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1 hectic
1 ( busy) [activity] intense, fiévreux/-euse ; [period] mouvementé, agité ; [day, week, schedule] chargé, mouvementé ; the hectic pace of change l'extrême rapidité avec laquelle les changements se sont faits ; at a hectic pace très rapidement ; to have a hectic life(style) avoir une vie trépidante ; life in the city is very hectic la vie en ville est très animée ; -
2 hectic
hectic ['hektɪk]∎ I've had a hectic day j'ai eu une journée mouvementée, j'ai été bousculé toute la journée;∎ we spent three hectic weeks preparing the play ç'a été la course folle pendant les trois semaines où on préparait la pièce;∎ they lead a hectic life (busy) ils mènent une vie trépidante; (eventful) ils mènent une vie très mouvementée -
3 hectic
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4 hectic
['hektik](very busy; rushed: Life is hectic these days.) trépidant -
5 standstill
to be at a standstill (of economy, production) être paralysé(e)standstill agreement moratoire mThe major shareholders in Anaconda Nickel … have come to a standstill agreement regarding their stakes. In the hectic hours before today's extraordinary general meeting, they agreed not to increase their stakes above 30 percent in the period up to Dec. 31 2001, or 90 days after the publication of key recommendations of a strategic review, whichever is the later.
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6 rough-and-tumble
(life → hectic) mouvementé; (→ disorderly) désordonné2 noun(fight) bagarre f; (hurly-burly) tohu-bohu m inv;∎ the rough-and-tumble of politics le bouillonnement de la politique;∎ the rough-and-tumble world of publishing la jungle de l'édition;∎ I enjoyed the rough-and-tumble of circus life la vie mouvementée du cirque me plaisaitUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > rough-and-tumble
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