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  • 101 dip

    (in prices, value, figures) baisse f;
    ∎ the winter months saw a sharp dip in profits les bénéfices ont fortement baissé pendant l'hiver
    (of prices, value, figures) baisser;
    ∎ shares dipped on the London Stock Market yesterday les actions ont baissé à la Bourse des valeurs de Londres hier

    English-French business dictionary > dip

  • 102 mission

    (a) (delegation) mission f;
    ∎ a Chinese trade mission une mission commerciale chinoise
    (b) (of company) mission f
    mission statement ordre m de mission

    The purpose of the NCC, which was established with government funds in 1975, is to safeguard the interests of consumers - particularly, according to its mission statement, "the inarticulate and disadvantaged". It has battled on their behalf against sharp practice, especially in the insurance, banking, supermarket and utilities sectors. Now, however, consumers could be forgiven for wondering whose side it is on.

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  • 103 -witted

    (having understanding or intelligence of a certain kind: quick-/sharp-witted.) à l'esprit (...)

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  • 104 A

    [ei]
    (one of the notes in the musical scale.)
    - A sharp

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  • 105 abrupt

    1) (sudden; unexpected: The car came to an abrupt halt.) soudain
    2) ((of a person's manner of speaking etc) rude or sharp.) brusque
    3) (lacking in continuity.)
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    - abruptness

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  • 106 acid

    ['æsid] 1. adjective
    1) ((of taste) sharp or sour: Lemons and limes are acid fruits.) acide
    2) (sarcastic: acid humour.) mordant
    2. noun
    (a substance, containing hydrogen, which will dissolve metals etc: She spilled some acid which burned a hole in her dress.) acide

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  • 107 angular

    ['æŋɡjulə]
    1) (having (sharp) angles: an angular building.) anguleux
    2) ((of a person) thin and bony: She is tall and angular.) osseux

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  • 108 barbed wire

    wire with sharp points at intervals: I tore my skirt on that barbed wire; (also adjective with hyphen) (a barbed-wire fence.) (fil de fer) barbelé

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  • 109 bark

    I 1. noun
    (the short, sharp cry of a dog, fox etc.) aboiement
    2. verb
    1) (to make this sound: The dog barked at the stranger.) aboyer
    2) (to utter abruptly: She barked a reply.) dire d'un ton brutal
    II 1. noun
    (the covering of the trunk and branches of a tree: He stripped the bark off the branch.) écorce
    2. verb
    (to take the skin off (part of the body) by accident: I barked my shin on the table.) écorcher

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  • 110 bevel

    ['bevəl]
    (a slanting edge (rather than a sharp corner): A chisel has a bevel on its cutting edge.) biseau

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  • 111 bitter

    ['bitə]
    1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) amer; acide
    2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) amer
    3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) acharné
    4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) glacial
    •
    - bitterly - bitumen - bituminous

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  • 112 canine teeth

    (in man, the four sharp-pointed teeth.) canine

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  • 113 chirp

    [ ə:p] 1. nouns
    (the sharp, shrill sound of certain birds and insects.) gazouillis
    2. verb
    (to make such a sound.) gazouiller

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  • 114 click

    [klik] 1. noun
    (a short, sharp sound, like that of a light-switch being turned on: the click of the camera.) déclic
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) make such a sound: The soldier clicked his heels together; The gate clicked.) cliqueter

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  • 115 clip

    I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) couper; tondre
    2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) frapper
    2. noun
    1) (an act of clipping.) taille, tonte
    2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) taloche
    3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) extrait
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    - clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    (to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.) attacher
    2. noun
    (something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) attache, pince

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  • 116 creak

    [kri:k] 1. verb
    (to make a sharp grating sound: That chair is creaking beneath your weight.) grincer
    2. noun
    (such a sound: The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.) grincement
    - creakiness

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  • 117 cress

    [kres]
    (any of several edible plants with sharp-tasting leaves used in salads.) cresson

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  • 118 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) couper
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) (dé)couper
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) faire
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) couper, tondre
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) réduire
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) supprimer
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) couper
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) couper
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') couper
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) couper par
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) couper
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) sécher
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) faire semblant de ne pas voir
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) coupure, coupe, réduction
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) coupe
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) morceau
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    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) blessant
    - cut-price - cut-throat 4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) sans merci
    - cut and dried - cut back - cut both ways - cut a dash - cut down - cut in - cut it fine - cut no ice - cut off - cut one's losses - cut one's teeth - cut out - cut short

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  • 119 ear

    I [iə] noun
    1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) oreille
    2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) oreille
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    - eardrum - earlobe - earmark - earring - earshot - be all ears - go in one ear and out the other - play by ear - up to one's ears in - up to one's ears II [iə] noun
    (the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) épi

    English-French dictionary > ear

  • 120 edge

    [e‹] 1. noun
    1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) bord
    2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) tranchant
    3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) calmer
    2. verb
    1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) border
    2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) (faire) avancer petit à petit
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    - edgy - edgily - edginess - have the edge on/over - on edge

    English-French dictionary > edge

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  • Sharp (surname) — Sharp is a surname. Sharp is cognate to the German dd. scharf . It is also akin to words which have the sense of scraping, e.g. Latin la. scrobis ditch , Russian ru. skresti to scrape .* Abraham Sharp (1651 1742), English schoolmaster,… …   Wikipedia

  • Sharp — Sharp, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.] 1. Having a very thin edge or fine …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sharp practice — Sharp Sharp, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.] 1. Having a very thin edge… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sharp — K.K Rechtsform Kabushiki kaisha ISIN JP3359600008[1] Gründung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sharp Corporation — シャープ株式会社 Lema Be Sharp, From Sharp Minds Come Sharp Products Tipo Pública (TYO …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sharp Corporation — シャープ株式会社 Тип Публичная компания Листинг на бирже TYO …   Википедия

  • SHARP —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Sharpe. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • sharp — [ʆɑːp ǁ ʆɑːrp] adjective a sharp increase, fall etc is very sudden and very big: • a sharp rise in interest rates • Unemployment generally brings a sharp fall in income. • The group reported a sharp decline in full year profits. sharply adverb …   Financial and business terms

  • sharp — [shärp] adj. [ME < OE scearp, akin to Ger scharf, ON skarpr < IE * (s)kerb(h) < base * (s)ker , to cut > SHEAR, HARVEST, L caro, flesh] 1. suitable for use in cutting or piercing; having a very thin edge or fine point; keen 2. having… …   English World dictionary

  • Sharp Nemesis NXT — at Mojave Role Racing aircraft Manufa …   Wikipedia

  • sharp — sharp, keen, acute can all mean having a fine point or edge, but it is in several of their extended senses that they are most likely to come into comparison. As applied to persons or their qualities, especially of intellect, all three can… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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