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1 bottom
bottom [ˈbɒtəm]1. nounb. ( = buttocks) derrière mc. ( = origin) to be at the bottom of sth être à l'origine de qch2. adjective• bottom floor [of building] rez-de-chaussée m• bottom half [of class, list] deuxième moitié f• the bottom line ( = financial result) le résultat financier• the bottom line is that... le fond du problème c'est que...► bottom out (inf) intransitive verb atteindre son niveau plancher ; [recession] atteindre son plus bas niveau* * *['bɒtəm] 1.1) ( base) (of hill, pile, steps, wall) pied m; ( of page) bas m; (of bag, bottle, hole, river, sea) fond mto sink ou go to the bottom — [ship] couler
the bottom has fallen ou dropped out of the market — le marché s'est effondré
3) ( lowest position) ( of list) bas m; ( of league) dernière place f; ( of hierarchy) dernier rang m, bas mat the bottom of the heap ou pile — fig au bas de l'échelle
to be ou come bottom of the class — être dernier/-ière de la classe
to hit rock bottom — fig toucher le fond
5) (colloq) ( buttocks) derrière (colloq) m2.(colloq) bottoms plural nounpyjama bottoms — pantalon m de pyjama
3.bikini bottoms — bas m de maillot de bain
1) ( lowest) [rung, shelf] du bas; [sheet] de dessous; [apartment] du rez-de-chaussée; [bunk] inférieur; [division, half, part] dernier/-ière2) ( last) [place, team] dernier/-ière; [score] le plus bas•Phrasal Verbs:••bottoms up! — (colloq) ( drink up) cul sec! (colloq); ( cheers) santé!
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2 bottom
A n1 ( base) (of hill, pile, steps, wall) pied m ; ( of page) bas m ; (of bag, bottle, hole, river, sea) fond m ; at the bottom of the page en bas de la page ; to touch bottom toucher le fond ; to sink ou go to the bottom [ship] couler ; from the bottom of one's heart du fond du cœur ; to knock the bottom out of défoncer [box] ; démolir [argument] ; the bottom has fallen ou dropped out of the market le marché s'est effondré ;3 ( lowest position) ( of list) bas m ; ( of league) dernière place f ; ( of hierarchy) dernier rang m, bas m ; at the bottom of the list en bas de la liste ; to be at the bottom of the heap ou pile fig être au bas de l'échelle ; to be ou come bottom of the class être dernier/-ière de la classe ; I started at the bottom of the company j'ai débuté dans cette entreprise au bas de l'échelle ; to hit rock bottom fig toucher le fond ;6 fig ( root) fond m ; to get to the bottom of a mystery/of a matter découvrir le fin fond d'un mystère/d'une affaire ; at bottom, he's not reliable dans le fond, on ne peut pas lui faire confiance ; to be ou lie at the bottom of sth être à l'origine de qch ;B ○ bottoms npl pyjama/tracksuit bottoms pantalon m de pyjama/de survêtement ; bikini bottoms bas m de maillot de bain.C adj1 ( lowest) [layer, rung, shelf] du bas ; [sheet] de dessous ; [apartment] du rez-de-chaussée ; [bunk] inférieur ; [division, half, part] dernier/-ière ; bottom of the range bas de gamme ;■ bottom out [recession] atteindre son point le plus bas. -
3 low
low [ləʊ]1. adjective• in a low voice ( = softly) à voix basse► low inb. ( = depressed) dépriméc. [behaviour] ignoble2. adverba. ( = in low position) [aim, fly] basb. ( = at low volume, intensity, cost) to turn the heating/lights/music down low baisser le chauffage/la lumière/la musique3. nouna. ( = weather system) dépression f4. compounds• to keep sth low-key faire qch de façon discrète ► low-level adjective bas ( basse f) ; [radiation] faible ; [job] subalterne ; [talks, discussions] préparatoire[rates, holiday] pendant la basse saison* * *[ləʊ] 1.1) Meteorology dépression f2.to be at ou have hit an all-time low — être au plus bas
1) ( close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, cloud] bas/basseon low ground — [flood] dans les basses terres; [built] dans une dépression
2) ( nearly depleted) [reservoir, stocks, level] bas/basse; [battery] faible3) ( minimal) [price, wage] bas/basse; [capacity, speed] réduit; [number, rate] faible; [pressure, temperature] bas/basse4) ( inferior) [mark, standard] mauvais5) ( depressed) déprimé6) ( deep) [tone, voice] bas/basse8) Nautical3.1) ( near the ground) [aim] bas; [bend] très basI wouldn't sink ou stoop so low — fig je ne m'abaisserais pas à ce point-là
2) ( near the bottom)very low (down) on the list — fig tout à fait secondaire
3) ( at a reduced level) [speak] basto turn something down low — baisser [heating, light]
4) [sing] bas4.intransitive verb [cow] meugler•• -
4 standing
standing ['stændɪŋ](a) (upright → position, person, object) debout (inv)(b) (grain, timber) sur pied(c) (stagnant → water) stagnant∎ it's a standing joke with us c'est une vieille plaisanterie entre nous;∎ you have a standing invitation tu peux venir chez moi/nous quand tu veux2 noun∎ a man of your standing needs to be more careful un homme de votre standing se doit d'être plus prudent;∎ an economist of considerable standing un économiste de grand renom ou très réputé;∎ people of lower/higher social standing des gens d'une position sociale moins/plus élevée;∎ they are a family of some standing in the community c'est une famille qui jouit d'une certaine position dans la communauté;∎ enquiries were made into his financial standing on a enquêté sur sa situation financière;∎ Mr Pym is a client in good standing with our bank M. Pym est un client très estimé de notre banque;∎ the scandal has damaged the company's standing in the eyes of the public le scandale a nui à la réputation de la société auprès du public∎ her standing in the opinion polls is at its lowest yet sa cote de popularité dans les sondages est au plus bas;∎ the standings in the Senate are Liberals 62 seats and Conservatives 30 la répartition des sièges au Sénat est de 62 sièges pour les libéraux et 30 pour les conservateurs;∎ what's their standing in the league table? quel est leur classement dans le championnat?(c) (duration) durée f;∎ of long standing de longue date;∎ of 15 years' standing (collaboration, feud) qui dure depuis 15 ans; (treaty, account) qui existe depuis 15 ans; (friend, member) depuis 15 ans;∎ an employee of 10 years' standing un salarié qui a 10 ans d'ancienneté dans l'entreprise∎ no standing (sign) arrêt interdit∎ homosexuals have no standing to collect alimony payments aucune disposition légale n'autorise les homosexuels à toucher une pension alimentaire►► standing charges (on bill) frais mpl d'abonnement;standing committee comité m permanent;Sport standing jump saut m à pieds joints;American standing lamp lampadaire m (de salon);∎ to pay by standing order payer par prélèvement (bancaire) automatique;∎ I get paid by standing order je reçois mon salaire par virement bancaire;standing ovation ovation f;∎ to get a standing ovation se faire ovationner;standing places places fpl debout;standing room places fpl debout;∎ it was standing room only on the train il n'y avait plus de places assises dans le train;∎ it was standing room only at the meeting la salle était pleine à craquer lors de la réunion;∎ it reaches 100 mph in 40 seconds from a standing start elle atteint les 160 km/h en 40 secondes départ arrêté;standing stone pierre f levée;Physics standing wave onde f stationnaire -
5 below
below [bɪˈləʊ]1. prepositiona. ( = under) sous ; ( = lower than) au-dessous de2. adverb• below, we could see the valley en bas, on apercevait la vallée• several thousand feet below (from mountain top) plusieurs milliers de mètres plus bas ; (from aeroplane) plusieurs milliers de mètres au-dessousb. ( = downstairs) en basd. ( = below zero) au-dessous• it will be extremely cold, with temperatures at zero or below il fera très froid, avec des températures tombant à zéro ou au-dessous* * *Note: When below is used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, it is most often translated by au-dessous de: the apartment below mine = l'appartement au-dessous du mien; below the knee = au-dessous du genouThe most notable exceptions are for the expressions below the ground and below the surface, when sous is used: sous le sol, sous la surfaceFor other prepositional uses of below and for adverbial uses see the entry below[bɪ'ləʊ] 1.1) ( under) en dessous dethe valley below them/you etc — la vallée en contrebas
2) ( less than) en dessous de, inférieur àbelow 10% — en dessous de or inférieur à 10%
3) ( in rank)those below the rank of Major — Military les militaires qui sont au-dessous du grade de major
4) ( south of) au sud de, au-dessous de; ( downstream from) en aval de5) ( unworthy of) beneath 1. 22.the people/cars (down) below — les gens/voitures en bas
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