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61 war
war [wɔ:r]guerre f• to go to war [country] entrer en guerre* * *[wɔː(r)] 1.1) ( armed conflict) guerre fa war over ou about — une guerre pour [land, independence]; une guerre sur [issue]
2) fig ( competition) guerre fprice/trade war — guerre des prix/commerciale
3) fig ( to eradicate something) lutte f2.to wage war on ou against — mener une lutte contre
noun modifier [ correspondent, crime, dance, effort, film, historian, medal, widow, wound] de guerre; [ cemetery, leader, grave, zone] militaire; [ hero] de la guerre3.war deaths — victimes fpl de la guerre
intransitive verb (p prés etc - rr-)to war with a country — être en guerre contre un pays ( over à cause de)
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62 fat cat
(in industry) = personne touchant un salaire extrêmement élevé de façon injustifiéeShell, the self-styled socially responsible oil group, yesterday rekindled the row over boardroom pay by disclosing that its new executive chairman, Phil Watts, won an 82% pay rise to £1.59m last year. The increase in Mr Watts' salary package, including a £455,000 performance bonus, dwarfed the 58% rise given to BP's chief executive Lord Browne which itself retriggered the fat cat furore.
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63 greenfield site
terrain m à bâtir (sur lequel rien n'a jamais été construit)Anyone under the illusion that the British countryside is in safe hands had better think again, and fast. The developers are on the offensive, claiming they need to build on more greenfield sites. The government has bowed to the pressure and is proposing an ill-thought-out reform of planning controls, which would guarantee that the south-east would be concreted over. Behind these so-called reforms is the architect of another fiasco, Lord Falconer of the Dome.
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64 press
∎ the press la presse;∎ to get (a) good/bad press avoir bonne/mauvaise pressepress agency agence f de presse;press agent agent m de presse;the Press Association = agence de presse britannique;press attaché attaché(e) m, f de presse;press badge macaron m de presse;press baron magnat m de la presse;press campaign campagne f de presse;press card carte f de presse;press clipping coupure f de presse;the Press Complaints Commission = organisme britannique de contrôle de la presse;press conference conférence f de presse;the Press Council = organisme indépendant veillant au respect de la déontologie dans la presse britannique;British press cutting coupure de presse;press handout communiqué m de presse;MARKETING press insert encart m presse;MARKETING press kit dossier m de presse;press lord magnat de la presse;press office service m de presse;press officer responsable m f des relations avec la presse;MARKETING press pack dossier de presse;press pass carte de presse;press release communiqué de presse;press tycoon magnat de la presse -
65 salesmanship
technique f de venteWhile the investment community has been enthralled by Lord Browne's brand of cerebral salesmanship at BP, it is far from enamoured by the taciturn style of the 56-year-old Yorkshireman who took over at Shell last July.
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66 chancellor
1) (a state or legal official of various kinds: The Lord Chancellor is the head of the English legal system.) chancelier/-ière2) (the head of a university.) recteur, rectrice• -
67 commission
[kə'miʃən] 1.1) (money earned by a person who sells things for someone else.) commission2) (an order for a work of art: a commission to paint the president's portrait.) commande3) (an official paper giving authority, especially to an army officer etc: My son got his commission last year.) brevet4) (an official group appointed to report on a specific matter: a commission of enquiry.) commission2. verb1) (to give an order (especially for a work of art) to: He was commissioned to paint the Lord Mayor's portrait.) passer une commande à2) (to give a military commission to.) nommer à un commandement•- commissioner - in/out of commission -
68 Lordship
noun ((with His, Your etc) a word used in speaking to, or about, a man with the title `Lord' and also certain judges who do not have this title: Thank you, Your Lordship.) Monsieur le (...); Excellence -
69 mayor
[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) mairesse- mayoress- lord mayor -
70 praise
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71 title
1) (the name of a book, play, painting, piece of music etc: The title of the painting is `A Winter Evening'.) titre2) (a word put before a person's name to show rank, honour, occupation etc: Sir John; Lord Henry; Captain Smith; Professor Brown; Dr (Doctor) Peter Jones.) titre•- titled- title deed - title page - title rôle -
72 blessed
B adj1 ( holy) [place] béni ; the Blessed Sacrament le saint sacrement ; the Blessed Virgin la Sainte Vierge ; our Blessed Lord Notre Seigneur ; of blessed memory d'heureuse mémoire ;4 ○ ( damned) fichu ◑ ; every blessed day tous les jours que Dieu fait ; the whole blessed day toute la sainte journée. -
73 chancellor
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74 drunk
B n ivrogne/-esse m/f.C adj1 lit ivre, soûl ; to get drunk s'enivrer (on de) ; to get sb drunk faire boire qn ; drunk driver conducteur/-trice m/f en état d'ivresse ; drunk driving conduite f en état d'ivresse ; to be drunk and disorderly Jur être en état d'ivresse publique ; it is illegal to be drunk in charge of a motor vehicle Jur il est illégal de conduire en état d'ivresse ; to be arrested for being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle Jur être arrêté pour conduite en état d'ivresse ; -
75 liege
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76 lordly
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77 manor
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78 Mansion House
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79 sire
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80 Baconian
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lord — lord … Dictionnaire des rimes
Lord — Lord … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Lord — (engl.: „Herr“, von altenglisch hláford, auch hlaferd oder hláfweard: „Brotherr, Brothüter“ aus altenglisch hláf „Laib“ und weard, „Hüter, Bewahrer, Wart“) ist ein englischer Adelstitel. In der englischen Kirchensprache entspricht die Bezeichnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Lord — Lord, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See {Loaf}, and {Ward} to guard, and cf. {Laird}, {Lady}.] 1. One who has power and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lord — 〈[lɔ:d] m. 6〉 1. engl. Adelstitel 2. Inhaber dieses Titels [engl., „Herr“] * * * Lọrd [lɔ:d], der; s, s [engl. lord < mengl. lōverd < aengl. hlāford = Herr, zu: hlāf = Brot(laib) u. weard = Schutzherr, Wart, also eigtl. = Brotherr,… … Universal-Lexikon
Lord — n [singular] 1.) a) a title of God or Jesus Christ, used when praying ▪ Thank you, Lord, for your blessings. b) the Lord God or Jesus Christ, used when talking about God ▪ The Lord helps and guides us. 2.) Lord (only) knows … Dictionary of contemporary English
lord — [lôrd] n. [ME < OE hlaford < earlier hlafweard < hlaf (see LOAF1) + weard (see WARD): basic sense “loaf keeper” (i.e., one who feeds dependents): some senses infl. by use as transl. of L dominus] 1. a person having great power and… … English World dictionary
lord — LORD, lorzi, s.m. (În Anglia) 1. (În evul mediu) Mare proprietar funciar; (în prezent) titlu nobiliar ereditar sau conferit de monarh; persoană care poartă acest titlu. 2. Membru al camerei superioare a parlamentului. Camera Lorzilor. 3. Termen… … Dicționar Român
lord — ► NOUN 1) a man of noble rank or high office. 2) (Lord) a title given formally to a baron, less formally to a marquess, earl, or viscount, and as a courtesy title to a younger son of a duke or marquess. 3) (the Lords) the House of Lords, or its… … English terms dictionary