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proposition [‚prɒpə'zɪʃən]1 noun(a) (proposal, statement) proposition f;∎ Proposition 13 = loi adoptée en Californie en 1978 par référendum, et qui fut suivie par d'autres lois visant à réduire les impôts et les taxes∎ that's quite a proposition c'est une tout autre affaire;∎ climbing that mountain will be no easy proposition ce ne sera pas une petite ou mince affaire que de gravir cette montagne;∎ that's a tough proposition you're making ce n'est pas rien, ce que vous demandez là;∎ figurative the boss is a tough proposition le patron n'est pas quelqu'un de commode ou facile, le patron est du genre coriace(c) (available choice) solution f;∎ solar power is not an economic proposition l'énergie solaire n'est pas une solution rentable;∎ the deal wasn't a paying proposition l'affaire n'était pas rentable(d) (offer of sex) proposition f;∎ to make sb a proposition faire des propositions (malhonnêtes) ou des avances à qn(e) Mathematics proposition ffaire des propositions (malhonnêtes) ou des avances àUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > proposition
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