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1 undesirable
A n indésirable mf.B adj [aspect, effect, habit, practice, result] indésirable ; [influence] néfaste ; [friend] peu recommandable ; it is undesirable for sb to do il n'est pas souhaitable que qn fasse ; it is undesirable that he should know il n'est pas souhaitable qu'il sache ; it is undesirable to do il n'est pas souhaitable de faire ; undesirable alien Jur étranger/-ère m/f indésirable. -
2 undesirable
undesirable [‚ʌndɪ'zaɪərəbəl]indésirable;∎ highly undesirable tout à fait inopportun;∎ to have an undesirable influence on sb avoir une mauvaise influence sur qn2 nounindésirable mf►► undesirable alien étranger(ère) m,f indésirableUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > undesirable
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3 undesirable
undesirable [ˈʌndɪˈzaɪərəbl]indésirable mf* * *[ˌʌndɪ'zaɪərəbl] 1.noun indésirable mf2.adjective [aspect, habit, result] indésirable; [influence] néfaste; [friend] peu recommandableundesirable alien — Law étranger/-ère m/f indésirable
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4 undesirable
1) (not wanted: These pills can have some undesirable effects.) non souhaité2) (unpleasant or objectionable: his undesirable friends; undesirable behaviour/habits.) indésirable -
5 undesirable risk
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6 relapse
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7 almost
almost [ˈɔ:lməʊst]* * *['ɔːlməʊst]Note: When almost is used to mean practically it is translated by presque: we're almost ready = nous sommes presque prêts; it's almost dark = il fait presque nuit; the room was almost empty = la salle était presque videWhen almost is used with a verb in the past tense to describe something undesirable or unpleasant that nearly happened, it is translated using the verb faillir followed by an infinitive: I almost forgot = j'ai failli oublier; he almost fell = il a failli tomber1) ( practically) presque2) ( implying narrow escape) -
8 overlap
se recouvrir partiellement ; [teeth, boards, tiles] se chevaucher[+ edges] chevaucher3. noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque overlap est un verbe, l'accent tombe sur la dernière syllabe: ‚əʊvəˈlæp, lorsque c'est un nom, sur la première: ˈəʊvəlæp.* * *1. ['əʊvəlæp] 2. [ˌəʊvə'læp]intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) fig [theories] se chevaucher; [duties] se recouvrir partiellement; [visits, holidays] coïncider en partie2) lit [materials, edges] se recouvrir partiellement; [one edge] dépasser; [roof tiles] s'imbriquer -
9 gatekeeper
MARKETING (in purchasing department) contrôleur m, relais m, filtre m… the supplier's marketing department must try to identify and reach technical specialists, engineers, technical buyers etc. This will depend on how accessible these people are, and on how effective are the gatekeepers whose role includes filtering out what they, or the influencer, deem to be undesirable or unnecessary information.
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10 anarchist
1) (a person who believes that governments are unnecessary or undesirable.) anarchiste2) (a person who tries to overturn the government by violence.) anarchiste -
11 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) refilerEnglish-French dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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12 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) refilerEnglish-French dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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13 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) refilerEnglish-French dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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14 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) refilerEnglish-French dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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15 strike a balance
(to reach a satisfactory middle level of compromise between two undesirable extremes.) trouver le juste milieu (entre) -
16 (up) to the hilt
(up to the top; completely (sometimes undesirable): The glass was filled to the hilt; in debt up to the hilt.) -
17 (up) to the hilt
(up to the top; completely (sometimes undesirable): The glass was filled to the hilt; in debt up to the hilt.) -
18 vermin
['və:min](undesirable or troublesome pests such as fleas, rats, or mice: Farmers are always having trouble with various types of vermin; It is vermin such as these men that are trying to destroy society.) vermine -
19 almost
❢ When almost is used to mean practically it is translated by presque: we're almost ready = nous sommes presque prêts ; it's almost dark = il fait presque nuit ; the room was almost empty = la salle était presque vide.When almost is used with a verb in the past tense to describe something undesirable or unpleasant that nearly happened, it is translated using the verb faillir followed by an infinitive: I almost forgot = j'ai failli oublier ; he almost fell = il a failli tomber. adv1 ( practically) presque ; almost everybody presque tout le monde ; almost any train presque tous les trains ; we're almost there nous sommes presque arrivés ; she has almost finished the letter elle a presque fini la lettre ;2 ( implying narrow escape) he almost died il a failli mourir ; they almost missed the train ils ont failli rater le train. -
20 overlap
A n1 (of organizations, services, systems, activities) chevauchement m (between de) ; ( undesirable) empiétement m (between de) ; an overlap between the public and private sectors un chevauchement du secteur public sur le secteur privé ; an overlap between the two sectors un chevauchement des deux secteurs ;B vtr ( p prés etc - pp-) lit ( partly cover) recouvrir partiellement ; the tiles overlap (each other) les tuiles se recouvrent l'une l'autre.1 [organization, service, sector, system, activity] chevaucher (with avec) ; ( undesirably) empiéter (with sur) ; [events] coïncider (with avec) ; the two sectors overlap les deux secteurs se chevauchent ;2 [edges, scales] qui se recouvrent partiellement ; [one edge] qui dépasse.
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