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1 constat
constat [kɔ̃sta]masculine nouna. ( = procès-verbal) constat (d'huissier) affidavit drawn up by a bailiffb. ( = constatation) constat d'échec/d'impuissance acknowledgement of failure/impotence* * *kɔ̃stanom masculin1) ( procès-verbal) certified ou official report2) ( bilan) assessment3) ( preuve) acknowledgement•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kɔ̃sta nm1) ADMINISTRATION, DROIT, [huissier] certified report (by bailiff), [police] report, [accident] statement for insurance purposes2) (= observation) observation* * *constat nm2 ( bilan) assessment;3 ( preuve) acknowledgement.constat (à l') amiable Assur accident report; constat d'adultère Jur record of adultery; constat d'échec fig admission of failure; faire un constat d'échec to admit failure; constat d'huissier Jur bailiff's report.ⓘ Constat A constat is a report certified by a huissier which can be used as evidence in legal proceedings. In the case of motor accidents, a constat describing the sequence of events is completed by all the parties and forwarded to the insurance companies.[kɔ̃sta] nom masculin1. [acte] certified statement ou reportfaisons le constat [après un accident] let's fill in the necessary papers (for the insurance)2. [bilan] reviewfaire un constat d'échec to acknowledge ou to admit a failureWhen there is a car crash, the drivers have to produce a report that explains the causes of the accident. It must be signed by both parties and is then used by the insurance companies to determine responsibilities. Insurance companies supply drivers with prepared constats which need to be filled out and sent within 5 days of the accident. -
2 politique-fiction
pɔlitikfiksjɔ̃ nf* * *politique-fiction, pl politiques-fictions nf Cin, Littérat literary or film genre describing an imaginary political future.[pɔlitikfiksjɔ̃] ( pluriel politiques-fictions) nom féminin -
3 a
n. m.1. Prouver par a+b: To prove by logical reasoning, with mathematical precision.2. C'est l'abc du métier: It's one of the first things you learn.3. De A jusqu'à Z: Through and through, thoroughly. (This expression is sometimes used in a jocular and ironic way describing a lax approach to a demanding task; it is worth noting that on a French typewriter A and Z are adjacent on the keyboard.) -
4 âme
n. f. Small red tag stapled to postal bags describing contents. -
5 chamade
n. f. Battre la chamade: To be 'alla-dither', to be confused and distraught. (The usage originates in the expression avoir le cœur qui bat la chamade describing palpitations brought on by strong emotions.) -
6 joie
n. f. Fille de joie: Prostitute. (The appellation is very much a bourgeois term describing the 'ladies of the night'.) -
7 Saint-Galmier
Proper name. Avoir les épaules en bouteille de Saint-Galmier (joc.): To have narrow sloping shoulders. (The eau minérale of Saint-Galmier is sold in distinctive longnecked bottles, hence the jocular and ironic reference made to them when describing a gawky individual.) -
8 sein
n. m.1. Le coup du troisième sein. Faire le coup du troisième sein is a humorous expression describing the ploy where a mother breast-feeding a hungry baby offers it more from the first breast, which is still empty.2. Tu mefais mal aux seins! You get on my tits! — You're a bloody nuisance! -
9 Assermenté
(adj.)literally sworn in. Adjective describing an official or individual who has taken an oath of office, or been sworn in. Foreigners in France may sometimes need to provide certified translations of official documents from their country of origin. These must be translated into French by a state recognised translator, who has been sworn in as a translator, and is known as a traducteur assermenté.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Assermenté
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