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81 initiative
initiative [ɪ'nɪʃətɪv]1 noun∎ she's certainly got initiative elle a de l'initiative, il n'y a pas de doute;∎ to act on one's own initiative agir de sa propre initiative;∎ you'll have to use your initiative vous devrez prendre des initiatives;(b) (first step) initiative f;∎ to take the initiative prendre l'initiative;∎ some new initiatives have been suggested de nouvelles initiatives ont été proposées∎ to have the initiative avoir l'initiative;∎ they lost the initiative to foreign competition ils ont été dépassés par la concurrence étrangère(a) (preliminary) préliminaire -
82 sketch
sketch [sketʃ]1 noun∎ the map is only a sketch la carte n'est qu'un croquis(b) (brief description) résumé m;∎ historical sketch résumé m historique;∎ a biographical sketch of the author une biographie succincte de l'auteur; (on book jacket) une notice bibliographique sur l'auteur(c) (preliminary outline → of book) ébauche f; (→ of proposal, speech, campaign) grandes lignes fpl;∎ give us a rough sketch of your plan donnez-nous un aperçu de ce que vous proposez(a) (person, scene) faire un croquis ou une esquisse de, croquer, esquisser; (line, composition, form) esquisser, croquer; (portrait, illustration) faire (rapidement);∎ he began by sketching the foreground il a commencé par esquisser ou croquer le premier plan(a) (provide → background, main points) indiquer;∎ Harry will sketch a few more details in for you Harry va vous donner encore quelques précisions -
83 tentative
tentative ['tentətɪv]∎ a tentative offer une offre provisoire;∎ our plans are only tentative nos projets ne sont pas définitifs -
84 draft
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