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absolute ['æbsəlu:t](a) (as intensifier) absolu, total;∎ what absolute nonsense! quelles bêtises, vraiment!;∎ he's an absolute idiot c'est un parfait crétin ou imbécile;∎ the whole thing is an absolute mess c'est un véritable gâchis ou un vrai fatras(b) (entire → secrecy, truth) absolu(d) (definite, unconditional → decision, refusal) absolu, formel; (→ fact) indiscutable; (→ proof) formel, irréfutable(e) (independent, not relative) absolu;∎ in absolute terms en valeurs absolues∎ the decree was made absolute le décret a été prononcé2 noun∎ Philosophy the absolute l'absolu m►► Marketing absolute frequency fréquence f absolue;Politics absolute majority majorité f absolue;Physics absolute temperature température f absolue;Physics absolute zero zéro m absolu -
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A n1 the absolute l'absolu m ;2 (rule, principle) vérité f absolue ; rigid absolutes des vérités qui n'admettent aucune contradiction.B adj1 ( complete) [certainty, discretion, minimum, proof, right etc] absolu ; Pol [power, monarch] absolu ; absolute majority Pol majorité f absolue ; absolute beginner vrai débutant ;2 ( emphatic) [chaos, disaster, idiot, scandal] véritable ;4 Jur decree absolute décret m irrévocable ; the decree was made absolute le décret a été prononcé irrévocable ;5 Ling [ablative, construction] absolu ; -
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absolute efficiency efficience f absolue, efficacité f parfaite(c) absolute majority majorité f absolue -
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absolute [ˈæbsəlu:t]1. adjectivea. absolu2. nounabsolu m3. compounds* * *['æbsəluːt] 1.2.the absolute — l'absolu m
1) ( complete) [monarch, minimum, majority] also Mathematics, Philosophy absolu2) ( emphatic) [chaos, idiot] véritable (before n)3) Physics, Chemistry [humidity, scale] maximum; [zero] absolu4) Lawdecree absolute — décret m irrévocable
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obtain [əb'teɪn]obtenir; (for oneself) se procurer;∎ to obtain sth for sb obtenir qch pour qn, procurer qch à qn;∎ to obtain sth from sb obtenir qch de qn;∎ the book may be obtained from the publisher on peut se procurer le livre chez l'éditeur;∎ the party which obtains an absolute majority wins le parti qui obtient la majorité absolue l'emporte∎ this custom still obtains in Europe cette coutume persiste en Europe;∎ the situation obtaining in Somalia la situation (qui règne) en Somalie;∎ practices obtaining in British banking des pratiques courantes dans le système bancaire britannique;∎ this new system will obtain as from next week ce nouveau système entrera en vigueur dès la semaine prochaine -
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1. adverba. [say, tell] carrément ; [laugh] franchementb. [refuse, deny] catégoriquementc. ( = instantly) to be killed outright être tué sur le coup2. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque outright est un adverbe, l'accent tombe sur la seconde syllabe: aʊtˈraɪt, lorsque c'est un adjectif, sur la première: ˈaʊtraɪt.* * *['aʊtraɪt] 1.1) ( absolute) [control, defiance, majority] absolu; [ban, rejection] catégorique2) ( obvious) [favourite, victory, winner] incontesté3) ( unreserved) [disbelief, hostility] pur et simple2.1) ( completely) gen catégoriquement; [killed] sur le coup2) ( openly) franchement -
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bare [bεər]1. adjectiveb. ( = empty) [ground] dénudé ; [wall] nuc. ( = absolute) the bare necessities le strict nécessaired. ( = mere, small) the match lasted a bare 18 minutes le match n'a pas duré plus de 18 minutes• to bare one's teeth [person, animal] montrer les dents* * *[beə(r)] 1.1) ( naked) [flesh, leg, boards, wall] nuto sit in the sun with one's head bare — s'asseoir au soleil la tête nue ou nu-tête (inv)
2) ( empty) [cupboard, house, room] vide3) ( stark) [branch, mountain, rock] nu; [earth, landscape] dénudébare of — dépourvu de [leaves, flowers]
4) ( mere)a bare 3%/20 dollars — à peine 3%/20 dollars
5) ( absolute) strict (before n)6) ( unembellished) [facts, statistics] brut2.transitive verb -
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A adj1 ( absolute) [independence] total ; [control, defiance, lead, majority] absolu ; [gift, owner, purchase, sale] inconditionnel/-elle ; [ban, refusal, rejection] catégorique ; [attack] direct ;B adv1 ( completely) [ban, deny, oppose, refuse] catégoriquement ; [win] sans contestation possible ; [buy, sell] comptant ; [kill] sur le coup ;2 ( openly) [ask, say, tell] franchement ; to laugh outright at sb rire au nez de qn ; he laughed outright at my idea mon idée l'a fait éclater de rire. -
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(a) (naked → body, feet) nu;∎ they were bare to the waist ils étaient nus jusqu'à la taille;∎ in one's bare feet pieds nus;∎ he killed a tiger with his bare hands il a tué un tigre à mains nues;∎ Boxing to fight with bare hands boxer à main nue∎ we had to sleep on bare floorboards nous avons dû coucher à même le plancher;∎ his head was bare il était nu-tête;∎ bare wood bois m naturel;∎ the tree was bare of leaves l'arbre était dépouillé ou dénudé;∎ the lawn was just a bare patch of grass la pelouse consistait en un maigre carré d'herbe;∎ a wall of bare rock une paroi de roche nue;∎ to lay bare one's heart mettre son cœur à nu;∎ to lay bare a plot révéler ou dévoiler un complot∎ the cupboard was bare le garde-manger était vide;∎ the room was bare of furniture/pictures la pièce ne comportait aucun meuble/tableau(d) (basic, plain) simple, dépouillé;∎ I just told him the barest details je lui ai donné le minimum de détails;∎ the bare facts les faits mpl bruts;∎ figurative the bare bones of the story le squelette de l'histoire(e) (absolute) absolu, strict;∎ the house was stripped to the bare essentials la maison ne contenait que le strict nécessaire;∎ the bare necessities of life le minimum vital;∎ the bare minimum le strict minimum;∎ I took the barest minimum of cash j'ai pris le minimum d'argent∎ a bare 20 percent of the population is literate à peine 20 pour cent de la population est alphabétisée;∎ he earned a bare £200 il a gagné tout juste 200 livres;∎ they won by a bare majority ils ont gagné de justesse;∎ he got a bare pass il a eu son examen en ayant juste la moyenne;∎ a bare pass isn't good enough in my father's eyes pour mon père réussir un examen de justesse n'est pas suffisant;∎ they manage to scrape a bare living from the land ils arrivent tout juste à vivoter en travaillant la terre∎ to bare one's head se découvrir la tête;∎ to bare one's soul mettre son âme à nu
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