c) (rates, tariffs) conditions fpl, tarifs mpl;∎ we offer easy terms nous proposons des facilités de paiement;∎ on easy terms avec facilités de paiement;∎ weekly terms (in hotel) tarifs mpl à la semaine;∎ special terms for families tarifs mpl spéciaux pour les familles∎ to be on good terms with sb être en bons termes avec qn;∎ we're on the best of terms nous sommes en excellents termes;∎ we remained on friendly terms nos relations sont restées amicales;∎ on equal terms d'égal à égal;∎ they're no longer on speaking terms ils ne se parlent plus(e) (agreement) accord m;∎ to make terms or to come to terms with sb arriver à ou conclure un accord avec qn∎ to come to terms with sth se résigner à qch, arriver à accepter qch;∎ she'll have to come to terms with her problems eventually tôt ou tard elle devra faire face à ses problèmesen ce qui concerne, pour ce qui est de;∎ in terms of profits, we're doing well pour ce qui est des bénéfices, tout va bien;∎ I was thinking more in terms of a Jaguar je pensais plutôt à une Jaguar;∎ we really should be thinking more in terms of foreign competition il nous faudrait davantage tenir compte de ou penser davantage à la concurrence étrangère►► Finance term bill effet m à terme;Finance terms of credit conditions fpl de crédit;Finance term day (jour m du) terme m;Finance term deposit dépôt m à terme;Finance term draft traite f à terme;Finance terms of exchange termes mpl d'échange;term insurance assurance f à terme;term of notice période f de préavis;American School & University term paper dissertation f trimestrielle;terms of payment modalités fpl de paiement, conditions fpl ou termes mpl de paiement;Economics terms of trade termes mpl de l'échange
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