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1 low
low [ləʊ]1. adjective• in a low voice ( = softly) à voix basse► low inb. ( = depressed) dépriméc. [behaviour] ignoble2. adverba. ( = in low position) [aim, fly] basb. ( = at low volume, intensity, cost) to turn the heating/lights/music down low baisser le chauffage/la lumière/la musique3. nouna. ( = weather system) dépression f4. compounds• to keep sth low-key faire qch de façon discrète ► low-level adjective bas ( basse f) ; [radiation] faible ; [job] subalterne ; [talks, discussions] préparatoire[rates, holiday] pendant la basse saison* * *[ləʊ] 1.1) Meteorology dépression f2.to be at ou have hit an all-time low — être au plus bas
1) ( close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, cloud] bas/basseon low ground — [flood] dans les basses terres; [built] dans une dépression
2) ( nearly depleted) [reservoir, stocks, level] bas/basse; [battery] faible3) ( minimal) [price, wage] bas/basse; [capacity, speed] réduit; [number, rate] faible; [pressure, temperature] bas/basse4) ( inferior) [mark, standard] mauvais5) ( depressed) déprimé6) ( deep) [tone, voice] bas/basse8) Nautical3.1) ( near the ground) [aim] bas; [bend] très basI wouldn't sink ou stoop so low — fig je ne m'abaisserais pas à ce point-là
2) ( near the bottom)very low (down) on the list — fig tout à fait secondaire
3) ( at a reduced level) [speak] basto turn something down low — baisser [heating, light]
4) [sing] bas4.intransitive verb [cow] meugler•• -
2 income
(a) (of person) revenu m;∎ to be on a low/high income avoir un faible revenu/un revenu élevé;∎ their combined income totals $200,000 leurs revenus additionnés s'élèvent à 200 000 dollars;∎ the income from her investments les revenus provenant de ses placementsincome bracket, income group tranche f de salaire ou de revenu;∎ most people in this area belong to the lower/higher income group la plupart des habitants de ce quartier sont des économiquement faibles/ont des revenus élevés;income property immobilier m de rapport;income tax impôt m sur le revenu;∎ income tax is deducted at source les impôts sont prélevés à la source;income tax allowance déduction f avant impôt, déduction fiscale;income tax inspector inspecteur(trice) m, f des contributions directes ou des impôts;income tax return déclaration f de revenu; (form) feuille f d'impôt(b) (of company) recettes f pl, revenus m pl;ACCOUNTANCY income account compte m de produits;income bond obligation f à intérêt conditionnel;income and expenditure account compte de dépenses et recettes;income fund fonds m de placement à revenu fixe;incomes policy politique f des revenus;income smoothing manipulations f pl comptables;income stock valeurs f pl de placement;income stream flux m de revenus;income velocity of capital vitesse f de circulation du capital en revenus;income velocity of circulation vitesse de circulation de la monnaie en revenus, vitesse de circulation du capital en revenus -
3 income
income ['ɪŋkʌm]∎ a high/low income un revenu élevé/faible;∎ to declare one's income déclarer ses revenus;∎ their combined income leurs revenus additionnés;∎ the income from her shares/investments les revenus de ses actions/placements(b) (of company) recettes fpl, revenus mpl, rentrées fpl;∎ Finance income and expenditure account compte m de dépenses et recettes;∎ Accountancy income from operations produits mpl de gestion courante, produits mpl d'exploitation►► Accountancy income account compte m de produits;Finance income bond obligation f à intérêt conditionnel;income bracket tranche f de salaire ou de revenu;∎ most people in this area belong to the lower/higher income bracket la plupart des habitants de ce quartier sont des économiquement faibles/ont des revenus élevés;income group tranche f de salaire ou de revenu;income smoothing manipulations fpl de revenu;American Accountancy income statement compte m de résultat;American Stock Exchange income stocks valeurs fpl de rendement;Finance income stream flux m de revenus;British Administration income support = prestation complémentaire en faveur des personnes justifiant de faibles revenus, ≃ revenu m minimum d'insertion;Finance income tax impôt m sur le revenu (des personnes physiques);income tax allowance déduction f avant impôt, déduction f fiscale;∎ income tax is deducted at source les impôts sont prélevés à la source;income tax inspector inspecteur m des contributions directes ou des impôts;income tax return déclaration f de revenus, feuille f d'impôt;Finance income velocity of capital vitesse f de circulation du capital en revenus;Finance income velocity of circulation vitesse f de circulation de la monnaie en revenus
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