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1 thorough
thorough ['θʌrə](a) (complete → inspection, research) minutieux, approfondi;∎ to give sth a thorough cleaning/dusting nettoyer/épousseter qch à fond;∎ she has a thorough knowledge of her subject elle a une connaissance parfaite de son sujet, elle connaît son sujet à fond ou sur le bout des doigts;∎ she was subjected to a thorough cross-examination elle a subi un contre-interrogatoire minutieux;∎ it needs a thorough revision il faut réviser ça en profondeur;∎ they were given a thorough telling-off ils ont reçu un bon savon(b) (meticulous → work, worker) minutieux;∎ he did a very thorough job il a fait un travail très minutieux(c) (as intensifier) absolu, complet(ète);∎ what a thorough bore this book is! qu'est-ce qu'il est ennuyeux, ce livre!;∎ the man is a thorough scoundrel! c'est une crapule finie!;∎ it's a thorough nuisance! c'est vraiment très embêtant!;∎ to make a thorough nuisance of oneself se rendre complètement insupportable -
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thorough [ˈθʌrə]a. ( = careful) [person, worker] méthodique ; [work, investigation, preparation, analysis, training] approfondi ; [review] complet (- ète f) ; [consideration] ampleb. [knowledge] approfondi ; [understanding] profondc. ( = complete) to make a thorough nuisance of o.s. être totalement insupportable* * *['θʌrə], US ['θʌrəʊ]1) ( detailed) gen approfondi; [preparation, search, work] minutieux/-ieuse2) ( meticulous) minutieux/-ieuse3) -
3 thorough
1 ( detailed) [analysis, examination, investigation, knowledge, research] approfondi ; [preparation, search, work] minutieux/-ieuse ; to give sth a thorough cleaning nettoyer qch à fond ; he did a thorough job on the repair work il a fait toutes les réparations nécessaires ; to have a thorough grasp of sth maîtriser parfaitement qch ;2 ( meticulous) [person] minutieux/-ieuse ;3 ( utter) to make a thorough nuisance of oneself se rendre totalement insupportable. -
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1) ((of a person) very careful; attending to every detail: a thorough worker.) consciencieux2) ((of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc: His work is very thorough.) minutieux3) (complete; absolute: a thorough waste of time.) complet•- thoroughness - thoroughfare -
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adj.approfondi; poussé; consciencieux; détaillé; minutieuxEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > thorough
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6 thorough analysis
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > thorough analysis
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7 spring cleaning
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8 going
going [ˈgəʊɪŋ]1. nouna. ( = departure) départ mb. ( = progress) that was good going ça a été rapidec. ( = conditions) état m du terrain2. adjectivea. the going rate/price le tarif/le prix normal3. compounds► going-over noun (plural goings-over) ( = cleaning) nettoyage m ; ( = beating) passage m à tabac (inf)• to give sth a thorough going-over ( = check) inspecter qch soigneusement ; ( = clean) nettoyer qch à fond ► goings-on (inf) plural noun* * *['gəʊɪŋ] 1.1) ( departure) départ m2) ( progress)that's not bad going! —
it was slow going —
the going was slow — ( on journey) ça a été long; ( at work) ça n'avançait pas vite
3) ( condition of ground) état m du sol4) fig ( conditions)2.they got out while the going was good — ils s'en sont tirés (colloq) avant qu'il ne soit trop tard
1) ( current) [price] actuel, en cours2) ( operating)going concern — Commerce affaire f qui marche
they bought the business as a going concern — quand ils ont acheté l'entreprise elle était déjà montée
3) ( existing)3.- going combining formthe theatre-going public — les amateurs mpl de théâtre
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9 going-over
(colloq) [ˌgəʊɪŋ'əʊvə(r)] noun (pl goings-over)1) ( examination) (of vehicle, machine) révision f; ( of document) vérification f; ( cleaning) (of room, house) nettoyage m2)to give somebody a going-over — ( beat up) rouer quelqu'un de coups
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10 good
good [gʊd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. bonb. ( = kind) gentil• I tried to find something good to say about him j'ai essayé de trouver quelque chose de bien à dire sur luic. ( = well-behaved) [child, animal] sage• be good! sois sage !d. ( = at ease) I feel good je me sens biene. ( = attractive) joli• you look good! ( = healthy) tu as bonne mine ! ; ( = well-dressed) tu es très bien comme ça !f. ( = thorough) to have a good cry pleurer un bon coup━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Verb + adverb may be used in French, instead of adjective + noun. For combinations other than the following, look up the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━h. (in exclamations) good! bien !• that's a good one! [joke, story] elle est bien bonne celle-là ! (inf)• good old Charles! (inf) ce bon vieux Charles !• this ticket is good for three months ( = valid for) ce billet est valable trois mois• my car is good for another few years ma voiture tiendra bien encore quelques années► what's good for• what's good for the consumer isn't necessarily good for the economy ce qui bon pour le consommateur ne l'est pas forcément pour l'économie► more than is good for• they tend to eat and drink more than is good for them ils ont tendance à boire et à manger plus que de raison• some children know more than is good for them certains enfants en savent plus qu'ils ne devraient► as good as ( = practically) pratiquement• she as good as told me that... elle m'a dit à peu de chose près que...• it's as good as saying that... autant dire que...• in a day or so he'll be as good as new dans un jour ou deux il sera complètement rétabli► to make good ( = succeed) faire son chemin ; [ex-criminal] s'acheter une conduite (inf) ; ( = compensate for) [+ deficit] combler ; [+ deficiency, losses] compenser ; [+ expenses] rembourser ; [+ injustice, damage] réparer2. nouna. ( = virtue) bien mb. ( = good deeds) to do good faire le bienc. ( = advantage, profit) bien m• a lot of good that's done! nous voilà bien avancés !• what good will that do you? ça t'avancera à quoi ?• a fat lot of good that will do you! (inf) tu seras bien avancé !• a lot of good that's done him! le voilà bien avancé !d. ( = use) what's the good? à quoi bon ?• what's the good of hurrying? à quoi bon se presser ?• it's not much good to me [advice, suggestion] ça ne m'avance pas à grand-chose ; [object, money] ça ne me sert pas à grand-chose• is he any good? [worker, singer] qu'est-ce qu'il vaut ?► no good ( = useless)• it's no good, I'll never get it finished in time il n'y a rien à faire, je n'arriverai jamais à le finir à tempse. ► for good pour de bon3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Le Good Friday Agreement (« Accord du Vendredi saint »), également appelé le Belfast Agreement, a été signé le 10 avril 1998 dans le cadre du processus de paix qui devait mettre fin aux « Troubles » en Irlande du Nord. Il avait pour but de régler les relations entre l'Irlande du Nord et la République d'Irlande et entre ces deux pays et l'Angleterre, l'Écosse et le pays de Galles. Il a mis en place la « Northern Ireland Assembly » et lui a délégué certains pouvoirs. L'accord fut soumis à référendum le 22 mai 1998 et la population vota majoritairement pour.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[gʊd] 1.1) ( virtue) bien mto be up to no good — (colloq) mijoter quelque chose (colloq)
2) ( benefit) bien mfor the good of his health — lit pour sa santé
no good can ou will come of it — rien de bon n'en sortira
3) ( use)4) GB ( profit)2.to be £20 to the good — avoir 20 livres sterling à son crédit
goods plural noun1) ( for sale) gen articles mpl, marchandise felectrical goods — appareils mpl électro-ménagers
goods and services — biens mpl de consommation et services
2) GB Railways marchandises fpl3) ( property) affaires fpl, biens mpl4) (colloq)3. 4.to deliver ou come up with the goods — répondre à l'attente de quelqu'un
1) ( enjoyable) gen bon/bonne; [party] réussi2) ( happy)to feel good about/doing — être content de/de faire
3) ( healthy) [eye, ear etc] bon/bonne4) ( high quality) bon/bonne; ( best) [coat, china] beau/belle; [degree] avec mention (after n)5) ( prestigious) (épith) [address, marriage] bon/bonne6) ( obedient) [child, dog] sage; [manners] bon/bonnethere's a good boy ou girl! — c'est bien!
7) ( favourable) bon/bonne8) ( attractive) beau/belleto look good with — [garment, accessories] aller bien avec
9) ( tasty) [meal] bon/bonneto smell good — sentir bon inv
10) ( virtuous) (épith) [man, life] vertueux/-euse; [Christian] bon/bonnethe good guys — les bons mpl
11) ( kind) [person] gentil/-illewould you be good enough to do —
12) ( pleasant) [humour, mood] bon/bonne13) ( competent) bon/bonneto be good at — être bon en [Latin, physics]; être bon à [badminton, chess]
to be no good at — être nul/nulle en [tennis, chemistry]; être nul/nulle à [chess, cards]
to be good with — savoir comment s'y prendre avec [children, animals]; aimer [figures]
14) ( beneficial)to be good for — faire du bien à [person, plant]; être bon pour [health, business, morale]
say nothing if you know what's good for you — si je peux te donner un conseil, ne dis rien
15) (effective, suitable, accurate, sensible) bon/bonneto look good — [design] faire de l'effet
this will look good on your CV GB ou résumé US — cela fera bien sur votre CV
16) ( fluent)17) ( fortunate)it's a good job ou thing (that) — heureusement que
it's a good job ou thing too! — tant mieux!
we've never had it so good — (colloq) les affaires n'ont jamais été aussi prospères
18) ( serviceable)this season ticket is good for two more months — cette carte d'abonnement est valable encore deux mois
the car is good for another 10,000 km — la voiture fera encore 10000 km
19) ( substantial) (épith) [salary, size, hour] bon/bonneit must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — ça doit valoir au moins 2000 dollars
5.we had a good laugh — on a bien ri; better, best
as good as adverbial phrase1) ( virtually) quasimentto be as good as new — être comme neuf/neuve
2) ( tantamount to)6.for good adverbial phrase pour toujours7.exclamation (expressing pleasure, satisfaction) c'est bien!; ( with relief) tant mieux!; (to encourage, approve) très bien!••good for you! — ( approvingly) bravo!; ( sarcastically) tant mieux pour toi!
that's a good one! — (of joke, excuse) elle est bonne celle-là!
good on you! — (colloq) GB bravo!
to be onto a good thing (colloq), to have a good thing going — (colloq) être sur un bon filon
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11 health
health [helθ]santé f• in good/poor health en bonne/mauvaise santé• your health! à votre santé !• Department of Health (British) ≈ ministère m de la Santé► health centre noun ≈ centre m médicosocial━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, les health maintenance organizations sont des organismes privés qui dispensent des soins médicaux (y compris hospitaliers) à leurs adhérents. Dans une volonté de maîtrise des coûts, ces organismes insistent sur la médecine préventive et obligent à consulter des médecins agréés.* * *[helθ]noun Medicine santé f; fig ( of economy) santé fin good/bad health — en bonne/mauvaise santé
here's (to your) health! —
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12 regular
regular [ˈregjʊlər]1. adjectivea. [pulse, reminders, meals] régulier• to be in regular contact with sb/sth avoir des contacts réguliers avec qn/qchb. ( = habitual) [reader] assidu2. noun• he's one of the regulars on that programme (on television) il participe régulièrement à ce programme3. compounds* * *['regjʊlə(r)] 1.1) (habitual client, visitor) habitué/-e m/f2) GB Military soldat m de métier3) US ( petrol) ordinaire m2.1) [habit, job, income, interval etc] also Medicine, Linguistics régulier/-ièrehe's a regular guy — (colloq) US c'est un chic type (colloq)
2) ( usual) [activity, customer, visitor] habituel/-elle; Commerce [price, size] normal; Radio, Television [listener] fidèle3) GB Administration, Military [army, soldier] de métier; [officer, policeman] de carrière; [staff] permanent4) ( honest) régulier/-ière5) (colloq) ( thorough) véritable (before n) -
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1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) prudent2) (thorough: a careful search.) complet -
14 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) près (de)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) étroitement2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) intime2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) serré3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) rigoureux4) (tight: a close fit.) ajusté5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) étouffant6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) regardant7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) renfermé•- closely- closeness - close call/shave - close-set - close-up - close at hand - close on - close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) fermer2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) finir3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) conclure2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) fin- close up -
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[kəm'pli:t] 1. adjective1) (whole; with nothing missing: a complete set of Shakespeare's plays.) complet2) (thorough: My car needs a complete overhaul; a complete surprise.) complet3) (finished: My picture will soon be complete.) achevé2. verb(to finish; to make complete: When will he complete the job?; This stamp completes my collection.) terminer; compléter- completeness - completion -
16 examination
1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) examen2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) examen3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) interrogatoire -
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[-tiv]adjective (complete; very thorough: an exhaustive search.) complet -
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noun (a study or examination: He gave the accounts a thorough going-over.) révision -
19 good
[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) sage2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bon, dévoué3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bon4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) compétent5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bon6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bon7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bien8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bon9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bon, grand10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) qualifié11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bon12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bon13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bon14) (thorough: a good clean.) bon15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bien2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bien, avantage2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bien3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bien! bon!- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) mon Dieu!- goods- goody - goodbye - good-day - good evening - good-for-nothing - good humour - good-humoured - good-humouredly - good-looking - good morning - good afternoon - good-day - good evening - good night - good-natured - goodwill - good will - good works - as good as - be as good as one's word - be up to no good - deliver the goods - for good - for goodness' sake - good for - good for you - him - Good Friday - good gracious - good heavens - goodness gracious - goodness me - good old - make good - no good - put in a good word for - take something in good part - take in good part - thank goodness - to the good -
20 in-depth
adjective ((of a survey etc) deep and thorough: an in-depth report on alcoholism.) en profondeur
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Thorough — Thor ough, a. 1. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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thorough — ► ADJECTIVE 1) complete with regard to every detail. 2) performed with or showing great care and completeness. 3) absolute; utter: he is a thorough nuisance. DERIVATIVES thoroughly adverb thoroughness noun. ORIGIN Old English, «through» … English terms dictionary
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Thorough — Thor ough, n. A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thorough — I adjective absolute, accurate, all inclusive, assiduous, careful, complete, comprehensive, consummate, definitive, detailed, diligent, downright, entire, exhaustive, extensive, full, fully executed, inclusive, intensive, meticulous, painstaking … Law dictionary
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