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21 advocate
1 noun(supporter) défenseur m, avocat(e) m, f;∎ a strong advocate of free enterprise un fervent partisan de la libre entrepriseprôner, préconiser;∎ he advocates reducing or a reduction in spending il préconise une réduction des dépenses -
22 cross-holding
FINANCE participation f croiséeThis did not satisfy Mr Pébereau, who had made compromises which included BNP retaining its 37% stake in SocGen but reducing its voting rights to less than 20%. He also offered SocGen a cross-holding in BNP which would make it his bank's biggest shareholder.
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23 taper relief
British = réduction progressive des impôts sur les plus-values en fonction du nombre d'années pendant lequel on détient un bien avant de le vendreEveryone has this £3,000 limit and, if it's not used up in one year, the amount can be carried forward to the next. After three years, the tax payable on a gift starts reducing until it reaches nil at year seven. Small gifts of up to £250 can be made to any number of people. This is known as taper relief.
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24 shock-absorber
noun (a device (in a motor car etc) for reducing the effect of bumps.) amortisseur (de chocs) -
25 sitting duck
(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) victime toute désignée -
26 sitting target
(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) victime toute désignée -
27 suction
1) (the action of sucking.) succion2) (the process of creating a vacuum by reducing air pressure on the surface of a liquid so that it can be drawn up into a tube etc, or between two surfaces, eg a rubber disc and a wall, so that they stick together.) succion -
28 advocate
['ædvəkeɪt] prôner, préconiser;∎ he advocates reducing or a reduction in defence spending il préconise une réduction des dépenses militaires(a) (supporter) défenseur m, avocat(e) m,f;∎ a strong advocate of free enterprise un fervent partisan de la libre entreprise;∎ they are advocates of civil rights ils défendent les droits civiques -
29 aim
aim [eɪm]1 noun(a) (intention, purpose) but m;∎ with the aim of afin de, dans le but de;∎ she came to the meeting with the aim of causing trouble elle est venue à la réunion dans le but de faire des histoires;∎ his aim is to get rich quickly il a pour but ou il s'est donné comme but de s'enrichir rapidement;∎ her ultimate aim is to beat the world record son but final est de battre le record du monde;∎ her aim in going to London was to find a job elle était allée à Londres dans le but de trouver du travail;∎ you need an aim in life il faut un but dans la vie∎ to take aim (at sb/sth) viser (qn/qch);∎ Military take aim! en joue!;∎ to have a good aim bien viser;∎ your aim isn't very good vous ne visez pas très bien;∎ to miss one's aim manquer la cible ou son but∎ he aimed his gun at the man's head il a braqué son pistolet sur la tête de l'homme;∎ he was aiming stones at the tree il lançait des cailloux sur l'arbre;∎ there are missiles aimed at all the major cities des missiles ennemis sont pointés sur toutes les grandes villes;∎ the man aimed a kick at the dog l'homme donna un coup de pied au chien∎ was that remark aimed at me? est-ce que cette remarque m'était destinée?;∎ the programme is aimed at a teenage audience l'émission est destinée à un public d'adolescents;∎ these measures are aimed at reducing unemployment ces mesures visent une réduction du chômage∎ to aim at sb/sth viser qn/qch;∎ he aimed at the target il visait la cible;∎ she aimed at or for the post, but missed elle a visé le poteau, mais elle l'a manqué∎ she's aiming to become a millionaire by the age of thirty son but, c'est d'être millionnaire à trente ans;∎ we aim to arrive before midnight nous avons l'intention ou nous nous sommes fixés d'arriver avant minuit;∎ he's aiming at quick promotion il vise une promotion rapide;∎ we're aiming for Rouen before stopping nous nous sommes fixés Rouen comme but avant de nous arrêter;∎ to aim high viser haut -
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dual ['dju:əl](purpose, nationality) double;∎ to have dual nationality avoir la double nationalité;∎ to have a dual personality souffrir d'un dédoublement de la personnalité;∎ to have a dual purpose or function avoir une double fonction;∎ with the dual aim of reducing inflation and stimulating demand dans le but à la fois de réduire l'inflation et de stimuler la demandeEU dual circulation (of currencies) double circulation f;EU dual circulation period période f de double circulation;dual currency deux monnaies fpl;Stock Exchange dual exchange market double marché m des changes;Stock Exchange dual listing cotation f sur deux Bourses;British dual ownership copropriété f;dual pricing régime m du double prix; (display) double affichage m (des prix)
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