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  • 1 basic

    basic ['beɪsɪk]
    (a) (fundamental → problem, theme) fondamental; (→ aim, belief) principal;
    ∎ these things are basic to a good marriage ces choses sont fondamentales ou vitales pour un mariage heureux
    (b) (elementary → rule, skill) élémentaire; (→ knowledge, vocabulary) de base;
    ∎ basic English anglais m de base;
    ∎ a basic knowledge of Greek une connaissance de base du grec;
    ∎ my French is a bit basic mon français est plutôt rudimentaire;
    ∎ basic vocabulary vocabulaire m de base;
    ∎ I've got the basic idea je vois de quoi il s'agit en gros;
    ∎ Mathematics the four basic operations les quatre opérations fpl fondamentales
    (c) (essential) essentiel;
    ∎ basic foodstuffs denrées fpl de base;
    ∎ the basic necessities of life les besoins mpl vitaux;
    ∎ basic precautions précautions fpl élémentaires ou essentielles
    (d) (primitive → furniture, accommodation, skills) rudimentaire;
    ∎ their flat is really basic leur appartement est très rudimentaire
    (e) (as a starting point → hours) de base;
    ∎ this is the basic model of the car voici la voiture dans son modèle de base
    (f) Chemistry basique
    ∎ the basics l'essentiel m;
    ∎ let's get down to basics venons-en à l'essentiel;
    ∎ I learned the basics of computing j'ai acquis les notions de base en informatique;
    ∎ they learned to cook with just the basics ils ont appris à faire la cuisine avec un minimum;
    ∎ to get back to basics (important things in life) retourner aux choses essentielles;
    ∎ Politics back to basics = expression qui suggère un retour aux valeurs traditionnelles en matière d'éducation ou de moralité, lancée par les Conservateurs comme argument de renouveau politique au début des années 90
    ►► Economics basic commodity denrée f de base;
    Marketing basic consumer goods denrées fpl de consommation courante;
    Insurance basic cover assurance f de garantie de base;
    Finance basic pay salaire m de base;
    British Finance basic rate taux m de base;
    ∎ most people are basic rate taxpayers la plupart des gens sont imposés au taux de base;
    British Finance basic salary salaire m de base, traitement m de base;
    Chemistry basic salt sel m basique;
    basic slag scorie f de déphosphoration;
    Finance basic wage salaire m de base

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > basic

  • 2 basic-rate

    most people are basic-rate taxpayers la plupart des gens sont imposés au taux de base
    basic-rate taxation imposition f forfaitaire

    English-French business dictionary > basic-rate

  • 3 Colours

    Not all English colour terms have a single exact equivalent in French: for instance, in some circumstances brown is marron, in others brun. If in doubt, look the word up in the dictionary.
    Colour terms
    what colour is it?
    = c’est de quelle couleur? or (more formally) de quelle couleur est-il?
    it’s green
    = il est vert or elle est verte
    to paint sth green
    = peindre qch en vert
    to dye sth green
    = teindre qch en vert
    to wear green
    = porter du vert
    dressed in green
    = habillé de vert
    Colour nouns are all masculine in French:
    I like green
    = j’aime le vert
    I prefer blue
    = je préfère le bleu
    red suits her
    = le rouge lui va bien
    it’s a pretty yellow!
    = c’est un joli jaune!
    have you got it in white?
    = est-ce que vous l’avez en blanc?
    a pretty shade of blue
    = un joli ton de bleu
    it was a dreadful green
    = c’était un vert affreux
    a range of greens
    = une gamme de verts
    Most adjectives of colour agree with the noun they modify:
    a blue coat
    = un manteau bleu
    a blue dress
    = une robe bleue
    blue clothes
    = des vêtements bleus
    Some that don’t agree are explained below.
    Words that are not true adjectives
    Some words that translate English adjectives are really nouns in French, and so don’t show agreement:
    a brown shoe
    = une chaussure marron
    orange tablecloths
    = des nappes fpl orange
    hazel eyes
    = des yeux mpl noisette
    Other French words like this include: cerise ( cherry-red), chocolat ( chocolate-brown) and émeraude ( emerald-green).
    Shades of colour
    Expressions like pale blue, dark green or light yellow are also invariable in French and show no agreement:
    a pale blue shirt
    = une chemise bleu pâle
    dark green blankets
    = des couvertures fpl vert foncé
    a light yellow tie
    = une cravate jaune clair
    bright yellow socks
    = des chaussettes fpl jaune vif
    French can also use the colour nouns here: instead of une chemise bleu pâle you could say une chemise d’un bleu pâle ; and similarly des couvertures d’un vert foncé (etc). The nouns in French are normally used to translate English adjectives of this type ending in -er and -est:
    a darker blue
    = un bleu plus foncé
    the dress was a darker blue
    = la robe était d’un bleu plus foncé
    Similarly:
    a lighter blue
    = un bleu plus clair (etc.)
    In the following examples, blue stands for most basic colour terms:
    pale blue
    = bleu pâle
    light blue
    = bleu clair
    bright blue
    = bleu vif
    dark blue
    = bleu foncé
    deep blue
    = bleu profond
    strong blue
    = bleu soutenu
    Other types of compound in French are also invariable, and do not agree with their nouns:
    a navy-blue jacket
    = une veste bleu marine
    These compounds include: bleu ciel ( sky-blue), vert pomme ( apple-green), bleu nuit ( midnight-blue), rouge sang ( blood-red) etc. However, all English compounds do not translate directly into French. If in doubt, check in the dictionary.
    French compounds consisting of two colour terms linked with a hyphen are also invariable:
    a blue-black material
    = une étoffe bleu-noir
    a greenish-blue cup
    = une tasse bleu-vert
    a greeny-yellow dress
    = une robe vert-jaune
    English uses the ending -ish, or sometimes -y, to show that something is approximately a certain colour, e.g. a reddish hat or a greenish paint. The French equivalent is -âtre:
    blue-ish
    = bleuâtre
    greenish or greeny
    = verdâtre
    greyish
    = grisâtre
    reddish
    = rougeâtre
    yellowish or yellowy
    = jaunâtre
    etc.
    Other similar French words are rosâtre, noirâtre and blanchâtre. Note however that these words are often rather negative in French. It is better not to use them if you want to be complimentary about something. Use instead tirant sur le rouge/jaune etc.
    To describe a special colour, English can add -coloured to a noun such as raspberry (framboise) or flesh (chair). Note how this is said in French, where the two-word compound with couleur is invariable, and, unlike English, never has a hyphen:
    a chocolate-coloured skirt
    = une jupe couleur chocolat
    raspberry-coloured fabric
    = du tissu couleur framboise
    flesh-coloured tights
    = un collant couleur chair
    Colour verbs
    English makes some colour verbs by adding -en (e.g. blacken). Similarly French has some verbs in -ir made from colour terms:
    to blacken
    = noircir
    to redden
    = rougir
    to whiten
    = blanchir
    The other French colour terms that behave like this are: bleu (bleuir), jaune (jaunir), rose (rosir) and vert (verdir). It is always safe, however, to use devenir, thus:
    to turn purple
    = devenir violet
    Describing people
    Note the use of the definite article in the following:
    to have black hair
    = avoir les cheveux noirs
    to have blue eyes
    = avoir les yeux bleus
    Note the use of à in the following:
    a girl with blue eyes
    = une jeune fille aux yeux bleus
    the man with black hair
    = l’homme aux cheveux noirs
    Not all colours have direct equivalents in French. The following words are used for describing the colour of someone’s hair (note that les cheveux is plural in French):
    fair
    = blond
    dark
    = brun
    blonde or blond
    = blond
    brown
    = châtain inv
    red
    = roux
    black
    = noir
    grey
    = gris
    white
    = blanc
    Check other terms such as yellow, ginger, auburn, mousey etc. in the dictionary.
    Note these nouns in French:
    a fair-haired man
    = un blond
    a fair-haired woman
    = une blonde
    a dark-haired man
    = un brun
    a dark-haired woman
    = une brune
    The following words are useful for describing the colour of someone’s eyes:
    blue
    = bleu
    light blue
    = bleu clair inv
    light brown
    = marron clair inv
    brown
    = marron inv
    hazel
    = noisette inv
    green
    = vert
    grey
    = gris
    greyish-green
    = gris-vert inv
    dark
    = noir

    Big English-French dictionary > Colours

  • 4 mind share

    MARKETING part f de notoriété

    With personal-video-recording services such as those offered by TiVo Inc. and ReplayTV Inc. capturing more and more mind share, supporting time-shifted programming is beginning to show up on the future service lists of video-on-demand vendors. At its most basic level, the concept is simple: Record all programming and make it available on-demand, at any time, with pause, rewind and fast-forward functions.

    English-French business dictionary > mind share

  • 5 ABC

    [eibi:'si:]
    1) (the alphabet: The child has not learnt his ABC.) alphabet
    2) (the simplest and most basic knowledge: the ABC of engineering.) rudiments, b a ba

    English-French dictionary > ABC

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