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term [tɜ:m]1. nouna. (for students) trimestre m• the autumn/spring/summer term le premier/second/troisième trimestreb. ( = period) période f• in the medium/short term à moyen/court terme2. plural noun• on what terms? à quelles conditions ?• "inclusive terms: £20" « 20 livres tout compris »► in terms of ( = as regards)in terms of production we are doing well sur le plan de la production nous avons de quoi être satisfaits• to look at sth in terms of the effect it will have considérer qch sous l'angle de l'effet que cela aura• we must think in terms of... ( = consider the possibility of) il faut envisager...► to be on + adjective terms with sb• to be on good/bad terms with sb être en bons/mauvais termes avec qn• they're on friendly terms ils ont des rapports amicaux► to come to terms with [+ problem, situation] accepter4. compounds* * *[tɜːm] 1.1) ( period of time) gen période f, terme m; School, University trimestre m; Law ( duration of lease) durée f (de bail)term of imprisonment — peine f de prison
to have reached (full) term — ( of pregnancy) être à terme
autumn/spring/summer term — School, University premier/deuxième/troisième trimestre
2) (word, phrase) terme mterm of abuse — injure f
she condemned their action in the strongest possible terms — elle a condamné leur action très fermement
3) ( limit) terme m also Mathematics2.terms plural noun1) ( conditions) gen termes mpl; ( of will) dispositions fpl; Commerce conditions fpl de paiementterms and conditions — Law modalités fpl
terms of trade — Commerce, Economics termes de l'échange international
on easy terms — Commerce avec facilités fpl de paiement
terms of surrender — Politics conditions de la reddition
2)to come to terms with — assumer [identity, past, condition, disability]; accepter [death, defeat, failure]; affronter [issue]
3) ( relations) termes mpl4) ( point of view)3.in his/their etc terms — selon ses/leurs etc critères
in terms of prepositional phrase1) gen, Mathematics ( as expressed by) en fonction de2) ( from the point of view of) du point de vue de, sur le plan de4.they own very little in terms of real property — ils ne possèdent pas grand-chose en fait de biens immobiliers
transitive verb appeler, nommer
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