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1 leisure industry
industrie f du temps libre ou des loisirsAt present the average person goes out 1.4 times a week. By 2006 Datamonitor estimates this will rise to 1.6 times a week. The leisure industry will benefit from a £21bn increase in expenditure on meals and a £5.5bn increase in on-trade drinks expenditure. Three different consumer needs are driving the growth - the desire for experiences, the desire for indulgence and the desire to save time.
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2 cut
cut [kʌt](verb: preterite, past participle cut)1. noun• a 1% cut in interest rates une réduction de 1 % des taux d'intérêt• the cuts in defence or the defence budget la réduction du budget de la défensec. [of meat] morceau me. [of clothes] coupe f2. adjective[flowers, grass] coupé• to have or get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux• to cut o.s. (shaving) se couper (en se rasant)• to cut a long story short, he came bref, il est venub. ( = shape) tailler ; [+ channel] creuser ; [+ figure, statue] sculpter ( out of dans ) ; [+ CD, record] graver ; [+ diamond] tailler ; [+ key] faire ; [+ dress] coupere. ( = remove) [+ scene, passage] couperf. ( = reduce) réduire• we've cut spending by 35% nous avons réduit les dépenses de 35 %g. ( = stop) couperh. [+ cards] couperi. [+ film] monterj. to cut and paste [+ document] couper-collera. [person, knife] couperb. [material] se couperc. ( = take short route) to cut across country couper à travers champs• cut! coupez !5. compoundsde or en cristal taillé[problem, issue] touchera. [+ tree] couperb. [+ expenses, pollution, article, essay] réduire[+ food] manger moins de ; [+ alcohol] boire moins de ; [+ cigarettes] fumer moins de ; [+ travel] réduireb. ( = disconnect) couper• to cut o.s. off from se couper de► cut out• we've got our work cut out! on va avoir du travail !b. [+ rival] supplanterd. ( = give up) to cut out smoking/drinking arrêter de fumer/boire[engine] caler► cut upa. [+ wood, food] couper ; [+ meat] découper* * *[kʌt] 1.1) ( incision) gen entaille f; ( in surgery) incision f2) ( wound) coupure f3) ( hairstyle) coupe f4) (colloq) ( share) part f5) ( reduction) réduction f (in de)job cuts — suppression f d'emplois
6) ( trim)to give [something] a cut — couper [hair, grass]
7) Culinary morceau m8) ( of diamond) taille f9) (of suit, jacket) coupe f11) ( in editing) coupure f2.1) (with knife, scissors etc) couper [bread, fabric, wood]; faire [hole, slit]to cut something out of — couper quelque chose dans [fabric]; découper quelque chose dans [magazine]
2) ( sever) couper [rope, corn, flower]; ouvrir [vein]; fig rompre [ties]3) ( carve out) faire [notch]; creuser [channel, tunnel]; graver [initials] (in dans)4) ( draw blood) couper; fig [remark] blesser5) ( trim) couper [grass, hair]; tailler [hedge]6) (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, suit, marble]; [locksmith] faire [key]7) ( liberate)to cut somebody from something — dégager quelqu'un de [wreckage]
to cut somebody free ou loose — libérer quelqu'un ( from de)
8) ( edit) couper [article, film]; supprimer [scene]9) ( reduce) réduire10) ( grow)11) ( record) faire, graver [album]12) Computing couper [paragraph]13) Games couper [cards]14) ( intersect) [line] couper15) (colloq) ( stop)cut the flattery/sarcasm! — assez de flatteries/sarcasme!
16) (colloq) ( fail to attend) sécher (colloq) [class, lesson]; ne pas aller à [meeting]17) ( snub) ignorer, snober3.1) (slice, make an incision) couperto cut into — entamer [cake, pie]; couper [fabric, paper]; inciser [flesh]
2) (move, go) couperto cut in front of somebody — ( in a queue) passer devant quelqu'un; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à quelqu'un
3) Cinema4) Games couper5) fig4. 5.to cut into — ( impinge on) empiéter sur [leisure time]
cut past participle adjective1) (sliced, sawn) coupé2) ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé3) ( bleeding) [lip] coupé4) [hay] fauché; [grass, flowers] coupé5) ( edited) avec coupures (after n)•Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••to cut and run — fig fuir, partir en courant
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3 capital
∎ to live on one's capital vivre sur son capitalcapital account compte m de capitaux;capital accumulation accumulation f de capital;capital adequacy ratio ratio m Cooke;capital allowances déductions f pl (fiscales) sur frais d'établissement;capital asset pricing model modèle m d'évaluation des actifs;capital assets actif m immobilisé, immobilisations f pl corporelles;capital bond obligation f à coupon zéro;capital budget budget m des investissements;capital budgeting gestion f des investissements;capital charge intérêt m des capitaux (investis);capital clause (in memorandum of association) constitution f du capital social;capital contribution apport m de capitaux;capital cost coût m du capital;ACCOUNTANCY capital employed capital engagé, capitaux permanents;capital equipment biens m pl d'équipement, capitaux fixes;capital expenditure mise f de fonds, investissements m pl (en immobilisations), dépenses f pl d'équipement;capital flight fuite f des capitaux;capital gains plus-value f;capital gains distribution distribution f des plus-values;capital gains tax impôt m sur les plus-values;capital goods biens d'équipement ou capitaux ou production;capital goods market marché m d'équipement;capital grant subvention f en capitalcapital growth croissance m du capital;capital income revenu m du capital;capital inflow afflux m de capitaux ou de fonds;capital injection injection f de capital ou de capitaux;capital investment investissement m de capitaux, mise de fonds;ACCOUNTANCY capital items biens capitaux;capital levy prélèvement m sur le capital;capital loss moins-value f, perte f en capitaux;capital market marché financier ou des capitaux;capital movements mouvements m pl des capitaux;capital outlay dépenses en capital;capital profits plus-value;capital project evaluation étude f de projet d'investissement;capital reserves profits m mis en réserve, réserves f non distribuées;ACCOUNTANCY capital and reserves capitaux propres;capital share part f sociale;STOCK EXCHANGE capital shares actions f pl de capitalisation;capital shortfall manque m de capitaux;capital stock capital social, capital-actions m, fonds propres;capital structure structure f financière;capital tax impôt m sur le capital;capital transaction opération f en capital;capital transfer tax droits m pl de mutation;capital turnover rotation f des capitauxcapital letter lettre f majusculeCapital gains tax is not a big issue for most people, as few people surpass the CGT allowance each year. In the 1999/2000 tax year, the individual CGT threshold, which applies to children as well as adults, is £6,800. This means a couple would have to realise gains from the sale of investments of more than £14,200 to save tax by putting some of their assets in their child's name.
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4 expense
A n1 ( cost) frais mpl ; at vast/at one's own expense à grands/à ses propres frais ; at public expense aux frais de l'État ; to go to some expense faire des frais ; to go to great expense, to go to a great deal of expense dépenser beaucoup d'argent (to do pour faire) ; to put sb to expense faire faire des frais à qn ; to spare no expense ne pas regarder à la dépense ; no expense has been spared on n'a pas regardé à la dépense ; to go to the expense of renting a villa faire la dépense de la location d'une villa ; to save oneself the expense of a hotel éviter la dépense d'une nuit à l'hôtel ;2 ( cause for expenditure) dépense f ; a wedding is a big expense un mariage revient cher ; petrol is a big expense for me l'essence représente une grosse dépense pour moi ;3 ( loss) at the expense of au détriment de [health, public, safety] ; at the expense of jobs au risque de perdre des emplois ; at sb's expense [laugh, joke] aux dépens de qn.B expenses npl Comm frais mpl ; tax-deductible expenses frais déductibles ; to cover sb's expenses [person] prendre à sa charge les frais de qn ; [sum] couvrir les frais de qn ; to get one's expenses paid se faire rembourser ses frais ; all expenses paid tous frais payés ; to claim expenses présenter sa note de frais ; to fiddle ○ expenses trafiquer ○ sa note de frais.
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