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[-'æ-]- plural eventualities - noun (a possible happening: We are ready for all eventualities.) éventualité -
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event [ɪˈvent]a. ( = happening) événement mb. ( = case) in the event of death en cas de décès• in the unlikely event that... dans l'hypothèse improbable où... ; (British) in the event (as expected) effectivement ; ( = unexpectedly) en fait* * *[ɪ'vent]1) ( incident) événement m2) ( eventuality) cas min the event — GB ( as things turned out) en l'occurrence
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3) ( occasion)social event — événement m mondain
4) ( in athletics) épreuve ffield/track event — épreuve f d'athlétisme/de vitesse
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6 possibility
possibility [‚pɒsəˈbɪlɪtɪ]a. possibilité f• if by any possibility... si par hasard...• there is some possibility/not much possibility of success il y a des chances/peu de chances que ça marche• the firm saw good possibilities for expansion la compagnie entrevoyait de bonnes perspectives d'expansion• she agreed that the project had possibilities elle a admis que le projet avait un certain potentiel* * *[ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ] 1.1) (chance, prospect) possibilité f2) ( eventuality) éventualité fthe possibility of a refusal/of failure — l'éventualité d'un refus/d'un échec
2.the collapse of the company is now a possibility — l'effondrement de la société est à présent de l'ordre du possible
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[i'ven uəl](happening in the end: their quarrel and eventual reconciliation.) qui s'ensuit- eventually -
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event n1 ( incident) événement m ; a chain of events une suite d'événements ; events are moving so fast les événements se succèdent tellement vite ; the police were unable to control events la police a été incapable de contrôler la situation ; the course of events les circonstances ;2 ( eventuality) cas m ; in the event of en cas de [fire, accident etc] ; in the unlikely event that he (should) fail the exam au cas improbable où il raterait son examen ; in that event dans ce cas ; in either event en tout cas ; in the event GB ( as things turned out) en l'occurrence ; in any event, at all events de toute façon ;4 ( in athletics) épreuve f ; field/track event épreuve f d'athlétisme/de vitesse ; men's/women's event épreuve f pour hommes/pour femmes ;after the event après la bataille. -
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A n1 (chance, prospect) possibilité f ; he had ruled out the possibility that he might win ou of winning il avait exclu la possibilité de gagner ; there is a definite possibility that he'll come il y a de très grandes chances qu'il vienne ; there is no possibility of him succeeding il est impossible qu'il réussisse ; the possibility of him succeeding ses chances de réussite ; there is no possibility of changing the text il est impossible de changer le texte ; within the bounds of possibility dans la limite du possible ; beyond the bounds of possibility au delà des limites du possible ; there is little or no possibility of a strike les chances de grève sont minimes ;2 ( eventuality) the possibility of a refusal/of failure l'éventualité d'un refus/d'un échec ; the collapse of the company is now a possibility l'effondrement de la société est à présent possible.B possibilities npl ( potential) the idea/the market has possibilities l'idée/le marché a un fort potentiel ; this invention opens up fantastic possibilities cette invention ouvre des perspectives fantastiques. -
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A vtr1 ( supply) fournir [opportunity, evidence, jobs, meals] (for à) ; apporter [answer, support, understanding] (for à) ; donner [satisfaction] (for à) ; assurer [service, food, shelter] (for à) ; the club provides a meeting place le club fournit un lieu de réunion ; to provide access [path] assurer l'accès ; (to records, information) fournir l'accès ; ‘training provided’ ‘formation assurée’ ; to provide sb with fournir [qch] à qn [job, room, opportunity] ; assurer [qch] à qn [food, shelter, service] ; apporter [qch] à qn [support, understanding] ; the course provided them with a chance to meet people le stage leur a fourni l'occasion de rencontrer des gens ; to provide the perfect introduction to être une introduction parfaite à [subject, work] ; to provide an incentive to do être un encouragement à faire ; please use the bin provided veuillez utiliser la poubelle mise à votre disposition ; write your answer in the space provided écrivez votre réponse dans l'espace indiqué ;2 Jur, Admin ( stipulate) [law, clause, agreement] prévoir (that que) ; except as provided sauf indication contraire.B vi pourvoir aux besoins.▶ provideagainst [sth] parer à [possibility, hardship, disaster].■ provide for:▶ provide for [sth]1 ( account for) envisager [contingency, expenses, eventuality] ; to provide for sth to be done envisager de faire qch ;2 Jur [treaty, agreement, clause] prévoir ; the law provides for sth to be done la loi prévoit que qch sera fait ;▶ provide for [sb] [person, will] subvenir aux besoins de ; she provides for her family ou her family's needs elle subvient aux besoins de sa famille ; to be well provided for être à l'abri du besoin. -
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preparedness [prɪ'peədnɪs]état m de préparation;∎ preparedness for war préparation f à la guerre;∎ I am unsure of their preparedness to deal with such an eventuality je doute qu'ils soient prêts à faire face à une telle éventualitéUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > preparedness
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12 unprovided-for
unprovided-for [‚ʌnprə'vaɪdɪd-](family) sans ressources; (eventuality) non prévu;∎ he left his family unprovided-for in his will il n'a rien laissé à sa famille dans son testamentUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unprovided-for
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