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21 commemorate
[kə'meməreit]1) ((of people) to honour the memory of (someone) by a solemn celebration: Once a year we commemorate his death in action by visiting his widow.) célébrer2) ((of things) to serve as a memorial to (someone or something): This inscription commemorates those who died.) commémorer•- commemoration -
22 Excellency
['ek-]- plural Excellencies - noun ((with His, Your etc) a title of honour, used eg for ambassadors: His/Your Excellency; Their Excellencies.) Excellence -
23 respect
A n1 ( admiration) respect m, estime f ; I have the greatest ou highest respect for him/for his works j'ai infiniment de respect pour lui/pour son œuvre ; to win ou earn the respect of sb gagner l'estime de qn ; to command respect imposer le respect ; as a mark ou token of his respect en témoignage de son respect ;2 (politeness, consideration) respect m ; out of respect par respect (for pour) ; to have no respect for sb/sth n'avoir aucun respect pour qn/qch ; you've got no respect! tu ne respectes rien! ; with (all due ou the utmost) respect sauf votre respect, sauf le respect que je vous dois ; to treat sb with respect lit traiter qn avec respect or des égards ; to treat sth with respect fig manipuler qch avec précaution [machine, appliance] ; in respect of ( as regards) pour ce qui est de ; ( for) pour ; with respect to par rapport à ;3 (recognition, regard) (for human rights, privacy, the law) respect m (for de) ;4 (aspect, detail) in this respect à cet égard ; in some/all respects à certains/tous égards ; in many/in several/in other respects à bien des/à plusieurs/à d'autres égards ; in few respects à peu d'égards ; in what respect? à quel égard?B respects npl respects mpl ; to offer ou pay one's respects to sb présenter ses respects à qn ; to pay one's last respects to sb rendre un dernier hommage à qn. -
24 credit
credit ['kredɪt]crédit ⇒ 1 (a) mérite ⇒ 1 (b) croyance ⇒ 1 (c) unité de valeur ⇒ 1 (d) créditer ⇒ 3 (a) supposer ⇒ 3 (b) croire ⇒ 3 (c) générique ⇒ 41 noun∎ he has £50 to his credit il a 50 livres sur son compte, il a un avoir de 50 livres;∎ to enter or to place a sum to sb's credit créditer le compte de qn d'une somme, porter une somme à l'actif de qn;∎ debit and credit débit m et crédit m;∎ to give sb credit, to give credit to sb (of bank) accorder un découvert à qn; (of shop, pub) faire crédit à qn;∎ to run a credit check on sb (to ensure enough money in account) vérifier la solvabilité de qn, vérifier que le compte de qn est approvisionné; (to ensure no record of bad debts) vérifier le passé bancaire de qn;∎ we do not give credit (sign) la maison ne fait pas crédit;∎ to sell/to buy/to live on credit vendre/acheter/vivre à crédit;∎ her credit is good elle a une bonne réputation de solvabilité; figurative (she is trustworthy) elle est digne de confiance;∎ figurative isn't my credit good any more? on ne me fait plus confiance?(b) (merit, honour) mérite m;∎ all the credit should go to the team tout le mérite doit revenir à l'équipe;∎ to take the credit for sth/doing sth s'attribuer le mérite de qch/d'avoir fait qch;∎ I can't take all the credit for it tout le mérite ne me revient pas;∎ to give sb the credit for sth/doing sth attribuer à qn le mérite de qch/d'avoir fait qch;∎ management got all the credit tout le mérite est revenu à la direction;∎ give her credit for what she has achieved reconnais ce qu'elle a accompli;∎ with credit (perform) honorablement;∎ nobody emerged with any credit except him c'est le seul qui s'en soit sorti à son honneur;∎ it must be said to his credit that… il faut dire en sa faveur que…;∎ to her credit she did finish the exam il faut lui accorder qu'elle a fini l'examen;∎ she has five novels to her credit elle a cinq romans à son actif;∎ to be a credit to one's family/school, to do one's family/school credit faire honneur à sa famille/son école, être l'honneur de sa famille/son école;∎ it does her (great) credit c'est tout à son honneur;∎ it does you credit that you gave the money back c'est tout à votre honneur d'avoir rendu l'argent;∎ give me SOME credit! je ne suis quand même pas si bête!;∎ credit where credit is due il faut reconnaître ce qui est(c) (credence) croyance f;∎ to give credit to sb/sth ajouter foi à qn/qch;∎ to lend credit to sth accréditer qch, rendre qch plausible;∎ the theory is gaining credit cette théorie est de plus en plus acceptée;∎ he's cleverer than I gave him credit for il est plus intelligent que je le pensais ou supposais;∎ I gave you credit for more sense je vous supposais plus de bon sens;∎ I gave him credit for more sense than I perhaps should have done j'ai peut-être surestimé son bon sens(d) University unité f de valeur, UV f;∎ how many credits do you need? combien d'UV faut-il que tu aies?∎ to credit an account with £200, to credit £200 to an account créditer un compte de 200 livres∎ to credit sb with intelligence/tact/sense supposer de l'intelligence/du tact/du bon sens à qn;∎ I credited her with more sense je lui supposais plus de bon sens;∎ credit me with a bit more intelligence! tu serais gentil de ne pas sous-estimer mon intelligence!;∎ she is credited with being the first woman to attend medical school elle est considérée comme la première femme à avoir fait des études de médecine;∎ he is credited with the discovery of DNA on lui attribue la découverte de l'ADN∎ would you credit it! tu te rends compte!;∎ you wouldn't credit some of the things he's done tu n'en reviendrais pas si tu savais les choses qu'il a faites;∎ I could hardly credit it j'avais du mal à le croireCinema & Television générique mcredit advice avis m de crédit;credit agency institution f de crédit;credit agreement accord m ou convention f de crédit;credit bank banque f de crédit;credit broker courtier(ère) m,f en crédits ou en prêts;American credit bureau institution f de crédit;credit card carte f de crédit;∎ to pay by credit card payer avec une ou régler par carte de crédit;credit card fraud usage m frauduleux de cartes de crédit;credit card number numéro m de carte de crédit;credit card reader lecteur m de cartes;credit card transactions transactions fpl effectuées par carte de crédit;credit ceiling plafond m de crédit;Accountancy credit column colonne f créditrice;credit control (government restrictions) resserrement m ou encadrement m du crédit; (monitoring) surveillance m des crédits;credit controller contrôleur(euse) m,f du crédit;credit enquiry renseignements mpl de crédit, enquête f de solvabilité;credit entry Banking article m porté au crédit d'un compte; Accountancy écriture f au crédit;credit facilities facilités fpl de crédit;credit freeze blocage m du crédit;credit history profil m crédit;∎ to obtain information on sb's credit history établir des renseignements de solvabilité sur qn;credit institution établissement m de crédit;credit insurance assurance-crédit f;Accountancy credit item poste m créditeur;credit limit limite f ou plafond m de crédit;credit line British (loan) autorisation f de crédit; American (limit) limite f ou plafond m de crédit;credit management direction f des crédits;credit manager directeur(trice) m,f du crédit;credit margin marge f de crédit;credit memo bulletin m de versement;credit period délai m de crédit;credit rating (of person, company) degré m de solvabilité; (awarded by credit reference agency) notation f;credit rating agency agence f de notation;credit risk risque m de crédit;∎ to be a good/bad credit risk représenter un risque peu important/important;credit scoring = méthode d'évaluation de la solvabilité, crédit-scoring m;Accountancy credit side crédit m, avoir m;∎ figurative on the credit side, the proposed changes will cut costs les changements projetés auront l'avantage de réduire les coûts;∎ figurative on the credit side, he's a good cook il faut lui accorder qu'il cuisine bien;credit squeeze restriction f ou encadrement m du crédit;∎ there's a credit squeeze le crédit est restreint ou encadré;credit terms modalités fpl de crédit;Banking credit transfer virement m, transfert m (de compte à compte);American credit union société f ou caisse f de crédit;credit voucher chèque m de caisse -
25 degree
degree [dɪ'gri:]1 noun(a) (unit of measurement) degré m;∎ the temperature is 28 degrees in New York la température est de 28 degrés à New York;∎ we can expect temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees nous pouvons nous attendre à des températures de 15 à 20 degrés;∎ 10 degrees below zero 10 degrés au-dessous de zéro;∎ he had to work in 32 degrees of heat il a dû travailler par une chaleur de 32 degrés;∎ it's 3 degrees outside il fait 3 degrés dehors;∎ Geography Paris is about 2 degrees east of Greenwich Paris est environ à 2 degrés de longitude est de Greenwich;∎ Geometry a 90-degree angle un angle de 90 degrés(b) (extent, amount) degré m;∎ to feel a degree of optimism ressentir un certain optimisme;∎ there was a certain degree of mistrust between them il y avait un certain degré de méfiance entre eux;∎ there are varying degrees of opposition to the new law il y a une opposition plus ou moins forte à la nouvelle loi;∎ his allergy affected him to such a degree that he had to stop working son allergie était un tel handicap pour lui qu'il a dû s'arrêter de travailler(c) (stage, step) degré m;∎ an honour of the highest degree un honneur du plus haut degré;∎ a degree of precision never before thought possible un niveau de précision jusqu'à présent considéré comme inaccessible∎ she has a degree in economics elle a une licence en sciences économiques;∎ he's taking or doing a degree in biology il fait une licence de biologie;∎ I'd like to go on and do a further degree je voudrais continuer après la licence;∎ it took me five years to get my degree j'ai mis cinq ans pour avoir ma licence∎ a man of high degree un homme de haut rang∎ murder in the first degree ≃ homicide m volontairepar degrés, au fur et à mesure;∎ he realized, by degrees, that his wife no longer loved him petit à petit il s'est rendu compte que sa femme ne l'aimait plus(to an extent) jusqu'à un certain point;∎ the Prime Minister does accept criticism to a degree le Premier ministre accepte les critiques, mais jusqu'à un certain point►► University degree ceremony cérémonie f de remise des diplômes;Grammar degree of comparison degré m de comparaison -
26 grace
grace [greɪs]1 noun∎ social graces savoir-vivre m;∎ to do sth with good/bad grace faire qch de bonne/mauvaise grâce;∎ at least he had the (good) grace to apologize il a au moins eu la décence de s'excuser∎ by the grace of God par la grâce de Dieu;∎ in a state of grace en état de grâce;∎ to fall from grace perdre la grâce; figurative tomber en disgrâce;∎ there but for the grace of God (go I) ça aurait très bien pu m'arriver aussi;∎ Law as an act of grace, the King…; en exerçant son droit de grâce, le Roi…;∎ we have two days' grace nous disposons de deux jours de répit;∎ Commerce days of grace jours mpl de grâce∎ to be in sb's good/bad graces être bien/mal vu par qn∎ humorous she graced us with her presence elle nous a honorés de sa présence∎ some exquisite watercolours graced the walls les murs étaient ornés de très jolies aquarelles∎ (term of address) Your Grace (to Archbishop) Monseigneur, (Votre) Excellence, votre Excellence l'Archevêque; (to Duke) Monsieur le duc; (to Duchess) Madame la duchesse;∎ His Grace the Duke Monsieur le duc;∎ Her Grace the Duchess Madame la duchesse;∎ His Grace the Archbishop Monseigneur ou Son Excellence l'Archevêque∎ Mythology the three Graces les trois Grâces fpl►► grace note note f d'agrément, ornement m;grace period délai m de grâce -
27 guard
guard [gɑ:d]1 noun∎ prison guard gardien m de prison;∎ call out the guard! appelez la garde!;∎ guard of honour garde f d'honneur∎ to be on guard (duty) être de garde;∎ to mount (a) guard monter la garde;∎ to mount guard on or over veiller sur;∎ the military kept guard over the town les militaires gardaient la ville;∎ to stand guard monter la garde;∎ the changing of the guard la relève de la garde;∎ there was a heavy police guard for the president's visit il y avait d'importantes forces de police pour la visite du président(c) (supervision) garde f, surveillance f;∎ to keep a prisoner under guard garder un prisonnier sous surveillance;∎ to put a guard on sb/sth faire surveiller qn/qch;∎ the prisoners were taken under guard to the courthouse les prisonniers furent emmenés sous escorte au palais de justice(d) (attention) garde f;∎ on guard! (in fencing) en garde!;∎ to be on one's guard être sur ses gardes;∎ we must warn him to be on guard against robbers nous devons lui dire de faire attention aux voleurs;∎ how can you put him on (his) guard? comment le mettre en garde?;∎ to catch sb off guard prendre qn au dépourvu;∎ his offer of help caught her off guard elle ne s'attendait pas à ce qu'il lui propose son aide;∎ keep your guard up! méfiez-vous!;∎ to drop or to lower one's guard relâcher sa surveillance(f) (protective device → on machine) dispositif m de sûreté ou de protection; (→ personal) protection f(a) (watch over → prisoner) garder(b) (defend → fort, town, entrance) garder, défendre;∎ the house was heavily guarded la maison était étroitement surveillée(c) (protect → life, reputation) protéger;∎ to guard sb against danger protéger qn d'un danger;∎ guard the letter with your life veille bien sur cette lettre(d) (in games) garderMilitary (regiment) Garde f royale (britannique);∎ he's in the Guards il est dans les régiments de la Garde royale►► guard dog chien m de garde;Military Guards officer officier m de la Garde royale;British guard's van fourgon m du chef de trainse protéger contre ou de, se prémunir contre;∎ to guard against doing sth se garder de faire qch;∎ plastic sheets help guard against frost des housses en plastique aideront à protéger du gel;∎ how can we guard against such accidents (happening)? comment éviter ou empêcher (que) de tels accidents (arrivent)? -
28 owe
owe [əʊ]devoir;∎ to owe sth to sb, to owe sb sth devoir qch à qn;∎ you owe me £10 tu me dois 10 livres;∎ how much or what do I owe you? combien est-ce que ou qu'est-ce que je vous dois?;∎ how much do we still owe him for or on the car? combien nous reste-t-il à lui payer pour la voiture?;∎ I still owe you for the petrol je vous dois encore l'essence;∎ I owe you a beer je te dois une bière;∎ he thinks society owes him a living il s'imagine avoir le droit de vivre aux crochets de la société;∎ I think you owe him an explanation je pense qu'il a droit à une explication de ta part ou que tu lui dois une explication;∎ we owe them an apology nous leur devons des excuses;∎ you owe it to yourself to do your best vous vous devez à vous-même de faire de votre mieux;∎ we owe this discovery to a lucky accident nous devons cette découverte à un heureux hasard;∎ to what do we owe the honour of your visit? qu'est-ce qui nous vaut l'honneur de votre visite?;∎ I owe it all to my parents je suis redevable de tout cela à mes parents;∎ to owe sb a favour être redevable d'un service à qn;∎ I owe my life to you je vous dois la vie;∎ he owes his good looks to his mother il tient sa beauté de sa mère;∎ I owe you one! à charge de revanche!être endetté;∎ he still owes for or on the house il n'a pas encore fini de payer la maison -
29 blemish
blemish [ˈblemɪ∫]1. noun[+ reputation, honour] ternir* * *['blemɪʃ] 1.noun gen imperfection f; ( on fruit) tache f; ( pimple) bouton m, défaut m (on dans); ( on reputation) tache f (on à)2.transitive verb tacher [fruit]; ternir [beauty]; entacher [reputation] -
30 eminence
eminence [ˈemɪnəns]( = distinction) distinction f* * *['emɪnəns]1) ( fame) renommée2) ( honour) distinction f -
31 be a credit to (someone)
(to bring honour or respect to (someone or something): Your son is a credit to his school; Your honesty does you credit.) faire honneur à -
32 be a credit to (someone)
(to bring honour or respect to (someone or something): Your son is a credit to his school; Your honesty does you credit.) faire honneur à -
33 crown
1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) couronne2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) Couronne3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) faîte4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) couronne2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) couronner2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) couronner3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) couronner4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) flanquer un coup sur la tête•- crown princess -
34 decorate
['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) décorer2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) peindre (et tapisser)3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) décorer•- decorative - decorator -
35 disgrace
[dis'ɡreis] 1. noun1) (the state of being out of favour: He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.) disgrâce2) (a state of being without honour and regarded without respect: There seemed to be nothing ahead of him but disgrace and shame.) déshonneur3) (something which causes or ought to cause shame: Your clothes are a disgrace!) honte2. verb1) (to bring shame upon: Did you have to disgrace me by appearing in those clothes?) faire honte (à)2) (to dismiss from a position of importance: He was publicly disgraced.) disgracier•- disgracefully -
36 do (someone) credit
(to bring honour or respect to (someone or something): Your son is a credit to his school; Your honesty does you credit.) faire honneur à -
37 do (someone) credit
(to bring honour or respect to (someone or something): Your son is a credit to his school; Your honesty does you credit.) faire honneur à -
38 eminence
1) (distinction; fame.) distinction, éminence2) (a title of honour used to or of a cardinal: His Eminence Cardinal Kelly.) Éminence -
39 glory
['ɡlo:ri] 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) honneur2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) gloire3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) splendeur2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) savourer- glorify- glorification - glorious - gloriously -
40 praise
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