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1 statute
statute ['stætju:t](b) (of club, company, university) règle f;∎ the statutes le règlement, les statuts mpl►► British statute book code m (des lois), recueil m de lois;∎ the new law is not yet on the statute book la nouvelle loi n'est pas encore entrée en vigueur;statute law droit m écrit;statute of limitations loi f de prescription, prescription f légale;∎ the statute of limitations in this country is ten years dans ce pays, il y a prescription de dix ans -
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3 limitation
limitation [‚lɪmɪ'teɪʃən](a) (restriction, control) limitation f, restriction f;∎ we will accept no limitation on our freedom nous n'accepterons aucune entrave à notre liberté;∎ arms limitation talks négociations fpl sur la limitation des armements(b) (shortcoming) limite f;∎ we all have our limitations nous avons tous nos limites;∎ to know one's limitations connaître ses limites -
4 within
A prep1 ( enclosed in) within the city walls dans l'enceinte de la ville ; within the boundaries of the estate dans l'enceinte de la propriété ; to lie within Italy's borders être en Italie ;2 ( inside) within the government/party au sein du gouvernement/parti ; countries within the EC les pays qui font partie de la CEE ; conditions within the camp/the prison les conditions de vie dans le camp/la prison ; candidates from within the company les candidats internes ; it appeals to something deep within us all cela touche quelque chose de profond en nous ;3 ( in expressions of time) I'll do it within the hour je le ferai en moins d'une heure ; he did it within the week il l'a fait en moins d'une semaine ; 15 burglaries within a month 15 cambriolages en moins d'un mois ; ‘please reply within the week’ ‘prière de répondre dans la semaine’ ; ‘use within 24 hours of purchase’ ‘à consommer dans les 24 heures’ ; to finish within the time limit finir dans les temps impartis ; within minutes he was back quelques minutes plus tard il était de retour ; within a week of his birth moins d'une semaine après sa naissance ; they died within a week of each other ils sont morts à une semaine d'intervalle ;4 ( not more than) to be within several metres of sth être à quelques mètres seulement de qch ; to live within minutes of the station habiter à quelques minutes de la gare ; it's accurate to within a millimetre c'est exact à un millimètre près ; to be within a day's drive of the mountains être à une journée en voiture de la montagne ; to be within a 12 km radius être dans un rayon de 12 km ; to fill a bucket to within 10 cm of the brim remplir un seau jusqu'à 10 cm du bord ; ⇒ inch ;5 ( not beyond the range of) to be within sight lit [coast, town] être en vue ; fig [end] être proche ; stay within sight of the car ne vous éloignez pas de la voiture ; to be within range of être à portée de [enemy guns] ; he's within shouting distance il est suffisamment près pour nous entendre crier ; ⇒ earshot, grasp, hearing, reach ;6 ( not beyond a permitted limit) to stay within budget ne pas dépasser le budget ; to live within one's income ou means vivre selon ses moyens ; within the limitations of the treaty dans les limites du traité ; ⇒ jurisdiction, law, limit, reason, right ;7 ( inside the scope of) it lies within the Impressionist tradition ça s'inscrit dans la tradition impressionniste ; it's a play within a play c'est une pièce en abyme ; ⇒ brief, confines, framework, scope.B adv à l'intérieur ; seen from within vu de l'intérieur ; within and without à l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur ; ⇒ apply, enemy, inquire. -
5 operative
operative ['ɒprətɪv]∎ to become operative entrer en vigueur, prendre effet;∎ parking restrictions became operative last year les limitations de stationnement ont pris effet l'an dernier(b) (operational → system, scheme, skill) opérationnel;∎ the system will soon be operative le système sera bientôt opérationnel∎ the operative word le mot qui convient2 noun∎ machine operative conducteur(trice) m,f de machine;∎ textile operative ouvrier(ère) m,f du textile
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