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fortune [ˈfɔ:t∫ən]1. nouna. ( = chance) chance fb. ( = riches) fortune f• to spend/cost a fortune dépenser/coûter une fortune2. compounds* * *['fɔːtʃuːn] 1.1) ( wealth) fortune f2) ( luck) chance f2.to have the good fortune to do — avoir la chance or le bonheur de faire
fortunes plural noun (of team, country) destin m•• -
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expense [ɪk'spens]1 noun∎ at great/little expense à grands/peu de frais;∎ at no extra expense sans supplément de frais;∎ regardless of expense sans regarder à la dépense;∎ anything we can do to offset the expense tout ce que nous pouvons faire pour compenser le coût ou les coûts ou les frais;∎ it's not so much the expense I'm worried about ce n'est pas tant le coût que cela représente qui m'inquiète;∎ that's an expense I hadn't reckoned with c'est une dépense que je n'avais pas prévue;∎ if it can really be done with such little expense si cela peut vraiment se faire à si peu de frais;∎ the huge expense of moving house le coût énorme qu'entraîne un déménagement;∎ to go to considerable expense to do sth faire beaucoup de frais pour faire qch;∎ don't go to any expense over it ne vous mettez pas en frais pour cela;∎ they didn't want to go to the expense of hiring a car ils ne voulaient pas faire les frais de louer une voiture;∎ I don't want to put you to any expense je ne veux pas vous faire faire des dépenses;∎ no expense was spared on n'a pas regardé à la dépense;∎ without any thought for the expense sans penser au coût que cela représentait;∎ to do sth at great personal expense faire qch à grands frais personnels;∎ at (one's) own expense à (ses) propres frais;∎ she had the book published at her own expense elle a publié le livre à ses frais ou à compte d'auteur;∎ it's not worth the expense c'est trop cher pour ce que c'est(b) (expensiveness) cherté f, coût m élevé∎ a joke at somebody else's expense une plaisanterie aux dépens de quelqu'un d'autre;∎ at the expense of sth au détriment de qch;∎ to succeed at other people's expense réussir aux dépens des autres;∎ not at my expense, you won't pas à mes dépens, il n'en est pas question∎ no, that's my expense non, c'est sur mon compteCommerce frais mpl;∎ to meet/cover sb's expenses rembourser/couvrir les frais de qn;∎ it's on expenses c'est l'entreprise qui paie, cela passe dans les notes de frais;∎ to live on expenses vivre sur ses notes de frais, vivre aux frais de son entreprise;∎ to incur expenses faire des dépenses;∎ to put sth on expenses mettre qch dans les notes de frais;∎ to cut down on expenses réduire les frais;∎ to get expenses (be paid expenses) être indemnisé de ses frais;∎ to have all expenses paid être défrayé de tout;∎ travelling expenses frais mpl de déplacement;∎ accommodation expenses frais mpl d'hôtel ou de séjour;∎ entertainment expenses frais mpl de représentation;∎ incidental expenses faux frais mpl;∎ all expenses paid tous frais payés►► Commerce expense account1 nounnote f de frais(lunch, dinner) qui passe dans les notes de frais;∎ the firm gives him an expense account for basic entertaining l'entreprise lui attribue une allocation pour ses frais de représentation;∎ to put sth on the expense account mettre qch sur la note de frais;expenses budget budget m des dépenses;expenses claim form note f de frais
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