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[kən'stitjuənt] 1. noun1) (a necessary part: Hydrogen is a constituent of water.) élément constitutif2) (a voter from a particular member of parliament's constituency: He deals with all his constituents' problems.) électeur/-trice2. adjectiveHe broke it down into its constituent parts.) constitutif; constituant -
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element [ˈelɪmənt]1. nouna. ( = part) élément m• the comic/tragic element in his poetry la dimension comique/tragique dans sa poésieb. ( = certain amount) part f• an element of danger/truth une part de danger/de véritéc. [of heater, kettle] résistance f2. plural noun* * *['elɪmənt]1) ( constituent) élément mthe poor salary was just one element in my dissatisfaction — le salaire médiocre n'expliquait que partiellement mon mécontentement
2) ( factor) facteur m3) ( small part) part fan element of luck/risk — une part de chance/risque
4) ( rudiment) (of courtesy, diplomacy) élément m; (of grammar, mathematics etc) base f5) ( constituent group) élément m6) (air, water etc) élément mthe elements — ( weather) les éléments
7) Chemistry, Mathematics, Radio élément m8) Electricity résistance f••to be in/out of one's element — être/ne pas être dans son élément
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element n1 ( constituent) élément m ; a key/important element in her philosophy un élément essentiel/important de sa philosophie ; the key element in his success l'élément clé de son succès ; the poor salary was just one element in my dissatisfaction le salaire médiocre n'expliquait que partiellement mon mécontentement ;4 ( rudiment) (of courtesy, diplomacy) élément m, rudiment m ; (of grammar, mathematics etc) base f ;5 ( constituent group) élément m ; the violent element in the audience l'élément violent du public ;6 (air, water etc) élément m ; the four elements les quatre éléments ; the elements ( weather) les éléments ; to brave the elements hum affronter les éléments ; exposed to the elements exposé aux intempéries ;8 Elec résistance f.to be in/out of one's element être/ne pas être dans son élément. -
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constituent [kənˈstɪtjʊənt]1. adjective2. nounb. ( = part, element) élément m constitutif* * *[kən'stɪtjʊənt] 1.1) Politics électeur/-trice m/f2) ( of character) trait m; (of event, work of art) élément m3) Chemistry composant m2.adjective [element, part] constitutif/-ive; Politics constituant -
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constituent [kən'stɪtjʊənt](a) (component → part, element) constituant, composant2 noun►► Linguistics constituent analysis analyse f en constituantsUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > constituent
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unit ['ju:nɪt]1 noun(a) (constituent, component) unité f;∎ administrative unit unité f administrative;∎ the parish is the basic church unit la paroisse est l'unité de base de l'Église∎ army unit unité f de l'armée;∎ family unit cellule f familiale;∎ production unit unité f de production(c) (department → in hospital) service m; (→ in school, university, company) groupe m, section f; (centre) centre m; (building) locaux mpl; (offices) bureaux mpl;∎ child care unit service m de pédiatrie;∎ operating unit bloc m opératoire(d) (in amounts, measurement) unité f;∎ each batch contains a hundred units chaque lot contient cent unités;∎ a glass of wine equals one unit of alcohol un verre de vin compte pour une unité d'alcool;∎ unit of length/time unité f de longueur/de temps;∎ Medicine two units of morphine deux unités de morphine∎ the knives are in the unit there les couteaux sont dans ce placard∎ unit 5 unité 5∎ Mathematics the units les unités fpl►► Finance unit of account unité f de compte;Telecommunications unit charge taxe f unitaire;Building industry unit construction préfabrication f;unit of currency unité f monétaire;unit furniture mobilier m par éléments;unit of length unité f de longueur;unit price prix m unitaire ou à l'unité;unit of time unité f de temps;British Stock Exchange unit trust fonds m commun de placement, ≃ SICAV f
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