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I.prime1 [pʀim]feminine nouna. ( = cadeau) free gift• prime de fin d'année/de rendement Christmas/productivity bonusc. (Insurance, stock exchange) premiumII.prime2 [pʀim]adjectivea. ( = premier) dès sa prime jeunesse from his earliest youth* * *pʀim
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1) ( premier)de prime abord — at first, initially
dans sa prime jeunesse — in the early days of his/her youth
2) Mathématique prime
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1) ( récompense) bonusen prime avec votre abonnement, recevez ce magnifique réveil — as a free gift to new subscribers, we're offering this fabulous alarm clock
et en prime il a reçu un coup de pied aux fesses — hum and, for good measure, he got a kick in the backside
2) ( indemnité) allowance3) ( subvention) subsidy4) ( d'assurance) premium5) ( en escrime) prime•Phrasal Verbs:* * *pʀim1. nf1) (= bonification) bonusIl a eu une prime en récompense de son travail. — He received a bonus for his work.
2) (= subside) allowance3) COMMERCEen prime — free, as a free gift
J'ai eu ce stylo en prime avec l'agenda. — I got this pen free with the diary., I got this pen as a free gift with the diary.
4) ASSURANCES, BOURSE premium2. adj* * *A adj1 ( premier) de prime abord at first, initially; de prime abord, je l'ai trouvé antipathique at first, I disliked him; dans sa prime jeunesse in the first flush of youth, in the early days of his/her youth; la prime enfance early childhood;B nf1 ( récompense) bonus; en prime avec votre abonnement, recevez ce magnifique réveil as a free gift to new subscribers, we're offering this fabulous alarm clock; financer de telles émissions, c'est donner une prime à la bêtise giving financial backing to programmesGB like that amounts to actively encouraging idiocy; et en prime il a reçu un coup de pied aux fesses and, for good measure, he got a kick in the backside;2 ( indemnité) allowance;3 ( subvention) subsidy;5 ( en escrime) prime.prime d'ancienneté seniority bonus; prime à la construction building subsidy; prime de déménagement removal allowance GB, relocation allowance; prime à l'embauche recruitment premium; prime d'encouragement incentive bonus; prime d'équipement development subsidy; prime à l'exportation export subsidy; prime de fin d'année Christmas bonus; prime de licenciement redundancy payment GB, severance pay; prime de précarité allowance to compensate for insecurity of employment; prime de rendement productivity bonus; prime de risque danger money; prime de transport transport allowance GB, transportation allowance US; prime de vie chère cost-of-living allowance.[prim] adjectif2. (littéraire) [premier]dès sa prime enfance ou jeunesse from her earliest childhood————————[prim] nom féminin1. [gratification] bonusprime de rendement ou de résultat productivity bonusprime de transport/déménagement travel/relocation allowanceprime de licenciement redundancy payment, severance pay2. [incitation] subsidycette mesure est une prime à la délation (figuré) this measure will only encourage people to denounce others4. BOURSE [taux] option rate[somme] option money5. (locution)de prime abord locution adverbialeat first sight ou glanceen prime locution adverbialeen prime, vous gagnez trois tasses à café as a bonus, you get a free gift of three coffee cupsnon seulement il fait rien mais en prime il se plaint! not only does he do nothing, but he complains as well!
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