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81 acheminement
acheminement [a∫(ə)minmɑ̃]masculine noun* * *aʃ(ə)minmɑ̃nom masculin1) (de personnes, vivres) transportation ( vers to)2) fig* * *aʃ(ə)minmɑ̃ nm1) (courrier, message) delivery, (données) transmission, (secours) sending, (marchandises, voyageurs, troupes) conveyance2) ADMINISTRATION (plainte) lodging* * *acheminement nm1 (de troupes, blessés, vivres) transportation (vers to); responsable de l'acheminement du courrier responsible for handling the mail; il y a des retards dans l'acheminement du courrier there are postal delays;2 ( fait de se diriger) l'acheminement du pays vers la ruine/démocratie the country's march toward(s) ruin/democracy.[aʃminmɑ̃] nom masculin[de troupes] moving[de trains] routing -
82 acte
acte [akt]1. masculine nouna. ( = action) actionb. [de notaire] deed ; [d'état civil] certificatec. ( = partie de pièce de théâtre) actd. [de congrès] actes proceedingse. (locutions)• prendre acte que... to record formally that...► faire acte de2. compounds* * *akt
1.
nom masculin1) ( action) actmes/tes actes — my/your actions
2) Droit deed3) Théâtre act4) Philosophie actual
2.
actes nom masculin pluriel (de congrès, réunion) proceedings; Religion actsPhrasal Verbs:* * *akt1. nm1) (= action) act2) THÉÂTRE act3) DROIT (= certificat, déclaration)prendre acte de — to note, to take note of
2. actes nmpl(= compte-rendu) proceedings* * *A nm1 ( action) act; acte isolé/raciste isolated/racist act; acte de guerre/violence act of war/violence; l'acte de chair sexual congress; un acte de foi lit, fig an act of faith; mes/tes actes my/your actions; être libre de ses actes to do as one wishes; faire acte d'allégeance/de bravoure/charité to show allegiance/courage/charity; faire acte d'autorité to exercise one's authority; faire acte de candidature to put oneself forward as a candidate; faire acte de citoyen to perform one's duty as a citizen; faire acte de présence to put in an appearance;2 Jur deed; passer des actes to execute deeds; demander/donner acte de to ask for/make acknowledgement of; prendre acte de gén to take note of; Jur to take cognizance of; j'en prends acte I'll bear it in mind; dont acte gén point noted; Jur which is hereby legally certified;3 Théât act; pièce en un acte one-act play;4 Philos actual; passer de la puissance à l'acte to go from the potential to the actual; en acte in actuality.B actes nmpl1 (de congrès, réunion) proceedings;2 Relig acts.acte d'accusation bill of indictment; acte authentique authenticated deed; acte de contrition act of contrition; acte de décès death certificate; acte de l'état civil birth, marriage or death certificate; acte de foi act of faith; acte gratuit gratuitous act; acte manqué parapraxis spéc, Freudian slip; acte de mariage marriage certificate; acte médical Méd medical treatment; acte de naissance birth certificate; acte notarié notarial deed; acte officiel instrument; acte de parole speech act; acte sexuel sexual act; acte de vente bill of sale; l'Acte unique européen Single European Act; les Actes des apôtres the Acts of the Apostles.[akt] nom masculinA.[SÉQUENCE]sa mort annonçait le dernier acte de la campagne d'Italie/de la Révolution his death ushered in the last episode of the Italian campaign/the RevolutionB.[ACTION]juger quelqu'un sur ses actes to judge somebody by his/her actionspasser aux actes to take action, to actacte de bravoure act of bravery, brave deed, courageous actacte de terrorisme terrorist action, act of terrorisma. [chercheur d'emploi] to submit one's application, to apply2. MÉDECINEacte chirurgical ou opératoire operationa. [consultation] (medical) consultationb. [traitement] (medical) treatment3. PSYCHOLOGIEa. [généralement] to actb. [névrosé, psychopathe] to act outc'était peut-être un acte manqué maybe subconsciously I/he did it deliberately4. RELIGIONa. act of faithb. HISTOIRE [pendant l'Inquisition] auto-da-féC.[ACTION LÉGALE, POLITIQUE]faire acte de témoin to act as a witness, to testify2. POLITIQUE [en France][en Grande-Bretagne]D.[DOCUMENT ADMINISTRATIF, LÉGAL]acte de l'état civilcertificate delivered by the registrar of births, deaths and marriagesje demande acte du fait que... I want it on record that...donner acte de quelque chose [constater légalement] to acknowledge something formallydont acte duly noted ou acknowledgeda. [faire constater légalement] to record somethingb. [noter] to take a note of ou to note something2. [en droit pénal]3. [en droit civil]acte authentique ou notarié notarial actacte de donation deed of covenant, gift4. [en droit commercial]acte d'association partnership agreement ou deed, articles of partnership————————actes nom masculin pluriel1. [procès-verbaux] proceedings[annales] annals2. RELIGION -
83 action
action [aksjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = acte) actionb. ( = effet) [d'éléments naturels, médicament] effectc. ( = politique, mesures) policies• action nominative/au porteur registered/bearer share* * *aksjɔ̃1) ( fait d'agir) actionil serait temps de passer à l'action — gén it's time to act; ( combattre) it's time for action
entrer en action — Armée to go into action
en action — [personne] in action; [mécanisme] in operation
2) ( façon d'agir) action3) ( effet) effectl'action de quelqu'un sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — somebody's influence on something/somebody
4) ( acte) action, actbonne/mauvaise action — good/bad deed
5) ( initiative) initiative; Armée, Droit action6) ( histoire) action7) ( en finance) share* * *aksjɔ̃ nf1) (= acte individuel) actionun film d'action — an action film, an action movie
3) [roman, film] action4) (effet d'une force naturelle) action, effect5) DROIT actionintenter une action en justice; engager une action en justice — to take legal action
6) COMMERCE (= part dans une société) share* * *action nf1 ( fait d'agir) action; il serait temps de passer à l'action gén it's time to act; ( combattre) it's time for action; entrer en action Mil to go into action; l'entrée en action de l'armée the army's involvement in the conflict; un homme/une femme d'action a man/a woman of action; avoir toute liberté d'action to have complete freedom of action; être en action [personne] to be in action; en action [machine, mécanisme] in operation; mettre qch en action to put sth into operation [mesure, plan]; un sportif en (pleine) action a sportsman in action; volonté d'action will to act;2 ( façon d'agir) action; programme or plan d'action plan of action; moyens d'action courses of action; avoir une unité d'action to have a common plan of action; champ d'action field of action;3 ( effet) effect; l'action du temps the effects of time; avoir une action bénéfique/néfaste/immunologique to have a positive/a negative/an immunizing effect; sous l'action de qch under the effect of sth; l'action de qch sur qch/qn the effect of sth on sth/sb; l'action de qn sur qch/qn sb's influence on sth/sb;4 ( acte) action, act; une action irresponsable/stupide an irresponsible/a stupid action; des actions criminelles/individuelles/racistes criminal/individual/racist acts; une action d'éclat a remarkable feat; faire une action d'éclat to distinguish oneself; une bonne/mauvaise action a good/bad deed; j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée I've done my good deed for the day;5 ( initiative) initiative; Mil, Jur action; une action des Nations unies a UN initiative; actions culturelles culturel initiatives; mener des actions humanitaires to carry out a programmeGB of humanitarian aid; dégager des ressources pour des actions sociales to free money for social programmesGB; entreprendre une action militaire offensive to take offensive action; intenter une action en justice à qn to take legal action against sb; intenter une action en diffamation to bring a libel action GB ou suit;6 ( histoire) action; l'action se situe à Venise the action takes place in Venice; un film d'action an action film; un roman d'action an adventure novel; j'aime quand il y a de l'action I like a bit of action;7 Fin share; actions et obligations securities; une société par actions a joint stock company; action A/B A/B share; action gratuite free share; action nominative registered share; action ordinaire ordinary share GB, common share US; action préférentielle preference share GB, preferred share US.action de grâce(s) thanksgiving.[aksjɔ̃] nom fémininbonne/mauvaise action good/evil deed2. [activité] action (substantif non comptable)l'action du gouvernement a été de laisser les forces s'équilibrer the government's course of action was to let the various forces balance each other outa. [généralement] to take actionassez parlé, il est temps de passer à l'action enough talking, let's get down to it ou take some actiondans le feu de l'action, en pleine action right in the middle ou at the heart of the actionl'action se passe en Europe/l'an 2000 the action takes place in Europe/the year 20003. [intervention] actionun conflit qui nécessite une action immédiate de notre part a conflict necessitating immediate action on our partl'Action françaiseFrench nationalist and royalist group founded in the late nineteenth centuryaction de capital ≃ ordinary shareaction différée/nominative deferred/registered stockaction au porteur transferable ou bearer shareintenter une action contre ou à quelqu'un to bring an action against somebody, to take legal action against somebody, to take somebody to courtaction civile/en diffamation civil/libel action————————d'action locution adjectivale1. [mouvementé - roman] action-packed2. [qui aime agir]homme/femme d'action man/woman of action3. POLITIQUE & SOCIOLOGIEjournée/semaine d'action day/week of actionen action locution adverbiale & locution adjectivalea. [pompiers, police] to go into actionb. [loi, règlement] to become effective, to take effectla sirène s'est/a été mise en action the alarm went off/was set off————————sous l'action de locution prépositionnelle -
84 communauté
communauté [kɔmynote]feminine noun( = groupe) community* * *kɔmynote1) ( groupe humain) community2) ( collectivité) commune3) Religion community4) Droit5) ( identité) communityune communauté d'idées/de valeurs — shared ideas/values
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kɔmynote nf1) (ensemble des gens, des citoyens)la communauté — the community, the general public
2) (groupe spécifique) communityCette situation a ému la communauté internationale. — This situation has touched the international community.
3) (groupe de religieux) community, (groupe marginal, partageant les ressources) communeDepuis dix ans, il vit dans une communauté en Ardèche. — He's been living in a commune in the Ardèche for ten years.
4) ADMINISTRATION (groupement d'entités administratives, d'organisations) collectivity5) (caractère commun) [goûts, intérêts] community6) DROIT (matrimoniale)* * *1 ( groupe humain) community; communauté culturelle/ethnique cultural/ethnic community; la communauté chypriote/musulmane the Cypriot/Muslim community; la communauté nationale/internationale the national/international community; la communauté scientifique/politique the scientific/political community;2 ( collectivité) commune; communautés hippies hippy communes; vivre en communauté to live in a commune; la vie en communauté communal life;3 Relig community;4 Jur communauté (de biens) joint ownership; communauté (légale) or réduite aux acquêts joint ownership of property upon marriage; se marier sous le régime de la communauté to marry on terms of joint ownership of property;5 ( identité) community; communauté de vues/goûts shared views/tastes; une communauté d'idées/de valeurs shared ideas/values.communauté thérapeutique therapeutic community; communauté urbaine Admin metropolitan district ou area; Communauté économique du charbon et de l'acier, CECA European Coal and Steel Community, ECSC; Communauté économique européenne, CEE European Economic Community, EEC; Communauté des États indépendants, CEI Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS.[kɔmynote] nom féminin1. [similitude - de vues, de pensées] likeness, closeness ; [ - d'intérêts] community ; [ - de sentiments] commonness2. [groupe] community[de hippies] communela communauté des fidèles [d'une paroisse] the congregationcommunauté urbainesyndicate made up of a large town and surrounding "communes" responsible for the infrastructure of the area3. [public]————————en communauté locution adverbiale -
85 direction
direction [diʀεksjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = sens) direction• dans quelle direction est-il parti ? which way did he go?• train en direction de... train for...• « autres directions » (panneau) "all other routes"• « toutes directions » (panneau) "all routes"b. ( = action de diriger) [d'entreprise, usine, théâtre] management ; [de journal, pays, gouvernement, parti] running ; [d'orchestre] conducting ; [d'acteurs] directing ; [d'opération, manœuvre] supervision• prendre la direction de [+ service] to become head of ; [+ usine, entreprise] to become manager of ; [+ équipe, travaux] to take charge of ; [+ mouvement, pays] to become leader of ; [+ journal] to take over the editorship ofc. ( = personnel) management ; [de journal] editorial boardd. [de voiture] steering━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *diʀɛksjɔ̃1) ( chemin) directionêtre or aller dans la bonne/mauvaise direction — lit, fig to be heading in the right/wrong direction
dans la direction de, en direction de — [aller, regarder] toward(s)
prenez la direction Nation — ( d'autobus) take the bus going to ‘Nation’; ( de métro) take the train going to ‘Nation’
la direction Lille — ( route) the Lille road
faire un pas or geste en direction de quelqu'un — fig to make an overture to somebody
2) ( fonction de directeur) ( gestion) management; ( supervision) supervision; ( de journal) editorship; (de parti, mouvement) leadershipassurer la direction de — (d'entreprise, de service) to manage, to run; (de projet, travaux) to be in charge of
3) ( personnes) management4) ( lieu) manager's office; ( siège social) head office5) ( service) department6) ( de véhicule) steeringdirection à crémaillère/assistée — rack-and-pinion/power steering
* * *diʀɛksjɔ̃ nf1) [entreprise] (responsabilité, équipe) management2) (= service) [budget, développement] management3) MUSIQUE conducting4) [travaux, chantier] supervision5) AUTOMOBILES steering6) (= sens) directionC'est dans quelle direction? — Which way is it?, Which direction is it in?
On va dans la même direction que vous. — We're going the same way as you., We're going in the same direction as you.
en direction de (avion, train) — for, going to, (bateau) bound for
"toutes directions" AUTOMOBILES — "all routes"
* * *direction nf1 ( chemin) direction; se tromper de direction to go in the wrong direction; être or aller dans la bonne/mauvaise direction lit, fig to be heading in the right/wrong direction; changer de direction lit, fig to change direction; quelle est la direction du vent? which way is the wind blowing?; quelle direction ont-ils prise? which way did they go?; il a pris la direction du nord he headed north; il faut orienter nos recherches dans une autre direction we must take a new direction in our research; dans la direction de, en direction de [aller, regarder] toward(s); un village dans la direction de Clermont a village on the way to Clermont; demander la direction de la poste/mairie to ask the way ou for directions to the post office/town hall; indiquer la direction à qn to tell sb the way, to give sb directions; prenez la direction Nation ( d'autobus) take the bus going to ‘Nation’; ( de métro) take the train going to ‘Nation’; la direction Lille ( route) the Lille road; train en direction de Toulouse Toulouse train; avion/bateau en direction de Lisbonne flight/ship to Lisbon; faire un pas or geste en direction de qn fig to make an overture to sb;2 ( fonction de directeur) ( gestion) management; ( supervision) supervision; ( de journal) editorship; (de parti, mouvement) leadership; on leur a confié la direction du projet/de l'entreprise/des travaux they've been put in charge of the project/company/work; il a été nommé à la direction de l'usine he's been appointed manager of the factory; il veut siéger à la direction he wants to be on the management team; assurer la direction de to manage, to run [entreprise, service]; to be in charge of [opération, travaux, projet]; orchestre sous la direction de orchestra conducted by; thèse /recherches sous la direction de thesis/research supervised by;3 ( personnes) management; la direction et les ouvriers management and workers; la direction refuse de négocier the management refuses to negotiate; allez vous plaindre à la direction go and complain to the management; ‘changement de direction’ ‘under new management’; ‘la direction décline toute responsabilité’ ‘the management accepts no responsibility’;4 ( lieu) manager's office; ( siège social) head office; les grévistes ont occupé la direction de l'usine the strikers took over the factory manager's office;5 ( service) department; direction commerciale/du personnel sales/personnel department;direction assistée Aut power steering; direction à crémaillère Aut rack-and-pinion steering; direction des ressources humaines, DRH human resources department.[dirɛksjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [fonction de chef - d'une entreprise] management, managing ; [ - d'un orchestre] conducting, direction (US) ; [ - d'un journal] editorship ; [ - d'une équipe sportive] captaininga. [société, usine] to take over the running ou management ofb. [journal] to take over the editorship ofse voir confier la direction d'une société/d'un journal/d'un lycée to be appointed manager of a firm/chief editor of a newspaper/head of a school2. [organisation - de travaux] supervision ; [ - d'un débat] chairing, conducting ; [ - de la circulation, des opérations] directing3. [maîtrise, cadres]la direction refuse toute discussion avec les syndicats (the) management refuses to talk to the unions4. [bureau] manager's officevous allez dans quelle direction? which way are you going?, where are you heading for?prenez la direction Nation [dans le métro] take the Nation line‘toutes directions’ ‘all routes’a. [coureurs, ballons] to scatterb. [pétards] to go off in all directionsc. [conversation] to wanderdirection (d'acteurs) directing, direction————————de direction locution adjectivale[équipe] managerial————————en direction de locution prépositionnelleles trains/avions/vols en direction de Marseille trains/planes/flights to Marseillesjeter un regard en direction de quelqu'un to cast a glance at ou towards somebody -
86 directoire
diʀɛktwaʀ nm[société anonyme] board of directors* * *directoire nm board of directors (responsible for the actual day-to-day management of a firm).[dirɛktwar] nom masculin————————Directoire nom propre masculin -
87 dossier
dossier [dosje]masculine nouna. [de siège] backb. ( = documents) file• dossier d'inscription (School, university) registration formsd. ( = question à traiter) issue ; (School, university = travail de recherche) projecte. (Press = article) special reportf. ( = classeur) file* * *dosjenom masculin1) gén fileconstituer or établir un dossier sur quelqu'un/quelque chose — [policier] to draw up a file on somebody/something; [écolier, étudiant] to do a project on somebody/something
dossier médical/scolaire — medical/school records (pl)
dossier d'inscription — École, Université registration form
3) ( sujet)notre dossier sur l'alcoolisme — Presse our (special) feature on alcoholism
4) ( classeur) file, folder5) (de chaise, fauteuil) back•Phrasal Verbs:* * *dosje nm1) (= ensemble de renseignements) file2) (= enveloppe) folder, file3) [chaise] back* * *dossier nm1 gén file, dossier; dossier personnel personal file; constituer or établir un dossier sur qn/qch [détective, policier] to draw up a file on sb/sth; [écolier, étudiant] to do a project on sb/sth; faire un dossier de demande de prêt/bourse to make an application for a loan/grant; dossier médical/scolaire medical/school records (pl); dossier d'inscription Scol, Univ registration form; sélection sur dossier selection by written application;2 Jur ( documents) file; ( affaire) case; l'avocat connaît parfaitement son dossier the lawyer is well versed in the details of the case; verser une pièce au dossier to add information to the file; le dossier a été confié à Agnès the file has been handed over to Agnès; fermer or classer le dossier to close the file ou case;3 ( sujet) le dossier brûlant/épineux de la pollution the controversial/thorny problem of pollution; délégué chargé du dossier agricole delegate responsible for agricultural affairs; notre dossier sur l'alcoolisme Presse our (special) feature on alcoholism;4 ( classeur) file, folder;5 (de chaise, fauteuil) back.dossier de presse press pack.[dosje] nom masculin1. [d'une chaise, d'un canapé] backavoir un dossier sur quelqu'un to keep a file on somebody, to keep somebody on fileconstituer ou établir un dossier sur un suspect to build up a file on a suspectles élèves doivent faire un dossier sur un sujet de leur choix the pupils must do a project on the subject of their choice[d'une affaire] caseADMINISTRATION [d'un cas social] case filedossier médical medical file ou records -
88 désigner
designer [dizajnœʀ]masculine noun, feminine noun( = décorateur) designer* * *deziɲe1) ( faire référence à) [mot, expression] to designate; [triangle, couleur] to represent2) ( indiquer) ( d'un geste) to point out; ( en nommant) to namedésigner quelque chose du menton or d'un mouvement de tête — to indicate something with a jerk of one's head
3) ( choisir) gén to choose, to designate ( comme, en qualité de as); ( à un emploi) to appoint ( comme as)* * *dizajnœʀ nm* * *[deziɲe] verbe transitif3. [nommer - expert, président] to appoint ; [ - représentant] to nominate[élire] to electle mot "félin" désigne de nombreux animaux the word "feline" refers to many animals6. [exposer]désigner quelqu'un à: un geste qui vous désignera à sa fureur a gesture which will surely unleash his fury on you————————se désigner verbe pronominal intransitif[se proposer] to volunteer————————se désigner à verbe pronominal plus préposition -
89 inspection
inspection [ɛ̃spεksjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = examen) inspectionb. ( = inspectorat) inspectorship• inspection académique ( = service) school inspectors* * *ɛ̃spɛksjɔ̃1) ( contrôle) inspection2) ( ensemble d'inspecteurs) inspectorate•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ɛ̃spɛksjɔ̃ nf* * *inspection nf1 ( contrôle) inspection; ronde or tournée d'inspection tour of inspection GB, inspection tour US; inspection de routine routine inspection; j'ai subi une inspection en règle à la douane I was thoroughly searched by customs; le professeur a eu trois inspections en cinq ans the teacher has been inspected three times in five years; faire l'inspection de qch to inspect sth;2 ( ensemble d'inspecteurs) inspectorate.inspection académique ≈ local schools inspectorate; inspection générale des finances ≈ inspectorate of public finances; inspection du travail ≈ labourGB inspectorate; Inspection générale des services, IGS French police complaints authority.[ɛ̃spɛksjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [vérification] inspectionles douaniers soumirent la valise/le passager à une inspection en règle the customs officers subjected the suitcase/the passenger to a thorough searchaprès inspection, le dossier se révéla être un faux on inspection, the file turned out to be a forgerya. [l'organiser] to carry out an inspection, to inspectb. [la subir] to undergo an inspection, to be inspectedpasser l'inspection [être en règle] to pass (the test)inspection générale des Financesgovernment department responsible for monitoring the financial affairs of state bodies3. [inspectorat] inspectorship -
90 mine
I.mine1 [min]feminine noun( = physionomie) expression• ... dit-il, la mine réjouie... he said with a cheerful expression on his face• tu as bonne mine maintenant ! now you look a complete idiot!il est venu nous demander comment ça marchait, mine de rien he came and asked us all casually (inf) how things were going• mine de rien, il n'est pas bête you wouldn't think it to look at him but he's no fool (inf)• mine de rien, ça nous a coûté 1 500 € believe it or not it cost us 1,500 eurosII.mine2 [min]1. feminine nouna. ( = gisement) mineb. ( = source) [de renseignements] minec. [de crayon] leadd. ( = explosif) mine2. compounds* * *min
1.
1) ( expression) expression; ( aspect) lookfaire triste mine — to have a gloomy expression, to look gloomy
elle nous a dit, mine de rien (colloq), que — she told us, casually, that
il est doué, mine de rien — (colloq) it may not be obvious, but he's very clever
2) ( apparence)avoir mauvaise mine, avoir une sale (colloq) or petite mine — to look a bit off-colour [BrE]
avoir bonne mine — [personne] to look well; [tarte, rôti] to look appetizing
j'aurais bonne mine! — iron I would look really stupid!
3) ( pour dessiner) leadcrayon à mine dure/grasse — hard/soft pencil
4) ( gisement) minemine d'or — lit, fig gold mine
5) ( source) sourcemine d'informations — fig mine of information
6) Armée mine
2.
mines nom féminin pluriel ( minauderies) simpering [U]Phrasal Verbs:••ne pas payer de mine — (colloq) not to look anything special (colloq)
* * *min1. nf1) (= physionomie) expression, lookElle avait une mine fatiguée. — She was looking tired.
avoir bonne mine > [personne] — to look well, ironique to look an utter idiot
Tu as bonne mine. — You look well.
Il a mauvaise mine. — He doesn't look well.
Elle a fait mine de le croire. — She pretended to believe him.
2) (apparence) [personne] appearanceIl ne faut pas juger les gens d'après leur mine. — You shouldn't judge people by their appearance.
3) [crayon] lead4) (= gisement, exploitation) minemine à ciel ouvert — opencast Grande-Bretagne mine, open-air USA mine
5) (= explosif) minemine de rien; Mine de rien, il est vraiment efficace. — You wouldn't think so but he's really efficient.
Elle a réussi mine de rien à le faire parler de lui. — Somehow or other she got him to talk about himself.
Il s'est installé, mine de rien, et il a tout réorganisé. — He settled in, cool as you please, and ended up reorganizing everything.
2. mines nfplpéjoratif simpering* * *A nf1 ( expression) expression; ( aspect) look; avoir la mine boudeuse to have a sulky expression, to look sulky; faire triste mine to have a gloomy expression, to look gloomy; tu en fais une mine! why are you looking like that?; ne fais pas cette mine! don't look like that!; sous sa mine aimable, c'est quelqu'un de très dur beneath his/her pleasant exterior, he/she is very hard; juger les gens sur leur mine to judge people by appearances; faire mine d'accepter/de ne pas comprendre to pretend to accept/not to understand; faire mine de partir/frapper to make as if to go/to hit; elle nous a dit, mine de rien○, que she told us, casually, that; il est doué, mine de rien○ it may not be obvious, but he's very clever; mine de rien○, elle arrive toujours à ses fins without being obvious about it, she always gets her way; elle a raison, mine de rien○ she's right, you know;2 ( apparence) avoir mauvaise mine to look a bit off-colourGB; avoir une sale○ or petite mine to look a bit off-colourGB; avoir une mine resplendissante to be glowing with health; avoir une mine de papier mâché to look washed out; avoir bonne mine [personne] to look well; [tarte, rôti] to look appetizing; j'aurais bonne mine! iron I would look really stupid!;3 ( pour dessiner) lead; crayon à mine dure/grasse hard/soft pencil;4 Mines gén mine; ( de charbon) gén colliery GB, mine; ( puits) pit GB, mine; mine à ciel ouvert opencast mine; travailler à la mine to be a miner, to work in a mine; l 'exploitation des mines mining; une région de mines a coal-mining area; mine d'or lit, fig gold mine;5 ( source) source; mine d'informations fig mine of information; une mine d'adresses utiles a source of useful addresses;6 Mil mine; sauter sur une mine to be blown up by a mine; mine terrestre land mine; mine antichar/antipersonnel antitank/antipersonnel mine.B mines nfpl1 ( minauderies) simpering ¢; faire des mines to simper;2 Admin les Mines official body responsible for regulating weights and measures and changes made to motor vehicles; ⇒ école.mine de crayon lead; mine de plomb graphite ¢.ne pas payer de mine○ not to look anything special○.[min] nom fémininfaire mine de: elle fit mine de raccrocher, puis se ravisa she made as if to hang up, then changed her mindne fais pas mine de ne pas comprendre don't act as if ou pretend you don't understandmine de rien (familier) : mine de rien, ça finit par coûter cher it may not seem much but when you add it all up, it's expensivemine de rien, elle était furieuse although ou though she didn't show it, she was furious2. [teint]tu as bonne mine, avec ta veste à l'envers! (figuré & ironique) you look great with your jacket on inside out!je lui trouve meilleure mine I think she looks better ou in better healthavoir une mine réjouie to beam, to be beamingmine de charbon ou de houille coal mine4. [source importante]une mine de a mine ou source of5. [d'un crayon] leadcrayon à mine grasse/dure soft/hard pencilmine de plomb graphite ou black lead[explosif] minemine aérienne/sous-marine/terrestre aerial/submarine/land mine7. [explosif]————————mines nom féminin pluriel1. [manières]il m'énerve à toujours faire des mines he irritates me, always simpering around2. GÉOGRAPHIE mining area, mines -
91 ministère
ministère [ministεʀ]1. masculine nouna. ( = département) ministryb. ( = cabinet) governmentc. (Law) le ministère public ( = partie) the Prosecution ; ( = service) the public prosecutor's office2. compounds* * *ministɛʀnom masculin2) Politique ( équipe gouvernementale) cabinet, government3) Droitle ministère public — ( service) the public prosecutor's office; ( magistrat) the prosecuting magistrate, the prosecution
4) Religion ministry* * *ministɛʀ nm1) ministry Grande-Bretagne department2) RELIGION ministry* * *ministère nm1 Pol ( service administratif) gén ministry; (au Royaume-Uni, aux États-Unis) department; ( bâtiment) ministry; ( durée des fonctions d'un ministre) ministry; ( charge) ministership; il travaille dans un ministère he works in a ministry ou a government department;2 Pol ( équipe gouvernementale) cabinet, government; former un ministère to form a government ou cabinet;3 Jur le ministère public ( service) the public prosecutor's office; ( magistrat) the prosecuting magistrate, the prosecution;4 ( entremise) fml offrir or proposer son ministère pour faire to offer to act as mediator to do; par ministère d'huissier/d'avocat through a bailiff/a lawyer;5 Relig ministry.ministère des Affaires étrangères ministry of Foreign Affairs; ministère de l'Agriculture ministry of Agriculture; ministère du Commerce ministry of Trade; ministère de la Culture ministry of Culture; ministère de la Défense nationale ministry of DefenceGB; ministère de l'Économie et des finances ministry of Finance; ministère de l'Éducation nationale ministry of Education; ministère de l'Environnement ministry of the Environment; ministère de l'Intérieur ministry of the Interior; ministère de la Justice ministry of Justice; ministère des Postes et télécommunications Postal and Telecommunications ministry; ministère de la Recherche ministry of Research; ministère de la Santé ministry of Health; ministère des Transports ministry of Transport GB ou Transportation US; ministère du Travail ministry of Employment.[ministɛr] nom masculinelle a refusé le ministère qu'on lui proposait she turned down the government position she was offeredsous le ministère de M. Thiers under M. Thiers' ministry (UK) ou secretaryship (US), when M. Thiers was (the) ministerministère des Affaires étrangères ou des Relations extérieures ≃ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ≃ Foreign Office (UK), ≃ State Department (US)ministère de l'Économie et des Finances ≃ Ministry of Finance, ≃ Treasury (UK), ≃ Treasury Department (US)ministère de l'Intérieur ≃ Ministry of the Interior, ≃ Home Office (UK), ≃ Department of the Interior (US)4. DROITexercer un ministère to serve as minister, to perform one's ministry -
92 préfet
préfet [pʀefε]masculine noun* * *pʀefɛnom masculin prefectpréfet de police — prefect of police, police chief
* * *pʀefɛ nmprefect (civil servant responsible for administering a prefecture)préfet de police — Chief Constable Grande-Bretagne Police Commissioner USA
* * *préfet nm1 Admin prefect; préfet de police prefect of police, police chief; préfet maritime post admiral; préfet apostolique prefect apostolic; préfet de région regional prefect;[prefɛ] nom masculina. [en France] prefect ou chief of policeb. [en Grande-Bretagne] ≃ chief constable, ≃ head of the constabularypréfet de région regional prefect ou préfet3. NAUTIQUEOne of a body of civil servants which was created by Napoleon in 1800. The préfet, who is appointed by a décret of the Président de la République is the government representative of a département. -
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94 provision
provision [prəˈvɪʒən]1. nouna. ( = supply) provision f• to make provision for [+ one's family, dependents] pourvoir aux besoins de ; [+ future] prendre des dispositions pourc. ( = stipulation) disposition f2. plural noun* * *[prə'vɪʒn] 1.1) (of housing, information, facility, equipment) mise f à disposition; ( of food) approvisionnement m; ( of service) prestation fhealth care provision — services mpl pour la santé
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95 communication
1) связь, система связи; средства связи2) передача•- administrative-economic communication
- advanced shipboard communication
- aerial communication
- aeronautical communications
- air steward-to-air steward telephone communication
- airborne SHF-communication
- airborne-to-Earth communication
- aircraft communication
- air-to-air communication
- air-to-air voice communication
- air-to-ground electric communication
- Airways and Air communications
- all-mine telephone communication
- analog tropospheric communication
- analog-to-digital communication
- annunciating communication
- antenna communication
- asynchronous communication
- audio-conference communication
- audio-visual communication
- auroral long-distance communication
- automatic trunk communication
- auxiliary communication
- babyphone communication
- basic communication
- bathysphere-to-carrier-ship communication
- bidirectional communication
- binary-synchronous communication
- boat emergency communications
- both-way simultaneous communication
- branch telephone communication
- broadcast communication
- carrier-current communication
- car-to-car communication
- coastal center-to-coastal center communication
- code-independent data communication
- coherent-light communication
- combine wall communication
- command-telephone communication
- common-service communication
- common-using telegraph communication
- common-using telephone communication
- component triaxial communication
- computerized communication
- computer-to-computer communication
- conductor-to-departure responsible communication
- conference communication
- confidential special radio communication
- contact network communication
- contactless HF-communication
- contingency communication
- continuous communication
- control communication
- data communication
- data-transmission communication
- departmental engineering communication
- departmental telegraph communication
- digital communication
- digital-speech communication
- direct communication
- direct-pair communication
- direct-telephone communication
- disaster communication
- dispatch communication
- display communication
- distress communication
- district-by-district communication
- diversity communication
- diver-to-diver communication
- diving-service communication
- document electric communication
- documental conference communication
- duplex communication
- duplex radiotelephone communication
- Earth-to-airborne communication
- Earth-to-satellite communication
- Earth-to-space-to-Earth communication
- either-way communication
- electrical communication
- electromagnetic communication
- electronic communication
- emergency communication
- emergency ship radio communication
- enciphered-facsimile communication
- engineering station communication
- engineering-telephone communication
- everyone-to-everyone communication
- face communication
- fast-acting telephone communication
- fire-place communication
- fixed aeronautical communication
- fixed-electric communication
- fleet communication
- frequency-hop communication
- gateway-to-gateway communication
- ground-line communication
- group engineering communication
- half-duplex communication
- harmonic communication
- H-carrier communication
- HF-communication
- high-speed mobile communication
- house-car communication
- hydroacoustic communication
- incoming communication
- inductive mines communication
- industrial communication
- industrial-automatic communication
- industrial-engineering communication
- in-plant communication
- interaction communication
- interpaging communication
- interstation communication
- interstellar communication
- intersystem communication
- intraairplane telephone communication
- intrabasin selector communication
- intrabasin telegraph communication
- intrabasin telephone communication
- intrairport communication
- intraship communication
- intratrain telephone communication
- irregular communication
- isochronous communication
- land mobile communication
- land-to-space communication
- letter-printing communication
- lighting wire communication
- line communication
- line-path communication
- line-track telephone communication
- littoral radiotelephone communication
- local common service communication
- local engineering communication
- local telephone communication
- long-haul communication
- long-haul fiber-optical communication
- long-haul telephone communication
- loud-speaking communication
- main conference communication
- main engineering communication
- main radio communication
- manoeuvre radio communication
- man-to-machine communication
- marine communication
- marine facsimile communication
- meteor-burst communication
- meteoric-ionospheric communication
- microwave communication
- militarized guard communication
- mobile aeronautical communication
- mobile communication
- moon-bounce communication
- moorage-by-moorage communication
- movable communication
- MT administration-to-road communication
- multicast communication
- multichannel communication
- multimedia communication
- multiple channel class A communication
- multiple channel class B communication
- multiple channel class C communication
- multiple channel system radio communication
- multipoint communication
- navigating-service communication
- n-way communication
- office communication
- operative communication
- operative-dispatch communication
- operative-managing communication
- operative-repairing communication
- operator-to-train mobile communication
- oral communication
- outgoing communication
- packet communication
- passband data communication
- passenger-to-locomotive driver communication
- passenger-to-policemen communication
- phase-locked communication
- phototelegraph communication
- pilot-to-steward telephone communication
- plane-to-plane communication
- platform announcing communication
- platform radio communication
- platform-to-train mobile communication
- point-to-point communication
- power dispatch communication
- power line communication
- private bypass communication
- private-branch communication
- private-branch industrial communication
- pulse communication
- radial communication
- radial-aerial USB-communication
- radio link communication
- radio relay communication
- radio searching communication
- radiotelephone communication
- railway telephone communication
- real-time communication
- recording communication
- regional communication
- regular communication
- remote reference communication
- road communication
- road engineering communication
- road managing communication
- road power dispatch communication
- road service dispatch communication
- road servicing communication
- road telegraph communication
- rural communication
- safety communication
- satellite marine communication
- satellite-to-Earth communication
- satellite-to-satellite communication
- SB communication
- secure communication
- selector communication
- service communication
- service dispatch communication
- service section communication
- SHF-wave communication
- ship coastal facsimile communication
- ship-driver-to-ship-driver communication
- ship-radio communication
- ship-telephone communication
- ship-to-ship communication
- ship-to-spacecraft communication
- ship-to-submarine communication
- shore-to-ship communication
- short-band communication
- simplex communication
- simplex single-frequency communication
- simplex stripping communication
- simplex two-frequency communication
- single-channel communication
- single-frequency radio communication
- single-hop communication
- single-side loudspeaking communication
- sky-wave communication
- slope telephone communication
- sonic communication
- space communication
- space laser communication
- spacecraft-to-subscriber communication
- space-to-space communication
- special communication
- speech communication
- static-wire communication
- station communication
- station inductive communication
- station mobile communication
- station-by-station telephone communication
- station-radio communication
- steering cab-to-captain's cab communication
- steering cab-to-power dispatchboard communication
- steering cab-to-tiller compartment communication
- submarine laser communication
- submarine sound communication
- submarine TV-communication
- submarine-to-satellite communication
- submarine-to-submarine communication
- subscriber-to-workgroup communication
- switch point communication
- synchronous communication
- telegraphic communication
- telegraphic-telephone radio communication
- telephonist-to-diver communication
- telex communication
- ticket-dispatch communication
- time-bill communication
- train dispatch communication
- train inductive communication
- train radio communication
- train radiotelephone communication
- train radiowire telephone communication
- train-interstation communication
- train-master-to-station-master assistant communication
- train-master-to-train team communication
- train-to-movable object communication
- train-to-train radio communication
- transport police communication
- tropospheric communication
- tropospheric-scutter communication
- trunk communication
- tunnel train radio communication
- twilight scutter communication
- two-frequency radio communication
- two-side loudspeaking communication
- two-way alternative communication
- two-way simultaneous communication
- ultrasonic communication
- ultraviolet communication
- underground communication
- undersea optical communication
- underwater communication
- unwired earth current communication
- USB-communication
- variable frequency sync communication
- vehicle-to-vehicle communication
- videoconference communication
- videotelephone communication
- voice communication
- wagon-to-wagon mobile communication
- wall communication
- waterside communications
- waterside USB-communication
- wave conducting communication
- wire port communication
- wire radio communication
- wire telephone communication
- workgroup-to-workgroup communication
- world-wide telephone communicationEnglish-Russian dictionary of telecommunications and their abbreviations > communication
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A special Prefect, in charge of France's coastal waters. Responsible for policing, coastal defence, environmental protection, and the general administration of coastal waters. There are three préfets maritimes, based in Cherbourg, Brest and Toulon.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Préfet Maritime
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97 Misericórdia
Historic, Catholic charitable institution, formally, Holy Houses of Mercy, which ministered welfare, medical, and other types of assistance to the poor and to prisoners beginning in the Middle Ages in Portugal. Although its origins lay in Christian charitable brotherhoods in medieval Portugal, the Hospitals of Mercy (Misericórdia) began in the late 15th century under royal patronage of Queen Leonor (1458-1525), wife of King João II, who founded the first Misericórdia in Lisbon. From the capital, this institution spread into other towns and regions of Portugal. She also founded the Misericórdia at Caldas da Rainha, a town north of Lisbon, where reputedly it became the world's first thermal (waters) treatment hospital, with more than 100 beds for patients. The Holy Houses of Mercy were responsible also for assisting orphans, invalids, and foundlings, as well as for feeding prisoners in jails and burying the executed. The administration of clerical brotherhood staff of these institutions increasingly was composed of persons of high social and professional standing in their communities.After 1500, the Misericórdias spread beyond continental Portugal to the Atlantic islands of Portugal, as well as to the overseas empire in Brazil, Cape Verdes, Angola, Mozambique, Portuguese India, Macau, and Japan. In Brazil alone, for example, there were more than 300 such places. Their activities went beyond hospital and other charity work and extended into education, learning, the founding of convents and presses, and patronage of the arts. More secular than religious today, the Houses of Mercy still function in Portugal by means of dispensing private welfare and mutual aid. -
98 look
A n1 ( glance) coup m d'œil ; to have ou take a look at sth ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qch ; ( closely) examiner qch ; to have ou take a good look at examiner [qch] soigneusement [car, contract, patient] ; regarder [qch] de près [suspect, photo] ; I didn't get a good look at the thief je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur ; to have a look inside/behind sth regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qch ; to have a look round faire un tour de [house, town] ; I had a quick look round ( in town) j'ai fait un petit tour ; ( in shop) j'ai jeté un coup d'œil ; to have a look round the shops faire le tour des magasins ; to have a look through ( peer) regarder dans [telescope] ; regarder par [crack, window] ; ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files] ; parcourir [essay, report] ; she took one look at him and screamed elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier ; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade ; let's have a look at that grazed knee voyons ce genou écorché ; to take a long hard look at sth fig étudier sérieusement qch ;2 ( search) to have a look chercher ; to have a look for sth chercher qch ; I've had several looks j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois ; I had a good look in the attic j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier ;3 ( expression) regard m ; a look of fear/anger un regard rempli de terreur/de colère ; a look of sadness un regard triste ; to give sb a kind/pitying look regarder qn avec bonté/pitié ; he gave me a look of sheer hatred il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine ; did you see the look he gave me? tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté? ; she gave me such a look! elle m'a jeté un de ces regards! ; he got some odd ou funny looks on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air ; I don't like the look on his face ou in his eye je n'aime pas son air ; you could tell from the look on his face that à sa tête ○ on voyait que ; to give sb a dirty/evil look regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant ;4 ( appearance) ( of person) air m ; (of building, car, design, scenery) aspect m ; to have a look of weariness/sadness about one avoir l'air abattu/triste ; the car has a dated look la voiture ne fait pas très moderne ; she has a look of her father about her elle a quelque chose de son père ; to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté ; I like the look of it ça a l'air bien ; I like the look of the new computer/car j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture ; I like the look of him il a l'air sympa ○, il a une bonne tête ○ ; I don't like the look of him il ne m'inspire pas confiance ; I don't like the look of the weather le ciel n'annonce rien de bon ; I don't like the look of that rash ces rougeurs m'inquiètent ; by the look(s) of him he must be about 40 à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine ; by the look(s) of the barometer à en juger par le baromètre ;B looks npl he's got the looks, but can he act? il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer? ; looks aren't everything il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte ; to keep one's looks rester beau/belle ; he's losing his looks il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois ; you can't go ou judge by looks alone il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences.C vtr1 (gaze, stare) regarder ; look what he's done! regarde ce qu'il a fait! ; look how/where… regarde comment/où… ; to look sb in the eye/in the face regarder qn dans les yeux/en face ; to look sb up and down ( appraisingly) regarder qn de haut en bas ; ( critically) toiser qn des pieds à la tête ; to look one's last on jeter un dernier regard sur [house, view] ; look what arrived this morning regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin ; look who it is! regarde qui voilà! ; look who's just walked in! regarde qui vient d'arriver! ; now look what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait! ; look what time it starts! tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence! ;2 ( appear) to look one's age faire son âge ; to look one's best être à son avantage ; she still looks the same elle n'a pas changé ; to look an idiot ou a fool avoir l'air ridicule ; it won't look good if you refuse ça sera mal vu si tu refuses ; he doesn't look himself today il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui.D vi1 regarder (into dans ; over par-dessus) ; to look and see who's at the door regarder qui est à la porte ; to look and see what's on TV regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé ; to look at sb/sth regarder qn/qch ; to look away détourner le regard or les yeux ; to look in at the window regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre ; to look out of ou through the window regarder par la fenêtre ; to look the other way lit regarder ailleurs ; fig fermer les yeux ; to look up and down the street regarder partout dans la rue ; I didn't know where to look fig je ne savais plus où me mettre ; ( in shop) I'm just looking je ne fais que regarder ;2 ( search) chercher, regarder ; to look down parcourir [list] ; to look for sth chercher qch ; a group of youths looking for trouble une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre ; are you looking for a smack in the mouth ○ ? tu veux mon poing sur la figure ○ ? ;3 (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître ; he looks happy il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux ; it's nice to see you looking happy ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux ; you look hot/cold tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid ; he doesn't look French il n'a pas l'air français, il ne fait pas français ; he looks young for his age il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge ; she's 40 but she doesn't look it elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas ; he looks about 50 il doit avoir la cinquantaine ; that dress makes you look younger cette robe te rajeunit ; how do I look? comment me trouves-tu? ; you look well tu as bonne mine ; you don't look well tu as mauvaise mine ; you look good in that hat ce chapeau te va bien ; you look good enough to eat! tu es mignon à croquer ○ ! ; that cake looks good ce gâteau a l'air bon ; the picture will look good in the study le tableau ira bien dans le bureau ; how does my tie look? comment est ma cravate? ; it doesn't look straight il n'est pas droit, il est de travers ; it doesn't look right ça ne va pas ; how does it look to you? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; it looks OK to me ça m'a l'air d'aller ; does the meat look cooked to you? est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite? ; things are looking good les choses se présentent bien ; things aren't looking too good ça ne va pas très bien ; it looks to me as if ou though j'ai l'impression que ; this looks to me like the right street j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue ; it looks as if ou though it will rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it looks likely that il semble probable que (+ subj) ; it looks certain that il semble certain que (+ indic) ; he looks to be the strongest il semble être le plus fort ; it looks to be a question of time/money ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent ;4 to look like sb/sth ressembler à qn/qch ; it doesn't look anything like a Picasso! ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso! ; that photograph doesn't look like you ou looks nothing like you on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo ; what does she look like? comment est-elle? ; what does the house look like? comment est la maison? ; it looks like being funny/interesting cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant ; you look like being the only man there il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent ; she looks like being the first to finish il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir ; it looks like he's dying tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant ; it looks like rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it certainly looks like it ça en a tout l'air ; ‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron ‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron ; what does it look like to you? murder? qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre? ; it looks like cancer to me je pense que c'est un cancer ; you look like you could do with a drink/bath j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal ;5 ( also look here) écoute ; look, this is ridiculous écoute, c'est ridicule ; look, it wasn't my fault écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute ; look here, I'm in no mood for jokes écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter ;E - looking (dans composés) serious/distinguished-looking [person] à l'air sérieux/distingué ; dubious/sinister-looking [place, object] à l'aspect douteux/sinistre ; he's not bad-looking il n'est pas mal.if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard.■ look about = look around.■ look after:▶ look after [sb/sth]1 ( care for) soigner [patient, sick animal] ; garder [child] ; s'occuper de [customer, guest] ; s'occuper de [animal, plant] ; entretenir [car, equipment] ; prendre soin de [belongings, toys] ; he's being looked after by his grand-parents ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent ; these books have been well looked after on a pris soin de ces livres ; to look after sb's needs satisfaire les besoins de qn ;2 ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [administration, finances, business, shop] ; surveiller [class, schoolchildren] ; to look after sb's interests veiller aux intérêts de qn ; look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute! surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite! ;1 ( cope) she's too frail to look after herself elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule ; I'm old enough to look after myself je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul ;2 ( be careful) safe journey, and look after yourself bon voyage, sois prudent!■ look ahead lit regarder devant soi ; fig regarder vers l'avenir ; we must look ahead to the future now nous devons penser à l'avenir maintenant ; she's looking ahead to the next Olympics elle se prépare pour les prochains jeux Olympiques ; and now, looking ahead to tomorrow's programmes Radio, TV et maintenant, un aperçu des émissions de demain.■ look around:1 ( turn around) se retourner ;2 ( glance around) regarder autour de soi ; to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig passer en revue ses amis/collègues ;3 ( search) chercher ; to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch ;▶ look around [sth] visiter [church, town] ; faire le tour de [room] ; they spent the morning looking around London/the shops ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins.■ look at:▶ look at [sth]1 gen regarder ; ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil sur ; look at the state of you! regarde un peu de quoi tu as l'air! ; just look at the state of this room! regarde un peu l'état de cette pièce! ; look at this coat/book! regarde-moi ○ ce manteau/ce livre! ; just look at this! regarde-moi ça ○ ! ; you'd never guess, to look at her à la voir on ne devinerait jamais ; he's/it's not much to look at il/ça ne paie pas de mine ;2 ( examine) vérifier [equipment] ; [doctor] examiner [patient, wound] ; [workman] jeter un coup d'œil à [car, plumbing] ; étudier [problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options] ; you should get that wound looked at tu devrais faire examiner cette blessure (par le médecin) ;3 (see, view) voir [life, events, situation] ; envisager [problem] ; try and look at it my way essaie de voir les choses de mon point de vue ; his way of looking at things sa façon de voir les choses ; look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse écoute, s'il me fait une proposition, je ne la refuserai pas ; that's how I look at it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses ; the problem needs to be looked at from all angles il faut envisager ce problème sous tous ses aspects ; you can't be too careful, look at Tom! il faut être très prudent, regarde ce qui est arrivé à Tom! ;4 ( face) to be looking at [firm] être au bord de [bankruptcy, collapse] ; [criminal] risquer [life sentence, fine] ; you're looking at major repairs here dites-vous bien qu'il s'agit ici de réparations importantes ; you're looking at a bill for about 3,000 dollars ça va vous coûter aux alentours de 3 000 dollars.■ look back:1 ( turn around) se retourner ; to look back at sb/sth se retourner pour regarder qn/qch ;2 (reflect, reminisce) let's look back to the year 1964 revenons à l'année 1964 ; if we look back to the 19th century si l'on considère le dix-neuvième siècle ; since then she's never looked back depuis tout s'est très bien passé pour elle ; to look back on se tourner sur [past] ; repenser à [experience] ; faire le bilan de [career, marriage] ; looking back on it, I think I made the right decision rétrospectivement, je pense que j'ai pris la bonne décision.■ look down:▶ look down (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux ; ( from a height) regarder en bas ; from the hilltop she looked down on the city elle regardait la ville du haut de la colline ;▶ look down on [sb/sth]1 ( despise) mépriser [person, lifestyle] ;■ look for:▶ look for [sb/sth] ( search for) chercher qn/qch ;▶ look for [sth] ( expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] (from de) ; what I'm looking for from you is a guarantee ce que j'attends de vous c'est une garantie ; what do you look for in a new recruit? qu'est-ce que vous attendez d'une nouvelle recrue?■ look forward: to look forward to [sth] attendre [qch] avec impatience ; I was so looking forward to it j'attendais ça avec tant d'impatience, je m'en faisais une telle joie ; she's looking forward to going on holiday elle a hâte de partir en vacances ; I'm not looking forward to the interview/party la perspective de l'entretien/la fête ne me réjouit pas ; I look forward to hearing from you ( writing to a friend) j'espère avoir bientôt de tes nouvelles ; ( in formal correspondence) dans l'attente de votre réponse.■ look in1 ( pay a visit) passer ; I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain ; to look in on passer voir [person, class, rehearsals] ; look in on the baby and check she's still asleep va voir si le bébé dort ;2 ( watch TV) if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us les téléspectateurs qui désirent obtenir plus de renseignements peuvent nous contacter.■ look into:▶ look into [sth] examiner, étudier [matter, possibility, problem] ; examiner [accounts, background] ; enquêter sur [death, disappearance, theft].■ look on:▶ look on [crowd, spectators] regarder ; we looked on admiringly as she danced nous l'avons regardée danser avec admiration ; I was forced to look on as the house was ransacked j'ai été forcé d'assister au pillage de la maison ;▶ look on [sb/sth] considérer [person, event etc] (as comme ; with avec) ; we look on him as a son nous le considérons comme notre fils ; I look on it as a privilege je considère que c'est un privilège.■ look onto:▶ look onto [sth] [house, room] donner sur [sea, garden, street].■ look out:▶ look out ( take care) faire attention (for à) ; ( be wary) se méfier (for de) ; you must look out for snakes faites attention aux serpents ; look out for motorists turning out of side roads méfiez-vous des automobilistes qui débouchent des petites routes ; look out! attention! ;▶ look out for [sb/sth] guetter [person] ; être à l'affût de [new recruits, talent] ; être à la recherche de [apartment, book] ; guetter l'apparition de [signs, symptoms] ; repérer [cases, examples] ; être à l'affût de [bargain, special offer] ;▶ look out for [oneself] se débrouiller tout seul, s'occuper de soi ;▶ look out over [sth] [window, balcony] donner sur [sea, park].■ look over:▶ look [sb] over passer [qn] en revue [new recruits, troops] ;▶ look [sth] over examiner [car, equipment] ; [vet] examiner [animal] ; get an expert to look the car over before you buy it fais examiner la voiture par un spécialiste avant de l'acheter ;▶ look over [sth]1 ( read) ( in detail) examiner [document, contract] ; ( rapidly) parcourir [essay, lines, notes] ; jeter un coup d'œil sur, parcourir [document, report] ; I'll get Rose to look it over quickly je demanderai à Rose d'y jeter un petit coup d'œil ;2 ( visit) visiter [factory, gardens, house].1 ( look behind one) se retourner ; she looked round to see who it was elle s'est retournée pour voir qui c'était ;2 ( look about) regarder autour de soi ; I'm just looking round ( in shop) je ne fais que regarder ; we're looking round for a new house nous cherchons une nouvelle maison ;▶ look round [sth] visiter [town, building].■ look through:▶ look through [sth]1 ( read) consulter [archive, material, files] ; parcourir [essay, list, script, report, notes] ; ( scan idly) feuilleter [book, magazine] ;2 ( search) fouiller dans [belongings, drawers, briefcase] ; I caught him looking through my diary je l'ai trouvé en train de lire mon journal intime ; try looking through that pile of papers regarde dans cette pile de papiers ;▶ look through [sb] faire semblant de ne pas voir [person].■ look to:▶ look to [sb/sth]1 ( rely on) compter sur qn/qch (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; they look to him for leadership ils comptent sur lui pour les diriger ;2 ( turn to) se tourner vers [future] ; he looked to his friends for support il s'est tourné vers ses amis pour qu'ils le soutiennent ;▶ look to do ( expect) espérer faire ; we're looking to break even/make a profit nous espérons rentrer dans nos frais/faire des bénéfices.■ look up:▶ look up1 ( raise one's eyes) lever les yeux (from de) ;2 ( raise one's head) lever la tête ; to look up at the clouds/tree-tops regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres ;3 ( improve) [business, prospects] aller mieux ; [conditions, situation] s'améliorer ; [property market] reprendre ; things are looking up for us les choses s'arrangent pour nous ;▶ look up [sth] regarder à l'intérieur de [chimney] ; to look up sb's skirt regarder sous la jupe de qn ;▶ look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth]1 ( check in book) chercher [address, phone number, price, word] (in dans) ; look his number up in the phone book cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire ;2 ( visit) passer voir [acquaintance, friend] ; look me up if you're ever in New York passez me voir or faites-moi signe si jamais vous vous trouvez à New York ;▶ look up to [sb] admirer [person]. -
99 liable
liable ['laɪəbəl]∎ to be held liable for sth être tenu (pour) responsable de qch;∎ employers are liable for their staff's mistakes les employeurs sont (civilement) responsables des erreurs de leur personnel;∎ to be liable for sb's debts répondre des dettes de qn;∎ you'll be liable for damages on sera en droit de vous demander ou réclamer des dommages et intérêts∎ to be liable to do sth (person, thing) risquer de faire qch;∎ the programme is liable to change le programme est susceptible d'être modifié, il se peut que le programme subisse des modifications;∎ he's liable to arrive at any moment il peut arriver d'une minute à l'autre;∎ the bomb is liable to explode at any moment la bombe risque d'exploser à tout instant;∎ we are all liable to make mistakes tout le monde peut se tromper;∎ if you don't remind him, he's liable to forget si on ne lui rappelle pas, il risque d'oublier;∎ to be liable to headaches être sujet aux maux de tête∎ to be liable for tax (person) être assujetti à ou redevable de l'impôt; (goods) être assujetti à une taxe;∎ offenders are liable to a fine les contrevenants sont passibles d'une amende;∎ he is liable to be prosecuted il s'expose à des poursuites judiciaires;∎ Military to be liable for military service être astreint au service militaire -
100 Board of Inland Revenue
Finin the United Kingdom, the government department responsible for the administration and collection of the main direct taxes, such as income tax. Its duties include appointing tax inspectors, advising on new legislation, and providing statistical information. [m1] Also known as Inland Revenue
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