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41 practical
B adj1 (concrete, not theoretical) pratique ; for all practical purposes en pratique ; in practical terms en pratique ;3 ( functional) [clothes, shoes, furniture, equipment] pratique ;4 ( viable) [plan etc] réalisable ;5 ( virtual) it's a practical certainty that c'est pratiquement certain que. -
42 strictly
1 ( not leniently) [deal with, treat] avec sévérité, sévèrement ;2 ( absolutely) [confidential, private, functional] strictement ; ‘camping is strictly prohibited’ ‘camping strictement interdit’ ; strictly speaking à proprement parler ; strictly between ourselves… que ceci reste entre nous… ; that is not strictly true ceci n'est pas tout à fait vrai. -
43 utility
A n1 ( usefulness) utilité f ;3 Comput utilitaire m.C modif2 ( multi-skilled) [player] polyvalent ;3 Agric [breed, animal] d'exploitation. -
44 working
A n1 ( functioning) fonctionnement m ;2 (shaping, preparation) travail m (of de) ;3 ( draft solution) calculs mpl ; candidates must show all working les candidats doivent montrer leurs calculs ;B workings npl lit, fig rouages mpl ; the workings of the human mind les rouages de l'esprit humain.C adj1 ( professional) [parent, woman, mother] qui travaille ; [conditions, environment, methods] de travail ; [population] actif/-ive ; [life] actif/-ive, professionnel/-elle ; [breakfast, lunch, day, week] de travail ; during working hours ( in office) pendant les heures de bureau ; ( in shop) pendant les heures de travail ; the working woman la femme active ; working mothers les mères qui travaillent ; we have a good working relationship nous avons de bons rapports professionnels ;3 ( functional) [model] qui fonctionne ; [farm, mine] en exploitation ; to have a working knowledge of connaître les éléments de base de ; in full working order en parfait état de marche ;4 Accts [expenses, plant, ratio, stock] d'exploitation. -
45 illiteracy
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46 illiterate
illiterate [ɪ'lɪtərət](a) (unable to read or write) analphabète;∎ functionally illiterate illettré(b) (uneducated) ignorant, sans éducation;∎ many young people are scientifically illiterate de nombreux jeunes gens n'ont aucune formation ou connaissance scientifique;∎ figurative to be emotionally illiterate ne pas savoir exprimer ses émotions2 nounanalphabète mf;∎ functional illiterate illettré(e) m,f -
47 utilitarian
utilitarian [‚ju:tɪlɪ'teərɪən](a) (functional) utilitaire, fonctionnel(b) Philosophy utilitariste2 nounutilitariste mfUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > utilitarian
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