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scheme [ski:m]1. nouna. ( = plan) plan m ( to do sth pour faire qch ) ; ( = project) projet m ; ( = method) procédé m ( for doing sth pour faire qch)• where does he stand in the scheme of things? où se situe-t-il dans tout cela ?b. ( = arrangement) combinaison f[group] comploter ; [individual] intriguer* * *[skiːm] 1.1) ( plan) projet m, plan ma scheme for something/for doing — un plan pour quelque chose/pour faire
2) GB Administration ( system) système m, projet minsurance/pension scheme — régime m d'assurances/de retraite
3) péj ( impractical idea) plan m4) ( plot) combine f5) (for house, garden etc) plan m2.intransitive verb péj comploter ( to do pour faire)••in the overall ou whole scheme of things — si on considère la situation dans son ensemble
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scheme [ski:m]1 noun∎ a scheme for helping the homeless un projet pour aider les sans-abri;∎ a scheme for new investment un plan ou projet pour de nouveaux investissements;∎ a scheme to get rich quick un procédé pour s'enrichir rapidement;∎ he's always dreaming up mad schemes for entertaining the children il a toujours des idées lumineuses pour distraire les enfants;∎ the scheme of things l'ordre m des choses;∎ where does he fit into the scheme of things? quel rôle joue-t-il dans cette affaire?;∎ it just doesn't fit into her scheme of things cela n'entre pas dans sa conception des choses;∎ where does mankind fit into the great or cosmic scheme of things? quelle est la place de l'humanité dans l'univers?∎ their little scheme didn't work leur petit complot a échoué∎ the firm has a profit-sharing/a pension scheme l'entreprise a un système de participation aux bénéfices/un régime de retraites complémentaires;∎ the unions would not agree to the new productivity scheme les syndicats ont refusé d'accepter ou ont rejeté le nouveau plan de productivité;∎ government unemployment schemes plans mpl antichômage du gouvernement;∎ National Savings Scheme ≃ Caisse f nationale d'épargne(d) (arrangement) disposition f, schéma mintriguer, familiar magouiller;∎ to scheme to do sth projeter de faire qch;∎ they schemed against the general ils ont comploté contre le généralcombiner, manigancer -
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∎ the company has a profit-sharing/a pension scheme l'entreprise a un système de participation aux bénéfices/un régime de retraites complémentaires∎ a scheme for new investment un plan ou projet pour de nouveaux investissementsLAW scheme of arrangement concordat m préventif (à la faillite) -
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[ski:m] 1. noun1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) plan2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) combine2. verb(to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) comploter- schemer- scheming -
5 Ponzi scheme
American = escroquerie dans laquelle l'argent des investisseurs les plus récents sert à payer les premiers investisseursThe investors who have sued Slatkin allege that he used funds collected from new investors to pay returns to older investors, a form of fraud commonly known as a Ponzi scheme. Last month, one investor won a court order to freeze Slatkin's brokerage accounts and other assets, including a ranch home in Santa Barbara.
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6 colour scheme
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7 company pension scheme
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8 graduate training scheme
noun GB programme m de formation professionnelle pour étudiants diplômés -
9 insurance scheme
noun GB régime m d'assurances -
10 pilot scheme
noun projet-pilote m -
11 share option scheme
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12 colour scheme
noun (an arrangement or choice of colours in decorating a house etc.) combinaison de couleurs -
13 Job
job [dʒɒb]1. nouna. ( = piece of work) travail m• we could have done a far better job of running the project than they have on aurait pu gérer ce projet beaucoup mieux qu'euxb. ( = employment) emploi m• 7,000 jobs lost 7 000 suppressions d'emploisc. ( = duty) travail md. ( = state of affairs) it's a good job he managed to meet you c'est une chance qu'il ait pu vous rencontrer• and a good job too! à la bonne heure !e. ( = difficult time) to have a job to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch• you'll have a job to convince him! vous aurez du mal à le convaincre !2. compounds* * *[dʒəʊb]proper noun Bible Job•• -
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job [dʒɒb]1. nouna. ( = piece of work) travail m• we could have done a far better job of running the project than they have on aurait pu gérer ce projet beaucoup mieux qu'euxb. ( = employment) emploi m• 7,000 jobs lost 7 000 suppressions d'emploisc. ( = duty) travail md. ( = state of affairs) it's a good job he managed to meet you c'est une chance qu'il ait pu vous rencontrer• and a good job too! à la bonne heure !e. ( = difficult time) to have a job to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch• you'll have a job to convince him! vous aurez du mal à le convaincre !2. compounds* * *[dʒɒb] 1.1) ( employment) emploi m; ( post) poste m2) ( rôle) fonction f3) ( duty) travail m4) ( task) travail m5) ( assignment) tâche f6) ( result of work)7) (colloq) ( difficult activity)a real job —
quite a job — toute une affaire (colloq) (to do, doing de faire)
8) (colloq) (crime, theft) coup (colloq) m9) Computing job (colloq) m2.noun modifier [ advert, offer] d'emploi; [ analysis] de poste; [ pages] des emplois; [ creation] d'emplois••(and a) good job too! — GB et c'est une bonne chose!
it's a good job that — GB heureusement que
jobs for the boys — des planques (colloq) pour les copains
on the job — ( working) au travail
to do the job — fig faire l'affaire
to give something up as a bad job — GB laisser tomber quelque chose
to make the best of a bad job — GB faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur
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1. nouna. couleur f• what colour is it? de quelle couleur est-ce ?• to paint sth in bright/dark colours peindre qch de couleurs vives/sombresc. [of race] couleur f2. plural noun• he showed his true colours when he said... il s'est révélé tel qu'il est vraiment quand il a dit...• to colour sth red colorer (or colorier etc) qch en rougeb. [+ story, description] colorer ; [+ attitude, opinion] influencer( = blush) rougir5. compounds* * *1.GB, color US ['kʌlə(r)] noun1) ( hue) couleur fin colour — Cinema, Television en couleur
to paint something in glowing colours — fig brosser un tableau brillant de quelque chose
‘available in 12 colours’ — ‘existe en 12 coloris’
2) (in writing, description) couleur f4) ( make-up)eye colour — fard m à paupières
lip colour — rouge m à lèvres
5) ( pigmentation) couleur f de peau6) ( complexion) couleur f2.colours plural noun Military, Sport couleurs fpl; Nautical pavillon munder false colours — fig sous un faux jour
3.to get one's football colours — GB être sélectionné pour l'équipe de football
noun modifier4.colour film — ( for camera) pellicule f couleur; Cinema film m en couleur
transitive verb1) lit (with paints, crayons) colorier; ( with commercial paints) peindre; ( with food dye) colorer; ( with hair dye) teindre5.to colour something blue — colorier or teindre quelque chose en bleu
intransitive verb [person] (also colour up) rougir•• -
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pilot [ˈpaɪlət]1. nouna. pilote m3. compounds* * *['paɪlət] 1.1) Aviation, Aerospace, Nautical pilote m3) (also pilot light) ( gas) veilleuse f; ( electric) voyant m lumineux2.noun modifier1) Commerce, Industry [ course, project, study] pilote; Radio, Television [ programme, series] expérimental3.transitive verbto pilot somebody through — fig guider quelqu'un à travers [crowd, streets]
2) ( test) mettre [quelque chose] au banc d'essai [course, system] -
17 pension
pension [ˈpen∫ən]1. nouna. ( = state benefit for old person) pension fb. (from company) retraite f2. compounds► pension book noun ≈ titre m de pension* * *['penʃn]1) ( from state) pension fto be ou live on a pension — être pensionné
old age pension — pension f de retraite
2) ( from employer) retraite fcompany pension — retraite f de société
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18 expansion programme
expansion programme scheme noun Commerce programme m de développement -
19 neighbourhood watch
= neighbourhood watch schemenoun surveillance f par les gens du quartier -
20 pension plan
pension plan scheme noun plan m de retraite
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