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1 times
1) (a period; an era: We live in difficult times.) période, temps (pl.)2) (in mathematics, used to mean multiplied by: Four times two is eight.) fois -
2 FT index
(a) ( abbreviation Financial Times-(Industrial) Ordinary Share Index) = indice boursier du Financial Times basé sur la valeur de 30 actions cotées à la Bourse de Londres(b) ( abbreviation Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 Index) = principal indice boursier du Financial Times basé sur la valeur de 100 actions cotées à la Bourse de Londres -
3 FOOTSIE
( abbreviation Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 Index) = principal indice boursier du Financial Times basé sur la valeur de 100 actions cotées à la Bourse de LondresComputer services group Logica is poised to be booted out of the Footsie after a profit warning left the shares down 51 pence at 243 pence for a two-day loss of 93 pence, wiping £415 million off its value. The shares peaked at 2724 pence in 2000. The firm, which supplies systems that make text-messaging possible, is also axing 700 jobs.
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4 Footsie
( abbreviation Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 Index) = principal indice boursier du Financial Times basé sur la valeur de 100 actions cotées à la Bourse de LondresComputer services group Logica is poised to be booted out of the Footsie after a profit warning left the shares down 51 pence at 243 pence for a two-day loss of 93 pence, wiping £415 million off its value. The shares peaked at 2724 pence in 2000. The firm, which supplies systems that make text-messaging possible, is also axing 700 jobs.
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5 FT
( abbreviation Financial Times) Financial Times m -
6 FT-SE index
( abbreviation Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 Index) = principal indice boursier du Financial Times basé sur la valeur de 100 actions cotées à la Bourse de Londres -
7 leisure industry
industrie f du temps libre ou des loisirsAt present the average person goes out 1.4 times a week. By 2006 Datamonitor estimates this will rise to 1.6 times a week. The leisure industry will benefit from a £21bn increase in expenditure on meals and a £5.5bn increase in on-trade drinks expenditure. Three different consumer needs are driving the growth - the desire for experiences, the desire for indulgence and the desire to save time.
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8 All-Share Index
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9 buyback
(a) STOCK EXCHANGE rachat m d'actionsbuyback agreement accord m de repriseManagement got the job done, hacking the UK payroll from 17,000 in 1990 to 2,200 today, shutting plants and shovelling cash out of the door. In just nine years, the dividends, special dividends and share buybacks have returned to investors the entire £3.6 billion paid to the government for the assets. And the shareholders still own a company trading at three times the £1.75 price paid at flotation.
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10 mark-up
majoration f;∎ we operate a 2.5 times mark-up nous appliquons une marge de 2,5mark-up pricing fixation f du prix au coût moyen majoré;mark-up ratio taux m de marge -
11 punter
(a) (customer) client(e) m, fThere are few better times to buy a mobile phone than at Christmas. The phone networks and stores always make it a season to be jolly by offering all kinds of deals and promotions. Some entice buyers with extra talk minutes or free text messages. Others are a little less subtle and encourage punters to part with their cash in exchange for free games, watches or entry to big money competitions.
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12 strip mall
American = centre commercial qui longe une routeNaturally, you have to feel comfortable making transactions over the Internet. Although an online broker-banker is likely to have branches for times when you crave a tete-a-tete transaction, chances are it won't be as convenient as the bank at your local strip mall.
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13 sweat equity
American plus-value f (acquise grâce à des améliorations, au travail fourni etc)While the terms of these two deals were not disclosed, it is generally believed that agencies can go for 1.5 times their revenue. In Burrell's case, that could amount to $32.7 million, according to Advertising Age. "These mergers are good because they recognize the sweat equity that multicultural agencies have put into the business," says the AA's Donahue.
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14 tin parachute
= indemnité versée à un employé lorsque son poste est supprimé suite à une fusionEven less common than gold or silver parachutes are tin parachutes -- severance plans that cover all of the employees of a company in the event it undergoes a change in control. The value of a tin parachute will vary significantly from company to company, says Siske, but will typically provide a severance payment linked to the recipients' years of service and/or their age, often with a cap, such as 1.5 times annual compensation.
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15 archaeology
(the study of objects belonging to ancient times (eg buildings, tools etc found in the earth).) archéologie- archaeological -
16 attendance
noun His attendance (= the number of times he attends) at school is poor; Attendances (= the number of people attending) at the concerts went down after the price of tickets increased.) assiduité; assistance -
17 correspondent
1) (a person with whom one exchanges letters: He has correspondents all over the world.) correspondant(e)2) (a person who contributes news to a newspaper etc: He's foreign correspondent for `The Times'.) correspondant/-ante -
18 editor
1) (a person who edits books etc: a dictionary editor.) rédacteur, trice, éditeur/-trice2) (a person who is in charge of (part of) a newspaper, journal etc: The editor of The Times; She has been appointed fashion editor.) rédacteur/-trice en chef -
19 jester
noun (in former times, a man employed in the courts of kings, nobles etc to amuse them with jokes etc.) bouffon -
20 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) pouvoir, faculté2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) puissance3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) pouvoir4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) pouvoir5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) personne influente6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) puissance7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) puissance•- powered- powerful - powerfully - powerfulness - powerless - powerlessness - power cut - failure - power-driven - power point - power station - be in power
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