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101 nuisance tax
American impôt m vexatoireHis most recent bit of mischief is a proposal to put a measure on the November ballot that seeks to impose a nickel-a-bullet tax on every round of ammunition sold in California. Perata's justification for another nuisance tax is that it would raise money to offset the costs of emergency and trauma centers that treat people with gunshot wounds.
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102 overbought
STOCK EXCHANGE (market) surévalué(e), suracheté(e)Mr Greenspan's dilemma is that he would probably like to raise interest rates - inflation indicators from the labour market are mixed but the productivity miracle cannot continue for ever while signals from the energy sector are less equivocal. He would also like to see the US stock markets down from their current overbought levels. But he must achieve both without causing a nervous market to panic.
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103 recapitalize
China is still deflating, its banking system needs to be recapitalized, but [the] government's ability to raise enough taxes to do it is poor, while consumers save and do not spend to protect their own futures.
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104 shortfall
insuffisance f, manque m;∎ there's a shortfall of $100 il manque 100 dollarsCompanies are declining to provide pensions themselves because they can no longer afford the guarantee. Iceland, for instance, found that it had to pay £78m into a scheme valued at just over £500m to make good a shortfall that had appeared. Nationwide explained the problem in a different way. To maintain benefits at their promised level, it would have had to raise its contribution from 12.6 per cent of salaries to 19 per cent.
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105 wheeling and dealing
familiar magouilles f plThe languishing gold price has not dampened the amount of wheeling and dealing going on among local producers. Junior mining company Harmony Ltd., for example, is still solidly in the market to raise 1 billion rand ($128 million) to buy two mines from industry giant AngloGold.
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106 blood pressure
(the (amount of) pressure of the blood on the walls of the blood-vessels: The excitement will raise his blood pressure.) tension artérielle -
107 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) boire à (la santé de)English-French dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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108 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) boire à (la santé de)English-French dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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109 elevate
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110 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) oeil2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) trou3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) (avoir l')oeil (pour)2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) observer- eyeball- eyebrow - eye-catching - eyelash - eyelet - eyelid - eye-opener - eye-piece - eyeshadow - eyesight - eyesore - eye-witness - before/under one's very eyes - be up to the eyes in - close one's eyes to - in the eyes of - keep an eye on - lay/set eyes on - raise one's eyebrows - see eye to eye - with an eye to something - with one's eyes open -
111 fête
[feit](an entertainment, especially in the open air, with competitions, displays, the selling of goods etc usually to raise money, especially for charity: We are holding a summer fete in aid of charity.) kermesse -
112 fork-lift truck
(a small power-driven machine with an arrangement of steel prongs which can lift, raise up high and carry heavy things and stack them where required.) chariot élévateur -
113 hitch up
(to pull up or raise with a sudden short pull: He hitched up his trousers.) remonter (d'une saccade) -
114 hoist
[hoist] 1. verb1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) hisser2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) hisser2. noun1) (an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects: a luggage hoist.) treuil2) (a lift or push up: Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!) poussée -
115 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) espérer2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) espoir, espérance2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) espoir3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) espoir•- hopeful- hopefulness - hopefully - hopeless - hopelessly - hopelessness - hope against hope - hope for the best - not have a hope - not a hope - raise someone's hopes -
116 jack up
(to raise (a motor car etc) and keep it supported, with a jack: You need to jack up the car before you try to remove the wheel.) soulever avec un cric -
117 jumble sale
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118 levy
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119 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) soulever2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) porter3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) se lever4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) (s')élever2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) haussement2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) ascenseur3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) trajet dans la voiture de qqn4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) stimulant•- lift off -
120 prick (up) one's ears
((of an animal) to raise the ears in excitement, attention etc: The dog pricked up its ears at the sound of the doorbell.) dresser l'oreille
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