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degree n1 Geog, Math, Meas degré m ; at an angle of 40 degrees to the vertical à un angle de 40 degrés par rapport à la verticale ; turn the knob through 180 degrees tournez le bouton de 180 degrés ; ten degrees of latitude/longitude 10 degrés de latitude/longitude ; 20 degrees south of the equator par 20 degrés au sud de l'équateur ;2 Meteorol, Phys degré m ; 30 degrees Celsius ou centigrade 30 degrés Celsius or centigrades ; it was 40 degrees in the shade il faisait 40 (degrés) à l'ombre ; I had a temperature of 104 degrees j'avais 39 de fièvre ;3 Univ diplôme m universitaire ; first ou bachelor's degree ≈ licence f ; higher degree ( master's) ≈ maîtrise f ; ( doctorate) doctorat m ; to take/get a degree préparer/obtenir un diplôme (universitaire) ; to have a degree être diplômé ;4 ( amount) degré m ; this gives me a degree of control cela me procure un certain degré de contrôle ; a high degree of efficiency beaucoup de compétence ; the exact degree of his influence is unknown on ignore à quel point il est influent ; to such a degree that à un tel point que ; an alarming degree of ignorance un degré d'ignorance inquiétant ; to a degree, to some degree dans une certaine mesure ; to a lesser degree dans une moindre mesure ; I enjoy a ou some degree of autonomy je jouis d'une certaine autonomie ; I was not in the slightest degree anxious je n'étais pas le moins du monde inquiet ; by degrees petit à petit ; with varying degrees of accuracy/success avec une précision/un succès variable ;
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