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1 petty cash
(money used for small, everyday expenses in an office etc.) petite caisse -
2 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 -
3 help
help [help]1. noun• help! au secours !• can I be of help? je peux vous aider ?• you're a great help! tu es d'un précieux secoursa. aider• so help me I'll kill him! (inf) je le tuerai, je le jure !• every little helps(PROV) les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières• can I help you? je peux vous aider ?• he is helping the police with their inquiries il est en train de répondre aux questions de la policeb. ( = serve) to help o.s. se servir• help yourself to leaflets voilà des prospectus, servez-vous• help yourself! servez-vous !• not if I can help it! sûrement pas !• one can't help wondering whether... on ne peut s'empêcher de se demander si...• why are you laughing? -- I can't help it pourquoi riez-vous ? -- c'est plus fort que moi• sorry, I couldn't help it désolé, je ne l'ai pas fait exprès3. compounds[+ person] aider à marcher ; [+ scheme] faire avancer► help out* * *[help] 1.1) aide f; ( in emergency) secours mwith the help of — à l'aide de [stick, knife]; avec l'aide de [person]
to be of help to somebody — [person] rendre service à quelqu'un; [information, map] être utile à quelqu'un
you're a great help! — iron tu es vraiment d'un grand secours!
to come to somebody's help — venir au secours de quelqu'un, venir en aide à quelqu'un
she needs (professional) help — ( from psychiatrist) elle devrait voir un psychiatre
2) (also daily help) ( cleaning woman) femme f de ménage2.exclamation au secours!3.transitive verb1) aider ( to do à faire); ( more urgently) secourircan I help you? — ( in shop) vous désirez?; ( on phone) j'écoute
to help somebody across/down/out — aider quelqu'un à traverser/descendre/sortir
to help somebody on/off with — aider quelqu'un à mettre/enlever [garment, boot]
2) ( serve)to help somebody to — servir [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [food, wine]
3) ( prevent)4.it can't be helped! — on n'y peut rien!, tant pis!
intransitive verb aider5.every little helps — ( donating money) tous les dons sont les bienvenus; ( saving) les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières
to help oneself to the petty cash — piquer (colloq) (de l'argent) dans la caisse
Phrasal Verbs:- help out
См. также в других словарях:
petty cash — n. a cash fund for small incidental expenses … English World dictionary
Petty cash — Businesses often need small amounts of discretionary funds in the form of cash known as petty cash for expenditures where it is not practical to make the disbursement by check. The most common way of accounting expenditures is to use the imprest… … Wikipedia
petty cash — noun a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses • Hypernyms: ↑fund, ↑monetary fund * * * noun [noncount] : a small amount of money that is kept in an office in order to pay for small items * * * ˌpetty ˈcash… … Useful english dictionary
petty cash — Small amounts of *cash (definition 1) kept for minor, day to day expenses. Although not *material, *internal controls over petty cash tend to be strong in most organizations. Typical controls include (i) a secure storage location, (ii) the *… … Auditor's dictionary
petty cash — /pɛti ˈkæʃ/ (say petee kash) noun a small cash fund set aside to meet incidental expenses, as for office supplies …
petty — Small, minor, of less or inconsiderable importance. The English form of petit, and sometimes used instead of that word in such compounds as petty jury, petty larceny, and petty treason. See misdemeanor petit. As to petty average petty constable… … Black's law dictionary
cash — 1. Tangible units of *money. In this sense, cash is restricted to bank notes and coins. Small quantities of cash held in an organization for day to day expenses are referred to as *petty cash. 2. *Money deposited at a bank, and other highly… … Auditor's dictionary
subsidiary ledger — A group of *accounts used to support a main *general ledger account. Typically, *transaction intensive accounts like *accounts receivable, *accounts payable, and *petty cash expenses are recorded in subsidiary ledgers, the totals of which are… … Auditor's dictionary
imprest fund — Petty cash fund used by business for small, routine expenses See also petty cash … Black's law dictionary
imprest fund — Petty cash fund used by business for small, routine expenses See also petty cash … Black's law dictionary
pettycash — petty cash n. A small fund of money for incidental expenses, as in an office. * * * … Universalium