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1 Phys [battery, particle] chargé ; a negatively charged particle une particule chargée négativement ;2 ( intense) a highly charged atmosphere une atmosphère très tendue ; a highly charged meeting une réunion très tendue ; an emotionally charged scene une scène chargée d'émotion. -
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highly [ˈhaɪlɪ]1. adverba. ( = very) très ; [skilled, qualified, unlikely, professional] hautement• highly polished [wood] bien astiquéb. ( = at or to a high level) highly-paid [person, job] très bien payéc. (with vb) to speak/think highly of sb/sth dire/penser beaucoup de bien de qn/qch2. compounds* * *['haɪlɪ]adverb [dangerous, developed, intelligent] extrêmementto speak/think highly of somebody — dire/penser beaucoup de bien de quelqu'un
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A n1 ( speed) rythme m ; the rate of improvement/of production le rythme d'amélioration/de production ; the rate at which children learn le rythme auquel les enfants apprennent ; to work at a steady rate travailler à un rythme régulier ; at a rate of 50 an hour au rythme de 50 par heure ; at this rate we'll finish in no time à ce rythme nous aurons fini en moins de deux ; at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car fig à ce rythme-là nous n'aurons jamais les moyens d'acheter une voiture ; at the rate you're going… fig au train où tu vas… ; to drive/work at a terrific rate conduire/travailler à toute vitesse ;2 ( number of occurrences) taux m ; the divorce/birth/unemployment rate le taux de divorce/natalité/chômage ; the pass/failure rate for that exam is 60% le taux de réussite/d'échec à l'examen est de 60% ;3 ( level) the interest/mortgage rate le taux d'intérêt/de l'emprunt-logement ; the rate of growth/of inflation/of exchange le taux de croissance/d'inflation/de change ;4 ( charge) tarif m ; postal/advertising rates les tarifs postaux/publicitaires ; translator's rates les tarifs des traducteurs ; what is the rate for a small ad? quel est le tarif pour une petite annonce? ; telephone calls are charged at several rates il existe plusieurs tarifs pour les communications téléphoniques ; at a reduced rate à tarif réduit ; to get a reduced rate bénéficier d'un tarif réduit ; what's the going rate for a Picasso? quel est le prix moyen d'un Picasso? ;5 ( wage) tarif m ; his hourly rate is £12 son salaire horaire est de 12 livres sterling ; to pay sb the going rate for the job payer qn au tarif en vigueur ; what's the going rate for a babysitter? quel est le tarif actuel pour une babysitter? ; what is your hourly rate of pay? combien gagnez-vous de l'heure?, quel est votre salaire horaire? ;D vtr1 ( classify) I rate his new novel very highly j'admire beaucoup son nouveau roman ; how do you rate this restaurant/him as an actor? que pensez-vous de ce restaurant/de lui comme acteur? ; how do you rate the food in that restaurant? comment trouvez-vous la cuisine de ce restaurant? ; to rate sb as a great composer considérer qn comme un grand compositeur ; to rate sb among the best pianists in the world classer qn parmi les meilleurs pianistes du monde ; highly rated très coté ;2 ( deserve) mériter [medal, round of applause] this hotel rates three stars cet hôtel mérite trois étoiles ; the joke/the story hardly rates a mention la plaisanterie/l'histoire ne mérite pas qu'on en parle ;3 ( value) estimer [honesty, friendship, person] ; I rate courage very highly j'estime beaucoup le courage.E vi ( rank) how did our cheese/wine rate? où notre fromage/vin s'est-il classé? ; where do I rate compared to him? où est-ce que je me classe or situe par rapport à lui? ; she rates among the best sopranos in Europe elle compte parmi les meilleures sopranos européennes ; that rates as the best wine I've ever tasted c'est le meilleur vin que j'aie jamais goûté ; that doesn't rate high on my list of priorities cela ne figure pas très haut dans ma liste de priorités.F v refl how do you rate yourself as a driver? comment vous jugez-vous en tant que conducteur? ; she doesn't rate herself very highly elle n'a pas une très haute opinion d'elle-même.at any rate en tout cas.
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