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41 ghost
ghost [gəʊst]1 noun∎ to believe in ghosts croire aux fantômes;∎ you look as if you've just seen a ghost! on dirait que vous venez de voir un fantôme!∎ the ghost of a smile l'ombre d'un sourire, un vague sourire;∎ you don't have the ghost of a chance vous n'avez pas la moindre chance ou l'ombre d'une chance(c) Television image f secondaire ou résiduelle∎ the Holy Ghost l'Esprit m saint, le Saint-Esprit∎ to give up the ghost rendre l'âme;∎ humorous this typewriter has given up the ghost cette machine à écrire a rendu l'âme;∎ to lay any ghosts to rest about sth dissiper le moindre doute quant à qch;∎ to ghost a book for an author servir de nègre à l'auteur d'un livre(story, film) de revenants, de fantômes►► ghost ship vaisseau m fantôme;ghost town ville f fantôme;ghost train train m fantôme -
42 hallmark
hallmark ['hɔ:lmɑ:k]1 noun(b) figurative marque f;∎ it carries his hallmark cela porte sa marque;∎ the hallmark of a creative mind la marque ou le sceau d'un esprit créatif;∎ to have the hallmark of genius porter la marque ou le sceau du génie;∎ the hallmark of any good author ce qui caractérise tout bon auteur(precious metals) poinçonner -
43 joint
joint [dʒɔɪnt]1 noun∎ (soldered or welded) joint soudure f∎ out of joint déboîté;∎ to put one's shoulder out of joint se démettre ou se déboîter l'épaule;∎ figurative the change in schedule has put everything out of joint le changement de programme a tout chamboulé∎ joint of beef rôti m de bœuf;∎ strip joint club m de strip-tease∎ nice joint you have here! c'est pas mal chez toi!∎ in the joint en taule, à l'ombre(a) (united, combined) conjugué, commun;∎ to take joint action mener une action commune;∎ thanks to their joint efforts... grâce à leurs efforts conjugués…(b) (shared, collective) joint, commun; (contract → between two parties) bilatéral; (→ between more than two parties) collectif(a) Technology assembler, emboîter(c) Building industry jointoyer►► Computing the Joint Academic Network = réseau Internet composé d'universités et d'organismes de recherche britanniques;Banking joint account compte m joint, compte m conjoint;joint author coauteur m;Finance joint beneficiary bénéficiaire mf conjoint(e);Military the Joint Chiefs of Staff = organe consultatif du ministère américain de la Défense, composé des chefs d'état-major des trois armées;joint commission commission f mixte;Finance joint creditor cocréancier(ère) m,f;Law joint custody garde f conjointe;Finance joint debtor codébiteur(trice) m,f;joint enterprise entreprise f en participation;joint heir cohéritier m;joint holder (of record, trophy etc) codétenteur(trice) m,f;British University joint honours = licence portant sur deux matières;joint liability responsabilité f conjointe;joint management cogestion f;joint occupancy colocation f;British joint owner (of property) copropriétaire mf;∎ to be joint owners of sth (car, shares etc) posséder ou détenir qch en commun;British joint ownership copropriété f;joint partnership coassociation f;joint passport passeport m conjoint;∎ we have a joint passport nous sommes sur le même passeport;Insurance joint policy police f conjointe;joint production coproduction f;joint property biens mpl communs;joint purchase coacquisition f;joint report rapport m collectif;joint responsibility responsabilité f conjointe;∎ the project is their joint responsibility le projet relève de leur responsabilité à tous les deux;joint statement déclaration f commune;Finance joint stock capital m social;joint tenancy location f commune;joint tenant colocataire mf;joint venture (undertaking) entreprise f commune; Commerce (agreement) coentreprise f, joint-venture m; (company) société f commune, société f en participation;joint venture agreement accord m de partenariat;joint venture company société f d'exploitation en commun -
44 misquote
1 noun['mɪskwəʊt] familiar citation f inexacte□∎ I've been misquoted (by the press etc) on a déformé mes propos
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