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1 scarce
scarce ['skeəs]∎ sugar is scarce at the moment il y a une pénurie de sucre en ce moment;∎ to become scarce se faire rare;∎ water is becoming scarce l'eau commence à manquer;∎ rain is scarce in this region il ne pleut pas souvent dans cette région;∎ familiar to make oneself scarce (run away) se sauver, décamper; (get out) débarrasser le plancher;∎ can you make yourself scarce for half an hour? peux-tu disparaître pendant une demi-heure?2 adverbliterary à peine;∎ I could scarce believe my eyes j'en croyais à peine mes yeux►► Finance scarce currency devise f forte -
2 scarce
scarce [skεəs]rare ; [resources] limité• to make o.s. scarce (inf) ( = leave) s'éclipser* * *[skeəs]••to make oneself scarce — (colloq) s'éclipser (colloq)
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4 scarce
[skeəs](not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) rare- scarcely- scarcity - make oneself scarce -
5 scarce
(commodities) rare, peu abondant(e);∎ sugar is scarce at the moment il y a une pénurie de sucre en ce momentscarce currency devise f forte -
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7 make oneself scarce
(to run away or stay away, especially in order to avoid trouble: As soon as the police arrived, he made himself scarce.) s'esquiver -
8 TLAZOH
tlazoh:Rare." zan tlazoh cah ", il est rare - it is scarce.Est dit du colorant palli. Sah11,258.Form: apocope sur tlazohtli. -
9 short
short [∫ɔ:t]1. adjectivea. court ; ( = not tall) petit• I know it's short notice, but... je sais que le délai est assez court mais...b. ( = abbreviated) "PO" is short for "post office" « PO » est l'abréviation de »post office »c. ( = lacking) to be short of sth manquer de qchd. ( = curt) brusque2. adverb• to cut short [+ speech, TV programme, class, visit, holiday] écourter• I'm £2 short il me manque 2 livres• not far short of £100 pas loin de 100 livres• we are £2,000 short of our target il nous manque encore 2 000 livres pour atteindre notre objectif• it's nothing short of robbery c'est du vol, ni plus ni moins• nothing short of a revolution will satisfy them ils veulent une révolution, rien de moins• I don't see what you can do short of asking him yourself je ne vois pas ce que vous pouvez faire si ce n'est lui demander vous-même3. noun4. plural noun7. compounds• to short-change sb (in shop) ne pas rendre assez à qn ► short-circuit noun court-circuit m transitive verb court-circuiter intransitive verb faire court-circuit• I took a short cut through the fields j'ai pris un raccourci à travers champs ► short-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux courts ; [animal] à poil ras► short-range adjective [missile] à courte portée ; [aircraft] à court rayon d'action ; [plan, weather forecast] à court terme• to be short-staffed manquer de personnel ► short-stay car park noun parc m de stationnement de courte durée* * *[ʃɔːt] 1.1) ( drink) alcool m fort2) Electricity = short circuit3) Cinema court métrage m2. 3.1) ( not long-lasting) [stay, memory, period] court (before n); [course] de courte durée; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève; [walk] petit (before n)the days are getting shorter — les jours diminuent or raccourcissent
2) ( not of great length) court (before n)3) ( not tall) [person] petit4) ( scarce)5) ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisanthe gave me a short measure — ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids
6) ( lacking)to be short on — [person] manquer de [talent, tact]
to go short of —
to run short of — manquer de [clothes, money, food]
my wages are £30 short — il me manque 30 livres sterling sur mon salaire
7) ( in abbreviation)this is Nicholas, Nick for short! — je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick
8) ( abrupt)9) Linguistics [vowel] bref/brève10) Finance [loan, credit] à court terme11) Culinary [pastry] brisé4. 5.in short adverbial phrase bref6.short of prepositional phrase1) ( just before) un peu avant2) ( just less than) pas loin dethat's nothing short of blackmail! — c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!
3) ( except)7.transitive verb, intransitive verb Electricity = short-circuit••short and sweet — bref/brève
to bring ou pull somebody up short — couper quelqu'un dans son élan
to make short work of something/somebody — expédier quelque chose/quelqu'un
the long and short of it is that they... — en un mot (comme en cent), ils...
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10 top-down
hiérarchisé(e)MARKETING top-down forecasting prévisions f pl hiérarchisées;top-down management gestion f par le hautForget capital; it's relatively easy to obtain nowadays. Today's scarce, sought-after strategic resource is expertise, which comes in the form of employees. Although organizations have changed mightily from the days of hierarchical, top-down management, they still have a long way to go.
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11 be in short supply
((of goods etc) to be scarce: Bread is in short supply.) être en quantité réduite -
12 black market
((a place for) the illegal buying and selling, at high prices, of goods that are scarce, rationed etc: coffee on the black market.) marché noir -
13 short
A n1 ( drink) alcool m fort ;2 Elec = short-circuit ;3 Cin court métrage m ;C adj1 ( not long-lasting) [time, stay, memory, period] court (before n) ; [course] de courte durée ; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève ; a short time ago il y a peu de temps ; that was a short hour/month c'était une petite heure/un petit mois ; in four short years en quatre brèves années ; to work shorter hours travailler moins d'heures ; the days are getting shorter les jours diminuent or raccourcissent ; to go for a short walk faire une petite promenade or un petit tour ; the meeting was short and sweet la réunion a été brève ; let's keep it short (and sweet) soyons brefs! ; the short answer is that la réponse est tout simplement que ;2 ( not of great length) [hair, dress, distance, stick] court (before n) ; [animal's coat, fur] court (before n) ; ( very short) ras ; the suit is too short in the sleeves les manches du costume sont trop courtes ; to have one's hair cut short se faire couper les cheveux court ; to win by a short head Turf l'emporter d'une courte tête ;3 ( not tall) [person] petit ;4 ( scarce) [water, food] difficile à trouver ; to be in short supply être difficile à trouver ; food/coal is getting short la nourriture/le charbon se fait rare ; time is getting short le temps presse ;5 ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisant ; we're short by three il nous en manque trois ; he gave me a short measure ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids ;6 ( lacking) I am/he is short of sth il me/lui manque qch ; to be short on [person] manquer de [talent, tact] ; to go short of manquer de [clothes, money, food] ; my wages are £30 short il me manque 30 livres sur mon salaire ; I don't want you to go short je ne veux pas qu'il te manque quoi que ce soit ; to be running short of sth commencer à manquer de qch ;7 ( in abbreviation) Tom is short for Thomas Tom est le diminutif de Thomas ; this is Nicholas, Nick for short! je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick ;8 ( abrupt) [person, personality] ( jamais épith) brusque ; [laugh] bref/brève ; to be short with sb être brusque avec qn ;9 Ling [vowel] bref/brève ;11 Culin [pastry] brisé.D adv ( abruptly) [stop] net ; to stop short of doing se retenir pour ne pas faire ; ⇒ cut short (cut).1 ( just before) un peu avant ; the ball landed (just) short of the green la balle est tombée un peu avant le green ;2 ( just less than) pas loin de ; a little short of £1,000 pas loin de 1 000 livres ; that's nothing short of blackmail! c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins! ;3 ( except) à moins de ; short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving à moins de l'enfermer à clé, je ne peux pas l'empêcher de partir.to bring ou pull sb up short couper qn dans son élan ; to have a short temper, to be short-tempered être coléreux or soupe au lait ○ ; to have sb by the short hairs ◑ US ou short and curlies ○ GB tenir qn à la gorge ; to sell oneself short se sous-estimer ; to make short work of sth/sb expédier qch/qn ; to be taken ou caught short être pris d'un besoin pressant ; the long and short of it is that they… en un mot (comme en cent), ils… -
14 fund
fund [fʌnd]1 noun(a) (reserve of money) fonds m, caisse f;∎ they've set up a fund for the earthquake victims ils ont ouvert une souscription en faveur des victimes du séisme(b) figurative fond m, réserve f;∎ she has a large fund of amusing anecdotes elle a tout un répertoire d'anecdotes amusantes;∎ a fund of knowledge un trésor de connaissances∎ Accountancy funded from cashflow autofinancé;∎ to fund money placer de l'argent dans les fonds publics(cash resources) fonds mpl;∎ public funds fonds mpl publics;∎ secret funds une caisse noire;∎ we spent all of our scarce funds on housing nous avons dépensé le peu de capitaux dont nous disposions pour le logement;∎ for all other countries, remit $37 US funds autres pays: envoyer 37 dollars US;∎ to be in/out of funds être/ne pas être en fonds;∎ funds are low les fonds sont bas;∎ I'm a bit short of funds je n'ai pas beaucoup d'argent;∎ Banking insufficient funds (on returned cheque) défaut m de provision;∎ British the Funds les bons mpl du Trésor;∎ to make a call for funds faire un appel de capital►► Finance funds flow statement tableau m des emplois et ressources;Finance fund of funds fonds m de fonds;Finance fund management gestion f de fonds;Finance fund manager gestionnaire mf de fonds -
15 террасированный ландшафт
террасированный ландшафт
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terraced landscape
Landscape resulting from the method of cultivating land by cutting terraces or benches into slopes to create areas of flat land. The practice is common in mountainous areas where land is scarce and rainfall uncertain. (Source: GOODa)
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scarce — [skeəs ǁ skers] adjective if something is scarce, there is not enough of it available: • Here, land is a scarce resource and house prices have risen sharply. • Jobs are scarce. scarcity noun [singular, uncountable] : • the present scarcity of… … Financial and business terms
Scarce — (sk[^a]rs), a. [Compar. {Scarcer} (sk[^a]r s[ e]r); superl. {Scarcest}.] [OE. scars, OF. escars, eschars, LL. scarpsus, excarpsus, for L. excerptus, p. p. of excerpere to pick out, and hence to contract, to shorten; ex (see {Ex }) + carpere. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scarce — Scarce, Scarcely Scarce ly, adv. 1. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. [1913 Webster] With a scarce well lighted flame. Milton. [1913 Webster] The eldest scarcely five year was of age. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Slowly she sails,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scarce — scarce·ly; scarce·ment; scarce·ness; scarce; … English syllables
scarce — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a resource) insufficient for the demand. 2) rarely found. ● make oneself scarce Cf. ↑make oneself scarce DERIVATIVES scarcity noun. ORIGIN O … English terms dictionary
scarce — [skers] adj. scarcer, scarcest [ME scars < NormFr escars (for OFr eschars) < VL * escarpsus, for L excerptus, pp. of excerpere, to pick out, select (see EXCERPT); hence, that which is picked out and therefore scarce] 1. not common; rarely… … English World dictionary
scarce — (adj.) c.1300, restricted in quantity, from O.N.Fr. scars (O.Fr. eschars) from V.L. *escarpsus, from *excarpere pluck out, from L. excerpere pluck out (see EXCERPT (Cf. excerpt)). Phrase to make oneself scarce go away first attested 1809 in Gil… … Etymology dictionary
scarce — I adjective at a premium, dear, deficient, few, inadequate, incomplete, inconsiderable, insufficient, limited, little, low, meager, minute, not abundant, not plentiful, out of the way, paltry, rare, rarus, scant, seldom met with, short, skimpy,… … Law dictionary
scarce — rare, uncommon, *infrequent, occasional, sporadic Analogous words: *deficient: curtailed, abridged, shortened (see SHORTEN) Antonyms: abundant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scarce — [adj] insufficient, infrequent at a premium, deficient, failing, few, few and far between*, in short supply, limited, occasional, rare, scant, scanty, seldom, seldom met with, semioccasional, short, shortened, shy, sparse, sporadic, truncated,… … New thesaurus
scarce|ly — «SKAIRS lee», adverb. 1. not quite; barely: »I can scarcely hear your voice. We could scarcely see the ship through the thick fog. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under hardly. (Cf. ↑hardly) 2. decidedly not: »He can scarcely have said that … Useful english dictionary