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1 nombreux
nombreux, -euse [nɔ̃bʀø, øz]adjectivemany ; [foule, assistance, collection] large• les cambriolages sont très nombreux dans ce quartier there are a great many burglaries in that area• nombreux furent ceux qui... there were many who...• venez nombreux ! all welcome!* * *- euse nɔ̃bʀø, øz adjectif1) ( important) [population, collection] largela foule était nombreuse — there was a large ou vast crowd
2) ( en grand nombre) many (épith)l'usine ne sera pas mise en service avant de nombreuses années — it will be many years before the factory is put into operation
* * *nɔ̃bʀø, øz adj (-euse)1) (avec nom pl) many, numerousIl a gagné de nombreux matchs. — He's won many matches.
peu nombreux (spectateurs, clients) — not many, few
Nous étions peu nombreux à la réunion. — There weren't many of us at the meeting.
2) (avec nom sg) large* * *1 ( important) [communauté, population, collection] large; la foule était nombreuse there was a large ou vast crowd;2 ( en grand nombre) many ( épith); de nombreux spectateurs/accidents many ou numerous spectators/accidents; de nombreuses personnalités étaient présentes there were many ou numerous personalities present; l'usine ne sera pas mise en service avant de nombreuses années it will be many years before the factory is put into operation; nous étions très nombreux there were a great many of us; ils étaient peu nombreux there were only a few of them, there weren't many of them; ils étaient nombreux à ignorer la date de la réunion many of them didn't know the date of the meeting; ils ont répondu nombreux à l'appel numerous ou a great many people responded to the appeal; les clients/candidats étaient nombreux there were a lot of customers/candidates; les clients étaient peu nombreux there weren't many customers; les touristes sont de plus en plus/de moins en moins nombreux there are more and more/fewer and fewer tourists; les admirateurs étaient venus nombreux crowds of fans had come; les clients étaient moins/plus nombreux qu'hier there were fewer/more customers than yesterday; ils arrivent toujours plus nombreux they are arriving in ever greater numbers; les touristes deviennent trop nombreux the number of tourists is becoming excessive; dans de nombreux cas in many ou numerous cases.1. [comportant beaucoup d'éléments]une foule nombreuse a large ou huge crowdavoir de nombreux clients to have a great number of ou many ou numerous customersles fumeurs sont de moins en moins nombreux there are fewer and fewer smokers, the number of smokers is decreasing -
2 Décentralisation
regionalisation, decentralisation, devolution of power from the central government to regional and departmental authorities. France has a long legacy as a centralised state, dating back many centuries; the centralised structure of power has survived numerous regime changes in since the French Revolution. It was not until the election of a Socialist government in 1981 that any major steps were taken to reduce the importance of Paris. The first Loi de Décentralisation, passed in 1982, transferred certain powers to the regions, and since then further powers have been devolved, including responsibility for lycées (though not the recruitment of their teachers), regional public transport services, and the management of certain social services.Regions are now governed by elected conseils régionaux, under the leadership of a Président de région.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Décentralisation
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3 force
force [fɔʀs]1. feminine nouna. ( = vigueur) strength• à la force du poignet [obtenir qch, réussir] by the sweat of one's browb. ( = violence) forced. [de coup, vent] force ; [d'argument, sentiment, alcool, médicament] strengthg. (locutions)► à force• à force, tu vas le casser you'll end up breaking it► de force• arriver or venir en force to arrive in force• passer en force [+ projet] to force through2. compounds* * *fɔʀs
1.
1) ( de personne)forces — strength [U]
de toutes ses forces — [lancer] with all one's might; [désirer] with all one's heart
avec force — [nier] strongly; [affirmer] firmly
2) ( contrainte) forcecoup de force — Armée strike
3) ( puissance) (de pays, groupe, secteur, personne) strength; ( d'expression) forceils sont de même force or de force égale aux échecs — they are evenly matched at chess
revenir en force, faire un retour en force — to make a strong comeback
4) ( poids) (d'argument, accusation, de conviction) force5) Physique, fig force6) ( intensité) (de choc, séisme, vent) force; (de désir, sentiment) strength7) ( ensemble humain) forceforces navales — navy (sg)
forces terrestres — army (sg)
2.
à force (colloq) locution adverbialeà force, elle l'a cassé — she ended up breaking it
3.
à force de locution prépositiveà force d'économiser, elle a pu l'acheter — by saving very hard, she was able to buy it
à force de frotter, tu vas le déchirer — if you keep on rubbing it, you'll tear it
Phrasal Verbs:* * *fɔʀs1. nf1) [personne, membre] strengthJe n'ai pas beaucoup de force dans les bras. — I haven't got much strength in my arms.
2) (pour résoudre un conflit) forceIls ont eu recours à la force. — They had to use force.
de force — forcibly, by force
Ils lui ont enlevé son pistolet de force. — They took the gun from him by force.
3) PHYSIQUE, MÉCANIQUE force4) (= puissance) (surnaturelle) powerà force de faire — by doing, by dint of doing
Il a grossi à force de manger autant. — He got fat by eating so much.
arriver en force (= nombreux) — to arrive in force
à toute force (= absolument) — at all costs
cas de force majeure — case of absolute necessity, ASSURANCESact of God
2. forces nfpl1) (physiques) strength sgde toutes mes/ses forces — with all my/his strength
2) MILITAIRE forces3) (= effectifs)* * *A nf1 ( de personne) ( robustesse) strength ¢; ( capacités physiques) forces strength; force musculaire/morale muscular/moral strength; force de caractère strength of character; avoir de la force to be strong; ne plus avoir de force to have no strength left; avoir de la force dans les jambes to have strength in one's legs; avoir/trouver/donner la force de faire to have/find/give the strength to do; je n'ai plus la force de marcher I no longer have the strength to walk; mes forces m'abandonnent I'm getting weak; reprendre des forces to regain one's strength; ça te donnera des forces it will build up your strength; être à bout de forces to feel drained; c'est au-dessus de mes forces it's too much for me; de toutes ses forces [lancer] with all one's might; [désirer] with all one's heart; dans la force de l'âge in the prime of life; avec force [nier] strongly; [affirmer] firmly; faire force de rames to pull hard on the oars; faire force de voiles to crowd on sail;2 ( contrainte) force; force armée armed force; recourir à la force to resort to force; être converti/emmené de force to be converted/taken away by force; être marié de force to be forced into marriage; faire faire qch à qn de force to force sb to do sth; entrer de force dans un lieu to force one's way into a place; jouer en force Sport to play flat out; par la force des choses through force of circumstance; vouloir à toute force to want at all costs; force est/m'est de faire there is/I have no choice but to do; coup de force Mil strike;3 ( puissance) (de pays, groupe, secteur) strength; fig ( d'expression) force; ( de personne) strength; la force militaire/économique du pays the country's military/economic strength; c'est ce qui fait leur force that's where their strength lies; ils sont de même force or de force égale aux échecs they are evenly matched at chess; être de force à faire to be up to doing; tu n'es pas de force à t'attaquer à lui you're no match for him; joueur/traducteur de première force top-flight ou top-quality player/translator; revenir en force, faire un retour en force to make a strong comeback;4 ( poids) (d'argument, accusation, de conviction) force; la force de l'habitude force of habit; avoir force de loi to have the force of law;5 Phys, fig force; force d'attraction force of attraction; force centrifuge centrifugal force; forces naturelles/occultes natural/occult forces; les forces de marché Écon market forces; les forces du mal the forces of evil;6 ( intensité) (de choc, séisme, vent) force; (de désir, sentiment) strength; vent de force 1 à 3 breeze blowing at force 1 to 3; vent de force 4 à 7 wind force 4 to 7; vent de force 8 à 10 force 8 to 10 gale;7 ( ensemble humain) force; force de vente sales force; force d'alternance alternative force; forces productives productive forces; forces d'opposition opposition forces; être/arriver en force to be present/to arrive in force;8 Mil ( corps) force; ( effectifs) forces forces; force multinationale multinational force; forces aériennes air force; forces navales navy; forces terrestres army; forces armées/intégrées/d'occupation armed/integrated/occupying forces; d'importantes forces de police large numbers of police.B †adv donner force exemples to give many an example; avec force excuses/remerciements with profuse apologies/thanks.C à force de loc prép réussir à force de patience/travail to succeed by dint of patience/hard work; à force d'économies or d'économiser, elle a pu l'acheter by saving very hard, she was able to buy it; il est aphone à force de crier he shouted so much (that) he lost his voice; à force de frotter, tu vas le déchirer if you keep on rubbing it, you'll tear it; à force○, elle l'a cassé she ended up breaking it.force d'action rapide Mil rapid reaction force; force d'âme fortitude; force de dissuasion Mil deterrent force; fig deterrent; force de frappe ( arme nucléaire) nuclear weapons (pl); ( groupe) strike force; force d'interposition Mil peacekeeping force; force d'intervention Mil task force; force de la nature (real) Goliath; force de pénétration Tech penetration; force publique police force; forces de l'ordre forces of law and order; forces vives life blood ¢; Force ouvrière, FO Pol French trade union; Forces françaises de l'intérieur, FFI Hist Resistance forces operating in France during the Second World War; Forces françaises libres, FFL Hist Free French Forces.[fɔrs] nom féminin1. [puissance - d'une tempête, d'un coup] strength, force ; [ - d'un sentiment] strength ; [ - d'une idée, d'un argument] strength, power‘la force tranquille’slogan used by François Mitterrand in his successful election campaign of 19812. [vigueur physique] strengthde toutes mes/ses forces with all my/his strength, with all my/his might3. [contrainte, autorité] forceil y a (cas de) force majeure there are circumstances beyond my/our etc. control4. [puissance morale] strengthce qui fait sa force, c'est sa conviction politique his political commitment is his strength[groupe de personnes]5. ADMINISTRATION & MILITAIREla force nucléaire stratégique ou la force de frappe ou la force de dissuasion de la France France's nuclear strike capacityles forces navales/aériennes the naval/air forcesla force publique, les forces de l'ordre the policeforce centrifuge/centripète centrifugal/centripetal force8. POLITIQUE9. NAUTIQUE10. (locution)par la force des choses/de l'habitude by force of circumstance/of habit————————[fɔrs] adverbe(littéraire & humoristique) many————————à force locution adverbialetu vas le casser, à force! you'll break it if you go on like that!à force, je suis fatigué I'm getting tiredà force de locution prépositionnelleà la force de locution prépositionnelleà toute force locution adverbiale————————de force locution adverbiale————————en force locution adverbialeils sont arrivés en force they arrived in force ou in great numbers2. SPORT [sans souplesse]————————par force locution adverbialepar force nous nous sommes résignés à son départ we were forced to accept ou we had to resign ourselves to his departure -
4 silence
silence [silɑ̃s]masculine nouna. ( = absence de bruits, de conversation) silence• sortez vos livres et en silence ! get out your books and no talking!• silence ! silence!• silence ! on tourne (Cinema) quiet everybody, action!c. ( = impossibilité ou refus de s'exprimer) silence• briser or rompre le silence to break one's silence• le célèbre compositeur vient de sortir de 12 années de silence the famous composer has just broken 12 years of silence* * *silɑ̃snom masculin1) ( absence de bruit) silence2) ( fait de se taire) silence‘un peu de silence s'il vous plaît’ — ‘quiet please’
réduire quelqu'un au silence — ( empêcher de s'exprimer) to reduce somebody to silence; ( tuer) to silence somebody
3) Musique rest* * *silɑ̃s nm1) [lieu, personne] silencegarder le silence — to keep silent, to say nothing
garder le silence sur qch — to keep silent about sth, to say nothing about sth
2) MUSIQUE rest* * *silence nm1 ( absence de bruit) silence; dans le silence de la nuit in the silence of the night; la manifestation s'est déroulée dans le silence the demonstration took place in silence; un silence de mort a deathly silence ou hush; le silence absolu absolute ou dead silence; ⇒ or;2 ( fait de se taire) silence; silence! silence!; ‘un peu de silence s'il vous plaît’ ‘quiet please’; un silence poli/gêné/pesant a polite/an embarrassed/a heavy silence; ses longs silences his/her long silences; après six mois de silence after six months' silence; en silence [travailler, marcher, souffrir] in silence; garder le silence to keep silent; réduire qn au silence ( empêcher de s'exprimer) to reduce sb to silence; ( tuer) to silence sb; réduire un mouvement/l'opposition au silence to silence a movement/the opposition; passer qch sous silence to pass over sth in silence; ta nomination a été passée sous silence your nomination was passed over in silence;3 ( pause dans propos) silence; la conversation fut entrecoupée de silences the conversation was interspersed with silences;4 Mus rest.silence radio total radio silence.[silɑ̃s] nom masculin1. [absence de bruit] silenceun peu de silence, s'il vous plaît!a. [avant un discours] (be) quiet please!b. [dans une bibliothèque, une salle d'étude] quiet ou silence, please!demander ou réclamer le silence to call for silenceà son arrivée, tout le monde fit silence there was a hush ou everyone fell silent when she arrivedgarder le silence to keep silent ou quietfaire ou obtenir le silence to make everyone keep quietdans le silence de la nuit in the still ou silence of the nightil régnait un silence de mort it was as quiet ou silent as the grave2. [secret]acheter le silence de quelqu'un to buy somebody's silence, to pay somebody to keep quietpasser quelque chose sous silence to pass over something in silence, to keep quiet about something3. [lacune]4. [pause] silence[dans la conversation]il devait me rappeler après son voyage mais depuis silence radio he was supposed to call me back after his trip but I haven't heard a peep ou a dicky bird (vieilli) out of him since a month————————en silence locution adverbiale
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