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1 extraordinary
extraordinary [ɪk'strɔ:dənrɪ](a) (remarkable) extraordinaire;∎ quite extraordinary! absolument extraordinaire!;∎ (why,) that's or how extraordinary! c'est extraordinaire ou incroyable!;∎ I find it extraordinary that you did not inform the police je trouve incroyable ou extraordinaire que vous n'ayez pas prévenu la police(b) (surprising, unusual → person) bizarre, singulier; (→ house) bizarre, curieux; (→ appearance, outfit) insolite, singulier; (→ event) bizarre, invraisemblable; (→ behaviour, speech) étonnant, surprenant(c) (additional → meeting, session) extraordinaire►► Accountancy extraordinary expenses frais mpl extraordinaires, dépenses fpl extraordinaires;Commerce extraordinary general meeting assemblée f générale extraordinaire;∎ Commerce to call an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders convoquer d'urgence les actionnaires;Accountancy extraordinary income produits mpl exceptionnels;Accountancy extraordinary item poste m extraordinaire;Accountancy extraordinary loss résultats mpl exceptionnels (pertes);extraordinary profit résultats mpl exceptionnels (profits)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > extraordinary
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2 extraordinary
∎ to call an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders convoquer d'urgence les actionnairesextraordinary income produits m pl exceptionnels;extraordinary item poste m extraordinaire;extraordinary profit or loss résultat m exceptionnelIn the first quarter of 2002, Italian energy group Edison reported net consolidated profit of 420m euros which included extraordinary income of 425m euros derived from the sale of a 22.2 per cent stake in Italian insurance company Fondiaria.
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3 article
1 nounarticles of apprenticeship contrat m d'apprentissage;Articles of Association statuts m pl (d'une société à responsabilité limitée); articles and conditions (of sale, contract) cahier m des charges(to trade) mettre en apprentissage; (to profession) mettre en stage;∎ to article sb to a tradesman mettre qn en apprentissage chez un commerçantShareholders of Royal Ahold, the international food provider, approved all proposed amendments to the company's Articles of Association during an Extraordinary General Meeting of Stockholders held today. The par value of Ahold shares will now be expressed in Euro.
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4 standstill
to be at a standstill (of economy, production) être paralysé(e)standstill agreement moratoire mThe major shareholders in Anaconda Nickel … have come to a standstill agreement regarding their stakes. In the hectic hours before today's extraordinary general meeting, they agreed not to increase their stakes above 30 percent in the period up to Dec. 31 2001, or 90 days after the publication of key recommendations of a strategic review, whichever is the later.
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