-
1 extending
-
2 extending endorsement
avenant d'extension (2e) -
3 extending, order
ordonnance f de prorogation -
4 drawdown
FINANCE tirage mUntil now, anyone wanting to take advantage of drawdown had first to make the costly transfer into a personal pension plan. The new rules aim to make this unnecessary by extending drawdown to occupational money purchase schemes... small, self-administered schemes... executive pension plans... additional voluntary contributions... and individual or free-standing AVCs.
-
5 one-day fall
STOCK EXCHANGE chute f enregistrée en un jourThe FTSE 100 suffered its biggest one-day fall since early December as funding worries weighed on telecoms, with Vodafone retreating as its revenue figures left investors unimpressed. The index ended down 1.8 percent at 5,131.4, extending losses in late trade as Wall Street sank. Telecoms, banks and oil stocks eroded some 60 index points between them.
-
6 deck
[dek]1) (a platform extending from one side of a ship etc to the other and forming the floor: The cars are on the lower deck.) pont2) (a floor in a bus: Let's go on the top deck.) impériale3) (a pack of playing-cards: The gambler used his own deck of cards.) jeu• -
7 extension
[-ʃən]1) (an added part: He built an extension to his house; a two-day extension to the holiday; He has telephone extensions (= telephones) in every bedroom.) extension2) ((a program by which) part of a university located somewhere else offers courses to people who are not fulltime students.) extension3) (the process of extending.)4) (a telephone that operates on the same line as another: They have a phone in the living-room and an extension in the bedroom.) -
8 imperialism
noun ((belief in) the policy of having or extending control over the territory of other nations.) impérialisme -
9 veranda(h)
[və'rændə]((American porch) a kind of covered balcony, with a roof extending beyond the main building supported by light pillars.) véranda -
10 veranda(h)
[və'rændə]((American porch) a kind of covered balcony, with a roof extending beyond the main building supported by light pillars.) véranda -
11 worldwide
adjective, adverb ((extending over or found) everywhere in the world: a worldwide sales network; Their products are sold worldwide.) mondial; dans le monde entier -
12 stretch
A n1 ( extending movement) ( in gymnastics) extension f ; to have a stretch s'étirer ; to give sth a stretch étirer [arm, leg] ; tirer sur [elastic] ; to be at full stretch lit ( taut) [rope, elastic] être tendu au maximum ; fig ( flat out) [factory, office] être à plein régime ; to work at full stretch [factory, machine] travailler à plein régime ; [person] travailler au maximum de ses capacités ; at a stretch à la rigueur ;2 ( elasticity) élasticité f ;3 ( section) (of road, track) tronçon m ; (of coastline, river) partie f ; a clear/dangerous stretch of road un tronçon de route dégagé/dangereux ; the stretch of track/road between Oxford and Banbury le tronçon de voie/route entre Oxford et Banbury ; to be on the home ou finishing stretch [athlete, racehorse] être sur la ligne d'arrivée ;5 ( period) période f ; a short/long stretch une longue/courte période ; he was often left alone for long stretches on le laissait souvent seul des heures durant ; a three-hour stretch trois heures ; I did an 18-month stretch in Tokyo j'ai travaillé 18 mois à Tokyo ; to work for 12 hours at a stretch travailler 12 heures d'affilée ;6 ○ ( prison sentence) peine f ; a five-year stretch une peine de cinq ans ; to do a long stretch servir une longue peine.C vtr1 ( extend) tendre [rope, net] (between entre) ; to stretch one's neck/arms/legs lit s'étirer le cou/les bras/les jambes ; to stretch one's legs fig se dégourdir or se dérouiller les jambes ; to stretch one's wings lit, fig déployer ses ailes ; the fabric was stretched tight across his shoulders/buttocks le tissu lui moulait les épaules/les fesses ;2 ( increase the size) lit tendre [spring] ; étirer [elastic] ; tirer sur [fabric] ; ( deliberately) élargir [shoe] ; ( distort) déformer [garment, shoe] ; fig they stretched their lead to 5-0 ils ont conforté leur position de leader en menant 5-0 ;3 ( bend) déformer [truth] ; contourner [rules, regulations] ; to stretch a point ( make concession) faire une exception ; ( exaggerate) aller trop loin ;4 ( push to the limit) abuser de [patience, tolerance] ; utiliser [qch] au maximum [budget, resources] ; pousser [qn] au maximum de ses possibilités [pupil, employee, competitor] ; to be fully stretched [person, company] être à son maximum ; the system is stretched to the limit le système est exploité au maximum de ses possibilités ; you're stretching my credulity to the limit n'abuse pas trop de ma crédulité ; I need a job that stretches me j'ai besoin d'un travail qui me motive à fond ; she isn't stretched at school l'école ne la pousse pas assez ; isn't that stretching it a bit ○ ? vous ne poussez pas un peu ○ ? ;D vi1 ( extend one's limbs) s'étirer ;2 ( spread) [road, track] s'étaler (for sur) ; [forest, water, beach, moor] s'étendre (for sur) ; the road stretches for 200 km la route s'étale sur 200 km ; to stretch over [empire] couvrir [Europe] ; [festivities, course] s'étaler sur [fortnight, month] ; to stretch to ou as far as sth [flex, string] aller jusqu'à qch ; how far does the queue/traffic jam stretch? jusqu'où va la queue/l'embouteillage? ; the weeks stretched into months les semaines devenaient des mois ;3 ( become larger) [elastic] s'étendre ; [shoe] s'élargir ; [fabric, garment] se déformer ; this fabric stretches ce tissu se déforme ;4 ○ ( afford) I think I can stretch to a bottle of wine je pense que je peux me permettre une bouteille de vin ; the budget won't stretch to a new computer le budget ne peut pas supporter l'achat d'un nouvel ordinateur.■ stretch back: the queue stretches back for 100 metres la queue s'étend sur 100 mètres ; to stretch back for centuries [tradition] remonter à plusieurs siècles ; to stretch back to [problem, tradition] remonter à [1970, last year] ; [traffic jam, queue] remonter à [place, corner].■ stretch out:1 ( lie down) s'étendre, s'allonger ;2 ( extend) [plain, countryside, road] s'étaler, s'étendre ;▶ stretch out [sth], stretch [sth] out ( extend) tendre [hand, foot] (towards vers) ; étendre [arm, leg] ; étaler [nets, sheet] ; I stretched my speech out to an hour j'ai fait durer mon discours pendant une heure. -
13 folding
folding ['fəʊldɪŋ]pliant; (joint, shutter) brisé2 noun(a) (of material etc) pliage m►► folding camera appareil m à soufflet;folding door porte f (en) accordéon;familiar folding money billets mpl de banque□ ;folding table table f pliante ou escamotable; (with extending sections) table f à battants;folding tray (in plane, train) tablette f (qui se relève)
См. также в других словарях:
extending — index broad, cumulative (intensifying), extensive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Extending — Extend Ex*tend ([e^]ks*t[e^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extending}.] [L. extendere, extentum, extensum; ex out + tendere to stretch. See {Trend}.] 1. To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extending accreditation — process of enlarging the scope of accreditation (p. 3.13 ISO/IEC 17011:2004). Источник … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
Extending the Product Life Cycle — OverviewWhen a product reaches the maturity stage of the Product life cycle a company may choose to operate strategies to extend the life of the product. If the product is predicted to continue to be successful or an upgrade is soon to be… … Wikipedia
extending — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. reaching, continuing, continuous, continual, perpetual, radiating, ranging, stretching, approaching, spreading, spanning, going on, running to, drawn out to, lengthening; see also endless 1 … English dictionary for students
extending — adj. stretching; enlarging, lengthening n. prolongation, extension ex·tend || ɪk stend v. stretch, pull out to its greatest possible length; enlarge, lengthen; give, bestow; reach out … English contemporary dictionary
extending — present part of extend … Useful english dictionary
extending flow — in a glacier, when gradient becomes steeper and ice accelerates and becomes thinner … Geography glossary
line extending — Increasing a line of products by adding variations of an existing brand. For example, Coca Cola extended its line with Diet Coke. Line extending runs the risk of weakening the brand name. Compare line filling … Big dictionary of business and management
extender and extending — Material used to increase the bulk of a medium; the act of adding such a material. Often used in less expensive (sometimes sold as student quality ) paints. Sometimes called filler and filling. Also see aggregate … Glossary of Art Terms
El Chocó — Extending from Southern Panama to the North of Peru the Choco is one of the world’s great ecosystems and features habitats ranging from mangroves and moist rainforests to dry tropical forests. The Choco is home to an incredible range of wildlife… … Wikipedia