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1 stress
A n1 ( nervous) tension f, stress m ; emotional/mental stress tension émotionnelle/nerveuse ; signs of stress signes mpl de tension ; to suffer from stress être stressé ; to be under stress être stressé ; to put sb under stress, to put stress on sb soumettre qn au stress ; in times of stress en période de stress ; the stresses and strains of modern life les agressions fpl de la vie moderne ;2 ( emphasis) stress on insistance f sur [aspect, point] ; to lay ou put stress on mettre l'accent m sur, insister sur [fact, problem, feature] ; there is not enough stress (laid) on vocational skills on ne met pas assez l'accent sur les aptitudes pratiques ;3 Civ Eng, Phys effort m ; subject to high stresses soumis à des efforts importants ; a stress of 500 kg une charge de 500 kg ; to put ou impose stress on sth soumettre qch à un effort ; the stress on the fuselage l'effort subi par le fuselage ; to be in stress travailler ; the stress produced in a structure le travail d'une structure ;4 Ling, Phon ( phenomenon) accentuation f ; ( instance) accent m ; the stress falls on… l'accent tombe sur… ; to put ou place the stress on sth mettre or placer l'accent sur qch ;5 Mus accent m.B vtr1 ( emphasize) mettre l'accent m or insister sur [commitment, issue, difficulty, advantage] ; to stress the importance of sth souligner l'importance f de qch ; to stress the need for sth/to do souligner la nécessité de qch/de faire ; to stress the point that insister sur le fait que ; to stress (that) souligner que ;3 Civ Eng, Tech ( experimentally) soumettre [qch] à des efforts mpl [structure, component] ; ( in practice) faire travailler [structure, metal].■ stress out ○:▶ stress [sb] out stresser [qn]. -
2 prominence
prominence [ˈprɒmɪnəns]a. ( = importance) importance f• Gough shot to prominence last year Gough a été propulsé sur le devant de la scène l'année dernièreb. [of ridge, structure, nose, feature] aspect m proéminent* * *['prɒmɪnəns] -
3 prominent
prominent [ˈprɒmɪnənt]a. ( = important) he is a prominent member of... c'est un membre important de...• he played a prominent part in... il a joué un rôle important dans...b. [ridge, structure, nose] proéminent ; [cheekbones] saillant ; [pattern, markings] frappant ; [feature] marquant* * *['prɒmɪnənt]1) [figure, campaigner] très en vue; [artist, intellectual, industrialist] éminentto play a prominent part ou role in something — jouer un rôle de premier plan dans quelque chose
2) [position, place, feature] proéminent; [peak, ridge, cheekbone] saillant; [marking] bien visible; [eye] exorbité -
4 prominent
prominent ['prɒmɪnənt]∎ she's a very prominent individual c'est un personnage très en vue;∎ a scandal involving a prominent politician un scandale impliquant un éminent homme politique;∎ he has a prominent position in the government il est très haut placé au gouvernement;∎ he was very prominent in the campaign il a joué un rôle très important dans la campagne;∎ rice is prominent in Eastern cuisine le riz est l'un des principaux ingrédients de la cuisine asiatique;∎ to play a prominent part or role in sth jouer un rôle important ou de tout premier plan dans qch∎ put that poster in a prominent position mettez cette affiche (dans un endroit) bien en vue;∎ the title needs to be more prominent il faut que le titre ressorte plus(c) (projecting) saillant, en saillie, proéminent; (land, structure, nose) proéminent; (teeth) qui avance, proéminent
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