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101 turnround
(a) (of stock) rotation f(b) (of passenger ship, plane) = temps nécessaire au débarquement et à l'embarquement de nouveaux passagers; (for freight) = temps nécessaire au déchargement et au chargement d'une nouvelle cargaison(c) (time taken to complete round trip) temps m de rotationturnround rate vitesse f de rotation -
102 all
[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) tout2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) tous2. adverb1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) tout2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) d'autant plus/mieux•- all-out - all-round - all-rounder - all-terrain vehicle - all along - all at once - all in - all in all - all over - all right - in all -
103 cash-and-carry
noun (a store where goods are sold more cheaply for cash and taken away by the buyer.) libre service discount -
104 collective
[-tiv]1) (of a number of people etc combined into one group: This success was the result of a collective effort.) collectif2) (of a noun, taking a singular verb but standing for many things taken as a whole: `Cattle' is a collective noun.) collectif -
105 consideration
1) ((the act of) thinking about something, especially the needs or feelings of other people: He stayed at home out of consideration for his mother.) considération2) (a fact to be taken into account in making a decision etc: The cost of the journey is our main consideration.) préoccupation -
106 drug
1. noun1) (any substance used in medicine: She has been prescribed a new drug for her stomach-pains.) médicament2) (a substance, sometimes one used in medicine, taken by some people to achieve a certain effect, eg great happiness or excitement: I think she takes drugs; He behaves as though he is on drugs.) drogue, stupéfiant2. verb(to make to lose consciousness by giving a drug: She drugged him and tied him up.) droguer- druggist- drug-addict - drugstore -
107 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) malade2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) mauvais3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) mauvais2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) difficilement3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) mal2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) mal•- ill-- illness - ill-at-ease - ill-fated - ill-feeling - ill-mannered / ill-bred - ill-tempered / ill-natured - ill-treat - ill-treatment - ill-use - ill-will - be taken ill -
108 lane
[lein]1) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) chemin, ruelle2) (used in the names of certain roads or streets: His address is 12 Penny Lane.) rue3) (a division of a road for one line of traffic: The new motorway has three lanes in each direction.) voie4) (a regular course across the sea taken by ships: a regular shipping lane.) route, couloir (aérien) -
109 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) conduire, mener2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) mener3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) entraîner4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) mener5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) mener2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) tête2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) avance3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) exemple4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) avance5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) laisse6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) piste7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) rôle principal•- leader- leadership - lead on - lead up the garden path - lead up to - lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) plomb2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mine•- leaden -
110 minute
I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minute2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minute3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) minute4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) instant5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) procès-verbal, compte rendu•- the minute that - the minute - to the minute - up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) minuscule2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) minutieux•- minutely- minuteness -
111 restitution
[resti'tju:ʃən](the act of giving back to a person etc what has been taken away, or the giving of money etc to pay for damage, loss or injury.) restitution -
112 sermon
['sə:mən](a serious talk, especially one given in church based on or discussing a passage in the Bible: The text for this morning's sermon is taken from the fifth chapter of Exodus.) sermon -
113 sick-leave
noun (time taken off from work etc because of sickness: He has been on sick-leave for the last three days.) congé de maladie -
114 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) (s')asseoir; être assis2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) être posé3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) siéger (dans); faire partie (de)4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) être perché5) (to undergo (an examination).) se présenter à6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) poser7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) siéger•- sitter- sitting - sit-in - sitting-room - sitting target - sitting duck - sit back - sit down - sit out - sit tight - sit up -
115 store
[sto:] 1. noun1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) provisions2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) fonds3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) entrepôt4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) magasin2. verb1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) entreposer2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) contenir•- storage- storehouse - storeroom - in store - set great store by - set store by - store up -
116 tax
[tæks] 1. noun1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) taxe, impôt2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) fardeau2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) taxer, imposer2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) pousser à bout•- taxable- taxation - taxing - tax-free - taxpayer - tax someone with - tax with -
117 vote of confidence
(a vote taken to establish whether the government or other authority still has the majority's support for its policies.) vote de confiance -
118 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) poids2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) poids3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) haltère4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) poids5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) poids -
119 zero
['ziərəu]plural - zeros; noun1) (nought; the number or figure 0: Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.) zéro2) (the point on a scale (eg on a thermometer) which is taken as the standard on which measurements may be based: The temperature was 5 degrees above/below zero.) zéro3) (the exact time fixed for something to happen, eg an explosion, the launching of a spacecraft etc: It is now 3 minutes to zero.) l'heure H -
120 heat
A n1 gen, Phys, Meteorol chaleur f ; the plants wilted in the heat les plantes se sont fanées à la chaleur ; he was sweating in ou with the heat il transpirait à cause de la chaleur ; she was exhausted by the heat elle se sentait exténuée à cause de la chaleur ; the summer/afternoon heat la chaleur de l'été/de l'après-midi ; in the heat of the summer au plus chaud de l'été ; in the heat of the day au moment le plus chaud de la journée ; we were stifling in the 30° heat il faisait 30° et on étouffait ; in this heat nobody feels hungry par cette chaleur personne n'a faim ; a cream to take the heat out of sunburnt skin un lait apaisant pour les coups de soleil ;2 Culin (of hotplate, gas ring) feu m ; ( of oven) température f ; cook at a low/moderate heat faire cuire à feu doux/moyen ; ( in oven) faire cuire à basse température /à température moyenne ; turn up/turn down the heat augmenter/diminuer le feu or la température ;3 ( heating) chauffage m ; to turn the heat on/off mettre/arrêter le chauffage ; to turn the heat up/down monter/baisser le chauffage ;4 Sport épreuve f éliminatoire ; ( in athletics) série f ; she won her heat elle a remporté sa série ;5 Zool to be on ou in heat être en chaleur ;6 fig (of argument, discussion) véhémence f ; in the heat of sth dans le feu de qch ; carried away by the heat of the discussion she… emportée dans le feu de la discussion elle… ; in the heat of the moment dans le feu de l'action ; to take the heat off sb soulager qn ; that's taken the heat off us cela nous a soulagés ; to put ou turn the heat on sb to do faire pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse ; the heat is on il va falloir mettre le paquet (to do pour faire) ; ⇒ kitchen.B vtr gen chauffer [room, house, pool] ; Culin faire chauffer [food, oven] ; Med échauffer [blood] ; heat the oven to 180° faire chauffer le four à 180°.C vi chauffer.■ heat through [food, drink, house] chauffer ; has the soup heated through? la soupe est-elle chaude? ;▶ heat [sth] through faire chauffer [food].■ heat up [food, drink] chauffer ; [air] se réchauffer ; wait until the engine/radiator heats up attends que le moteur/radiateur soit chaud ; has the iron heated up yet? est-ce que le fer est chaud? ;▶ heat [sth] up, heat up [sth] ( for first time) faire chauffer [food, oven] ; ( reheat) faire réchauffer [food].
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