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token ['təʊkən]1 noun(a) (of affection, appreciation, esteem etc) marque f, témoignage m;∎ as a token of or in token of my gratitude en témoignage ou en gage de ma reconnaissance;∎ a love token un gage d'amour;∎ as a token of our love en gage de notre amour(b) (souvenir, gift) souvenir m;∎ we'd like you to accept this little token to remind you of your visit nous aimerions que vous acceptiez ce petit cadeau en souvenir de votre visite(c) (for machine) jeton m(e) (indication) signe m;∎ in token or as a token of sincerity en signe ou en témoignage de bonne foi(f) Linguistics occurrence f(gesture, effort) symbolique, pour la forme; (increase, protest) symbolique, de pure forme;∎ a token black person/token woman un noir/une femme qui est là pour la forme;∎ they only pay a token rent ils ne paient qu'un loyer symbolique;∎ to put up a token resistance opposer une résistance symboliquede même, pareillement►► Finance token money monnaie f fiduciaire;token payment paiement m symbolique (d'intérêts);Computing token ring anneau m à jeton;Computing token ring network réseau m en anneau à jeton;token strike grève f symbolique ou d'avertissement;token vote vote m symbolique -
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token [ˈtəʊkən]1. noun2. adjective• he made a token effort to talk to the workers il a essayé, sans grand enthousiasme, de parler aux ouvriers* * *['təʊkən] 1.1) (for machine, phone) jeton m2) ( voucher) bon mbook/record token — chèque-cadeau m pour livre/pour disque
3) ( symbol) témoignage ma token of — un signe de [esteem, gratitude, affection]
2.but by the same token... — mais de la même façon...
adjective gen symboliqueto make a token effort/gesture — péj faire un effort/geste pour la forme
she's the token woman — péj c'est la femme de service
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A n1 (for machine, phone) jeton m ;2 ( product) point m ; ‘collect 12 Luxa tokens’ ; ‘collectionnez 12 points Luxa’ ; book/record token chèque-cadeau m pour livre/pour disque ;3 ( symbol) témoignage m ; a token of un signe de [esteem, gratitude, affection] ; as a token of our esteem en signe de notre estime ; but by the same token… mais de la même façon… ; and by the same token… et donc… ;4 Ling occurrence f.
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