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1 dictate
• common sense dictates that... le bon sens veut que...a. dicter• she spent the morning dictating to her secretary elle a passé la matinée à dicter des lettres à sa secrétaireb. ( = order about) to dictate to sb imposer sa volonté à qn• I won't be dictated to! je n'ai pas d'ordres à recevoir !3. plural noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque dictate est un verbe, l'accent tombe sur la deuxième syllabe: dɪkˈteɪt, lorsque c'est un nom, sur la première: ˈdɪkteɪt.* * *1. ['dɪkteɪt] 2. [dɪk'teɪt], US ['dɪkteɪt]transitive verb1) School, Commerce dicter2) ( prescribe) imposer [terms] (to à); déterminer [outcome]; régenter [policy]3. [dɪk'teɪt], US ['dɪkteɪt]1) ( out loud)to dictate to one's secretary — dicter une lettre (or un texte etc) à sa secrétaire
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2 dictate
A n ( decree) ordre m ; to follow the dictates of one's conscience suivre ce que dicte sa conscience.1 dicter [text, letter] (to à) ;2 ( prescribe) imposer [terms, choices] (to à) ; décider de, déterminer [outcome] ; régenter [economy, policy] (to à) ; to dictate that imposer que (+ subj) ; to dictate how prescrire comment.C, US vi1 ( out loud) to dictate to one's secretary/into a machine dicter une lettre (or un texte etc) à sa secrétaire/à une machine ;2 ( boss sb around) to dictate to sb imposer sa volonté à qn ; I won't be dictated to (by someone like him)! je n'ai pas d'ordres à recevoir (de quelqu'un comme lui)! -
3 dictate
∎ to dictate sth to sb dicter qch à qn(b) (determine → terms, conditions) dicter, imposer;∎ he dictates how we run the business c'est lui qui décide de la marche de l'entreprise;∎ our budget will dictate the type of computer we buy le type d'ordinateur que nous achèterons dépendra de notre budget[dɪk'teɪt] (give dictation) dicter(b) (usu pl) (principle) précepte m;∎ the dictates of conscience/reason la voix de la conscience/raisondonner des ordres à;∎ I won't be dictated to je n'ai pas d'ordres à recevoir! -
4 dictate
∎ to dictate sth to sb dicter qch à qn(b) (determine) imposer;∎ market conditions are dictated by the economic situation la conjoncture du marché dépend de la situation économique(a) (dictate text) dicter∎ to dictate to sb donner des ordres à qn -
5 dictate
[dik'teit, ]( American[) 'dikteit]1) (to say or read out (something) for someone else to write down: He always dictates his letters (to his secretary).) dicter2) (to state officially or with authority: He dictated the terms of our offer.) dicter3) (to give orders to; to command: I certainly won't be dictated to by you (= I won't do as you say).) faire la loi•- dictator - dictatorship -
6 term
term [tɜ:m]termes ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e), 1 (f), 3 (a), 3 (d) trimestre ⇒ 1 (b) session ⇒ 1 (c) mandat ⇒ 1 (c) peine ⇒ 1 (d) échéance ⇒ 1 (g) appeler ⇒ 2 conditions ⇒ 3 (a) tarifs ⇒ 3 (c) accord ⇒ 3 (e)1 noun∎ in the long/short term à long/court terme;∎ to reach (full) term (pregnancy) arriver ou être à terme;∎ to set or put a term to sth mettre fin ou un terme à qch∎ in or during term (time) pendant le trimestre;∎ autumn term trimestre m d'automne, premier trimestre m∎ the president is elected for a four-year term le président est élu pour (une période ou une durée de) quatre ans;(d) (in prison) peine f;∎ term of imprisonment peine f de prison;∎ to serve one's term purger sa peine(e) (word, expression) terme m;∎ medical/legal term terme m médical/juridique;∎ she spoke of you in very flattering terms elle a parlé de vous en (des) termes très flatteurs;∎ she told him what she thought in no uncertain terms elle lui a dit carrément ce qu'elle pensait;∎ he condemned the invasion in the strongest possible terms il a condamné l'invasion avec la dernière énergieappeler, nommer;∎ I wouldn't term it a scientific book exactly je ne dirais pas vraiment que c'est un livre scientifique;∎ critics termed the play a total disaster les critiques ont qualifié la pièce d'échec complet∎ under the terms of the agreement selon les termes de l'accord;∎ Law terms and conditions of sale/of employment conditions fpl de vente/d'emploi;∎ what are the inquiry's terms of reference? quelles sont les attributions ou quel est le mandat de la commission d'enquête?;∎ what are your terms? quelles sont vos conditions?;∎ to dictate terms to sb imposer des conditions à qn;∎ she would only accept on her own terms elle n'était disposée à accepter qu'après avoir posé ses conditions;∎ not on any terms à aucun prix, à aucune condition∎ we must think in less ambitious terms il faut voir moins grand;∎ he refuses to consider the question in international terms il refuse d'envisager la question d'un point de vue international;∎ in personal terms, it was a disaster sur le plan personnel, c'était une catastrophe;∎ in financial terms financièrement parlant, en matière de finance(c) (rates, tariffs) conditions fpl, tarifs mpl;∎ we offer easy terms nous proposons des facilités de paiement;∎ on easy terms avec facilités de paiement;∎ weekly terms (in hotel) tarifs mpl à la semaine;∎ special terms for families tarifs mpl spéciaux pour les familles∎ to be on good terms with sb être en bons termes avec qn;∎ we're on the best of terms nous sommes en excellents termes;∎ we remained on friendly terms nos relations sont restées amicales;∎ on equal terms d'égal à égal;∎ they're no longer on speaking terms ils ne se parlent plus(e) (agreement) accord m;∎ to make terms or to come to terms with sb arriver à ou conclure un accord avec qn∎ to come to terms with sth se résigner à qch, arriver à accepter qch;∎ she'll have to come to terms with her problems eventually tôt ou tard elle devra faire face à ses problèmesen ce qui concerne, pour ce qui est de;∎ in terms of profits, we're doing well pour ce qui est des bénéfices, tout va bien;∎ I was thinking more in terms of a Jaguar je pensais plutôt à une Jaguar;∎ we really should be thinking more in terms of foreign competition il nous faudrait davantage tenir compte de ou penser davantage à la concurrence étrangère►► Finance term bill effet m à terme;Finance terms of credit conditions fpl de crédit;Finance term day (jour m du) terme m;Finance term deposit dépôt m à terme;Finance term draft traite f à terme;Finance terms of exchange termes mpl d'échange;term insurance assurance f à terme;term of notice période f de préavis;American School & University term paper dissertation f trimestrielle;terms of payment modalités fpl de paiement, conditions fpl ou termes mpl de paiement;Economics terms of trade termes mpl de l'échange
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dictate — vb Dictate, prescribe, ordain, decree, impose mean to lay down expressly something to be followed, observed, obeyed, or accepted. Dictate implies an authoritative direction by or as if by the spoken word which serves in governing or guiding one s … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Dictate — Dic tate, v. i. 1. To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on). [1913 Webster] Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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dictate to — [phrasal verb] dictate to (someone) : to give orders to (someone) usually used as (be) dictated to I resent being dictated to by someone with half my experience. • • • Main Entry: ↑dictate … Useful english dictionary
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dictate — I noun act, authoritative suggestion, behest, charge, command, commandment, commission, decree, demand, direction, edict, enactment, fiat, imperative, imperious direction, injunction, instruction, judgment, law, mandate, order, ordinance,… … Law dictionary
dictate — is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun (as in the dictates of conscience) and with the stress on the second syllable as a verb (as in dictate a letter) … Modern English usage
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