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middle [ˈmɪdl]1. adjective2. nouna. milieu m• right in the middle (of...) au beau milieu (de...)3. compounds► middle age noun ≈ la cinquantaine• he's reached middle age il a la cinquantaine ► middle-aged adjective [person] d'âge moyen ; [outlook] vieux jeu inv• discretion is my middle name (British) la discrétion est ma plus grande vertu ► middle-of-the-road adjective modéré ; [music] grand public inv► middle school noun ≈ premier cycle m du secondaire* * *['mɪdl] 1.1) milieu mI was in the middle of a book when... — j'étais plongé dans un livre quand...
to split [something] down the middle — partager [quelque chose] en deux [bill, work]; diviser [quelque chose] en deux [group, opinion]
2) (colloq) ( waist) taille f2.adjective [door, shelf] du milieu; [price] modéré; [size, difficulty] moyen/-ennein middle life — au milieu de ma/ta etc vie
to be in one's middle thirties — GB avoir environ 35 ans
there must be a middle course ou way — il doit y avoir un juste milieu
to steer ou take ou follow a middle course — adopter une position intermédiaire
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adjective [person] d'âge mûr; fig [outlook, view] vieux jeu inv -
23 narrow
narrow [ˈnærəʊ]1. adjectivea. étroita. [road, valley] se rétrécirb. [majority] s'amenuiser[+ choice] restreindre ; [+ differences] réduire• they are hoping to narrow the gap between rich and poor nations ils espèrent réduire l'écart entre pays riches et pays pauvres4. compounds[+ choice, meaning, interpretation] restreindre* * *['nærəʊ] 1.narrows plural noun goulet m2.1) (in breadth, size, shape) étroitto grow ou become narrow — [road, river] se rétrécir; [valley] se resserrer
2) ( in scope) [range, choice] restreint; [issue, field, boundaries, group, sense, definition] étroit; [vision, life, interests, understanding] limité; [views, version] étriqué pej3) ( in degree) [majority, margin] faible3.to have a narrow escape ou a narrow squeak — (colloq) GB l'échapper belle
transitive verb1) ( limit) gen limiter (to à); restreindre [sense, definition] (to à)Elliott has narrowed the gap — (in race, poll) Elliott a réduit l'écart
3) ( reduce breadth of) rétrécir [road, path, arteries]4.1) lit gen se rétrécir; [valley, arteries] se resserrer2) fig [gap, deficit, margin, lead] se réduire (to à); [choice] se limiter (to à)•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
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25 progressive
progressive [prəˈgresɪv]1. adjectivea. progressifb. [party, person, outlook] progressiste ; [age] de progrès2. nounprogressiste mf* * *[prə'gresɪv] 1.noun progressiste mf2.1) ( gradual) [increase, change] progressif/-ive; [illness] évolutif/-ive2) ( radical) [person, art, idea, policy] progressiste; [school] parallèle; [age, period] progressif/-ive3) Linguistics progressif/-ive -
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promise [ˈprɒmɪs]1. nouna. ( = undertaking) promesse f• is that a promise? c'est promis ?• promises, promises! des promesses, toujours des promesses !b. ( = potential) promesse(s) f(pl)• I promise you! je vous le promets !• "I will help you" she promised « je vous aiderai » promit-elleb. ( = give outlook of) promettrec. ( = assure) assurer• he did say so, I promise you il l'a vraiment dit, je vous assure• I promise! je vous le promets !* * *['prɒmɪs] 1.1) ( undertaking) promesse f2) [U] ( hope) espoir m3) [U] ( likelihood of success)2.transitive verb1) ( pledge)2) ( give prospect of) annoncer3) ( assure) assurer3.it won't be easy, I promise you — cela ne sera pas facile, je te l'assure
1) ( give pledge) promettre2) figto promise well — [young talent, candidate] être très prometteur; [result, situation, event] s'annoncer bien
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27 suburban
suburban [səˈbɜ:bən]a. [street, community, train] de banlieueb. [values, accent] banlieusard (pej)* * *[sə'bɜːbən]1) [street, shop, train] de banlieue; [development] suburbain; US [shopping mall] à l'extérieur de la villesuburban sprawl — ( phenomenon) développement m des banlieues
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unhopeful [ʌnˈhəʊpfʊl][prospect, start] peu prometteur* * *[ʌn'həʊpfl]adjective [person] pessimiste; [situation] guère encourageant; [outlook, start] guère prometteur/-euse -
29 worst
worst [wɜ:st]1. adjective• the worst thing about living on your own is... ce qu'il y a de pire quand on vit seul, c'est...• come on, what's the worst thing that could happen? allons, on a vu pire !• of all the children, he's (the) worst de tous les enfants, c'est le pire2. adverb• worst of all,... pire que tout,...3. nounpire m• if the worst comes to the worst (British) if worst comes to worst (US) en mettant les choses au pire• to be at its (or their) worst [crisis, epidemic] être à son (or leur) paroxysme ; [conditions] n'avoir jamais été aussi mauvais• the worst of it is that... le pire c'est que...• ... and that's not the worst of it!... et il y a pire encore !• that's the worst of being... c'est l'inconvénient d'être...4. compounds* * *[wɜːst] 1.1) (most difficult, unpleasant)the worst — le/la pire m/f
the storm was one of the worst in recent years — la tempête était parmi les pires qu'il y ait eu ces dernières années
they're the worst of all — ( people) ce sont eux les pires; (things, problems, ideas) c'est ce qu'il y a de pire
if the worst were to happen —
if the worst came to the worst — ( in serious circumstances) dans le pire des cas; (involving fatality, death) si le pire devait arriver
3) ( most unbearable)at its worst, the noise could be heard everywhere — quand le bruit était à sa puissance maximum, on l'entendait partout
I'm at my worst in the morning — ( in temper) c'est le matin que je suis de plus mauvaise humeur
4) ( most negative trait)5) (of the lowest standard, quality)2.the worst — le plus mauvais/la plus mauvaise m/f
1) (most unsatisfactory, unpleasant) plus mauvais2) ( most serious) plus grave3) ( most inappropriate) pire4) ( of the poorest standard) pire, plus mauvais3.they were (the) worst affected ou hit by the strike — ce sont eux qui ont été les plus touchés par la grève
worst of all,... — le pire de tout, c'est que...
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young [jʌŋ]1. adjective2. plural noun* * *[jʌŋ] 1.1) ( young people)the young — les jeunes mpl, la jeunesse f
2) ( animal's offspring) petits mpl2.adjective jeunechildren as young as five years old worked — des enfants dont certains n'avaient que cinq ans travaillaient
Mr Brown the younger — M. Brown le jeune; ( Mr Brown's son) M. Brown fils
young people — jeunes gens mpl
young person — jeune m
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31 bullish
STOCK EXCHANGE (market, trend) à la hausse, haussier(ère);bullish tendency tendance f à la hausseSteady demand for coconut oil has also boosted prices as the more bullish market outlook for soybean and palm oil spilled over to other vegetable oils. Coconut oil exports in February trebled its volume from 49,246 tons to 142,200 tons, according to the United Coconut Associations of the Philippines.
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32 profit
bénéfice m, profit m;∎ profits were down/up this year les bénéfices ont diminué/augmenté cette année;∎ to make a profit faire un bénéfice ou des bénéfices;∎ to make a profit out of sth faire un bénéfice sur qch;∎ we made a £1,000 profit on the sale nous avons réalisé un bénéfice de 1?000 livres sur cette vente;∎ to show a profit rapporter un bénéfice ou des bénéfices;∎ to be in profit être bénéficiaire;∎ to sell sth at a profit faire un bénéfice sur une vente;∎ profit and loss pertes f pl et profitsprofit balance solde m bénéficiaire;American profit center centre m de profit;British profit centre centre de profit;profit equation équation f de bénéfice;profit indicator indice m de profit;profit and loss account, profit and loss statement compte m de résultat; formerly compte de pertes et profits;profit margin marge f bénéficiaire;profit motive motivation f par le profit;profit optimization optimisation f du ou des profits;profit outlook perspectives f pl de profit;profit target objectif m de profit;profit tax impôt m sur les bénéfices;profit warning = annonce d'une baisse prochaine des bénéfices d'une entrepriseCity professionals are naturally wary of a company which has issued three profit warnings in the space of two years - the most recent arriving in July. But other market players are more optimistic. They smell more corporate action and they are probably right.
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33 bleak
[bli:k]1) (cold and unsheltered: a bleak landscape.) désolé2) (not hopeful: a bleak outlook for the future.) triste -
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[bredƟ]1) (width; size from side to side: the breadth of a table.) largeur2) (scope or extent: breadth of outlook.) largeur, ampleur3) (a distance equal to the width (of a swimming-pool etc).) largeur -
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1. ['prospekt] noun1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) perspectives d'avenir2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) vue, perspective2. [prə'spekt, ]( American[) 'prospekt] verb(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) prospecter- prospectus -
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[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) vue2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) opinion3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) visite2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) regarder- viewer- viewpoint - in view of - on view - point of view -
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1 (darkness, night) obscurité f ; -
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B adj1 (cold, raw) [landscape, region] désolé ; [weather, season] maussade ;2 (miserable, discouraging) [prospect, outlook, future] sombre ; [existence, world, surroundings] sinistre ; to paint a bleak picture of peindre un sombre tableau de. -
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A adj1 ( vivid) [colour, blue, red] vif/vive ; [garment, carpet, wallpaper] ( of one colour) de couleur vive ; ( of several colours) aux couleurs vives ; he went bright red il est devenu tout rouge ;2 ( clear) [sun, sunshine] éclatant ; [room, location, day] clair ; [weather] radieux/-ieuse ; [sky] lumineux/-euse ; bright spell éclaircie f ; it will become brighter later le temps doit s'éclaircir plus tard ;4 ( clever) intelligent ; that wasn't very bright (of you) ce n'était pas très malin (de ta part) ; a bright idea une idée lumineuse ;5 ( cheerful) [person, mood] joyeux/-euse ; [smile, face] radieux/-ieuse ; [greeting] chaleureux/-euse ; to look on the bright side voir le bon côté des choses ;6 ( promising) [future, prospect, outlook, picture] brillant ( never predic) ; one of our brightest hopes in athletics l'un de nos meilleurs espoirs en athlétisme ; in brighter days en des jours meilleurs. -
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■ brighten up:1 ( become cheerful) [person, mood] s'égayer (at à) ; [face, expression] s'illuminer (at à) ; [eyes] s'allumer (at à ; with de) ;▶ brighten up [sth], brighten [sth] up1 (make colourful, cheerful) égayer [room, home, atmosphere, day, life] ;2 ( illuminate) [sun, light] éclairer ;3 ( improve) rendre [qch] plus réjouissant [prospects, future].
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