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1 completion
completion [kəm'pli:ʃən]∎ the bridge is due for completion in January le pont doit être fini en janvier;∎ in the process of completion en (cours d')achèvement;∎ near completion près d'être achevé;∎ the project is nearing completion le projet est près de son terme ou s'achève∎ payment on completion of contract paiement m à l'exécution du contrat(c) (of happiness, misfortune) comble m►► completion date (for building, repair work) date f d'achèvement; Commerce (for sale) date f d'exécution;completion guarantee caution f de bonne fin -
2 completion
(of work) achèvement m; (of contract, sale) exécution f;∎ the project is nearing completion le projet s'achève ou est près de son terme;∎ payment on completion of contract paiement à l'exécution du contratcompletion guarantee caution f de bonne fin -
3 target
target [ˈtα:gɪt]1. nouna. cible f• our target is young people under 20 notre cible, ce sont les jeunes de moins de 20 ansb. ( = objective) objectif m• they set themselves a target of $1,000 ils se sont fixé 1 000 dollars comme objectif• the government met its target for reducing unemployment le gouvernement a réussi à réduire le chômage conformément à ses objectifsa. [+ enemy troops] prendre pour cible ; [+ missile, weapon] pointerb. [+ market, audience] ciblerc. [+ aid, benefits] affecter3. adjective[date, amount] prévu4. compounds* * *['tɑːgɪt] 1.1) gen cible f; Military objectif mto be right on target — lit être en plein dans la cible; fig mettre en plein dans le mille
2) (goal, objective) objectif m3) ( butt) cible f2. 3.to be the target of — être objet de [abuse, ridicule]
transitive verb1) Military ( aim) diriger [weapon, missile]; ( choose as objective) prendre [quelque chose] pour cible [city, site, factory]2) fig ( in marketing) viser [group, sector]to be targeted at — [product, publication] viser [group]
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4 near
A adv1 ( nearby) to live/work quite near habiter/travailler tout près ; to move ou draw near approcher (to de) ; to move ou draw nearer s'approcher davantage (to de) ; to bring sth nearer approcher qch ;2 ( close in time) the exams are drawing near les examens approchent ; the time is near when… dans peu de temps,… ; how near are they in age? combien ont-ils de différence d'âge? ;3 ( nearly) as near perfect as it could be aussi proche de la perfection que possible ; nowhere near finished/ready loin d'être fini/prêt ; he's not anywhere near as bright as her il est loin d'être aussi intelligent qu'elle.1 ( approximately) à peu près ; there were 20 yachts near enough il y avait à peu près 20 yachts ;2 ( sufficiently close) that's near enough ( not any closer) tu es assez près ; ( acceptable as quantity) ça ira ; to be near enough/come near enough to do être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire.C prep1 ( in space) près de [place, person, object] ; near here/there près d'ici/de là ; don't go near the fire ne t'approche pas trop du feu ; don't come near me ne t'approche pas de moi ;2 ( in time) nearer the time quand la date approchera ; it's getting near Christmas Noël approche ; on or near the 12th autour du 12 ; their anniversary is near ours leur anniversaire de mariage est à quelques jours du nôtre ; nearer 40 than 30 plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30 ;3 ( in degree) proche de ; nearer the truth plus proche de la vérité ; nearer this colour than that plus proche de cette couleur-ci que de celle-là ; nearer what I'm looking for plus proche de ce que je cherche ; near the beginning/end of the article presque au début/à la fin de l'article ; near the climax of the play à l'approche du point culminant de la pièce ; I'm no nearer (finding) a solution than I was yesterday je n'ai pas plus de solution que je n'en avais hier ; he's no nearer (making) a decision il n'est pas plus décidé ; she's nowhere near finishing elle est loin d'avoir fini ; £400? it cost nearer £600 400 livres? je dirais plutôt 600 ; nobody comes anywhere near her fig personne ne lui arrive à la cheville.1 ( in space) près de [place, person, object] ; near to where près de l'endroit où ; nearer to plus près de ; how near are we to Dijon? à quelle distance sommes-nous de Dijon? ;2 ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse] ; to be near to doing être sur le point de faire ; how near are you to completing…? est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…? ;3 ( in degree) to come nearest to s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception] ; to come near to doing faillir faire ; he came near to giving up il a failli abandonner.E adj1 (close in distance, time) proche ; the nearest tree l'arbre le plus proche ; our nearest neighbours nos voisins les plus proches ; in the near future dans un avenir proche ;2 ( in degree) in the near darkness dans la pénombre ; he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés ; it's the nearest thing (to article, colour required) c'est ça le plus approchant ; to calculate sth to the near whole number Math arrondir un résultat ;3 ( short) the nearest route le chemin le plus court.F near+ (dans composés) presque ; a near-catastrophic blunder une gaffe presque catastrophique ; a near-perfect exam paper un examen presque parfait or proche de la perfection.G vtr1 ( draw close to) approcher de [place] ; as we neared the city/the harbour comme nous approchions de la ville/du port ;2 fig approcher de [peak, record high] ; to near the end of approcher de la fin de [season, term] ; to near the end of one's life lit, fig approcher de sa fin ; to near completion [project, book] toucher à sa fin ; to near retirement partir bientôt à la retraite. -
5 advance
advance [əd'vɑ:ns]∎ the date of the meeting was advanced by one week la réunion a été avancée d'une semaine(b) (further → project, work) avancer; (→ interest, cause) promouvoir; (→ growth, development) accélérer;∎ this discovery has advanced our research by months cette découverte nous a fait gagner plusieurs mois de recherches(c) (suggest → idea, proposition) avancer, mettre en avant; (→ opinion) avancer, émettre; (→ explanation) avancer∎ we advanced her £100 on her salary nous lui avons avancé 100 livres sur son salaire;∎ we will advance him £500 before completion of the contract nous lui verserons un acompte de 500 livres avant l'achèvement des travaux;∎ sum advanced avance f, acompte m(a) (go forward) avancer, s'avancer;∎ to advance on or towards sth avancer ou s'avancer vers qch;∎ the army advanced on Paris l'armée avançait ou marchait sur Paris(b) (make progress) avancer, progresser, faire des progrès∎ the shares advanced to their highest point in May les actions ont atteint leur valeur la plus haute au mois de mai3 noun∎ the enemy planned their advance on the city l'ennemi a organisé son avance ou sa marche sur la ville;∎ figurative the advance of old age le vieillissement(b) (progress) progrès m;∎ the great advance in medicine le progrès ou les progrès en médecine∎ he asked for an advance of £200 on his salary il a demandé une avance de 200 livres sur son salaire;∎ an advance on royalties une avance sur droits d'auteur;∎ advances on securities or against collateral prêts mpl sur titres∎ any advance? qui dit mieux?;∎ any advance on a hundred? cent, qui dit mieux?(prior) préalableavances fpl;∎ to make advances to sb faire des avances à qn(beforehand → pay, thank) à l'avance, d'avance; (→ prepare, reserve, write, know) à l'avance;∎ well in advance largement à l'avance;∎ we had to pay two weeks in advance il a fallu qu'on paie deux semaines d'avance;∎ the agency asked for £50 in advance l'agence a demandé 50 livres d'avance;∎ thanking you in advance (in letter) en vous remerciant à l'avance, avec mes remerciements anticipés;∎ he sent the messenger on in advance (ahead) il a envoyé le messager devantavant;∎ they arrived in advance of their guests ils sont arrivés en avance sur ou avant leurs invités;∎ their computer technology is far in advance of anything we have ils sont très en avance sur nous en matière d'informatique►► Finance advance account compte m d'avances;advance booking réservation f à l'avance;∎ advance booking is advisable il est recommandé de réserver à l'avance;advance booking office guichet m de location;Finance advance dividend dividende m anticipé;Military advance guard avant-garde f;advance notice préavis m, avertissement m;Finance advance payment paiement m anticipé, paiement m par anticipation;Military advance post poste m avancé;advance publicity publicité f d'amorçage;Advance Purchase Excursion = tarif préférentiel sujet à des restrictions de délai d'achat;advance warning avertissement m
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