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1 capacity
capacity [kəˈpæsɪtɪ]1. noun• filled to capacity [hall, bus] bondé• capacity to do or for doing sth aptitude f à faire qchd. ( = position) qualité f, titre m2. compounds* * *[kə'pæsətɪ]1) ( ability to hold) (of box, bottle) contenance f; ( of barrel) capacité f (of de); ( of building) capacité f d'accueil; ( of road) capacité fseating/storage capacity — capacité d'accueil/de stockage
packed ou full to capacity — comble
2) ( of factory) capacité f de production3) ( role)4) ( ability)to have a capacity for — avoir de la facilité pour [learning, maths]
5) Automobile cylindrée f6) Electricity capacité f7) Law capacité f -
2 capacity
∎ to work at full capacity travailler à plein rendement;∎ the factory has not yet reached capacity l'usine n'a pas encore atteint son rendement maximumcapacity output rendement m maximum(b) (of container) capacité f∎ in the capacity of en qualité de;∎ to act in one's official capacity agir dans l'exercice de ses fonctions;∎ he's acting in an advisory capacity il a un rôle consultatif -
3 capacity
1 ( ability to hold) (of box, bottle) contenance f ; ( of barrel) capacité f (of de) ; (of concert, theatre building) capacité f d'accueil ; ( of road) capacité f ; the theatre has a capacity of 500 le théâtre peut accueillir 500 personnes ; seating/storage capacity capacité d'accueil/de stockage ; the theatre was packed ou full to capacity le théâtre était comble ; to have a great capacity for alcohol hum avoir une bonne descente ○ ;2 ( ability to produce) capacité f ; processing capacity capacité de traitement ; manufacturing ou production capacity capacité de production ; to operate at full capacity opérer au maximum de ses capacités ; the plant is stretched to capacity l'usine tourne au maximum de ses capacités ;3 ( role) in my capacity as a doctor en ma qualité de médecin ; she was employed in an advisory/in a private capacity elle était employée à titre consultatif/à titre privé ; I have been employed in various capacities j'ai été employé à divers titres ;4 ( ability) to have a capacity for avoir un don pour [learning, maths] ; a capacity for doing une aptitude à faire ; she has a great capacity for friendship/hard work elle a une grande aptitude à se faire des amis/bien travailler ; to have the capacity to do avoir les moyens de faire ; he has the capacity to do well il a les moyens de bien faire ; the task/exam is well within your capacities ce travail/examen est tout à fait à votre portée ;5 Aut cylindrée f ;6 Electron capacité f ;7 Jur capacité f. -
4 capacity
∎ the stadium has a capacity of 50,000 le stade peut accueillir 50000 personnes;∎ he has an amazing capacity for beer il peut boire une quantité étonnante de bière;∎ they played to a capacity crowd ils ont joué à guichets fermés(b) (aptitude) aptitude f, capacité f;∎ capacity to learn aptitude à apprendre, capacité d'apprendre;∎ she has a great capacity for languages elle a une grande aptitude ou capacité pour les langues, elle est douée pour les langues;∎ the work is well within our capacity nous sommes tout à fait en mesure ou capables de faire ce travail∎ she spoke in her capacity as government representative elle s'est exprimée en sa qualité de ou en tant que représentante du gouvernement;∎ he's acting in an advisory capacity il a un rôle consultatif;∎ they are here in an official capacity ils sont ici à titre officiel∎ the factory is (working) at full capacity l'usine produit à plein rendement;∎ the factory has not yet reached capacity l'usine n'a pas encore atteint son rendement maximum(e) (of engine) capacité f(f) Electricity capacité f►► a capacity audience une salle comble -
5 load
load [ləʊd]1 noun∎ maximum load 5 tonnes (sign) charge maximum 5 tonnes;∎ she was carrying a load of books/washing elle portait des livres/du linge;∎ to be carrying a heavy load être lourdement chargé;∎ a load of gravel un chargement de gravier;∎ one horse can't pull such a heavy load un seul cheval ne peut pas tirer une charge aussi lourde;∎ we moved all the stuff in ten loads nous avons tout transporté en dix voyages∎ the reforms should lighten the load of classroom teachers les réformes devraient faciliter la tâche des enseignants;∎ hire somebody to share the load embauchez quelqu'un pour vous faciliter la tâche∎ that's a load off my mind! me voilà soulagé d'un poids!;∎ take a load off! détends-toi!(c) (batch of laundry) machine f;∎ I've two more loads to do j'ai encore deux machines à faire∎ safe load charge f de sécurité;∎ the machine is working at full load la machine fonctionne ou travaille à pleine charge;∎ under load en charge;∎ Electricity to shed the load délester(e) Stock Exchange frais mpl d'achat ou d'acquisition∎ vulgar to shoot one's load (ejaculate) décharger(a) (person, animal, vehicle) charger;∎ to load sth with sth charger qch sur qch;∎ load the bags into the car chargez ou mettez les sacs dans la voiture;∎ the ship is loading grain on est en train de charger le navire de céréales;∎ he was loaded with shopping il avait les bras chargés de courses;∎ loaded with cares accablé de soucis;∎ I'm going to load some more work onto you je vais vous confier encore un peu de travail;∎ I don't think it's fair to load all the work onto one person je trouve que ce n'est pas juste de donner tout le travail à une seule personne(b) (camera, gun, machine) charger;∎ load! take aim! fire! chargez! en joue! feu!;∎ to load a film/tape mettre une pellicule/une cassette;∎ load the cassette into the recorder introduisez la cassette dans le magnétophone∎ to load a program into the memory charger un programme en mémoire(d) (insurance premium) majorer, augmenter∎ to load the dice piper les dés;∎ figurative to load the dice against sb défavoriser qn;∎ the dice are loaded against us nous n'aurons pas la partie facile(a) (receive freight) faire le chargement;∎ the ship is loading le navire est en cours de chargement;∎ the tankers load off shore les pétroliers font le chargement en mer;∎ Cars no loading or unloading between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (sign) chargement ou déchargement interdits entre 9 h et 16 h(b) (camera, gun) se recharger∎ what a load of rubbish! c'est vraiment n'importe quoi!►► load bed (of truck) plateau m de chargement;load box (on vehicle) soute f;load carrying capacity charge f utile;load factor (of plane) coefficient m de remplissage; Electricity facteur m ou coefficient m de charge; Technology facteur m de charge;Nautical load line ligne f de charge;Computing load mode mode m chargement;Electricity load shedding délestage mcharger (lourdement);∎ he was loaded down with packages il avait des paquets plein les bras;∎ I'm loaded down with work je suis surchargé de travail;∎ to be loaded down with worry être accablé de soucis➲ load up(a) (truck, ship etc) charger;∎ load the wheelbarrow up with bricks remplissez la brouette de briquescharger -
6 volume
volume ['vɒlju:m]∎ to increase in volume augmenter de volume;∎ the volume of traffic has greatly increased le volume de la circulation a beaucoup augmenté;∎ a huge volume of work une énorme quantité de travail;∎ the volume of business/imports le volume des affaires/des importations;∎ this shampoo gives the hair more volume ce shampoing donne du volume aux cheveux(b) (acoustics) volume m;∎ to turn the volume up/down augmenter/baisser le volume;∎ Radio at full volume à fond, à plein volume∎ volume one volume m ou tome m premier, premier volume m;∎ an encyclopedia in twenty volumes une encyclopédie en vingt volumes;∎ the third volume of his memoirs le troisième tome ou volume de ses mémoires;∎ a rare volume un exemplaire ou un livre rare;∎ figurative to speak volumes (about) (of action, remark etc) en dire long (sur), être révélateur (de)►► Radio & Television volume control bouton m de réglage du volume;Marketing volume mailing multipostage m, publipostage m groupé
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