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61 understand
understand [‚ʌndəˈstænd](preterite, past participle understood)a. [+ person, meaning] comprendre• I can't understand it! je ne comprends pas !• do you understand why? est-ce que vous comprenez pourquoi ?• to make o.s. understood se faire comprendre• I quite understand that you don't want to come je comprends très bien que vous n'ayez pas envie de venir• we were given to understand that... on nous a fait comprendre que...c. ( = assume) to be understood [arrangement, price, date] ne pas être spécifié• it was understood that he would pay ( = it was assumed) on supposait qu'il paierait ; ( = it was agreed) il était entendu qu'il paierait• he was a widower, I understand il était veuf, si j'ai bien compris* * *[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.(prét, pp - stood) transitive verb1) ( intellectually) comprendreto understand that/how — comprendre que/comment
2) ( emotionally) comprendre3) ( interpret) comprendreI understood him to say ou as saying that... — j'ai compris qu'il disait que...
4) ( believe)5) ( accept mutually)6) Linguistics ( imply)2.to be understood — [subject] être sous-entendu
1) ( comprehend) comprendre ( about à propos de)2) ( sympathize) comprendre -
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63 willingly
willingly [ˈwɪlɪŋlɪ]a. ( = readily) he willingly accepted il a accepté de bon cœur• can you help us? -- willingly! peux-tu nous aider ? -- volontiers !b. ( = voluntarily) volontairement• did he do it willingly or did you have to make him? l'a-t-il fait de son plein gré ou bien vous a-t-il fallu le forcer ?* * *['wɪlɪŋlɪ]adverb [accept, help] volontiers; [work] avec bonne volonté -
64 wise
wise [waɪz]1. adjectivea. ( = prudent) [person, decision] sage ; [choice, investment] judicieux• I'm none the wiser ( = don't understand) ça ne m'avance pas beaucoup• nobody will be any the wiser ( = won't find out) personne n'en saura rien• to be or get wise to sb voir clair dans le jeu de qn• get wise! réveille-toi !2. compounds* * *[waɪz] 1.sout (dated) noun façon f2.1) ( prudent) gen sage; [choice] judicieux/-ieuse2) ( learned) pertinentto be none the wiser — ( understand no better) ne pas être plus avancé; ( not realize) ne s'apercevoir de rien
3) (colloq) ( aware)to get wise to — prendre le coup de [situation]
3.to get wise to somebody — saisir (colloq) à qui on a affaire
- wise combining form1) ( direction) dans le sens de2) ( with regard to)••a word to the wise:... — en tout cas un conseil:...
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65 worse
worse [wɜ:s]1. adjective• I'm bad at English, but worse at maths je suis mauvais en anglais et pire en maths• things could be worse! ça pourrait être pire !• and, what's worse,... et, qui pis est...• and, to make matters worse, he... et pour ne rien arranger, il...• to be the worse for drink ( = drunk) être ivre• you're worse than he is! tu es pire que lui !d. ( = more harmful) smoking is worse for you than cholesterol le tabac est plus mauvais pour la santé que le cholestérol2. adverba. (in quality, behaviour) [sing, play] plus mal• and, worse,... et, qui pis est,...• now I'm worse off than before maintenant, je suis moins bien loti qu'avantb. ( = more intensely) it hurts worse than ever ça fait plus mal que jamais3. nounpire m* * *[wɜːs] 1.1) (more unsatisfactory, unpleasant) pireto get worse — [pressure, noise] augmenter; [conditions, weather] empirer
‘you missed the bus’ - ‘yes worse luck!’ — ‘tu as raté le bus’ - ‘oui pas de veine (colloq)!’
2) (more serious, severe) pire ( than que)and what is worse, she doesn't care — et le pire, c'est que ça lui est égal
to get worse (and worse) — [illness, conflict] s'aggraver; [patient] aller de plus en plus mal
to be made worse — être aggravé (by par)
you'll only make things ou it worse! — tu ne feras qu'empirer les choses!
and to make matters worse, he lied — et pour ne rien arranger, il a menti
3) ( of lower standard) pire ( than que)4) (more unwell, unhappy)to feel worse — ( more ill) se sentir plus malade; ( more unhappy) aller moins bien
5) ( more inappropriate)he couldn't have chosen a worse place to meet — il n'aurait pas pu choisir un lieu de rendez-vous moins approprié
2. 3.the decision couldn't have come at a worse time — la décision n'aurait pas pu arriver à un moment plus inopportun
1) (more unsatisfactorily, incompetently) moins bien ( than que)2) (more seriously, severely) [cough, bleed, vomit] plus -
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67 allow
∎ to allow sb a discount faire un escompte ou une remise à qn;∎ the bank allows five percent interest on deposits la banque alloue ou attribue cinq pour cent d'intérêt sur les dépôts(b) (accept) (claim) admettre(c) (take into account) prévoir, compter;∎ allow a week for delivery il faut prévoir ou compter une semaine pour la livraisontenir compte de; (difficulties, delay) prévoir;∎ to allow for some wastage prévoir plus large;∎ we have to allow an extra ten percent for carriage il faut prévoir un supplément de dix pour cent pour le transport;∎ has that been allowed for in your figures? en avez-vous tenu compte dans vos estimations? -
68 apology
excuses f pl;∎ please accept our apologies for the delay veuillez accepter nos excuses pour ce retard;∎ the director sends his apologies le directeur vous prie de l'excuser -
69 call
1 noun∎ call (up) appel m de fonds ou de versement;∎ call for capital appel de fonds;∎ payable at call payable sur demande ou à présentation ou à vuecall letter avis m d'appel de fonds; call loan prêt m à vue, prêt remboursable sur demande;call money argent m au jour le jour(b) STOCK EXCHANGE option f d'achat, call m;∎ call on a hundred shares option de cent actions;∎ call of more option du doublecall feature = clause de remboursement anticipé au gré de l'émetteur; call option option d'achat;call price cours m du dont;call warrant warrant m à l'achat(c) (telephone) call appel m, communication f (téléphonique);∎ to receive a call recevoir un appel;∎ to make a call passer un coup de téléphone;∎ to give sb a call téléphoner à qn, appeler qn;∎ you have a call from Canada on vous appelle du Canada;∎ there was a call for you il y a eu un coup de téléphone ou un appel pour toi;∎ he's on a call il est en ligne;∎ will you accept the call? (when charges are reversed) est-ce que vous prenez ou acceptez l'appel?;∎ to put a call through passer une communication;∎ to return sb's call rappeler qncall centre centre m d'appels; call connection établissement m d'appel;call forwarding redirection f d'appel;call holding mise f en attente d'appels;call waiting service signal m d'appel(d) (of representative) visite f, passage m;∎ to pay or make a call on sb rendre visite à qn∎ to call a loan demander le remboursement d'un prêt(b) (on telephone) téléphoner à, appeler∎ to call a strike ordonner une grève, lancer un ordre de grève;∎ to call a meeting convoquer une réunion(on telephone) appeler;∎ who's calling, please?, may I ask who's calling? c'est de la part de qui, s'il vous plaît?;∎ could you call again later? est-ce que vous pouvez rappeler plus tard?rappeler;∎ I'll call you back later je vous rappellerai plus tardrappeler;∎ could you call back later, please? est-ce que vous pouvez rappeler plus tard?(demand) réclamer;∎ workers are calling for a wage increase les travailleurs demandent une augmentation de salaire(a) (person) (into building, office) faire entrer;∎ call Miss Smith in, please faites entrer Mlle Smith, s'il vous plaît;∎ an accountant was called in to look at the books on a fait venir un comptable pour examiner les livres de comptes∎ to call in one's money faire rentrer ses fonds;∎ to call in a loan demander le remboursement d'un prêt(c) (currency) retirer de la circulation(meeting, strike, deal) annuler∎ to call on sb to do sth demander à qn de faire qch;∎ they are calling on the government to take action ils demandent au gouvernement d'agir∎ the sales reps call on their clients monthly les représentants de commerce rendent visite à leurs clients une fois par mois(a) (on telephone) téléphoner à, appeler -
70 delivery
(of letter, parcel) remise f, distribution f; (of goods) livraison f;∎ to accept or take delivery of sth prendre livraison de qch, réceptionner qch;∎ awaiting delivery en souffrance;∎ for immediate delivery à livrer de suite;∎ to pay on delivery payer à ou sur livraison;∎ free delivery (envoi) livraison franco;∎ next day delivery livraison lendemaindelivery address adresse f de livraison;delivery charges frais m pl d'expédition ou de livraison;delivery date date f ou jour m de livraison;STOCK EXCHANGE delivery month mois m de livraison;delivery note bon m ou bordereau m de livraison;delivery order bon de livraison;delivery point lieu m de livraison;delivery schedule planning m de livraison;delivery service service m de livraison;delivery time délai m de livraison;delivery van camion m de livraison; (smaller) camionnette f de livraison -
71 proviso
condition f, stipulation f;∎ with the proviso that the goods be delivered within one month à condition que les marchandises soient livrées dans un délai d'un mois;∎ they accept, with one proviso ils acceptent, à une condition -
72 take
1 noun∎ to take an amount out of one's income prélever une somme sur son revenu;∎ to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché∎ she takes home £3,000 a month son salaire net est de 3000 livres par mois(c) (accept) (cheque, credit card) accepter;∎ he won't take less il refuse d'accepter un prix moins élevé;∎ does the machine take pound coins? est-ce que la machine accepte les pièces d'une livre?(d) (write down) (letter, name and address, notes) prendre;∎ to take the minutes rédiger le procès-verbal(a) (employee) reprendre;∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin∎ he took ten percent off the price il a réduit le prix de dix pour cent, il a déduit dix pour cent du prix∎ to take a day off prendre un jour de congé;∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi∎ to take out a mortgage prendre un emprunt-logement(company) (become responsible for) prendre la direction de; (buy out) racheter;∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise;(of new manager) prendre la direction;∎ to take sb up on an offer accepter l'offre de qn(b) FINANCE (bill) honorer, retirer; STOCK EXCHANGE (option) lever, consolider; (shares) souscrire à(c) (position, post) prendre;∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions -
73 apology
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74 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) tandis que; comme; en2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) comme3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) comme4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) comme5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) malgré (que)6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) ainsi que2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) aussi (que)3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) que2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) en3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) comme4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) en tant que•- as for- as if / as though - as to -
75 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) aux risques et périls de -
76 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) aux risques et périls de -
77 be inclined to
1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) avoir tendance à2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) être disposé à -
78 be welcome to
(to be gladly given permission to (have, do or accept something): You're welcome to stay as long as you wish.) être invité de bon cœur (à) -
79 believe in
(to accept the existence or recognize the value of (something): Do you believe in ghosts?; He believes in capital punishment.) croire (à/en) -
80 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) (s')incliner devant2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) s'incliner devant2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) salut- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) arc2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) archet3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) noeud2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) proue
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