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1 office
office ['ɒfɪs]1 noun(a) (of firm) bureau m; (of solicitor) étude f; (of barrister) cabinet m; American (of doctor, dentist) cabinet m (de consultation);∎ people who work in offices les gens qui travaillent dans les bureaux;∎ the whole office knows tout le bureau est au courant;∎ she's been transferred to the Paris office elle a été mutée au bureau de Paris;∎ he's out of the office at the moment il n'est pas dans le bureau en ce moment;∎ office space is cheaper in the suburbs les bureaux sont moins chers en banlieue;∎ for office use only (on form) (cadre) réservé à l'administration(b) (government department) bureau m, département m;∎ I have to send this to the tax office je dois envoyer ça au centre des impôts(c) (position, power) fonction f;∎ public office fonction f publique;∎ a woman in high office une femme haut placée;∎ to rise to/hold high office être promu à/détenir un poste élevé;∎ he's one of the candidates seeking office c'est l'un des candidats qui se présentent aux élections;∎ to be in or to hold office (political party) être au pouvoir; (mayor, minister, official) être en fonction(s);∎ to be out of office avoir quitté ses fonctions;∎ to take office (political party) arriver au pouvoir; (mayor, minister, official) entrer en fonctions;∎ to resign/to leave office se démettre de/quitter ses fonctions;∎ to run for or to seek office se présenter aux élections;∎ elected to the office of president élu à la présidence∎ office for the dead office m des morts;(furniture, job, staff) de bureau(a) (help, actions)∎ I got the job through the (good) offices of Mrs Katz j'ai obtenu ce travail grâce aux bons offices de Mme Katz∎ the usual offices les sanitaires mpl►► Finance office account compte m commercial;office automation bureautique f;British office bearer (in club, association) membre m du bureau;British office block immeuble m de bureaux;old-fashioned office boy garçon m de bureau;office building immeuble m de bureaux;office equipment matériel m de bureau;the Office of Fair Trading = organisme britannique de défense des consommateurs et de régulation des pratiques commerciales;office hours heures fpl de bureau;∎ during office hours pendant les heures de bureau;Computing office IT bureautique f;office junior stagiaire mf (en secrétariat);the Office of Management and Budget = service administratif américain dont le rôle principal est d'aider le président à préparer le budget;office manager chef m de bureau;office party = réception organisée dans un bureau à l'occasion des fêtes de fin d'année;office space locaux mpl pour bureaux;office staff personnel m de bureau;office supplies articles mpl de bureau;office work travail m de bureau;office worker employé m de bureau -
2 rule
[ru:l] 1. noun1) (government: under foreign rule.) autorité2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) règlement3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) règle4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) règle5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) règle2. verb1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) gouverner2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) décider3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) tirer à la règle•- ruled- ruler - ruling 3. noun(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) décision, jugement- rule off - rule out -
3 petty
petty adj [person, jealousy, squabble] mesquin ; [detail] insignifiant ; [regulation] tracassier/-ière ; [snobbery] étroit ; petty official péj petit fonctionnaire m. -
4 petty
(a) pejorative (trivial → detail) insignifiant, mineur; (→ difficulty) mineur; (→ question) tatillon; (→ regulation) tracassier; (→ ambitions) médiocre(c) (minor, small-scale) petit;∎ petty acts of vandalism de petits actes mpl de vandalisme;∎ petty annoyances tracasseries fpl, petits ennuis mpl1 nounpetit-bourgeois (petite-bourgeoise) m,fpetit-bourgeois;petty bourgeoisie petite-bourgeoisie f;petty cash petite caisse f;∎ I took the money out of petty cash j'ai pris l'argent dans la petite caisse;∎ they'll pay you back out of petty cash ils vous rembourseront avec la petite caisse;petty cash book livre m de petite caisse;petty cash box petite caisse f;petty cash voucher bon m de petite caisse;petty crime actes mpl délictueux;petty expenses menues dépenses fpl;petty larceny larcin m;petty nobility petite noblesse f;petty offence infraction f mineure;petty official petit(e) fonctionnaire mf;petty sessions = en Angleterre, tribunal dépendant de la juridiction d'un juge de paix;petty thief petit(e) délinquant(e) m,f
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