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41 locally
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42 grow
to grow the business augmenter le chiffre d'affaires;∎ to grow a company développer une entreprise(increase) augmenter, s'accroître;∎ our market share has grown by five percent in the last year notre part du marché a augmenté de cinq pour cent au cours de l'année dernièreHe thinks he can grow the business into a significant piece of change, much of it coming perhaps from the Microsoft arena where, as much as Lachman is a self-admitted Unix bigot, he knows he has to enter.
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43 powerbroker
décideur m politiqueGeorge W Bush scraped to victory in the 2000 presidential election thanks largely to an array of hugely influential rightwing lobbyists and powerbrokers. He knows what he owes them - and since September 11 their grip has grown yet tighter.
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44 arable
['ærəbl](on which crops are grown: arable land.) arable -
45 bonsai
(a small decorative evergreen shrub or tree grown in a pot, which has been prevented from growing to its usual size by various methods.) bonsaï -
46 coffee
['kofi] 1. noun((a drink made from) the ground beans of a shrub grown in eg Brazil.) café2. adjective(the colour of the drink when mixed with milk.) café au lait- coffee-shop -
47 conservatory
[kən'sə:vətri, ]( American[) -to:ri]American - conservatories; noun1) (a kind of greenhouse, or a glass-walled part of a building, in which plants are grown.) serre2) (a school of music, art etc.) conservatoire -
48 cultivated
1) ((of fields etc) prepared for crops; used for growing crops: cultivated land.) cultivé2) (grown in a garden etc; not wild: a cultivated variety of raspberries.) de culture3) (having good manners; educated: a cultivated young lady; He has cultivated tastes in music.) distingué -
49 fir
[fə:](a kind of evergreen tree that bears cones (fir-cones) and is often grown for its wood.) sapin -
50 flower-pot
noun (a container made of earthenware, plastic etc in which a plant is grown.) pot (à fleurs) -
51 fully
1) (completely: He was fully aware of what was happening; fully-grown dogs.) pleinement2) (quite; at least: It will take fully three days.) au moins -
52 fully-fledged
1) ((as in bird) having grown its feathers and ready to fly.) qui a toutes ses plumes2) (fully trained, qualified etc: He's now a fully-fledged teacher.) diplômé -
53 garden
1. noun(a piece of ground on which flowers, vegetables etc are grown: a small garden at the front of the house; ( also adjective) a garden slug.) (de) jardin2. verb(to work in a garden, usually as a hobby: The old lady does not garden much.) jardiner- gardener- gardening - gardens - garden party -
54 gardens
noun singular or plural (a park, especially one where animals are kept or special trees or flowers are grown: zoological/botanical gardens.) jardin, parc -
55 greenhouse
noun (a building usually of glass, in which plants are grown.) serre -
56 grow on
(to gradually become liked: I didn't like the painting at first, but it has grown on me.) finir par plaire -
57 growth
[-Ɵ]1) (the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc: the growth of trade unionism.) croissance2) (something that has grown: a week's growth of beard.) pousse3) (the amount by which something grows: to measure the growth of a plant.) croissance4) (something unwanted which grows: a cancerous growth.) excroissance -
58 hedge
[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) haie2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) chercher des faux-fuyants2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) enclore•- hedgehog- hedgerow -
59 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) maison; habitat2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) patrie3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) foyer4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) foyer5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) maison2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) du foyer2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) du pays3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) qui reçoit, à domicile3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) chez (soi)2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) à fond; au but•- homeless- homely - homeliness - homing - home-coming - home-grown - homeland - home-made - home rule - homesick - homesickness - homestead - home truth - homeward - homewards - homeward - homework - at home - be/feel at home - home in on - leave home - make oneself at home - nothing to write home about -
60 immature
[imə'tjuə]1) (childish and behaving like someone much younger.) qui manque de maturité2) (not fully grown or fully developed; not ripe.) vert, jeune•
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grown-up — grown ups (The spelling grownup is also used. The syllable up is not stressed when it is a noun.) 1) N COUNT A grown up is an adult; used by or to children. Jan was almost a grown up... Tell children to tell a grown up if they re being bullied.… … English dictionary
grown-up — grown ,up1 noun count * an ADULT: used when talking to children: Ask a grown up to help you. a. used when there are children involved in a situation: The kids went to the park while we grown ups sat in the backyard. grown up grown ,up 2 adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grown-up — grown up1 adj 1.) fully developed as an adult ▪ Before you know it, the children will be grown up and leaving home. ▪ I ve got two grown up sons. 2.) behaving in a responsible way, like an adult = ↑mature →↑childish ▪ I expect more grown up… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grown — grown; in·ter·grown; un·grown; in·grown·ness; … English syllables
grown-up — grown upness, n. /grohn up /, adj. 1. having reached the age of maturity. 2. characteristic of or suitable for adults: grown up behavior; grown up fiction. [1625 35; adj. use of v. phrase grow up] * * * … Universalium
Grown — Grown, p. p. of {Grow}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grown — p.p. of GROW (Cf. grow). Grown up (adj.) mature is from late 14c.; the noun meaning adult person is from 1813 … Etymology dictionary
grown-up — grown up·ness; grown up; … English syllables
grown-up — grown′ up′ adj. 1) having reached the age of maturity 2) characteristic of or suitable for adults • Etymology: 1625–35 grown′ up′ness, n … From formal English to slang
grown-up — [n] adult gentleman, grown person, lady, mam, man, Miss, mister, Mr., Mrs., Ms., woman; concept 424 Ant. child, youngster … New thesaurus
grown — [grōn] vi., vt. pp. of GROW adj. 1. having completed its growth; fully developed; mature 2. covered with a specified growth 3. cultivated as specified [home grown] … English World dictionary