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101 quite
1 ( completely) [new, ready, differently] tout à fait ; [alone, amazed, empty, exhausted, obnoxious, ridiculous] complètement ; [impossible] totalement ; [justified] entièrement ; [extraordinary, peculiar] vraiment ; I quite agree je suis tout à fait or complètement d'accord ; I quite understand je comprends tout à fait ; you're quite right vous avez complètement raison ; you're quite wrong vous vous trompez complètement ; it's quite all right ( in reply to apology) c'est sans importance ; it's quite out of the question il n'en est pas du tout question, c'est complètement hors de question ; I can quite believe it je veux bien le croire ; are you quite sure? en êtes-vous certain? ; to be quite aware of sth/that être tout à fait conscient de qch/du fait que ; quite frankly très franchement ; I saw it quite clearly je l'ai vu très clairement ; it's quite clear c'est parfaitement clair ; it's quite clear to me that pour moi il est complètement évident que ; he's quite clearly mad/stupid il est manifestement complètement fou/stupide ; and quite right too! à juste titre! ; that's quite enough! ça suffit! ; have you quite finished? iron ce sera tout? ;2 ( exactly) not quite pas exactement ; it's not quite what I wanted ce n'est pas exactement ce que je voulais ; I'm not quite sure je ne sais pas exactement ; not quite so much un petit peu moins ; not quite as many as last time pas tout à fait autant que la dernière fois, un peu moins que la dernière fois ; not quite as interesting/expensive pas tout à fait aussi or un peu moins intéressant/cher ; he didn't quite understand il ne comprenait pas vraiment ; I don't quite know je ne sais pas du tout ; nobody knew quite what he meant personne ne savait exactement ce qu'il voulait dire ; it's not quite that ce n'est pas tout à fait ça ; that's not quite all ( giving account of sth) et ce n'est pas tout ;3 ( definitely) it was quite the best answer/the most expensive seat c'était de loin la meilleure réponse/la place la plus chère ; he's quite the stupidest man! il est vraiment stupide! ; our whisky is quite simply the best! Advertg notre whisky est tout simplement le meilleur! ;4 ( rather) [big, wide, easily, often] assez ; it's quite small ce n'est pas très grand ; it's quite good ce n'est pas mauvais ; it's quite cold today il ne fait pas chaud aujourd'hui ; it's quite warm today il fait bon aujourd'hui ; it's quite likely that il est très probable que ; I quite like Chinese food j'aime assez la cuisine chinoise ; quite a few ou quite a lot of people/examples etc un bon nombre de personnes/d'exemples etc ; quite a lot of money pas mal d'argent ; quite a lot of opposition une opposition assez forte ; it's quite a lot colder/warmer today il fait nettement plus froid/plus doux aujourd'hui ; I've thought about it quite a bit j'y ai pas mal réfléchi ;5 ( as intensifier) quite a difference/drop une différence/baisse considérable ; that will be quite a change for you ça te changera beaucoup ; she's quite a woman, she's quite some woman! quelle femme! ; that was quite some party! quelle soirée! ; their house/car is really quite something ○ leur maison/voiture vaut le coup d'œil ○ ; it was quite a sight iron ça valait le coup d'œil ○ ;6 ( expressing agreement) c'est sûr ; ‘he could have told us’-‘quite (so)’ ‘il aurait pu nous le dire’-‘c'est sûr’. -
102 recent
recent ['ri:sənt]∎ in recent months ces derniers mois;∎ in recent times récemment;∎ one of the most charismatic leaders of recent times l'un des dirigeants les plus charismatiques de ces dernières années;∎ recent developments les derniers événements mpl;∎ her most recent novel son dernier roman;∎ have you any recent news of them? avez-vous eu de leurs nouvelles récemment? -
103 deliver
deliver [dɪˈlɪvər]• "delivered free" « livraison gratuite »b. ( = rescue) délivrerc. [+ speech, sermon] prononcerd. [+ baby] mettre au monde ; [+ woman] (faire) accouchere. ( = hand over) remettref. [+ blow] porter• the match promised great things but didn't deliver le match promettait beaucoup mais n'a pas été à la hauteur━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]délivrer is not the most common translation for to deliver.* * *[dɪ'lɪvə(r)] 1.transitive verb1) ( take to address) livrer (to à); ( to several houses) distribuer; ( to an individual) apporter (to à); remettre [note, written message]‘delivered to your door’ — ‘livraison à domicile’
2) mettre au monde [baby, baby animal]3) ( utter) faire [speech, sermon, reprimand]; donner [ultimatum, decision]; rendre [verdict]; réciter [lines]4) ( hand over) céder [property] (over to, up to à); livrer [town] (over to, up to à)2.intransitive verb [tradesman] livrer; [postman] distribuer le courrier••to deliver the goods — (colloq) tenir ses engagements
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104 except
except [ɪkˈsept]1. prepositiona. sauf• all except the eldest daughter tous, sauf la fille aînéeb. sinon• what can they do except wait? que peuvent-ils faire sinon attendre ?• not or without excepting sans excepter* * *Note: There are four frequently used translations for except when used as a preposition. By far the most frequent of these is sauf; the others are excepté, à l'exception de and hormis. Note, however, that in what/where/who questions, except is translated by sinon. For examples and the phrase except for see below[ɪk'sept] 1.everybody except Lisa — tout le monde sauf Lisa, tout le monde à l'exception de or excepté or hormis Lisa
except if/when — sauf si/quand
2.except that — sauf que, si ce n'est que
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105 introduce
introduce [‚ɪntrəˈdju:s]a. ( = make acquainted) présenter• may I introduce Mr Smith? puis-je vous présenter M. Smith ?• who introduced him to drugs? qui lui a fait connaître la drogue ?b. [+ speaker, subject] [+ TV or radio programme] présenterc. ( = bring in) [+ reform, new method] introduire ; ( = tackle) [+ subject, question] aborder━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]introduire is not the most common translation for to introduce.* * *[ˌɪntrə'djuːs], US [-duːs]transitive verb1) ( make known) présenter [person, idea] (as comme)to introduce somebody to — fig initier quelqu'un à [painting, drugs]
introducing Abigail Bond — Cinema pour la première fois à l'écran, Abigail Bond
2) ( cause to enter) introduire [liquid, object, theme]she tried to introduce the subject into the conversation — elle a essayé d'amener le sujet dans la conversation
3) ( establish) introduire [law, reform]; introduire [word, product, change] (in, into dans)5) ( present for debate) présenter [bill, proposal] -
106 depth
MARKETING (of product) profondeur fdepth interview entretien m en profondeurThe depth interview is a personal, face-to-face, qualitative interview lasting from 50 to 90 minutes. Usually, depth interviews are tape-recorded and transcribed. The depth interview is the most powerful and comprehensive of the various qualitative techniques.
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107 stockbroker
stockbroker belt = partie de la banlieue sud de Londres où habitent les agents de change et autres personnes du même milieu socio-professionnel;stockbroker's clerk commis m d'agent de changeA farmer killed in a shooting accident had acquired squatter's rights over 57 acres of prime development land in Berkshire, a high court judge ruled yesterday. The four fields, which would be worth millions with planning consent, are on the outskirts of Henwick, near Thatcham, in one of the most desirable parts of the county's stockbroker belt.
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108 climax
plural - climaxes; noun(the highest point; the most dramatic moment: the climax of the novel.) point culminant -
109 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) tout; chaque2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) chaque; chacun de3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) tout4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) tous les•- everyone - everyday - everything - everywhere - every bit as - every now and then / every now and again / every so often - every time -
110 adopter
adopter [ə'dɒptə(r)](a) (of child) adoptant(e) m,f(b) (of plan, measure, guideline)∎ the number of adopters of the policy le nombre de ceux qui ont adopté cette politique;∎ they were one of the most enthusiastic adopters of the scheme ils sont parmi ceux qui ont adopté le système avec le plus d'enthousiasme -
111 creation
creation [krɪ'eɪʃən](a) (process of creating) création f;∎ Bible the Creation la Création(b) (something created) création f;∎ the latest creations (fashions) les dernières créations(c) (universe) création f;∎ the most beautiful woman in all creation or the whole of creation la plus belle femme de la terre;∎ familiar where in creation did you get that hat! où diable as-tu trouvé ce chapeau!►► Religion creation science créationnisme m -
112 depressed
depressed [dɪ'prest]∎ you mustn't get depressed about your exam results tu ne dois pas te laisser abattre ou perdre le moral à cause de tes résultats d'examen;∎ it's nothing to get depressed about il n'y a pas de quoi se laisser abattre;∎ visiting her grandparents made her feel depressed le fait de rendre visite à ses grands-parents la déprimait ou lui donnait le cafard(b) Economics (area, industry) en déclin, touché par la crise, déprimé; (prices, profits, wages) en baisse;∎ Stock Exchange the market is depressed les cours sont en baisse;∎ one of the most depressed sectors of the economy un des secteurs économiques les plus touchés par la crise;∎ the economy has been in a depressed state for nearly three years l'économie est dans un état de marasme depuis bientôt trois ans(c) (sunken, hollow) creux -
113 hail
hail [heɪl]1 noun(a) Meteorology grêle f; figurative (of stones) grêle f, pluie f; (of abuse) avalanche f, déluge m; (of blows) grêle f;∎ he died in a hail of bullets il est tombé sous une pluie de balles∎ within hail à portée de voixMeteorology grêler;∎ it's hailing il grêle(a) (call → taxi, ship, person) héler;∎ within hailing distance à portée de voix(b) (greet → person) acclamer, saluer(c) (acclaim → person, new product, invention etc) acclamer, saluer;∎ her book has been hailed as the most significant new novel this year son livre a été acclamé comme le nouveau roman le plus marquant de cette année;∎ the plan was hailed as the solution to their problems le projet a été salué comme la solution à tous leurs problèmes;∎ to hail sb emperor proclamer qn empereur∎ to hail blows on sb faire pleuvoir les coups sur qn;∎ to hail insults on sb accabler qn d'injuresarchaic salut à vous ou toi;∎ hail, Caesar! Ave César!;∎ hail, Mary, full of grace je te salue, Marie, pleine de grâce∎ say five Hail Marys vous direz cinq Je vous salue Marie ou cinq Ave (Maria);∎ figurative to throw a Hail Mary pass tenter sa chance(blows, stones etc) pleuvoir;∎ blows/rocks were hailing down on us des coups/pierres nous pleuvaient dessus;∎ criticism hailed down on him il a subi une avalanche ou un déluge de critiques∎ they hailed insults down on the President ils ont déversé un flot d'insultes à l'intention du président;∎ literary to hail down curses on sb déverser un déluge de malédictions sur qn(of ship) être en provenance de; (of person) venir de, être originaire de; -
114 probable
probable ['prɒbəbəl]∎ the most probable hypothesis l'hypothèse la plus vraisemblable;∎ her success is more than probable son succès est plus que probable;∎ it's highly probable that we won't arrive before 2 o'clock il est fort probable ou plus que probable que nous n'arriverons pas avant 14 heures;∎ it's hardly probable that he will be there il est peu probable qu'il soit là;∎ that's quite probable c'est tout à fait probable;∎ probable cause of death cause f probable de la mort(b) (plausible) vraisemblable;∎ it doesn't sound very probable to me ça ne me paraît pas très vraisemblable2 noun∎ he's a probable for the team next Saturday il y a de fortes chances pour qu'il joue dans l'équipe samedi prochain;∎ she's one of the probables for the job elle fait partie des candidats qui ont de bonnes chances►► Law probable cause motif m raisonnable -
115 company
company [ˈkʌmpənɪ]1. nouna. compagnie f• she keeps a cat, it's company for her elle a un chat, ça lui fait une compagnieb. ( = companions) fréquentation fc. ( = firm) entreprise f2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] In the business sense the most common translation for [b]company is entreprise.* * *['kʌmpənɪ] 1.1) Commerce, Law société fairline company — compagnie f aérienne
2) Music, Theatre troupe f, compagnie ftheatre company — troupe f de théâtre, compagnie f théâtrale
3) Military compagnie f4) ( companionship) compagnie fin somebody's company ou in company with somebody — en compagnie de quelqu'un
to part company with — [person] hum se séparer de [person, bike]
on political matters they part company — en ce qui concerne la politique, ils divergent complètement
5) ( visitors) visiteurs mpl6) ( society)Lisa and company — Lisa et compagnie (colloq)
7) ( similar circumstances)8) ( gathering) compagnie f9) Nautical équipage m2.noun modifier gen [ law, profits, records] des sociétés; ( of one business) [ accountant, headquarters] de la société -
116 suitable
suitable [ˈsu:təbl]* * *['suːtəbl, 'sjuː-]adjective [clothing, employment, qualification, venue] adéquat; [candidate] apte; [treatment, gift] appropriéto be suitable for — convenir à [person]; bien se prêter à [climate, activity, occasion]; être fait pour [role]; être apte à [job]
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117 first-time
first-time buyer (of property) = personne achetant une propriété pour la première fois;first-time user nouvel(elle) utilisateur(trice) m, fLeven has the most affordable property market in Britain, according to Halifax, the mortgage bank. The average property bought by a first-time buyer costs £34,000. This is less than one-and-a-half times Scottish average earnings for a full-time male employee - a standard measure of house price affordability.
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118 policy
(a) (of company, organization) politique f;∎ to adopt a policy adopter une ligne de conduite;∎ this is in line with company policy ça va dans le sens de la politique de l'entreprise;∎ our policy is to hire professionals only nous avons pour politique de n'engager que des professionnels;∎ the company's success is essentially down to their inspired marketing policy le succès de l'enteprise est dû en grande partie à l'intelligence de leur politique de commercialisationpolicy document document m de politique générale;policy meeting séance f de concertation;policy position position f de principe;policy paper = document énonçant une position de principe;policy statement déclaration f de principe;American policy wonk conseiller(ère) m, f politique∎ to take out a policy souscrire une police (d'assurance)policy holder assuré(e) m, fManaging a Mayoral campaign in New York City has to be one of the most stressful jobs in the world and not, under any circumstance, a recommended activity for recovering heart patients. But no one seems to have told that to Richard Schrader, a bearded agitator turned policy wonk who's running Mark Green's campaign to succeed Rudolph Giuliani.
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119 profit
bénéfice m, profit m;∎ profits were down/up this year les bénéfices ont diminué/augmenté cette année;∎ to make a profit faire un bénéfice ou des bénéfices;∎ to make a profit out of sth faire un bénéfice sur qch;∎ we made a £1,000 profit on the sale nous avons réalisé un bénéfice de 1?000 livres sur cette vente;∎ to show a profit rapporter un bénéfice ou des bénéfices;∎ to be in profit être bénéficiaire;∎ to sell sth at a profit faire un bénéfice sur une vente;∎ profit and loss pertes f pl et profitsprofit balance solde m bénéficiaire;American profit center centre m de profit;British profit centre centre de profit;profit equation équation f de bénéfice;profit indicator indice m de profit;profit and loss account, profit and loss statement compte m de résultat; formerly compte de pertes et profits;profit margin marge f bénéficiaire;profit motive motivation f par le profit;profit optimization optimisation f du ou des profits;profit outlook perspectives f pl de profit;profit target objectif m de profit;profit tax impôt m sur les bénéfices;profit warning = annonce d'une baisse prochaine des bénéfices d'une entrepriseCity professionals are naturally wary of a company which has issued three profit warnings in the space of two years - the most recent arriving in July. But other market players are more optimistic. They smell more corporate action and they are probably right.
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120 first of all
(to begin with; the most important thing is: First of all, let's clear up the mess; First of all, the scheme is impossible - secondly, we can't afford it.) tout d'abord
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