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1 overrate
overrate [‚əʊvə'reɪt](b) Administration surtaxer -
2 test
test [test]1. nouna. ( = trial) essai m• the plane was grounded for tests l'avion a été retiré de la circulation pour être soumis à des vérifications• he sent a specimen to the laboratory for tests il a envoyé un échantillon au laboratoire pour analysesc. ( = gauge) the test of any democracy is... une démocratie se reconnaît à...• to pass/fail one's test être reçu/échouer au permisf. (Cricket, rugby) match m internationaltester ; [+ goods] vérifier ; [+ blood, urine] faire une analyse (or des analyses) de ; [+ new drug] expérimenter ; [+ person] mettre à l'épreuve ; [+ sight, hearing] tester4. compounds* * *[test] 1.1) (of person, ability, resources) gen épreuve f, Psychology test m; School, University ( written) contrôle m; ( oral) épreuve f oraletomorrow's match should be a good test of the team's capabilities — le match de demain devrait permettre de savoir de quoi l'équipe est capable
the best test of a good novel is... — le meilleur critère pour juger de la valeur d'un roman est...
2) Commerce, Industry, Technology essai m3) Medicine (of blood, urine) analyse f; ( of organ) examen m; (to detect virus, cancer) test m de dépistage; Chemistry analyse f4) Automobile (also driving test) examen m du permis de conduire2.transitive verb1) gen évaluer [intelligence, efficiency]; School ( in classroom) interroger (on en); ( at exam time) contrôler; Psychology tester2) Commerce, Technology essayer; Medicine, Chemistry analyser [blood, urine, sample]; expérimenter [new drug]all the new equipment has been tested for faults — le nouveau matériel a été entièrement testé et essayé
to test the water — [swimmer] prendre la température de l'eau; fig tâter le terrain
3) ( strain) mettre [quelque chose] à l'épreuve [strength, patience]3.to test for starch/for alcohol — ( in laboratory) faire une recherche d'amidon/d'alcool
to test for an infection/allergy — faire des analyses pour trouver la cause d'une infection/allergie
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3 unknown
unknown [ˈʌnˈnəʊn]1. adjective• unknown to me, he... à mon insu, il...• unknown to him, the plane had crashed l'avion s'était écrasé, ce qu'il ignorait2. nouna. the unknown l'inconnu m* * *[ʌn'nəʊn] 1.1) ( unfamiliar place or thing) inconnu m2) ( person not famous) inconnu/-e m/f3) Mathematics inconnue f2.adjective inconnuunknown to me, they had already left — à mon insu, ils étaient déjà partis
unknown quantity — Mathematics inconnue f
she is an unknown quantity — fig ( her abilities are untested) on ne sait pas ce qu'elle vaut; ( not much is known about her) on sait peu de choses sur elle
Mr X, address unknown — M. X, adresse inconnue
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4 ability
ability [əˈbɪlɪtɪ]• to have faith in sb's/one's ability croire en qn/en soib. ( = talent) talent m* * *[ə'bɪlətɪ] 1.1) ( capability) capacité f ( to do de faire)2) ( talent) talent m2. -
5 an unknown quantity
(a person or thing whose characteristics, abilities etc cannot be predicted.) une inconnue -
6 modest
['modist]1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) modeste2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) réservé, pudique3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) modeste•- modestly- modesty -
7 reputation
[repju'teiʃən](the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) réputation- reputed - live up to one's reputation -
8 testimonial
[-'mouniəl]noun (a (written) statement saying what one knows about a person's character, abilities etc: When applying for a job, one usually needs a testimonial from one's last employer.) recommandation -
9 cocksure
cocksure adj péj [person, manner, attitude] présomptueux/-euse ; she's far too cocksure elle est beaucoup trop sûre d'elle-même ; to be cocksure about être trop sûr de soi quant à [abilities, prospects]. -
10 doubt
doubt [daʊt]1 noun(a) (uncertainty → about fact) doute m, incertitude f;∎ there is now considerable doubt about the convictions on a maintenant de sérieux doutes au sujet des condamnations;∎ beyond all reasonable doubt à n'en pas douter, sans le moindre doute;∎ to raise doubts in sb's mind soulever des doutes dans l'esprit de qn;∎ the whole thing raised doubts about his abilities toute cette affaire a mis ses capacités en question;∎ to cast doubt on sth mettre en doute ou jeter le doute sur qch;∎ the report casts doubt on the police evidence les auteurs du rapport émettent des doutes sur les preuves fournies par la police;∎ her honesty is in doubt or open to doubt (generally) on a des doutes sur son honnêteté, son honnêteté est sujette à caution; (this time) son honnêteté est mise en doute;∎ we are in no doubt as to his competence nous n'avons aucun doute sur ses compétences;∎ the future of the company is in some doubt l'avenir de l'entreprise est incertain;∎ if or when in doubt s'il y a un doute, en cas de doute;∎ when in doubt, do nothing dans le doute, abstiens-toi;∎ there is some doubt as to whether they paid on n'est pas certain qu'ils aient payé;∎ there is no doubt about it cela ne fait pas de doute;∎ there's no doubt (but) that it will be a difficult journey il n'y a pas de doute que le voyage sera pénible;∎ no doubt sans doute;∎ he'll no doubt be late il sera sûrement en retard;∎ there is room for doubt il est permis de douter;∎ without (any) doubt sans aucun ou le moindre doute(b) (feeling of distrust) doute m;∎ I have my doubts about him j'ai des doutes sur lui ou à son sujet;∎ she has her doubts (about) whether it's true elle doute que cela soit vrai;∎ I have no doubt or doubts about it je n'en doute pas∎ I doubt (whether) she'll be there je doute qu'elle soit là;∎ she'll be there - I don't doubt it elle sera là - je n'en doute pas ou j'en suis certain;∎ I doubt it j'en doute;∎ I never once doubted that they would succeed je n'ai pas douté une seule fois qu'ils réussiraient;∎ I doubt if it makes him happy je doute que cela le rende heureux(b) (distrust) douter de;∎ there was no doubting their sincerity on ne pouvait pas mettre en doute leur sincérité;∎ she began to doubt the evidence of her own eyes elle n'en croyait pas ses yeux(have doubts) douter, avoir des doutes
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