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21 postage
postage [ˈpəʊstɪdʒ]• what she knows about children would fit on the back of a postage stamp les enfants, elle n'y connaît rien (inf)* * *['pəʊstɪdʒ]noun affranchissement mincluding postage and packing — frais mpl d'expédition inclus
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22 still
still [stɪl]1. adverba. ( = up to this time) encorec. ( = nonetheless) tout de même• I didn't win; still, it's been good experience je n'ai pas gagné, mais ça a tout de même été une bonne expérienced. ( = however) I've got to find the money; still, that's my problem il faut que je trouve l'argent, mais ça, c'est mon problèmee. ( = even) encoref. ( = yet) encore2. adjectivea. ( = motionless) immobileb. ( = calm) calme3. adverb• hold still! ne bouge pas !4. nounb. ( = apparatus) alambic m5. compounds* * *I [stɪl]1) ( up to and including a point in time) encore; ( when nothing has changed) toujoursyou're still too young — ( not old enough yet) tu es encore trop jeune; ( you were and still are too young) tu es toujours trop jeune
2) ( expressing surprise) toujours, encore3) ( yet to happen) encorethere is still a chance that — il est encore possible que (+ subj)
4) ( nevertheless) quand mêmestill, it's the thought that counts — enfin, c'est l'intention qui compte
5) (with comparatives: even) encoreII 1. [stɪl]better/worse still — encore mieux/pire
1) ( distillery) distillerie f2) ( photo) photographie f or photo f de plateau3) ( quiet)2.the still of the night — littér le silence de la nuit
1) ( motionless) calme2) ( peaceful) tranquille3) [drink] non gazeux/-euse; [water] plat3.1) ( immobile) [lie, stay] immobileto hold [something] still — bien tenir [camera, mirror]
2) ( calmly)4.to keep ou stand still — ne pas bouger
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23 through
through [θru:]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When through is an element in a phrasal verb, eg break through, fall through, sleep through, look up the verb.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. prepositiona. à traversb. ( = throughout) pendantd. ( = by means of) par3. adjective[carriage, train, ticket] direct• "through traffic" ≈ « toutes directions »4. compounds* * *[θruː] 1.1) ( from one side to the other) à travers2) (via, by way of)to look through — regarder avec [binoculars, telescope]; regarder par [hole, window]
3) ( past)to go through — brûler [red light]
to get ou go through — passer à travers [barricade]; passer [customs]
4) ( among)6) ( because of)7) ( until the end of)all ou right through the day — toute la journée
8) ( up to and including) jusqu'à2.open April through September — US ouvert d'avril à fin septembre
1) (colloq) ( finished) finiwe're through — ( of a couple) c'est fini entre nous
2) ( direct) [train, ticket, route] direct; [freight] à forfait‘no through road’ — ‘voie sans issue’
‘through traffic’ — ( on roadsign) ‘autres directions’
3) ( successful)4) GB3.2) ( from beginning to end)4.to read/play something right through — lire/jouer quelque chose jusqu'au bout
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24 Fortune 500
= les cinq cents plus grosses entreprises américaines (dont la liste est établie, chaque année, par le magazine Fortune)Mr. Stenglein has represented various Fortune 500 companies, including General Electric, PG& E Corporation, Hughes Electronics, Occidental Chemical Corporation, U.S. Trust Company and General Electric Capital Corporation.
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25 Ponzi scheme
American = escroquerie dans laquelle l'argent des investisseurs les plus récents sert à payer les premiers investisseursThe investors who have sued Slatkin allege that he used funds collected from new investors to pay returns to older investors, a form of fraud commonly known as a Ponzi scheme. Last month, one investor won a court order to freeze Slatkin's brokerage accounts and other assets, including a ranch home in Santa Barbara.
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26 accrued
ACCOUNTANCY accrued charges effets m pl à payer;FINANCE accrued dividends dividendes m pl accrus;ACCOUNTANCY accrued expenses frais m pl cumulés ou accumulés, charges f pl à payer;ACCOUNTANCY accrued income effets ou produit m à recevoir;accrued interest intérêts m pl courus ou échusIn a separate action, Rare Medium and Motient announced today that Motient repaid approximately $26.2 million, including accrued interest, of the $50 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable notes issued by Motient to Rare Medium by delivering to Rare Medium five million shares of XM Satellite Radio common stock held by Motient.
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27 anchor store
magasin m phare (d'un centre commercial)Located next to the historic Farmer's Market at the corner of 3rd St. and Fairfax in the heart of Los Angeles, The Grove is Southern California's most highly anticipated retail venue. The Grove features over 50 high-end retailers, including anchor store Nordstrom, as well as a spectacular 14-screen stadium-seating movie megaplex.
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28 cost-of-living
cost-of-living adjustment (in salary) augmentation f de salaire indexée sur le coût de la vie;cost-of-living allowance indemnité f de vie chère;cost-of-living increase (in salary) augmentation de salaire indexée sur le coût de la vie;cost-of-living index indice m du coût de la vieThe taxpayer asked the IRS if it was possible to modify his payment plan by adding an annual 4% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and by including a one-time "catch-up" amount. The IRS denied the request. It held the taxpayer could not modify the annual payment without triggering the 10% penalty for premature distributions.
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29 daughter company
société f filleSplendid Medien AG is the holding company for eight subsidiaries and affiliates, including Splendid Television and former daughter company Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) which finances, co-produces and distributes filmed entertainment throughout the world.
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30 fat cat
(in industry) = personne touchant un salaire extrêmement élevé de façon injustifiéeShell, the self-styled socially responsible oil group, yesterday rekindled the row over boardroom pay by disclosing that its new executive chairman, Phil Watts, won an 82% pay rise to £1.59m last year. The increase in Mr Watts' salary package, including a £455,000 performance bonus, dwarfed the 58% rise given to BP's chief executive Lord Browne which itself retriggered the fat cat furore.
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31 include
comprendre, inclure; (in letter) joindre;∎ up to and including 31 December jusqu'au 31 décembre inclusivement;∎ the price includes VAT la TVA est comprise (dans le prix) -
32 indemnify
you will be indemnified for any losses incurred vous serez indemnisé ou dédommagé de toutes les pertes subiesto be indemnified against sth être assuré(e) contre qchCorrectional Properties Trust will receive a total of $18,000,000, including the sale proceeds and lease termination fee. In addition, WCC has agreed to indemnify the Company against related liabilities and to pay all of Correctional Properties Trust's expenses associated with the sale of the Facility to the State, whether or not a closing occurs.
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33 instant-access
(bank account) à accès immédiatThe internet-only savings accounts, as usual, offer the best rates to savers prepared to eschew trips to high street branches. Egg offers its internet-only savers 5 per cent, including an introductory offer, which puts it well out in the lead among instant-access accounts and is comfortably above official interest rates.
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34 international
international(e)International Accounting Standards Committee comité m international des normes comptables;International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Banque f internationale pour la reconstruction et le développement;TELECOMMUNICATIONS international call appel m international, communication f internationale;International Chamber of Commerce Chambre f de commerce internationale;international commodity agreements accords m pl internationaux sur les produits de base;international community communauté f internationale;international currency devise f internationale;TELECOMMUNICATIONS British international dialling code or American international dialing code indicatif m du pays;international division division f internationale;International Finance Corporation Société f financière internationale;International Labour Office Bureau m international du travail;International Labour Organization Organisation f internationale du travail;international law droit m international;ECONOMICS International Monetary Fund Fonds m monétaire international;international monetary reserves réserves f pl monétaires internationales;international money market marché m monétaire international;international money order mandat m international;international operations (of company) opérations f internationales;international reply coupon coupon-réponse m international;international rights droits m pl internationaux;International Standards Organization Organisation internationale de normalisation;international trade commerce m international;international trademark register registre m international des marques;international trade organization organisation professionnelle internationale;international trading corporation société de commerce internationalThe International Federation of Airline Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) has formally requested an investigation by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) into the practices of Cathay Pacific Airways management in the ongoing dispute with its pilots. The group charges that Cathay Pacific management has violated international standards of workers protection agreed to by many nations including China.
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35 jumbo
Further, there is now more variety for investors. The previous record for weekly issuance last June was owed entirely to a sole jumbo bond offering from Deutsche Telekom AG. By contrast, the recent $15 billion week is the product of a number of issuers, including DaimlerChrysler AG's $7.1 billion deal, as well as deals from Heller Financial Inc., General Motors Corp., and self-issues from Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.
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36 nest egg
bas m de laine, pécule mNervous about your nest egg? If it's loaded with stocks, you should be. Stocks could easily sink further, tread water, or rise slowly. To minimize the damage to your portfolio, you need some holdings that don't move in tandem with equities. The most obvious vehicle is bonds, but you can further protect yourself against market swings by including other alternatives, such as hedge funds, real estate, and oil and gas.
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37 networking
(b) (making contacts) établissement m d'un réseau de contactsDaimler-Chrysler has 13,000 people working in its Auburn Hills, Michigan headquarters. Kathryn Lee, staff labor programs administrator, is proud that her company supports a Women's Network Group and provides a number of opportunities for after-hours networking, including guest speakers and presentations.
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38 rig
1 nounto rig the market manipuler le marchéOthers, including European ministers and central bankers, charge that the Arabs and their pals in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel are the spoilsports, accusing them of rigging the market and of demanding too much for their product.
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39 streamline
(production, methods) rationaliser; (company, department, industry) dégraisserThe sweeping restructuring, including plans to scrap the second delivery, streamline the transport network and outsource some non-core operations is expected to cost £2.4bn. The plan is being underpinned by a package of measures announced yesterday by the government.
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40 urban
urbain(e)British urban district district m urbain;urban planner urbaniste m f;urban renewal rénovations f pl urbaines;urban transport transport m urbain;urban unemployment chômage m en zones urbainesThe panel is tasked with crafting an urban renewal plan as part of the government's economic stimulus measures by considering issues including the construction of waste disposal and recycling plants, international airports and disaster refuge areas, as well as making use of vacant lots.
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