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1 pick
pick [pɪk]1. nounb. ( = choice) choix mc. ( = best) meilleur m• the pick of the bunch or the crop (inf) le meilleur de tousa. ( = choose) choisirc. [+ fruit, flower] cueillir ; [+ mushrooms] ramasserd. ( = pick at) to pick one's nose se curer le nez• I need to pick your brains about something (inf) j'ai besoin de vos lumières à propos de quelque chosee. ( = remove) prendrea. ( = choose) choisir• there are only three doctors, patients cannot pick and choose il n'y a que trois médecins, les patients n'ont pas tellement le choixb. ( = poke, fiddle) to pick at one's food manger du bout des dents• don't pick! (at food) ne chipote pas !4. compounds(US) ( = nag) s'en prendre àa. [+ flower, leaf] cueillirb. ( = kill)• the lions pick off any stragglers les lions éliminent les traînards► pick on (inf) inseparable transitive verb( = nag, harass) s'en prendre àa. ( = choose) choisirc. ( = highlight) letters picked out in gold caractères rehaussés d'or[+ fruit, lentils, rice] trier► pick upb. ( = resume) reprendrea. ( = lift) ramasser• to pick o.s. up (after fall) se relever• pick up your clothes before you go out! ramasse tes vêtements avant de sortir !• to pick up the pieces [of broken object] ramasser les morceaux ; (in relationship, one's life) recoller les morceauxb. ( = collect) (passer) prendre• can you pick up my coat from the cleaners? pourrais-tu (passer) prendre mon manteau chez le teinturier ?e. ( = buy) dénicher• she picked up a secondhand car for just $800 elle a déniché une voiture d'occasion pour seulement 800 dollarsf. [+ language, skill, information] apprendre ; [+ habit] prendreg. [+ station, signal, programme] capterh. ( = rescue) recueilliri. ( = take in) [+ suspect] interpellerj. ( = notice) [+ sb's error] releverk. ► to pick up on• to pick up on a point ( = develop) revenir sur un point• to pick sb up on sth ( = correct) reprendre qn sur qchl. ( = gain) to pick up speed [car, boat] prendre de la vitesse• he managed to pick up a few points in the later events il a réussi à rattraper quelques points dans les épreuves suivantes* * *[pɪk] 1.1) ( tool) gen pioche f, pic m; ( of climber) piolet m; ( of mason) smille f2) ( choice) choix m3) ( best) meilleur/-e m/fthe pick of the crop — ( fruit) les meilleurs fruits
2.the pick of the bunch — le/la etc meilleur/-e etc du lot
transitive verb1) (choose, select) gen choisir ( from parmi); Sport sélectionner [player] ( from parmi); former [team]to pick a fight — ( physically) chercher à se bagarrer (colloq) ( with avec)
to pick a fight ou a quarrel — chercher querelle ( with à)
2) ( navigate)to pick one's way through — avancer avec précaution parmi [rubble, litter]
3) (pluck, gather) cueillir [fruit, flowers]4) ( poke at) gratter [spot, scab]3.to pick something from ou off — enlever quelque chose de
intransitive verb choisirto pick and choose — faire le/la difficile (among, between pour choisir parmi)
Phrasal Verbs:- pick at- pick off- pick on- pick out- pick up -
2 enterprise
(business) entreprise fBritish Enterprise Allowance Scheme fonds m d'aide à la création d'entreprise;enterprise culture culture f d'entreprise;enterprise economy = type d'économie qui facilite la création d'entreprises;enterprise society = type de société où l'entreprise privée est valorisée;British enterprise zone = zone d'encouragement à l'implantation d'entreprises dans les régions économiquement défavoriséesWe also need to further develop an enterprise culture. We're in lockstep with Wal-Mart by being very action-oriented. This applies in our speed to market, streamlined decision making, and empowerment of people down to lower levels.
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