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101 base
1 nounBANKING base lending rate taux m de base du crédit bancaire;American base pay salaire m de base;BANKING base rate taux de base (bancaire);American base salary salaire de base;base year année f de référence∎ the company's base le siège de la société;∎ an industrial base une zone industrielle∎ to be based in être basé(e) à;∎ where are you based? où êtes-vous installé?;∎ the job is based in Tokyo le poste est basé à Tokyo -
102 earnout
= supplément de prix payable éventuellement en fonction des bénéfices futurs (dans le cadre de l'acquisition d'une entreprise)BTI acquires Atlanta-based Internet solutions firm Max Commerce Inc. for $3 million in cash and stock. The next 18 months may see the facilities-based integrated communications provider pay out an additional earnout provision of $9 million based upon certain performance objectives.
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103 soundly
soundly [ˈsaʊndlɪ]a. ( = thoroughly) [defeat] à plate(s) couture(s)b. [asleep] profondémentd. [manage] de façon compétentee. [reason, argue] avec bon sens* * *['saʊndlɪ]adverb [sleep] à poings ferméswe can sleep soundly in our beds, now that... — nous pouvons dormir tranquilles, maintenant que...; [beat, defeat] à plates coutures; [built, based] solidement
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104 future
1 noun(a) (of person) avenir m;∎ a job with a (good) future une situation pleine d'avenir;∎ there is a future ahead for bilingual people in publishing le monde de l'édition offre des possibilités d'avenir pour les personnes bilingues∎ futures (financial instruments, contracts) contrats m pl à terme; (transactions) opérations f pl à terme; (securities) titres m pl ou valeurs f pl à termefutures contract contrat à terme; futures exchange marché m à terme;futures market marché à terme;futures option option f sur contrats à terme;futures and options contrats à terme et options;futures and options fund fonds m pl investissant dans les contrats à terme et options;futures order ordre m à terme;Future Rate Agreement accord m de taux à terme;futures trading négociations f pl ou opérations à terme;futures transaction opération à termeFINANCE future delivery livraison f à terme;∎ goods for future delivery marchandises f pl livrables à terme;future value valeur f capitaliséeThe first step consists of a feasibility study for the creation of a regulated futures market for categories of fine wines. This innovative project, announced at a conference/debate organized by Paris Europlace at Bordeaux, is based on a finished product -- namely homogeneous categories of sought-after fine wines -- that is ready to be consumed. The first contract is expected to be a future on the top growths of the Bordeaux region, based on a 12-bottle case en primeur for delivery in 32 months' time.
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105 original
original [ɒ'rɪdʒɪnəl]∎ the original inhabitants of the country les premiers habitants du pays;∎ the original meaning of the word le sens originel du mot;∎ my original intention was to drive there ma première intention ou mon intention initiale était d'y aller en voiture;∎ the fabric has lost its original lustre l'étoffe a perdu son éclat d'origine;∎ most of the original 600 copies have been destroyed la plupart des 600 exemplaires originaux ont été détruits;∎ to translate from the original German traduire d'après le texte allemand original;∎ the original portrait by Rubens le portrait original peint par Rubens∎ based on an original idea by Sam Ford d'après une idée originale de Sam Ford;∎ he has some original ideas il a des idées originales;∎ she has an original approach to child-rearing sa conception de l'éducation est originale(c) (new → play, writing) original, inédit;∎ Television & Cinema based on an original idea by… d'après une idée originale de…2 noun∎ the film was shown in the original le film a été projeté en version originale;∎ I prefer to read Proust in the original je préfère lire Proust dans le texte(b) (model → of hero, character)∎ Catherine was the original of the novel's heroine Catherine inspira le personnage de l'héroïne du roman(c) (unusual person) original(e) m,f, excentrique mf;∎ she's a real original elle est vraiment spéciale ou originale►► Finance original capital capital m d'origine;Finance original cost coût m initial;Accountancy original document pièce f comptable;original edition édition f originale;Stock Exchange original issue discount bond obligation f à prime d'émission;Marketing original packaging emballage m d'origine;Religion original sin péché m originel;Finance original value valeur f initiale ou d'origine -
106 practically
practically ['præktɪkəlɪ](a) (sensibly) de manière pratique;∎ she very practically suggested telephoning home elle a eu la bonne idée de suggérer qu'on téléphone chez elle;∎ to be practically dressed être habillé de façon pratique(b) (based on practice) pratiquement;∎ the whole course is very much practically based le cours est fondé en grande partie sur la pratique∎ there has been practically no snow il n'y a presque ou pratiquement pas eu de neige;∎ practically the whole of the audience la quasi-totalité de l'auditoire;∎ we're practically there nous y sommes presque, nous sommes pratiquement arrivés(d) (in practice) dans la pratique;∎ practically speaking en faitUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > practically
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107 broad
broad [brɔ:d]1. adjectivea. ( = wide) largeb. [aims, objectives] générald. [hint] à peine voilé ; [comedy] grossiere. [accent] prononcé2. noun3. compounds► broad-based adjective [support] large ; [government] réunissant des tendances très variées ; [approach] diversifié* * *[brɔːd]1) ( wide) largeto have a broad back — lit, fig avoir le dos large
2) ( extensive) [area, expanse] vaste3) ( wide-ranging) [choice, range] grand; [introduction, syllabus, consensus, implication] général; [alliance] large4) ( general) [meaning, term] large; [base, outline, principle] général5) ( liberal) [view] large6) ( unsubtle) [wink] bien visible7) ( pronounced) [accent] fort (before n)8) ( complete)9) ( vulgar) grossier/-ière•• -
108 broadly
broadly [ˈbrɔ:dlɪ]a. [agree, accept, define] dans les grandes lignes ; [support] largement• this is broadly true en gros, c'est vraib. [hint] fortement* * *['brɔːdlɪ]1) ( in general) [agree, correspond] en gros; [similar, true] globalement2) ( widely) [smile] largement -
109 comparative
comparative [kəmˈpærətɪv]1. adjectivea. [ease, safety, freedom, cost] relatif• to be a comparative newcomer/beginner être relativement nouveau/débutantb. [study, analysis, method] comparatif ; [literature, religion, linguistics] comparé2. noun* * *[kəm'pærətɪv] 1.noun Linguistics comparatif m2.1) Linguistics comparatif/-ive2) ( relative) relatif/-ive3) ( based on comparison) [method, study] comparatif/-ive; [literature, religion] comparé -
110 fact
fact [fækt]1. nouna. fait m• in view of the fact that... étant donné que...• despite the fact that... bien que... + subj• is it a fact that...? est-il vrai que... ?• is that a fact? vraiment ?• to know for a fact that... être certain que...• it's time he knew the facts of life il est temps de lui apprendre les choses de la vie ; (about sex) il est temps qu'il sache comment les enfants viennent au monde• only I knew that Phyllis was, in fact, David's sister j'étais le seul à savoir que Phyllis était en fait la sœur de David• he had promised to send the books and in fact they arrived the next day il avait promis d'envoyer les livres et ils sont effectivement arrivés le lendemainb. ( = reality) réalité f• the fact of the matter is that... le fait est que...2. compounds• they were on a fact-finding mission to the front ils étaient partis en mission d'inspection au front* * *[fækt]noun fait mowing ou due to the fact that — étant donné que
in fact —
••to know the facts of life — ( sex) savoir comment les enfants viennent au monde
the facts of life — ( unpalatable truths) les réalités de la vie
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111 hearsay
hearsay [ˈhɪəseɪ]* * *['hɪəseɪ]noun [U] ouï-dire m inv, on-dit m invbased on hearsay — fondé sur des ouï-dire or on-dit
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112 knowledge
knowledge [ˈnɒlɪdʒ]1. nouna. ( = understanding, awareness) connaissance f• it has come to my knowledge that... j'ai appris que...• it's common knowledge that... il est de notoriété publique que...2. compounds* * *['nɒlɪdʒ]1) ( awareness) connaissance fto my certain knowledge he... — je sais de façon certaine qu'il...
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113 loosely
loosely [ˈlu:slɪ]* * *['luːslɪ]2) fig [connected] de façon souple; [structured] assez librement3) fig ( imprecisely) [translate] assez librement -
114 solidly
solidly [ˈsɒlɪdlɪ]a. [made, constructed, based] solidementb. ( = continuously) sans arrêtc. [vote] massivement• to be solidly behind sb/sth soutenir qn/qch sans réserve* * *['sɒlɪdlɪ]1) [built] solidement2)solidly packed — [crowd] compact; [earth] très tassé
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115 stand
stand [stænd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp stood━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = position) position fc. (for displaying goods) étal m ; also newspaper stand kiosque m à journaux ; (at trade fair) stand md. ( = seating area) tribune fe. ( = witness stand) barre fa. ( = place) [+ object] mettreb. ( = tolerate) supporter• I can't stand it any longer (pain, criticism) je ne peux plus le supporter ; (boredom) j'en ai assezc. ( = withstand) résister àa. ( = be upright also stand up [person, animal] être debout• the project will stand or fall by... le succès du projet repose sur...• all stand! levez-vous s'il vous plaît !c. ( = stay) rester (debout)• don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas là à ne rien faire !d. ( = be positioned) [person] être, se tenir ; [object, vehicle, tree] être, se trouver ; [town, building] se trouver• he stood there ready to shoot il se tenait là, prêt à tirer• how do things stand? où en sont les choses ?► to stand + preposition• where do you stand on this question? quelle est votre position sur cette question ?e. ( = tread) marcher• where's that letter? -- you're standing on it où est la lettre ? -- tu marches dessusf. ( = measure) faireg. ( = be mounted, based) reposer• the record stood at four minutes for several years pendant plusieurs années le record a été de quatre minutes► to stand + past participle/adjectivei. ( = remain undisturbed, unchanged) [liquid, mixture, dough] reposer ; [tea, coffee] infuserj. (British = be candidate) se présenter4. compounds► stand about, stand around intransitive verb• don't stand about doing nothing! ne reste pas là à ne rien faire !• they kept us standing about for hours ils nous ont fait attendre debout pendant des heures► stand aside intransitive verb se pousser( = move back) reculer ; (from stimulation, problem) prendre du recul► stand bya. ( = be onlooker) rester là (à ne rien faire)b. ( = be ready for action) [troops] être en état d'alerte ; [emergency services] être prêt à intervenira. ( = support) [+ friend] ne pas abandonner ; [+ colleague, spouse] soutenirb. ( = keep to) [+ promise] tenir ; [+ sb else's decision] respecter ; [+ one's own decision] s'en tenir à► stand down intransitive verb( = resign) démissionnera. ( = represent) représenter• what does UNO stand for? à quoi correspond l'abréviation UNO ?b. ( = defend) défendrec. ( = tolerate) tolérera. ( = protrude) faire saillie ; [vein] saillirb. ( = be conspicuous) ressortirc. ( = be outstanding) se distinguerd. ( = remain firm) tenir bonb. ( = resist challenge) tenir debouta. ( = place upright) mettreb. ( = fail to meet) (inf) [+ friend] faire faux bond à ; [+ boyfriend, girlfriend] poser un lapin à (inf)► stand up for inseparable transitive verb[+ person, principle, belief] défendre[+ bully, superior] affronter ; [+ use, conditions] résister à* * *[stænd] 1.1) ( furniture) ( for coats) portemanteau m; ( for hats) porte-chapeau m; (for plant, trophy) guéridon m; ( for music) pupitre m à musique3) ( in stadium) tribunes fpl4) ( witness box) barre f5) ( stance) position fto take ou make a stand on something — prendre position sur quelque chose
6) ( resistance to attack) résistance f7) ( standstill)2.transitive verb (prét, pp stood)1) ( place) mettre [person, object]2) ( bear) supporterhe can't stand to do ou doing — il ne supporte pas de faire
3) (colloq) ( pay for)4) Law5) ( be liable)3.intransitive verb (prét, pp stood)1) (also stand up) se lever2) ( be upright) [person] se tenir debout; [object] tenir deboutdon't just stand there, do something! — ne reste pas planté (colloq) là! fais quelque chose!
3) ( be positioned) [building etc] être; ( clearly delineated) se dresser4) ( step)5) (be)to stand empty — [house] rester vide
as things stand... — étant donné l'état actuel des choses...
I want to know where I stand — fig je voudrais savoir où j'en suis
to stand in somebody's way — lit bloquer le passage à quelqu'un; fig faire obstacle à quelqu'un
6) ( remain valid) [offer, agreement] rester valable7) ( measure)8) ( be at certain level)9) ( be a candidate) se présenter10) ( not move) [water, mixture] reposer•Phrasal Verbs:- stand by- stand in- stand to- stand up•• -
116 true
true [tru:]1. adjectivea. ( = correct) vrai ; [description, account] fidèle• it is true that... il est vrai que... + indic• is it true that...? est-il vrai que... + indic ?• it's not true that... il n'est pas vrai que... + indic• can it be true that...? est-il possible que... + subj ?• is it true about Vivian? est-ce vrai, ce que l'on dit à propos de Vivian ?• it is true to say that... il est vrai que...• this is particularly true of... cela s'applique particulièrement à...• that's true! c'est vrai !• too true! (inf) ça c'est bien vrai !• to come true [dream] se réaliser• he's got so much money it's not true! (inf) c'est incroyable ce qu'il est riche !b. ( = real) véritable ; [cost] réel• in Turkey you will discover the true meaning of hospitality en Turquie, vous découvrirez le véritable sens de l'hospitalitéc. ( = faithful) fidèle• true to life ( = realistic) réaliste• true to form, he... comme on pouvait s'y attendre, il...2. noun3. compounds* * *[truː] 1.1) ( based on fact) [news, fact, story] vrai; ( from real life) [story] vécuthe same is ou holds true of the new party — il en va de même pour le nouveau parti
that's true — ( when agreeing) c'est juste
too true! — (colloq) je ne vous/te le fais pas dire!
2) (real, genuine) [god, cost, meaning, democracy, American] vrai; [identity, age] véritableit is hard to get the true picture — il est difficile de savoir ce qui se passe vraiment or en réalité
3) (heartfelt, sincere) [feeling, repentance, understanding] sincère4) ( accurate) [copy] conforme; [assessment] correct, justeto be true to life — [film, book] être vrai
5) (faithful, loyal) [servant, knight] fidèle6) Constructionto be out of true — [window, post, frame] ne pas être d'aplomb
7) Music [note, instrument] juste2.••true to form, he... — égal à lui-même, il...
to be/remain true to type — [person] être/rester semblable à lui-même/elle-même etc
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117 ABC
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118 EDGAR
FINANCE ( abbreviation electronic data gathering, analysis and retrieval) = banque de données créée par la commission américaine des opérations de Bourse (le SEC), qui contient toutes sortes d'informations sur de nombreux fonds communs de placement et entreprises publiquesVeriSign, Inc., the leading provider of Internet trust services, announced today that it has been selected to provide Internet authentication and payment services for the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval ( EDGAR) system. VeriSign will deliver a customized service for digital certificate-based authentication to enable U.S. public companies to digitally sign and securely transmit EDGAR filings, in real-time, over the Internet.
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119 dotcom
(company) start-up fHaving launched his website Teenfront.com from his bedroom aged 14 he had been offered a substantial chunk of cash in return for signing it over to London-based dotcom Rools.com. And if you are wondering why anyone would trust a schoolboy to run his own office and hand him a seven-figure cheque remember this was July 2000 - the height of the dotcom bubble.
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120 flagship
(product) tête f de gamme;∎ this latest model is the flagship of their new range ce dernier modèle est le produit vedette de leur nouvelle gamme;∎ the London store is the flagship of the chain le magasin de Londres est le plus important de la chaîneflagship branch succursale f vedette;flagship brand marque f étendard, marque fer de lance;flagship product produit m fer de lance, produit vedette;flagship store magasin m vitrineThe design of Virgin Vie's flagship store in Oxford Street - which is based on the principles of Japanese landscape gardening - draws customers into the store via a window water feature.
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