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1 business
business [ˈbɪznɪs]1. noun• what line of business is he in? (inf) qu'est-ce qu'il fait (dans la vie) ?• now we're in business! (inf) ( = ready) maintenant nous sommes prêts !• "business as usual" « nous restons ouverts pendant les travaux »b. ( = volume of trade) our business has doubled in the last year notre chiffre d'affaires a doublé par rapport à l'année dernièrec. ( = firm) entreprise fd. ( = task) affaire f• it's time the government got on with the business of dealing with inflation il est temps que le gouvernement s'occupe sérieusement du problème de l'inflation• that's my business! c'est mon affaire• mind your own business! (inf) mêlez-vous de vos affaires !e. ( = undertaking) moving house is a costly business cela coûte cher de déménagerf. ( = situation) affaire f2. compounds[lunch, meeting, trip] d'affaires• the business end of a rifle le canon d'un fusil ► business hours plural noun [of shops] heures fpl d'ouverture ; [of offices] heures fpl de bureau* * *['bɪznɪs] 1.1) [U] ( commerce) affaires fplthey're back in business — Commerce ils ont repris leurs activités
she's gone to Brussels on business — elle est allée à Bruxelles pour affaires or en voyage d'affaires
it's good/bad for business — ça fait marcher/ne fait pas marcher les affaires
‘business as usual’ — ( on shop window) ‘nous restons ouverts pendant les travaux’
it is/it was business as usual — fig c'est/c'était comme à l'habitude
2) (custom, trade)we are doing twice as much business as last summer — notre chiffre d'affaires a doublé par rapport à l'été dernier
3) (trade, profession) métier m4) (company, firm) affaire f, entreprise f; ( shop) commerce m, boutique f5) [U] ( important matters) questions fpl importantes; (duties, tasks) devoirs mpl, occupations fpl‘any other business’ — ( on agenda) ‘questions diverses’
6) ( concern)mind your own business! — (colloq) occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires! (colloq)
7) ( affair) histoire f, affaire fit's a bad ou sorry business — c'est une triste affaire
8) (bother, nuisance) histoire f2.noun modifier [ address, letter, transaction] commercial; [ pages] affaires; [ meeting, consortium] d'affairesbusiness people — hommes mpl d'affaires
••she can play the piano like nobody's business — (colloq) elle joue du piano comme personne
to work like nobody's business — (colloq) travailler d'arrache-pied
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2 boom
boom [bu:m](a) (resonate → gen) retentir, résonner; (→ guns, thunder) tonner, gronder; (→ waves) gronder, mugir; Music (→ organ) ronfler; (→ voice) tonner, tonitruer∎ business was booming les affaires étaient en plein essor;∎ car sales are booming les ventes de voitures connaissent une forte progression(a) (say loudly) tonner;∎ "nonsense!" she boomed "quelles idioties!", dit-elle d'une voix tonitruante3 noun(a) (sound → gen) retentissement m; (→ of guns, thunder) grondement m; (→ of waves) grondement m, mugissement m; Music (→ of organ) ronflement m; (→ of voice) rugissement m, grondement m(b) (period of expansion) (vague f de) prospérité f, boom m, période f d'essor; (of trade) forte hausse f ou progression f; (of prices, sales) brusque ou très forte hausse f, montée f en flèche; (of product) popularité f, vogue f;∎ Economics boom and bust (cycle) cycle m expansion-récession(d) Television & Cinema (for camera, microphone) perche f, girafe f; Technology (for crane) flèche fTelevision & Cinema boom operator perchiste mf;Economics boom town ville f en plein essor, ville-champignon f➲ boom outtonner;∎ "of course!" he boomed out "bien sûr!", dit-il d'une voix tonitruante
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