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1 rarity
rarity n2 ( rare occurrence) phénomène m rare ; to be a rarity être rare ; it is a rarity for sb to do il est rare que qn fasse ;3 ( rareness) rareté f. -
2 value
value [ˈvælju:]1. nounvaleur f• to put or place a value on sth évaluer qch• to put or place a value of £20 on sth évaluer qch à 20 livres• goods to the value of $100 marchandises d'une valeur de 100 dollars• a cheque to the value of £100 un chèque d'un montant de 100 livres• to put or place a high value on sth ( = importance) attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch• the house was valued at $80,000 la maison a été évaluée à 80 000 dollarsb. ( = appreciate, esteem) [+ friendship, person, comforts] apprécier ; [+ liberty, independence] tenir à• if you value your life/eyes si vous tenez à la vie/à vos yeux3. compounds* * *['væljuː] 1.1) ( monetary worth) valeur fto have a value of £5 — valoir 5 livres sterling
2) (usefulness, general worth) valeur fto have ou be of educational value — avoir une valeur éducative
3) ( worth relative to cost)to be good value at £5 — ne pas être cher/chère à 5 livres sterling
4) (standards, ideals) valeur f2.transitive verb1) ( assess worth of) évaluer [house, asset, company] (at à); expertiser [antique, jewel, painting]to have something valued — faire évaluer or expertiser quelque chose
2) ( appreciate) apprécier [person, friendship, opinion, help]; tenir à [reputation, independence, life] -
3 prize
Ⅰ.prize1 [praɪz]1 noun(a) (for merit) prix m;∎ to award a prize to sb décerner un prix à qn;∎ to win (the) first prize in a contest remporter le premier prix d'un concours;∎ she won the prize for the best pupil elle s'est vu décerner ou elle a reçu le prix d'excellence;∎ figurative no prizes for guessing who won vous n'aurez aucun mal à deviner le nom du gagnant∎ to win first prize gagner le gros lot;∎ the first prize is a week in London le premier prix est une semaine à Londres(cherish → gen) chérir, attacher une grande valeur à; (→ for quality, rarity) priser;∎ I prize his friendship very highly son amitié m'est très précieuse;∎ her most prized possession l'objet qu'elle chérit plus que tout;∎ original editions are highly prized les éditions originales sont très prisées ou recherchées(a) (prizewinning) primé, médaillé;∎ prize lamb agneau m primé ou médaillé(b) (excellent) parfait, typique;∎ a prize specimen of manhood un superbe mâle;∎ that's a prize example of what not to do! c'est un parfait exemple de ce qu'il ne faut pas faire!;∎ familiar a prize fool un parfait imbécile∎ it's my prize possession c'est l'objet que je prise au-dessus de tout►► Finance prize bond obligation f à lots, valeur f à lots;prize draw tombola f, loterie f;prize list liste f des gagnants;prize money prix m (en argent);Boxing prize ring ring m (pour la boxe professionnelle)Ⅱ.prize2 = prise
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