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61 every
every [ˈevrɪ]a. ( = each) chaque• every (single or last) one of them tous sans exception• in every way ( = from every point of view) en tous points ; ( = by every means) par tous les moyens• I have every reason to think that... j'ai tout lieu de penser que...► every other..., every second...• every other or second child un enfant sur deux• every other or second day tous les deux joursd. (in phrases) he is every bit as clever as his brother il est tout aussi intelligent que son frère• every man for himself chacun pour soi (PROV) every little helps(PROV) les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières* * *Note: every is most frequently translated by tous les/toutes les + plural noun: every day = tous les jours. When every is emphasized to mean every single, it can also be translated by chaque. For examples and exceptions, see the entry below['evrɪ] 1.1) ( each)in every way — ( from every point of view) à tous les égards; ( using every method) par tous les moyens
2) ( emphatic)3) ( indicating frequency)2.every day/Thursday — tous les jours/jeudis
every other adjectival phrase ( alternate)••every now and then —
every now and again —
every so often —
every man for himself! — ( in fight to succeed) chacun pour soi!; ( abandoning ship etc) sauve qui peut!
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62 infancy
infancy [ˈɪnfənsɪ]a. petite enfance f, bas âge m* * *['ɪnfənsɪ]1) ( childhood) petite enfance f2) fig débuts mpl -
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64 of
of [ɒv, əv]a. de━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how much of this do you want? combien en voulez-vous ?► of + possessive• he's got four sisters, I've met two of them il a quatre sœurs, j'en ai rencontré deuxc. ( = about) de• what do you think of him? que pensez-vous de lui ?• what do you think of it? qu'en pensez-vous ?• what of it? et alors ?• a dress made of wool une robe en or de laine* * *[ɒv, əv]1) ( in most uses) de2) ( made of)a will of iron — fig une volonté de fer
3) ( indicating an agent)that's kind of you — c'est très gentil de votre part or à vous
4) ( indicating a proportion)of the twelve of us... — sur les douze (que nous sommes/étions)...
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65 past
past [pα:st]1. nouna. passé m• in the past, many of these babies would have died autrefois, beaucoup de ces bébés seraient morts• new vaccines could make these illnesses a thing of the past de nouveaux vaccins pourraient faire disparaître ces maladiesb. ( = tense) passé m2. adjectivea. passé3. prepositionb. ( = beyond in space) au delà de• I think we've gone past it ( = missed it) je pense que nous l'avons dépasséc. ( = in front of) devantd. ( = beyond limits of) I'm past caring j'ai cessé de m'en faire4. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ devant• to go or walk past passer5. compounds• to be a past master at doing sth avoir l'art de faire qch ► past participle noun participe m passé* * *Note: For a full set of translations for past used in clocktime consult the Usage Note[pɑːst], US [pæst] 1.1) gen passé m2) Linguistics (also past tense) passé m2.1) ( preceding) dernier/-ière2) ( former) [times, achievements, problems, experience] passé; [president, incumbent] ancien/-ienne; [government] précédentin times past — autrefois, jadis
3) ( finished)3.1) ( moving)to walk ou go past somebody/something — passer devant quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) ( in time)3) ( beyond in position) après4) ( beyond a certain level)the temperature soared past 40°C — la température est montée brutalement à plus de 40°C
5) ( beyond scope of)4.1) ( onwards)to go ou walk past — passer
2) ( ago)••to be past it — (colloq) avoir passé l'âge
to be past its best — [food] être un peu avancé; [wine] être un peu éventé
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66 three
three [θri:]► three-dimensional adjective [object] à trois dimensions ; [picture] en relief ; [film] en trois dimensions• three-quarters full aux trois quarts plein ► the three Rs noun la lecture, l'écriture et l'arithmétique━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Les three Rs (les trois « R ») sont les trois composantes essentielles de l'enseignement. L'expression vient de l'orthographe fantaisiste « reading, riting and rithmetic » pour « reading, writing and arithmetic ».* * *[θriː] 1.noun trois m inv2.to play the best of three — Sport jouer la revanche et la belle
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67 climb
1 nounaugmentation f;∎ a climb in production costs is expected in the next quarter une augmentation des coûts de production est prévue au trimestre prochainaugmenter, monter -
68 extraordinary
∎ to call an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders convoquer d'urgence les actionnairesextraordinary income produits m pl exceptionnels;extraordinary item poste m extraordinaire;extraordinary profit or loss résultat m exceptionnelIn the first quarter of 2002, Italian energy group Edison reported net consolidated profit of 420m euros which included extraordinary income of 425m euros derived from the sale of a 22.2 per cent stake in Italian insurance company Fondiaria.
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69 first
1 noun(b) first in, first out premier entré, premier sorti;∎ first in, last out premier entré, dernier sorti;∎ first come, first served le premier arrivé est le premier servipremier(ère)first quarter (of year) premier trimestre m;first refusal préférence f;∎ to give sb first refusal on sth donner la préférence à qn pour qch;the First World les pays m pl industrialisés -
70 fourth
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71 gagging order
= décision de justice visant à interdire à la presse de publier tout article à propos d'une affaire;∎ to issue a gagging order = interdire à la presse de publier tout article à propos d'une affairePatty Hearst, the newspaper heiress kidnapped by urban guerrillas in California in 1974 and later jailed for participating with them in a bank robbery, could find herself back in court this week for contempt. Despite a gagging order, she has given an interview about the pending trial in August of a group member, Kathy Soliah (now Sarah Jane Olsen), captured last year after a quarter of a century on the run.
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72 haircut
familiar STOCK EXCHANGE marge f de sécuritéThe stock plunged after the company said that December-quarter earnings will be tiny because of slower-than-expected sales of new products such as the PowerMac Cube. That surely was reason for some decline in the stock -- but in my opinion not for a $12 billion haircut, which is what the stock got.
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73 perform
∎ the Manchester branch is performing very well les résultats de la succursale de Manchester sont très satisfaisants;∎ how did the company perform in the first quarter? comment la société a-t-elle fonctionné au premier trimestre?;∎ shares performed well yesterday les actions se sont bien comportées hier(b) (of person) (in job, situation) se débrouiller;∎ she performs well under pressure elle se débrouille bien lorsqu'elle est sous pression -
74 second
1 nounseconds articles m pl défectueuxsecond of exchange deuxième m de changesecond(e), deuxièmeFINANCE second debenture obligation f de deuxième rang;FINANCE second endorser tierce porteur m;FINANCE second mortgage deuxième hypothèque f;second quarter (of year) deuxième trimestre m(employee) détacher, envoyer en détachement;∎ she's been seconded to head office elle a été détachée au siège social -
75 slow
(business, market) calme;∎ business is slow les affaires ne marchent pas fort2 adverbto go slow faire une grève perléeralentir;∎ production is slowed down during the winter pendant l'hiver, la production tourne au ralentiralentir;∎ growth slowed down in the second quarter il y a eu un ralentissement de la croissance au cours du deuxième trimestre -
76 third
troisièmethird party, third person tierce personne f, tiers m;third quarter (of year) troisième trimestre m;the Third World le tiers-monde -
77 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) après2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) après3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) derrière4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) après5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) après6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) (dix heures quinze)2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) après3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) après (que)- afterthought - afterwards - after all - be after -
78 lay off
(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) licencier -
79 three
[Ɵri:] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 3.) trois2) (the age of 3.) trois ans2. adjective1) (3 in number.) trois2) (aged 3.) de trois ans•- three-- three-dimensional - three-quarter - three-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is three years old.) de trois ans -
80 coat
A n1 ( garment) ( full-length) manteau m ; ( for men) pardessus m ; ( jacket) veste f ; three-quarter length coat trois-quarts m ;2 Zool ( of dog) poil m, pelage m ; ( of cat) fourrure f, pelage m ; (of horse, ox, leopard) robe f ;3 ( layer) (of paint, varnish, polish, dust, frost) couche f ; ( of bitumen) enduit m ; a coat of icing un glaçage.C vtr1 gen, Tech ( cover) to coat sth with enduire qch de [paint, tar, adhesive, varnish] ; badigeonner qch de [whitewash] ; revêtir qch de [rubber] ; couvrir qch de [dust, silt, oil, frost] ;2 Culin to coat sth in ou with enrober qch de [breadcrumbs, batter, chocolate, sauce] ; dorer qch à [egg] ; coated with sugar, sugar-coated [sweet] glacé ; [pill] dragéifié.
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