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1 intéressé
intéressé, e [ɛ̃teʀese]a. ( = qui est en cause) concernedb. ( = qui cherche son intérêt personnel) [personne] self-interested ; [motif] interested* * *
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intéressée ɛ̃teʀese participe passé intéresser
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2) ( captivé) attentive3) ( concerné)toute personne intéressée — all those interested (+ v pl)
4) ( qui vise un profit) [personne, avis, démarche] self-interested (épith)ses conseils étaient intéressés — he/she had a selfish motive for giving that advice
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nom masculin, féminin person concerned* * *ɛ̃teʀese intéressé, -e1. adj1) (parties) involved, concerned2) (amitié, motifs) self-interested2. nm/fles intéressés — those concerned, those involved
* * *A pp ⇒ intéresser.B pp adj1 ( attiré) interested (par in); il est très intéressé par notre proposition he's very interested in our proposal; il est peu intéressé par l'affaire he has little interest in the matter; se dire or déclarer intéressé par qch to express an interest in sth;2 ( captivé) [public, auditoire] attentive; la salle semblait peu intéressée the audience didn't seem very attentive;3 ( concerné) les parties intéressées those concerned; toute personne intéressée all those interested (+ v pl); les personnes intéressées aux bénéfices people with a share in the profits;4 ( qui vise un profit) [personne, avis, point de vue, démarche] self-interested ( épith); il est intéressé he acts out of self-interest; ses conseils étaient intéressés his advice was given out of self-interest.C nm,f person concerned; les intéressés people concerned; le principal intéressé the person most directly concerned; les principaux intéressés those most directly concerned.( féminin intéressée) [ɛ̃terese] adjectif[comportement] motivated by self-interesta. [généralement] the people concerned ou involved3. [financièrement]être intéressé dans une affaire to have a stake ou a financial interest in a business————————, intéressée [ɛ̃terese] nom masculin, nom fémininles premiers/principaux intéressés the persons most closely concerned ou most directly affected -
2 arriviste
arriviste [aʀivist]masculine noun, feminine noun* * *aʀivist
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adjectif ruthlessly ambitious
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nom masculin et féminin upstart, arriviste GB* * *aʀivist nmf* * *A adj [attitude, personne] ruthlessly ambitious.B nmf upstart, arriviste GB.[arivist] adjectif————————[arivist] nom masculin et féminin -
3 mercantile
mɛʀkɑ̃tiladjectif pej mercenary péj* * *mɛʀkɑ̃til adjpéjoratif mercenary* * *[merkɑ̃til] adjectif2. [commercial] mercantile -
4 mercantilisme
mɛʀkɑ̃tilism* * *mɛʀkɑ̃tilism nmpéjoratif (= esprit mercantile) mercenary attitude* * *1 Écon mercantilism;2 ( mentalité) pej mercenary mentality; le mercantilisme foncier de notre société the fundamentally mercenary nature of our society.[mɛrkɑ̃tilism] nom masculin1. (littéraire) [attitude] mercenary ou self-seeking attitude2. ÉCONOMIE [théorie] mercantilism[système] mercantile system
См. также в других словарях:
self-seeking — (n.) a seeking after one s own benefit (before those of others), 1580s, from SELF (Cf. self) + seeking (see SEEK (Cf. seek)). As an adjective, from 1620s … Etymology dictionary
self-seeking — self seekingness, n. /self see king/, n. 1. the seeking of one s own interest or selfish ends. adj. 2. given to or characterized by self seeking; selfish. [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
Self-seeking — Self seek ing, a. Seeking one s own interest or happiness; selfish. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Self-seeking — Self seek ing, n. The act or habit of seeking one s own interest or happiness; selfishness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-seeking — adj doing things only because they will give you an advantage that other people do not have used to show disapproval ▪ a self seeking politician … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-seeking — self seeking; self seeking·ness; … English syllables
self-seeking — self′ seek′ing n. 1) the seeking of one s own interest or selfish ends 2) given to or characterized by self seeking; selfish • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
self-seeking — index venal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self-seeking — adjective interested only in doing what will be good for you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-seeking — /sɛlf ˈsikɪŋ / (say self seeking) noun 1. the seeking of one s own interest or selfish ends. –adjective 2. given to or characterised by self seeking; selfish …
self-seeking — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as self seeking, you disapprove of them because they are interested only in doing things which give them an advantage over other people. He said that democracy would open the way for self seeking… … English dictionary