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1 achievements in relation to targets
Entr., Org. résultats en regard des objectifsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > achievements in relation to targets
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2 academic achievements
Trav. diplômes universitaires; diplômes obtenusEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > academic achievements
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3 technological achievements
avancées/ percées/ progrès de la techniqueEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > technological achievements
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4 sum total
is that the sum total of your achievements? — iron c'est tout ce que tu as fait?
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5 proud
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) fier (de)2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) orgueilleux3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) fier4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) superbe•- proudly- do someone proud - do proud -
6 sum total
sum total n ( of money) montant m total ; ( of achievements) ensemble m ; is that the sum total of your achievements? iron c'est tout ce que tu as fait? -
7 detract
detract [dɪ'trækt]∎ to detract from (someone's pleasure, beauty of something) diminuer, porter atteinte à; (someone's worth, achievements) déprécier;∎ the bad weather did not in the least detract from our enjoyment of the holiday le mauvais temps ne nous a pas le moins du monde empêchés d'apprécier nos vacances;∎ the criticism in no way detracts from her achievements la critique ne réduit en rien la portée de ou n'enlève rien à ce qu'elle a accompli -
8 better
better [ˈbetər]1. adjective• he is much better now [invalid] il va bien mieux maintenant• how are you? -- much better comment allez-vous ? -- bien mieux• that's better! voilà qui est mieux !• it's getting better and better! ça va de mieux en mieux !► to be better to do sth• wouldn't it be better to refuse? ne vaudrait-il pas mieux refuser ?2. adverb• write to her, or better still go and see her écris-lui, ou mieux encore va la voir• they are better off than we are ( = richer) ils ont plus d'argent que nous ; ( = more fortunate) ils sont dans une meilleure position que nous3. noun[+ sb's achievements] dépasser ; [+ record, score] améliorer• to better o.s. améliorer sa condition* * *Note: When better is used as an adjective it is translated by meilleur or mieux depending on the context (see below, and note that meilleur is the comparative form of bon, mieux the comparative form of bien). The translation of the construction to be better than varies depending on whether bon or bien works originally with the noun collocate: their wine is better than our wine = leur vin est meilleur que le nôtre; her new apartment is better than her old one = son nouvel appartement est mieux que l'ancien; his new film is better than his last one = son nouveau film est mieux or meilleur que le précédent (both bon and bien work with the collocate in this last example). Other constructions may be translated as follows: this is a better bag/car = ce sac/cette voiture est mieux; it is better to do = il vaut mieux faire or il est mieux de faireAs an adverb, better can almost always be translated by mieux. For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below['betə(r)] 1.1)the better of the two — le/la meilleur/-e or le/la mieux des deux
to deserve/hope for better — mériter/espérer mieux
so much the better, all the better — tant mieux
3) ( superior person)2.to get better — gen s'améliorer; [ill person] aller mieux
the weather is no better — le temps n'est pas meilleur or ne s'est pas amélioré
to taste better — être meilleur, avoir un meilleur goût
to be better — [patient, cold, headache] aller mieux
to feel all the better for — se sentir mieux après [rest, meal]
if it makes you feel any better — ( less worried) si ça peut te rassurer; ( less sad) si ça peut te consoler
to feel better about doing — ( less nervous) se sentir à même de faire; (less worried, guilty) avoir moins de scrupules à faire
to be better at — être meilleur en [subject, sport]
3.the bigger/sooner the better — le plus grand/vite possible
to fit/behave better than — aller/se comporter mieux que
better made/organized than — mieux fait/organisé que
better behaved/educated — plus sage/cultivé
to do better — (in career, life) réussir mieux; (in exam, essay) faire mieux; ( in health) aller mieux
the better to see/hear — pour mieux voir/entendre
the money would be better spent on a holiday — il vaudrait mieux garder cet argent pour les vacances
you had better do —
you'd better do — ( advising) tu ferais mieux de faire; ( warning) tu as intérêt à faire
‘will she come?’ - ‘she'd better!’ — (colloq) ‘est-ce qu'elle viendra?’ - ‘elle a intérêt!’
4.better still,... — ou mieux,...
transitive verb améliorer [one's performance, achievement]; faire mieux que [rival's performance, achievement]••for better (or) for worse — gen advienne que pourra; ( in wedding vow) pour le meilleur et pour le pire
to get the better of — [person] triompher de [enemy, problem]
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9 match
match [mæt∫]1. nound. ( = complement) to be a good match [clothes, colours] aller bien ensemblee. ( = marriage) (old-fashioned) mariage ma. ( = produce equal to) to match sb's offer faire une offre équivalente à celle de qn• this is matched only by... cela n'a d'égal que...c. ( = pair off) she matched her wits against his strength elle opposait son intelligence à sa forcea. [colours] aller bien ensemble ; [socks] faire la paireb. to match up to ( = be equal to) égaler• he didn't match up to his father's expectations il n'a pas été à la hauteur des espérances de son père4. compounds• there were allegations of match-fixing selon certains, le match aurait été truqué ► match point noun balle f de match* * *[mætʃ] 1.1) Sport match m2) ( for lighting fire) allumette f3) ( equal)4) ( thing that harmonizes)to be a good match for something — [shoes, curtains, colour] aller très bien avec quelque chose
5) ( marriage) union f, mariage m2.transitive verb1) ( correspond to) [colour, bag] être assorti à; [blood type] correspondre à; [product, supply] répondre à [demand]; [word] correspondre à [definition]2) ( equal) égaler [record, achievements]there's nobody to match him — ( disparagingly) il n'y en a pas deux comme lui
3) ( find a match for)3.intransitive verb [colours, clothes, curtains] être assortis/-ies; [components] aller ensemblePhrasal Verbs:- match up -
10 past
past [pα:st]1. nouna. passé m• in the past, many of these babies would have died autrefois, beaucoup de ces bébés seraient morts• new vaccines could make these illnesses a thing of the past de nouveaux vaccins pourraient faire disparaître ces maladiesb. ( = tense) passé m2. adjectivea. passé3. prepositionb. ( = beyond in space) au delà de• I think we've gone past it ( = missed it) je pense que nous l'avons dépasséc. ( = in front of) devantd. ( = beyond limits of) I'm past caring j'ai cessé de m'en faire4. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ devant• to go or walk past passer5. compounds• to be a past master at doing sth avoir l'art de faire qch ► past participle noun participe m passé* * *Note: For a full set of translations for past used in clocktime consult the Usage Note[pɑːst], US [pæst] 1.1) gen passé m2) Linguistics (also past tense) passé m2.1) ( preceding) dernier/-ière2) ( former) [times, achievements, problems, experience] passé; [president, incumbent] ancien/-ienne; [government] précédentin times past — autrefois, jadis
3) ( finished)3.1) ( moving)to walk ou go past somebody/something — passer devant quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) ( in time)3) ( beyond in position) après4) ( beyond a certain level)the temperature soared past 40°C — la température est montée brutalement à plus de 40°C
5) ( beyond scope of)4.1) ( onwards)to go ou walk past — passer
2) ( ago)••to be past it — (colloq) avoir passé l'âge
to be past its best — [food] être un peu avancé; [wine] être un peu éventé
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11 pride
pride [praɪd]1. noun• to take pride in [+ children, achievements] être très fier de ; [+ house, car] prendre (grand) soin de• to pride o.s. on (doing) sth être fier de (faire) qch* * *[praɪd] 1.1) ( source of satisfaction) fierté f (in somebody/something éprouvée pour quelqu'un/quelque chose)to take pride in — être fier/fière de [ability, achievement]; soigner [appearance, work]
2) ( self-respect) amour-propre m; péj orgueil mfamily pride — honneur m familial
national pride — sentiment m de fierté nationale
3) ( of lions) troupe f2.to pride oneself on something/on doing — être fier/fière de quelque chose/de faire
••pride comes before a fall — Prov péché d'orgueil ne va pas sans danger
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12 rival
rival [ˈraɪvəl]1. noun2. adjective[firm, enterprise] rival* * *['raɪvl] 1. 2.adjective [team, business] rival; [claim] opposé3.transitive verb (p prés etc - ll-, - l- US) ( equal) égaler (in en); ( compete favourably) rivaliser avec (in de)to rival somebody/something in popularity — rivaliser de popularité avec quelqu'un/quelque chose
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13 sum
sum [sʌm]► sum up• to sum up... en résumé...a. ( = summarize) résumerb. ( = assess) se faire une idée de* * *[sʌm]1) ( amount of money) somme fa large/small sum of money — une grosse/petite somme
2) ( calculation) calcul mto do one's sums — fig faire ses comptes
3) ( total) lit somme fthe sum of — fig la somme de [experience, happiness]; l'ensemble m de [achievements]
•Phrasal Verbs:- sum up -
14 achievement
réussite f;∎ the company is proud of its achievements this year la société est fière des résultats obtenus cette année -
15 achievement
noun his academic achievements; the achievement of his ambition.) réussite -
16 belittle
[bi'litl](to make to seem unimportant (usually by harsh criticism): She belittled his achievements.) déprécier -
17 beyond compare
(having no equal: His achievements are beyond compare.) sans pareil -
18 deserve
[di'zə:v](to have earned as a right by one's actions; to be worthy of: He deserves recognition of his achievements.) mériter -
19 distinguish
[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) distinguer (de)2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) distinguer3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) distinguer (entre)4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) se distinguer•- distinguished -
20 eclipse
[i'klips] 1. noun(the disappearance of the whole or part of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth, or of the moon when the earth's shadow falls across it: When was the last total eclipse of the sun?) éclipse2. verb1) (to obscure or cut off the light or sight of (the sun or moon): The sun was partially eclipsed at 9 a.m.) éclipser2) (to be much better than: His great success eclipsed his brother's achievements.) éclipser
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