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significant [sɪg'nɪfɪkənt](a) (notable → change, amount, damage) important, considérable; (→ discovery, idea, event) de grande portée;∎ no significant progress has been made aucun progrès notable n'a été réalisé;∎ was anything significant decided at the meeting? s'est-il décidé quelque chose d'important à la réunion?(b) (meaningful, indicative → look, pause) significatif;∎ the government has made a small but significant gesture le gouvernement a fait un geste petit mais significatif(c) (in statistics) significatif►► Mathematics significant digits, significant figures chiffres mpl significatifs;significant other partenaire mf (dans une relation affective); Psychology = personne dont on se sent très procheUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > significant
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significant [sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt]1. adjectivea. significatif• it is significant that... il est significatif que... + subjb. [look] lourd de sens2. compounds* * *[sɪg'nɪfɪkənt]1) ( substantial) considérable2) ( important) important3) ( meaningful) [gesture] éloquent; [name, figure] significatif/-ive; [phrase] lourd de sensit is significant that — il est significatif que (+ subj)
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1 ( substantial) [amount, influence, impact, increase, saving] considérable ;2 ( important) [event, aspect, role, victory] important ; statistically significant statistiquement important ;3 ( meaningful) [gesture] éloquent ; [name, figure] significatif/-ive ; [phrase] lourd de sens ; it is significant that il est significatif que (+ subj). -
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[siɡ'nifikənt]1) (important; having an important effect: a significant event/development.) important2) (having a special meaning; meaningful: a significant look/smile.) significatif3) (considerable; marked: There was no significant change in the patient's condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year.) -
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1) significatif; révélateur2) notable; substantiel; important; appréciable; marqué; marquant; sensible; non négligeableEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > significant
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7 significant decrease
Fin. [con.] hausse/baisse sensibleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > significant decrease
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8 significant improvement
amélioration sensible; net progrèsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > significant improvement
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9 significant increase
Fin. [con.] hausse/baisse sensibleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > significant increase
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10 significant other
Soc. [U] euphémisme pour concubin(e), personne la plus importante; [Qu] [bec] personne significativeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > significant other
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11 significant charges in financial markets
transformation profonde des marchés financiers (TT)English-French insurance dictionari > significant charges in financial markets
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12 significant shareholders
actionnaires importants ( * IMPOTFTT)English-French insurance dictionari > significant shareholders
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13 significant shareholders plans
régimes pour actionnaires importants (TT)English-French insurance dictionari > significant shareholders plans
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14 significant, asset
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16 significant, drinking, water, threat
menace f importante pour l'eau potableEnglish-French legislative terms > significant, drinking, water, threat
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17 significant, emotional, harm
préjudice m affectif graveEnglish-French legislative terms > significant, emotional, harm
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18 significant, groundwater, recharge, area
zone f importante d'alimentation d'une nappe souterraineEnglish-French legislative terms > significant, groundwater, recharge, area
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19 significant, physical, harm
préjudice m physique graveEnglish-French legislative terms > significant, physical, harm
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20 significant, renovation
rénovation f sur une grande échelle
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Significant — Sig*nif i*cant, a. [L. significans, antis, p. pr. of significare. See {Signify}.] 1. Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
significant — 1570s, from L. significant , stem of significans, prp. of significare (see SIGNIFY (Cf. signify)). Earlier in the same sense was significative (c.1400). Related: Significantly. Significant other (n.) attested by 1961, in psychology, the most… … Etymology dictionary
significant — [adj1] telling, meaningful cogent, compelling, convincing, denoting, eloquent, expressing, expressive, facund, forceful, heavy, important, indicative, knowing, meaning, momentous, powerful, pregnant, representative, rich, sententious, serious,… … New thesaurus
significant — [sig nif′əkənt] adj. [L significans, prp. of significare, to SIGNIFY] 1. a) having or expressing a meaning b) full of meaning 2. important; momentous 3. having or conveying a special or hidden meaning; suggestive … English World dictionary
Significant — Sig*nif i*cant, n. That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
significant — index central (essential), consequential (substantial), considerable, constructive (creative), critical ( … Law dictionary
significant — *expressive, meaningful, pregnant, eloquent, sententious Analogous words: cogent, telling, convincing, compelling, *valid, sound: forcible, forceful, *powerful: important, momentous, weighty (see corresponding nouns at IMPORTANCE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
significant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extensive or important enough to merit attention. 2) having an unstated meaning; indicative of something. DERIVATIVES significantly adverb … English terms dictionary
significant — 01. I have noticed a [significant] improvement in Teddy s attitude since you had a talk with him. 02. I wonder what the [significance] of the snake is on the Mexican flag. 03. Mahatma Gandhi once said that whatever one does will be… … Grammatical examples in English
significant — sig|nif|i|cant W1S3 [sıgˈnıfıkənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of significare; SIGNIFY] 1.) having an important effect or influence, especially on what will happen in the future ≠ ↑insignificant ▪ His most… … Dictionary of contemporary English
significant — adjective 1 having an important effect or influence, especially on what will happen in the future: His most significant political achievement was the abolition of the death penalty. | Please inform us if there are any significant changes in your… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English