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1 clearance
clearance [ˈklɪərəns]1. nounb. [of boat, car] dégagement md. ( = permission) autorisation f2. compounds* * *['klɪərəns]1) ( permission) autorisation f2) ( customs certificate) déclaration f en douane3) Administration, Military habilitation f sécuritaire4) ( removal) ( of trees) abattage m; ( of buildings) démolition f; ( of vegetation) défrichage m5) Commerce liquidation f6) ( gap)7) Finance compensation f -
2 prime
prime [praɪm]1. adjectivea. ( = principal) primordial ; [concern, aim] premierb. ( = excellent) [advantage, site] exceptionnel2. noun( = peak) in one's prime dans la fleur de l'âgea. [+ gun, bomb] amorcerb. [+ surface for painting] apprêterc. [+ person] mettre au courant4. compounds► prime time noun prime time m, heure(s) f(pl) de grande écoute adjective [programme, audience] aux heures de grande écoute* * *[praɪm] 1.1) ( peak period)in one's prime — ( professionally) à son apogée; ( physically) dans la fleur de l'âge
2) Mathematics (also prime number) nombre m premier2.1) ( chief) gen principal; [importance] primordial2) Commerce ( good quality) [site] de premier ordre; [meat, cuts] de premier choix; [foodstuffs] d'une parfaite fraîcheurin prime condition — [machine] en parfait état; [livestock] en parfaite condition
3) (épith) ( classic) [example, instance] excellent4) Mathematics premier/-ière3.transitive verb1) ( brief) préparer2) ( apply primer to) appliquer un apprêt sur3) Military, Technology amorcer -
3 prime
A n1 ( peak period) in one's prime (politically, professionally) à son apogée ; ( physically) dans la fleur de l'âge ; in its prime [organization, industry] à son apogée ; to be past one's prime [person] avoir passé son heure de gloire ; to be past its prime [building, institution, car] avoir connu des jours meilleurs ; in the prime of life dans la fleur de l'âge ;3 Relig prime f.B adj1 ( chief) [aim, candidate, factor, target, suspect] principal ; [importance] primordial ; of prime importance de première importance ;2 Comm ( good quality) ( épith) [site, location, land] de premier ordre ; [meat, cuts] de premier choix ; [foodstuffs] d'une parfaite fraîcheur ; in prime condition [machine] en parfait état ; [livestock] en parfaite condition ; of prime quality de première qualité ;3 ( classic) [example, instance] excellent (before n) ;4 Math premier/-ière (after n).C vtr1 ( brief) préparer [witness, interviewee] ; to prime sb about mettre qn au courant de [details, facts] ; to prime sb to say souffler à qn de dire ; to be primed for sth être préparé pour qch ;3 Mil amorcer [device, bomb, firearm] ;4 Tech amorcer [pump]. -
4 target
A n1 (in archery, shooting practice) cible f ;2 Mil (of bomb, missile) objectif m ; to be a soft target être une cible facile ; to be right on target être en plein dans la cible ;3 (goal, objective) objectif m, but m ; production target cible f de production ; to meet one's target atteindre son but ; to be on target réaliser ses objectifs ; the figures are way off ou below target les chiffres sont très insuffisants ;4 ( butt) cible f ; to be the target of être objet de [abuse, ridicule] ; an easy ou soft target une cible facile ; to be right on target [jibe, criticism] mettre en plein dans le mille ○.C vtr1 Mil ( aim) diriger [weapon, missile] (at, on sur) ; ( choose as objective) prendre [qch] pour cible [city, site, factory] ;2 fig ( in marketing) viser, cibler [group, sector] ; to be targeted at [product, publication] viser, cibler [group].
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