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1 wanting
1 ( lacking) to be wanting faire défaut ; what was wanting was a little understanding ce qui faisait défaut, c'était un peu de compréhension ; to be wanting in manquer de ; a speech wanting in fervour un discours manquant d'ardeur ; -
2 wanting
wanting ['wɒntɪŋ]∎ to be found wanting (person) ne pas convenir, ne pas faire l'affaire; (machine) ne pas convenir, ne pas être au point∎ to be wanting in sth manquer de qch;∎ there is something wanting le compte n'y est pas -
3 wanting
['wɒntɪŋ] -
4 blame
blame [bleɪm]a. ( = fix responsibility on) to blame sb for sth• who is to blame for this accident? qui est responsable de cet accident ?b. ( = censure) blâmer• to blame o.s. for sth/for having done sth se reprocher qch/d'avoir fait qch• he's leaving -- you can't blame him! il part -- je le comprends !2. nouna. ( = responsibility) responsabilité fb. ( = censure) blâme m* * *[bleɪm] 1.1) ( responsibility) responsabilité f ( for de)to take ou bear the blame — prendre or assumer la responsabilité
to put ou lay the blame for something on somebody — attribuer la responsabilité de quelque chose à quelqu'un
2) ( criticism) reproches mpl2.transitive verb en vouloir à [person, group]; accuser [weather, recession, system]3. -
5 put down
1) poser [object, plane]; mettre [rat poison etc]2) ( suppress) réprimer3) ( write down) mettre (par écrit)4) ( ascribe)5) ( charge)6) ( destroy) ( by injection) piquer; ( by other method) abattre [animal]7) ( deposit)to put £50 down on something — verser 50 livres d'arrhes sur quelque chose
8) ( store) mettre [quelque chose] en cave [wine]; affiner [cheese]9) ( put on agenda) inscrire [quelque chose] à l'ordre du jourput [somebody] down, put down [somebody]10) déposer [passenger]11) (colloq) ( humiliate) rabaisser13) (classify, count in)to put somebody down as — considérer quelqu'un comme [possibility, candidate, fool]
to put somebody down for — ( note as wanting or offering) compter [quelque chose] pour quelqu'un [contribution]; ( put on waiting list) inscrire quelqu'un sur la liste d'attente pour
to put somebody down for £10 — compter 10 livres pour quelqu'un
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6 stuff
stuff [stʌf]1. noun• that's the stuff! bravo !• stuff and nonsense! (inf!) balivernes !( = fill) [+ cushion, toy] rembourrer ( with avec ) ; [+ animal] empailler ; [+ sack, pockets] remplir ( with de ) ; [+ chicken, tomato] farcir ( with avec ) ; ( = cram) [+ objects, clothes, books] fourrer• to stuff o.s. with food se gaver de nourriture* * *[stʌf] 1.noun [U]1) ( unnamed substance) truc (colloq) mexpensive stuff, caviar — ça coûte cher, le caviar
it's strong stuff — c'est costaud (colloq)
2) (colloq) ( unnamed objects) trucs (colloq) mpl; ( implying disorder) bazar (colloq) m; ( belongings) affaires fpl3) (colloq) (content of speech, book, film etc)who wrote this stuff? — gen qui a écrit ça?; pej qui a écrit cette chose?
do you believe all that stuff about his private life? — tu crois à tout ce qu'on dit sur sa vie privée?
4) ( fabric) lit étoffe f; fig essence f2.transitive verb1) (fill, pack) garnir, rembourrer ( with de); ( implying haste) bourrer ( with de); ( block up) boucher ( with avec)2) ( pack in) fourrer (colloq)3) Culinary farcir4) [taxidermist] empailler3.stuffed past participle adjective Culinary farci; [toy animal] en peluche; [bird, fox] empailléPhrasal Verbs:- stuff up••a bit of stuff — (colloq) péj une gonzesse (colloq) pej
to do one's stuff — (colloq) faire ce qu'on a à faire
to know one's stuff — (colloq) connaître son affaire (colloq)
that's the stuff! — (colloq) c'est bon!
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7 throw out
throw out [somebody/something], throw [somebody/something] out jeter [rubbish]; expulser [person] (of de); ( from membership) renvoyer (of de)throw out [something], throw [something] out1) ( extend)2) ( reject) gen Law rejeter [application, decision]; Politics repousser [bill]he just threw out some comment about wanting... — il a juste dit qu'il voulait...
throw [somebody] out ( mislead) déconcerter -
8 unwittingly
unwittingly [ʌnˈwɪtɪŋlɪ][cause, reveal] involontairement* * *[ʌn'wɪtɪŋlɪ]1) ( innocently) innocemment2) ( without wanting to) involontairement3) ( accidentally) accidentellement -
9 business
∎ to be in the antiques/restaurant business être dans les antiquités/la restauration;∎ what's his line of business?, what business is he in? qu'est-ce qu'il fait (comme métier)?;∎ to set up in business ouvrir un commerce;∎ to be in/go into business for oneself être/s'établir ou s'installer à son compte;∎ she's in business elle est dans les affaires;∎ the company has been in business for 20 years la société existe depuis 20 ans;∎ they've been in business together for 20 years ils sont associés depuis 20 ans;∎ to go out of business faire faillite;∎ supermarkets have put many small shops out of business les supermarchés ont obligé beaucoup de petits magasins à fermer;∎ business is slow les affaires ne marchent pas;∎ I've got some business to discuss with him il faut que je discute affaires avec lui;∎ to be away on business être en déplacement (pour affaires);∎ to go to London on business aller à Londres pour affaires;∎ to lose business perdre de la clientèle;∎ to do business with sb faire affaire ou des affaires avec qn;∎ to do good business faire de bonnes affaires;∎ it's good/bad for business c'est bon/mauvais pour les affaires;∎ we have lost business to foreign competitors nous avons perdu une partie de notre clientèle au profit de concurrents étrangers;∎ how's business? comment vont les affaires?;∎ business is business les affaires sont les affairesbusiness account compte m professionnel ou commercial;business accounting comptabilité f commerciale;business acquaintance relation f d'affaires;business activity activité f commerciale;business acumen sens m des affaires;business administration gestion f commerciale;business agent agent m d'affaires;business angel business angel m, investisseur m providentiel;business application application f bureautique;business appointment rendez-vous m d'affaires;business area quartier m des affaires;business associate associé(e) m, f;business bank banque f d'affaires;business banking opérations f pl des banques d'affaires;business buyer acheteur(euse) m, f industriel(elle);business call visite f d'affaires;business card carte f (de visite) d'affaires;business centre centre m des affaires;business circles milieux m pl d'affaires;business class (in air travel) classe f affaires;business college école f (supérieure) de commerce;business community monde m des affaires;∎ members of the business community are unhappy about government proposals to increase corporation tax le monde des affaires est opposé au projet gouvernemental d'augmentation de l'impôt sur les sociétés;business computer ordinateur m de bureau;business computing informatique f de gestion;business concern entreprise f commerciale;business consultancy cabinet m d'affaires;business correspondence correspondance f ou communication f commerciale;business correspondent correspondant(e) m, f financier(ère);business cycle cycle m des affaires;COMPUTING business data processing informatique d'entreprise;business economist économiste m f d'entreprise;business enterprise entreprise commerciale;business ethics déontologie f ou morale f professionnelle;business expenses frais m pl professionnels;business failure défaillance f d'entreprise;COMPUTING business graphics graphiques m pl de gestion;business hotel hôtel m d'affaires;business intelligence system réactique f;business lawyer avocat(e) m, f d'affaires;business letter lettre f commerciale;business lounge (in airport) salon m classe affaires;business lunch déjeuner m d'affaires;business management gestion d'entreprise; (study) économie f d'entreprise;business manager directeur(trice) m, f commercial(e);business market marché m des entreprises;business meeting rendez-vous d'affaires;MARKETING business mission mission f d'activité ou de l'entreprise;business news chronique f économique;business operation opération f commerciale;business park parc m ou zone f d'activités;business partner partenaire m f commercial(e);business plan plan m commercial;business policy politique f de gestion;business portfolio portefeuille m d'activités;business premises locaux m pl commerciaux ou à usage commercial;business process reengineering réorganisation f des processus;business proposition proposition f d'affaires;business relations relations f pl d'affaires ou commerciales;business school école (supérieure) de commerce;ECONOMICS business sector secteur m tertiaire ou d'affaires;business services services m pl du secteur tertiaire, services aux entreprises;COMPUTING business software logiciel m de bureautique;business strategy stratégie f d'entreprise ou commerciale;business studies (subject) études f pl commercialesbusiness transaction transaction f commerciale;business trend courant m d'affaires;business trip voyage m d'affaires;business world monde m des affaires(b) (company, firm) affaire f, entreprise f;∎ to run a business gérer une entreprise, diriger un commerce;∎ to have one's own business travailler à son compte;∎ business for sale commerce m à vendre;∎ a profitable business une entreprise lucrative ou rentable;∎ the small business sector la petite entreprise(c) (on agenda) points m pl divers;∎ any other business d'autres questions à l'ordre du jourNat West is setting up a database of business angels... experienced business people able and willing to invest in small enterprises. There are also patron angels (people looking for longterm projects to invest in but wanting no personal involvement) and occupational angels (mainly retired or redundant people with up to £50 000 to invest, and looking for day-to-day involvement).
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10 drawdown
FINANCE tirage mUntil now, anyone wanting to take advantage of drawdown had first to make the costly transfer into a personal pension plan. The new rules aim to make this unnecessary by extending drawdown to occupational money purchase schemes... small, self-administered schemes... executive pension plans... additional voluntary contributions... and individual or free-standing AVCs.
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11 antisocial
[ænti'səuʃəl]1) (against the welfare of the community etc: It is antisocial to drop rubbish in the street.) antisocial2) (not wanting the company of others: Since his wife died, he has become more and more antisocial.) sauvage -
12 anxious
['æŋkʃəs]1) (worried about what may happen or have happened: She is anxious about her father's health.) anxieux2) (causing worry, fear or uncertainty: an anxious moment.) angoissant3) (wanting very much (to do etc something): He's very anxious to please.) (très) désireux de•- anxiety -
13 be out for
(to be wanting or intending to get: She is out for revenge.) vouloir, chercher -
14 blame
[bleim] 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) blâmer2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) reprocher (qqch. à qqn)2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) responsabilité -
15 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) conservateur/-trice2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) conservateur -
16 headstrong
adjective ((of people) difficult to persuade or control; always doing or wanting to do what they themselves want: a headstrong, obstinate child.) volontaire -
17 hungry
adjective (wanting or needing food etc: a hungry baby; I'm hungry - I haven't eaten all day; He's hungry for adventure.) affamé -
18 in peace
1) (without disturbance: Why can't you leave me in peace?) en paix2) (not wanting to fight: They said they came in peace.) dans des dispositions pacifiques -
19 inert
[i'nə:t]1) (without the power to move: A stone is an inert object.) inerte2) ((of people) not wanting to move, act or think: lazy, inert people.) apathique•- inertia -
20 intent
[-t]1) ((with on) meaning, planning or wanting to do (something): He's intent on going; He's intent on marrying the girl.) décidé (à)2) ((with on) concentrating hard on: He was intent on the job he was doing.) absorbé (par)
См. также в других словарях:
wanting — [wän′tiŋ] adj. 1. absent; lacking; missing [a coat with some buttons wanting] 2. not up to some standard; inadequate in some essential [weighed and found wanting] prep. 1. lacking (something); without [a watch wanting a minute hand] 2. minus;… … English World dictionary
Wanting — Want ing, a. Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wanting — index defective, deficient, delinquent (overdue), destitute, devoid, faulty, imperfect, inadept … Law dictionary
wanting discretion — index imprudent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wanting in candor — index disingenuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wanting in probity — index dishonest, fraudulent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wanting in proportion — index disproportionate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wanting — [adj] lacking, inadequate absent, away, bankrupt, bereft, burned out*, cooked*, cut off, defective, deficient, deprived, destitute, devoid, disappointing, empty, failing, faulty, gone, half baked*, imperfect, incomplete, in default, inferior,… … New thesaurus
wanting — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking in something required, necessary, or usual. 2) absent; not provided … English terms dictionary
wanting — want|ing [ˈwɔntıŋ US ˈwo:n , ˈwa:n ] adj [not before noun] formal something that is wanting lacks or misses something that it needs or something that you expect it to have ▪ Their security procedures were found wanting . wanting in ▪ They were… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wanting — adjective (not before noun) 1 be found wanting proven not to be good enough for a particular purpose: Traditional solutions had been tried and found wanting. 2 wanting in sth formal not having enough of something: wanting in grace and tact 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English