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1 délai
délai [delε]1. masculine nouna. ( = temps accordé) time limit• c'est un délai trop court pour... it's too short a time for...• respecter or tenir les délais to meet the deadlineb. ( = période d'attente) waiting periodc. ( = sursis) extension• il va demander un délai pour achever le travail he's going to ask for more time to finish off the job• il faut payer avant le 15, dernier délai it must be paid by the 15th at the latest• le 15 octobre, dernier délai pour les inscriptions 15 October is the closing date for registration2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *delɛnom masculin1) ( période accordée)les délais sont trop courts or serrés — there isn't enough time
2) ( période d'attente)dans les meilleurs or plus brefs délais — as soon as possible
sans délai — [agir] immediately
3) ( période supplémentaire) extension•Phrasal Verbs:* * *delɛ1. nm1) (= attente) waitComptez un délai de livraison de 10 jours. — Allow 10 days for delivery.
2) (= sursis) extensionJ'ai demandé un délai d'une semaine. — I've asked for a week's extension.
3) (= temps accordé) time limità bref délai (= dans un futur proche) — shortly, very soon, (= sur le champ) at short notice
2. délais nmpl(= temps accordé) time limit* * *délai nm1 ( période accordée) period of time; ( date limite) deadline, final date; tu as un délai de 10 jours pour payer you have (a period of) 10 days in which to pay; dans un délai de 24 heures/6 mois within 24 hours/6 months; faire qch dans le délai prescrit to do sth within the allotted ou prescribed time; rester dans les délais to meet the deadline; les délais sont trop courts or serrés there isn't enough time; à l'expiration de ce délai when the allotted time expires, when the deadline is reached; fixer un délai to set a time limit, to fix a deadline; respecter un délai to stick to ou meet a deadline; dernier délai pour les inscriptions, mardi 2 mai final date for registration, Tuesday 2 May;2 ( période d'attente) abaisser or réduire or raccourcir un délai to reduce ou shorten ou cut the waiting time; le délai moyen tourne autour de six mois the average wait is about six months; comptez trois semaines de délai pour l'obtention d'un visa/pour la livraison allow three weeks to get a visa/for delivery; le délai écoulé depuis la demande/commande the time since the application was made/the order was placed; dans les meilleurs or plus brefs délais as soon as possible; sans délai [agir] without delay, immediately; demander le retrait sans délai de l'armée to demand the immediate withdrawal of the army;3 ( période supplémentaire) extension; obtenir un délai to get an extension; demander/accorder un délai to ask for extra ou more/grant extra time; accorder un délai à un débiteur to allow a debtor (more) time to pay; proroger un délai to extend a deadline; je t'accorde un délai de dix jours I'll give you ten days' grace.délai d'amortissement payback period; délai de grâce grace period; délai de livraison delivery ou lead time (pour qch on sth); délai de préavis (period of) notice; délai de réflexion time to think; délai de rétraction Comm cooling-off period; délai de rigueur deadline.[delɛ] nom masculin1. [répit] extension (of time)a. [avant réponse] time to thinkb. [avant de signer un contrat] cooling-off period2. [temps fixé] time limit3. [période d'attente] waiting periodil faut un délai de trois jours avant que votre compte soit crédité the cheque will be credited to your account after a period of three working days4. DROIT————————dans les délais locution adverbiale————————dans les meilleurs délais locution adverbiale,dans les plus brefs délais locution adverbialedans un délai de locution prépositionnelle————————sans délai locution adverbiale -
2 contingenter
contingenter [kɔ̃tɛ̃ʒɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ importations, exportations] to place a quota on* * *kɔ̃tɛ̃ʒɑ̃teverbe transitif ( limiter) to fix a quota for [importations]; ( répartir) to distribute [something] using a quota system [matière première]* * *kɔ̃tɛ̃ʒɑ̃te vtCOMMERCE to fix a quota on* * *contingenter verb table: aimer vtr ( limiter) to fix a quota for [importations, exportations]; ( répartir) to distribute [sth] using a quota system [matière première]; produit contingenté product subject to a quota.[kɔ̃tɛ̃ʒɑ̃te] verbe transitif[produits de distribution] to restrict the distribution of2. COMMERCE to distribute ou to allocate according to a quota
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