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device [dɪˈvaɪs]• left to his own devices, he'd never have finished par lui-même, il n'aurait jamais fini* * *[dɪ'vaɪs]1) ( household) appareil mlabour-saving device — appareil m électroménager
2) Technology dispositif m3) ( system) système msecurity device — système m de sécurité
4) (also explosive device, incendiary device) engin m explosif5) ( means) gen moyen m (for doing, to do de or pour faire); Economics mesure f (for doing, to do pour faire)6) Literature procédé m•• -
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device n4 Comput périphérique m ;6 fig ( means) gen moyen m (for doing, to do de or pour faire) ; Econ mesure f (for doing, to do pour faire) ;7 Literat procédé m ;8 Herald emblème m.to be left to one's own devices être laissé à soi-même ; to leave sb to their own devices laisser qn se débrouiller tout seul. -
3 appliance
appliance [əˈplaɪəns]a. ( = device) appareil mb. ( = act of applying) application f* * *[ə'plaɪəns]noun appareil m -
4 Labour
1. nouna. ( = hard work) travail m• this biography is clearly a labour of love il est évident que cette biographie a été écrite avec amourb. ( = workers) main-d'œuvre f• Minister/Ministry of Labourc. ( = political party) Labour le parti travaillisted. (in childbirth) travail m2. adjective• Labour [leader, party] travailliste• to labour under the misapprehension that... s'imaginer que...5. compounds[dispute, trouble] ouvrier━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━La fête du Travail aux États-Unis et au Canada est fixée au premier lundi de septembre. Instituée par le Congrès en 1894 après avoir été réclamée par les mouvements ouvriers pendant douze ans, elle a perdu une grande partie de son caractère politique pour devenir un jour férié assez ordinaire et l'occasion de partir pour un long week-end avant la rentrée des classes.* * *['leɪbə(r)] 1.proper noun GB (+ v pl) le parti travailliste2.adjective GB [supporter, view, manifesto] du parti travailliste; [MP, vote] travailliste -
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1. nouna. ( = hard work) travail m• this biography is clearly a labour of love il est évident que cette biographie a été écrite avec amourb. ( = workers) main-d'œuvre f• Minister/Ministry of Labourc. ( = political party) Labour le parti travaillisted. (in childbirth) travail m2. adjective• Labour [leader, party] travailliste• to labour under the misapprehension that... s'imaginer que...5. compounds[dispute, trouble] ouvrier━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━La fête du Travail aux États-Unis et au Canada est fixée au premier lundi de septembre. Instituée par le Congrès en 1894 après avoir été réclamée par les mouvements ouvriers pendant douze ans, elle a perdu une grande partie de son caractère politique pour devenir un jour férié assez ordinaire et l'occasion de partir pour un long week-end avant la rentrée des classes.* * *1.GB, labor US ['leɪbə(r)] noun3) Medicine accouchement m2.to go into ou begin labour — commencer à avoir des contractions
noun modifier Industry [ costs] de la main-d'œuvre; [ dispute, relations] ouvriers-patronat inv; [ market] du travail; [ shortage] de main-d'œuvre; [ leader] syndical3.1) (work, try hard) travailler (dur) (at à; on sur; to do pour faire)2) ( have difficulties) peiner ( to do à faire)to labour up — monter avec peine or péniblement
to be labouring under the illusion ou misapprehension that — s'imaginer que
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6 appliance
appliance [ə'plaɪəns]∎ domestic or household appliances appareils mpl électroménagers;∎ electrical appliances appareils mpl électriques(b) (fire engine) autopompe f
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