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false [fɔ:ls]1. adjective2. compounds* * *[fɔːls]adjective faux/fausseto give false evidence — Law faire un faux témoignage
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1 noun∎ (centrally) planned economy économie f planifiée;∎ old-fashioned political economy économie f politique∎ to practise economy économiser, épargner;∎ to make economies faire des économies;∎ it's a false economy ce n'est pas vraiment rentable;∎ with (an) economy of effort sans effort inutile;∎ economy of style concision f de style(pack) économique3 adverb(fly, travel) en classe touriste►► economy brand marque f économique;American economy car = voiture de taille moyenne, consommant peu par rapport aux "grosses américaines";economy class classe f touriste;economy drive (of company, government) politique f de réduction des dépenses;∎ I'm on an economy drive at the moment j'essaie d'économiser en ce moment;economy fare tarif m économique;economy measure mesure f de réduction des dépenses;∎ as an economy measure par mesure d'économie;Cars economy mode (with automatic gears) mode m économique;economies of scale économies fpl d'échelle -
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économie f;∎ to practise economy économiser, épargner;∎ to make economies faire des économies;∎ it's (a) false economy ce n'est pas vraiment rentable;∎ economies of scale économies f pl d'échelleeconomy brand marque f économique;economy class (in air travel) classe f économique;economy drive (of company, government) politique f de réduction des dépenses;∎ I'm on an economy drive at the moment j'essaie d'économiser en ce moment;economy measure mesure f de réduction des dépenses;∎ as an economy measure par mesure d'économie;economy pack paquet m économique -
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A n1 gen, Jur ( person) témoin m ; she was a witness to the accident elle a été témoin de l'accident ; witness for the prosecution/the defence, prosecution/defence witness témoin à charge/à décharge ; to call sb as a witness citer qn comme témoin ; I have been called as a witness in the Mulloy case j'ai été appelé à témoigner dans l'affaire Mulloy ; to sign a document in the presence of a witness signer un document en présence d'un témoin ; to be a witness to sb's will servir de témoin lors de la signature du testament de qn ;2 ( testimony) témoignage m ; to be ou bear witness to sth témoigner de qch ; his expensive cars are ou bear witness to his wealth ses voitures de luxe témoignent de sa richesse ; the dilapidation of the school bears witness to the lack of funds la dégradation de l'école est une preuve évidente du manque de fonds ; to bear false witness Jur faire un faux témoignage ;3 ¢ Relig témoignage m.B vtr1 ( see) être témoin de, assister à [attack, incident, burglary] ; they witnessed the murder/the accident ils ont été témoins du meurtre/de l'accident ;2 ( at official occasion) servir de témoin lors de la signature de [document, treaty] ; être témoin à [marriage] ;3 fig we are about to witness a transformation of the world economy nous sommes sur le point d'assister à une transformation de l'économie mondiale ; the last decade has witnessed tremendous advances in technology la dernière décennie a vu des progrès considérables dans le domaine de la technologie ; his hard work has paid off, (as) witness his exam results son travail acharné a payé, comme en témoignent ses résultats d'examen ; this house has witnessed many historic events cette maison a été le théâtre de beaucoup d'événements historiques, beaucoup d'événements historiques se sont déroulés dans cette maison.
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