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101 competitive
(product) concurrentiel(elle); (company, price) compétitif(ive);∎ to offer competitive terms proposer des prix très compétitifs;∎ industry must become more competitive l'industrie doit devenir plus compétitivecompetitive advantage avantage m concurrentiel;competitive advertising publicité f concurrentielle;competitive analysis analyse f des concurrents;competitive awareness sensibilité f compétitive;competitive bidding appel m d'offres;competitive edge avance f concurrentielle;competitive marketplace marché m de concurrence;competitive position position f concurrentielle;competitive positioning positionnement m concurrentiel;competitive pricing fixation f des prix compétitifs;competitive scope domaine m concurrentiel, champ m concurrentiel;competitive strategy stratégie f concurrentielleThe new, new thing is really serious. The impact of publicity on the Internet is fast and global - instantaneously everywhere. I first noticed it in action three years ago when a client called to complain that its competitor was getting tons of publicity and the client wasn't. I was stunned, because we had just done a competitive analysis showing our client had dramatically more publicity.
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102 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) être2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) être4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) devoir; aller5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) être•- being- the be-all and end-all -
103 be not much of a
(to be not a very good thing of a particular kind: I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture.) ne pas être extraordinaire comme -
104 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) ne pas valoir grand-chose -
105 definitely
adverb (clearly or certainly: She definitely said I wasn't to wait; Her dress is definitely not red.) nettement -
106 forthcoming
1) (happening or appearing soon: forthcoming events.) prochain2) ((of a person) open and willing to talk: She wasn't very forthcoming about her work; not a very forthcoming personality.) communicatif -
107 hoax
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108 I beg your pardon
(I'm sorry: I beg your pardon - what did you say? I wasn't listening.) je vous demande pardon -
109 intentional
[-ʃənl]adjective ((negative unintentional) done, said etc deliberately and not by accident: I'm sorry I offended you - it wasn't intentional; intentional cruelty.) intentionnel -
110 listen
['lisn]1) ((often with to) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc): I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!) écouter2) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) écouter• -
111 miracle
['mirəkl]1) (something which man is not normally capable of making happen and which is therefore thought to be done by a god or God: Christ's turning of water into wine was a miracle.) miracle2) (a fortunate happening that has no obvious natural cause or explanation: It's a miracle he wasn't killed in the plane crash.) miracle•- miraculously -
112 miss
[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) manquer2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) rater3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) manquer4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) regretter5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) remarquer l'absence/la disparition de6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) manquer7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) manquer8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) rater9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) échapper à10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) avoir des ratés2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) coup raté/manqué- missing- go missing - miss out - miss the boat -
113 pick on
1) (to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job: Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?) choisir2) (to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically: Don't pick on me - it wasn't my fault.) harceler -
114 pretend
[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) faire semblant (de, que)2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) faire semblant•- pretence- false pretences -
115 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) montrer2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) se voir3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) jouer; passer; exposer4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) montrer5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduire qqn6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) montrer7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) montrer8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) montrer2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposition, spectacle2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) démonstration3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) semblant/mine (de)4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pour l'effet5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (faire) bonne figure•- showy- showiness - show-business - showcase - showdown - showground - show-jumping - showman - showroom - give the show away - good show! - on show - show off - show up -
116 temperature
['temprə ə]1) (the amount or degree of cold or heat: The food must be kept at a low temperature.) température2) (a level of body heat that is higher than normal: She had a temperature and wasn't feeling well.) température, fièvre• -
117 the pictures
(the cinema: We went to the pictures last night, but it wasn't a very good film.) cinéma -
118 toy
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119 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vent2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) souffle3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) gaz2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) couper le souffle (à)3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) à vent- windy- windiness - windfall - windmill - windpipe - windsurf - windsurfer - windsurfing - windscreen - windsock - windsurf - windsurfer - windsurfing - windswept - get the wind up - get wind of - get one's second wind - in the wind - like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) enrouler2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) enrouler3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) serpenter4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) remonter•- winder- winding - wind up - be/get wound up -
120 able
❢ To be able to meaning can is usually translated by the verb pouvoir: I was not able to go = je ne pouvais pas y aller ; I was not able to help him = je ne pouvais pas l'aider. The main exception to this occurs when to be able to implies the acquiring of a skill, when savoir is used: he's nine and he's still not able to read = il a neuf ans et il ne sait toujours pas lire.For more examples and other uses, see the entry below.1 ( having ability to) to be able to do/be pouvoir faire/être ; he was/wasn't able to read it il pouvait/ne pouvait pas le lire ; she was able to play the piano at the age of four elle savait jouer du piano à quatre ans ; I'll be (better) able to give you more information after the meeting je serai en mesure de or je pourrai vous donner plus de renseignements après la réunion ;
См. также в других словарях:
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wasn't — (was not) v. did not exist, did not live, did not occupy a position, did not exist in a particular condition; negated form of the first and third person singular past tense form of be … English contemporary dictionary
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wasn't — contr. was not. * * * /ˈwʌzn̩t/ used as a contraction of was not It wasn t important. * * * wasn t [wasn t] [ˈwɒznt] ; [ˈwʌznt] » ↑be … Useful english dictionary
wasn't — /wuz euhnt, woz / contraction of was not: I wasn t sure you heard me. Usage. See contraction. Pronunciation. See isn t. * * * … Universalium
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