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1 indélicatesse
indélicatesse [ɛ̃delikatεs]feminine noun* * *ɛ̃delikatɛs1) ( impolitesse) indelicacy, tactlessness2) ( malhonnêteté) dishonesty3) ( acte malhonnête) act of dishonesty* * *ɛ̃delikatɛs nf1) (manque de savoir-vivre) tactlessness2) euphémisme (acte malhonnête) dishonest act* * *1 ( impolitesse) indelicacy, tactlessness;2 ( malhonnêteté) dishonesty;3 ( acte malhonnête) act of dishonesty.[ɛ̃delikatɛs] nom féminin3. [acte malhonnête] dishonest ou unscrupulous act -
2 foi
foi [fwa]feminine nouna. ( = croyance, confiance) faithb. ( = assurance) wordc. ► ma foi... well...• ça, ma foi, je n'en sais rien well, I don't know anything about that* * *fwa1) Religion faithavoir la foi — to be a believer; montagne
2) ( confiance) faith3) ( sincérité)faire quelque chose de bonne foi or en toute bonne foi — to do something with the best intentions
en toute bonne foi je crois que — in all sincerity, I believe that
bonne/mauvaise foi — Philosophie good/bad faith
de bonne foi — Droit bona fide (épith)
4) ( assurance)qui fait or faisant foi — [texte, signature] authentic
••* * *fwa nf1) (religieuse) faith2) (ferme croyance) faithune foi inébranlable en... — an unshakeable faith in...
sous la foi du serment — under oath, on oath
faire foi (= prouver) — to be evidence
être de bonne foi — to be sincere, to be genuine
être de mauvaise foi — to be insincere, to be dishonest
* * *foi nf2 ( confiance) faith; avoir foi en qn/qch to have faith in sb/sth; perdre foi en to lose one's faith in; ajouter foi à qch to put faith in sth;3 ( sincérité) ma foi upon my word; ma foi oui well yes; foi d'honnête homme† on my word as a gentleman; faire qch de bonne foi or en toute bonne foi to do sth with the best intentions; en toute bonne foi je crois que in all sincerity, I believe that; je crois qu'il est de bonne foi I think he is genuine; bonne/mauvaise foi Philos good/bad faith; de bonne foi Jur [acquéreur, détenteur] bona fide ( épith); il répondait avec une mauvaise foi évidente ( manière) he answered with patent insincerity; je suis stupéfait de sa mauvaise foi ( caractère) I am amazed at his insincerity; elle est d'une incroyable mauvaise foi she's so insincere; il est de mauvaise foi ( en parlant) he doesn't mean a word of it; tu es de mauvaise foi! you know that isn't true!; il faut vraiment être de mauvaise foi pour nier que you have to be pretty hypocritical to deny that;4 ( assurance) sur la foi de témoins on the evidence of witnesses; sur la foi de documents/de ce rapport on the strength of documents/of this report; en foi de quoi in witness whereof; qui fait or faisant foi [texte, signature] authentic; l'original fait foi the original shall be deemed authentic; sous la foi du serment under oath.voir avec les yeux de la foi to see only what one wants to see; sans foi ni loi fearing neither God nor man; n'avoir ni foi ni loi to fear neither God nor man.[fwa] nom fémininil faut avoir la foi pour travailler avec elle (humoristique) you have to be really dedicated to work with hern'avoir ni ou être sans foi ni loi to fear neither God nor manajouter ou accorder foi à des rumeurs to give credence to rumoursavoir foi en ou dans quelqu'un to have faith in ou to trust (in) somebody3. (littéraire) [parole] pledged word4. [preuve]les coupons doivent être envoyés avant le 1er septembre, le cachet de la poste faisant foi the coupons must be postmarked no later than September 1st5. (locution)il avait dit qu'il viendrait, en foi de quoi j'ai préparé un petit discours (soutenu) he had said he would come, on the strength of which I have prepared a little speechviendrez-vous? — ma foi oui! will you come? — why, certainly!c'est ma foi possible, qui sait? it might be possible, who knows?————————sous la foi de locution prépositionnellesous la foi du serment on ou under oath————————sur la foi de locution prépositionnellesur la foi de ses déclarations/de sa réputation on the strength of his statement/of his reputationbonne foi nom fémininles gens de bonne foi honest people, decent folkmauvaise foi nom fémininécoutez-le, il est de mauvaise foi! listen to him, he himself doesn't believe what he's saying! -
3 doubler
doubler [duble]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ fortune, dose, longueur, salaire] to doubleb. [+ fil, ficelle] to doublec. [étudiant] [+ classe, année] to repeatd. [+ film] to dub ; [+ acteur] ( = remplacer) to act as an understudy for ; (dans une scène dangereuse) to stand in for2. intransitive verba. ( = augmenter) [nombre, quantité, prix] to double• doubler de volume/valeur to double in size/valueb. [véhicule] to overtake (Brit)3. reflexive verb• ce dispositif se double d'un système d'alarme this device works in conjunction with an alarm system* * *duble
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1) ( multiplier par deux) to double [effectifs, prix, capacité]doubler la mise — Jeux to double the stakes; fig to up the stakes
2) (garnir d'une doublure, d'un revêtement) to line [vêtement, cloison] (de with)3) ( plier en deux) to fold [something] in two [papier, couverture]; to double [ficelle]4) Cinéma to dub [film, acteur]5) Cinéma, Théâtre ( pour remplacement) (dans une scène périlleuse, un plan secondaire) to stand in for [acteur]; ( pour indisponibilité) to understudy [acteur]6) ( dépasser) to overtake GB, to pass US [véhicule]‘défense de doubler’ — ‘no overtaking’ GB, ‘no passing’ US
7) Nautisme to double [cap]8) Musique to double
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verbe intransitif gén [quantité, chiffre] to double, to increase twofold
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se doubler verbe pronominal* * *duble1. vt1) (= multiplier par 2) to double2) [vêtement] to line3) (= dépasser) [véhicule] to overtake Grande-Bretagne to pass USA4) [film] to dub, [acteur] to stand in for5) NAVIGATION, [cap] to rounddoubler le cap de fig [âge] Il vient de doubler le cap de la cinquantaine. — He's just turned fifty.
2. vi1) [somme, quantité] to double, to increase twofoldLe prix a doublé en dix ans. — The price has doubled in 10 years.
2) (en voiture) to overtake Grande-Bretagne to pass USAIl est dangereux de doubler sur cette route. — It's dangerous to overtake on this road.
* * *doubler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( multiplier par deux) to double [effectifs, montant, prix, capacité]; doubler le pas to quicken one's pace; doubler la mise Jeux to double the stakes; fig to up the stakes; il a doublé sa fortune en cinq ans he doubled his fortune in five years;4 Cin to dub [film, acteur]; le film a été doublé en trois langues the film has been dubbed into three languages;5 Cin, Théât ( pour remplacement) (dans une scène périlleuse, un plan secondaire) to stand in for [acteur]; ( pour indisponibilité) to understudy [acteur];6 ( dépasser) to overtake GB, to pass US [véhicule]; il est dangereux de doubler dans les virages it's dangerous to overtake GB ou pass US on bends; ‘défense de doubler’ ‘no overtaking’ GB, ‘no passing’ US; doubler un véhicule à droite/gauche to overtake GB ou pass US a vehicle on the right/left;7 Naut to double [cap];8 Mus to double; doubler une partie to double a part;9 ○( trahir) to double-cross [personne].B vi1 gén [quantité, chiffre] to double, to increase twofold; le terrain a doublé de valeur en dix ans the land doubled in value within ten years;C se doubler vpr se doubler de qch to be coupled with sth; son avarice se double de malhonnêteté his/her meanness is coupled with dishonesty, he/she is dishonest as well as being mean.[duble] verbe transitif2. [porter au double - bénéfices, personnel, quantité] to doubledoubler l'allure ou le pas to quicken one's pace3. [garnir d'une doublure - coffret, jupe, tenture] to line6. (familier) [trahir]l'inflation a doublé le cap des 5 % inflation has broken the 5% barrier————————[duble] verbe intransitif————————se doubler de verbe pronominal plus préposition -
4 pouce
n. m.1. Manger sur le pouce: To snatch a (quick) bite, to have the kind of snack-meal where no knives or forks are involved.2. Donner un coup de pouce à quelqu'un/ quelque chose: To give someone or something a push in the right direction, to lend a helping hand.3. Donner le coup de pouce: To give the finishing touch to something.4. Filer le coup de pouce (of dishonest shopkeeper): To tip the scales by some skilful legerdemain.5. Et le pouce (iron.): And a little bit more. 'Elle doit avoir trente ans, non?!' 'Trente ans et lepouce!' 'She's thirty, isn't she?' 'More like knocking on forty I'd say!'6. Mettre les pouces: To 'give in', to give up.7. Pouce! Pax! — I give in! (A hardy relic of Roman times, this interjection coupled with a thumbs-up sign has survived in school playgrounds and also drifted into everyday language.)
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