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1 respect
respect [rɪˈspekt]1. nouna. ( = esteem) respect m• she has no respect for other people's feelings elle n'a aucun respect pour les sentiments d'autrui• out of respect for... par respect pour...• with (due) respect I still think that... sauf votre respect je crois toujours que...b. ( = particular) in what respect? à quel égard ?► with respect to ( = as regards) en ce qui concerne2. plural noun* * *[rɪ'spekt] 1.1) ( admiration) respect m, estime f2) ( politeness) respect mout of respect — par respect ( for pour)
in respect of — ( as regards) pour ce qui est de
4) ( aspect) égard m2.respects plural noun respects mpl3.to offer ou pay one's respects to somebody — présenter ses respects à quelqu'un
transitive verb ( honour) respecter -
2 otherwise
otherwise [ˈʌðəwaɪz]1. adverba. ( = in another way) autrement• a debate about the merits or otherwise of this proposal un débat sur les mérites ou autres de cette proposition• Montgomery, otherwise known as Monty Montgomery, également connu sous le nom de Montyb. ( = in other respects) autrement2. conjunction• take down the number, otherwise you'll forget it note le numéro, sinon tu vas l'oublier* * *['ʌðəwaɪz] 1.1) (differently, in other ways)improve or otherwise change something — améliorer ou modifier quelque chose d'une manière ou d'une autre
no woman, married or otherwise — aucune femme, mariée ou non
William otherwise known as Bill — William, qu'on connaît aussi sous le nom de Bill
2) ( in other respects) à part cela, par ailleurs2.conjunction (or else, in other circumstances) sinonit's quite safe, otherwise I wouldn't do it — ce n'est pas dangereux du tout, sinon je ne le ferais pas
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3 present
1. adjectivea. ( = in attendance) présent (at à)• who was present? qui était là ?b. ( = existing now) actuel2. nouna. ( = present time) présent m• there's no time like the present! il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce que l'on peut faire le jour même !b. ( = gift) cadeau m• to present sth to sb [+ prize, medal] remettre qch à qnb. [+ tickets, documents] présenter ; [+ plan, account, proposal] soumettre ; [+ report] remettre ; [+ complaint] déposer ; [+ proof, evidence] apporter• to present o.s. se présenter• how you present yourself is very important la manière dont vous vous présentez est très importantec. ( = constitute) [+ problem, difficulties, features] présenter ; [+ opportunity] donner ; [+ challenge] constituerd. [+ play, film, programme] passer ; ( = act as presenter of) présenter• we are proud to present... nous sommes heureux de vous présenter...4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque present est un adjectif ou un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈpreznt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: prɪˈzent.* * *1. ['preznt]1) ( gift) cadeau m2)the present — ( now) le présent
for the present — pour le moment, pour l'instant
3) Linguistics (also present tense) présent m2. ['preznt]1) ( attending) présent2) ( current) actuel/-elleat the present time ou moment — actuellement
3) Linguistics présent3. 4. [prɪ'zent]transitive verb1) ( raise) présenter [problem, challenge, risk]; offrir [chance, opportunity]2) (proffer, show) présenter3) ( submit for consideration) présenter [plan, figures, petition]; fournir [evidence]4) ( formally give) remettre [prize, certificate]; présenter [apologies, respects, compliments]5) ( portray) présenter [person, situation] (as comme étant)6) Television, Radio, Theatre présenter [programme, show]; donner [production, play, concert]7) Military présenter [arms]5.intransitive verb Medicine [patient, baby] se présenter; [symptom, condition] apparaître6.1)2)to present itself — [opportunity, thought] se présenter
••there is no time like the present — il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce que l'on peut faire le jour même
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