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1 definite
definite [ˈdefɪnɪt]1. adjectivea. ( = fixed) [plan] précis ; [intention, order, sale] ferme• is that definite? c'est sûr ?• have you got a definite date for the wedding? avez-vous décidé de la date du mariage ?b. ( = distinct) [feeling, increase] net ; [advantage] certainc. ( = positive) [person, tone] catégorique ; [views] arrêté2. compounds* * *['defɪnɪt]1) ( not vague) [plan, criteria, amount] précis; [impression] net/nettedefinite evidence — preuves fpl formelles
2) ( firm) [contract, agreement, decision, intention] ferme; [refusal] catégorique3) ( obvious) [change, improvement, increase] net/nette; [advantage] certain, évident; [smell] très net/nette4)to be definite — [person] ( sure) être certain ( about de); ( unyielding) être formel/-elle ( about sur)
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2 possibility
possibility [‚pɒsəˈbɪlɪtɪ]a. possibilité f• if by any possibility... si par hasard...• there is some possibility/not much possibility of success il y a des chances/peu de chances que ça marche• the firm saw good possibilities for expansion la compagnie entrevoyait de bonnes perspectives d'expansion• she agreed that the project had possibilities elle a admis que le projet avait un certain potentiel* * *[ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ] 1.1) (chance, prospect) possibilité f2) ( eventuality) éventualité fthe possibility of a refusal/of failure — l'éventualité d'un refus/d'un échec
2.the collapse of the company is now a possibility — l'effondrement de la société est à présent de l'ordre du possible
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3 possibility
A n1 (chance, prospect) possibilité f ; he had ruled out the possibility that he might win ou of winning il avait exclu la possibilité de gagner ; there is a definite possibility that he'll come il y a de très grandes chances qu'il vienne ; there is no possibility of him succeeding il est impossible qu'il réussisse ; the possibility of him succeeding ses chances de réussite ; there is no possibility of changing the text il est impossible de changer le texte ; within the bounds of possibility dans la limite du possible ; beyond the bounds of possibility au delà des limites du possible ; there is little or no possibility of a strike les chances de grève sont minimes ;2 ( eventuality) the possibility of a refusal/of failure l'éventualité d'un refus/d'un échec ; the collapse of the company is now a possibility l'effondrement de la société est à présent possible.B possibilities npl ( potential) the idea/the market has possibilities l'idée/le marché a un fort potentiel ; this invention opens up fantastic possibilities cette invention ouvre des perspectives fantastiques. -
4 distinct
distinct [dɪsˈtɪŋkt]a. ( = definite) net━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► With this meaning net goes before the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [possibility] réel ; [memory] distinct• there was a distinct lack of enthusiasm for that idea il était clair que cette idée ne déclenchait pas l'enthousiasmeb. ( = different) distinct► as distinct from... par opposition à...* * *[dɪ'stɪŋkt]1) [image] ( not blurred) net/nette; ( easily visible) distinct2) ( definite) [resemblance, preference, progress, impression] net/nette; [advantage] indéniable -
5 strong
1 ( powerful) [arm, person] fort ; [army, country, state, lens, magnet] puissant ; [runner, swimmer] puissant ; [current, wind] fort ;2 ( sturdy) lit [fabric, rope, shoe, table] solide ; [heart, constitution, nerves] solide ; fig [bond] puissant ; [relationship] solide ; [alibi, argument] bon/bonne ; [evidence] solide ; [cast, candidate, team] bon/bonne ; [industry] solide ; [currency, market] ferme ; the pound remained strong against the dollar Fin la livre est restée ferme face au dollar ; to have a strong stomach ○ fig avoir l'estomac bien accroché ○ ;3 ( concentrated) [bleach, glue] fort ; [medicine, pain-killer] fort ; [coffee] serré ; [tea] fort ;4 ( alcoholic) [drink] alcoolisé ; would you like tea or something stronger? voulez-vous un thé ou un apéritif? ;6 ( heartfelt) [conviction] intime (before n) ; [desire, feeling] profond ; [believer, supporter] acharné ; [opinion] arrêté ; [criticism, opposition, reaction] vif/vive ; to have a strong belief in sth croire fermement en qch ; the article aroused strong feelings l'article a provoqué de vives réactions ; I have a strong feeling that she won't come je suis pratiquement sûr qu'elle ne viendra pas ; I told him so in the strongest possible terms je le lui ai dit sans détours ;10 ( definite) [chance, possibility] fort (before n) ; there's a strong possibility that it's true il y a de fortes chances que ce soit vrai ;11 ( good) to be strong on military history/physics être fort en histoire militaire/en physique ; he finished the race a strong second il a fini la course juste derrière le premier ; tact/spelling is not my strong point ou suit le tact/l'orthographe n'est pas mon fort ; what are your strong points? quels sont vos points forts? ; maths is my strong subject les maths sont la matière où je suis le plus fort ;14 ( in number) the workforce is 500 strong la main-d'œuvre est forte de 500 personnes ; a 2,000-strong crowd une foule (forte) de 2 000 personnes.to be still going strong [person, company] se porter toujours très bien or à merveille ; to come on strong ○ ( make sexual advances) faire des avances ; ( be severe) être sévère. -
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