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81 wing
wing [wɪŋ]1 noun(a) (of bird, insect) aile f;∎ literary to take wing prendre son envol ou son essor;∎ my heart took wing mon cœur s'emplit de joie;∎ literary to be on the wing être en (plein) vol;∎ he shot the bird on the wing il tira l'oiseau en vol;∎ literary desire gave or lent him wings le désir lui donnait des ailes;∎ to take sb under one's wing prendre qn sous son aile∎ figurative on a wing and a prayer en s'en remettant à la Providence∎ the radical wing of the party l'aile ou la fraction radicale du parti;∎ the left/right wing l'aile gauche/droite∎ the west wing l'aile ouest∎ she plays on the wing elle est ailier(i) (of windmill) aile f(j) (of armchair) oreille f∎ also figurative to wing one's way voler;∎ while the letters were winging their way over the ocean pendant que les lettres survolaient l'océan;∎ my report should be winging its way towards you now mon rapport devrait te parvenir incessamment sous peu∎ to wing it (improvise) improviser□∎ the plane winged over the mountains l'avion survola les montagnes∎ also figurative to wait in the wings se tenir dans la coulisse ou dans les coulisses;∎ figurative younger politicians are waiting in the wings to seize power les jeunes politiciens se tiennent dans la coulisse ou dans les coulisses en attendant de prendre le pouvoir∎ to win one's wings faire ses preuves, prendre du galon►► wing back (in football) arrière m d'aile;Zoology wing case élytre m;wing chair bergère f à oreilles;wing collar col m cassé;wing commander ≃ lieutenant-colonel m;wing flap (of plane) volet m;wing forward (in rugby) ailier m;wing mirror rétroviseur m extérieur;wing nut papillon m, écrou m à ailettes;wing three-quarter (in rugby) trois-quarts aile m;wing tip (of plane, bird) bout m de l'aile -
82 exclusivity
exclusivité fexclusivity agreement accord m d'exclusivité;exclusivity clause clause f d'exclusivitéAlso, there are five divisions of Kroger representing 514 stores which have contractual conflicts due to an exclusivity clause they have in their contracts with News American Marketing In-Store (NAMIS). This exclusivity clause is what our counterclaims center on in our legal conflict with NAMIS. If Kroger's contractual conflict remains unresolved, we will lose the 514 stores by mid-September. We are optimistic that we will renew our relationship with these stores when the NAMIS contract expires.
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83 job
(a) (employment, post) travail m, emploi m;∎ to look for a job chercher du travail ou un emploi;∎ to lose one's job perdre son emploi;∎ to be out of a job être sans travail ou emploiAmerican job action action f revendicative;job advertisement offre f d'emploi;ADMINISTRATION job analysis analyse f des tâches;job application demande f d'emploi;job application form formulaire m de candidature;job assignment assignation f des tâches;job classification classification f des emplois;job creation création f d'emplois;job creation scheme programme m de création d'emplois;job description description f de poste;job enlargement élargissement m des tâches;job enrichment enrichissement m des tâches;job evaluation évaluation f des tâches;job hunter demandeur m d'emploi;job hunting recherche f d'un emploi;∎ to go/be job hunting aller/être à la recherche d'un emploi;job interview entretien m d'embauche;job losses suppressions f pl d'emploi;job market marché m de l'emploi;job offer offre d'emploi;job opportunities débouchés m pl, perspectives f pl d'emploi;job prospects perspectives de carrière;job protection protection f de l'emploi;job rotation rotation f des postes;job satisfaction satisfaction f professionnelle;∎ although the pay is quite low, there is a high level of job satisfaction bien que le salaire soit assez bas, c'est un poste qui procure une grande satisfaction;job security sécurité f d'emploi;∎ talks of a merger caused speculation about job security les rumeurs de fusion ont nourri les conjectures quant à la sécurité des emplois concernés;job seeker demandeur(euse) m, f d'emploi;job sharing partage m de poste;job specification description f de l'emploi;job title fonction f;job vacancy poste m à pourvoir(b) (piece of work, task) tâche f, travail m;∎ to do a job faire un travail∎ to buy sth as a job lot acheter qch en lot;∎ they sold off the surplus as a job lot ils ont vendu tout l'excédent en un seul lotProfessionals in this program also participate in ongoing job enrichment and professional development activities designed to increase competence and confidence and to provide a forum for group information sharing and problem solving.
sous-traiter;∎ they jobbed out the work to three different firms ils ont confié le travail à trois sous-traitants -
84 margin
∎ to have a low/high margin avoir une faible/forte marge;∎ the margins are very tight les marges sont très réduitesmargin of error marge d'erreur;margin of fluctuation (of a currency) marge de fluctuation;margin of interest marge d'intérêt(b) STOCK EXCHANGE marge f de garantie, acompte mmargin call appel m de couverture ou de marge ou de garantie;margin dealing (method) cotation f par appel de marge; (high-geared) arbitrage m à la marge ou marginal; (transactions) arbitrage sur dépôt de titres de garantie;margin default défaut m de couverture;margin requirement couverture f obligatoireCompetition in most low- and middle-price lines currently comes from places little expected -- China and Germany -- where private labeling is being used to crack American markets. In fact, competitors in Black & Decker's consumer lines are suffering from 1%/year price deflation. Low margins also are presenting difficulties in building and protecting brands.
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85 sunrise industry
industrie f naissanteThe war against terrorism has left corporate America in a cleft stick. On the one hand, the kneejerk reaction of business is to retrench - rapidly - after the terrorist attacks. After all, the renaissance of US industry in the 1990s has been a story not just of American dominance in sunrise industries, but also ruthless cost-cutting to make firms more efficient.
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86 baby
['beibi]plural - babies; noun1) (a very young child: Some babies cry during the night; ( also adjective) a baby boy.) bébé2) ((especially American, often babe) a girl or young woman.) mignonne, jolie fille•- babyish- baby buggy/carriage - baby grand - baby-sit - baby-sitter - baby-sitting -
87 ballet
['bælei, ]( American[) bæ'lei]1) (a theatrical performance of dancing with set steps and mime, often telling a story: Swan Lake is my favourite ballet.) ballet2) (the art of dancing in this way: She is taking lessons in ballet; ( also adjective) a ballet class.) (de) ballet• -
88 balsa
['bo:lsə]1) ((also balsa tree) a tropical American tree.) balsa2) ((often balsa-wood) its very lightweight wood: His model aeroplane is made of balsa.) balsa -
89 beauty salon
noun ((also American beauty parlor, beauty shop) a place where customers have cosmetic treatment.) -
90 cash machine
noun ((also cash dispenser, cashpoint; American ATM) a machine, usually outside a bank, from which people can get money with their credit cards or bank cards.) bielleterie (automatique) -
91 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) classe2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) classe3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) classe4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) classe5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) cours6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.)2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) classer- class-room -
92 crayfish
['kreifiʃ](a type of edible shellfish.) écrevisse -
93 freely
1) (in a free manner: to give freely to charity; to speak freely.) librement2) (willingly; readily: I freely admit it was my fault.) volontiers((also freephone; American toll-free number) a telephone number of a business or an organization that can be used free of charge by their customers etc; the system giving this service.) -
94 honours
1) ((sometimes with capital: sometimes abbreviated to Hons when written) a degree awarded by universities, colleges etc to students who achieve good results in their final degree examinations, or who carry out specialized study or research; the course of study leading to the awarding of such a degree: He got First Class Honours in French; ( also adjective) an honours degree, (American) an honors course.) (avec) mention2) (ceremony, when given as a mark of respect: The dead soldiers were buried with full military honours.) honneurs -
95 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) intérêt2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) chose qui intéresse (qqn)3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) intérêt4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) participation5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) intérêts2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) intéresser2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) intéresser (à)•- interesting - interestingly - in one's own interest - in one's interest - in the interests of - in the interest of - lose interest - take an interest -
96 jazz
(popular music of American Negro origin: She prefers jazz to classical music; ( also adjective) a jazz musician.) (de) jazz- jazzy -
97 liaison
[li:'eizon, ]( American[) 'li:eizon](a contact or communication: liaison between parents and teachers; ( also adjective) a liason officer.) liaison- liaise -
98 magazine
[mæɡə'zi:n, ]( American[) 'mæɡəzi:n]1) (( abbreviation mag [mæɡ]) a publication issued regularly containing articles, stories etc by various writers: women's magazines; ( also adjective) a magazine article.) magazine, revue2) (a compartment in or on a gun that holds cartridges.) magasin3) (a storeroom for ammunition, explosives etc.) poudrière -
99 marathon
['mærəƟən, ]( American[) -Ɵon](a long-distance footrace, usually 42km 195m (26 miles 385 yd): He came third in the marathon; ( also adjective) a marathon race/discussion.) marathon -
100 pants
[pæn ]1) ((also panties) a short undergarment worn on the lower part of the body: a pair of pants.) culotte2) ((American) trousers.) pantalon
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