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1 acquérir
acquérir [akeʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 21 transitive verbto acquire ; [+ réputation, importance, valeur, célébrité] to gain* * *akeʀiʀ
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1) ( devenir propriétaire de) to acquire; ( en achetant) to purchase2) ( arriver à avoir) to acquire
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s'acquérir verbe pronominal1) ( s'obtenir)2) ( s'apprendre)* * *akeʀiʀ vt1) [droit, statut, compétence] to acquire2) [résultats] to achieve3) (en achetant) to purchase, to acquire4) [chose] [valeur, apparence] to gain* * *acquérir verb table: acquérirA vtr1 ( devenir propriétaire de) to acquire; ( en achetant) to purchase; acquérir qch par héritage or succession to inherit sth;2 ( arriver à avoir) [personne] to acquire [habitude, connaissance, expérience, réputation]; acquérir une formation to undergo training; acquérir la certitude que to become convinced that; acquérir la preuve de to gain proof of; cela vous a acquis l'admiration/le soutien de vos collègues this has won you your colleagues' admiration/support;3 ( gagner) to acquire; acquérir de la valeur to gain in value; cela a acquis de l'importance it has become important; acquérir de la vitesse to gain speed;4 ( au passif) il est acquis à notre cause we have his support; son bon vouloir nous est acquis we can count on his good will; il est acquis que it is accepted that.B s'acquérir vpr1 ( s'obtenir) s'acquérir facilement to be easy to acquire; s'acquérir par succession or héritage to be inherited;2 ( s'apprendre) c'est quelque chose qui s'acquiert it's something you acquire ou pick up; l'expérience s'acquiert avec l'âge experience comes with age.[akerir] verbe transitif[fortune] to acquire2. (figuré) [habitude] to develop[droit] to obtain[expérience] to gain[savoir-faire] to acquireacquérir la conviction/la certitude que to become convinced/certain thatacquérir quelque chose à quelqu'un: sa réaction lui a acquis l'estime de tous her reaction won her everybody's esteemce stage est destiné à leur faire acquérir une expérience pratique this course is designed to give them practical experience3. (soutenu) [au passif]être acquis à quelque chose: l'électorat n'est pas encore acquis à cette idée the electorate hasn't fully accepted ou hasn't quite come round to that idea yet————————s'acquérir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————s'acquérir verbe pronominal transitifs'acquérir la confiance de quelqu'un to gain ou to win somebody's trust -
2 lettre
lettre [lεtʀ]1. feminine nouna. ( = caractère) letterb. ( = missive) letter• Anne Lemoine, féministe avant la lettre Anne Lemoine, a feminist before the term existed2. plural feminine nouna. ( = littérature) les (belles) lettres literatureb. (à l'université, au collège) arts subjects ; ( = français) French• lettres modernes ( = discipline) French3. compounds* * *lɛtʀ
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1) ( signe graphique) letterlettre majuscule or capitale — capital letter
en toutes lettres — lit in full
c'est écrit en toutes lettres dans le rapport — fig it's down in black and white in the report
les Romains furent des urbanistes avant la lettre — the Romans were city planners before the concept was invented
2) ( écrit adressé) letter3) ( contenu d'un texte) letterà la lettre, au pied de la lettre — [appliquer, suivre] to the letter
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lettres nom féminin plurielétudiant en lettres — ( français) student reading French GB, student majoring in French US; ( plus général) arts GB ou humanities US student
docteur ès lettres — ≈ Doctor of Philosophy
2) ( culture littéraire) letters•Phrasal Verbs:••passer comme une lettre à la poste — (colloq) [réforme] to go through smoothly; [excuse] to be accepted without any questions
* * *lɛtʀ1. nf1) [alphabet] letteren lettres majuscules; en lettres capitales — in capital letters, in capitals
2) (= courrier) letteravant la lettre — before the term existed, before the term was coined
..., écologiste avant la lettre —..., an ecologist before the term existed,..., an ecologist before the term was coined
2. lettres nfpl1) (culture)2) (= littérature) literature sg3) ÉDUCATION arts subjects* * *A nf1 ( signe graphique) letter; les lettres de l'alphabet the letters of the alphabet; lettre minuscule small letter; lettre majuscule or capitale capital letter; lettre d'imprimerie block letter; en lettres majuscules in capital letters; un mot de trois lettres a three-letter word; en toutes lettres lit in full; écrire la date/somme en toutes lettres write the date/sum out in full; c'est écrit en toutes lettres dans le rapport fig it's down in black and white in the report; c'est écrit en grosses lettres it's written in big letters; les Romains furent des urbanistes avant la lettre the Romans were city planners before they were invented; ⇒ cinq;2 ( écrit adressé) letter; une lettre de félicitations/remerciements/condoléances a letter of congratulations /thanks/condolence; lettre d'accompagnement covering letter; lettre de réclamation letter of complaint; lettre de rupture letter ending a relationship; une lettre de recommandation/candidature/démission a letter of recommendation/application/resignation; lettre anonyme/de menaces anonymous/threatening letter; une petite lettre a note;3 ( contenu d'un texte) letter; l'esprit et la lettre d'un texte the spirit and the letter of a text; à la lettre, au pied de la lettre [appliquer, suivre] to the letter; il prend à la lettre tout ce qu'on lui dit he takes everything you say literally.B lettres nfpl1 Univ, Scol ( français) French; ( plus général) arts GB, humanities US; étudiant en lettres ( français) student reading French GB, student majoring in French US; ( plus général) arts GB ou humanities US student; faculté de lettres arts faculty GB, school of the humanities; être en lettres, faire des études de lettres to do an arts degree, to study humanities US; professeur de lettres teacher of French (for native speakers); docteur ès lettres ≈ Doctor of Philosophy;2 ( culture littéraire) letters; homme/femme de lettres man/woman of letters; les gens de lettres writers; avoir des lettres to be well read; le monde des lettres the literary world.lettre de cachet lettre de cachet; lettre de cadrage Pol scoping document (outlining issues for inclusion in the next budget); lettre capitulaire Édition decorated initial; lettre de change bill of exchange; lettre de château thank you letter, bread and butter letter; lettre circulaire circular; lettre de crédit letter of credit; lettre d'intention letter of intention; lettre ornée illuminated letter; lettre ouverte open letter (à to); lettre recommandée registered letter; lettre de voiture Comm waybill, consignment note; lettres classiques French and Latin; lettres de créance credentials; lettres modernes French language and literature; lettres de noblesse letters patent of nobility; avoir ses lettres de noblesse fig to have an illustrious history; gagner ses lettres de noblesse fig to win one's spurs; lettres patentes letters patent; lettres supérieures preparatory class for entrance exam for the École Normale Supérieure.passer comme une lettre à la poste○ [décision, réforme] to go through smoothly ou without a hitch; [excuse] to be accepted without any questions; un événement à graver en lettres d'or an event to remember; écrit en lettres de feu written in letters of fire; devenir lettre morte to become a dead letter; rester lettre morte to go unheeded.[lɛtr] nom fémininA.[CARACTÈRE]1. [d'un alphabet] letterlettre minuscule small ou lowercase letteren lettres de feu/d'or/de sang: leur révolte est écrite en lettres de feu dans ma mémoire their revolt is branded on my memoryleur abnégation est gravée en lettres d'or dans nos cœurs their self-sacrifice is engraved indelibly in our heartscette page d'histoire est imprimée en lettres de sang dans notre mémoire this page of history has left a bloody impression in our memoryB.[ÉCRIT]1. [correspondance] letterpas de lettres pour moi? no mail ou no letters for me?lettre d'amour/de menace love/threatening letterb. [avec valeur déclarée] registered letterlettre de remerciements letter of thanks, thank-you lettera. (familier) [boisson, aliment] to go down a treatb. [demande, mesure] to go off without a hitch, to go off smoothly2. BANQUE3. DROIT4. HISTOIRE5. POLITIQUE6. PRESSE7. LITTÉRATURE [titre]C.[SENS STRICT] letterrespecter la lettre de la loi to respect ou observe the letter of the lawrester lettre morte to go unheeded, to be disregarded————————lettres nom féminin pluriel1. ÉDUCATIONles lettres arts subjects, the arts, the humanitieslettres classiques classics, Latin and Greeklettres supérieures preparatory class (leading to the École Normale Supérieure and lasting two years)2. LITTÉRATUREun homme/une femme de lettres a man/a woman of letters————————à la lettre locution adverbiale,au pied de la lettre locution adverbiale————————avant la lettre locution adverbialeen toutes lettres locution adverbiale1. [entièrement] in fullc'est écrit en toutes lettres dans le contrat it's written in black and white ou it's spelt out plainly in the contract
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