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term [tɜ:m]1. nouna. (for students) trimestre m• the autumn/spring/summer term le premier/second/troisième trimestreb. ( = period) période f• in the medium/short term à moyen/court terme2. plural noun• on what terms? à quelles conditions ?• "inclusive terms: £20" « 20 livres tout compris »► in terms of ( = as regards)in terms of production we are doing well sur le plan de la production nous avons de quoi être satisfaits• to look at sth in terms of the effect it will have considérer qch sous l'angle de l'effet que cela aura• we must think in terms of... ( = consider the possibility of) il faut envisager...► to be on + adjective terms with sb• to be on good/bad terms with sb être en bons/mauvais termes avec qn• they're on friendly terms ils ont des rapports amicaux► to come to terms with [+ problem, situation] accepter4. compounds* * *[tɜːm] 1.1) ( period of time) gen période f, terme m; School, University trimestre m; Law ( duration of lease) durée f (de bail)term of imprisonment — peine f de prison
to have reached (full) term — ( of pregnancy) être à terme
autumn/spring/summer term — School, University premier/deuxième/troisième trimestre
2) (word, phrase) terme mterm of abuse — injure f
she condemned their action in the strongest possible terms — elle a condamné leur action très fermement
3) ( limit) terme m also Mathematics2.terms plural noun1) ( conditions) gen termes mpl; ( of will) dispositions fpl; Commerce conditions fpl de paiementterms and conditions — Law modalités fpl
terms of trade — Commerce, Economics termes de l'échange international
on easy terms — Commerce avec facilités fpl de paiement
terms of surrender — Politics conditions de la reddition
2)to come to terms with — assumer [identity, past, condition, disability]; accepter [death, defeat, failure]; affronter [issue]
3) ( relations) termes mpl4) ( point of view)3.in his/their etc terms — selon ses/leurs etc critères
in terms of prepositional phrase1) gen, Mathematics ( as expressed by) en fonction de2) ( from the point of view of) du point de vue de, sur le plan de4.they own very little in terms of real property — ils ne possèdent pas grand-chose en fait de biens immobiliers
transitive verb appeler, nommer -
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A n1 ( period of time) gen période f, terme m ; Sch, Univ trimestre m ; Jur ( period when courts are in session) session f ; ( duration of lease) durée f (de bail) ; he was elected for a four-year term il a été élu pour une période or durée de quatre ans ; during the president's first term of office pendant le premier mandat du président ; term of imprisonment peine f de prison ; to have reached (full) term ( of pregnancy) être à terme ; a term baby, a baby born at term un enfant né à terme ; in ou during term(-time) Sch, Univ pendant le trimestre ; autumn/spring/summer term Sch, Univ premier/deuxième/troisième trimestre ;2 (word, phrase) terme m ; legal/technical term terme m juridique/technique ; term of abuse injure f ; she condemned their action in the strongest possible terms elle a condamné leur action très fermement ;3 Math terme m ;1 ( conditions) (of agreement, treaty, contract) termes mpl, conditions fpl ; ( of will) dispositions fpl ; Comm conditions de paiement ; under ou by the terms of the agreement/of the contract aux termes de l'accord/du contrat ; under the terms of the will Jur selon les dispositions testamentaires (du défunt) ; name your own terms fixez vos conditions ; terms and conditions Jur modalités fpl ; terms of sale/payment conditions de vente/paiement ; terms of trade Comm, Econ termes de l'échange international ; credit terms conditions de crédit ; on easy terms Comm avec facilités fpl de paiement ; peace terms Pol conditions de paix ; terms of surrender Pol conditions de la reddition ; terms of reference attributions fpl ; that question is not within our terms of reference cette question n'est pas dans nos attributions ;2 to come to terms with ( accept) assumer [identity, past, condition, disability] ; accepter [death, defeat, failure] ; ( confront) affronter [issue] ; to come to terms with the idea that se faire à l'idée que, accepter l'idée que ; she is still trying to come to terms with what happened elle essaie toujours de comprendre ce qui s'est passé ;3 ( relations) termes mpl ; to be on good/bad terms with sb être en bons/mauvais termes avec qn ; they are on friendly terms ils sont en bons termes, ils ont des relations fpl amicales ; they are on first-name terms ils s'appellent par leurs prénoms ;4 ( point of view) in his/their etc terms selon ses/leurs etc critères.1 gen, Math ( as expressed by) en fonction de ; to express sth in terms of cost/of colour exprimer qch en fonction du prix/de la couleur ;2 ( from the point of view of) du point de vue de, sur le plan de ; they are equals in terms of age and experience ils sont égaux du point de vue de l'âge et de l'expérience ; the novel is weak in terms of plot/of style ce roman est faible sur le plan de l'intrigue/du style ; they own very little in terms of real property ils ne possèdent pas grand-chose en fait de biens immobiliers ; I was thinking in terms of how much it would cost/how long it would take j'essayais de calculer combien cela coûterait/combien de temps cela prendrait.
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