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1 build
(a) (dwelling) bâtir, construire; (temple) bâtir, édifier; (bridge, machine, ship) construire; (nest) faire, bâtir;∎ houses are being built des maisons sont en construction;∎ we are planning to build a new garage nous avons l'intention de faire construire un nouveau garage;∎ we're building an extension on the house nous agrandissons la maison;∎ figurative to build castles in the air bâtir des châteaux en Espagne;∎ Marketing to build a brand créer une marque∎ to build one's hopes on sth fonder ses espoirs sur qch(a) (construct) bâtir;∎ developers are planning to build on the land les promoteurs envisagent de construire ou bâtir sur le terrain;∎ figurative to build on sand bâtir sur le sable;∎ figurative his success is built on hard work sa réussite repose sur un travail acharné(b) (increase) augmenter, monter;∎ excitement/tension is building l'excitation/la tension augmente ou monte3 nounAnatomy carrure f, charpente f;∎ of strong build solidement bâti ou charpenté;∎ of heavy build de forte corpulence ou taille;∎ of medium build de taille ou corpulence moyenne;∎ a man of slight build un homme fluet;∎ she's about the same build as I am elle est à peu près de ma taille;∎ he has the build of a rugby player il est bâti comme un joueur de rugby(incorporate) intégrer à➲ build onBuilding industry ajouter∎ we need to build on our achievements il faut consolider nos succès➲ build up(a) (develop → business, theory) établir, développer; (→ reputation) établir, bâtir; (→ confidence) donner, redonner; (→ strength) prendre;∎ you need to build up your strength, you need building up vous avez besoin de prendre des forces;∎ he really helped to build up my self-confidence il m'a vraiment aidé à me donner confiance en moi(b) Industry (increase → production) accroître, augmenter; (→ excitement) faire monter, accroître; (→ pressure) accumuler∎ the film wasn't as good as it had been built up to be le film n'était pas aussi bon qu'on le prétendait(a) (business) se développer∎ traffic is building up il commence à y avoir beaucoup de circulation➲ build upon = build on vt insep -
2 flexible
(prices, approach) flexibleflexible budget budget m variable ou flexible;flexible manufacturing system système m de fabrication flexible;flexible mortgage emprunt m immobilier à échéances variables;flexible working hours horaires m pl flexibles ou à la carteA change in the law to promote flexible working hours for parents of young children will help to improve economic efficiency and save British businesses up to £100m a year in recruitment costs, the trade and industry secretary, Patricia Hewitt, predicted yesterday.
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3 boost
boost [bu:st](a) Commerce (sales) faire monter, augmenter; Industry (productivity) développer, accroître; (morale, confidence) renforcer; (economy) relancer;∎ a policy designed to boost the economy des mesures destinées à relancer l'économie2 noun∎ Commerce a boost in sales une brusque augmentation des ventes;∎ Finance the announcement gave the pound a boost on the foreign exchanges la nouvelle a fait grimper la livre sur le marché des changes;∎ the success gave her morale a much-needed boost le succès lui a remonté le moral, ce dont elle avait bien besoin∎ the review gave his play a boost la critique a fait de la publicité pour ou du battage autour de sa pièce∎ to give sb a boost faire la courte échelle à qn; figurative donner un coup m de pouce à qn
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