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41 grade
A n1 Comm (of produce, article, goods) qualité f ; ( of egg) calibre m ; high-/low-grade de qualité supérieure/inférieure ; low-grade imitation/literature imitation/littérature médiocre ; small-/large-grade eggs œufs de petit/gros calibre ;2 Sch, Univ ( mark) note f (in en) ; to get good grades avoir de bonnes notes ; to get grade A ou an A grade ≈ avoir plus de 16 sur 20 ; what are the grades required to study medicine? quel est le niveau requis pour faire des études en médecine? ;3 ( in power structure) Admin échelon m ; Mil rang m ; senior-/low-grade employee employé/-e m/f d'un échelon supérieur/inférieur ; a top-grade civil servant un fonctionnaire de haut rang ; salary grade échelon m de salaire ;7 Agric ( in breeding) ( horse) demi-sang m ; ( cow) vache f de croisement ; ( sheep) mouton m de croisement.B vtr1 ( categorize) ( by quality) classer [produce, accommodation, amenities, results] (according to selon) ; ( by size) calibrer [eggs, fruit, potatoes] (according to selon) ;6 Civ Eng niveler [ground].C graded pp adj ( categorized) [tests, exercises] classé par ordre de difficulté ; [hotel] classé NN.to make the grade se montrer à la hauteur.▶ grade [sth] down abaisser [marks].▶ grade [sth] up relever [marks]. -
42 bust
∎ to go bust faire faillite□∎ I'm bust je suis fauché∎ or bust! = expression indiquant la détermination à arriver quelque part2 noun∎ a large bust une forte poitrine;∎ she has a small bust elle a peu de poitrine;∎ what (size) bust are you? combien est-ce que vous faites de tour de poitrine?∎ there was a big drugs bust in Chicago il y a eu un beau coup de filet chez les trafiquants de drogue de Chicago∎ figurative to bust a gut or blood vessel se casser la nénette;∎ American very familiar to bust one's ass doing sth se crever ou se casser le cul à faire qch;∎ American very familiar I'm not going to bust my ass for him! je ne vais pas me casser le cul pour lui!∎ he was busted on a drugs charge il s'est fait choper ou embarquer pour une affaire de drogue;∎ the police busted the house at 3 a.m. la police a fait une descente dans la maison à 3 heures du matin∎ he got busted to sergeant il est repassé sergent∎ you're busted! je t'y prends!, je t'ai eu!∎ American to be busting to do sth crever d'envie de faire qch∎ three prisoners have busted out (of jail) trois prisonniers se sont fait la belle ou la paire(a) (boyfriend, girlfriend) rompre (après une dispute)□ ;∎ he's bust up with his girlfriend il a rompu avec sa copine après une engueulade∎ demonstrators busted up the meeting des manifestants sont venus semer la pagaïe dans la réunion(b) (damage, destroy → bar, flat) saccager -
43 glove
glove [glʌv]1 noungant m;∎ I take size 7 in gloves je prends du 7 pour les gants, je gante du 7;∎ to put on one's gloves mettre ses gants, se ganter;∎ it fits like a glove ça me/te/lui/ etc va comme un gant;∎ the gloves are off plus la peine de prendre des gants;∎ once the campaign started the gloves were off! une fois la campagne partie, plus question de prendre des gants ou tous les coups étaient permis!ganterCars glove compartment boîte f à gants;glove factory ganterie f (usine);glove maker gantier(ère) m,f;British glove puppet marionnette f (à gaine);glove shop ganterie f (magasin) -
44 fair
A n2 Comm ( exhibition) salon m ; book fair gen foire f du livre ; (in Paris, Montreal) salon du livre.B adj1 (just, reasonable) [arrangement, person, punishment, ruling, share, trial, wage] équitable (to envers) ; [comment, decision, point] juste ; it's only fair that he should go/that she should be first ce n'est que justice qu'il parte/qu'elle soit la première ; to give sb a fair deal ou shake US être tout à fait honnête envers qn ; I give you fair warning je te previens (gentiment ○) ; it's fair to say that… il est juste de dire que… ; that's a fair question c'est une question raisonnable ; a fair sample un échantillon représentatif ; to be fair he did try to pay il faut dire à sa décharge qu'il a essayé de payer ; it is ou seems only fair to do ce serait la moindre des choses de faire ; fair's fair il faut être juste ; it (just) isn't fair! ce n'est pas juste! ; fair enough! bon d'accord! ; a plea of fair comment Jur une invocation en défense (du droit de commenter un fait d'intérêt général) ; that's a fair comment c'est vrai ;2 ( moderately good) [chance, condition, performance, skill] assez bon/bonne ; Sch passable ; it's a fair bet ○ that… il est assez probable que… ;3 ( quite large) [amount, number, size] important ; we were going at a fair old ○ pace ou speed nous allions bon train ; he's had a fair bit ○ of luck/trouble il a eu pas mal ○ de chance/d'ennuis ; I've travelled around a fair amount j'ai pas mal ○ voyagé ; the car was still a fair way off la voiture était encore à bonne distance ;4 Meteorol ( fine) [weather] beau/belle ; [forecast] bon/bonne ; [wind] favorable ; to be set fair [weather, barometer] être au beau fixe ; fig [arrangements] être en ordre ;6 littér ( beautiful) [lady, maid, city, promises, words] beau/belle ; with her own fair hands hum de ses belles mains ; the fair sex hum le beau sexe.to be fair game for sb être une proie rêvée pour qn ; to be in a fair way to do sth avoir de bonnes chances de faire qch ; fair dos ○ à chacun son dû ; you can't say fairer than that ○ on ne saurait mieux dire ; fair and square indiscutablement ; to win fair and square remporter une victoire indiscutable. -
45 generous
generous [ˈdʒenərəs][person, gesture] généreux* * *['dʒenərəs]1) (beneficent, lavish) généreux/-euseto be generous with — ne pas être avare de [praise, time]
2) ( magnanimous) [person] magnanime3) ( large) [quantity, supply, funding] libéral; [size] grand; [hem] bon/bonne -
46 generous
1 (beneficent, lavish) [person] généreux/-euse ; to be generous with ne pas être avare de [praise, time] ;2 ( magnanimous) [person] magnanime ; the most generous interpretation is that l'interprétation la plus charitable est que ;
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