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1 environment
environment [ɪn'vaɪərənmənt]∎ the Secretary of State for the Environment, the Environment Secretary ≃ le ministre de l'Environnement(b) (surroundings → physical) cadre m, milieu m; (→ social) milieu m, environnement m; (→ psychological) milieu m, ambiance f; Biology, Botany & Geography milieu m;∎ an animal in its natural environment un animal dans son milieu naturel;∎ a hostile environment un climat d'hostilité, une ambiance hostile;∎ the novel examines the effect of environment on character le roman étudie les effets du milieu ambiant sur le caractère;∎ a pleasant working environment des conditions de travail agréables►► British Environment Agency agence f pour la protection de l'environnementUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > environment
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2 affect
affect [əˈfekt]a. ( = have effect on) [+ result, numbers] avoir un effet sur ; [+ decision, career, the future] influer sur ; ( = have detrimental effect on) [+ person, health] affecterb. ( = concern) concerner* * *[ə'fekt]transitive verb1) ( have effect on) avoir une incidence sur [price, salary]; affecter, avoir des conséquences pour [career, future, environment]; affecter, toucher [region, population]; ( influence) influer sur [decision, outcome]2) ( emotionally) gen émouvoir; [news, discovery] affecter3) Medicine atteindre [person]; affecter [health, heart, lungs] -
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4 ecology
[i'kolə‹i]((the study of) living things considered in relation to their environment: Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.) écologie- ecological - ecologically -
5 green
[ɡri:n] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) vert2) (not ripe: green bananas.) vert3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) inexpérimenté4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) vert2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) vert2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) vert3) (an area of grass: a village green.) pelouse4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) vert5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)•- greenish- greens - greenfly - greengage - greengrocer - greenhouse - greenhouse effect - the green light -
6 benefit
A n1 ¢ ( helpful effect) avantage m (from de) ; to be of benefit to profiter à [patient, environment, industry] ; to feel the benefit of ressentir l'effet m favorable de [change, holiday, treatment] ; to get some benefit from tirer profit de [holiday, treatment] ; to give sb the benefit of faire profiter qn de [experience, knowledge] ; to give sb the benefit of one's advice donner un bon conseil à qn ;2 Soc Admin allocation f ; to be on benefit(s) GB toucher les allocations ; to live off benefit(s) GB vivre sur les allocations ;3 ∁ ( advantage) avantage m ; the benefits of modern technology les avantages de la technologie moderne ; to have health benefits offrir des avantages sanitaires ; to have the benefit of bénéficier de [education] ; with the benefit of hindsight avec l'avantage du recul ; with the benefit of experience avec le bénéfice de l'expérience ; to be to sb's benefit être à l'avantage de qn ; to reap the benefits of récolter les bénéfices de ;4 ¢ ( good) it's for your own benefit c'est pour ton propre bien ; for the benefit of the newcomers à l'intention des nouveaux ; he's just crying for your benefit il pleure juste pour attirer ton attention ;5 ( perk) avantage m ; ‘salary £20,000 plus benefits’ ‘salaire de 20 000 livres sterling plus avantages sociaux’ ; benefits in kind avantages mpl en nature ; tax-free benefits bénéfices mpl nonimposables.C vtr ( p prés etc -t-) profiter à [person] ; être avantageux/-euse pour [group, nation] ; être utile à [economy, industry] ; être bon/bonne pour [health] ; to do sth to benefit sb faire qch au bénéfice de qn.D vi ( p prés etc -t-) profiter ; I will benefit the most j'en profiterai le plus ; to benefit from ou by tirer profit or profiter de ; to benefit from ou by doing gagner à faire.to give sb the benefit of the doubt accorder le bénéfice du doute à qn. -
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1 (to reputation, career, person) préjudiciable (to à, pour) ; [effect] préjudiciable ; [consequences] désastreux/-euse ;2 (to health, environment) nuisible (to pour). -
8 detrimental
detrimental adj nuisible (to à) ; to be detrimental to, to have a detrimental effect on nuire à, être nuisible à [person, environment, wildlife].
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