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Jur. repris de justice; récidivisteEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > habitual offender
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A n1 (habitual client, visitor etc) habitué/-e m/f ;2 GB Mil soldat m de métier ;B adj1 (fixed, evenly arranged in time or space) régulier/-ière ; at regular intervals à intervalles réguliers ; on a regular basis de façon régulière ; to keep regular hours avoir un emploi du temps régulier ; to be regular in one's habits avoir des habitudes régulières ; regular features traits réguliers ; regular income revenu régulier ; to take regular exercise prendre de l'exercice régulièrement ;2 ( usual) [activity, customer, dentist, doctor, offender, partner, time, visitor] habituel/-elle ; Comm [price, size] normal ; I am a regular listener to your programme j'écoute régulièrement votre émission, je suis un de vos auditeurs fidèles ;3 ( constant) [job] régulier/-ière ; to be in regular employment avoir un emploi permanent ; in regular use constamment utilisé ;4 GB Admin, Mil [army, soldier] de métier ; [army officer, policeman] de carrière ; [staff] permanent ;6 ( honest) [procedure, method] régulier/-ière ;7 Ling [verb, conjugation, declension etc] régulier/-ière ;8 ○ ( thorough) véritable (before n) ; he's a regular crook c'est un véritable escroc ;
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