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1 breakdown
breakdown [ˈbreɪkdaʊn]1. nouna. [of machine, vehicle, electricity supply] panne fb. [of communications, relationship, talks] rupture fc. ( = mental illness) dépression f nerveused. ( = analysis) analyse f ; (into categories) décomposition f ( into en ) ; [of sales figures, costs] ventilation f2. compounds* * *['breɪkdaʊn] 1.1) Automobile, Technology panne f (in, of de)2) ( collapse) (of communications, negotiations) rupture f; (of discipline, order) dégradation f; ( of alliance) éclatement m; ( of plan) échec m3) Medicine dépression f4) ( detailed account) (of figures, statistics) ventilation f; ( of argument) décomposition fa breakdown of the voters according to sex/age — une répartition de l'ensemble des électeurs par sexe/tranche d'âge
5) Biology, Chemistry décomposition f2. -
2 breakdown
A n1 Aut, Mech, Tech panne f (in, of de) ; in the event of a breakdown en cas de panne ; he had a breakdown on the motorway il est tombé en panne sur l'autoroute ;2 ( collapse) (of communications, negotiations) rupture f ; (of discipline, order) dégradation f ; (of alliance, coalition) éclatement m ; ( of plan) échec m ;3 Med dépression f ; to have a (nervous) breakdown faire une dépression (nerveuse) ; to be on the verge of a breakdown être au bord de la dépression ; it's enough to give you a nervous breakdown! hum il y a de quoi faire une dépression! ;4 ( detailed account) (of figures, statistics, costs, budget) ventilation f ; ( of argument) décomposition f ; (by sex, age, nationality) a breakdown of the voters according to sex/age une répartition de l'ensemble des votants par sexe/tranche d'âge ; a breakdown of how I spent the week un emploi du temps détaillé de ma semaine passée ; -
3 brief
[bri:f] 1. adjective(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) bref2. noun(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) dossier3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) donner des instructions à- briefing- briefly - briefs - brevity - briefcase - in brief -
4 description
description [dɪ'skrɪpʃən](a) (account, representation) description f; (physical) portrait m; Administration (for police purposes, on passport) signalement m;∎ the brochure gives a detailed description of the hotel la brochure donne une description détaillée de l'hôtel;∎ can you give us a description of the man? pouvez-vous nous faire un portrait de l'homme?;∎ a man answering the police description un homme correspondant au signalement donné par la police;∎ the food at the reception was beyond or past description le repas servi à la réception était indescriptible;∎ her father was angry beyond description son père était dans une colère indescriptible∎ the police seized weapons of every description la police a saisi toutes sortes d'armes;∎ we were unable to find a vehicle of any description nous étions incapables de trouver un quelconque véhiculeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > description
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5 particular
particular [pə'tɪkjʊlə(r)](a) (specific) particulier;∎ that particular book ce livre-là, ce livre en particulier;∎ for no particular reason sans raison particulière ou précise;∎ do you have a particular day in mind? est-ce que vous avez un jour précis ou particulier en tête?;∎ only that particular colour will do il n'y a que cette couleur-là qui fasse l'affaire;∎ why did you insist on this particular one? pourquoi as-tu insisté sur celui-là en particulier?;∎ my own particular feelings mes sentiments personnels;∎ I've got no particular place to go je ne vais nulle part en particulier, je n'ai pas de destination précise;∎ the problem is not particular to this region le problème n'est pas particulier à ou spécifique à ou ne se limite pas à cette région∎ it's an issue of particular importance to us c'est une question qui revêt une importance toute particulière à nos yeux;∎ this one is a particular favourite of mine j'affectionne tout particulièrement celui-ci;∎ to take particular care to do sth mettre un soin (tout) particulier à faire qch(c) (person → exacting) méticuleux, minutieux, soigneux; (→ about rules etc) pointilleux; (→ about choice of friends, methods used etc) difficile, exigeant;∎ I have to be quite particular about what I eat je dois faire très attention à ce que je mange;∎ it had to be pure silk, he was most particular about it il fallait que ce soit de la soie pure, il a insisté;∎ to be particular about one's food (demanding) être exigeant pour la nourriture; (difficult) être difficile pour la nourriture;∎ to be particular about one's dress soigner sa mise ou sa tenue;∎ familiar I'm not particular (about it) (I don't care) je n'y tiens pas plus que ça;∎ familiar he's not particular about where the goods come from l'origine des marchandises lui importe peu□2 noun∎ from the general to the particular du général au particulier∎ alike in every particular semblables en tout point;∎ they differ in several particulars ils diffèrent en plusieurs points;∎ to go into particulars entrer dans les détails;∎ to give particulars of sth donner les détails de qch;∎ to ask for fuller particulars about sth demander des précisions ou des détails supplémentaires sur qch;∎ to take down sb's particulars prendre les coordonnées de qn;∎ for further particulars apply to… pour plus amples détails ou renseignements s'adresser à…en particulier;∎ what are you thinking about? - nothing in particular à quoi penses-tu? - à rien en particulier;∎ what happened? - nothing in particular que s'est-il passé? - rien de particulier ou rien de spécial;∎ no one in particular personne en particulier;∎ where are you going? - nowhere in particular où vas-tu? - je vais juste faire un tour►► Finance particular lien privilège m spécial
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