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1 most
most [məʊst]1. adjectivea. ( = greatest in amount) the most le plus (de)• who has got the most? qui en a le plus ?► to make the most of [+ one's time] bien employer ; [+ opportunity, sb's absence] profiter (au maximum) de ; [+ one's talents, business offer] tirer le meilleur parti de ; [+ one's resources] utiliser au mieux• make the most of it! profitez-en bien !• to make the most of o.s. se mettre en valeurb. ( = largest part) la plus grande partie (de) ; ( = greatest number) la plupart (de)2. adverbb. ( = very) très* * *Note: When used to form the superlative of adjectives most is translated by le plus or la plus depending on the gender of the noun and by les plus with plural noun: the most beautiful woman in the room = la plus belle femme de la pièce; the most expensive hotel in Paris = l'hôtel le plus cher de Paris; the most difficult problems = les problèmes les plus difficiles. For examples and further uses see the entry below[məʊst] 1.1) (the majority of, nearly all) la plupart de2) (superlative: more than all the others) le plus de2.she got the most votes/money — c'est elle qui a obtenu le plus de voix/d'argent
1) ( the greatest number) la plupart (of de); ( the largest part) la plus grande partie (of de)2) ( the maximum)the most you can expect is... — tout ce que tu peux espérer c'est...
the most I can do is... — tout ce que je peux faire, c'est..., le mieux que je puisse faire, c'est...
3) ( more than all the others) le plus3.1) ( used to form superlative)2) ( very) très, extrêmementmost encouraging — très or extrêmement encourageant
3) ( more than all the rest) le pluswhat most annoyed him ou what annoyed him most (of all) was — ce qui l'ennuyait le plus c'était que
4) (colloq) US ( almost) presque4.at (the) most adverbial phrase au maximum, au plus5.for the most part adverbial phrase ( most of them) pour la plupart; ( most of the time) la plupart du temps; ( basically) essentiellement, surtoutfor the most part, they... — pour la plupart, ils...
for the most part he works in his office — la plupart du temps, il travaille dans son bureau
6.his experience is, for the most part, in publishing — son expérience est surtout or essentiellement dans l'édition
most of all adverbial phrase par-dessus tout••to make the most of — tirer le meilleur parti de [situation, resources, looks, rest, abilities, space]; profiter de [holiday, opportunity, good weather]
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2 port
port [pɔ:t]1 noun∎ to come into port entrer dans le port;∎ we put into port at Naples nous avons relâché dans le port de Naples;∎ we left port before dawn nous avons appareillé avant l'aube;∎ the country's largest port le plus grand port du pays;∎ proverb any port in a storm nécessité fait loi(c) (window → on ship, plane) hublot m(d) (for loading) sabord m (de charge)∎ input/output port port m entrée/sortie∎ inlet/outlet port orifice m d'admission/d'échappement∎ the ship listed to port le navire donnait de la gîte à bâbord;∎ on the port side à bâbord;∎ ship to port! navire à bâbord!(activity, facilities) portuaire; (bow, quarter) de bâbord∎ port arms! présentez armes!∎ port the helm! barre à bâbord!►► port of arrival port m d'arrivée;port authority autorité f portuaire;Nautical port of call escale f;∎ figurative her last port of call was the bank elle est passée à la banque en dernier;port charges droits mpl de port, frais mpl portuaires;port of departure port m de départ;port of discharge port m d'arrivée;port dues droits mpl de port, frais mpl portuaires;port of embarkation port m d'embarquement;port of entry port m de débarquement;port of loading port m d'embarquement;Port of London Authority = le port autonome de Londres;port of refuge port m de refuge;port of registry port m d'attache;Port Said Port-Saïd;Port of Spain Port of Spain;old-fashioned port wine stain (birthmark) tache f de vin
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