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    use
    A n
    1 ¢ ( act of using) (of substance, object, machine) emploi m, utilisation f (of de) ; (of word, expression, language) emploi m, usage m (of de) ; the use of force/diplomacy le recours à la force/la diplomatie, l'usage de la force/la diplomatie ; the use of sth as/for sth l'emploi or l'utilisation de qch comme/pour qch ; for use as/in pour être utilisé comme/dans ; for the use of sb, for use by sb (customer, staff) à l'usage de qn ; for my own use pour mon usage personnel ; to make use of sth utiliser qch ; to make good/better/the best use of sth tirer bon/meilleur/le meilleur parti de qch ; to get ou have good ou a lot of use out of sth se servir beaucoup de qch, faire grand usage de qch ; to put sth to good use tirer bon parti de qch ; the car/machine gets regular use la voiture/la machine est utilisée régulièrement ; the room/photocopier is in use at the moment la pièce/la photocopieuse est occupée en ce moment ; while the machine is in use lorsque la machine est en service or en fonctionnement ; for external use only Pharm usage externe ; a word in common ou general use un mot d'usage courant ; out of ou no longer in use [machine] ( broken) hors service ; ( because obsolete) plus utilisé ; [word, expression] plus en usage ; worn/stained with use râpé/taché par l'usage ; this machine came into use in the 1950s cette machine a fait son apparition pendant les années cinquante ; the bridge/new system comes into use next year le pont/le nouveau système entrera en service l'année prochaine ;
    2 ∁ ( way of using) (of resource, object, material) utilisation f ; ( of term) emploi m, the many uses of a hairpin les nombreux usages d'une épingle à cheveux ; she has her uses elle a son utilité ; to find a use for sth trouver une utilisation pour qch ; to have no further use for sth/sb ne plus avoir besoin de qch/qn ; I've no use for that sort of talk fig je ne veux pas entendre parler de ça ;
    3 ¢ ( right to use) to have the use of avoir l'usage de [house, car, kitchen] ; avoir la jouissance de [garden] ; to let sb have the use of sth permettre à qn de se servir de qch ; to lose/still have the use of one's legs perdre/conserver l'usage de ses jambes ; with use of avec usage de [kitchen, bathroom] ;
    4 ¢ ( usefulness) to be of use être utile (to à) ; to be (of) no use [object] ne servir à rien ; [person] n'être bon/bonne à rien ; to be (of) no use to sb [object] ne pas servir à qn ; [person] n'être d'aucune utilité à qn ; he's no use ○ at cards il est nul ○ aux cartes ; what use is a wheel without a tyre? à quoi sert une roue sans pneu? ; what's the use of crying? à quoi bon pleurer? ; oh, what's the use? oh, et puis à quoi bon? ; is it any use asking him? est-ce que cela vaut la peine de lui demander? ; it's no use asking me inutile de me demander ; it's no use (he won't listen) c'est inutile (il n'écoutera pas) ; it's no use, we'll have to start rien à faire, il faut s'y mettre.
    B vtr
    1 ( employ) se servir de, utiliser [object, car, room, money, tool, telephone] ; employer, utiliser [method, technique] ; employer [word, expression] ; se servir de [language, metaphor] ; profiter de, saisir [opportunity] ; se servir de, faire jouer [influence] ; avoir recours à [blackmail, force, power] ; utiliser [knowledge, information, talent] ; to use sth/sb as sth se servir de qch/qn comme qch ; to use sth for sth/to do se servir de or utiliser qch pour qch/pour faire ; to be used for sth/to do servir à qch/à faire, être utilisé pour qch/pour faire ; we only use local suppliers nous achetons tous nos produits à des fournisseurs locaux ; somebody's using the toilet il y a quelqu'un dans les toilettes ; can I use you ou your name as a reference? est-ce que je peux donner votre nom comme référence? ; to use one's initiative faire preuve d'initiative ; use your initiative! allez, un peu d'initiative! ; use your head ou loaf ○ ! fais marcher un peu ta cervelle ○ ! ; I could use ○ a drink/bath! j'aurais bien besoin d'un verre/bain! ;
    2 ( also use up) ( consume) consommer [fuel, food] ; he's used all the water il a utilisé toute l'eau ; use the left-overs utilisez les restes ;
    3 ( exploit) péj se servir de [person] ;
    4 ( take habitually) prendre [drugs] ;
    5 ‡( treat) to use sb well bien traiter qn ; to use sb ill maltraiter qn.
    C vi ( take drugs) se droguer.
    D used pp adj [car] d'occasion ; [container] vide ; [crockery, cutlery] sale ; [condom] usagé.
    ■ use up:
    ▶ use [sth] up, use up [sth] finir, utiliser [remainder, food] ; d épenser [money, savings] ; épuiser [supplies, fuel, energy].

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