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1 worst-case
∎ the worst-case scenario le scénario catastrophe;∎ the worst-case scenario is that we lose all the money dans le pire des cas ou au pire, nous perdrions tout l'argent -
2 worst
worst [wɜ:st]1. adjective• the worst thing about living on your own is... ce qu'il y a de pire quand on vit seul, c'est...• come on, what's the worst thing that could happen? allons, on a vu pire !• of all the children, he's (the) worst de tous les enfants, c'est le pire2. adverb• worst of all,... pire que tout,...3. nounpire m• if the worst comes to the worst (British) if worst comes to worst (US) en mettant les choses au pire• to be at its (or their) worst [crisis, epidemic] être à son (or leur) paroxysme ; [conditions] n'avoir jamais été aussi mauvais• the worst of it is that... le pire c'est que...• ... and that's not the worst of it!... et il y a pire encore !• that's the worst of being... c'est l'inconvénient d'être...4. compounds* * *[wɜːst] 1.1) (most difficult, unpleasant)the worst — le/la pire m/f
the storm was one of the worst in recent years — la tempête était parmi les pires qu'il y ait eu ces dernières années
they're the worst of all — ( people) ce sont eux les pires; (things, problems, ideas) c'est ce qu'il y a de pire
if the worst were to happen —
if the worst came to the worst — ( in serious circumstances) dans le pire des cas; (involving fatality, death) si le pire devait arriver
3) ( most unbearable)at its worst, the noise could be heard everywhere — quand le bruit était à sa puissance maximum, on l'entendait partout
I'm at my worst in the morning — ( in temper) c'est le matin que je suis de plus mauvaise humeur
4) ( most negative trait)5) (of the lowest standard, quality)2.the worst — le plus mauvais/la plus mauvaise m/f
1) (most unsatisfactory, unpleasant) plus mauvais2) ( most serious) plus grave3) ( most inappropriate) pire4) ( of the poorest standard) pire, plus mauvais3.they were (the) worst affected ou hit by the strike — ce sont eux qui ont été les plus touchés par la grève
worst of all,... — le pire de tout, c'est que...
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3 scenario
1 Cin scénario m ;2 fig scénario m ; the worst-case scenario le pire scénario ; a nightmare scenario un scénario catastrophe ; this is a scenario for war cela pourrait bien mener à la guerre.
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