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4 describe
describe [dɪ'skraɪb](a) (recount, represent) décrire;∎ how would you describe yourself? comment vous décririez-vous?;∎ witnesses described the man as tall and dark-haired des témoins ont décrit l'homme comme étant grand et brun;∎ she described her attacker to the police elle a fait une description ou un portrait de son agresseur à la police;∎ he described her to them in great detail il la leur a décrite de façon très détaillée;∎ the book describes how they escaped le livre décrit la façon dont ils se sont évadés(b) (characterize) définir, qualifier;∎ the general described himself as a simple man le général s'est défini comme un homme simple;∎ the Chancellor's methods have been described as unorthodox on a qualifié les méthodes du Chancelier de pas très orthodoxes;∎ our relations with them could best be described as strained nos relations avec eux pourraient être qualifiées de ou sont pour le moins tendues -
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describe [dɪsˈkraɪb]* * *[dɪ'skraɪb]transitive verb1) ( give details of) décrire [person, event, object]2) ( characterize) qualifierto describe somebody as an idiot/something as useless — qualifier quelqu'un d'idiot/quelque chose d'inutile
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6 describe
1 ( give details of) décrire [person, event, object] ; police describe him as… la police le décrit comme étant… ;2 ( characterize) qualifier ; to describe sb as an idiot/sth as useless qualifier qn d'idiot/qch d'inutile ; he's described as generous/as a recluse on dit de lui qu'il est généreux/que c'est un reclus ; I wouldn't describe him as an artist je ne le décrirais pas comme un artiste ; it could be described as pretty on pourrait dire que c'est joli ; -
7 according
according [əˈkɔ:dɪŋ]* * *[ə'kɔːdɪŋ]according to prepositional phrase1) ( in line with) [act] selon [law, principles]2) ( as described by or in) d'après [newspaper, person] -
8 aptly
aptly [ˈæptlɪ][describe] bien ; [called, titled] judicieusement* * *['æptlɪ]adverb [named, described] avec justesse; [chosen] bien -
9 comfortable
comfortable [ˈkʌmfətəbl]a. [chair, bed] confortable ; [temperature] agréableb. ( = physically at ease) are you comfortable there? vous êtes bien ?• to make o.s. comfortable (in armchair) s'installer confortablement ; ( = make o.s. at home) se mettre à l'aisec. ( = mentally at ease) [person] à l'aise━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word confortable is spelt with an n rather than an m.* * *['kʌmftəbl], US [-fərt-]1) [room, chair, clothes, journey] confortable; [temperature] agréable2) ( relaxed) [person] à l'aiseto make oneself comfortable — ( in chair) s'installer confortablement; ( at ease) se mettre à son aise
3) ( financially) [person] aisé; [income] conséquent4) ( reassuring) [idea, thought] sécurisant; [majority, lead] confortable5) ( happy)I don't feel comfortable doing — ça m'embête (colloq) de faire
I would feel more comfortable about leaving if... — je partirais plus volontiers si...
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10 heavily
heavily [ˈhevɪlɪ]a. [rely on, influence, censor, subsidize] fortement ; [rain, snow] très fort ; [bleed] abondamment ; [smoke, drink] beaucoup ; [gamble] gros ; [criticize] vivement ; [tax] lourdement• heavily involved in [+ politics, interest group] très engagé dans ; [+ drugs, illegal business] fortement impliqué dansc. ( = deeply) [breathe, pant] bruyamment ; [sleep, sigh] profondémentd. ( = clumsily) lourdemente. ( = solidly) heavily built solidement bâti• her attacker is described as aged 30-40 and heavily built son agresseur aurait entre 30 et 40 ans et serait de forte carruref. [embroidered] richement* * *['hevɪlɪ]1) [lean, fall, move, weigh] lourdement; [sleep, sigh] profondément; [breathe] ( noisily) bruyamment; ( with difficulty) péniblement2) ( abundantly) [rain] très fort; [snow, invest, smoke, drink, rely] beaucoup; [bleed] abondamment; [taxed, armed, in debt] fortementto lose heavily — ( financially) perdre beaucoup; ( in game) se faire écraser
to be heavily into something — (colloq) s'adonner à quelque chose
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11 variously
variously [ˈvεərɪəslɪ]• he was variously known as John, Johnny or Jack il était connu sous des noms divers: John, Johnny ou Jack• the crowd was variously estimated at two to seven thousand le nombre de personnes a été estimé entre deux et sept mille selon les sources* * *['veərɪəslɪ]adverb ( in different ways) [arranged, decorated] de différentes manières; ( by different people) [called, described, estimated] à tour de rôle -
12 P
the four Ps les quatre P, le marketing mixThe Marketing Mix may effectively be described and analysed on the basis of the Four Ps. These are: PRODUCT PRICE PLACE PROMOTION.
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13 free
(a) (without charge) gratuit(e);∎ free of all average franc de toute avarie;∎ free on board franco à bord;∎ free carrier franco transporteur;∎ free of duty exempt(e) de droits d'entrée;∎ free at frontier franco frontière;∎ free in and out bord à bord;∎ free overside franco allège;∎ free at quay franco long du quai, franco long du bord;∎ free on rail franco wagon, franco de rail;∎ free alongside ship franco long du quai, franco long du bord;∎ free of tax franc d'impôts;∎ free on truck franco camion;∎ free on wharf franco long du quai, franco long du bordfree credit crédit m gratuit; free delivery livraison f gratuite;STOCK EXCHANGE free float actions f pl disponibles (au marché);free gift cadeau m;free home delivery livraison franco à domicile;CUSTOMS free import entrée f en franchise;STOCK EXCHANGE free issue attribution f d'actions gratuites;CUSTOMS free list liste f des marchandises importées en franchise;free sample échantillon m gratuit;free trial essai m gratuit;free trial period période f d'essai gratuit(b) (unrestricted) librefree agent agent m indépendant; free collective bargaining négociation f des conventions collectives;free competition libre concurrence f;free enterprise libre entreprise f;free market marché m libre;free market economics libéralisme m;free market economy économie f libérale ou de marché;free marketeer libéral(e) m, f;free movement (of goods, people, capital) libre circulation f;CUSTOMS free port port m franc;free trade libre-échange m;free trade agreement accord m de libre-échange;free trade area zone f de libre-échange;free trade association association f de libre-échange;free trade policy politique f antiprotectionniste, politique de libre-échange;free trader libre-échangiste m f, antiprotectionniste m f;free trade zone zone de libre-échange;free zone zone franche2 adverbgratuitement;∎ they will deliver free of charge ils livreront gratuitement(prices, trade) libérer; (funds) débloquerMr Ralph himself described the sale of Sidex as "the privatisation of the decade" and "hugely important in terms of creating the fully functioning free market economy which the European Union has set as a fundamental criterion for Romanian accession to the EU". He recommended the letter be sent since "it would send a strong signal of British government support in the hope that this would stimulate increased British investment in and trade with Romania".
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14 beggar description
(to be so great in some way that it cannot be described: Her beauty beggars description.) défier -
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1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) décrire2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) se dire• -
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['‹i:njəs]plural - geniuses; noun(a person who is very clever: The new professor of mathematics has been described as a genius.) génie -
17 in a nutshell
(expressed, described etc very briefly: I'll tell you the story in a nutshell.) en un mot -
18 inexpressible
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19 melting pot
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20 romantic
[-tik]1) ((negative unromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love: a romantic novel.) romantique2) (causing or feeling love, especially the beautiful love described in a romance: Her husband is very romantic - he brings her flowers every day; romantic music.) romantique3) (too concerned with love and excitement: Her head is full of romantic notions.) romantique
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