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change [∫ɑ̃ʒ]masculine noun[de devises] exchange• gagner/perdre au change to gain/lose on the deal* * *ʃɑ̃ʒnom masculin1) ( taux) exchange rate2) ( opération) (foreign) exchangegagner/perdre au change — lit to make/to lose money on the exchange
perdre au change — fig to lose out
en quittant son emploi précédent il a gagné or il n'a pas perdu au change — when he left his previous job it was a change for the better
* * *ʃɑ̃ʒ nm1) COMMERCE exchangeopérations de change — foreign exchange transactions, exchange transactions
gagner au change — to be better off for it, to be better off
perdre au change — to be worse off for it, to be worse off
* * *change nm1 Fin ( taux) exchange rate; change fixe/flottant or flexible fixed/floating exchange rate; hausse/baisse du change rise/fall in the exchange rate; le change ne nous est pas favorable the exchange rate is not in our favourGB;2 Fin ( opération) (foreign) exchange; gagner/perdre au change lit to make/to lose money on the exchange; fig to make/to lose on the deal; en quittant son emploi précédent il a gagné or il n'a pas perdu au change when he left his previous job it was a change for the better;donner le change à qn to pull the wool over sb's eyes.[ʃɑ̃ʒ] nom masculin[taux] exchange rate‘change (ouvert de 9 h à 11 h)’ ‘bureau de change (open from 9 a.m. till 11 a.m.)’donner le change à quelqu'un [le duper] to hoodwink somebody, to put somebody off the trackgagner/perdre au changea. (sens propre) to be better/worse off because of the exchange rateb. (figuré) to come out a winner/loser on the deal2. [couche] -
2 méfiance
méfiance [mefjɑ̃s]feminine noun• regarder qn/qch avec méfiance to look at sb/sth suspiciously* * *mefjɑ̃snom féminin mistrust, suspicionéveiller/apaiser la méfiance de quelqu'un — to arouse/to allay somebody's suspicions
être sans méfiance — ( de nature) to be naïve
* * *mefjɑ̃s nfmistrust, distrust* * *méfiance nf mistrust, suspicion; je vous recommande la méfiance I suggest that you proceed with caution; éveiller/apaiser la méfiance de qn to arouse/to allay sb's suspicions; avoir de la méfiance pour to be wary of; n'avoir que méfiance pour or à l'égard de to be extremely wary of; avec méfiance warily; s'approcher avec méfiance to approach warily; faire qch sans méfiance to do sth unsuspectingly; être sans méfiance ( de nature) to be naïve; méfiance de qn envers qn/qch sb's wariness of sb/sth.[mefjɑ̃s] nom fémininsa méfiance envers les étrangers her distrust ou suspicion of foreigners
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