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1 very important person
personnage éminent; personnalité; hôte de marqueEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > very important person
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2 important
important [ɪmˈpɔ:tənt]important (to or for sb/sth pour qn/qch)• the important thing is not to win but to take part l'important n'est pas de gagner mais de participer• the most important thing to remember is... ce qu'il faut surtout retenir, c'est...* * *[ɪm'pɔːtnt]adjective importantit is important that — il est important que (+ subj)
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3 important
important adj [statement, factor, role, figure, writer] important ; it is important that il est important que (+ subj) ; it is important to remember that… il est important de se rappeler que…, il faut se rappeler que… ; this is important for our success/health c'est important pour notre succès/santé ; it is important for us to succeed il est important pour nous de réussir ; his children are very important to him ses enfants comptent beaucoup or sont très importants pour lui ; it is important to me that you attend the meeting il est important pour moi que vous assistiez à la réunion, votre présence à la réunion compte beaucoup pour moi ; is anybody important coming? est-ce qu'il y a des gens importants qui viennent? ; he's an important social figure c'est une personne en vue. -
4 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) haut2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de haut3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) grand4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) haut5) (noble; good: high ideals.) noble6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) violent7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) aigu8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) haut9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) gâté10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) fort2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) haut- highly- highness - high-chair - high-class - higher education - high fidelity - high-handed - high-handedly - high-handedness - high jump - highlands - high-level - highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) mettre en vedette- high-minded - high-mindedness - high-pitched - high-powered - high-rise - highroad - high school - high-spirited - high spirits - high street - high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) de pointe- high treason - high water - highway - Highway Code - highwayman - high wire - high and dry - high and low - high and mighty - the high seas - it is high time -
5 trivialize
(make insignificant) banaliser, dévaloriser;∎ her work's very important to her, don't trivialize it son travail est très important pour elle, ne le dévalorisez pas;∎ the tabloids trivialize even the most important events la presse populaire banalise même les événements les plus importants -
6 somehow
somehow [ˈsʌmhaʊ]• somehow or other ( = in some way) d'une manière ou d'une autre ; ( = for some reason) pour une raison ou pour une autre• somehow he's never succeeded je ne sais pas pourquoi, il n'a jamais réussi* * *['sʌmhaʊ]1) ( by some means) (also somehow or other) ( of future action) d'une manière ou d'une autre; ( of past action) je ne sais comment2) ( for some reason)somehow it doesn't seem very important — en fait, ça ne semble pas très important
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7 talk big
(to talk as if one is very important; to boast: He's always talking big about his job.) faire l'important -
8 diet
A n1 ( food habits) ( of person) alimentation f (of à base de) ; ( of animal) nourriture f (of à base de) ; diet is very important il est très important de bien se nourrir ;3 fig cure f (of de) ;C vi être au régime. -
9 somehow
1 ( by some means) ( also somehow or other) ( of future action) d'une manière ou d'une autre ; ( of past action) je ne sais comment ; we'll get there somehow on y arrivera d'une manière ou d'une autre ; we managed it somehow nous avons réussi je ne sais comment ; he somehow broke his leg il s'est cassé la jambe, je ne sais comment ; it has somehow disappeared ça a disparu, sans qu'on sache comment ;2 ( for some reason) somehow it doesn't seem very important en fait, ça ne semble pas très important ; somehow he never seems to get it right il semble que rien ne lui réussisse jamais ; it was somehow shocking/amusing to see… c'était un peu choquant/amusant de voir… -
10 VIP
1 nounVIP mf, personnalité f, personnage m de marque(guests, visitors) de marque, éminent, très important;∎ to give sb the VIP treatment traiter qn comme un personnage de marque;∎ we got VIP treatment on nous a réservé un accueil princier, on nous a traités comme des rois►► VIP lounge (in airport) = salon d'accueil réservé aux personnages de marque -
11 grooming
grooming ['gru:mɪŋ]∎ good grooming is very important il est important d'avoir une bonne présentation -
12 present
1. adjectivea. ( = in attendance) présent (at à)• who was present? qui était là ?b. ( = existing now) actuel2. nouna. ( = present time) présent m• there's no time like the present! il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce que l'on peut faire le jour même !b. ( = gift) cadeau m• to present sth to sb [+ prize, medal] remettre qch à qnb. [+ tickets, documents] présenter ; [+ plan, account, proposal] soumettre ; [+ report] remettre ; [+ complaint] déposer ; [+ proof, evidence] apporter• to present o.s. se présenter• how you present yourself is very important la manière dont vous vous présentez est très importantec. ( = constitute) [+ problem, difficulties, features] présenter ; [+ opportunity] donner ; [+ challenge] constituerd. [+ play, film, programme] passer ; ( = act as presenter of) présenter• we are proud to present... nous sommes heureux de vous présenter...4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque present est un adjectif ou un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈpreznt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: prɪˈzent.* * *1. ['preznt]1) ( gift) cadeau m2)the present — ( now) le présent
for the present — pour le moment, pour l'instant
3) Linguistics (also present tense) présent m2. ['preznt]1) ( attending) présent2) ( current) actuel/-elleat the present time ou moment — actuellement
3) Linguistics présent3. 4. [prɪ'zent]transitive verb1) ( raise) présenter [problem, challenge, risk]; offrir [chance, opportunity]2) (proffer, show) présenter3) ( submit for consideration) présenter [plan, figures, petition]; fournir [evidence]4) ( formally give) remettre [prize, certificate]; présenter [apologies, respects, compliments]5) ( portray) présenter [person, situation] (as comme étant)6) Television, Radio, Theatre présenter [programme, show]; donner [production, play, concert]7) Military présenter [arms]5.intransitive verb Medicine [patient, baby] se présenter; [symptom, condition] apparaître6.1)2)to present itself — [opportunity, thought] se présenter
••there is no time like the present — il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce que l'on peut faire le jour même
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13 VIP
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14 VIP
( abbreviation very important person) VIP m f, personnage m de marqueVIP lounge = salon d'accueil dans un aéroport réservé aux personnages de marque -
15 commodity
∎ rice is the staple commodity of China le riz est la ressource principale de la Chine(b) STOCK EXCHANGE matière f première;∎ to trade commodities spéculer sur les marchés à terme des matières premières;∎ coffee is considered to be the main agricultural commodity le café est considéré comme la principale matière négociablecommodity broker, commodity dealer courtier(ère) m, f en matières premières;commodity exchange marché m des matières premières;commodity futures opérations f pl à terme sur matières premières;commodity market marché des matières premières;commodity money monnaie f de marchandise;commodity prices prix m pl des marchandises, cours m pl des denréesHe says the main reasons why the recovery will continue is to do with commodity prices and capital flows, which he says have yet to recover. We are at the bottom of the commodity price market - these countries produce raw materials and so it is a very important part of their economy, he says. And people have stopped pulling their money dramatically out of emerging markets.
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16 empowerment
= fait d'accorder davantage d'autonomie (à ses employés)The flexibility to work where and how you want to is another key benefit of empowerment. Again, employers can expect to see an increasingly motivated workforce as a result. Media buyer Kate Parry became Just Media's first teleworker as she became disillusioned with working in London. The company set her up with a laptop computer, a fax and a printer. "I am able to speak with my clients and my colleagues efficiently from my home office; communication is the key to our success, so it is very important that I can do this in a suitable environment," she says.
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17 high and mighty
(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) qui se donne de grands airs -
18 make history
(to do something very important, especially to be the first to do something: The Wright brothers made history when they were the first to fly an aeroplane.) entrer dans l'histoire -
19 milestone
1) (a stone set up to show distances in miles to various places.) borne routière2) (a very important event: The discovery of penicillin was a milestone in medical history.) jalon -
20 paranoia
[pærə'noiə](a type of mental illness in which a person has fixed and unreasonable ideas that he is very important, or that other people are being unfair or unfreindly to him.) paranoïa
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