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1 inequality
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2 inequality
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3 inequality
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4 inequality
[ini'kwoləti]((a case of) the existence of differences in size, value etc between two or more objects etc: There is bound to be inequality between a manager's salary and a workman's wages.) inégalité -
5 regional inequality
English-French dictionary of Geography > regional inequality
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6 accentuate
accentuate [ækˈsentjʊeɪt][+ inequality, hostility] accentuer ; [+ physical feature] faire ressortir* * *[æk'sentʃʊeɪt]transitive verb gen souligner; Music accentuer -
7 gross
gross [grəʊs]1. adjectivea. [injustice] flagrant ; [inequalities, abuse, violation] choquant ; [exaggeration, mismanagement] manifeste ; [simplification] grossier ; [error] énormec. [income, profit, weight] brut• she earns $30,000 gross per annum elle gagne 30 000 dollars brut par an2. compounds* * *[grəʊs] 1. 2.1) Commerce, Finance [income, profit] brut2) ( serious) gen, Law [error, exaggeration] grossier/-ière; [ignorance] crasse; [abuse, inequality] choquant; [injustice] flagrantgross negligence — Law faute f lourde
3) ( coarse) [behaviour] vulgaire; [language] cru4) (colloq) ( revolting) dégoûtant5) (colloq) ( obese) obèse3.transitive verb faire un bénéfice brut de [x million]Phrasal Verbs: -
8 care
A n1 ( attention) attention f, soin m ; to take care to do prendre soin de faire ; to take care not to do faire attention de ne pas faire ; to take care when doing faire attention en faisant ; to take care that faire attention que (+ subj) ; he took (great) care over ou with his work il a pris (grand) soin de son travail ; to take care in doing mettre soin à faire ; she always takes (great) care in choosing the wine/preparing to go out elle met (le plus grand) soin à choisir le vin/à se préparer pour sortir ; ‘take care!’ ‘fais attention!’ ; ( expression of farewell) ‘à bientôt!’ ; with care avec soin, en faisant attention ; ‘handle with care’ ‘fragile’ ; have a care! GB, give a care! US fais attention! ; to exercise due ou proper care Admin, Jur prendre les précautions nécessaires ;2 ( looking after) (of person, animal) soins mpl ; (of car, plant, house, clothes) entretien m (of de) ; to take care of ( deal with) gen s'occuper de [child, client] ; Med soigner [patient, invalid] ; ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [house, garden, details, tickets, arrangements] ; ( be careful with) prendre soin de [machine, car] ; ( keep in good condition) entretenir [machine, car, teeth] ; ( look after for safe-keeping) garder [shop, watch] ; to take good care of sb/sth prendre soin de qn/qch ; customer care service m auprès des clients ; to put ou leave sb/sth in sb's care confier qn/qch à qn ; in his/your care à sa/ta garde ; the pupils/patients in my care les élèves/malades dont j'ai la responsabilité ; in the care of his father/teacher à la garde de son père/professeur ; John Smith, care of Mr and Mrs L. Smith ( on letter) John Smith, chez or aux bons soins de M et Mme L. Smith ; to take care of oneself ( look after oneself) prendre soin de soi ; ( cope) se débrouiller tout seul ; ( defend oneself) se défendre ; that takes care of that c'est réglé ;3 Med, Psych soins mpl ; a policy of care in the community une politique de soins en dehors du milieu hospitalier ; medical care soins mpl médicaux ; patient care soins mpl ; preventive care soins mpl préventifs ;4 GB Soc Admin to be in care être à l'assistance publique ; to take ou put a child into care mettre un enfant à l'assistance publique ;B vtr I don't care to do cela ne me plaît pas de faire, cela ne me dit rien de faire ; if you care to examine the report, you'll find that… iron si vous voulez avoir l'obligeance d'examiner le rapport, vous constaterez que… ; ( as polite formula) would you care to sit down? voulez-vous vous asseoir? ; he has more money than he cares to admit il a plus d'argent qu'il ne veut bien le dire.C vi1 ( feel concerned) she really cares elle prend ça à cœur ; to care about s'intéresser à [art, culture, money, environment] ; se soucier du bien-être de [staff, pupils, the elderly] ; se soucier de [injustice, inequality] ; I don't care! ça m'est égal!, je m'en moque! ; what do I care if…? qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire que… (+ subj)? ; as if I/he cared! comme si ça me/lui faisait quelque chose! ; I/he couldn't care less! ça m'est/ça lui est complètement égal! ; she couldn't care less about… elle se moque or se fiche ○ complètement de… ; I couldn't care less who wins/what happened je me moque or me fiche ○ de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé ; they could all have died, for all he cared ils auraient pu mourir tous, cela lui était égal ; I don't care who he marries il peut épouser qui il veut, ça m'est égal ; I'm past caring ça m'est égal ; who cares? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire? ;2 ( love) to care about sb aimer qn ; show him that you care montre-lui que tu l'aimes ; I didn't know you cared! hum je ne connaissais pas tes sentiments! hum.he doesn't care a fig ou a damn ○ il s'en fiche ○ complètement.■ care for:▶ care for [sb/sth]1 ( like) aimer [person] ; I don't care for chocolate/whisky je n'aime pas le chocolat/le whisky ; ( as polite formula) would you care for a drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose? ; -
9 gross
A n (pl gross) ( twelve dozen) grosse f, douze douzaines fpl ; by the gross à la grosse ; per gross la grosse.B adj2 ( serious) gen, Jur [error, exaggeration] grossier/-ière ; [ignorance] crasse ; [abuse, inequality] choquant ; [injustice] flagrant ; gross negligence Jur faute f lourde ; gross dereliction of duty manquement m grave au devoir ;4 ○ ( revolting) dégueulasse ◑ ;5 ○ ( obese) obèse.■ gross out ○:▶ gross [sb] out US dégoûter [qn] ; gross me out! c'est dégoûtant!■ gross up: -
10 increase
A n1 ( in amount) augmentation f (in de) ; price/pay increase augmentation de prix/de salaire ; a sudden increase in unemployment une soudaine augmentation du taux de chômage ; an increase of 5%, a 5% increase une augmentation de 5% ; an increase of 20% in the cost of sth une augmentation de 20% du prix de qch ;2 ( in degree) accroissement m ; an increase in support for the policy un nombre croissant de personnes favorables à la politique ; there has been an increase in public interest le public s'y intéresse de plus en plus ; to be on the increase être en progression.B vtr1 gen augmenter [sales, grant, offer, temperature, anxiety] ; to increase one's chances of doing augmenter ses chances de faire ; to increase the risk of augmenter les risques de [failure, disease etc] ; to increase sth by augmenter qch de [amount, percentage] ; to increase life expectancy by five years prolonger l'espérance de vie de cinq ans ; to increase sth to augmenter qch jusqu'à ; I increased my offer to $100 je suis monté à 100 dollars ;2 ( in knitting) augmenter de [stitch].C vi1 gen [output, sales, volume, strength, intensity] augmenter ; [appetite] grandir ; [workload] s'accroître ; to increase by augmenter de [amount, percentage] ; to increase in number/value augmenter en nombre/valeur ; to increase in volume augmenter de volume ; to increase in size s'agrandir ; to increase from… to passer de… à ;3 ( in knitting) augmenter.D increasing pres p adj [prices, number] croissant ; with increasing frequency de plus en plus fréquemment.E increased pp adj [choice, demand, probability] plus grand ; [attacks] plus fréquent ; [inequality] plus marqué ; an increased risk of cancer un risque accru de cancer. -
11 one-sidedness
one-sidedness [-'saɪdɪdnɪs](a) (inequality) inégalité f(c) (unilateral nature) caractère m unilatéralUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > one-sidedness
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