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101 ordnance
ordnance [ˈɔ:dnəns]( = guns) artillerie f► Ordnance Survey map noun ≈ carte f d'état-major* * *['ɔːdnəns] -
102 Ordnance Survey map
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103 Pentagon
pentagon [ˈpentəgən]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Le Pentagon est le nom donné aux bureaux du ministère de la Défense américain, situés à Arlington en Virginie, à cause de la forme pentagonale du bâtiment dans lequel ils se trouvent. Par extension, ce terme est également utilisé en parlant du ministère lui-même.* * *Grand bâtiment pentagonal situé à Arlington (Virginie), qui abrite le ministère de la défense américain. Par extension ce mot est employé dans les médias pour désigner tout l'état-major américain -
104 preparedness
preparedness [prɪˈpεərɪdnɪs]• I want Britain's disaster preparedness to be very much better je veux que la Grande-Bretagne soit beaucoup mieux préparée en cas de catastropheb. ( = willingness) disposition f* * *[prɪ'peərɪdnɪs]1)preparedness for — préparation f en cas de
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105 scene
scene [si:n]a. ( = part of play) scène fc. ( = place) lieu m• the scene of the crime/accident le lieu du crime/de l'accident• to appear or come on the scene faire son apparitione. ( = sphere of activity) monde m* * *[siːn]1) (in play, film, novel) scène ffirst, let's set the scene: a villa in Mexico — situons le décor d'abord: une villa au Mexique
the scene was set for a major tragedy — fig tous les éléments étaient réunis pour qu'une grande tragédie se produise
2) Theatre décor mbehind the scenes — lit, fig dans les coulisses fpl
3) ( location) lieu mthese streets have been the scene of violent fighting — ces rues ont été le théâtre de violents affrontements
to come on the scene — [police, ambulance] arriver sur les lieux; fig arriver
4) (sphere, field) scène fthe jazz/fashion scene — le monde du jazz/de la mode
it's not my scene — (colloq) ce n'est pas mon genre
5) ( emotional incident) scène f6) (image, sight) image f7) ( view) vue f, tableau m; Art scène f -
106 seminal
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107 staff
staff [stα:f]1. nouna. ( = work force) personnel m ; ( = teachers) personnel m enseignant ; ( = servants) domestiques mfplb. ( = stick) bâton m[+ school, hospital] pourvoir en personnel3. compounds* * *[stɑːf], US [stæf] 1.1) (pl staves [steɪvz] ou staffs) ( stick) ( for walking) canne f; ( crozier) crosse f; ( as weapon) bâton m3) [U] (also teaching staff) School, University personnel m enseignantmember of staff — enseignant/-e m/f
4) [U] Military état-major m2.transitive verb [owner] trouver du personnel pour [company] -
108 staff officer
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109 work
work [wɜ:k]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun• work has begun on the new bridge ( = building it) on a commencé la construction du nouveau pont• good work! ( = well done) bravo !b. ( = employment, place of employment) travail m► at work ( = at place of work) au travail• an increase in the numbers out of work une augmentation du nombre des demandeurs d'emploi► off workc. ( = product) œuvre f━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► For work + preposition/adverb combinations see also phrasal verbs.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. (gen) travailler• have you solved the problem? -- we're working on it avez-vous résolu le problème ? -- on y travaille• I've been working on him but haven't yet managed to persuade him j'ai bien essayé de le convaincre, mais je n'y suis pas encore parvenu► to work towards sth œuvrer pour qchb. ( = function) [machine, car, scheme] marcher ; [medicine] agira. ( = cause to work) [+ person, staff] faire travailler ; [+ lever, pump] actionner ; [+ machine] faire marcher► to work o.s.b. ( = bring about) to work wonders [person] faire des merveilles ; [drug, medicine] faire merveillec. ( = arrange for) (inf) can you work it so she can come too? pouvez-vous faire en sorte qu'elle vienne aussi ?d. ( = manoeuvre) he worked his hands free il est parvenu à libérer ses mains• rescuers are working their way towards the trapped men les sauveteurs se fraient un passage jusqu'aux hommes qui sont bloqués• he worked his way up from office boy to managing director il est devenu PDG après avoir commencé comme garçon de bureaue. ( = shape) [+ metal, wood, dough, clay] travailler4. compounds► work outa. [plan, arrangement] marcherb. [amount] it works out at $50 per child il faut compter 50 dollars par enfantc. ( = exercise) faire de la musculation• I can't work him out (inf) je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment il fonctionne► work through inseparable transitive verb( = resolve emotionally) assumer► work up• the book works up to a dramatic ending le roman s'achemine progressivement vers un dénouement spectaculaire• I thought he was working up to asking me for a divorce je croyais qu'il préparait le terrain pour demander le divorceb. ( = develop) [+ trade, business] développer• he worked this small firm up into a major company il a réussi à faire de cette petite société une grande entreprise• I worked up an appetite/thirst carrying all those boxes ça m'a mis en appétit/m'a donné soif de porter toutes ces caisses* * *[wɜːk] 1.1) ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur)to go ou set ou get to work — se mettre au travail
to put a lot of work into — travailler [essay, speech]; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations]
to put ou set somebody to work — faire travailler quelqu'un
to make short ou light work of something — expédier quelque chose
it's hot/thirsty work — ça donne chaud/soif
2) ( occupation) travail mto be in work — avoir du travail or un emploi
place of work — lieu m de travail
to be off work — ( on vacation) être en congé
3) ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m; ( factory) usine f4) (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur)5) ( papers)to take one's work home — lit emporter du travail chez soi; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à la maison
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de); ( study) ouvrage m (by de; on sur)7) ( research) recherches fpl (on sur)8) ( effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agir
works plural noun1) ( factory) usine fworks canteen — cantine f de l'usine
2) ( building work) travaux mpl3) (colloq) ( everything)3. 4.the (full ou whole) works — toute la panoplie (colloq)
transitive verb1) ( drive)2) ( labour)to work days/nights — travailler de jour/de nuit
to work one's way through a book — lire péniblement un livre, venir à bout (colloq) d'un livre
3) ( operate) se servir de4) ( exploit commercially) exploiter5) ( have as one's territory) couvrir [region]6) ( consume)to work one's way through — ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity]
7) ( bring about)to work wonders — lit, fig faire des merveilles
8) ( use to one's advantage)I've worked things so that... — j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que...
9) ( fashion) travailler [clay, metal]10) ( embroider) broder11) ( manœuvre)to work something into — introduire quelque chose dans [slot, hole]
12) ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles]13) ( move)to work one's way along — avancer le long de [ledge]
5.it worked its way ou itself loose — cela s'est desserré peu à peu
1) ( engage in activity) travailler ( doing à faire)to work in oils — [painter] travailler à l'huile
to work towards — se diriger vers [solution]; s'acheminer vers [compromise]; négocier [agreement]
3) ( function) fonctionnerto work on electricity — marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité
4) (act, operate)it doesn't ou things don't work like that — ça ne marche pas comme ça
to work in somebody's favour —
to work against somebody —
5) ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet; [detergent, drug] agir; [plan] réussir; [argument] tenir debout6) [face, features] se contracter6.1) ( labour)2)•Phrasal Verbs:- work in- work off- work on- work out- work to- work up•• -
110 Maj.
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111 valedictorian
valedictorian [‚vælɪdɪkˈtɔ:rɪən] -
112 above-the-line
above-the-line advertising publicité f média;above-the-line costs coûts m média;above-the-line expenditure dépenses f média;above-the-line promotion promotion f média(b) ACCOUNTANCY au-dessus de la ligneabove-the-line accounts comptes m pl de résultats courants;above-the-line costs coûts m au-dessus de la ligne;above-the-line expenditure dépenses f pl au-dessus de la ligneBritish Airways is slashing its above-the-line advertising budget - worth an estimated £30m. And it is letting below-the-line agencies go as part of a major cost-cutting exercise.
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113 e-commerce
COMPUTING commerce m électronique;∎ e-commerce is being recognized as a major on-line service le commerce électronique devient un service en ligne très importantSuddenly, electronic commerce seems to be everywhere, leaving traditional companies wondering what to do next. Is e-commerce yet another fad?... In "e-Profit," Cohan acknowledges the uncertainties but argues that " e-commerce is a force that is not likely to fade... All companies will eventually be forced to rethink their strategies, management structure and business operations in light of the economic benefits that e-commerce enables."
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114 interest
interest accrued intérêts courus ou échus;∎ interest on arrears intérêt de retard;∎ interest on capital rémunération f de capital;∎ interest due intérêts dus;∎ interest due and payable intérêts exigibles;∎ interest paid intérêts versés;∎ interest payable intérêt exigible;∎ interest received intérêts perçus;∎ to bear or yield interest porter intérêt, rapporter;∎ to bear or yield five percent interest rapporter du cinq pour cent ou un intérêt de cinq pour cent;∎ to pay interest payer des intérêtsinterest charges intérêts (à payer); (on overdraft) agios m pl;interest day jour m d'intérêt;interest and dividend income produits m pl financiers;interest payment date date f d'échéance des intérêts;interest rate taux m d'intérêt;∎ the interest rate is four percent le taux d'intérêt est de quatre pour cent;interest rate differential différentiel m de taux d'intérêt;STOCK EXCHANGE interest rate swap échange m de taux d'intérêt;interest table table f des intérêts∎ our firm's interests in Europe les intérêts de notre société en Europe;∎ to have a financial interest in sth avoir investi financièrement dans qch;∎ to have an interest in the profits participer aux bénéfices;∎ his interest in the company is £10,000 il a une commandite de 10000 livres(c) (activity) activité f;∎ since the late 1980s the firm has had major interests in plastics and engineering depuis la fin des années 1980 les matières plastiques et l'ingénierie constituent deux des principales activités de la société -
115 misery index
American = indice qui prend en compte les taux de chômage et d'inflation, censé donner un aperçu de l'état de l'économie et du niveau de confiance des consommateursOne, admittedly artificial, indicator of financial conditions is the misery index, which is an average of the depreciation of the currency, the change in the stock market index, and the change in domestic interest rates (in basis points). This index shows that the major developing countries have seen substantial declines in interest rates, exchange rate appreciation, and stock market increases since December 1998.
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116 must-have
1 nounmust ma must-have product un mustWe have all talked about customer satisfaction and JD Powers may be measuring it, but being successful in a tight economy requires it. The Consumer Confidence Index does not establish your customers' need for a new home but it does put more pressure on how their money will be spent. Being the builder of a must-have product rather than a "choice" is absolutely essential as the willingness to make a major financial investment is now a more difficult commitment for today's consumer.
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117 player
acteur m;∎ who are the key players in this market? qui sont les acteurs principaux sur ce marché?But Lexus would be wise to consider the fortunes of Audi. It has taken many years for VW to turn the brand, which already had a long history, into a major player in the premium market.
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118 reengineering
réorganisation fInvestors are growing concerned that the company's customer base is not growing quickly enough while customers themselves are not spending enough. Telewest, which recently claimed it could survive on its current facilities as long as it executed well, is known to have discussed options with both Liberty Media and Microsoft, two of its major shareholders. It remains silent on whether a financial reengineering is under way.
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119 sexy
Major appliance brands have never been sexy, but lately a couple have expanded their horizons to become more exciting and relevant. Riding a wave of strong economic growth and low interest rates, appliance makers are on a tear, with the consumer remodeling frenzy showing no signs of slowing.
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120 shareholding
FINANCE actionnariat m;∎ he has a major shareholding in the company il est un des principaux actionnaires de la société
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