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1 gain
gain [geɪn]1 noun∎ to do sth for personal gain faire qch par intérêt;∎ my gain is your loss le profit de l'un est le dommage de l'autre(b) (acquisition) gain m;∎ there were large Conservative gains le Parti conservateur a gagné de nombreux sièges∎ a gain in speed une augmentation de vitesse;∎ a gain in weight une prise de poids;∎ there has been a net gain in their income leurs revenus ont nettement augmenté;∎ there has been a net gain in profits this year il y a eu une augmentation nette des bénéfices cette année;∎ Stock Exchange there has been a gain of 100 points on the Dow Jones l'indice Dow Jones a gagné 100 points;∎ Finance gain in value plus-value f(d) Electronics gain m∎ you will gain nothing by it vous n'y gagnerez rien;∎ what would we (have to) gain by joining? quel intérêt avons-nous à adhérer?;∎ to gain friends (by doing sth) se faire des amis (en faisant qch);∎ they're trying to gain our sympathy ils essaient de gagner notre sympathie;∎ they managed to gain entry to the building ils ont réussi à s'introduire dans le bâtiment;∎ he managed to gain a hearing il a réussi à se faire écouter;∎ to gain the impression that… avoir l'impression que… + indicative;∎ to gain an advantage obtenir un avantage;∎ we've not so much lost a daughter as gained a son nous n'avons pas perdu une fille mais gagné un fils(b) (increase) gagner;∎ Stock Exchange the share index has gained two points l'indice des actions a gagné deux points(c) (obtain more) gagner, obtenir;∎ to gain weight/speed prendre du poids/de la vitesse;∎ to gain experience acquérir de l'expérience;∎ to gain time gagner du temps;∎ to gain popularity devenir plus populaire;∎ he has gained prestige through this action cette action a rehaussé son prestige;∎ the party has gained support le parti a gagné des voix;∎ to gain ground (on) (of racer, pursuer) gagner du terrain (sur);∎ to gain ground (of custom) se répandre, se développer;∎ to gain a share (of market) gagner des parts de marché(d) (of clock, watch) avancer de;∎ my watch gains ten minutes a day ma montre avance de dix minutes par jour∎ we finally gained the shore nous avons fini par atteindre la rive∎ who stands to gain by this deal? qui y gagne dans cette affaire?;∎ we have all gained by his hard work nous avons tous bénéficié de son labeur;∎ we have gained by having her in the team cela nous a aidés de l'avoir dans l'équipe∎ to gain in popularity gagner en popularité;∎ to gain in experience acquérir de l'expérience;∎ to gain in self-confidence gagner ou prendre de l'assurance;∎ to gain in number devenir plus nombreux►► Electronics gain control réglage m du gain(catch up) rattraper, gagner du terrain sur -
2 court
A n1 Jur cour f, tribunal m ; to appear in court comparaître devant un tribunal ; to say in court that dire au tribunal que ; to bring sth to court amener qch devant le tribunal ; to go to court aller devant les tribunaux or en justice (over pour) ; to take sb to court poursuivre qn en justice ; to rule sth out of court décreter que qch est irrecevable ; to settle sth out of court régler qch à l'amiable ; in open court en audience publique ; in closed court à huis clos ;2 Sport (for tennis, squash) court m ; ( for basketball) terrain m ; X is on court at the moment X joue en ce moment ;B modif Jur [case, action] judiciaire ; [decision, hearing, ruling] du tribunal ; court appearance comparution f en justice.C vtr2 ( seek) rechercher [affection, favour, controversy] ; courir à [failure, disaster] ; chercher [trouble].D † vi [couple] se fréquenter ; he's courting il a une petite amie ; a courting couple un couple d'amoureux ; in our courting days avant notre mariage.to get laughed out of court se rendre complètement ridicule ; to laugh sb out of court tourner qn en ridicule ; to pay court to sb† faire la cour à qn. -
3 recover
recover [rɪ'kʌvə(r)](a) (get back → property) récupérer, retrouver; (→ debt, loan, deposit) récupérer, recouvrer; (take back) reprendre; (regain → territory, ball) regagner; (→ control, hearing) retrouver; (→ advantage) reprendre;∎ 50 bodies have been recovered 50 corps ont été retrouvés;∎ to recover one's breath/footing reprendre haleine/pied;∎ to recover one's balance retrouver son équilibre;∎ to recover one's composure se ressaisir;∎ to recover consciousness reprendre connaissance;∎ to recover one's health guérir, se rétablir, recouvrer la santé;∎ to recover one's strength reprendre des forces;∎ also figurative to recover lost ground regagner du terrain;∎ to recover one's expenses rentrer dans ses fonds∎ to recover damages obtenir des dommages-intérêts(d) (extract → from ore) extraire∎ the patient is recovering in hospital le malade se remet à l'hôpital;∎ to recover from sth se remettre de qch;∎ to be fully recovered être complètement guéri ou rétabli;∎ I still haven't recovered from the shock je ne me suis pas encore remis du choc
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