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1 aplomb
aplomb [aplɔ̃]masculine nounb. ( = équilibre) balance ; ( = verticalité) perpendicularity• mettre or poser qch d'aplomb to straighten sth• remettre d'aplomb [+ entreprise] to put back on its feet* * *aplɔ̃
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nom masculin1) ( confiance en soi) confidence; ( équilibre) balanceavec aplomb — confidently, with aplomb
2) ( direction)
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d'aplomb locution adverbiale1) ( en équilibre) [étagère, armoire] straight; [personne] steady2) (colloq) ( en bonne santé)* * *aplɔ̃ nm1) (= équilibre) balance, equilibriumêtre d'aplomb [personne, corps] — to be steady, CONSTRUCTION, [mur] to be plumb
2) (= confiance en soi) self-assurance, péjoratif nerve* * *A nm1 ( de personne) ( confiance en soi) confidence; ( équilibre) balance; manquer d'aplomb to lack confidence; avoir de l'aplomb to be confident; avec aplomb confidently, with aplomb; vous ne manquez pas d'aplomb! you've got a nerve!; retrouver son aplomb to regain one's balance ou confidence;2 ( de mur) perpendicularity; à l'aplomb de qch directly below sth.B d'aplomb loc adv1 ( en équilibre) [étagère, armoire] straight; [personne] steady; attends! je ne suis pas d'aplomb wait! I'm off balance;2 ○( en bonne santé) tu te sens d'aplomb? do you feel well?; je ne suis pas bien d'aplomb I don't feel very well; prends ça, ça va te remettre d'aplomb have this, it will put you back on your feet.[aplɔ̃] nom masculin1. [verticalité] perpendicularitya. [au-dessus de] directly aboveb. [au-dessous de] directly below2. [confiance en soi] aplombavoir de l'aplomb to be self-possessed, to be self-assuredrépondre avec aplomb to answer with self-assurance ou self-possession ou aplomb(péjoratif) [insolence] nerve————————aplombs nom masculin pluriel————————d'aplomb locution adjectivale1. [vertical] perpendicularb. [redresser] to straighten something upa. CONSTRUCTION to be out of plumb ou off plumbb. [en déséquilibre] to be askew2. [en bonne santé] wellêtre d'aplomb to be well ou in good healthne pas être d'aplomb to feel unwell ou out of sortsremettre quelqu'un d'aplomb to put somebody back on his/her feet, to make somebody better -
2 douter
douter [dute]➭ TABLE 1• il ne doute de rien ! he's got some nerve! (inf)2. reflexive verb• ça, je m'en doutais depuis longtemps I've suspected as much for a long time━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━+1! se douter de qch ne se traduit pas par to doubt sth.* * *dute
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douter que — to doubt that ou whether
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douter de verbe transitif indirect to have doubts aboutà n'en pas douter — undoubtedly, without a doubt
elle ne doute de rien! — (colloq) iron she's so sure of herself!
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verbe intransitif Philosophie, Religion to doubt
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se douter verbe pronominalje m'en doutais! — I thought so!, I suspected as much!
je m'en doute! — iron ( c'est évident) obviously! iron
il aurait dû se douter que... — he should have known that...
* * *dute vi1) (= être en proie au doute) to doubt2)douter de [allié, sincérité] — to have doubts about, to have one's doubts about, [résultat] to be doubtful of
Je doute de sa sincérité. — I doubt his sincerity., I have my doubts about his sincerity.
douter que — to doubt whether, to doubt if
* * *douter verb table: aimerA vtr douter que to doubt that ou whether; je doute qu'elle vienne ce soir I doubt (whether) she'll come tonight; je doute qu'il ait pu avoir son train I doubt (whether) he'll have been able to catch his train; je ne doute pas qu'il fera de son mieux I don't doubt (but) that he'll do his best.B douter de vtr ind to have doubts about; douter de l'honnêteté/la sincérité de qn to have doubts about sb's honesty/sincerity; douter de l'innocence de qn to have doubts about sb's innocence; douter de soi-même to have feelings of self-doubt; je n'ai jamais douté de toi/ton talent I never doubted you/your talent; elle l'affirme mais j'en doute she says it's true but I have my doubts; il doute de tout, même de l'évidence he doubts everything, even what's obviously true; à n'en pas douter undoubtedly, without a doubt; elle ne doute de rien○! iron she's so sure of herself!D se douter vpr se douter de qch to suspect sth; se douter que to suspect that; je m'en doutais! I thought so!, I suspected as much!; je m'en doute, je m'en serais douté! iron ( c'est évident) obviously! iron; comme on pouvait s'en douter as might have been expected; qui se serait douté que…? who would have thought that…?; je me doute (bien) qu'il devait être furieux I can (well) imagine that he was furious; nous étions loin de nous douter que we didn't have the least idea that, we never dreamed that; je ne me doutais pas que ça se terminerait comme ça I never thought ou it never occurred to me that it would end up like that; il aurait dû se douter que… he should have known that…[dute]douter de verbe plus préposition1. [ne pas croire à - succès, victoire] to be doubtful of ; [ - fait, éventualité] to doubtje doute que le projet voie le jour I have (my) doubts about the future of the project, I doubt whether the project will ever be realized2. [traiter avec défiance - ami, motivation] to have doubts abouta. [habituellement] to have doubts about ou to lack confidence in oneselfb. [à un moment] to have doubts about oneself————————se douter de verbe pronominal plus prépositionje me doutais un peu de sa réaction I half expected him to react the way he did, his reaction didn't surprise meil faudra que tu viennes me chercher — je m'en doute! [irritation] you'll have to come and fetch me — well, yes, I expected that!j'ai raté le train — vu l'heure, on s'en serait douté! I missed my train — given the time, that's pretty obvious!se douter de quelque chose [soupçonner quelque chose] to suspect somethingse douter que: je ne me serais jamais douté que c'était possible I'd never have thought it (was) possibleje lui ai proposé de travailler pour moi, tout en me doutant bien qu'il refuserait I suggested he work for me, but I knew he wouldn't acceptj'étais loin de me douter que... little did I know that... -
3 toc
I.n. m.2. Du toc: Fake goods, sham merchandise. Ses bijoux, mon vieux, c'est du toc! That jewellery of hers is really just paste!3. Des tocs (abbr. des papiers tocs): False I.D.s, fake identity papers. Marcher sous des tocs: To go about with forged papers. Marcher sous un toc: To go under an assumed name.II.adj. m.1. 'Trashy', 'sham', rubbishy.2. 'Bonkers', 'potty', mad.3. (of criminal): Vindictive, violent and dangerous. (With this meaning, the adjective refers to the kind of thug who is likely to end his days in a hospital for the criminally insane.)4. Ugly, afflicted with unattractive features.5. 'Thick', stupid.6. Unlucky, plagued by bad luck. -
4 confiance
confiance [kɔ̃fjɑ̃s]feminine noun(en l'honnêteté de qn) trust ; (en la valeur de qn, le succès de qch, la solidité d'un appareil) faith (en in)• aie confiance ! trust me!* * *kɔ̃fjɑ̃s1) ( foi en l'honnêteté) trust (en in)de confiance — [personne] trustworthy; [mission] which requires (the utmost) trust
avoir confiance en quelqu'un, faire confiance à quelqu'un — to trust somebody
il va tricher, tu peux lui faire confiance! — iron you can rely on him to cheat! iron
2) ( foi en la compétence) confidence (en in)3) ( assurance) confidence4) Politique* * *kɔ̃fjɑ̃s nf1) (en la loyauté ou l'honnêteté de qn) trustavoir confiance en [associé, époux] — to trust
Je n'ai pas confiance en lui. — I don't trust him.
inspirer confiance à qn [partenaire, locataire] — to inspire confidence in sb
de confiance — trustworthy, reliable
2) (en la compétence de qn, le succès d'une entreprise, la qualité de qch) confidenceavoir confiance; Tu peux avoir confiance. Il sera à l'heure. — You don't need to worry. He'll be on time.
On peut avoir confiance: c'est du solide. — We needn't worry: it's solidly built.
avoir confiance en [nouvel employé, architecte] — to have confidence in, to have faith in
inspirer confiance à qn [projet, construction] — to inspire confidence in sb
Elle manque de confiance en elle. — She lacks self-confidence.
See:vote de confiance POLITIQUE — vote of confidence
* * *confiance nf1 ( foi en l'honnêteté) trust (en in); la confiance réciproque mutual trust; ma confiance en elle my trust in her; placer or mettre sa confiance en qn to put one's trust in sb; gagner/perdre la confiance de qn to win/lose sb's trust; en toute confiance [acheter, prêter] with complete confidence; de confiance [personne] trustworthy; [mission] which requires (the utmost) trust ( après n); poste de confiance position of trust; avoir confiance en qn, faire confiance à qn to trust sb; j'y penserai, fais-moi or tu peux me faire confiance I'll remember, trust me ou you can trust me; il va tricher, tu peux lui faire confiance! iron you can rely on him to cheat! iron; j'ai confiance en l'avenir I feel confident about the future; faire confiance en son intuition to trust one's intuition;2 ( foi en la compétence) confidence (en in); faire confiance à qn to have confidence in sb; avoir confiance dans to have confidence in [technologie, méthode, médecine];3 ( assurance) confidence; confiance en soi (self-)confidence; avoir confiance en soi to be self-confident; tu manques de confiance en toi you lack self-confidence; cet homme/cette banque ne m'inspire pas confiance I don't have much confidence in that man/that bank; ces champignons ne m'inspirent pas confiance I don't feel altogether happy about these mushrooms; mettre qn en confiance to put sb at ease; être/se sentir en confiance avec qn to be/feel at ease with sb;4 Pol voter la confiance to pass a vote of confidence.[kɔ̃fjɑ̃s] nom fémininavoir confiance en quelqu'un/quelque chose to trust somebody/something, to have confidence in somebody/somethingplacer sa confiance en quelqu'un to put one's trust ou to place one's confidence in somebody2. POLITIQUE3. [aplomb]confiance en soi confidence, self-confidence, self-assurancede confiance locution adjectivalepersonne de confiance reliable ou trustworthy person————————en confiance locution adverbialese sentir ou être en confiance (avec quelqu'un) to feel safe (with somebody)en toute confiance locution adverbiale -
5 assurance
assurance [asyʀɑ̃s]1. feminine nouna. ( = contrat) insuranceb. ( = garantie) assurance• donner à qn l'assurance que... to assure sb that...• il veut avoir l'assurance que tout se passera bien he wants to be sure that everything will go well• veuillez agréer l'assurance de ma considération distinguée or de mes sentiments dévoués yours faithfullyc. ( = confiance en soi) self-assurance2. compounds• le régime d'assurance chômage the state unemployment insurance scheme ► assurance incendie fire insurance* * *asyʀɑ̃s1) (aisance, aplomb) (self-)confidence; ( maîtrise) assuranceobtenir or recevoir l'assurance que — to be assured that
3) ( garantie) insurance ( contre against); ( contrat) insurance (policy); ( compagnie) insurance company; ( prime) insurance (premium); ( secteur)l'assurance, les assurances — insurance
4) ( prestations) benefit [U] GB, benefits (pl) US5) ( en alpinisme) belaying•Phrasal Verbs:* * *asyʀɑ̃s nf1) (= garantie) assurance, guaranteedonner à qn l'assurance que — to give sb an assurance that, to give sb a guarantee that
C'est une assurance de sécurité. — It's a guarantee of security.
2) (= certitude) certainty3) (= confiance en soi) self-assurance, confidenceparler avec assurance — to speak with self-assurance, to speak confidently
4) (= contrat) insurance, insurance policyprendre une assurance contre — to take out insurance against, to take out an insurance policy against
société d'assurance; compagnie d'assurances — insurance company
5) (= secteur commercial) insurance* * *assurance nf1 (aisance, aplomb) (self-)confidence, self-assurance; ( maîtrise) assurance; avoir or montrer de l'assurance to be self-confident; prendre de l'assurance to gain confidence, to become more confident; perdre (de) sa belle assurance to lose (some of) one's self-confidence; regard/air plein d'assurance confident look/appearance; avec assurance confidently;2 ( promesse) assurance; ( certitude) certainty; obtenir or recevoir l'assurance que to be assured that; donner à qn l'assurance que to assure sb that; donnez-moi l'assurance que give me your assurance that; il n'a accepté de partir qu'avec l'assurance que he agreed to leave only on the assurance that; avoir l'assurance de perdre/gagner to be certain to lose/win; il est innocent, j'en ai l'assurance I'm convinced ou certain that he is innocent; ils avaient l'assurance de ne pas être dérangés they could be sure of not being disturbed; veuillez agréer l'assurance de mes sentiments distingués/ma considération ( à une personne nommée) yours sincerely; ( à une personne non nommée) yours faithfully;3 Assur ( garantie) insurance (contre against); ( contrat) insurance (policy); ( compagnie) insurance company; ( prime) insurance (premium); ( secteur) l'assurance, les assurances insurance; assurance sur la vie life insurance; contracter or souscrire une assurance contre l'incendie to take out insurance ou to insure against fire; avoir une bonne assurance to be well insured;5 ( en alpinisme) belaying.assurance automobile car insurance; assurance chômage ( système) unemployment insurance; ( prestations) unemployment benefit GB ou benefits (pl) US; assurance incendie fire insurance; assurance individuelle accident personal accident insurance; assurance maladie ( système) health insurance; ( prestations) sickness benefit GB ou benefits (pl) US; assurance maritime marine insurance; assurance maternité maternity benefit GB ou benefits (pl) US; assurance mixte endowment policy ou insurance; assurance multirisque comprehensive insurance; assurance multirisque habitation comprehensive household insurance; assurance mutuelle ( association) mutual insurance society; assurance responsabilité civile third-party insurance; assurance scolaire pupil's personal accident insurance; assurances sociales social insurance ¢; assurance au tiers third-party insurance; assurance tous risques comprehensive insurance; assurance vieillesse state pension; assurance voyage travel insurance.[asyrɑ̃s] nom féminin1. COMMERCE [contrat] insurance (policy)assurance contre l'incendie/les accidents insurance against fire/(personal) accidents, fire/accident insuranceassurance personnelle ou volontaire private health insurance ou coverassurance responsabilité civile ou au tiers third party insurancej'ai reçu l'assurance formelle que l'on m'aiderait financièrement I was assured I would receive financial help3. [garantie]le retour à la démocratie constitue une assurance de paix pour le pays the return of democracy will guarantee peace for the countrymanque d'assurance insecurity, lack of self-confidencemanquer d'assurance to be insecure, to have no self-confidences'exprimer avec assurance to speak with assurance ou confidently5. [certitude]avoir l'assurance que to feel certain ou assured that6. [dans la correspondance]veuillez croire à l'assurance de ma considération distinguée yours faithfully ou sincerely, sincerely yours (US) -
6 Extremism
Compared to most of its European neighbours, France is a country with a surprising level of tolerance of extremism. For instance, in the first round of the 2002 Presidential elections, virtually a third of all votes cast went to an extremist candidate in the first round of voting, on a turnout of 71% of the electorate. Almost 20% of votes went to the extreme right-wing Front National or ex-FN candidates, and 13.81% was split among four trotskyist or communist candidates. While this can be seen in part as a form of protest vote, or lack of confidence in mainstream political parties, it also illustrates the degree to which France remains a polarised society.Extremism has long historic roots in France, going back to absolutism and the collaboration of the Vichy régime on the one hand, and the excesses of the French Revolution on the other. However its current vigour can also be attributed to the fact that mainstream political parties in modern France, on the left and on the right, have done their bit to strenghten the position of extremist parties. Conservative parties have a long history of assimilating centre-left and socialist parties with the Communists and other far-left parties, while the Socialists have persistently sought to make political capital by portraying the mainstream conservative parties as the natural bedfellows of the far right. The paradoxical result has been to give credence and respectability to extremist parties and leaders such as Jean Marie Le Pen of the National Front, or Arlette Laguiller of Lutte Ouvrière.Furthermore, in their keenness to demonstrate even-handedness, French television stations and the media have persistently given coverage to charismatic politicians of the left and the right, turning people such as Le Pen, Laguiller or more recently Olivier Besancenot, into popular chat-show guests.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Extremism
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