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1 Currencies and money
write say25 c vingt-cinq cents1 €* un euro1,50† € un euro cinquante or un euro cinquante cents2 € deux euros2,75 € deux euros soixante-quinze20 € vingt euros100 € cent euros1000 € mille euros1000000 € un million d’euros* Note that French normally puts the abbreviation after the amount, unlike British (£1) or American English ($1). However, in some official documents amounts may be given as €10000 etc.† French uses a comma to separate units (e.g. 2,75 €), where English normally has a period (e.g. £5.50).there are 100 cents in one euro= il y a 100 cents dans un euroa hundred-euro note= un billet de cent eurosa twenty-euro note= un billet de vingt eurosa two-euro coin= une pièce de deux eurosa 50-cent piece= une pièce de cinquante centsBritish moneywrite say1p un penny25p vingt-cinq pence or vingt-cinq pennies50p cinquante pence or cinquante pennies£1 une livre£1.50 une livre cinquante or une livre cinquante pence£2.00 deux livresa five-pound note= un billet de cinq livresa pound coin= une pièce d’une livrea 50p piece= une pièce de cinquante penceAmerican moneywrite say12c douze cents$1 un dollar$1.50 un dollar cinquante or un dollar cinquante centsa ten-dollar bill= un billet de dix dollarsa dollar bill= un billet d’un dollara dollar coin= une pièce d’un dollarHow much?how much is it? or how much does it cost?= combien est-ce que cela coûte?it’s 15 euros= cela coûte 15 eurosthe price of the book is 30 euros= le prix du livre est de§ 30 eurosthe car costs 15,000 euros= la voiture coûte 15000 eurosit costs over 500 euros= ça coûte plus de 500 eurosjust under 1,000 euros= un peu moins de 1000 eurosmore than 200 euros= plus de 200 eurosless than 200 euros= moins de 200 eurosit costs 15 euros a metre= cela coûte 15 euros le mètreanother ten pounds= encore dix livres§ The de is obligatory here.In the following examples, note the use of à in French to introduce the amount that something costs:a two-euro stamp= un timbre à deux eurosa £10 ticket= un billet à 10 livresand the use of de to introduce the amount that something consists of:a £500 cheque= un chèque de 500 livresa two-thousand-pound grant= une bourse de deux mille livresHandling money200 euros in cash= 200 euros en liquidea cheque for 500 euros= un chèque de 500 eurosto change a 100-euro note= faire la monnaie d’un billet de 100 eurosa dollar travellers’ check= un chèque de voyage en dollarsa sterling travellers’ cheque= un chèque de voyage en livresa £100 travellers’ cheque= un chèque de voyage de 100 livresthere are 1.12 euros to the dollar= le dollar vaut 1,12 eurosto pay in pounds= payer en livresto make a transaction in euros= faire une transaction en euros -
2 view
A n1 lit (of landscape, scene) vue f ; fig ( of situation) vue f ; a sea/mountain view une vue de la mer/des montagnes ; a room with a view (of the sea) une chambre avec vue (sur la mer) ; the trees cut off/break up the view la vue est cachée/est en partie cachée par les arbres ; you're blocking my view! tu me bouches la vue! ; the window gives you a good view of the church de la fenêtre on a très bonne vue de l'église ; we had a good view of the stage from our seats de nos sièges nous avions une bonne vue de la scène ; ten views of Paris (on postcard, painting) dix vues de Paris ; we moved forward to get a better view nous nous sommes avancés pour mieux voir ; all I got was a back view of sb's head tout ce que je voyais c'était la nuque de quelqu'un devant moi ; to have a front/back/side view of sth voir qch de face/de derrière/de côté ; she painted a side view of the building elle a peint le bâtiment vu de côté ; an overall view of the situation une vue d'ensemble de la situation ; an inside view of the situation une idée or un aperçu de la situation vue de l'intérieur ; to take the long(-term)/short(-term) view of sth avoir une vision à long terme/à court terme de qch ; in the long view he could be right à long terme il a peut-être raison ;2 (field of vision, prospect) lit, fig vue f ; there wasn't a single house within view il n'y avait pas une seule maison en vue ; the lake was within view of the house on pouvait voir le lac de la maison ; to do sth in (full) view of sb faire qch devant qn or sous les yeux de qn ; in full view of the neighbours' windows (en plein) devant les fenêtres des voisins ; to be in view lit [coast, house] être en vue ; what do you have in view? fig qu'est-ce que vous pensez faire? ; with the future in view en pensant l'avenir ; to keep sth in view lit, fig ne pas perdre qch de vue ; to disappear from ou be lost to view lit disparaître ; their original aims were soon lost from view ils ont vite perdu de vue leurs objectifs d'origine ; to hide sth from view cacher qch, dissimuler qch aux regards ; to be on view [exhibition] être présenté ; Comm [new range, clothes collection] être exposé ; the house and contents will be on view the day before the sale la maison et son contenu pourront être vus la veille de la vente ;3 (personal opinion, attitude) avis m, opinion f ; point of view point m de vue ; the scientific/medical/legal view is that l'avis or l'opinion des scientifiques/des médecins/des juristes est que ; the widely-/generally-accepted view l'opinion largement/généralement répandue ; the majority view l'opinion la plus répandue ; the official/government view le point de vue officiel/du gouvernement ; my view is that mon avis est que, à mon avis ; in his view à son avis ; in the view of Mr Jones/many experts selon M. Jones/de nombreux spécialistes ;4 (visit, inspection) (of exhibition, house) visite f ; ( of film) projection f ; Comm (of new range, clothes collection) présentation f.B in view of prep phr ( considering) vu, étant donné [situation, facts, problem] ; in view of his refusal, I… vu or étant donné son refus, je… ; in view of this, they… cela étant, ils…C with a view to prep phr with a view to sth en vue de qch ; with a view to doing en vue de faire, afin de faire ; with a view to sb ou sb's doing afin que qn fasse.D vtr1 (regard, consider) considérer ; ( envisage) envisager ; to view the future with optimism envisager or considérer l'avenir avec optimisme ; how do you view the situation? comment envisages-tu la situation?, que penses-tu de la situation? ; to view sb with suspicion être méfiant à l'égard de qn ; to view sb/sth as sth considérer qn/qch comme qch ; the evening was viewed as a success la soirée a été considérée comme une réussite ; she viewed him as an enemy elle le considérait comme un ennemi ; the reforms are viewed as not going far enough on considère que les réformes ne vont pas assez loin ;2 ( look at) gen voir [scene, building] ; ( inspect) visiter [house, castle] ; voir, regarder [collection, exhibition] ; visionner [slide, microfiche] ; examiner [documents] ; the building viewed from the side le bâtiment vu de côté ;3 ( watch) regarder [television, programme].E vi TV regarder la télévision.
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