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1 quality
1 noun(a) (standard, nature) qualité f;∎ the high/poor quality of the workmanship la bonne/mauvaise qualité du travail;∎ the quality of life la qualité de la vie(b) (high standard, excellence) qualité f;∎ quality matters more than quantity la qualité importe plus que la quantité;∎ never mind the price, I'm only interested in quality peu importe le prix, ce que je recherche, c'est la qualité;∎ we have a reputation for quality nous sommes réputés pour la qualité de nos produits(c) (feature, attribute) qualité f;∎ these are the qualities we are looking for in our candidates voici les qualités que nous recherchons chez nos candidats;∎ he has a lot of good qualities il a de nombreuses qualités;∎ I don't doubt her intellectual qualities je ne doute pas de ses capacités intellectuelles;∎ these tyres have superior road-holding qualities ces pneus offrent une meilleure adhérence au sol(d) British (newspaper) = quotidien ou journal du dimanche de qualité (par opposition à la presse populaire)∎ a gentleman of quality un homme de qualité;∎ the quality les gens mpl de qualité, pejorative le beau linge(goods, work, shop) de qualité;∎ I only spend an hour in the evening with my kids, but it's quality time je ne passe qu'une heure avec mes gosses le soir, mais je profite bien d'eux►► quality assurance garantie f de qualité;quality audit audit m de qualité;British quality circle cercle m de qualité;quality control contrôle m de (la) qualité;quality controller responsable mf du contrôle de (la) qualité, qualiticien(enne) m,f;quality improvement l'amélioration f de la qualité;quality label label m de qualité;quality management gestion f qualité;British quality newspaper = quotidien ou journal du dimanche de qualité (par opposition à la presse populaire);Marketing quality positioning positionnement m par la qualité -
2 quality
(a) (standard) qualité f;∎ of good/poor quality de bonne/mauvaise qualité;∎ we have a reputation for quality nous sommes réputés pour la qualité de nos produitsquality assurance garantie f de qualité;quality audit audit m de qualité;quality circle cercle m de qualité;quality control contrôle m de la qualité;quality control department service m contrôle de la qualité;quality controller responsable m f du contrôle de la qualité;quality goods marchandises f pl de qualité;quality improvement amélioration f de la qualité;quality label label m de qualité;quality management gestion f qualité;MARKETING quality positioning positionnement m par la qualité(b) (attribute) qualité f;∎ these are the qualities we are looking for in our candidates voici les qualités que nous recherchons chez nos candidats -
3 inferior
B adj1 ( poor quality) [goods, workmanship] de qualité inférieure ;2 [position] inférieur ; to make sb feel inferior donner un sentiment d'infériorité à qn ;3 Print [symbol, letter, number] en indice ;4 Bot infère. -
4 junk
junk [dʒʌŋk]1. noun( = discarded objects) bric-à-brac m inv ; ( = metal) ferraille f ; ( = bad quality goods) (inf) camelote (inf) f ; ( = worthless objects) (inf) pacotille f3. compounds* * *[dʒʌŋk]1) (colloq) péj ( poor quality) (furniture, merchandise) camelote (colloq) fclear your junk off the table! — dégage ton bazar (colloq) de la table!
2) ( second-hand) bric-à-brac m3) ( boat) jonque f -
5 junk
junk [dʒʌŋk]1 noun∎ this watch is a real piece of junk cette montre, c'est vraiment de la camelote ou c'est de la vraie camelote;∎ all his so-called antiques were just a pile of junk ses prétendues antiquités n'étaient en fait qu'un ramassis de vieilleries;∎ his latest film is utter junk son dernier film est absolument nul ou un vrai navet;∎ she eats nothing but junk elle mange que des saloperies(b) (UNCOUNT) (second-hand or unwanted goods) bric-à-brac m∎ can you get your junk off the table? tu peux enlever tes trucs ou ton bazar de la table?;∎ what's all that junk in the hall? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce bric-à-brac ou ce bazar dans l'entrée?familiar jeter (à la poubelle)□, balancer►► Stock Exchange junk bond junk bond m (obligation à haut rendement mais à haut risque);Biology junk DNA ADN m non génique;Computing junk e-mail messages mpl publicitaires;familiar junk food nourriture f de mauvaise qualité□ ;∎ their kids eat nothing but junk food leurs gosses ne mangent que des cochonneries;junk heap dépotoir m;junk jewellery (UNCOUNT) bijoux mpl fantaisie;junk mail (UNCOUNT) courrier m publicitaire;junk room pièce f de débarras;junk shop magasin m de brocante;∎ at the junk shop chez le brocanteur -
6 good
[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) sage2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bon, dévoué3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bon4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) compétent5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bon6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bon7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bien8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bon9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bon, grand10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) qualifié11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bon12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bon13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bon14) (thorough: a good clean.) bon15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bien2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bien, avantage2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bien3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bien! bon!- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) mon Dieu!- goods- goody - goodbye - good-day - good evening - good-for-nothing - good humour - good-humoured - good-humouredly - good-looking - good morning - good afternoon - good-day - good evening - good night - good-natured - goodwill - good will - good works - as good as - be as good as one's word - be up to no good - deliver the goods - for good - for goodness' sake - good for - good for you - him - Good Friday - good gracious - good heavens - goodness gracious - goodness me - good old - make good - no good - put in a good word for - take something in good part - take in good part - thank goodness - to the good -
7 grade
grade [greɪd]1. nounc. ( = mark) note f• to get good/poor grades avoir de bonnes/mauvaises notesa. ( = sort out) [+ produce, accommodation, colours, questions] classer ; (by size) [+ apples, eggs] calibrer• the exercises are graded according to difficulty les exercices sont classés selon leur degré de difficultéb. ( = make progressively easier, more difficult, darker, lighter) [+ work, exercises, colours] graduerc. ( = mark) [+ pupil, work] noter3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis et au Canada, on désigne sous le nom de grade chacune des douze années de la scolarité obligatoire, depuis le cours préparatoire (« first grade ») jusqu'à la terminale (« twelfth grade »). On notera les surnoms donnés aux élèves des quatre dernières années: « freshman » (petit nouveau) en 9e année (la première année du deuxième cycle du secondaire), « sophomore » en 10e année, « junior » en 11e et « senior » en terminale.* * *[greɪd] 1.1) Commerce qualité fhigh-/low-grade — de qualité supérieure/inférieure
to get grade A ou an A grade — ≈ avoir plus de 16 sur 20
3) ( rank) Administration échelon m; Military rang msalary grade — échelon m de salaire
4) US School ( class) classe fshe's in the eighth grade — ≈ elle est en (classe de) quatrième
grade IV piano — Music niveau 4 de piano
6) US ( gradient) pente f2.transitive verb1) ( categorize) ( by quality) classer ( according to selon); ( by size) calibrer ( according to selon)3) US ( mark) noter [work]5) Agriculture améliorer par sélection3.graded past participle adjective [tests] classé par ordre de difficulté; [hotel] classé NN••
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