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1 insight
insight [ˈɪnsaɪt]• this gave us new insights into what's been happening cela nous a donné un nouvel éclairage sur ce qui s'est passé• that will give you an insight into his reasons for doing it cela vous éclairera sur les raisons qui l'ont poussé à le faireb. ( = discernment) perspicacité f* * *['ɪnsaɪt]1) ( revealing glimpse) aperçu m, idée f2) ( intuition) perspicacité f, intuition f3) ( understanding) compréhension f ( into de) -
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insight n1 (enlightening fact, revealing glimpse) aperçu m, idée f ; a fascinating insight into un aperçu fascinant sur ; to give an insight into donner une idée de ; the book provides no new insights le livre n'apporte rien de nouveau (into sur) ; to gain an insight into sth arriver à mieux connaître qch ; we didn't gain much insight ou many insights into on n'a pas appris grand-chose sur ;2 (perceptiveness, intuition) perspicacité f, intuition f ; to have insight avoir de la perspicacité or de l'intuition ; her remarkable insight into male psychology sa compréhension remarquable de la psychologie masculine ; -
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insight ['ɪnsaɪt](a) (perspicacity) perspicacité f;∎ she has great insight elle est très fine;∎ his book shows remarkable insight into the problem son livre témoigne d'une compréhension très fine du problème(b) (idea, glimpse) aperçu m, idée f;∎ I managed to get or gain an insight into her real character j'ai pu me faire une idée de sa véritable personnalité;∎ his book offers us new insights into human behaviour son livre nous propose un nouveau regard sur le comportement humain -
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(the quality of having) an understanding of something: He shows remarkable insight (into children's problems). perspicacité -
5 mystery
mystery shopper client(e) m, f mystère;mystery shopping pseudo-achat mMystery shopping looks at your operation from the customer's perspective with the advantage of knowing the company's criteria and standards. Researchers, who score your establishment according to a checklist created specifically for your company and tailored to your customer-service goals, make monthly visits. That method can give you great insight into how your business is operating when the manager is not around and whether employees are serving your customers the way you intend.
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6 yield
yield [ji:ld]∎ he refused to yield il a refusé de céder ou de se laisser fléchir;∎ to yield to (argument) céder ou s'incliner devant; (criticism, force) céder devant; (blackmail, demand) céder à; (pressure, threat) céder sous; (desire, temptation) succomber à, céder à;∎ to yield to reason se rendre à la raison;∎ I had to yield to them on that point j'ai dû leur céder sur ce point;∎ the city yielded after a month-long siege la ville a capitulé après un mois de siège;∎ I yield to nobody in my appreciation of his work personne plus que moi n'apprécie son œuvre;∎ the countryside has had to yield to suburbia la campagne a dû reculer au profit de la banlieue(b) (break, bend → under weight, force) céder, fléchir;∎ the ice yielded under his weight la glace céda sous son poids;∎ the window catch eventually yielded le loqueteau de la fenêtre a fini par céder;∎ the door began to yield under the pressure la porte a commencé à céder sous la pression∎ yield to pedestrians (sign) priorité aux piétons(a) (produce, bring in → gen) produire, rapporter; (→ land, crops) produire, rapporter, donner; (→ results) donner; Finance (→ dividend, interest) rapporter; (→ income) créer;∎ the orchard yielded plentiful amounts of fruit le verger a produit ou a donné des fruits à profusion;∎ to yield a profit rapporter ou dégager un bénéfice;∎ the investment bond will yield 11 percent le bon d'épargne rapportera 11 pour cent;∎ their research has yielded some interesting results leur recherche a fourni ou a donné quelques résultats intéressants;∎ these remarks yield an insight into his motives ces remarques donnent une idée de ses motifs(b) (relinquish, give up) céder, abandonner;∎ Military & figurative to yield ground céder du terrain;∎ he was forced to yield control of the party il a dû céder le contrôle du parti;∎ Military to yield a position abandonner une position;∎ to yield a point to sb céder à qn sur un point, concéder un point à qn∎ to yield right of way céder la priorité3 noun(a) Agriculture & Industry (output) rendement m, rapport m; (of wheat, fruit) récolte f; (of crops) rendement m;∎ high-yield crops récoltes fpl à rendement élevé;∎ rice yield récolte f de riz;∎ yield per acre ≃ rendement m à l'hectare(b) Finance (from investments) rapport m, rendement m; (profit) bénéfice m, bénéfices mpl; (from tax) recette f, rapport m;∎ an 8 percent yield on investments des investissements qui rapportent 8 pour cent►► Finance yield capacity productivité f;Finance yield gap prime f de risque;Technology yield point limite f d'élasticité;American yield sign panneau m de priorité(a) (surrender → town, prisoner) livrer;∎ he yielded himself up to the police il s'est livré à la police(b) (reveal → treasure, secret) livrer;∎ divers have made the ocean yield up its treasures les plongeurs ont fait livrer ses trésors à l'océan -
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B adj1 ( vertically) [hole, ditch, water, wound, wrinkle, breath, sigh, curtsey, armchair] profond ; [mud, snow, carpet] épais/épaisse ; [container, drawer, saucepan, grass] haut ; deep roots Bot racines fpl profondes ; fig bases fpl ; deep cleansing Cosmet nettoyage en profondeur ; a deep-pile carpet une moquette de haute laine ; how deep is the river/wound? quelle est la profondeur de la rivière/blessure? ; the lake is 13 m deep le lac a 13 m de profondeur ; a hole 5 cm deep, a 5 cm deep hole un trou de 5 cm ; the floor was 10 cm deep in water le sol se trouvait sous 10 cm d'eau ; the sound/spring came from a source deep in the earth le son/la fontaine provenait des profondeurs de la terre ;2 ( horizontally) [border, band, strip] large ; [shelf, drawer, cupboard, alcove, stage] profond ; a shelf 30 cm deep une étagère de 30 cm de profondeur ; people were standing six deep les gens étaient debout sur six rangées ; cars were parked three deep les voitures étaient garées sur trois files ;3 fig ( intense) [admiration, concern, depression, dismay, love, faith, impression, sorrow] profond ; [interest, regret, shame] profond, grand ; [desire, need, pleasure] grand ; [difficulty, trouble] gros/grosse ; Physiol [coma, sleep] profond ; my deepest sympathy parfois hum toutes mes condoléances ;4 ( impenetrable) [darkness, forest, jungle, mystery] profond ; [secret] grand ; [person] réservé ; they live in deepest Wales hum ils habitent au fin fond du pays de Galles ; you're a deep one ○ ! tu caches bien ton jeu ○ ! ;5 ( intellectually profound) [idea, insight, meaning, truth, book, thinker] profond ; [knowledge, discussion] approfondi ; [thought] ( concentrated) profond ; ( intimate) intime ; at a deeper level plus en profondeur ;8 (involved, absorbed) to be deep in être absorbé dans [thought, entertainment] ; être plongé dans [book, conversation, work] ; to be deep in debt être endetté jusqu'au cou ;9 [shot, serve] en profondeur.C adv1 ( a long way down) [dig, bury, cut] profondément ; he thrust his hands deep into his pockets/the snow il a enfoncé ses mains dans ses poches/la neige ; she dived deep into the lake elle a plongé dans les profondeurs du lac ; he plunged the knife deep into her body il lui a planté le couteau dans le corps ; deep in the cellars tout au fond des caves ; deep beneath the sea/the earth's surface à une grande profondeur sous la mer/la surface de la terre ; to sink/dig deeper s'enfoncer/creuser plus profondément ; to dig deeper into an affair fig creuser (plus loin) une affaire ; to sink deeper into debt fig s'endetter davantage ; he drank deep of the wine littér il a bu une large rasade de vin ;2 ( a long way in) deep in ou into au cœur de ; deep in the forest, all was still au cœur de la forêt, le silence régnait ; to go deep into the woods s'enfoncer au cœur des bois ; deep in the heart of the maquis/of Texas au cœur du maquis/du Texas ; deep in space loin dans l'espace ; deep in my heart tout au fond de mon cœur ; to be deep in thought/discussion être plongé dans ses pensées/dans une discussion ; to work/talk deep into the night travailler/causer jusque tard dans la nuit ; he gazed deep into my eyes littér il s'est noyé dans mon regard ;3 fig (emotionally, in psyche) deep down ou inside dans mon/ton etc for intérieur ; deep down she was frightened dans son for intérieur elle avait peur ; deep down she's a nice woman elle a un bon fond ; to go deep [faith, emotion, loyalty, instinct] être profond ; his problems go deeper than that ses problèmes sont bien plus graves que cela ; to run deep [belief, feeling, prejudice] être bien enraciné ;4 Sport [hit, kick, serve] en profondeur.to be in deep ○ y être jusqu'au cou ○ ; to be in deep water être dans de beaux draps ○. -
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3 ( insight) perspicacité f. -
9 vision
vision ['vɪʒən]∎ to suffer from defective vision avoir mauvaise vue;∎ outside/within one's field of vision hors de/en vue∎ a man of vision un visionnaire;∎ we need people with vision and imagination nous avons besoin de gens inspirés et imaginatifs(c) (dream, fantasy) vision f;∎ Religion to have a vision avoir une vision;∎ Medicine & Psychology to have visions avoir des visions;∎ he has visions of being rich and famous il se voit riche et célèbre;∎ I had visions of you lying in a hospital bed je vous voyais couché dans un lit d'hôpital;∎ I had visions of having to walk all the way into town je me suis vu devoir aller jusqu'en ville à pied(d) (conception) vision f, conception f;∎ what is your vision of the new town centre? comment voyez-vous ou comment concevez-vous le nouveau centre-ville?∎ she was a vision in white lace elle était ravissante en dentelle blanche;∎ a vision of loveliness une apparition de charme(f) Television image f►► vision mixer Television (equipment) mixeur m, mélangeur m de signaux; (person) opérateur(trice) m,f de mixage;Television vision mixing mixage m d'images
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