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21 indication
indication [‚ɪndɪˈkeɪ∫ən]• we had no indication that it was going to take place rien ne laissait prévoir que cela allait arriver• if this result is any indication, he... à en juger par ce résultat, il...• to give sb an indication of one's feelings/intentions manifester ses sentiments/faire part de ses intentions à qn• he gave no indication that he was ready to compromise il n'a aucunement laissé entendre qu'il était prêt à transiger* * *[ˌɪndɪ'keɪʃn]noun indication f, indice mto give no indication that — [person] ne pas laisser entrevoir que
to give no indication of who/how — [person] ne rien dire qui permette de savoir qui/comment; [letter, speech] ne pas permettre de savoir qui/comment
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22 inedible
inedible [ɪnˈedɪbl]( = not meant to be eaten) non comestible ; ( = not fit to be eaten) immangeable* * *[ɪn'edɪbl]adjective [meal] immangeable; [plants] non comestible -
23 notion
notion [ˈnəʊ∫ən]1. nouna. ( = thought) idée f• he somehow got hold of the notion that she wouldn't help him il s'est mis en tête qu'elle ne l'aiderait pas• where did you get the notion that I couldn't come? qu'est-ce qui t'a fait penser que je ne pourrais pas venir ?c. ( = vague knowledge) notion f• have you any notion of what he meant to do? avez-vous la moindre idée de ce qu'il voulait faire ?2. plural noun* * *['nəʊʃn]1) ( idea) idée f2) ( vague understanding) notion f3) (whim, desire) idée fhe had ou took a sudden notion to go for a swim — il a eu l'envie soudaine d'aller nager
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24 question
question [ˈkwest∫ən]1. nouna. question fb. ( = doubt) there is no question about it cela ne fait aucun doute• there's no question that this is better une chose est sûre, c'est mieux• she is without question one of the greatest writers of her generation elle est sans conteste l'un des plus grands écrivains de sa générationc. ( = matter, subject) question f• it's all a question of what you want to do eventually tout dépend de ce que tu veux faire en fin de comptea. [+ person] interrogerb. [+ motive, account, sb's honesty] remettre en question3. compounds• there is a question mark over whether he meant to do it on ne sait pas au juste s'il avait l'intention de le faire━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *['kwestʃən] 1.1) ( request for information) question f ( about sur); ( in exam) question fin reply to a question from Mr John Molloy — en réponse à une question posée par M. John Molloy
a question from the floor — ( in parliament) une question provenant de l'assemblée
2) ( practical issue) problème m; ( ethical issue) question fthe question arises as to who is going to pay the bill — la question se pose, à savoir qui va payer la note
3) ( uncertainty) doute m2.transitive verb1) ( interrogate) questionner [suspect, politician]2) ( cast doubt upon) ( on one occasion) mettre en doute [tactics, methods]; ( over longer period) douter de [tactics, methods]to question whether — douter que (+ subj)
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25 quite
quite [kwaɪt]a. ( = entirely) tout à fait• quite! exactement !• that's quite enough! ça suffit comme ça !b. ( = to some degree, moderately) plutôt, assez* * *[kwaɪt]1) ( completely) [new, ready, understand] tout à fait; [alone, empty, exhausted, ridiculous] complètement; [impossible] totalement; [justified] entièrement; [extraordinary] vraimentit's quite all right — ( in reply to apology) c'est sans importance
quite clearly — [see] très clairement
2) ( exactly)that's not quite all — ( giving account of something) et ce n'est pas tout
3) ( definitely)4) ( rather) [big, easily, often] assezquite a few — un bon nombre de [people, examples]
5) ( as intensifier)to be quite something — [house, car] valoir le coup d'œil (colloq)
6) ( expressing agreement) -
26 think
think [θɪŋk](verb: preterite, past participle thought)1. nouna. ( = consider) réfléchir, penser• what are you thinking about? à quoi pensez-vous ?• think about it! pensez-y !• I wouldn't think of such a thing! ça ne me viendrait jamais à l'idée !• would you think of letting him go alone? vous le laisseriez partir seul, vous ?• sorry, I wasn't thinking pardon, je n'ai pas réfléchi• I didn't think to ask or of asking if you... je n'ai pas pensé à te demander si tu...c. ( = remember) penser (of à)d. ( = imagine) to think (of) imaginer• just think! imagine un peu !e. ( = devise) to think of avoir l'idée de• what will he think of next? qu'est-ce qu'il va encore inventer ?f. ( = have as opinion) penser• to think well or a lot of sb/sth penser le plus grand bien de qn/qch• to think nothing of doing sth ( = do as a matter of course) trouver tout naturel de faire qch ; ( = do unscrupulously) n'avoir aucun scrupule à faire qch• think nothing of it! mais pas du tout !a. ( = be of opinion, believe) penser, croire• I think so/not je crois que oui/non• what do you think? qu'est-ce que tu (en) penses ?• what do you think I should do? que penses-tu que je doive faire ?• I thought so or as much! je m'en doutais !• what do you think of him? comment le trouves-tu ?• who do you think you are? pour qui te prends-tu ?b. ( = conceive, imagine) (s')imaginer• think what we could do with that house! imagine ce que nous pourrions faire de cette maison !• who would have thought it! qui l'aurait dit !c. ( = reflect) penser à• just think what you're doing! pense un peu à ce que tu fais !4. compounds[+ problem, proposition] réfléchir sérieusement à ; [+ plan] élaborer[+ offer, suggestion] (bien) réfléchir à[+ plan, proposal] examiner en détail* * *[θɪŋk] 1.2.to have a think about something — GB réfléchir à quelque chose
transitive verb (prét, pp thought)1) (hold view, believe) croireI don't think so —
‘is he reliable?’ - ‘I'd like to think so but...’ — ‘peut-on lui faire confiance?’ - ‘j'espère bien mais...’
to think it best to do/that — penser qu'il serait préférable de faire/que
him, a millionaire? I don't think! — iron lui un millionnaire? sans blague!
2) ( imagine) imaginer, croireI can't think how/why etc — je n'ai aucune idée comment/pourquoi etc
who do you think you are? — ( indignantly) pour qui vous prenez-vous?
and to think that I believed him! — GB et dire que je le croyais!
3) (have thought, idea) penserI was just thinking: suppose we sold the car? — je me posais la question: si nous vendions la voiture?
we're thinking sex here — (colloq) c'est de sexe qu'il s'agit
let's think Green! — (colloq) pensons écolo! (colloq)
4) (rate, assess)to think a lot/not much of — penser/ne pas penser beaucoup de bien de
5) ( remember) penser3.to think where/how — se rappeler où/comment
intransitive verb (prét, pp thought)1) gen penser; ( before acting or speaking) réfléchirto think clearly ou straight — avoir les idées claires
I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking — je m'excuse, je ne sais pas où j'avais la tête
let's think: three people at £170 each... — voyons: trois personnes à 170 livres sterling chacune...
come to think of it... — maintenant que j'y pense...
2) ( take into account)to think about ou of somebody/something — penser à quelqu'un/quelque chose
3) ( consider)4) ( have in mind)5) ( imagine)a million pounds, think of that! — un million de livres, t'imagines! (colloq)
6) ( tolerate idea) (tjrs nég)7) ( remember)•Phrasal Verbs:- think up••to have another think coming — (colloq) GB se tromper lourdement
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27 well
well [wel]1. noun(for water, oil) puits m3. adverba. ( = satisfactorily, skilfully) [behave, sleep, eat, treat, remember] bien• well done! bravo !• well played! bien joué !• you're well out of it! c'est une chance que tu n'aies plus rien à voir avec cela !b. (intensifying = very much, thoroughly) bien• well over 1,000 people bien plus de 1 000 personnesc. ( = with good reason, with equal reason) one might well ask why on pourrait à juste titre demander pourquoi• you might (just) as well say that... autant dire que...• and it rained as well! et par-dessus le marché il a plu !e. ( = positively) to think/speak well of penser/dire du bien de4. exclamation• he has won the election! -- well, well, well! il a été élu ! -- tiens, tiens !• well, what do you think of it? alors qu'en dites-vous ?• well, here we are at last! eh bien ! nous voilà enfin !• you know Paul? well, he's getting married vous connaissez Paul ? eh bien il se marie• are you coming? -- well... I've got a lot to do here vous venez ? -- c'est que... j'ai beaucoup à faire ici5. adjective(comparative, superlative best)a. bien, bon• that's all very well but... tout ça c'est bien joli mais... (PROV) all's well that ends well(PROV) tout est bien qui finit bienb. ( = healthy) how are you? -- very well, thank you comment allez-vous ? -- très bien, merci• get well soon! remets-toi vite !c. (cautious) it is as well to remember that... il ne faut pas oublier que...6. prefix• well-chosen/dressed bien choisi/habillé7. compounds• you would be well-advised to leave vous auriez (tout) intérêt à partir ► well-appointed adjective [house, room] bien aménagé► well-kept adjective [house, garden, hair] bien entretenu ; [hands, nails] soigné ; [secret] bien gardé► well-meaning adjective [person] bien intentionné ; [remark, action] fait avec les meilleures intentions• you don't know when you're well-off ( = fortunate) tu ne connais pas ton bonheur ► well-paid adjective bien payé• he got many letters from well-wishers il a reçu de nombreuses lettres d'encouragement ► well-woman clinic noun (British) centre prophylactique et thérapeutique pour femmes* * *I 1. [wel]1) ( in good health)are you well? — vous allez bien?, tu vas bien?
‘how is he?’ - ‘as well as can be expected’ — ‘comment va-t-il?’ - ‘pas trop mal étant donné les circonstances’
2) ( in satisfactory state) bienthat's all very well, but — tout ça c'est bien beau, mais
it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu peux rire, mais
3) ( prudent)4) ( fortunate)it was just as well for him that the shops were still open — il a eu de la chance que les magasins aient été encore ouverts
2.the flight was delayed, which was just as well — le vol a été retardé, ce qui n'était pas plus mal
1) ( satisfactorily) bienI did well in the general knowledge questions — je me suis bien débrouillé pour les questions de culture générale
to do well at school — être bon/bonne élève
to do well by somebody — se montrer généreux/-euse avec quelqu'un
some businessmen did quite well out of the war — certains hommes d'affaires se sont enrichis pendant la guerre
she didn't come out of it very well — ( of situation) elle ne s'en est pas très bien sortie; (of article, programme etc) ce n'était pas très flatteur pour elle
2) ( used with modal verbs)I can well believe it — je veux bien le croire, je n'ai pas de mal à le croire
‘shall I shut the door?’ - ‘you might as well’ — ‘est-ce que je ferme la porte?’ - ‘pourquoi pas’
she looked shocked, as well she might — elle a eu l'air choquée, ce qui n'avait rien d'étonnant
3) ( intensifier) bien, largementthe weather remained fine well into September — le temps est resté au beau fixe pendant une bonne partie du mois de septembre
she was active well into her eighties — elle était toujours active même au-delà de ses quatre-vingts ans
4) ( approvingly)5)3.exclamation ( expressing astonishment) eh bien!; (expressing indignation, disgust) ça alors!; ( expressing disappointment) tant pis!; (after pause in conversation, account) bon; ( qualifying statement) enfinwell, you may be right — après tout, tu as peut-être raison
well, that's too bad — c'est vraiment dommage
well then, what's the problem? — alors, quel est le problème?
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — ma foi, je n'y peux rien
4.well, well, well, so you're off to America? — alors comme ça, tu pars aux États-Unis!
as well adverbial phrase aussi5.as well as prepositional phrase aussi bien quethey have a house in the country as well as an apartment in Paris — ils ont à la fois une maison à la campagne et un appartement à Paris
••to be well in with somebody — (colloq) être bien avec quelqu'un (colloq)
to leave well alone GB ou well enough alone US — ne pas s'en mêler
II 1. [wel] 2.you're well out of it! — (colloq) heureusement que tu n'as plus rien à voir avec ça!
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28 bancassurance
BANKING bancassurance fThe term imported from the continent is bancassurance. In essence, it is meant to describe the business model that uses a bank's high street branches to sell insurance products.
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29 paper
paper copy copie f papier;paper shredder déchiqueteuse fpaper loss moins-value f;paper profit profit m fictif;paper securities titres m pl fiduciaires, papiers m pl valeurs(c) (banknotes) billets m pl (de banque)paper currency papier-monnaie m;paper money papier-monnaiepaper feed alimentation f en papier;paper format format m de papier;paper jam bourrage m de papier;paper tray bac m à feuillesWall Street's rapid rise has meant many Americans feel richer and they have been prepared to spend their paper profits from the US equity markets by borrowing against them or running down their savings. If Mr Greenspan's policy decisions spark a crisis of confidence, Wall Street could nose dive with a consequent impact on consumer spending.
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30 additional
adjective This has meant additional work for me.) supplémentaire -
31 dawn on
(to become suddenly clear to (a person): It suddenly dawned on me what he had meant.) venir subitement à l'esprit -
32 demo
['deməu]plural - demos; noun1) ((usually) a recording sent to radio stations or producers to show the ability of a musician, singer etc or an example of a computer program etc meant to promote sales.)2) (a demonstration.) -
33 harm
1. noun(damage; injury; distress: I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go.) mal2. verb(to cause (a person) harm: There's no need to be frightened - he won't harm you.) faire du mal à- harmful- harmless - harmlessly - harmlessness - out of harm's way -
34 hold back
1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) cacher (qqch. à qqn)2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) retenir3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) retarder -
35 mean well
(to have good intentions: He meant well by what he said.) avoir de bonnes intentions -
36 misconstrue
[,miskən'stru:]((formal) to misunderstand; to interpret wrongly: That's not what she meant, her statement was misconstrued.) -
37 miss the boat
(to be left behind, miss an opportunity etc: I meant to send her a birthday card but I missed the boat - her birthday was last week.) manquer le coche -
38 score
[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) score2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partition3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) vingtaine2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) marquer2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) rayer3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) marquer les points•- scorer- score-board - on that score - scores of - scores - settle old scores -
39 disrespect
disrespect n manque m de respect (for envers) ; to show disrespect to ou towards sb manquer de respect envers qn ; he meant no disrespect il n'avait pas l'intention de manquer de respect ; no disrespect (to you) sauf votre respect ; no disrespect (to him/her) avec tout le respect que je lui dois. -
40 everything
❢ Everything is almost always translated by tout. For examples and particular usages, see below. pron tout ; is everything all right? est-ce que tout va bien? ; you mustn't believe everything you hear il ne faut pas croire tout ce que tu entends ; they've eaten everything else ils ont mangé tout le reste ; money isn't everything l'argent n'est pas tout ; he's got everything going for him il a tout pour lui ; she meant everything to him elle était tout pour lui ; have you got your papers and everything? est-ce que vous avez vos papiers et tout le reste? ; I like him and everything ○ , but I wouldn't choose to go on holiday with him je l'aime bien, c'est vrai, mais je ne choisirais pas de partir en vacances avec lui.
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