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occurrence [ə'kʌrəns](a) (incident) événement m;∎ this was the first occurrence of its kind c'était la première fois qu'un événement de cette espèce se produisait;∎ it's an everyday occurrence ça arrive ou ça se produit tous les jours∎ the increasing occurrence of racial attacks le nombre croissant d'agressions racistes;∎ the occurrence of leukaemia in this community is twice… le nombre des cas de leucémie dans cette communauté est le double de…;∎ this explains the higher occurrence of the disease in urban areas ceci explique l'incidence accrue de la maladie dans les zones urbaines;∎ the occurrence of the disease in adults is more serious lorsqu'elle se déclare chez l'adulte, la maladie est plus grave;∎ of rare occurrence qui arrive ou se produit rarement(c) Linguistics occurrence f -
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occurrence [əˈkʌrəns]( = event) this is a common occurrence cela arrive souvent* * *[ə'kʌrəns]1) ( event) fait m2) ( instance) occurrence f3) (of disease, phenomenon) cas m -
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1 ( event) fait m ; to be a rare/regular/daily occurrence se produire rarement/régulièrement/tous les jours ; an unfortunate occurrence une affaire malencontreuse ;2 ( instance) occurrence f (of de) ; -
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rarity [ˈrεərɪtɪ]* * *['reərətɪ]1) ( collector's item) pièce f rare2) ( rare occurrence) phénomène m rare3) ( rareness) rareté f -
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rarity n2 ( rare occurrence) phénomène m rare ; to be a rarity être rare ; it is a rarity for sb to do il est rare que qn fasse ;3 ( rareness) rareté f. -
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unusual [ʌnˈju:ʒʊəl][name] peu commun ; [circumstances, gift] inhabituel• it is unusual that... il est rare que... + subj* * *[ʌn'juːʒl]adjective [colour, flower] peu commun; [feature, occurrence] peu commun, inhabituel/-elle; [dish, person] originalit is unusual to find/see — il est rare de trouver/voir
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1 (rare, unusual) [occurrence, word, plant] rare ; it is/is not uncommon to do il est/il n'est pas rare de faire ;2 ( exceptional) [capacity, gift, intelligence, beauty] rare. -
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unusual adj [colour, animal, flower] peu commun ; [case, circumstances, feature, occurrence, skill] peu commun, inhabituel/-elle ; [dish, dress, jewellery, mixture, person] original ; of unusual beauty d'une rare beauté ; of unusual intelligence/charm d'une intelligence/d'un charme hors du commun ; from an unusual angle sous un angle inhabituel ; to have an unusual way of doing avoir une manière originale de faire ; to take the unusual step of doing prendre l'inhabituelle mesure de faire ; it is/is not unusual to find/see il est/n'est pas rare de trouver/voir ; it's unusual for sb to do il est rare que qn fasse ; to be unusual in doing avoir la particularité de faire ; there's nothing unusual about it cela n'a rien d'extraordinaire.
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