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1 policy
I ['poləsi] plural - policies; noun(a planned or agreed course of action usually based on particular principles: the government's policies on education.) politiqueII ['poləsi] plural - policies; noun(a (written) agreement with an insurance company: an insurance policy.) police -
2 policy
1 noun∎ the government's economic policies la politique économique du gouvernement∎ they don't know what policy to adopt ils ne savent pas quelle politique adopter;∎ this is in line with company policy ça va dans le sens de la politique de l'entreprise;∎ our policy is to hire professionals only nous avons pour politique de n'engager que des professionnels;∎ the company's success is essentially down to their inspired marketing policy le succès de l'entreprise est dû en grande partie à l'intelligence de leur politique de commercialisation(c) (personal principle, rule of action) principe m, règle f;∎ her policy has been always to tell the truth elle a toujours eu pour principe de dire la vérité;∎ it's bad policy to reveal your objectives early on c'est une mauvaise tactique de dévoiler vos objectifs à l'avance(d) (for insurance) police f;∎ to take out a policy souscrire à une police d'assurance(decision, statement) de principe; (debate) de politique générale►► policy document document m de politique générale;policy meeting séance f de concertation;policy paper = document énonçant une position de principe;policy position position f de principe;policy statement déclaration f de principe;American pejorative policy wonk conseiller(ère) m,f politique -
3 policy
policy [ˈpɒlɪsɪ]1. nouna. [of government] politique f• economic/foreign/social policy politique f étrangère/économique/sociale• it has always been our policy to deliver goods free nous avons toujours eu pour règle de livrer les marchandises franco de port2. compounds[process] de décision ; [body, role] décisionnaire* * *['pɒləsɪ] 1.1) (plan, rule) politique f (on sur)to have ou follow a policy of doing — avoir pour politique de faire
our company has a no-smoking policy — notre société a mis en place des mesures de restriction du tabagisme
2) ( in insurance) ( type of cover) contrat m; ( document) police f2. -
4 green
green [gri:n]1. adjectivea. (in colour) vert• I'm not as green as I look! je ne suis pas si naïf que j'en ai l'air !2. nouna. ( = colour) vert mb. ( = lawn) pelouse f ; ( = village green) ≈ place f (du village) (gazonnée) ; (Golf) vert m ; ( = bowling green) terrain gazonné pour le jeu de boules3. plural noun4. compounds► green card noun (in Britain = driving insurance) carte f verte ; (in US) ( = work permit) permis m de travail• to give sb/sth the green light donner le feu vert à qn/qch ► Green Paper noun (British Politics) ≈ livre m blanc* * *[griːn] 1.1) ( colour) vert m2) ( grassy area) espace m vert; ( vegetation) verdure f3) ( in bowling) boulingrin m; ( in golf) green m4) Ecology, Politics écologiste mf2.greens plural noun GB ( vegetables) légumes mpl verts3.1) ( in colour) vertto go ou turn green — [traffic lights] passer au vert; fig [person] verdir, devenir vert
2) ( with vegetation) verdoyant3) ( not ready) [fruit] vert4) (colloq) ( naïve) naïf/naïve5) ( inexperienced) novice6) Ecology, Politics [policies, candidate, issues] écologiste; [marketing, washing-powder] écologique7) Economics [currency] vert8) (colloq) ( off-colour) patraque (colloq)••to have green fingers GB ou a green thumb — US avoir la main verte
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5 sell
A ○ n (deception, disappointment) déception f ; it was a real sell! qu'est-ce qu'on s'est fait avoir ○ ! ; ⇒ hard sell, soft sell.1 gen, Comm vendre [goods, article, house, car, insurance] ; to sell sth at a loss/low price/profit vendre qch à perte/à bas prix/avec du bénéfice ; shop that sells clothes/groceries/stamps magasin qui or où l'on vend des vêtements/de l'épicerie/des timbres ; to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth vendre qch à qn ; I sold her my car, I sold my car to her je lui ai vendu ma voiture ; to sell sth for £3 vendre qch (pour) 3 livres ; to sell sth at ou for £5 each/a dozen vendre qch 5 livres pièce /la douzaine ; ‘stamps/phonecards sold here’ ‘ici on vend des timbres/des cartes de téléphone’ ; ‘sold’ (on article, house) ‘vendu’ ; sold to the lady in the corner ( at auction) adjugé, vendu à la dame dans le coin ; the novel has sold millions (of copies) le roman s'est vendu à des millions d'exemplaires ; to sell sth back revendre qch ; to be sold into slavery être vendu comme esclave ;2 ( promote sale of) [quality, reputation, scandal] faire vendre [product, book, newspaper] ; her name will help to sell the film son nom aidera à promouvoir le film ;3 (put across, make attractive) [person, campaign, government] faire accepter, vendre pej [idea, image, policy, party] ; to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth faire accepter qch à qn, vendre qch à qn pej ; the party failed to sell its policies to the electorate le parti n'a pas réussi à faire accepter or vendre sa politique aux électeurs ;4 ○ ( cause to appear true) to sell sb sth, to sell sth to sb faire avaler ○ qch à qn [lie, story, excuse] ; he tried to sell me some line about losing his diary il a essayé de me faire avaler je ne sais quelle histoire comme quoi il avait perdu son agenda ○ ;5 (surrender, betray) trahir [honour, integrity, reputation, country].1 [person, shop, dealer] vendre ; to sell at a loss/profit/high price vendre à perte/avec du bénéfice/à un bon prix ; to sell to sb vendre à qn ; I'll sell to the highest bidder je vendrai au plus offrant ; to sell for £50 [dealer, seller] vendre à 50 livres ; I'll sell for the best price je vendrai au meilleur prix ; to sell as is Comm vendre en l'état ; ‘sell by June 27’ ‘date limite de vente: 27 juin’ ;2 [goods, product, house, book] se vendre ; the new model is/isn't selling (well) le nouveau modèle se vend bien/mal ; to sell in millions/in great quantities se vendre à des millions d'exemplaires/en grande quantités ; it only sells to a sophisticated market/to children cela ne se vend que sur un marché raffiné/qu'aux enfants.2 ( put oneself across) to sell oneself se vendre ○ ; you've got to sell yourself at the interview il faut que tu te vendes ○ lors de l'entretien.to be sold on être emballé ○ par [idea, person] ; you've been sold ○ ! tu t'es fait rouler ○ or avoir!■ sell off:■ sell out:▶ sell out1 gen, Comm [merchandise, tickets, newspapers] se vendre ; they're selling out fast! ils se vendent vite! ; the tickets/today's papers have sold out, we've sold out of tickets/today's papers tous les billets/les journaux du jour ont été vendus ; sorry, we've sold out désolé, mais nous avons tout vendu or il n'y en a plus ;3 Fin (of company, shares) vendre ses parts (to à) ; I've decided to sell out j'ai décidé de vendre mes parts ;4 ○ ( betray one's principles) retourner sa veste ; he's sold out to the opposition il est passé dans l'opposition ;▶ sell [sth] out, sell out [sth]1 gen, Comm the concert is sold out le concert affiche complet ; the book has sold out its initial print run la première édition du livre est épuisée ; ‘sold out’ ‘en rupture de stock’ ;2 Fin vendre [shares, interest in company].■ sell up:▶ sell up vendre (tout) ; they've sold up ils ont tout vendu ;▶ sell up [sth] vendre [business, property].
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