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1 utmost
utmost [ˈʌtməʊst]1. adjective• she used the utmost restraint in talking to him elle a eu la plus grande retenue quand elle lui a parlé• it is of (the) utmost importance that... il est de la plus haute importance que... + subj2. noun* * *['ʌtməʊst] 1.to do ou try one's utmost to come — faire tout son possible pour venir
2.at the utmost — au maximum, au plus
1) ( greatest) [caution, ease, secrecy] le plus grand/la plus grande (before n); [limit] extrême2) ( furthest)the utmost ends of the earth — les confins mpl de la terre
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2 utmost
utmost ['ʌtməʊst](a) (greatest) le plus grand;∎ it's a matter of the utmost seriousness c'est une affaire extrêmement sérieuse;∎ in the utmost secrecy dans le plus grand secret;∎ it's of the utmost importance that I see him il est extrêmement important ou il est d'une importance capitale que je le voie;∎ with the utmost respect, I cannot agree with your conclusions avec tout le respect que je vous dois, je ne peux pas partager vos conclusions;∎ it was only with the utmost difficulty that we were able to persuade them nous avons eu toutes les peines du monde à les convaincre∎ to the utmost ends of the earth au bout du monde2 noun∎ at the utmost au grand maximum;∎ to do sth to the utmost of one's abilities faire qch au maximum de ses capacités;∎ to live life to the utmost profiter pleinement de la vie;∎ the utmost in comfort ce qui se fait de mieux en matière de confort∎ we did our utmost to fight the new taxes nous avons fait tout notre possible ou tout ce que nous pouvions pour lutter contre les nouveaux impôts;∎ she tried her utmost elle a fait de son mieux -
3 utmost
A n to do ou try one's utmost to come/help faire tout son possible pour venir/aider ; to do sth to the utmost of one's abilities faire qch au maximum de ses capacités ; at the utmost au maximum, au plus ; that's the utmost we can do c'est le maximum que nous puissions faire.B adj1 ( greatest) [caution, discretion, ease, secrecy] le plus grand/la plus grande (before n) ; [limit] extrême ; with the utmost care avec le plus grand soin ; it is of the utmost importance that she should come il est extrêmement important qu'elle vienne ; with the utmost haste aussi vite que possible ;2 ( furthest) the utmost ends of the earth les confins de la terre. -
4 importance
importance n importance f (of doing de faire) ; her career is of great importance to her sa carrière est très importante or compte beaucoup pour elle ; a healthy diet is of great importance to children un régime sain est essentiel pour les enfants ; it is of great importance that il est essentiel que (+ subj) ; it is of great importance that the pound should remain stable il est essentiel que la livre sterling reste stable ; to be of national importance être d'importance nationale ; an event of great political importance un événement d'une grande portée politique ; it is a matter of the utmost importance c'est une question de la plus haute importance ; great importance is attached to success on attache une grande importance au succès ; the importance of France as a world power l'importance de la France en tant que puissance mondiale ; list the priorities in order of importance classez les priorités par ordre d'importance ; a person of no importance une personne sans importance ; it's of no importance ça n'a pas d'importance. -
5 importance
importance [ɪmˈpɔ:təns]• to give importance to sth [person] attacher de l'importance à qch ; [event, development] accorder de l'importance à qch* * *[ɪm'pɔːtns]noun importance fher career is of great importance to her — sa carrière est très importante or compte beaucoup pour elle
it is of great importance that — il est essentiel que (+ subj)
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