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1 draft
Ⅰ.draft1 [drɑ:ft]1 noun(a) (of letter) brouillon m; (of novel, speech) premier jet m, ébauche f; (of plan, treaty) avant-projet m;∎ this is only the first draft ceci n'est qu'une ébauche;∎ the first draft of a novel le premier jet d'un roman∎ a draft on my bank in England for £500 une traite de 500 livres sur ma banque en Angleterre∎ he left in order to avoid the draft il est parti pour éviter de faire son service(a) (draw up → first version) faire le brouillon de, rédiger; (→ diagram) dresser; (→ plan) esquisser, dresser; Law (→ contract, will) rédiger, dresser; (→ bill) préparer∎ to draft sb to sth/to do sth détacher qn à qch/pour faire qch∎ he was drafted into the army il fut appelé sous les drapeaux(e) (in stonework) appareiller(agreement) préliminairedraft budget projet m de budget;Computing draft printout brouillon m;Computing draft quality printing impression f en qualité brouillon;draft treaty projet m de convention;Computing draft version version f brouillon(experts, police) faire venir, faire appel à; (employees) recruter;∎ could we draft in some outside help? est-ce que nous pourrions obtenir de l'aide à l'extérieur?Ⅱ. -
2 draft
draft [drα:ft]1. nounb. (for money) traite fc. (US = conscript intake) contingent md. (US) = draughta. [+ letter] faire le brouillon de ; [+ speech] préparerb. (US) [+ conscript] appeler (sous les drapeaux)3. compounds* * *I 1. [drɑːft], US [dræft]1) (of letter, speech) brouillon m; (of novel, play) ébauche f; (of contract, law) avant-projet m2) Finance traite f (on sur)3) US Military ( conscription) service m militaire4) US = draught2. 3.transitive verb1) faire le brouillon de [letter, speech]; faire l'avant-projet de [contract, law]4) Sport sélectionner5) US ( choose)•Phrasal Verbs:- draft inIIUS; = draught -
3 draft board
noun US Military conseil m de révision -
4 draft card
noun US Military ordre m d'incorporation -
5 draft dodger
noun US Military insoumis m -
6 draft evasion
noun (evasion of military service.) -
7 dodge the draft
(to evade military service.) -
8 deferment
1) (delaying; postponement.)2) (officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service: draft deferment for college students.) -
9 deferral
1) (delaying; postponement.)2) (officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service: draft deferment for college students.) -
10 dodge
A n1 ( movement) gen mouvement m de côté ; Sport (in boxing, football) esquive f ; he made a quick dodge to the right gen il a fait un saut vers la droite ; ( in boxing) il a fait une esquive vers la droite ;2 ○ GB ( trick) combine ○ f, truc ○ m ; a dodge for avoiding taxation une combine ○ pour éviter de payer les impôts ; to be up to all the dodges connaître toutes les combines ○.B vtr esquiver [bullet, blow] ; échapper à [pursuers] ; fig esquiver [difficulty, question, duty] ; se dérober à [confrontation, accusation] ; éviter de payer [tax] ; éviter [person] ; to dodge the issue escamoter la question ; to dodge military service, to dodge the draft US se faire réformer.
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