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position [pozisjɔ̃]feminine nouna. position ; [de navire] bearings• arriver en première/deuxième/dernière position to come first/second/last• en position allongée/assise/verticale in a reclining/sitting/upright positionb. ( = attitude) stance* * *pozisjɔ̃1) ( dans l'espace) positionen position horizontale/verticale — horizontally/vertically
attention, l'échelle est en position instable — be careful, the ladder isn't steady
2) Armée position3) ( posture) positionrien de pire que de rester en position assise toute la journée — there's nothing worse than sitting down all day
4) ( situation) position5) (professionnelle, sociale) position6) ( au classement) place, position7) ( point de vue) position, stanceprise de position — stance, stand ( sur quelque chose on something)
camper or rester sur ses positions — to stand one's ground
8) Finance (bank) balanceêtre en position créditrice/débitrice — [compte] to be in credit/debit
9) ( en danse) position* * *pozisjɔ̃ nf1) (= emplacement) positionprendre position (= se poster) — to take up one's position
Les gendarmes venaient de prendre position. — The police had just taken up their positions.
2) (= opinion) positionprendre position (= prendre parti) — to take a stand
* * *position nf1 ( dans l'espace) position (de of); la position géographique d'une ville the geographical position of a town; veuillez indiquer votre position Naut, Aviat please state your position; il faut revoir la position des joueurs Sport the positioning of the players has to be rethought; en position horizontale/verticale horizontally/vertically; attention, l'échelle est en position instable be careful, the ladder isn't steady;2 Mil position; bombarder les positions ennemies to bomb the enemy's positions; la troupe a pris position sur la crête the troop has taken up its position on the ridge;3 ( posture) position (de of); faire l'amour dans toutes les positions to make love ou have sex in every (possible) position; la position des doigts sur une guitare the positioning of the fingers on a guitar; rien de pire que de rester en position assise toute la journée there's nothing worse than sitting down all day;4 ( situation) position; placer qn dans une position difficile to put sb in a difficult ou an awkward position; être/se sentir en position de force to be/feel oneself to be in a position of strength; nous ne sommes pas en position de vous aider/d'agir we are in no position to help you/to act; être en position minoritaire/majoritaire to be in the minority/majority; se trouver dans une position délicate to be in a tricky situation; être en position dominante sur le marché to be a market leader;5 (professionnelle, sociale) position; il occupe une position très en vue he's in a very public position; sa position est très enviée his/her position is widely envied;6 ( au classement) place, position; être en deuxième/troisième position to be in second/third place ou position;7 ( point de vue) position, stance; maintenir/durcir sa position to maintain/harden one's position ou stance; définir une position commune to reach a common position; position de principe position ou stance taken on principle; adopter une position de principe to make a stand on principle; revenir sur/réviser ses positions to reconsider/review one's position; prendre position sur un problème to take a stand on an issue; prise de position stance, stand (sur qch on sth); camper or rester sur ses positions to stand one's ground;8 Fin (bank) balance; demander sa position to ask for the balance of one's account; être en position créditrice/débitrice [compte] to be in credit/debit;9 Danse position; première/cinquième position first/fifth position.position acheteur Fin bull position; position du missionnaire missionary position; position de repli fallback; position vendeur Fin bear position.[pozisjɔ̃] nom fémininposition avancée/défensive advanced/defensive position2. [lieu où l'on se trouve] positionnous sommes en dernière/première position dans le championnat we're bottom of the league/in the lead in the championshiparriver en première/dernière positiona. [coureur] to come first/lastb. [candidat] to come top/be lastdans la ou en position verticale when standing updans la ou en position allongée when lying downdans la ou en position assise when sitting, in a sitting positionprendre position (sur quelque chose) to take a stand ou to take up a position (on something)prendre position pour ou en faveur de quelque chose to come down in favour of somethingdans sa position, elle devrait se sentir responsable a woman in her position should feel responsible9. LINGUISTIQUE [d'un terme, d'une syllabe, d'une voyelle] positionphonème en position forte/faible stressed/unstressed phoneme————————de position locution adjectivale[balise] position (modificateur) -
2 repli
repli [ʀəpli]masculine nounb. [d'armée] withdrawalc. [de valeurs boursières] fall• le dollar est en repli à 2 € the dollar has fallen back to 2 eurosd. ( = réserve) repli sur soi(-même) withdrawal* * *ʀ(ə)plinom masculin1) ( double pli) double fold2) ( pli profond) foldles replis de sa conscience — fig the recesses of his/her conscience littér
4) Psychologie* * *ʀəpli nm1) MILITAIRE withdrawal2) fig (= régression) withdrawal3) [étoffe] fold4) (= recul, baisse) fall, falling back* * *repli nm1 ( double pli) double fold; faire un repli à qch ( sur un poignet) to fold sth back; ( sur un rideau) to fold sth up;2 ( pli profond) fold; les replis du terrain/vêtement the folds of the land/garment; les replis de sa conscience fig the recesses of his/her conscience littér;3 ( recul) Mil (mouvement de) repli withdrawal (sur to); effectuer un repli stratégique/tactique to effect a strategic/tactical withdrawal; une position de repli fig a fallback position; on note un repli des actionnaires sur les valeurs sûres it has become apparent that shareholders are falling back on blue chip securities;4 ( mouvement de retrait) retreat; après le repli des manifestants devant la police after the demonstrators retreated from the police; repli sur soi(-même) Psych withdrawal;5 ( régression) fall; être en repli de 10% to be down 10%; accuser un repli de 10% to show a fall of 10%; le repli du dollar/des valeurs/des exportations the fall in the dollar/in share prices/in exports.[rəpli] nom masculin1. [pli - du terrain] foldsolution ou stratégie de repli fallback option3. (figuré & littéraire) [recoin] recessles sombres replis de l'âme the dark recesses ou reaches of the soulon note un léger repli de la livre sterling sterling has fallen slightly ou has eased (back)5. [introversion]
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