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61 fast
fast [fα:st]1. adjectivea. ( = speedy) rapide• she's a fast walker/reader elle marche/lit viteb. [colour] is the dye fast? est-ce que ça déteindra ?2. adverba. ( = quickly) vite• the environment is fast becoming a major political issue l'environnement prend une place de plus en plus importante dans les débats politiquesb. ( = firmly) to be fast asleep dormir à poings fermés3. compounds• to watch sth in fast motion regarder qch en accéléré ► fast-moving adjective rapide ; [industry, sector] en évolution constante• this put the company on a fast-track to privatization cela a accéléré la privatisation de l'entreprise adjective [approach] expéditif* * *[fɑːst], US [fæst] 1.noun jeûne m2.1) ( speedy) also Photography rapidea fast time — Sport un bon temps
to be a fast walker/reader — marcher/lire vite
2) Sport [court, pitch, track] rapide3) ( ahead of time)4) ( firm) (jamais épith) [door, lid] bien fermé; [rope] bien attachéto make [something] fast — amarrer [boat]; attacher [rope]
5) ( loyal) [friend] fidèle; [friendship] solide6) ( permanent)3.fast dye — grand teint m
1) ( rapidly) vite, rapidementhow fast can you knit/read? — est-ce que tu tricotes/lis vite?
2) ( firmly) [hold] ferme; [stuck] bel et bien (before pp); [shut] bien4.intransitive verb ( abstain from food) jeûner•• -
62 fuss
fuss [fʌs]1. noun( = commotion stirred up) tapage m ; ( = excitement, agitation in reaction to sth) agitation f ; ( = complaints, objections, difficulties) histoires fpl• I think all this fuss is only a publicity stunt je pense que tout ce tapage n'est qu'un truc publicitaire• the company introduced a new computer system with the minimum of fuss la société a mis en place un nouveau système informatique sans que cela perturbe le travail• the government's proposals have caused a great deal of fuss les propositions du gouvernement ont provoqué beaucoup d'agitation• without any fuss [marry, be buried] en toute simplicité• to make a fuss about sth (justifiably) protester à propos de qch ; (unjustifiably) faire tout un plat de qch (inf)( = rush around busily) s'affairer• to fuss over sb être aux petits soins pour qn ; (pejorative) embêter qn (par des attentions excessives)* * *[fʌs] 1.2) ( angry scene) tapage mto kick up a fuss about something — (colloq) piquer une crise (colloq) à propos de quelque chose
3) ( attention)2.to make a fuss of — être aux petits soins avec or pour [person]; caresser [animal]
he's always fussing over ou about his appearance — il est obsédé par son apparence
2) ( be agitated) s'agiter3) ( show attention)to fuss over somebody — (colloq) être aux petits soins avec or pour quelqu'un
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63 mix
mix [mɪks]1. nouna. ( = combination) mélange m• pupils study a broad mix of subjects at this school les élèves étudient des matières diverses dans cette école• never mix your drinks! évitez les mélanges !b. [+ track, album] mixera. se mélanger4. compounds• there was a mix-up over tickets il y a eu confusion en ce qui concerne les billets► mix in separable transitive verba. ( = confuse) confondreb. ( = put in disorder) mélangerc. ( = involve) to mix sb up in sth impliquer qn dans qchd. ( = muddle) to be mixed up [person] être perturbé* * *[mɪks] 1.1) gen, Culinary mélange m2) Music mixage m, mix m2.transitive verb1) ( combine) mélanger [colours, ingredients] ( with avec; and à); combiner [styles, methods, systems] ( with avec; and à)to mix something into — ( add to) incorporer quelque chose à
2) ( make) préparer [drink]; malaxer [cement, paste]3) Music mixer3.1) ( combine) (also mix together) se mélanger ( with avec, à)2) ( socialize) être sociable•Phrasal Verbs:- mix in- mix up -
64 OFT
( abbreviation Office of Fair Trading) = service britannique de la concurrence et des prixFollowing the publication today of a proposed decision by the Office of Fair Trading ( OFT) that the company has behaved anti-competitively, a British Sky Broadcasting Group plc spokesman said: "BSkyB has not infringed the Competition Act and welcomes its first opportunity to put its case to the OFT."
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65 haircut
familiar STOCK EXCHANGE marge f de sécuritéThe stock plunged after the company said that December-quarter earnings will be tiny because of slower-than-expected sales of new products such as the PowerMac Cube. That surely was reason for some decline in the stock -- but in my opinion not for a $12 billion haircut, which is what the stock got.
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66 indemnify
you will be indemnified for any losses incurred vous serez indemnisé ou dédommagé de toutes les pertes subiesto be indemnified against sth être assuré(e) contre qchCorrectional Properties Trust will receive a total of $18,000,000, including the sale proceeds and lease termination fee. In addition, WCC has agreed to indemnify the Company against related liabilities and to pay all of Correctional Properties Trust's expenses associated with the sale of the Facility to the State, whether or not a closing occurs.
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67 interest
interest accrued intérêts courus ou échus;∎ interest on arrears intérêt de retard;∎ interest on capital rémunération f de capital;∎ interest due intérêts dus;∎ interest due and payable intérêts exigibles;∎ interest paid intérêts versés;∎ interest payable intérêt exigible;∎ interest received intérêts perçus;∎ to bear or yield interest porter intérêt, rapporter;∎ to bear or yield five percent interest rapporter du cinq pour cent ou un intérêt de cinq pour cent;∎ to pay interest payer des intérêtsinterest charges intérêts (à payer); (on overdraft) agios m pl;interest day jour m d'intérêt;interest and dividend income produits m pl financiers;interest payment date date f d'échéance des intérêts;interest rate taux m d'intérêt;∎ the interest rate is four percent le taux d'intérêt est de quatre pour cent;interest rate differential différentiel m de taux d'intérêt;STOCK EXCHANGE interest rate swap échange m de taux d'intérêt;interest table table f des intérêts∎ our firm's interests in Europe les intérêts de notre société en Europe;∎ to have a financial interest in sth avoir investi financièrement dans qch;∎ to have an interest in the profits participer aux bénéfices;∎ his interest in the company is £10,000 il a une commandite de 10000 livres(c) (activity) activité f;∎ since the late 1980s the firm has had major interests in plastics and engineering depuis la fin des années 1980 les matières plastiques et l'ingénierie constituent deux des principales activités de la société -
68 leveraged
the company is highly leveraged la société est fortement endettéeleveraged buy-out rachat m d'entreprise financé par l'endettement;leveraged management buy-out rachat d'entreprise par les salariésDespite IPC's debt, which stems mostly from its leveraged buy-out from Reed two years ago, it is believed the publisher feels Prima and Best are such strong brands that it could not pass up the opportunity to acquire them. Adding the two titles to its portfolio will substantially increase advertising revenue across the group, IPC believes.
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69 fundamental
fundamental [‚fʌndəˈmentl][principle, right, question] fondamental• this is fundamental to the smooth running of the company c'est essentiel pour la bonne marche de l'entreprise• it is fundamental to our understanding of the problem c'est fondamental si nous voulons comprendre le problème━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ fondamental is spelt with an o instead of a u.* * *[ˌfʌndə'mentl] 1.fundamentals plural noun2.the fundamentals — ( of abstract ideas) les fondements mpl (of de); ( of skill) les règles fpl de base
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70 quarter
quarter [ˈkwɔ:tər]1. nouna. ( = fourth part) quart m• a quarter of a pound of cheese ≈ 120 grammes de fromagec. ( = specific fourth part) [of year] trimestre m ; [of dollar] quart m de dollar, vingt-cinq cents mpl ; [of moon] quartier md. ( = part of town) the Latin quarter le Quartier latin2. plural noun( = divide into four) diviser en quatre (parts égales)4. adjective5. compounds* * *['kwɔːtə(r)] 1.1) ( one fourth) quart mquarter of an hour — quart m d'heure
2) gen, Finance ( three months) trimestre m3) ( district) quartier m4) ( group) milieu m5) ( mercy) littér6) US ( 25 cents) vingt-cinq cents mpl7) US ( measurement) = 12,7 kg2.quarters plural noun Military quartiers mpl, gen logement m3.to take up quarters — se loger (in dans)
1) (25%) quart m2) ( in time phrases)at (a) quarter to 11 — GB
at a quarter of 11 — US à onze heures moins le quart
3) ( in age)4. 5. 6.at close quarters adverbial phrase de près7.transitive verb1) ( divide into four) couper [quelque chose] en quatre [cake, apple]2) ( accommodate) cantonner [troops]; loger [people]; abriter [livestock] -
71 amount
(sum of money) somme f; (total) montant m, total m;∎ amount due montant dû, somme due;∎ she billed us for the amount of £50 elle nous a présenté une facture d'un montant de 50 livres;∎ you're in credit to the amount of £100 vous avez un crédit de 100 livres;∎ please find enclosed a cheque to the amount of $100 veuillez trouver ci-joint un chèque de 100 dollarsACCOUNTANCY amount brought forward montant à reporters'élever à, se monter à;∎ profits last year amounted to several million dollars les bénéfices pour l'année dernière se chiffrent à plusieurs millions de dollars;∎ the company has debts amounting to over £200,000 les dettes de la société se montent à plus de 200 000 livres -
72 interim
intérimaireinterim accounts comptes m pl semestriels;interim budget budget m intérimaire;FINANCE interim dividend dividende m intérimaire;interim payment paiement m provisoire;interim report rapport m intérimaire;ACCOUNTANCY interim statement bilan m intérimaireShares in Dixons, the UK retailer, jumped 2.88 per cent to £12.50 after the company declared a special interim dividend of 7.5p per ordinary share to be paid on December 13. Sir Stanley Kalms, Dixons' chairman, said total retail sales for the 18 weeks to September 4 were up 20 per cent over the same period last year and 9 per cent higher on a like-for-like basis.
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73 mailshot
1 nounpublipostage m, mailing m;∎ to do or send a mailshot faire un mailingenvoyer un mailing ou un publipostage àA common tactic used by unauthorised firms is to use a publicly available share register to mailshot a large bulk of UK investors in one go, inviting them to send off for research on a firm whose shares they already own. The small print on the form will then give the company the investor's consent to be contacted directly.
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74 move
1 noun(b) (step, measure) pas m, démarche f;∎ the new management's first move was to increase all salaries la première mesure de la nouvelle direction a été de relever tous les salaires;∎ at one time there was a move to expand à un moment, on avait envisagé de s'agrandir(a) (transfer) muter;∎ she's been moved to the New York office/to accounts elle a été mutée au bureau de New York/affectée à la comptabilité∎ we must move these goods quickly nous devons vendre ces marchandises rapidement(a) (change premises, location) déménager;∎ the company has moved to more modern premises la société s'est installée dans des locaux plus modernes;∎ he's moved to a job in publishing il travaille maintanant dans l'édition∎ the new model isn't moving as quickly as planned le nouveau modèle ne se vend pas aussi vite que prévuSTOCK EXCHANGE (of shares) se relever, reprendre;∎ shares moved up three points today les actions ont gagné trois points aujourd'hui -
75 value
1 nounvaleur f;∎ to be of value avoir de la valeur;∎ to be of no value être sans valeur;∎ to be good/poor value (for money) être d'un bon/mauvais rapport qualité-prix;∎ to go up/down in value prendre/perdre de la valeur;∎ to set or put a value on sth estimer la valeur de qch;∎ they put a value of £150,000 on the property ils ont estimé ou expertisé la propriété à 150 000 livres;∎ of no commercial value sans valeur commerciale;∎ value as a going concern valeur d'usage;∎ to the value of pour une valeur de;∎ what will this do to the value of property? quel effet est-ce que ça va avoir sur le prix de l'immobilier?FINANCE value analysis analyse f de valeur;MARKETING value brand marque f de valeur;MARKETING value chain chaîne f de valeur;FINANCE value for collection valeur à l'encaissement;FINANCE value date date f de valeur;FINANCE value day jour m de valeur;value engineering analyse f de valeur;value in exchange valeur d'échange, contre-valeur f;BANKING value in gold currency valeur-or f;value at liquidation valeur liquidative ou de liquidation;value at maturity valeur à l'échéance;FINANCE value for money audit = estimation des performances d'une société à but non lucratif ou d'un service gouvernemental;FINANCE value below rate décote f;value in use valeur d'usage(goods, damage) évaluer, estimer, expertiser;∎ to have sth valued faire évaluer ou estimer ou expertiser qch;∎ they valued the company at $10 billion ils ont estimé la valeur de la société à 10 milliards de dollars -
76 recall
recall [rɪˈkɔ:l]a. ( = summon back) [+ ambassador] rappeler ; [+ player] rappeler en sélection nationale ; [+ library book] demander le retour de ; [+ faulty products] (already sold) rappeler ; (in shop) retirer de la vente2. nounrappel m• the company ordered the recall of 900,000 cars la société a demandé que 900 000 voitures soient renvoyées en usine• they are demanding the recall of parliament ils demandent que le Parlement soit convoqué en session extraordinaire* * *1. ['riːkɔːl]1) ( memory) mémoire f2. [rɪ'kɔːl]transitive verb1) ( remember) se souvenir deI recall seeing/what happened — je me souviens d'avoir vu/de ce qui est arrivé
2) ( remind of) rappeler3) ( summon back) gen rappeler; convoquer [parliament] -
77 voluntary
voluntary [ˈvɒləntərɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = not compulsory) [contribution, repatriation] volontaire ; [statement] spontané ; [attendance] facultatif ; [pension scheme] à contribution volontaire ; [agreement] librement consentib. ( = unpaid) [group, service] bénévole2. compounds• they put the company into voluntary liquidation l'entreprise a déposé son bilan ► voluntary organization noun organisation f bénévole• he works in the voluntary sector il travaille pour une organisation bénévole ► Voluntary Service Overseas noun (British) ≈ coopération f technique* * *['vɒləntrɪ], US [-terɪ] 1.noun Music voluntary m2.1) ( not imposed) [consent, euthanasia] volontaire; [statement] spontané; [agreement, ban] librement consenti; [participation] facultatif/-ive; [sanction] non obligatoire2) ( unpaid) bénévole3) [movement] volontaire -
78 Pac Man defense
In a classic Pac Man defense, Elf responded to TOTAL FINA's unsolicited offer with a $55 billion counter offer. Jones Day worked with TOTAL FINA to prevent Elf from holding a special shareholders meeting to increase the company's capital to pay for its TOTAL FINA offer - a critical step in defeating the Pac Man offer. Negotiations between the two companies ended when Elf finally accepted an increased offer of $58 billion from TOTAL FINA.
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79 achieve
(aim, goal) atteindre, parvenir à;∎ the company achieved all its objectives for the year la société a atteint tous les objectifs qu'elle s'était fixés pour l'année;∎ the new marketing strategy achieved very little la nouvelle stratégie de marketing a été peu efficace -
80 afford
∎ to be able to afford sth avoir les moyens d'acheter qch;∎ we can afford to pay all our creditors by the end of the year nous avons les moyens de payer nos créanciers d'ici la fin de l'année;∎ the company cannot afford any more new software la société n'a pas les moyens d'investir davantage dans l'achat de logiciels∎ we cannot afford to lose these members of staff on ne peut pas se permettre de perdre ces employés;∎ we can afford to wait another few days on peut se permettre d'attendre quelques jours de plus
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