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61 debtor
débiteur(trice) m, fACCOUNTANCY debtor account compte m débiteur;ECONOMICS debtor country pays m débiteur;ECONOMICS debtor nation pays débiteur;ACCOUNTANCY debtors' turnover rotation f des clientsNow, of course, the United States is in no position to repeat its midcentury largesse. America has become a debtor nation and provides stimulus to the global economy by going deeper into debt as it buys goods from others. And the United States, like other debtors, is beginning to express its enmity toward those from whom it borrows to buy.
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62 marzipan layer
familiar cadres m pl moyensThe main grievances inside the firm seem to be coming from what insiders call the marzipan layer. This is the group of senior staff who have not been made new partners in the transition to a quoted company. The resentment that comes from people in all sections of the firm, from traders to fund managers, focuses on the 40 new partners, many of whom seem to have leapfrogged their colleagues.
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63 acquaintance
1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) connaissance2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) connaissance (de) -
64 addressee
[æd-]noun (the person to whom a letter etc is addressed.) destinataire -
65 ancestor
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66 betrothed
noun (the person to whom one is betrothed: May I introduce you to my betrothed?) fiancé/-ée -
67 butt
I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) donner un coup de tête à/dans- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) cible2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) crosse2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) mégot3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) -
68 colleague
['koli:ɡ](a person with whom one is associated in a profession or occupation: He gets on well with his colleagues.) collègue -
69 connection
[-ʃən]1) (something that connects or is connected: a faulty electrical connection.) connexion2) ((a) state of being connected or related: My connection with their family is very slight; I wish to talk to you in connection with my daughter's career.) rapports3) (a useful person whom one can contact, especially in business: his connections in the clothing trade.) relation4) (a train, bus etc to which one changes from another in the course of a journey: As the local train was late, I missed the connection to London.) correspondance -
70 correspondent
1) (a person with whom one exchanges letters: He has correspondents all over the world.) correspondant(e)2) (a person who contributes news to a newspaper etc: He's foreign correspondent for `The Times'.) correspondant/-ante -
71 creditor
noun (a person to whom a debt is owed.) créancier/-ière -
72 deliver
[di'livə]1) (to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended: The postman delivers letters.) livrer2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) prononcer3) (to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child): The doctor delivered the twins safely.) accoucher•- delivery -
73 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) diable2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) démon3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) diable, diablesse4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) pauvre diable -
74 double-cross
verb (to betray (someone for whom one has already arranged to do something deceitful).) trahir, doubler -
75 fiancé
American - fiancée; noun(a person to whom one is engaged to be married.) fiancé/-ée -
76 fornicate
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77 hit back
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78 husband
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79 indirect object
(the word in a sentence which stands for the person or thing to or for whom something is given, done etc: In `Give me the book', `Tell the children a story', `Boil John an egg', me, the children and John are indirect objects.) complément indirect -
80 jilt
[‹ilt](to reject or send away (someone with whom one has been in love): After being her boyfriend for two years, he suddenly jilted her.) laisser tomber
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whom — whom; whom·ev·er; whom·so; whom·so·ev·er; … English syllables
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whom|so|ev|er — «HOOM soh EHV uhr», pronoun. = whomever; any person whom … Useful english dictionary
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