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1 earn
earn [ɜ:n]∎ how much do you earn? combien gagnez-vous?;∎ to earn a living gagner sa vie;∎ to earn one's living by writing gagner sa vie de sa plume;∎ their money is earning a high rate of interest leur argent est rémunéré à un taux élevé∎ it earned him ten years in prison cela lui a valu dix ans de prison;∎ her attitude has earned her a lot of friends/supporters son attitude lui a gagné de nombreux amis/partisans;∎ you've earned it! tu l'as mérité!(person) gagner de l'argent; (investment) rapporter -
2 troubleshooter
Mr James has a reputation as a corporate troubleshooter capable of reviving the fortunes of struggling companies like Railtrack, a record that has earned him the nickname of the Red Adair of the business world. As well as the Dome, his talents have been turned to Dan-Air, the airline, and the British Shoe Corporation.
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3 interest
interest [ˈɪntrɪst]1. nouna. intérêt m• to show an interest in sb/sth manifester de l'intérêt pour qn/qch• to take a great interest in sb/sth s'intéresser vivement à qn/qchb. ( = hobby) what are your interests? à quoi vous intéressez-vous ?• my main interest is baroque architecture mon principal centre d'intérêt est l'architecture baroquec. ( = advantage, well-being) intérêt m• in the interests of hygiene/safety par souci d'hygiène/de sécurité• in the interests of peace/national security dans l'intérêt de la paix/la sécurité nationale• to be interested in sth/sb s'intéresser à qch/qn• I'm not interested! ça ne m'intéresse pas !• can I interest you in contributing to...? est-ce que cela vous intéresserait de contribuer à... ?• can I interest you in a new computer? seriez-vous intéressé par un nouvel ordinateur ?3. compounds* * *['ɪntrəst] 1.1) [U] ( enthusiasm) intérêt m (in pour)we've had a lot of interest from Europe — beaucoup de gens en Europe nous ont manifesté leur intérêt
as a matter of interest... — juste pour savoir...
2) ( hobby) centre m d'intérêt3) ( benefit) intérêt min the interest(s) of — (to help, to promote) dans l'intérêt de [peace, freedom, person]; ( out of concern for) par souci de [hygiene, justice]
4) ( concern) gen intérêt m; Finance participation f5) ( accrued monies) intérêts mpl (on de)2.transitive verb1) ( provoke curiosity) intéresser (in à)can I interest you in our new range? — permettez-moi d'attirer votre attention sur notre nouvelle gamme
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4 well
well [wel]1. noun(for water, oil) puits m3. adverba. ( = satisfactorily, skilfully) [behave, sleep, eat, treat, remember] bien• well done! bravo !• well played! bien joué !• you're well out of it! c'est une chance que tu n'aies plus rien à voir avec cela !b. (intensifying = very much, thoroughly) bien• well over 1,000 people bien plus de 1 000 personnesc. ( = with good reason, with equal reason) one might well ask why on pourrait à juste titre demander pourquoi• you might (just) as well say that... autant dire que...• and it rained as well! et par-dessus le marché il a plu !e. ( = positively) to think/speak well of penser/dire du bien de4. exclamation• he has won the election! -- well, well, well! il a été élu ! -- tiens, tiens !• well, what do you think of it? alors qu'en dites-vous ?• well, here we are at last! eh bien ! nous voilà enfin !• you know Paul? well, he's getting married vous connaissez Paul ? eh bien il se marie• are you coming? -- well... I've got a lot to do here vous venez ? -- c'est que... j'ai beaucoup à faire ici5. adjective(comparative, superlative best)a. bien, bon• that's all very well but... tout ça c'est bien joli mais... (PROV) all's well that ends well(PROV) tout est bien qui finit bienb. ( = healthy) how are you? -- very well, thank you comment allez-vous ? -- très bien, merci• get well soon! remets-toi vite !c. (cautious) it is as well to remember that... il ne faut pas oublier que...6. prefix• well-chosen/dressed bien choisi/habillé7. compounds• you would be well-advised to leave vous auriez (tout) intérêt à partir ► well-appointed adjective [house, room] bien aménagé► well-kept adjective [house, garden, hair] bien entretenu ; [hands, nails] soigné ; [secret] bien gardé► well-meaning adjective [person] bien intentionné ; [remark, action] fait avec les meilleures intentions• you don't know when you're well-off ( = fortunate) tu ne connais pas ton bonheur ► well-paid adjective bien payé• he got many letters from well-wishers il a reçu de nombreuses lettres d'encouragement ► well-woman clinic noun (British) centre prophylactique et thérapeutique pour femmes* * *I 1. [wel]1) ( in good health)are you well? — vous allez bien?, tu vas bien?
‘how is he?’ - ‘as well as can be expected’ — ‘comment va-t-il?’ - ‘pas trop mal étant donné les circonstances’
2) ( in satisfactory state) bienthat's all very well, but — tout ça c'est bien beau, mais
it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu peux rire, mais
3) ( prudent)4) ( fortunate)it was just as well for him that the shops were still open — il a eu de la chance que les magasins aient été encore ouverts
2.the flight was delayed, which was just as well — le vol a été retardé, ce qui n'était pas plus mal
1) ( satisfactorily) bienI did well in the general knowledge questions — je me suis bien débrouillé pour les questions de culture générale
to do well at school — être bon/bonne élève
to do well by somebody — se montrer généreux/-euse avec quelqu'un
some businessmen did quite well out of the war — certains hommes d'affaires se sont enrichis pendant la guerre
she didn't come out of it very well — ( of situation) elle ne s'en est pas très bien sortie; (of article, programme etc) ce n'était pas très flatteur pour elle
2) ( used with modal verbs)I can well believe it — je veux bien le croire, je n'ai pas de mal à le croire
‘shall I shut the door?’ - ‘you might as well’ — ‘est-ce que je ferme la porte?’ - ‘pourquoi pas’
she looked shocked, as well she might — elle a eu l'air choquée, ce qui n'avait rien d'étonnant
3) ( intensifier) bien, largementthe weather remained fine well into September — le temps est resté au beau fixe pendant une bonne partie du mois de septembre
she was active well into her eighties — elle était toujours active même au-delà de ses quatre-vingts ans
4) ( approvingly)5)3.exclamation ( expressing astonishment) eh bien!; (expressing indignation, disgust) ça alors!; ( expressing disappointment) tant pis!; (after pause in conversation, account) bon; ( qualifying statement) enfinwell, you may be right — après tout, tu as peut-être raison
well, that's too bad — c'est vraiment dommage
well then, what's the problem? — alors, quel est le problème?
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — ma foi, je n'y peux rien
4.well, well, well, so you're off to America? — alors comme ça, tu pars aux États-Unis!
as well adverbial phrase aussi5.as well as prepositional phrase aussi bien quethey have a house in the country as well as an apartment in Paris — ils ont à la fois une maison à la campagne et un appartement à Paris
••to be well in with somebody — (colloq) être bien avec quelqu'un (colloq)
to leave well alone GB ou well enough alone US — ne pas s'en mêler
II 1. [wel] 2.you're well out of it! — (colloq) heureusement que tu n'as plus rien à voir avec ça!
Phrasal Verbs:- well up -
5 hard
hard [hα:d]1. adjectivea. ( = not soft) dur ; [blow, kick, punch] violent• to set hard [concrete, clay] bien prendre• no hard feelings! sans rancune !• to show there are no hard feelings pour montrer qu'il n'y a pas de rancune entre nous (or eux etc)• to take a hard line with sb/on sth se montrer intransigeant avec qn/quand il s'agit de qch• to be hard on sb [person] être dur avec qn• hard luck! pas de chance !b. ( = not easy) dur ; [battle, fight] rude• I find it hard to believe that... j'ai du mal à croire que...• it's hard work! c'est dur !c. ( = committed) he's a hard worker il est travailleurd. [winter, climate] rude ; [frost] forte. [evidence] tangible ; [fact] concret2. adverb• no matter how hard I try, I... j'ai beau essayer, je...b. ( = badly) to take sth hard être très affecté par qch3. compounds► hard hat noun casque m ; ( = riding hat) bombe f ; (US = construction worker) ouvrier m du bâtiment• a hard-headed businessman un homme d'affaires qui a la tête sur les épaules ► hard-hearted adjective insensible* * *[hɑːd] 1.1) ( firm) durto go ou grow ou become hard — durcir
frozen hard — complètement gelé; hard lens
2) ( difficult) [problem, question, task] dur, difficile; [choice, decision] difficile; [bargaining, negotiations, fight] dur, serréto be hard to open — être dur or difficile à ouvrir
it's hard to do — c'est dur or difficile à faire
to find it hard to do something — avoir du mal à faire quelque chose, trouver dur or difficile de faire quelque chose
it's hard to accept/believe — on a du mal à accepter/croire ( that que)
it was hard work ou going — ça a été dur or difficile
hard work never hurt ou killed anybody! — le travail n'a jamais fait de mal à personne!
to be a hard worker — être travailleur/-euse
to find something out ou learn something the hard way — apprendre quelque chose à ses dépens
3) ( harsh) [life, year] difficile; [blow] fig dur, terrible; [winter] rudehard luck ou lines (colloq) GB! — pas de chance!
to take a hard line — adopter une attitude ferme ( on something à propos de quelque chose; with somebody envers quelqu'un)
it's a hard life — gen, hum, iron la vie est dure
to give somebody a hard time — (colloq) ( make things difficult) rendre la vie impossible à quelqu'un; ( tell off) passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un
4) (stern, cold) [person, look, words] dur, sévère5) ( concrete) [evidence, fact] solide6) ( stark) [colour, light] dur7) ( strong) [liquor] fort; [drug] dur; [pornography] hard (colloq) (inv)8) Politicsthe hard left/right — la gauche/droite (pure et) dure
9) Chemistry [water] dur, calcaire10) Linguistics [consonant] dur11) (colloq) ( tough) [person] dur12) Finance [currency] fort2.1) (strongly, energetically) [push, hit, cry] fort; [work] dur; [study, think] sérieusement; [rain] à verse; [snow] abondamment; [look, listen] attentivementto be hard hit — fig être durement frappé (by par)
to try hard — ( intellectually) faire beaucoup d'efforts; ( physically) essayer de toutes ses forces
no matter how hard I try/work, I... — j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je...
to be hard at it (colloq) ou at work — être en plein travail
2) ( with directions)hard behind — juste derrière; heel
••to be/feel hard done by — être/se sentir brimé
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6 survive
survive [sə'vaɪv](a) (remain alive) survivre;∎ nobody thought she'd survive personne ne pensait qu'elle survivrait(b) (cope, pull through)∎ how can they survive on such low wages? comment font-ils pour vivre ou pour subsister avec des salaires si bas?;∎ he earned just enough to survive on il gagnait tout juste de quoi survivre;∎ those toys wouldn't survive two minutes with our kids ces jouets ne survivraient pas plus de deux minutes avec nos gamins;∎ familiar it'll be awful, I don't know how I'll survive! ça va être horrible, je ne sais pas comment je vais m'en sortir!;∎ familiar how's things? - I'm surviving comment ça va? - pas trop mal;∎ familiar don't worry, I'll survive! ne t'inquiète pas, je n'en mourrai pas!(c) (remain, be left) subsister;∎ only a dozen of his letters have survived il ne subsiste ou reste qu'une douzaine de ses lettres(a) (live through) survivre à, réchapper à ou de;∎ few of the soldiers survived the battle peu de soldats ont survécu à la bataille;∎ we thought he'd never survive the shock nous pensions qu'il ne se remettrait jamais du choc(b) (cope with, get through) supporter;∎ she survived the death of her father better than expected elle a surmonté la mort de son père mieux que prévu;∎ I never thought I'd survive the evening! jamais je n'aurais cru que je tiendrais jusqu'à la fin de la soirée!(c) (outlive, outlast) survivre à;∎ she survived her husband by twenty years elle a survécu vingt ans à son mari;∎ she is survived by two daughters elle laisse deux filles(d) (withstand) survivre à, résister à;∎ the house didn't survive the storm la maison n'a pas survécu ou résisté à la tempête;∎ her beauty has survived the passage of time sa beauté a résisté au temps -
7 title
title ['taɪtəl]1 noun(a) (indicating rank, status) titre m;∎ he has the title of Chief Executive Officer son titre officiel est directeur général;∎ to give sb a title donner un titre à qn, titrer qn;∎ to have a title (nobleman) avoir un titre de noblesse, être titré;∎ the monarch bears the title of Defender of the Faith le monarque porte le titre de défenseur de la foi(b) (nickname) surnom m;∎ she earned the title "Iron Lady" on l'a surnommée "la Dame de Fer"∎ they published 200 titles last year ils ont publié 200 titres l'an dernier∎ to win the title remporter le titre;∎ he holds the world heavyweight boxing title il détient le titre de champion du monde de boxe des poids lourds(music) du générique(book, chapter, film) intituler►► Computing title bar barre f de titre;Law title deed titre m de propriété;Boxing title fight combat m comptant pour le titre;title page page f de titre;title role rôle-titre m;∎ with Vanessa Redgrave in the title role avec Vanessa Redgrave dans le rôle-titre;title track morceau m qui donne son titre à l'album
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