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closed [kləʊzd](a) (shut → shop, museum etc) fermé; (→ eyes) fermé, clos; (→ opening, pipe) obturé, bouché; (→ road) barré; (→ economy, mind) fermé;∎ road closed to traffic (sign) route interdite à la circulation;∎ figurative we found the door closed nous avons trouvé porte close;∎ Law in closed session à huis clos;∎ to do sth behind closed doors faire qch en cachette;∎ economics is a closed book to me je ne comprends rien à l'économie(b) (restricted) exclusif;∎ a closed society un cercle fermé►► closed circuit television télévision f en circuit fermé;Politics closed primary = aux États-Unis, élection primaire réservée aux membres d'un parti;closed set ensemble m fermé;Industry closed shop (practice) = système selon lequel une entreprise n'embauche que des travailleurs syndiqués; (establishment) = entreprise qui n'embauche que des travailleurs syndiqués -
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primary, US [transcription][-merI]A n3 Sch ⇒ primary school.B adj1 ( main) [aim, cause, concern, factor, reason, role, source, task] principal ; [sense, meaning] premier/-ière (after n) ; [importance] primordial ; of primary importance de première importance ;3 ( initial) [stage] premier/-ière (before n) ;4 Geol [rock] primaire ;ⓘ Primaries Aux États-Unis, les partis politiques choisissent leurs délégués au cours des élections primaires. Les délégués se réunissent ensuite dans une convention nationale pour désigner le candidat du parti à la présidence et le candidat à la vice-présidence: c'est le presidential ticket. -
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open [ˈəʊpən]1. adjectivea. ( = not closed) ouvertb. ( = not enclosed) [car, carriage] découvertd. ( = available) [post, job] vacante. ( = frank) ouvert ; [admiration, envy] non dissimuléf. ( = undecided) let's leave the date open attendons avant de fixer une date2. noun• why can't we do it out in the open? ( = not secretly) pourquoi ne pouvons-nous pas le faire ouvertement ?a. ouvrirb. ( = begin) [+ meeting, exhibition, trial] ouvrir ; [+ conversation] entamer ; [+ new building, institution] inaugurera. [door, book, eyes, flower] s'ouvrir ; [shop, museum, bank] ouvrirb. ( = begin) [meeting, match] commencer ; [trial] s'ouvrir5. compounds• it's an open-and-shut case la solution est évidente ► open cheque noun (British) chèque m non barré► open learning noun enseignement universitaire à la carte, notamment par correspondance[passage, tunnel, street] s'élargir► open upb. ( = confide)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━L' Open University est une université ouverte à tous et fonctionnant essentiellement sur le principe du téléenseignement: cours par correspondance et émissions de radio et de télévision diffusées par la BBC. Ces enseignements sont complétés par un suivi pédagogique et par des stages, qui se tiennent généralement en été.* * *['əʊpən] 1.1) ( outside)in the open — dehors, en plein air
2) ( exposed position)in/into the open — en terrain découvert; fig
3) (also Open) Sport (tournoi m) open m2.1) ( not closed) [door, box, book, eyes, shirt, wound, flower] ouvert; [arms, legs] écarté; ( to the public) [bank, bridge, meeting] ouvertto burst ou fly open — s'ouvrir brusquement
the door was partly ou half open — la porte était entrouverte
2) ( not obstructed)to be open — [road] être ouvert (à la circulation); [canal, harbour] être ouvert (à la navigation); [telephone line, frequency] être libre
an open view — une vue dégagée (of de)
3) ( not covered) [car, carriage] découvert, décapoté; [mine, sewer] à ciel ouvert4) ( susceptible)to be open to — prêter le flanc à [criticism]
it is open to question whether — on peut douter que (+ subj)
5) ( accessible) (jamais épith) [job, position] libre, vacant; [access, competition] ouvert à tous; [meeting, session] public/-iquethere are several courses of action open to us — nous avons le choix entre plusieurs lignes de conduite
7) ( blatant) [hostility, contempt] non dissimulé; [disagreement, disrespect] manifeste8) ( undecided)open ticket — ( for traveller) billet m ouvert
9) ( with spaces) [weave] ajouré10) Sport [contest] open11) Music [string] à vide12) Linguistics ouvert3.transitive verb1) ( cause not to be closed) gen ouvrirto open a door slightly ou a little — entrouvrir une porte
2) ( begin) entamer [discussions, meeting]; ouvrir [account, enquiry, show, shop]3) ( inaugurate) inaugurer [shop, bridge]; ouvrir [exhibition]4) ( make wider) open up4.1) ( become open) [door, flower, curtain] s'ouvrirto open into ou onto something — [door, window] donner sur quelque chose
open wide! — ( at dentist's) ouvrez grand!
to open slightly ou a little — [window, door] s'entrouvrir
to open by doing — [person] commencer par faire
4) ( have first performance) [film] sortir (sur les écrans); [exhibition] ouvrir5) ( be first speaker) [person] ouvrir le débat6) ( become wider) open up7) Finance [shares] débuter•Phrasal Verbs:- open out- open up -
5 forest
bois; forêt*
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closed primary — ☆ closed primary n. see DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION … English World dictionary
Closed primary — A closed primary is a type of direct primary limited to registered party members who have declared their party affiliation, in order to vote in the election. The closed primary serves to encourage party unity and prevent members of other parties… … Wikipedia
closed primary — noun a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote closed primaries strengthen party unity • Hypernyms: ↑direct primary * * * noun : a primary at which members of only one political party vote compare open… … Useful english dictionary
closed primary — a direct primary in which only persons meeting tests of party membership may vote. [1940 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
closed primary — Exists where members of each political party participate in nominating candidates of that party, and the voters of one party are not allowed to nominate candidates for another party … Black's law dictionary
closed primary — Exists where members of each political party participate in nominating candidates of that party, and the voters of one party are not allowed to nominate candidates for another party … Black's law dictionary
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primary — Synonyms and related words: Maxwell triangle, Munsell scale, ab ovo, abecedarian, aboriginal, all absorbing, antenatal, anterior, arch, austere, autochthonous, banner, bare, basal, basic, basilar, beginning, bottom, budding, by election, capital … Moby Thesaurus