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1 technically
technically [ˈteknɪkəlɪ]a. [superior, feasible, advanced] techniquementb. [illegal, correct] théoriquement• this was technically correct, but ambiguous c'était théoriquement correct, mais ambiguc. ( = in technical language) technically speaking en termes techniquesd. ( = in technique) a technically proficient performance une performance d'un bon niveau technique• technically, this is a very accomplished album techniquement, c'est un excellent album* * *['teknɪklɪ]1) ( strictly speaking) théoriquement2) ( technologically) [advanced, backward, difficult, possible] techniquement3) ( in technique) [good, bad] sur le plan technique -
2 talk
talk [tɔ:k]1. nounc. ( = rumours) there is talk of his returning il est question qu'il revienne2. plural noun• now you're talking! (inf) voilà qui devient intéressant !• it's easy for him to talk! c'est facile pour lui !• don't talk to me like that! ne me parle pas sur ce ton !• it's not as if we're talking about... ce n'est pas comme s'il s'agissait de...• talking of films, have you seen...? à propos de films, avez-vous vu... ?• talk about a stroke of luck! (inf) quelle chance !b. ( = converse) parler• who were you talking to? à qui parlais-tu ?• to talk to o.s. se parler tout seul• to get o.s. talked about faire parler de soia. [+ a language] parler• to talk business/politics parler affaires/politique• talk sense! ne dis pas n'importe quoi !5. compoundsa. [+ pilot, aircraft] aider à atterrir par radioguidageb. ( = speak ill of) dénigrer[+ question, problem] discuter de(US) ( = speak frankly) ne pas mâcher ses mots[+ project, book] vanter ; (in negotiations) to talk sb up marchander avec qn (pour qu'il offre davantage)* * *[tɔːk] 1.1) (talking, gossip) propos mplthere is talk of something/of doing — il est question de quelque chose/de faire
2) ( conversation) conversation f, discussion f3) ( speech) exposé m (about, on sur); ( more informal) causerie f2.talks plural noun gen négociations fpl; Politics pourparlers mpl3.transitive verb parlerwe're talking three years — (colloq) il faut compter trois ans
we're talking big money (colloq) here — il s'agit ici de sommes importantes
4.to talk somebody into/out of doing — persuader/dissuader quelqu'un de faire
intransitive verb gen parler; ( gossip) bavardertalking of tennis... — à propos de tennis...
look who's talking! —
you're a fine one to talk! —
talk about stupid! — (colloq) comme idiotie, ça se pose un peu là! (colloq)
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3 refinement
refinement [rɪ'faɪnmənt](b) (of person) délicatesse f, raffinement m; (of taste, culture) raffinement m; (of morals) pureté f;∎ a man of refinement un homme raffiné;∎ his lack of refinement ses manières peu raffinées(c) (of style, discourse, language) subtilité f, raffinement m(d) (improvement) perfectionnement m, amélioration f;∎ it's a refinement on an old process c'est un processus ancien qui a été amélioré;∎ all the latest technical refinements tous les derniers perfectionnements techniques
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