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1 minimize
(a) (reduce → size, amount, impact) réduire au minimum, diminuer le plus possible;∎ they are trying to minimize the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere on essaie de réduire les niveaux de dioxyde de carbone dans l'atmosphère(b) (diminish → importance, achievement) minimiser;∎ he tried to minimize her success as a novelist il essayait de minimiser son succès en tant que romancière -
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minimize [ˈmɪnɪmaɪz]a. ( = reduce to minimum) réduire au minimumb. ( = play down) minimiser* * *['mɪnɪmaɪz]transitive verb1) ( reduce) réduire [quelque chose] au maximum [cost, risk]2) ( play down) minimiser [incident]3) Computing réduire -
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4 minimize
réduire au minimum;∎ we must try to minimize overheads nous devons essayer de réduire au minimum les frais généraux -
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1) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) réduire au minimum2) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) minimiser -
6 to minimize
baisser/abaisser/limiter le plus possible; minimiser; réduire au minimum; allégerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to minimize
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7 to minimize the consequences of drug-taking
Stups. réduire au minimum l'effet des toxicomaniesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to minimize the consequences of drug-taking
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8 to minimize the debt servicing burden
[con.] alléger autant que possible le fardeau du service de la detteEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to minimize the debt servicing burden
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9 play
play [pleɪ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun• there was some good play in the second half on a assisté à du beau jeu pendant la deuxième mi-temps• to bring or call sth into play faire intervenir qchb. ( = movement) jeu mc. ( = drama) pièce f (de théâtre)• to be in a play [actor] jouer dans une piècea. [+ game, sport] jouer à• what position does she play? à quelle place joue-t-elle ?• don't play games with me! ne vous moquez pas de moi !• to play ball with sb ( = cooperate) coopérer avec qn• to play the game ( = play fair) jouer le jeu• he gave up playing the field and married a year ago il a cessé de papillonner et s'est marié il y a un anb. [+ opponent] rencontrerc. [+ chess piece, card] jouerf. ( = direct) [+ hose, searchlight] dirigera. jouer► play + preposition• what's he playing at? (inf) à quoi il joue ?• how much time do we have to play with? (inf) combien de temps avons-nous ?4. compounds► play-off noun (after a tie) ≈ match m de barrage (départageant des concurrents à égalité) ; (US) (for championship) match m de qualification[+ tape] réécouter( = minimize importance of) [+ significance] minimiser ; [+ situation, attitude] dédramatiser[+ sb's emotions, good nature] jouer sur( = give trouble) the engine is playing up le moteur fait des siennesa. ( = give trouble to) his leg is playing him up sa jambe le tracasseb. ( = magnify importance of) exagérer (l'importance de)* * *[pleɪ] 1.2) (amusement, recreation)3) Sport, Gamesthe ball is out of play/in play — la balle est hors jeu/en jeu
4) fig (movement, interaction) jeu m2.transitive verb1) jouer à [game, match, cards]; jouer [card]to play goal — ( in football) être gardien de but
to play the ball to somebody — ( in basketball) passer la balle à quelqu'un
2) Music jouer de [instrument]; jouer [tune, symphony, chord]3) ( act out) Theatre interpréter, jouer [role]4) Audio mettre [tape, video, CD]5) Finance3.to play the stock market — boursicoter (colloq)
1) [children] jouer ( with avec)2) figwhat does he think he's playing at? — GB (colloq) qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique (colloq)?
3) Sport, Games jouer5) Cinema, Theatre [play] se jouer; [film] passer; [actor] jouershe's playing opposite him in ‘Macbeth’ — elle lui donne la réplique dans ‘Macbeth’
6) [fountain, water] couler; Music [record] jouer•Phrasal Verbs:- play off- play on- play out- play up••all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — Prov il n'y a pas que le travail dans la vie
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10 nest egg
bas m de laine, pécule mNervous about your nest egg? If it's loaded with stocks, you should be. Stocks could easily sink further, tread water, or rise slowly. To minimize the damage to your portfolio, you need some holdings that don't move in tandem with equities. The most obvious vehicle is bonds, but you can further protect yourself against market swings by including other alternatives, such as hedge funds, real estate, and oil and gas.
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11 state-of-the-art
avancé(e);∎ the method incorporates state-of-the-art technology la méthode utilise des technologies de pointe"Seats on any given flight can be sold in many different markets. The idea of investing in state-of-the-art technology is to better match supply with demand and ensure that each market is allocated an appropriate number of seats, especially when traffic mix and seasonal travel have to be factored in. Ultimately, we want to minimize seat wastage."
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12 minimise
1) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) réduire au minimum2) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) minimiser -
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14 gloss
gloss [glɒs]1 noun(a) (sheen) lustre m, brillant m, éclat m; (on paper, photo) glacé m, brillant m; (on furniture) vernis m(b) (appearance) apparence f, vernis m;∎ a gloss of politeness/respectability un vernis de politesse/de respectabilité∎ to take the gloss off sth gâcher ou gâter qch;∎ the idea/victory has lost some of its gloss l'idée/la victoire a perdu une partie de son charme ou attrait(d) (annotation, paraphrase) glose f, commentaire m(c) (explain, paraphrase) glosergloss paint peinture f brillante(a) (minimize → failure, shortcomings, mistake) glisser sur, passer sur, atténuer(b) (hide → truth, facts) dissimuler, passer sous silence -
15 underplay
underplay [‚ʌndə'pleɪ]∎ to underplay one's hand (in cards) jouer volontairement une petite carte; figurative cacher son jeu(in cards) jouer volontairement une petite carte -
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understate [‚ʌndə'steɪt](a) (minimize) minimiser (l'importance de);∎ the deliberately understated figures in the foreground les silhouettes volontairement estompées au premier plan(b) (state with restraint) dire avec retenue, modérer l'expression de
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minimize — min‧i‧mize [ˈmɪnmaɪz] also minimise verb [transitive] 1. to make something as small as possible: • Investing in unit trusts minimises the risks if stock markets fall. • We need to minimize our transport … Financial and business terms
minimize — I verb abbreviate, abridge, attach little importance to, attenuate, bedwarf, belittle, cheapen, clip, criticize, curtail, cut down, cut down to size, cut short decimate, decrease, decry, deduct, deflate, degrade, demote, depreciate, derogate,… … Law dictionary
minimize — min i*mize (m[i^]n [i^]*m[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {minimized} (m[i^]n [i^]*m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {minimizing} (m[i^]n [i^]*m[imac]*z[i^]ng).] 1. To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum. Bentham.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minimize — (v.) 1802, first recorded in Bentham; see MINIMUM (Cf. minimum) + IZE (Cf. ize) … Etymology dictionary
minimize — (Amer.) min·i·mize || mɪnɪmaɪz v. make small, reduce; reduce as much as possible; make less important; play down; (Computers) make a window smaller to the point that only an icon remains in its place (also minimise) … English contemporary dictionary
minimize — depreciate, *decry, belittle, disparage, derogate, detract Antonyms: magnify Contrasted words: aggrandize, *exalt: extol, eulogize, acclaim, laud, *praise … New Dictionary of Synonyms
minimize — [v] make smaller; underrate abbreviate, attenuate, belittle, cheapen, curtail, cut down to size, cut rate, decrease, decry, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, downplay*, dwarf*, knock*, knock down*, lessen,… … New thesaurus
minimize — (also minimise) ► VERB 1) reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree. 2) represent or estimate at less than the true value. DERIVATIVES minimization noun minimizer noun … English terms dictionary
minimize — [min′i mīz΄] vt. minimized, minimizing 1. to reduce to a minimum; decrease to the least possible amount, degree, etc. 2. to estimate or make appear to be of the least possible amount, value, or importance SYN. DISPARAGE minimization n. minimizer… … English World dictionary
minimize — 01. The government is trying to [minimize] the damage caused by the scandal. 02. Eating properly and getting plenty of exercise will help you to [minimize] the risk of a heart attack. 03. If the experiments are set up properly, you can [minimize] … Grammatical examples in English
minimize — [[t]mɪ̱nɪmaɪz[/t]] minimizes, minimizing, minimized (in BRIT, also use minimise) 1) VERB If you minimize a risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it increasing beyond that level. [V n]… … English dictionary