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provision [prə'vɪʒən]approvisionner, ravitailler2 noun(a) (act of supplying) approvisionnement m, fourniture f, ravitaillement m;∎ provision of supplies in wartime is a major problem le ravitaillement en temps de guerre pose de graves problèmes;∎ one of their functions is the provision of meals for the homeless un de leurs rôles est de distribuer des repas aux sans-abri;∎ the provision of new jobs la création d'emplois(b) (stock, supply) provision f, réserve f;∎ to lay in provisions for the winter faire des provisions pour l'hiver;∎ the US sent medical provisions les États-Unis envoyèrent des stocks de médicaments;∎ I have a week's provision of firewood left il me reste du bois ou assez de bois pour une semaine(c) (arrangement) disposition f;∎ they are making provisions for a crisis ils prennent des dispositions en vue d'une crise;∎ no provision had been made for the influx of refugees aucune disposition n'avait été prise pour faire face à l'afflux de réfugiés;∎ social service provision has been cut again les services sociaux ont à nouveau connu des compressions budgétaires;∎ to make provisions for one's family pourvoir aux besoins de sa famille;∎ you should think about making provisions for the future vous devriez penser à assurer votre avenir;∎ having a lot of children was a provision for old age le fait d'avoir de nombreux enfants constituait pour les parents une sorte d'assurance vieillesse∎ to make provision for sth prévoir qch(e) (condition, clause) disposition f, clause f;∎ under the provisions of the UN charter/his will selon les dispositions de la charte de l'ONU/de son testament;∎ a 4 percent increase is included in the budget's provisions une augmentation de 4 pour cent est prévue dans le budget;∎ Law notwithstanding any provision to the contrary nonobstant toute clause contraire(food) vivres mpl, provisions fpl►► Accountancy provision for bad debts provision f pour créances douteuses;Finance provision of capital prestation f de capitaux;Accountancy provision for depreciation provision f pour dépréciation ou amortissement;Accountancy provision for liabilities provision f pour sommes exigibles -
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(a) (tale, work of fiction → spoken) histoire f; (→ written) histoire f, conte m; Literature (short story) nouvelle f;∎ to tell sb a story raconter une histoire à qn;∎ ghost/murder story histoire f de fantômes/de meurtre;∎ fairy story conte m de fées;∎ he stopped halfway through his story il s'interrompit en plein milieu de son récit;∎ this is a true story c'est une histoire vraie;∎ a collection of her poems and stories un recueil de ses poèmes et nouvelles;∎ there is a story that…, the story goes that… on raconte que…;∎ figurative the stories this old castle could tell! les murs de ce château en ont vu de belles!;∎ there's a story behind or attached to every exhibit in the museum chacune des pièces du musée a sa propre histoire∎ the story of the film is very complicated l'intrigue du film est très compliquée;∎ I like a play with a good story to it j'aime les pièces qui ont une bonne intrigue;∎ the story is set in wartime London l'histoire se passe à Londres, pendant la guerre∎ I got the inside story from his wife j'ai appris la vérité sur cette histoire par sa femme;∎ let me tell you my side of the story laisse-moi te donner ma version de l'histoire;∎ humorous well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it c'est la version officielle;∎ the witness changed his story le témoin est revenu sur sa version des faits;∎ but that's another story mais ça, c'est une autre histoire;∎ that's not the whole story, that's only part of the story mais ce n'est pas tout;∎ we'll probably never know the whole or full story nous ne saurons peut-être jamais le fin mot de l'histoire;∎ it's always the same old story, it's the old, old story c'est toujours la même histoire ou chanson;∎ these bruises tell their own story ces meurtrissures en disent long;∎ each photo tells its or a story toutes les photos racontent une histoire;∎ it's a long story c'est toute une histoire, c'est une longue histoire;∎ his life story l'histoire de sa vie;∎ humorous that's the story of my life! ça m'arrive tout le temps!∎ are you telling stories again? est-ce que tu racontes encore des histoires?∎ there's a story going about that they're getting divorced le bruit court qu'ils vont divorcer;∎ or so the story goes c'est du moins ce que l'on raconte∎ there's a front-page story about or on the riots il y a un article en première page sur les émeutes;∎ the editor refused to run her story le rédacteur en chef a refusé de publier son article;∎ all the papers ran or carried the story tous les journaux en ont parlé;∎ have you been following this corruption story? est-ce que vous avez suivi cette affaire de corruption?;∎ what's the story? quelle nouvelle?;∎ the story broke just after the morning papers had gone to press on a appris la nouvelle juste après la mise sous presse des journaux du matin
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