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1 efficient
efficient [ɪ'fɪʃənt](method, company) efficace; (piece of work) bien fait; (machine → in operation) qui fonctionne bien; (→ in output) qui a un bon rendement; (person) performant, capable, compétent;∎ to be efficient at sth faire qch avec compétence;∎ to be efficient in one's work se montrer capable dans son travail;∎ the machine is now at its most efficient (functions well) la machine a maintenant un fonctionnement optimal; (has high output) la machine a maintenant un rendement optimal;∎ to make more efficient use of sth utiliser qch de manière plus efficace;∎ it was an efficient performance by the Australian team ce fut une belle performance de la part de l'équipe australienne -
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3 efficient
1 [person, employee, management] efficace (at doing pour ce qui est de faire) ; to make efficient use of energy faire une utilisation rationnelle de l'énergie ;2 [machine, engine] économique ; to be 40% efficient avoir un rendement de 40%. -
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(person, company, method) efficace; (machine) à haut rendement;∎ we must make more efficient use of the marketing team nous devons utiliser notre équipe de marketing de manière plus efficace -
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productive [prəˈdʌktɪv][land, meeting, discussion] productif* * *[prə'dʌktɪv]1) ( efficient) [factory, land] productif/-ive; [system, method, use] efficace2) ( constructive) [discussion] fructueux/-euse; [day, phase, period] productif/-ive3) Economics productif/-ive4) ( resulting in)to be productive of — être générateur/-trice de
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6 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) racler les fonds de tiroir -
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2 ( constructive) [discussion, collaboration, experience] fructueux/-euse ; [day, phase, period] productif/-ive ;3 Econ [sector, capital, task, capacity] productif/-ive ; -
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1 noun(a) (gen) & Aviation combustible m; (coal) charbon m; (oil) mazout m, fuel m, fioul m; (wood) bois m; Cars carburant m;∎ what fuel do you use? quel combustible utilisez-vous?;∎ coal is not a very efficient fuel le charbon n'est pas une source d'énergie très efficace;∎ nuclear fuel combustible m nucléaire∎ to add fuel to the flames jeter de l'huile sur le feu;∎ his words were merely fuel to her anger ses paroles n'ont fait qu'attiser ou qu'aviver sa colère(costs) de chauffage∎ his words only fuelled their anger/their suspicions ses paroles n'ont servi qu'à aviver leur colère/leurs soupçonsElectricity fuel cell élément m de conversion;fuel consumption consommation f d'énergie; (of car) consommation f de carburant;fuel element élément m combustible;fuel gauge jauge f d'essence;Technology fuel injection alimentation f par injection, injection f (de carburant);Technology fuel injection system système m d'injection (de combustible);Technology fuel injector injecteur m de carburant;fuel oil mazout m, fuel m, fioul m;fuel pipe tuyau m d'alimentation en carburant;fuel pressure pression f de carburant;fuel pump pompe f d'alimentation;fuel tank (in home) cuve f à mazout; (in car) réservoir m de carburant ou d'essence; (in ship) soute f à mazout ou à fuel;fuel tax taxe f sur les carburants;fuel temperature gauge jauge f de température du carburants'approvisionner ou se ravitailler en carburant ou combustible
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