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view [vju:]1. nouna. ( = sight) vue f• he has a good view of it from his window de sa fenêtre, il le voit bien• room with a sea view or a view of the sea chambre f avec vue sur la mer► preposition + viewb. ( = photo) vue fc. ( = opinion) opinion f• the Government view is that one must... selon le gouvernement, il faut...• the generally accepted view is that he... selon l'opinion généralement répandue, il...• to hold the view that... estimer que...d. ( = way of looking at sth) vision f► in view ( = considering)with this (aim or object) in view dans ce but• in view of the fact that... étant donné que...► with a view to• negotiations with a view to a permanent solution des négociations en vue d'une solution permanentea. ( = look at) voirb. ( = inspect) examiner ; [+ slides, microfiches, video] visionner ; [+ object for sale] inspecter ; [+ house, flat] visiter• we have viewed a video recording of the incident nous avons visionné un enregistrement vidéo de l'incidentd. ( = think of) considérer, envisager• to view sth as... considérer qch comme...* * *[vjuː] 1.1) lit, fig vue fto do something in (full) view of somebody — faire quelque chose devant quelqu'un or sous les yeux de quelqu'un
to have something in view — fig penser faire quelque chose
to keep something in view — lit, fig ne pas perdre quelque chose de vue
to disappear from view — lit disparaître
to be on view — [exhibition] être présenté; [new range] être exposé
2) (personal opinion, attitude) avis m, opinion fpoint of view — point m de vue
in the view of Mr Jones — selon M. Jones
3) (of exhibition, house) visite f; ( of film) projection f; ( of new range) présentation f2.in view of prepositional phrase ( considering) vu, étant donné3.with a view to prepositional phrase4.with a view to somebody ou somebody's doing — afin que quelqu'un fasse
transitive verb2) ( look at) gen voir [scene, building, exhibition]; visiter [house, castle]; visionner [slide, microfiche]; examiner [documents]; regarder [television, programme]5.intransitive verb Television regarder la télévision -
42 whatever
whatever [wɒtˈevər]1. adjective• he agreed to make whatever repairs might prove necessary il a accepté de faire toutes les réparations qui s'avéreraient nécessaires• whatever books have you been reading? (inf) ( = what on earth) qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé lire là !2. adverb3. pronouna. ( = no matter what) quoi que + subj• whatever that means je ne sais pas trop ce que cela veut dire ; (sceptical) allez savoir ce que ça veut direb. ( = anything that) tout ce que• Monday or Tuesday, whatever suits you best lundi ou mardi, ce qui vous convient le mieux• whatever you say, sir comme monsieur voudrac. ( = what on earth) (inf) whatever did you do? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire là !• whatever did you say that for? pourquoi êtes-vous allé dire ça ?d. ( = other similar things) the books and the clothes and whatever (inf) les livres et les vêtements et tout ça (inf)* * *[wɒt'evə(r)], US [hwɒt-] 1.1) ( that which) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce que2) ( anything that) ( as subject) tout ce qui; ( as object) tout ce quewhatever you say — ( as you like) tout ce qui vous plaira
3) ( no matter what) quoi que (+ subj)whatever it costs it doesn't matter — quel que soit le prix, ça n'a pas d'importance
4) ( what on earth) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui; ( as object) qu'est-ce que‘let's go’ - ‘whatever for?’ — ‘allons-y’ - ‘pour quoi faire?’
5) (colloq) ( the like)2.curtains, cushions and whatever — des rideaux, des coussins et toutes sortes de choses
1) ( any)2) ( no matter what)3) ( expressing surprise)3.‘any chance?’ - ‘none whatever’ — ‘il y a une chance?’ - ‘pas la moindre’
‘any petrol?’ - ‘none whatever’ — ‘il y a de l'essence?’ - ‘pas du tout’
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44 Fannie Mae
American Fannie Mae (organisme fédéral de crédit immobilier)These government mandated mortgage market "wholesalers", Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - or savings and loan institutions similar to building societies - have been expanding their trillion dollar balance sheets at annualised rates of greater than 20%.
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1 noun= perte de clients passés à la concurrenceThe improvements mean that fewer customers are leaving the cable companies than before. Telewest's churn has fallen 10% since Singer took over two years ago. NTL's performance has been similar, but both companies say they can still improve. "Do I still get absolutely legitimate grumps and groans from customers? Yes. We're better but we're not there yet," Singer says.
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local(e)local agent agent m sur le terrain;COMPUTING local area network réseau m local;COMPUTING local bus bus m local;TELECOMMUNICATIONS local call communication f locale;local council conseil m municipal;local currency monnaie f locale;Local Exchange Trading Scheme = système d'échange de services dans une communauté donnée, basé sur une monnaie nominale;local tax impôts m pl locaux;local time heure f locale;∎ 6 a.m. local time 6 heures du matin heure localeCommunities in several countries have also organized indirect exchange systems, most notably using the Local Exchange Trading System (LETS), which began in Canada in 1983. LETS is similar to a credit union, but members begin their account balances at zero and exchange with other members. Those who purchase goods incur a debit, while those who sell obtain a credit; debits and credits are denominated in the national currency.
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familiar arnaque fWe might find ourselves in a similar position in five years' time, when the rest of the world has real broadband access and we are stuck with services that deliver data at one tenth of the speed. This would be a rip-off beyond anything seen in the dial-up market, paying over the odds for a service that cannot deliver the benefits we need.
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49 akin
[ə'kin]((often with to) similar in nature: This problem is akin to the one we had last year.) apparenté (à) -
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51 arm
I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) bras2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) bras, accoudoir•- armful- armband - armchair - armpit - arm-in-arm - keep at arm's length - with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) armer2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) s'armer•- armed- arms - be up in arms - take up arms -
52 banjo
['bæn‹ou]plural - banjo(e)s; noun(a stringed musical instrument similar to the guitar: He plays the banjo; Play me a tune on the banjo.) banjo -
53 belt
[belt] 1. noun1) (a long (narrow) piece of leather, cloth etc worn round the waist: a trouser-belt; He tightened his belt.) ceinture2) (a similar object used to set wheels in motion: the belt of a vacuum-cleaner.) courroie3) (a zone of country etc: a belt of trees; an industrial belt.) zone2. verb1) (to fasten with a belt: He belted his trousers on.) ceinturer2) (to strike (with or without a belt): He belted the disobedient dog.) donner une râclée•- belted -
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(to move in a way similar to large waves: The sails billowed out in the strong wind; Her skirt billowed out in the breeze.) (se) gonfler -
55 biscuit
['biskit]1) ((American cookie) a crisp, sweet piece of dough baked in small flat cakes.) biscuit2) (a similar savoury flat cake.) gâteau sec3) ((American) a small soft round cake.) petit gâteau -
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noun ((see also ninepins) the game of skittles, bowls or something similar.) jeu de boules, de quilles -
58 bracket
['brækit] 1. noun1) ((usually in plural) marks (eg (),, etc) used to group together one or more words etc.) accolade(s)2) (a support for a shelf etc: The shelf fell down because the brackets were not strong enough.) support2. verb1) (to enclose (words etc) by brackets.) mettre entre crochets/parenthèses2) ((sometimes with together) to group together (similar or equal people or things).) mettre dans la même catégorie• -
59 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) marron; brun2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) bronzé2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) brun2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) brun3. verb(to make or become brown.) brunir -
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