production générale

les œuvres complètes — the complete works

il a laissé une œuvre imposante — he left an imposing body of work

se mettre à l'œuvre — to get down to work

voir quelqu'un à l'œuvre — to see somebody in action

tout mettre en œuvre pour faire — to make every effort to do

être l'œuvre de — to be the work of

être à pied d'œuvre — to be ready to get down to work

être à l'œuvre — to be at work

se mettre à l'œuvre — to get to work, to get down to work

la mise en œuvre de qch — the implementation of sth

J'étudie une œuvre de Molière. — I'm studying one of Molière's works.

les œuvres complètes de — the complete works of

le gros œuvre — the shell

bonnes œuvres — good works, good deeds

tale comportamento è indice d'ignoranza/di pigrizia — such behaviour is a sign of ignorance/laziness

dito indice — index finger, forefinger

essere indice di — to be indicative of

indice generale, per autori, per materie — general, author, subject index

l'Indice — the Index

indice d'ascolto — audience ratings

indice di gradimento — viewing figures, popularity ratings

indice dei prezzi — price index

indice di rifrazione — index of refraction, refractive index

la culture du blé — wheat growing

culture d'hiver — winter crop

culture in vitro — in vitro culture

culture de masse — mass culture

culture classique — classical education

homme de (grande) culture — man of (great) learning

avoir de la culture — to be cultured

ne pas avoir de culture — to be uncultured

subventionner la culture — to subsidize the arts

Il avait acquis une certaine culture. — He had acquired a certain amount of knowledge.

le choc des cultures — the clash of cultures

Ils consacrent des budgets importants à la culture. — They devote a great deal of money to culture.

le ministre de la culture — the minister for culture, the culture minister

la culture de l'échec — the culture of failure

la culture du secret — the culture of secrecy

la culture de la violence — the culture of violence

rompre avec la culture de la violence — to break with the culture of violence

Ils subsistaient grâce à la chasse et à la culture. — They survive by hunting and farming.

culture intensive — intensive farming

la culture des haricots — growing beans

la mise en culture — cultivation

autorisation de mise en culture — permission for cultivation

des cultures bactériennes — bacterial cultures

un paysage de bois et de cultures — a landscape of woods and farmland

de grandeur moyenne — medium-sized

de moyenne portée — medium-range

le cours moyen d'un fleuve — the middle reaches of a river

le Français/lecteur moyen — the average Frenchman/reader

c'est un moyen comme un autre — it's as good a way as any

par tous les moyens — by every possible means

tous les moyens sont bons — any means will do

tous les moyens leur sont bons — they'll stop at nothing

employer les grands moyens — to resort to drastic measures

moyen de communication — means of communication

il y a moyen de faire — there's a way of doing

il y a moyen de s'en sortir — there's a way out

n'y avait-il pas moyen de faire autrement? — was there no other way to go about it?

(il n'y a) pas moyen de lui faire comprendre qu'il a tort — it's impossible to make him realize he's wrong

faute de moyens — through lack of money

vivre au-dessus de ses moyens — to live beyond one's means

je n'ai pas les moyens de faire, mes moyens ne me permettent pas de faire — I can't afford to do

avoir de petits/grands moyens — not to be/to be very well off

la ville a mis d'énormes moyens à notre disposition — the town put vast resources at our disposal

je n'ai ni le temps ni les moyens de taper ce texte — I have neither the time nor the equipment to type this text

donner à quelqu'un les moyens de faire — to give somebody the means to do

j'ai dû y aller par mes propres moyens — I had to make my own way there

se débrouiller par ses propres moyens — to manage on one's own

il a de petits moyens — he has limited ability

être en possession de tous ses moyens — to be at the height of one's powers

perdre ses moyens — to go to pieces

le français moyen — the average Frenchman

Je suis plutôt moyenne en langues. — I'm just average at languages.

C'est vraiment moyen. — It's very average., It's only so-so.

Elle est de taille moyenne. — She's of medium height.

de taille moyenne — medium-sized

à moyen terme — in the medium term

les cadres moyens — middle management

les classes moyennes — the middle classes

Quel est le meilleur moyen de le convaincre? — What's the best way of persuading him?

par quel moyen? — how?, which way?

au moyen de — by means of

y a-t-il moyen de...? — is it possible to...?, can one...?

par tous les moyens — by every possible means, every possible way

employer les grands moyens — to resort to drastic measures

par ses propres moyens — all by oneself

la fin justifie les moyens — the end justifies the means

des gens de moyens modestes — people of modest means

avoir les moyens; Ils ont de gros moyens. — They have a lot of money.

avoir les moyens de faire; Je n'en ai pas les moyens. — I can't afford it.

Ils n'ont pas les moyens de s'acheter une voiture. — They can't afford to buy a car.

perdre ses moyens — to go to pieces

idea -trice — guiding principle

direttore commerciale — sales manager

direttore editoriale — managing editor

direttore esecutivo — executive director

direttore del personale — personnel manager

direttore di scena — stage-manager

direttore di stabilimento — works manager

è la prova che — it's a sure sign that

dare buona prova di sé — to give a good account of oneself, to acquit oneself well

fino a prova contraria — until proved otherwise

una prova — a piece of evidence

insufficienza di -e — insufficient evidence

fare delle -e — to run trials

il nuovo modello è in prova — the new model is undergoing trials

prova su strada — road test, test drive

volo, giro di prova — test flight, run

prova di laboratorio — laboratory test

assumere qcn. in prova — to give sb. a trial, to try sb. (out)

"uno, due, tre, prova" — "one, two, three, testing"

"mettimi alla prova!" — "try me!"

fare una prova — to have a try

prova orale — oral examination

prova di stampa — proof

superare una prova — to go through an ordeal

prova d'amore — demonstration of love

come prova della sua amicizia — as a pledge of her friendship

- e eliminatorie — heats

prova di velocità, a cronometro — speed, time trial

fare le -e — to rehearse, to practise

a prova di scasso — burglar-proof, tamper-proof

prova d'acquisto — proof of purchase