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1 fantaisie
fantaisie [fɑ̃tezi]feminine nouna. ( = caprice) whim• je me suis payé une petite fantaisie (bibelot, bijou) I bought myself a little presentb. ( = extravagance) extravagancec. (literary) ( = bon plaisir) il lui a pris la fantaisie de... he took it into his head to...d. ( = imagination) imagination• manquer de fantaisie [personne] to be unimaginative* * *fɑ̃tɛzi1) ( qualité) imaginativenessêtre plein de fantaisie — [personne] to be full of marvellous [BrE] ideas; [roman] to be highly imaginative; [logement] to be unconventional
manquer de fantaisie — [personne] to be staid; [logement] to be conventional; [vie] to be dull
2) ( caprice) whim, fancyne pouvoir se permettre aucune fantaisie — ( dans son habillement) to have to dress in a very conventional way; ( dans ses dépenses) to be unable to afford any extra expenses
3) ( de peu de valeur)s'offrir une petite fantaisie — ( objet) to buy oneself a little something; ( sortie) to spoil oneself
un bijou fantaisie — a piece of costume jewellery GB ou jewelry US
4) Musique fantasia, fantasy5) Littérature fantasy* * *fɑ̃tezi1. nf1) (= imagination) imaginationplein de fantaisie (conte, livre, monde) — imaginative
donner libre cours à sa fantaisie; laisser libre cours à sa fantaisie — to give one's imagination free rein
2) (= envie)3) MUSIQUE fantasia4) (= livre, œuvre, film) fantasy2. adj* * *fantaisie nf1 ( qualité) imaginativeness; être plein de fantaisie [personne] to be full of marvellousGB ideas; [roman] to be highly imaginative; [logement] to be unconventional; manquer de fantaisie [personne] to be staid; [logement] to be conventional; [vie] to be dull;2 ( preuve d'originalité) ne pouvoir se permettre aucune fantaisie to have to behave in a conventional way;3 ( envie soudaine) whim, fancy;4 ( humeur) fancy; vivre selon sa fantaisie to do as one pleases;5 ( de peu de valeur) s'offrir une petite fantaisie ( objet) to buy oneself a little something; (sortie, petit voyage) to spoil oneself; un bijou fantaisie a piece of costume jewellery GB ou jewelry US; accessoires fantaisie fun accessories; verres fantaisie novelty glasses; alcool fantaisie liqueur comprising spirit base and artificial flavouringGB;[fɑ̃tezi] nom féminin1. [imagination] imaginationa. [personne] to lack imagination, to be lacking in imaginationb. [vie] to be monotonous ou uneventfulvous interprétez le règlement avec beaucoup de fantaisie you have a rather imaginative interpretation of the rules2. [lubie] whims'offrir une fantaisie to give oneself a treat, to treat oneself3. [bibelot] fancy5. (comme adjectif invariable) [simulé] imitation[peu classique] fancy————————de fantaisie locution adjectivale[à bon marché] novelty (modificateur) -
2 marginal
1. adjectivea. ( = secondaire) marginalb. ( = non conformiste) unconventional2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = déshérité) dropout ; ( = non-conformiste) unconventional figure* * *
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1) ( secondaire) [occupations] marginal2) ( non conformiste) [artiste] fringe (épith)3) ( en marge de la société) on the margins of society (après n)
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nom masculin, féminin dropout* * *maʀʒinal, o marginal, -e marginaux mpl1. adj2. nm/f* * *A adj1 ( secondaire) [occupations, rôle] marginal;3 ( en marge de la société) on the margins of society ( après n);B nm,f dropout; les marginaux the fringe elements of society.2. [à part]avec la crise, leur existence est de plus en plus marginal e the economic crisis is pushing them further and further out to the margins ou fringes of society4. [annotation] marginal———————— -
3 ATNC
ateɛnsenom masculin (abbr = agent transmissible non conventionnel) Biologie, Médecine unconventional transmissible agent, prion* * * -
4 fantaisiste
fantaisiste [fɑ̃tezist]adjectivea. [explication] fanciful ; [horaires] unpredictableb. [personne] ( = bizarre) eccentric* * *fɑ̃tɛzist
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1) ( peu fiable) [personne, renseignement, horaires] unreliable; [chiffres, analyse] doubtful2) ( excentrique) [idée] far-fetched; [procédé] odd; [personne] eccentric
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nom masculin et féminin mildly eccentric person* * *fɑ̃tezist1. adjpéjoratif (chiffres, estimations) fanciful2. nm/f[music-hall] variety artist* * *A adj1 ( peu fiable) [personne, renseignement, horaires, procédé] unreliable; [chiffres, interprétation] doubtful;B nmf mildly eccentric person.[fɑ̃tezist] adjectif2. [inventé] fanciful————————[fɑ̃tezist] nom masculin et féminin -
5 marge
marge [maʀʒ]1. feminine nouna. [de feuille] margin• des réunions se sont déroulées en marge de la conférence fringe meetings took place during the conferenceb. ( = latitude) il y a de la marge (du temps) there's time to spare ; (de l'espace) there's plenty of room ; (de l'argent) there's enough left over• c'est une taille 42, j'ai de la marge ! it's size 14, it's easily big enough for me!2. compounds* * *maʀʒ
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1) ( espace) marginmarge de gauche/du bas — left/bottom margin
2) ( écart) leewayle train n'est qu'à midi, on a de la marge — the train isn't until midday, we've got plenty of leeway
3) ( latitude) scopetu devrais me laisser plus de marge de décision — you should give me more scope for making decisions
4) ( profit) ( écart) profit margin; ( pourcentage) mark-up
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en marge de locution prépositive1) ( à l'écart)2) ( parallèlement)•Phrasal Verbs:* * *maʀʒ nf1) (sur une page) margin2) figen marge de [la société] — on the fringe of, [mouvement, tendance] on the fringes of
marge bénéficiaire — profit margin, mark-up
marge de manœuvre — room for manoeuvre, room to manoeuvre
* * *A nf1 Imprim ( espace) margin; marge de gauche/droite/du haut/bas left/right/top/bottom margin; laisser/tracer une marge de 4 cm à gauche to leave/to rule a margin of 4 cm on the left of the page; annoter un texte dans la or en marge to make notes on a text in the margin;2 ( écart) leeway; on a 10 minutes de marge pour changer de train we've got 10 minutes ou 10 minutes' leeway to change trains; le train n'est qu'à midi, on a de la marge the train isn't until midday, we've got plenty of leeway; tu peux mettre ta valise, il y a de la marge you can put your suitcase in, there's plenty of room; se sentir en marge to feel like an outsider;3 ( latitude) scope; tu devrais me laisser plus de marge d'autonomie/plus de marge de décision you should give ou allow me more autonomy/more scope for making decisions; leur marge d'action est faible or étroite they have very little room for manoeuvre GB ou maneuver US; ne disposer d'aucune marge d'initiative to have no scope to use one's initiative;4 Comm ( profit) ( écart) profit margin; ( pourcentage) mark-up; avoir une faible marge to have a small profit margin.B en marge de loc prép1 ( à l'écart) vivre en marge de la société to live on the fringes of society; vivre en marge de la loi to live outside the law; certains pays craignent de rester en marge de l'Europe some countries are afraid they will remain on the periphery of Europe;2 ( parallèlement) les chefs d'État se sont rencontrés en marge de la conférence the heads of state met outside the conference proper; en marge de la réunion, le président a déclaré à la presse outside the meeting, the president told the press; deux protocoles ont été signés en marge de l'accord de septembre two treaties were signed alongside September's agreement; en marge des cérémonies officielles alongside the official celebrations.marge bénéficiaire profit margin; marge brute gross profit; marge brute d'autofinancement, MBA cash flow; marge commerciale gross profit; marge continentale continental shelf; marge d'erreur margin of error; marge de fluctuation margin of fluctuation, fluctuation band; marge de garantie margin; marge de liberté degree of freedom; marge de manœuvre room for manoeuvre GB ou maneuver US; marge de sécurité safety margin; marge de tolérance tolerance margin.[marʒ] nom féminin1. [espace blanc] marginmarge intérieure back ou inside ou inner marginmarge de tête head ou top marginprévoir une marge d'erreur de 15 cm/de 100 euros to allow for a margin of error of 15 cm/of 100 eurosje vous donne 2 m de tissu/2 mois, comme ça, vous avez de la marge I'll give you 2 m of cloth/2 months, that'll be more than enough3. COMMERCEmarge commerciale gross profit ou margin————————en marge locution adjectivale[original] fringe (modificateur)un artiste en marge an unconventional ou a fringe artist————————en marge locution adverbiale1. [d'une feuille de papier] in the margin2. [à l'écart]vivre en marge to live on the fringe ou fringes (of society)en marge de locution prépositionnellevivre en marge de la société to live on the fringe ou margin ou edge of societyles événements en marge de l'histoire footnotes to history, marginal events in history -
6 norme
norme [nɔʀm]feminine nounnorm ; [de production] standard• hors normes [personnage] unconventional* * *nɔʀm1) ( règle) norm2) Commerce, Technologie standardhors norme — lit nonstandard; fig extraordinary
3) Mathématique norm* * *nɔʀm nf1) (sociale) (= modèle) norm2) TECHNIQUE standard* * *norme nf1 ( règle) norm; s'écarter de la norme to deviate from the norm; rester dans la norme to remain within the norm; revenir à la norme to return to normal; avoir valeur de norme to be the norm;2 Tech Ind Comm standard; être conforme à la norme européenne to comply with European (Community) standard; normes de sécurité safety standards; hors norme lit nonstandard; une œuvre/un réalisateur hors norme fig an extraordinary work/film director;3 Math norm.[nɔrm] nom fémininnorme française (homologuée) French standard (of manufacturing) ≃ British Standard (UK), ≃ US Standard (US)2. [règle]3. LINGUISTIQUE -
7 normé
norme [nɔʀm]feminine nounnorm ; [de production] standard• hors normes [personnage] unconventional* * *nɔʀm1) ( règle) norm2) Commerce, Technologie standardhors norme — lit nonstandard; fig extraordinary
3) Mathématique norm* * *nɔʀm nf1) (sociale) (= modèle) norm2) TECHNIQUE standard* * *norme nf1 ( règle) norm; s'écarter de la norme to deviate from the norm; rester dans la norme to remain within the norm; revenir à la norme to return to normal; avoir valeur de norme to be the norm;2 Tech Ind Comm standard; être conforme à la norme européenne to comply with European (Community) standard; normes de sécurité safety standards; hors norme lit nonstandard; une œuvre/un réalisateur hors norme fig an extraordinary work/film director;3 Math norm. -
8 rive
rive [ʀiv]feminine noun[de mer, lac] shore ; [de rivière] bank• la rive gauche/droite (de la Seine) the left/right bank (of the Seine)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━RIVE GAUCHE, RIVE DROITEThe terms rive gauche and rive droite are social and cultural notions as well as geographical ones. The Left Bank of the Seine (ie the southern half of Paris) is traditionally associated with the arts (especially literature), with students and with a somewhat Bohemian lifestyle. The Right Bank is generally viewed as being more traditionalist, commercially-minded and conformist.* * *ʀiv1) ( de fleuve) bank2) (de mer, lac) shore* * *ʀiv nf[mer] shore, [fleuve] bank* * *rive nf2 (de mer, lac) shore; la rive sud de la Méditerranée the southern shore of the Mediterranean.[riv] nom fémininrive droite/gauche [généralement] right/left bankRIVE DROITE, RIVE GAUCHEThe Right (north) Bank of the Seine is traditionally associated with business and trade, and has a reputation for being more conservative than the Left Bank. The Left (south) Bank includes districts traditionally favoured by artists, students and intellectuals, and has a reputation for being bohemian and unconventional. -
9 tuyau
n. m.1. 'Tip', 'bit of info', inside information. Il m'a filé un tuyau de première pour la 3ème à Longchamp: He gave me a red-hot tip for the 3.30 race.2. Pantalon en tuyau de poêle: 'Drainpipe' trousers (those tight leg-hugging trousers that spelled the end of ironed creases).a Any rather unconventional couple (either because of their disorientated approach to everyday life or because they believe in free-love).b The world of male homosexuality.
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