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1 going
going [ˈgəʊɪŋ]1. nouna. ( = departure) départ mb. ( = progress) that was good going ça a été rapidec. ( = conditions) état m du terrain2. adjectivea. the going rate/price le tarif/le prix normal3. compounds► going-over noun (plural goings-over) ( = cleaning) nettoyage m ; ( = beating) passage m à tabac (inf)• to give sth a thorough going-over ( = check) inspecter qch soigneusement ; ( = clean) nettoyer qch à fond ► goings-on (inf) plural noun* * *['gəʊɪŋ] 1.1) ( departure) départ m2) ( progress)that's not bad going! —
it was slow going —
the going was slow — ( on journey) ça a été long; ( at work) ça n'avançait pas vite
3) ( condition of ground) état m du sol4) fig ( conditions)2.they got out while the going was good — ils s'en sont tirés (colloq) avant qu'il ne soit trop tard
1) ( current) [price] actuel, en cours2) ( operating)going concern — Commerce affaire f qui marche
they bought the business as a going concern — quand ils ont acheté l'entreprise elle était déjà montée
3) ( existing)3.- going combining formthe theatre-going public — les amateurs mpl de théâtre
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2 health
health [helθ]santé f• in good/poor health en bonne/mauvaise santé• your health! à votre santé !• Department of Health (British) ≈ ministère m de la Santé► health centre noun ≈ centre m médicosocial━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, les health maintenance organizations sont des organismes privés qui dispensent des soins médicaux (y compris hospitaliers) à leurs adhérents. Dans une volonté de maîtrise des coûts, ces organismes insistent sur la médecine préventive et obligent à consulter des médecins agréés.* * *[helθ]noun Medicine santé f; fig ( of economy) santé fin good/bad health — en bonne/mauvaise santé
here's (to your) health! —
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3 going-over
∎ the house needs a good going-over il faudrait nettoyer la maison à fond;∎ the auditors gave the accounts a thorough going-over les experts ont soigneusement examiné les comptes□∎ the burglars had given the flat a real going-over les cambrioleurs avaient laissé l'appartement sens dessus dessous□
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