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rule [ru:l]1. nouna. ( = guiding principle) règle f• it's a rule that... il est de règle que... + subjb. ( = authority) autorité fa. [+ country] gouverner ; [+ person] dominerb. [judge] statuer4. compounds[+ possibility, suggestion, date, person] écarter* * *[ruːl] 1.1) ( regulation) (of game, language) règle f; (of school, organization) règlement mthe rules of the game — les règles or la règle du jeu
to bend the rules — contourner les règles or le règlement
against the rules — contraire aux règles or au règlement ( to do de faire)
it is a rule that — il est de règle que (+ subj)
2) ( usual occurrence) règle f3) [U] ( authority) domination f, gouvernement m4) ( for measuring) règle f2.transitive verb1) Politics [ruler, law] gouverner; [monarch] régner sur; [party] diriger; [army] commander2) ( control) [person, money, consideration] diriger [behaviour, life]; [factor] dicter [strategy]3) ( draw) faire, tirer [line]4) [court, umpire]3.1) [monarch, anarchy] régner2) [court, umpire] statuer•Phrasal Verbs:- rule out -
62 sizeable
sizeable [ˈsaɪzəbl][amount, number, problem, operation] assez important ; [object, building, estate] assez grand ; [majority] assez large* * *['saɪzəbl]adjective [proportion] non négligeable; [amount, fortune] assez important; [house, field, town] assez grand -
63 slender
slender [ˈslendər]a. [person] svelte ; [legs, waist] finb. [chance, majority, margin] faible ; [income, resources] maigre* * *['slendə(r)]1) ( thin) [person] mince; [waist] fin; [finger] effilé; [neck] gracile; [stem, arch] élancé2) ( slight) [majority] faible (before n)3) ( meagre) [income, means] modeste, maigre (before n) -
64 vast
vast [vα:st]* * *[vɑːst], US [væst]1) ( quantitatively) [amount, sum, improvement, difference] énorme; [number] très grand; [knowledge] extrêmement étendu2) ( spatially) [room, area, plain] vaste (before n), immense -
65 vote
vote [vəʊt]1. nouna. ( = ballot) vote m• they took a vote on whether to sell the company ils ont voté pour décider s'ils allaient ou non vendre l'entreprisec. ( = vote cast) voix fd. ( = body of voters) électorat m• vote (for) Harris! votez Harris !• people are voting with their feet (inf) les gens expriment leur mécontentement en ne votant pas (or en s'en allant)4. compounds• it's a vote-loser for us ça risque de nous faire perdre des voix ► vote-winner (inf) noun atout m électoral[+ law] voter ; [+ person] élire[+ amendment] rejeter ; [+ MP, chairman] ne pas réélire• the electors voted the Conservative government out les électeurs ont rejeté le gouvernement conservateur[+ bill, motion] voter* * *[vəʊt] 1.1) ( choice) vote mone man one vote — ≈ suffrage universel
that gets my vote! — fig moi je suis pour!
2) ( franchise)3) ( ballot) vote m4) ( body of voters) voix fpl2.to increase one's vote by 10% — recevoir 10% de voix en plus
transitive verb1) ( affirm choice of) voterwhat ou how do you vote? — pour qui votes-tu?
to vote somebody into/out of office — élire/ne pas réélire quelqu'un
2) ( authorize)3) (colloq) ( propose) proposer3.intransitive verb voterPhrasal Verbs:- vote in- vote out••to vote with one's feet — ( by leaving) quitter le navire (colloq)
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66 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) majeur2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) commandant/-ante2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.)- majority- major-general - the age of majority -
67 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) le plus (de)2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) la plupart (de)2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) le/la/les plus2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) le plus3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) très4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) presque3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) le plus2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) la plus grande partie (de), la majorité•- mostly- at the most - at most - for the most part - make the most of something - make the most of -
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❢ When used to form the superlative of adjectives most is translated by le plus or la plus depending on the gender of the noun and by les plus with plural noun: the most beautiful woman in the room = la plus belle femme de la pièce ; the most expensive hotel in Paris = l'hôtel le plus cher de Paris ; the most difficult problems = les problèmes les plus difficiles. For examples and further uses see the entry below.A det1 (the majority of, nearly all) la plupart de ; most people/computers la plupart des gens/des ordinateurs ;2 (superlative: more than all the others) le plus de ; she got the most votes/money c'est elle qui a obtenu le plus de voix/d'argent ; we had (the) most success/problems in China c'est en Chine qu'on a eu le plus de succès/de problèmes ; those with (the) most intelligence ceux qui sont les plus intelligents.B pron1 ( the majority) la plupart (of de) ; most of the people/of the computers la plupart des gens/des ordinateurs ; most of you/us la plupart d'entre vous/nous ; most of the bread/wine presque tout le pain/vin ; most of the money la plus grosse part de l'argent ; for most of the day/evening pendant la plus grande partie de la journée/soirée ; most agreed la plupart étaient d'accord ; most were blue la plupart étaient bleus ;2 ( the maximum) the most you can expect is… tout ce que tu peux espérer c'est… ; the most I can do is… tout ce que je peux faire, c'est…, le mieux que je puisse faire, c'est… ; what's the most we'll have to pay? au maximum, combien aurons-nous à payer? ;3 ( more than all the others) le plus ; John has got the most c'est John qui en a le plus.C adv1 ( used to form superlative) the most beautiful château in France le plus beau château de France ; most easily le plus facilement ; the most beautifully written poetry de très beaux poèmes ; most interestingly (of all), he… le plus intéressant c'est qu'il… ;2 ( very) très, extrêmement ; most encouraging/amusing/odd très or extrêmement encourageant/amusant/bizarre ; most probably très vraisemblablement ;3 ( more than all the rest) le plus ; what most annoyed him ou what annoyed him most (of all) was ce qui l'ennuyait le plus c'était que ; those who will benefit/suffer most from… ceux qui profiteront/souffriront le plus de… ;E for the most part adv phr ( most of them) pour la plupart ; ( most of the time) la plupart du temps ; ( basically) essentiellement, surtout ; for the most part, they… pour la plupart, ils… ; for the most part he works in his office la plupart du temps, il travaille dans son bureau ; the book is, for the most part, about sex le livre parle essentiellement or surtout de sexe ; his experience is, for the most part, in publishing son expérience est surtout or essentiellement dans l'édition.to make the most of tirer le meilleur parti de [situation, resources, looks, rest, abilities, space] ; profiter de [holiday, opportunity, good weather]. -
69 overwhelming
overwhelming [‚əʊvə'welmɪŋ](a) (crushing → victory, defeat) écrasant;∎ to win by an overwhelming majority gagner avec une majorité écrasante;∎ the overwhelming majority (of people) oppose these measures la grande majorité des gens est opposée à ces mesures(b) (extreme, overpowering → grief, heat) accablant; (→ joy) extrême; (→ love) passionnel; (→ desire, urge, passion) irrésistible;∎ an overwhelming sense of frustration un sentiment d'extrême frustration;∎ their friendliness is somewhat overwhelming leur amabilité a quelque chose d'excessifUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > overwhelming
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70 working
working ['wɜ:kɪŋ]∎ ordinary working people les travailleurs ordinaires;∎ the party of the working man le parti des travailleurs(b) (day, hours) de travail;∎ during a normal working day pendant la journée de travail;∎ Sunday is not a working day le dimanche est chômé, on ne travaille pas le dimanche;∎ a working week of forty hours une semaine de quarante heures;∎ he spent his entire working life with the firm il a travaillé toute sa vie dans l'entreprise;∎ to be of working age être en âge de travailler;∎ a working breakfast/lunch un petit déjeuner/un déjeuner d'affaires(c) (clothes, conditions) de travail;∎ a relaxed working environment un milieu professionnel détendu;∎ we have a close working relationship nous travaillons bien ensemble(d) (functioning → farm, factory) qui marche;∎ in (good) working order en (bon) état de marche;(e) (theory, definition) de travail; (majority) suffisant; (agreement) de circonstance; (knowledge) adéquat, suffisant;∎ working agreement modus vivendi m;∎ to have a working knowledge of French/the law posséder une connaissance suffisante du français/du droit2 noun(b) (operation → of machine) fonctionnement m∎ it's difficult to understand the workings of his mind il est difficile de savoir ce qu'il a dans la tête ou ce qui se passe dans sa tête∎ old mine workings anciennes mines fpl►► Finance working account compte m d'exploitation;Accountancy working assets actif m circulant;Finance working capital (UNCOUNT) fonds mpl de roulement, capital m de roulement;Finance working capital cycle cycle m du besoin en fonds de roulement;Finance working capital fund compte m d'avances;the working class, the working classes la classe ouvrière, le prolétariat;working copy (of document, text) copie f de travail;working drawing épure f;working expenses frais mpl généraux, frais mpl d'exploitation;Computing working file fichier m de travail;working girl (prostitute) professionnelle f;working hypothesis hypothèse f de travail;working interest participation f d'exploitation;working lunch déjeuner m d'affaires ou de travail;working majority majorité f suffisante;British working man ouvrier m;working men's club = club d'ouvriers, comportant un bar et une scène où sont présentés des spectacles;working model modèle m qui fonctionne;Mathematics working out (of problem) résolution f;∎ show all working out (in exam paper) montrez les étapes de votre raisonnement;working party (committee → for study) groupe m de travail; (→ for enquiry) commission f d'enquête; (group → of prisoners, soldiers) groupe m de travail;working speed vitesse f de régime;working title titre m provisoire; -
71 absolute
absolute [ˈæbsəlu:t]1. adjectivea. absolu2. nounabsolu m3. compounds* * *['æbsəluːt] 1.2.the absolute — l'absolu m
1) ( complete) [monarch, minimum, majority] also Mathematics, Philosophy absolu2) ( emphatic) [chaos, idiot] véritable (before n)3) Physics, Chemistry [humidity, scale] maximum; [zero] absolu4) Lawdecree absolute — décret m irrévocable
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72 bare
bare [bεər]1. adjectiveb. ( = empty) [ground] dénudé ; [wall] nuc. ( = absolute) the bare necessities le strict nécessaired. ( = mere, small) the match lasted a bare 18 minutes le match n'a pas duré plus de 18 minutes• to bare one's teeth [person, animal] montrer les dents* * *[beə(r)] 1.1) ( naked) [flesh, leg, boards, wall] nuto sit in the sun with one's head bare — s'asseoir au soleil la tête nue ou nu-tête (inv)
2) ( empty) [cupboard, house, room] vide3) ( stark) [branch, mountain, rock] nu; [earth, landscape] dénudébare of — dépourvu de [leaves, flowers]
4) ( mere)a bare 3%/20 dollars — à peine 3%/20 dollars
5) ( absolute) strict (before n)6) ( unembellished) [facts, statistics] brut2.transitive verb -
73 bulk
bulk [bʌlk]1. noun• the bulk of the work is done le plus gros du travail est fait► in bulk ( = in large quantities) en gros ; (not prepacked) en vrac2. compounds* * *[bʌlk] 1.1) ( large size) (of package, correspondence, writings) volume m; (of building, vehicle) masse f2) ( large body) corps m massif3) ( large quantity)in bulk — [buy, sell] en gros; [transport] en vrac
4) ( majority)the bulk of — la majeure partie de [imports, research, applications]; le plus gros de [army, workforce]; la plupart des [workers, voters]
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74 comfortable
comfortable [ˈkʌmfətəbl]a. [chair, bed] confortable ; [temperature] agréableb. ( = physically at ease) are you comfortable there? vous êtes bien ?• to make o.s. comfortable (in armchair) s'installer confortablement ; ( = make o.s. at home) se mettre à l'aisec. ( = mentally at ease) [person] à l'aise━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word confortable is spelt with an n rather than an m.* * *['kʌmftəbl], US [-fərt-]1) [room, chair, clothes, journey] confortable; [temperature] agréable2) ( relaxed) [person] à l'aiseto make oneself comfortable — ( in chair) s'installer confortablement; ( at ease) se mettre à son aise
3) ( financially) [person] aisé; [income] conséquent4) ( reassuring) [idea, thought] sécurisant; [majority, lead] confortable5) ( happy)I don't feel comfortable doing — ça m'embête (colloq) de faire
I would feel more comfortable about leaving if... — je partirais plus volontiers si...
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75 command
command [kəˈmα:nd]• to command that... ordonner que... + subjb. [+ army, ship] commanderc. ( = be in position to use) [+ money, services, resources] disposer ded. [+ respect] imposere. ( = overlook) avoir vue sur3. nounb. ( = power, authority) commandement md. ( = possession, mastery) maîtrise f, possession f4. compounds* * *[kə'mɑːnd], US [-'mænd] 1.1) ( order) ordre mto carry out/give a command — exécuter/donner un ordre
2) ( military control) commandement mto be under the command of somebody — [person] être sous les ordres de quelqu'un; [regiment] être sous les ordres or sous le commandement de quelqu'un
command of the air — maîtrise f du ciel
3) ( mastery) maîtrise f4) Computing commande f2.transitive verbto command that — ordonner que (+ subj)
2) ( obtain as one's due) inspirer [affection, respect]3) ( dispose of) disposer de [funds, support, majority]4) ( dominate) dominer [valley]5) Military commander [regiment]; maîtriser [air, sea]3.intransitive verb commander -
76 enlarge
enlarge [ɪnˈlα:dʒ]agrandir ; [+ field of knowledge, circle of friends] étendre* * *[ɪn'lɑːdʒ] 1.transitive verb agrandir [space, photograph]; développer [business]; augmenter [capacity]2.1) ( get bigger) [space] s'agrandir; [majority] s'accroître2) [pupil, pores] se dilater; [tonsils] enfler3)3.to enlarge on — s'étendre sur [subject]; développer [idea]
enlarged past participle adjective Medicine [pupil] dilaté; [tonsils, joint] enflé; [heart, liver] hypertrophié -
77 generality
generality [‚dʒenəˈrælɪtɪ]a. (gen pl) généralité f* * *[ˌdʒenə'rælətɪ]1) ( remark) généralité f2) ( majority) -
78 government
government [ˈgʌvənmənt]1. noun2. adjective[policy, decision, intervention, spending] du gouvernement ; [grant] d'État ; [responsibility, loan] de l'État━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ gouvernement has ou instead of o and an extra e in the middle.* * *['gʌvənmənt] 1.1) ( system) ( political) gouvernement m; ( administrative) administration f2.parliamentary government — régime m parlementaire
noun modifier [ minister, official, plan, intervention] du gouvernement; [ decree, department, majority, policy, publication] gouvernemental; [ expenditure, borrowing] de l'État; [ loan, funds] public/-ique -
79 great
great [greɪt]1. adjectivea. (in size, importance) grand• the greatest names in football/poetry les plus grands noms du football/de la poésie• you were great! tu as été sensationnel ! (inf)• he's the greatest! il est formidable !• that's great! c'est super ! (inf)c. ( = enthusiastic) he's a great angler il est passionné de pêche2. adverba. ( = excellently) super bien (inf)3. exclamation4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED KINGDOMDans l'usage courant, il est fréquent d'employer les mots Britain ou England pour désigner l'ensemble du Royaume-Uni, mais cet usage est impropre.La Grande-Bretagne, Great Britain ou Britain en anglais, est, strictement parlant, un terme géographique. Il désigne la plus grande des îles Britanniques et englobe donc l'Écosse et le pays de Galles. Avec l'Irlande, l'île de Man et les îles Anglo-Normandes, la Grande-Bretagne constitue les îles Britanniques ou British Isles, qui sont également une notion géographique puisqu'elles comprennent deux pays: le Royaume-Uni (capitale: Londres) et la République d'Irlande (capitale: Dublin).Le Royaume-Uni (de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord), en anglais United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) ou UK, est la désignation officielle d'une entité politique. Ses citoyens sont des Britanniques.* * *[greɪt] 1.2.the great — (+ v pl) les grands mpl
1) ( large) [height, speed, majority, object, danger, improvement] grand (before n); [number] grand (before n), important; [increase] fort (before n), important2) ( as intensifier) [excitement, surprise, relief, success, tragedy] grand (before n); [heat] fort (before n)a great many people — beaucoup de personnes, un grand nombre de personnes
you're a great help! — iron tu m'aides vraiment beaucoup!
3) ( remarkable) [person, name, painting, discovery] grand (before n)4) (colloq) ( excellent) [book, party, weather] génial (colloq), formidable (colloq); [opportunity] formidable (colloq)you look great! — ( healthy) tu as l'air en pleine forme!; ( attractive) tu es superbe!
that dress looks great on you — cette robe est géniale (colloq) sur toi
X is the greatest! — X est génial! (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( talented) génial (colloq), formidable (colloq)to be great at — être un as (colloq) à [tennis, football]
to be great with — être génial (colloq) avec [children, animals]
to be great on — être imbattable (colloq) sur [history, architecture]
6) (colloq) ( inveterate) [worrier, organizer] de première (colloq); [admirer, fan] grand (before n)3.(colloq) adverb•• -
80 most
most [məʊst]1. adjectivea. ( = greatest in amount) the most le plus (de)• who has got the most? qui en a le plus ?► to make the most of [+ one's time] bien employer ; [+ opportunity, sb's absence] profiter (au maximum) de ; [+ one's talents, business offer] tirer le meilleur parti de ; [+ one's resources] utiliser au mieux• make the most of it! profitez-en bien !• to make the most of o.s. se mettre en valeurb. ( = largest part) la plus grande partie (de) ; ( = greatest number) la plupart (de)2. adverbb. ( = very) très* * *Note: When used to form the superlative of adjectives most is translated by le plus or la plus depending on the gender of the noun and by les plus with plural noun: the most beautiful woman in the room = la plus belle femme de la pièce; the most expensive hotel in Paris = l'hôtel le plus cher de Paris; the most difficult problems = les problèmes les plus difficiles. For examples and further uses see the entry below[məʊst] 1.1) (the majority of, nearly all) la plupart de2) (superlative: more than all the others) le plus de2.she got the most votes/money — c'est elle qui a obtenu le plus de voix/d'argent
1) ( the greatest number) la plupart (of de); ( the largest part) la plus grande partie (of de)2) ( the maximum)the most you can expect is... — tout ce que tu peux espérer c'est...
the most I can do is... — tout ce que je peux faire, c'est..., le mieux que je puisse faire, c'est...
3) ( more than all the others) le plus3.1) ( used to form superlative)2) ( very) très, extrêmementmost encouraging — très or extrêmement encourageant
3) ( more than all the rest) le pluswhat most annoyed him ou what annoyed him most (of all) was — ce qui l'ennuyait le plus c'était que
4) (colloq) US ( almost) presque4.at (the) most adverbial phrase au maximum, au plus5.for the most part adverbial phrase ( most of them) pour la plupart; ( most of the time) la plupart du temps; ( basically) essentiellement, surtoutfor the most part, they... — pour la plupart, ils...
for the most part he works in his office — la plupart du temps, il travaille dans son bureau
6.his experience is, for the most part, in publishing — son expérience est surtout or essentiellement dans l'édition
most of all adverbial phrase par-dessus tout••to make the most of — tirer le meilleur parti de [situation, resources, looks, rest, abilities, space]; profiter de [holiday, opportunity, good weather]
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