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amount n1 gen ( quantity) (of goods, food) quantité f ; (of people, objects) nombre m ; a considerable amount of beaucoup de ; a fair amount of pas mal de ○ ; an enormous ou huge amount of énormément de ; a certain amount of imagination une certaine imagination ; I'm entitled to a certain amount of respect je suis en droit d'attendre qu'on me respecte ; no amount of money could compensate this loss aucune somme d'argent ne pourrait compenser cette perte ; no amount of persuasion will make him change his mind on aura beau essayer de le persuader, rien ne le fera changer d'avis ; it's doubtful whether any amount of foreign aid can save them il est douteux que l'aide internationale, aussi importante qu'elle soit, puisse les sauver ; they've got any amount of money ils ont énormément d'argent ;2 ( sum of money) somme f ; (total: of bill, expenses, damages etc) montant m ; for an undisclosed amount pour une somme non dévoilée ; to charge sb for the full amount faire payer à qn le montant total ; what is the outstanding amount? combien reste-t-il à payer? ; debts to the amount of £10,000 des dettes qui s'élèvent à 10 000 livres sterling ; amount paid (on account) Comm acompte versé ; amount of turnover Comm (montant du) chiffre d'affaires ; amount carried forward Accts report m à nouveau.■ amount to:▶ amount to [sth]2 (be worth, equivalent to) équivaloir à, revenir à [confession, betrayal, defeat, triumph etc] ; it amounts to the same thing cela revient au même ; it amounts to blackmail! ce n'est rien d'autre que du chantage! ; not to amount to much [accusation, report] ne pas valoir grand-chose ○ ; he'll never amount to much il n'arrivera jamais à rien ; the rain didn't amount to much il n'a pas beaucoup plu. -
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amount [ə'maʊnt](a) (quantity) quantité f;∎ great or large amounts of money beaucoup d'argent;∎ a massive amount of time énormément de temps;∎ in small/large amounts en petites/grandes quantités;∎ no amount of talking can bring him back on peut lui parler tant qu'on veut, ça ne le fera pas revenir;∎ I have a certain amount of respect for them j'ai un certain respect pour eux;∎ a modest amount une quantité modeste;∎ any amount of des quantités de, énormément de;∎ that shop has any amount of books il y a des masses de livres dans ce magasin;∎ you'll have any amount of time for reading on holiday tu auras tout ton temps pour lire pendant les vacances∎ do you have the exact amount? avez-vous le compte (exact)?;∎ she billed us for the amount of £50 elle nous a présenté une facture d'un montant de ou qui se montait à 50 livres;∎ you're in credit to the amount of £100 vous avez un crédit de 100 livres;∎ please find enclosed a cheque to the amount of $100 veuillez trouver ci-joint un chèque (d'un montant) de 100 dollars;∎ amount due (on bill) montant a régler;∎ no amount (of money) could make up for what I've lost rien ne pourrait compenser ce que j'ai perdu;∎ Accountancy amount brought forward montant m à reporter∎ he left debts amounting to over £1,800 il a laissé des dettes qui s'élèvent ou se montent à plus de 1800 livres;∎ profits last year amounted to several million dollars les bénéfices pour l'année dernière se chiffrent à plusieurs millions de dollars;∎ after tax it doesn't amount to much après impôts ça ne représente pas grand-chose;∎ he'll never amount to much il ne fera jamais grand-chose∎ it amounts to something not far short of stealing c'est pratiquement du vol;∎ it amounts to the same thing cela revient au même;∎ what his speech amounts to is an attack on democracy en fait, avec ce discours, il attaque la démocratie -
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amount [əˈmaʊnt]a. ( = quantity) quantité f• any amount of... énormément de...• no amount of persuading would make her change her mind on a eu beau essayer de la persuader, elle n'a pas changé d'avisb. ( = sum of money) somme fa. [sums, figures, debts] s'élever àb. ( = be equivalent to) équivaloir à* * *[ə'maʊnt]a considerable amount/fair amount of — beaucoup/pas mal de (colloq)
no amount of persuasion will make him change his mind — on aura beau essayer de le persuader, rien ne le fera changer d'avis
2) ( sum of money) somme f; ( bill) montant mamount paid (on account) — Commerce acompte versé
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amount to [something]1) ( add up to) [cost] s'élever à2) ( be equivalent to) équivaloir à, revenir à [confession, betrayal etc]not to amount to much — [accusation, report] ne pas valoir grand-chose (colloq)
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(sum of money) somme f; (total) montant m, total m;∎ amount due montant dû, somme due;∎ she billed us for the amount of £50 elle nous a présenté une facture d'un montant de 50 livres;∎ you're in credit to the amount of £100 vous avez un crédit de 100 livres;∎ please find enclosed a cheque to the amount of $100 veuillez trouver ci-joint un chèque de 100 dollarsACCOUNTANCY amount brought forward montant à reporters'élever à, se monter à;∎ profits last year amounted to several million dollars les bénéfices pour l'année dernière se chiffrent à plusieurs millions de dollars;∎ the company has debts amounting to over £200,000 les dettes de la société se montent à plus de 200 000 livres -
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montant d'assurance libérée (2e) amount of paid up policy, amount payable on settlementEnglish-French insurance dictionari > amount of paid up insurance
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Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > amount
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > amount of loss
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Fin. montant; somme; quantitéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > amount
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12 amount carried forward
Compt. solde reportéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > amount carried forward
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13 amount drawn
[Banque] montant tiré/retiré/prélevé/utiliséEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > amount drawn
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14 amount in dispute
Fin., Jur. montant ou somme en litige [arbitrage]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > amount in dispute
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15 amount outstanding
[Banque] encours [d.un prêt]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > amount outstanding
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16 amount payable forthwith
[Banque] montant immédiatement exigibleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > amount payable forthwith
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19 amount (held) on deposit
somme (laissée) en dépôt (2e) amounts past dueEnglish-French insurance dictionari > amount (held) on deposit
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20 amount at risk
capital de risque (MIX74, 2e)
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