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41 crash
A n1 ( noise) fracas m ; the crash of thunder le fracas du tonnerre ; a crash of breaking glass un fracas de verre brisé ; to hit the ground with a crash se fracasser sur le sol ;2 Aut, Aviat, Rail ( accident) accident m ; car crash accident de voiture ; train/air crash catastrophe f ferroviaire/aérienne ; to have a crash avoir un accident ;4 Comput plantage ○ m.B vtr1 ( involve in accident) he crashed the car il a eu un accident de voiture ; to crash a car into a bus rentrer dans ou percuter un bus ; he's crashed the car twice already il a déjà eu deux accidents avec la voiture ;2 ○ ( gatecrash) to crash a party s'introduire dans une fête sans y être invité.C vi1 ( have accident) [car, plane] s'écraser ; ( collide) [vehicles, planes] se rentrer dedans, se percuter ; to crash into sth rentrer dans or percuter qch ; I thought we were going to crash Aut je croyais qu'on allait avoir un accident ; Aviat je croyais que l'avion allait s'écraser ;3 ( move loudly) I could hear him crashing around downstairs je l'ai entendu faire du boucan ○ en bas ; the shells crashed all around me les obus éclataient tout autour de moi ; to crash through the undergrowth s'enfoncer bruyamment dans la broussaille ;5 ○ Comput [computer, system] planter ○ ;6 ○ ( go to sleep) = crash out. -
42 preference
preference ['prefərəns]∎ what is your preference? que préférez-vous?;∎ this is my preference voilà celui que je préfère;∎ to have or to show a preference for sth avoir une préférence pour qch;∎ his preference is for Mozart il préfère Mozart;∎ women will be given preference les femmes auront la préférence;∎ in order of preference par ordre de préférence;∎ he chose the first candidate in preference to the second il a choisi le premier candidat plutôt que le second;∎ to express a preference se prononcer(b) (priority) préférence f, priorité f;∎ to have or to be given preference over avoir la priorité sur(c) Economics tarif m ou régime m de faveur; (preferential treatment) traitement m préférentiel ou de faveur;∎ imports entitled to preference importations fpl bénéficiant d'un régime de faveur(d) Stock Exchange droit m de priorité►► British Stock Exchange preference dividend dividende m privilégié ou prioritaire;British Stock Exchange preference share action f privilégiée ou de priorité;Marketing preference test test m de préférence -
43 priority
1 nounpriorité f;∎ to give priority to donner ou accorder la priorité à;∎ to have or to take priority over avoir la priorité sur;∎ to do sth as a (matter of) priority faire qch en priorité;∎ the matter has top priority l'affaire a la priorité absolue ou est absolument prioritaire;∎ the library came high/low on the list of priorities la bibliothèque venait en tête/venait loin sur la liste des priorités;∎ you should get your priorities right il faudrait que tu apprennes à distinguer ce qui est important de ce qui ne l'est pas;∎ the government has got its priorities all wrong le gouvernement n'accorde pas la priorité aux choses les plus importantes;∎ according to priority selon l'ordre de priorité∎ to get priority treatment (task) être exécuté ou fait en priorité►► priority booking réservation f prioritaire;priority holder prioritaire mf;American priority mail courrier m prioritaire;Law priority rights droits mpl de priorité ou de préférence;Stock Exchange priority share action f privilégiée, action f de priorité -
44 double
double [ˈdʌbl]1. adjectivea. double━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► This French adjective usually comes before the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = for two people) pour deux personnesc. (with numbers, letters) double oh seven ( = 007) zéro zéro sept• my name is Bell, B E double L mon nom est Bell, B, E, deux L• spelt with a double "p" écrit avec deux « p »2. adverba. ( = twice) deux fois• to cost/pay double coûter/payer le double• her salary is double what it was five years ago son salaire est le double de ce qu'il était il y a cinq ansb. ( = in two) to fold sth double plier qch en deux3. nouna. double mb. ( = exactly similar person) sosie m4. plural noun• ladies'/men's doubles double m dames/messieurs7. compounds• it's actually a double bluff il (or elle etc) dit la vérité en faisant croire que c'est du bluff ► double boiler noun casserole f à double fond► double-book intransitive verb [hotel, airline] faire de la surréservation transitive verb [+ room, seat] réserver pour deux personnes différentes• in double-quick time en deux temps trois mouvements (inf) ► double-sided adjective [computer disk] double face• to do a double take devoir y regarder à deux fois ► double white lines plural noun lignes fpl blanches continues[person] revenir sur ses pas ; [road] faire un brusque crocheta. ( = bend over sharply) se plierb. ( = share room) partager une chambre* * *['dʌbl] 1.1)a double please — ( drink) un double, s'il vous plaît
2) ( of person) sosie m; Cinema, Theatre doublure f2.3.ladies'/mixed doubles — double dames/mixte
1) ( twice as much) [portion, dose] double (before n)2) (when spelling, giving number)Anne is spelt GB ou spelled US with a double ‘n’ — Anne s'écrit avec deux ‘n’
3) (dual, twofold) double4) ( intended for two people or things) [sheet, garage etc] double; [ticket, invitation] pour deux4.1) ( twice) deux fois2) [fold, bend] en deux5.transitive verb1) ( increase twofold) doubler [amount, rent, dose etc]; multiplier [quelque chose] par deux [number]2) (also double over) ( fold) plier [quelque chose] en deux [blanket etc]3) ( in spelling) doubler [letter]4) ( in bridge) contrer6.1) [sales, prices, salaries etc] doubler2)to double for somebody — Cinema, Theatre doubler quelqu'un
3) ( serve dual purpose)•Phrasal Verbs:••on ou at the double — fig au plus vite; Military au pas redoublé
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45 steady
A adj1 ( gradual) [increase, accumulation, decline] progressif/-ive ;2 (even, continual) [pace, progress, stream] régulier/-ière, constant ; [rain] incessant ; [breathing, drip, thud] régulier/-ière ; a steady stream of cars/callers un flot constant de voitures/visiteurs ; to drive at a steady 80 kmh rouler à une vitesse régulière de 80 kmh ; progress has been steady les progrès ont été réguliers ;3 (firm, unwavering) [hand] ferme ; fig [trust, faith] immuable ; is the ladder/the chair steady? est-ce que l'échelle/la chaise est stable? ; to keep ou hold sth steady tenir fermement qch ; he isn't very steady on his feet ( from age) il n'est plus très ferme sur ses jambes ; ( from drunkenness) il titube ; to hold steady Fin [share prices, interest rates] se maintenir ; to hold steady at 270 euros Fin se maintenir à 270 euros ;5 ( reliable) [job, income] fixe ; [boyfriend, relationship] régulier/-ière ; [company, worker] fiable.C vtr1 ( keep still) tenir [ladder, camera] ; she tried to steady her hand elle a essayé d'empêcher sa main de trembler ;2 ( control) to steady one's nerves se calmer les nerfs ; to steady one's voice maîtriser le tremblement de sa voix.D vi1 [hand] cesser de trembler ; [boat] cesser de bouger ; [voice, nerves] se calmer ;2 [prices, interest rates] se stabiliser.
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