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1 insure
A vtr1 ( protect) assurer [baggage, person, property] ; to insure sb/sth against sth assurer qn/qch contre qch ; to insure oneself ou one's life prendre une assurance-vie, s'assurer sur la vie ;2 ( take precautions) to insure against delay/shortages se garantir contre les retards/les ruptures de stock ; to insure against disappointment, please book early pour éviter une déception, il est conseillé de réserver à l'avance ;3 US = ensure.B insured pp adj assuré ; a parcel insured for £50 un paquet assuré pour une valeur déclarée de 50 livres sterling ; insured value montant m de l'assurance. -
2 insure
insure [ɪnˈ∫ʊər][+ car, house] (faire) assurer* * *[ɪn'ʃɔː(r)], US [-'ʃʊər]transitive verbto insure oneself ou one's life — prendre une assurance-vie
insured for £50 — assuré pour une valeur déclarée de 50 livres
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3 insure
insure [ɪn'ʃɔ:(r)](a) (car, building, person) assurer;∎ he insured himself or his life il a pris ou contracté une assurance-vie;∎ insured against assuré contre∎ what strategy can insure (us) against failure? quelle stratégie peut nous prévenir contre l'échec ou nous garantir que nous n'échouerons pas?;∎ to insure one's future assurer son avenir∎ to insure against sth s'assurer ou se faire assurer contre qch -
4 against
against [ə'genst]contre ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e)-(h), 1 (l), 2 à l'encontre de ⇒ 1 (d) en prévision de ⇒ 1 (i) par rapport à ⇒ 1 (k) en échange de ⇒ 1 (l)(a) (indicating position) contre;∎ he leant his bike (up) against the wall il appuya son vélo contre le mur;∎ she had her nose pressed against the window elle avait le nez écrasé au carreau;∎ put the chairs (back) against the wall remettez les chaises contre le mur;∎ he was standing with his back against the wall il était adossé contre le mur ou au mur(b) (indicating impact) contre;∎ I banged my knee against the chair je me suis cogné le genou contre la chaise;∎ the shutter was banging against the window le volet claquait contre la fenêtre(c) (in the opposite direction to → current, stream, grain) contre(d) (contrary to → rules, principles) à l'encontre de;∎ to go against a trend s'opposer à une ou aller à l'encontre d'une tendance;∎ it's against the law c'est illégal ou contraire à la loi;∎ it's against the law to steal le vol est interdit par la loi;∎ there's no law against it il n'y a pas de loi qui s'y oppose;∎ they sold the farm against my advice/wishes ils ont vendu la ferme sans tenir compte de mes conseils/de ce que je souhaitais(e) (indicating opposition to → person, proposal, government) contre;∎ the fight against inflation/crime la lutte contre l'inflation/la criminalité;∎ to decide against sth décider de ne pas faire qch;∎ to vote against sth voter contre qch;∎ you're either for us or against us tu dois être avec nous ou contre nous;∎ she's against telling him elle trouve qu'on ne devrait pas le lui dire;∎ I advised her against going je lui ai déconseillé d'y aller;∎ what have you got against him/the idea? qu'est-ce que vous avez contre lui/l'idée?;∎ what have you got against going? pourquoi vous n'avez pas envie d'y aller?;∎ to have nothing against sth ne rien avoir contre qch;∎ I've nothing against it je n'ai rien contre(f) (unfavourable to) contre;∎ conditions were against them les conditions leur étaient défavorables;∎ his appearance is against him son physique ne joue pas en sa faveur(g) (in competition with) contre;∎ Football United against Everton United contre Everton;∎ a race against time or the clock une course contre la montre(h) (indicating defence, protection, precaution etc) contre;∎ protected against the cold protégé contre le froid;∎ an injection against measles une injection contre la rougeole;∎ to insure against accidents (insurer) assurer contre les accidents; (client) s'assurer contre les accidents;∎ to be insured against theft être assuré contre le vol;∎ against all risks contre tous les risques∎ to save money against one's retirement faire des économies en prévision de ou pour la retraite(j) (in contrast to) contre, sur;∎ to stand against the light être à contre-jour;∎ the tall chimneys stood out against the sky les hautes cheminées se détachaient sur le ciel;∎ yellow flowers against a green background des fleurs jaunes sur un fond vert;∎ the red stood out against the grey le rouge contrastait avec le gris;∎ figurative these events took place against a background of political violence ces événements ont eu lieu dans un climat de violence politique(k) (in comparison to, in relation to) en comparaison de, par rapport à;∎ to check sth against a list vérifier qch d'après une liste;∎ they cost £10 here (as) against only £7 at the supermarket ils coûtent 10 livres ici contre ou au lieu de 7 livres au supermarché;∎ Finance the dollar rose/fell against the yen le dollar a augmenté/baissé par rapport au yen;∎ to plot the number of passengers against distance travelled (in graph) relever le nombre de voyageurs par rapport à la distance parcourue(l) (in exchange for) contre, en échange de;∎ to issue a ticket against payment of… remettre un ticket en contrepartie du paiement de...;∎ cash is available against presentation of the voucher ce bon peut être échangé contre de l'argent2 adverbcontre;∎ are you for or against? êtes-vous pour ou contre?;∎ the odds are 10 to 1 against (gen) il y a une chance sur dix; (in horseracing) la cote est à 10 contre 1 -
5 insure
assurer ( against contre)to insure one's life s'assurer sur la vie;∎ we're insured against flooding nous sommes assurés contre les inondationsto insure against sth s'assurer ou se faire assurer contre qch -
6 insure
[in'ʃuə](to arrange for the payment of a sum of money in the event of the loss of (something) or accident or injury to (someone): Is your car insured?; Employers have to insure employees against accident.) assurer- insurance policy -
7 possible
possible ['pɒsəbəl]possible;∎ if possible si possible;∎ I'll be there, if at all possible j'y serai, dans la mesure du possible;∎ that's possible c'est possible, ça se peut;∎ anything's possible tout est possible;∎ it's quite possible to complete the job in two months il est tout à fait possible de terminer le travail en deux mois;∎ it wasn't possible to achieve our objectives il ne nous a pas été possible d'atteindre nos objectifs;∎ it isn't possible for her to come il ne lui est pas possible ou il lui est impossible de venir;∎ it's possible (that) he won't come il se peut qu'il ne vienne pas;∎ it's just possible she's forgotten il n'est pas impossible qu'elle ait oublié;∎ it seems barely possible cela semble à peine possible;∎ it doesn't seem possible that anyone could be so stupid il est difficile d'imaginer que l'on puisse être aussi bête;∎ he comes to see me whenever possible il vient me voir quand il le peut;∎ the grant made it possible for me to continue my research la bourse m'a permis de poursuivre mes recherches;∎ the doctors did everything possible to save her les médecins ont fait tout leur possible ou tout ce qu'ils ont pu pour la sauver;∎ as far as possible (within one's competence) dans la mesure du possible; (at maximum distance) aussi loin que possible;∎ as long/cheap as possible aussi longtemps/bon marché que possible;∎ as much or as many as possible autant que possible;∎ to give as many details as possible donner le plus de détails possible ou tous les détails possibles;∎ as soon as possible dès que ou le plus tôt possible;∎ the best/the smallest possible le meilleur/le plus petit possible;∎ the shortest possible route l'itinéraire le plus court possible;∎ I mean that in the nicest possible way je dis cela sans méchanceté (aucune);∎ the best of all possible worlds le meilleur des mondes possibles;∎ he tried all possible means il a essayé tous les moyens possibles (et imaginables);∎ there's no possible way out il n'y a absolument aucune issue;∎ what possible benefit can we get from it? quel bénéfice ou quel profit peut-on bien en tirer?;∎ we chose several possible candidates on a choisi plusieurs candidats possibles;∎ it's one possible answer to the problem c'est une solution possible au problème;∎ to insure against possible accidents s'assurer contre les accidents éventuels2 noun(a) (activity) possible m;∎ it's in the realms of the possible c'est dans le domaine du possible;∎ diplomacy is the art of the possible la diplomatie est l'art du possible(b) (choice) choix m possible; (candidate) candidature f susceptible d'être retenue; Sport (player) joueur(euse) m,f susceptible d'être choisi;∎ we looked at ten houses, of which two were possibles nous avons visité dix maisons dont deux nous intéressent ou sont à retenir;∎ she is still a possible for the prize/job elle garde toutes ses chances d'avoir le prix/d'obtenir le poste;∎ the England possibles les joueurs mpl susceptibles de faire partie de l'équipe d'Angleterre∎ the Possibles versus the Probables l'équipe B contre l'équipe A -
8 cover
cover [ˈkʌvər]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. (for protection) (over furniture) housse f ; (over merchandise, vehicle) bâche f ; [of lens] bouchon m ; [of book] couverture f ; ( = lid) couvercle mb. ( = bedcover) dessus-de-lit m invc. ( = shelter) abri m• his critics are already running for cover c'est déjà le sauve-qui-peut général parmi ses détracteurs• to take cover ( = shelter) s'abritere. ( = means of concealing) couverture f• the conference was a cover for an illegal political gathering la conférence servait de couverture à un rassemblement politique illégal► to cover for or against sth (Insurance)it doesn't cover you for or against flood damage vous n'êtes pas couvert contre les dégâts des eaux• what does your travel insurance cover you for? que couvre votre assurance voyage ?b. ( = point gun at) braquer un revolver sur• I've got you covered! ne bougez pas ou je tire !c. [+ opposing player] marquerd. [+ distance] parcourir• to cover a lot of ground (travelling) faire beaucoup de chemin ; ( = deal with many subjects) traiter un large éventail de questionse. ( = be sufficient for) couvrir• $50 will cover everything 50 dollars suffiront (à couvrir toutes les dépenses)f. ( = deal with) traiter• the course covers nutrition and exercise le stage traite de la nutrition et de l'exercice physique3. compoundsa. ( = protect) [+ person] protéger ; (Insurance)[+ risk] couvrir• why would she cover for him if he's trying to kill her? pourquoi le protégerait-elle s'il veut la tuer ?a. se couvrira. [+ object] recouvrir ; [+ child] couvrirb. ( = hide) dissimuler ; [+ affair] étouffer* * *['kʌvə(r)] 1.1) (protective lid, sheath) couverture f; (for duvet, typewriter, cushion) housse f; (for umbrella, blade, knife) fourreau m2) ( blanket) couverture f3) (of book, magazine) couverture f; ( of record) pochette fon the cover — ( of book) sur la couverture; ( of magazine) en couverture
4) ( shelter) abri m5) (for spy, crime) couverture f ( for pour)to blow somebody's cover — (colloq) griller (colloq) quelqu'un
6) Military couverture f7) ( replacement) (for teacher, doctor) remplacement m2.to give or provide cover against — garantir contre
transitive verb1) ( conceal or protect) couvrir ( with avec); recouvrir [cushion, sofa, corpse] ( with de)3) ( be all over) [litter, graffiti, bruises] couvrircovered in spots/litter — couvert de boutons/papiers
4) ( travel over) parcourir [distance, area]; ( extend over) s'étendre sur [area]5) (deal with, include) [article, speaker] traiter; [term] englober; [teacher] faire; [rule, law] s'appliquer à; [department] s'occuper de; [rep] couvrir6) ( report on) [journalist] couvrir7) ( pay for) couvrir [costs]; combler [loss]£20 should cover it — 20 livres sterling devraient suffire
9) Military, Sport couvrirI've got you covered! — ( threat) ne bougez pas ou je tire!
to cover one's back — fig se couvrir
10) ( conceal) cacher [ignorance]; masquer [smell]3.4.to cover oneself — se protéger ( against contre)
- covered5.covered past participle adjective [market, porch] couvert; [dish] à couverclePhrasal Verbs:- cover up -
9 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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10 register
['re‹istə] 1. noun((a book containing) a written list, record etc: a school attendance register; a register of births, marriages and deaths.) registre2. verb1) (to write or cause to be written in a register: to register the birth of a baby.) enregistrer2) (to write one's name, or have one's name written, in a register etc: They arrived on Friday and registered at the Hilton Hotel.) s'inscrire, se faire inscrire3) (to insure (a parcel, letter etc) against loss in the post.) recommander4) ((of an instrument, dial etc) to show (a figure, amount etc): The thermometer registered 25°C.) marquer•- registrar - registry - register office / registry office - registration number -
11 indemnify
(a) (compensate) indemniser, dédommager;∎ to be indemnified for sth être indemnisé ou dédommagé de qch∎ to be indemnified for or against sth être assuré contre qch
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