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1 occupation
occupation [‚ɒkjʊ'peɪʃən]1 noun(a) (employment) emploi m, travail m;∎ what's his occupation? qu'est-ce qu'il fait comme travail ou dans la vie?;∎ please state your name and occupation veuillez indiquer votre nom et votre profession;∎ I'm not an actor by occupation je ne suis pas acteur de métier;∎ raising a family is a full-time occupation élever des enfants, c'est un travail à plein temps(b) (activity, hobby) occupation f;∎ a leisure occupation un loisir;∎ his favourite occupation is listening to music ce qu'il aime faire par-dessus tout, c'est écouter de la musique;∎ the TV provides some occupation for the children la télévision est un moyen d'occuper les enfants(c) (of building, offices etc) occupation f;∎ during Mr Gray's occupation of the premises lorsque M. Gray occupait les locaux;∎ the offices are ready for occupation les bureaux sont prêts à être occupés∎ army of occupation armée f d'occupation;∎ the students have voted to continue their occupation les étudiants ont voté la poursuite de l'occupation des locaux;∎ under French occupation sous occupation française∎ History the Occupation l'Occupation f -
2 occupation
occupation [‚ɒkjʊˈpeɪ∫ən]a. ( = trade) métier m ; ( = profession) profession f ; ( = work) emploi m ; ( = activity, pastime) occupation f• "occupation: teacher" « occupation: professeur »b. [of house] occupation fc. (by army) occupation f━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]occupation is not always translated by the French word occupation.* * *[ˌɒkjʊ'peɪʃn]1) ( of house)to take up occupation — s'installer (of dans)
2) Military, Politics occupation f (de of)3) ( job) ( trade) métier m; ( profession) profession f4) ( leisure activity) occupation f -
3 occupation
A n1 ( of house) to be in occupation être installé ; ready for occupation prêt à être habité ; the date of their occupation la date où ils se sont installés dans les locaux ; to take up occupation s'installer (of dans) ;2 Mil, Pol occupation f (de of) ; to be under occupation être occupé ; to come under occupation être envahi ; an army of occupation une armée d'occupation ; Hist the Occupation l'occupation f ;4 ( leisure activity) occupation f. -
4 activity
∎ this week has seen a lot of activity on the Stock Market la Bourse a été très active cette semaine;∎ economic/political activity activité économique/politique(b) (occupation) activité f;∎ activities (at holiday camp) animation f;∎ leisure activities activités mpl de loisir►► Accountancy activity accounting comptabilité f par centres de responsabilité;activity book livre-jeu m;activity break (courtes) vacances fpl actives;activity centre centre m aéré;activity chart graphique m des activités;British activity holiday vacances fpl actives;Accountancy activity ratio ratio m ou coefficent m d'activité, ratio m de gestion -
5 pursuit
pursuit [pə'sju:t]∎ they went out in pursuit of the vandals ils se sont lancés à la poursuite des vandales;∎ with a pack of dogs in hot pursuit avec une meute de chiens à leurs trousses(b) (of pleasure, knowledge etc) quête f, recherche f;∎ the pursuit of knowledge/happiness la quête du savoir/du bonheur;∎ in pursuit of fame/glory en quête de renommée/de gloire∎ leisure pursuits loisirs mpl, passe-temps mplCycling pursuit race poursuite f
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