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2 inactivité
inactivité [inaktivite]feminine noun* * *inaktivite1) ( manque d'activité) inactivity2) Administration, Armée inactivity* * *inaktivite nfADMINISTRATION* * *inactivité nf1 ( manque d'activité) inactivity; inactivité forcée enforced inactivity;[inaktivite] nom féminin -
3 inaction
inaction [inaksjɔ̃]feminine noun* * *inaksjɔ̃nom féminin inactivity* * *inaksjɔ̃ nf* * *inaction nf ( absence d'activité) inactivity.[inaksjɔ̃] nom féminin[absence d'activité] inaction -
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5 sommeil
sommeil [sɔmεj]masculine noun• avoir le sommeil léger/profond to be a light/heavy sleeper• un sommeil profond or de plomb a deep sleep* * *sɔmɛjnom masculin1) gén sleep [U]avoir sommeil — to be ou feel sleepy
avoir le sommeil léger/lourd — to be a light/heavy sleeper
tirer quelqu'un de son sommeil — to wake somebody up, to rouse somebody sout
2) ( attente)être en sommeil — [projet, activité, affaire] to have been put on ice
••* * *sɔmɛj nmen sommeil fig (volcan, site internet, affaire, virus) — dormant
mettre en sommeil [affaire] — to leave in abeyance, [projet] to put on ice
* * *sommeil nm1 Physiol sleep ¢; sommeil profond/léger/réparateur deep ou sound/light/refreshing sleep; trouver/perdre le sommeil to get to/to lose sleep; j'ai du sommeil à rattraper I've got to catch up on lost sleep; avoir sommeil to be ou feel sleepy; nuit sans sommeil sleepless night; avoir le sommeil agité to sleep fitfully; avoir le sommeil léger/lourd to be a light/heavy sleeper; tirer qn de son sommeil to wake [sb] up, to rouse sb sout;2 ( attente) être en sommeil [projet, activité, affaire] to have been put on ice; laisser or mettre un projet en sommeil to put a project on ice.sommeil crépusculaire twilight sleep, seminarcosis spéc; sommeil éternel eternal rest; sommeil à ondes lentes slow-wave sleep; sommeil paradoxal REM sleep; sommeil profond = sommeil à ondes lentes; sommeil rapide = sommeil paradoxal.dormir d'un sommeil de plomb to sleep like a log○; dormir du sommeil des justes to sleep the sleep of the just; dormir de son dernier sommeil to sleep one's last ou final sleep.[sɔmɛj] nom masculin1. PHYSIOLOGIE [repos] sleepj'ai le sommeil léger/profond I'm a light/heavy sleeperune nuit sans sommeil a sleepless night, a night without sleepavoir sommeil to be ou to feel sleepytomber de sommeil to be ready to drop, to be falling asleep (on one's feet)sommeil lent/paradoxal NREM/REM sleepa. [d'habitude] to be a heavy sleeper, to sleep like a logb. [ponctuellement] to be sleeping like a log ou fast asleep————————en sommeil locution adjectivale————————en sommeil locution adverbialerester en sommeil to remain dormant ou inactive -
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7 martyre
martyre2 [maʀtiʀ]masculine noun( = supplice) martyrdom* * *maʀtiʀ* * *maʀtiʀ nm1) [saint] martyrdom2) fig agony, torture* * *martyre nm ( supplice) Relig, fig martyrdom; ( souffrance) agony, suffering; sa vie fut un long martyre his/her life was one of constant suffering; c'est un martyre pour les parents it's agonizing for the parents; pour lui, l'inaction est un martyre for him, inactivity is sheer torture; souffrir le martyre to suffer agony; je souffre le martyre dans ces chaussures these shoes are sheer torture. -
8 flanelle
n. f. Faire flanelle:a To sit in a bistrot and while away the hours without ordering many drinks. (In waiters' slang, the expression relates more to the inactivity of the bar staff than the meanness of the customers.)b (of travelling salesman): To have an unproductive working day.
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Inactivity — In ac*tiv i*ty, n. [Cf. F. inactivit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter. [1913 Webster] 2. Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; lack of energy; sluggishness.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inactivity — UK US /ˌɪnækˈtɪvəti/ noun [U] ► the situation when not much is happening, for example when not much buying or selling is taking place: »a long period of inactivity »inactivity in the financial markets … Financial and business terms
inactivity — (n.) 1640s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + ACTIVITY (Cf. activity). Phrase masterly inactivity attested by 1791 … Etymology dictionary
inactivity — index abeyance, cessation (interlude), desuetude, halt, inertia, insentience, languor, leave ( … Law dictionary
Inactivity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inactivity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inactivity inactivity Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness &c. 172 Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy &c. 606 GRP: N 2 … English dictionary for students
inactivity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ relative ▪ Her most brilliant work was done during several months of relative inactivity. ▪ physical ▪ economic, political (both esp. BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
inactivity — in|ac|tiv|i|ty [ˌınækˈtıvıti] n [U] the state of not doing anything, not moving, or not working ▪ Don t suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity. ▪ The time spent between jobs should not be a period of inactivity … Dictionary of contemporary English
inactivity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of action Nouns 1. inactivity; inaction; inertness; lull, cessation (see repose); idleness, sloth, laziness, indolence, vegetation; unemployment, dilatoriness, dawdling; malingering; passiveness,… … English dictionary for students
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Inactivity Fee — 1. A sum charged to investors who haven’t engaged in any buying or selling activities in their brokerage accounts for an amount of time specified by the brokerage. 2. A sum charged to credit card holders who haven’t made any purchases … Investment dictionary
inactivity — noun see inactive … New Collegiate Dictionary