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benefit [ˈbenɪfɪt]1. nouna. bienfait m• for maximum benefit, exercise every day pour un bienfait maximum, faites des exercices chaque jour• he's beginning to feel the benefit of his stay in the country il commence à ressentir les bienfaits de son séjour à la campagnec. ( = charity performance) représentation f de bienfaisance4. compounds* * *['benɪfɪt] 1.to feel the benefit of — ressentir l'effet favorable de [change, holiday]
to give somebody the benefit of — faire profiter quelqu'un de [experience, knowledge]
to have the benefit of — bénéficier de [education]
‘salary £20,000 plus benefits’ — ‘salaire de 20000 livres sterling plus avantages sociaux’
2) ( financial aid) allocation f2. 3.to be on benefit(s) — GB toucher les allocations
transitive verb (p prés etc - t-) profiter à [person]; être avantageux/-euse pour [group, nation]4.intransitive verb (p prés etc - t-) profiterto benefit from ou by — tirer profit de
to benefit from ou by doing — gagner à faire
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1 noun(a) (advantage) avantage m;∎ to have the benefit of sth bénéficier de qch;∎ the benefits of a good education les avantages mpl ou les bienfaits mpl d'une bonne éducation;∎ she is starting to feel the benefits of the treatment elle commence à ressentir les bienfaits du traitement;∎ she did it for the benefit of the whole family elle a agi pour le bien-être de toute la famille;∎ I'm saying this for your benefit je dis cela pour toi ou pour ton bien;∎ for the benefit of those who arrived late pour les retardataires ou ceux qui sont arrivés en retard;∎ the speech she made was all for his benefit le discours qu'elle a prononcé ne s'adressait qu'à lui;∎ the holiday wasn't of much benefit to him les vacances ne lui ont pas fait tellement de bien;∎ our discussion was of no benefit to me notre discussion ne m'a rien apporté;∎ it's to your benefit to watch your diet il est dans votre intérêt de surveiller ce que vous mangez;∎ this law is to the benefit of the wealthy cette loi favorise les gens aisés;∎ to offer sb the benefit of one's experience faire profiter qn de son expérience;∎ with the benefit of hindsight, I now see I was wrong avec le recul ou rétrospectivement, je m'aperçois que j'avais tort;∎ to give sb the benefit of the doubt laisser ou accorder à qn le bénéfice du doute;∎ Finance benefits (to employee) avantages mpl sociaux∎ social security benefits prestations fpl sociales;∎ American tax benefit dégrèvement m, allègement m fiscal(do good to) faire du bien à; (bring financial profit to) profiter à;∎ a steady exchange rate benefits trade un change stable est avantageux pour le commerce ou favorise le commerce;∎ whom does it benefit? qui en bénéficie?;∎ it will benefit mankind c'est l'humanité toute entière qui en profitera∎ to benefit by or from sth bénéficier de qch, profiter de qch, tirer avantage de qch;∎ he will benefit from the experience l'expérience lui sera bénéfique;∎ no one is likely to benefit by or from the closures personne n'a de chance de tirer avantage des fermetures;∎ the novel would benefit greatly from judicious editing le roman gagnerait beaucoup à être révisé de façon judicieuse;∎ you would benefit from a stay in the country un séjour à la campagne vous ferait du bien;∎ who benefits most from his death? à qui sa mort profite-t-elle le plus?►► British Administration Benefits Agency caisse f des allocations sociales;benefit concert concert m (au profit d'une association caritative);Sport benefit match match m (au profit d'un joueur auquel on rend hommage);Finance benefits package (to employee) avantages mpl sociaux;Theatre benefit performance représentation f de bienfaisance;Marketing benefit segmentation segmentation f par avantages recherchés; -
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1 noun∎ to be on benefit toucher l'aide sociale;∎ to pay out benefits verser des prestationsBenefits Agency caisse f des allocations socialesbenefits package avantages sociaux;MARKETING benefit segmentation segmentation f par avantages recherchés(person, country) profiter à; (trade) favoriser;∎ a steady exchange rate benefits trade un taux d'échange stable est avantageux au commerce ou favorise le commerce;∎ the change will benefit all employees tous les employés bénéficieront de ce changementto benefit from sth profiter de qch, tirer profit de qch;∎ to benefit from a rise in prices profiter de ou tirer profit d'une hausse de prix -
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['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) bienfaits2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) tirer profit de2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) faire du bien à•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt -
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housing [ˈhaʊzɪŋ]1. nounlogement m• affordable housing is difficult to find les logements à des prix abordables sont difficiles à trouver2. compounds[matters, problem] de logement ; [crisis] du logement► housing association noun (British) (for providing housing) association qui construit et rénove des logements pour les louer à des prix raisonnables ; (for co-ownership) association f de copropriétaires► housing estate noun (British) ( = council-owned flats) cité f ; ( = privately-owned houses) lotissement m* * *['haʊzɪŋ] 1.noun (houses, flats) logements mpl2. -
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child [t∫aɪld](plural children)1. nounenfant mf2. compounds[labour] des enfants ; [psychology, psychiatry] de l'enfant, infantile ; [psychologist, psychiatrist] pour enfants► child abuser noun auteur m de sévices sur enfant(s) ; (sexual) auteur m d'abus sexuels sur enfant(s)* * *[tʃaɪld]child star/prodigy — enfant vedette/prodige; fig
child of nature — fig enfant de la nature
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décès m, mort f;∎ death in service (benefit) capital-décès mFINANCE death benefit capital-décès;British death duty droits m pl de succession;American death tax droits de succession -
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