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1 trade negotiations
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2 rounds of trade negotiations
Comm. cycles de négociations commerciales [GATT; OMC]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > rounds of trade negotiations
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3 trade
1 noun(a) (commerce) commerce m, affaires f pl;∎ it's good for trade cela fait marcher le commerce;∎ to do a roaring trade faire des affaires en ortrade acceptance acceptation f commerciale; trade agreement accord m commercial;trade association association f professionnelle;trade balance balance f commerciale;trade ban interdiction f de commerce;trade barrier barrière f commerciale;trade bills effets m pl de commerce;trade bloc union f douanière;ACCOUNTANCY trade credit crédit m fournisseur ou commercial;ACCOUNTANCY trade creditor créancier(ère) m, f d'exploitation;trade cycle cycle m de commercialisation;ACCOUNTANCY trade debt dettes f pl d'exploitation;ACCOUNTANCY trade debtor compte m ou créance f client;trade deficit balance commerciale déficitaire, déficit m commercial;trade delegation délégation f commerciale;British Trade Descriptions Act = loi qui empêche la publicité mensongère;trade embargo embargo m commercial;trade exhibition foire-exposition f, exposition f commerciale;trade fair foire f commerciale;trade figures chiffre m d'affaires;trade gap déficit commercial;trade marketing marketing m commercial, trade marketing m;trade negotiations négociations f pl commerciales;trade policy politique f commerciale;trade practices usages m pl commerciaux;trade restraint restriction f de concurrence;STOCK EXCHANGE trade ticket avis m d'opéré, avis d'opération sur titres(b) (profession) métier m;∎ to be in the trade être du métier;∎ he's a plumber by trade il est plombier de son état ou métiertrade body syndicat m professionnel; trade directory répertoire m des métiers;trade discount remise f professionnelle;trade journal journal m professionnel;British trade press presse f spécialisée ou professionnelle;trade register registre m du commerce;trade representative délégué(e) m, f commercial(e);trade secret secret m professionnel ou de fabrication;British trade union syndicat m;Trades Union Congress = confédération des syndicats britanniques;trade union council conseil m syndical;trade unionism syndicalisme m;trade unionist syndicaliste m f;trade union tariff tarif m syndicalSTOCK EXCHANGE négociertraded option option f négociable ou cotée(a) (do business) faire du commerce, commercer;∎ he trades in clothing il est négociant en confection;∎ the company trades under the name of Prism Ltd l'entreprise opère sous le nom de Prism Ltd;∎ to trade at a loss vendre à perte;∎ to trade with sb avoir des relations commerciales avec qncorn is trading at $2.20 le maïs se négocie à 2,20 dollarsSTOCK EXCHANGE acheter des valeurs bassesfaire reprendreSTOCK EXCHANGE acheter des valeurs hautes -
4 trade
A n1 ( activity) commerce m ; to do trade with sb faire du commerce avec qn ; to do a good trade faire de bonnes affaires ;2 ( sector of industry) industrie f ; car/book trade industrie automobile/du livre ; she's in the furniture trade elle travaille dans l'ameublement ;3 ( profession) ( manual) métier m ; ( intellectual) profession f ; by trade de métier ; in the trade we call it… dans la profession or le métier on appelle cela… ; as we say in the trade… comme on dit dans le métier… ;4 ( swap) échange m, troc m ; to do GB ou make US a trade with sb faire un échange or un troc avec qn ;5 Meteorol ⇒ trade wind ;6 ◑ ( male prostitute) prostitué m.B modif [negotiations, route, agreement, restrictions] commercial ; [sanctions, embargo] économique ; [press, journal] professionnel/-elle.C vtr ( swap) échanger [objects] (for contre) ; échanger [insults, compliments, blows] ; the two countries traded hostages les deux pays ont échangé des otages.D vi1 Comm ( buy and sell) faire du commerce (with avec ; at US dans) ; the company trades as Grunard's la société fait du commerce sous le nom de Grunard's ; to trade in sth with sb vendre qch à qn ; to trade at a profit/loss vendre à profit/perte ;■ trade in:▶ trade [sth] in, trade in [sth] Comm he traded in his old car/washing-machine on lui a repris sa vieille voiture/machine à laver.■ trade off:▶ trade [sth] off against sth, trade off [sth] against sth1 ( weigh up) peser le pour et le contre entre [qch] et qch ;2 ( exchange) échanger [qch] contre qch. -
5 carry
carry [ˈkærɪ]a. ( = bear, transport) [person] porter ; [vehicle] transporter• this ship carries coal/passengers ce bateau transporte du charbon/des passagersb. ( = have on one's person) [+ identity card, documents, money] avoir sur soi ; [+ umbrella, gun, sword] avoirc. [+ disease] être porteur ded. [+ warning, notice] comportere. ( = involve) [+ risk, responsibility] comporterf. [+ goods] vendreg. [+ sound] conduireh. ( = win) remporteri. to carry o.s. se tenirj. [newspaper] [+ story] rapporter• the papers all carried a photograph of the explosion la photo de l'explosion était dans tous les journauxk. ( = be pregnant with) attendre[voice, sound] porter3. compounds• what a carry-on (about nothing)! que d'histoires (pour rien) ! (inf) adjective, noun also carry-on luggage bagage à main ► carry-out noun ( = food) plat m à emporter ; ( = drink) boisson f à emportera. [+ thing] emporterb. (figurative)[+ thing] emporter ; [+ prizes, honours] remporter• carry on! continuez !• carry on with your work! continuez votre travail !b. ( = continue) continuera. [+ thing] emporter ; [+ person] emmenerb. ( = put into action) [+ plan, order] exécuter ; [+ experiment, search, investigation] faire[+ plan] mener à bonne fin* * *['kærɪ] 1. 2.transitive verb1) porter [bag, shopping, load, news, message] (in dans; on sur)to carry something up/down — porter quelque chose en haut/en bas
to carry something in/out — apporter/emporter quelque chose
to carry cash/a gun — avoir de l'argent liquide/un revolver sur soi
to carry something too far — fig pousser quelque chose trop loin
2) [vehicle, pipe, wire, vein] transporter; [wind, tide, current, stream] emporterto be carried on the wind — être porté or transporté par le vent
3) ( feature) comporter [warning, guarantee, report]; porter [symbol, label]; publier [advert]4) ( entail) comporter [risk]; être passible de [penalty]5) (bear, support) [bridge, road] supporter [load, traffic]6) ( win) l'emporter dans [state, constituency]; remporter [battle, match]7) Medicine être porteur/-euse de [disease]8) ( be pregnant with) [woman] être enceinte de [girl, twins]; [animal] porter [young]9) Commerce (stock, sell) faire [item, brand]10) (hold, bear) ( permanently) porter [tail, head]11) Mathematics retenir [one, two]3.intransitive verb [sound, voice] porter4.Phrasal Verbs:- carry on••to get carried away — (colloq) s'emballer (colloq), se laisser emporter
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6 damage
damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ]1. noun• there was considerable damage to the local economy cela a fait énormément de tort à l'économie locale2. plural noun[+ furniture, goods, crops] abîmer ; [+ eyesight, health] être mauvais pour ; [+ environment, ozone layer] entraîner une dégradation de ; [+ reputation, relationship, economy, image] nuire à ; [+ cause, person, party] faire du tort à4. compounds• it's too late for damage limitation il est trop tard pour essayer de limiter les dégâts ► damage-limitation exercise noun opération f visant à limiter les dégâts* * *['dæmɪdʒ] 1.noun [U]£300-worth of damage — pour 300 livres sterling de dégâts
2) ( medical) lésions fplto cause damage to — abîmer [health, part of body]
brain damage — lésions fpl cérébrales
3) fig2.to do something damage — porter atteinte à [cause, reputation, trade]
damages plural noun Law dommages-interêts mpl3.transitive verb1) ( physically) endommager [building, machine, furniture]; abîmer [health, part of body]; nuire à [environment, crop]2) fig porter atteinte à [reputation, relationship, negotiations] -
7 open
ouvert(e)STOCK EXCHANGE open contract position f ouverte;INSURANCE open cover traité m facultatif obligatoire;open credit crédit m à découvert;open economy économie f ouverte;open file dossier m ouvert;TELECOMMUNICATIONS open line ligne f ouverte;ECONOMICS open market marché m libre;open money market marché libre des capitaux;STOCK EXCHANGE open outcry criée f;INSURANCE open policy police f flottante;open port port m ouvert;STOCK EXCHANGE open position position ouverte;INDUSTRY open shop British (open to non-union members) = entreprise ne pratiquant pas le monopole d'embauche; American (with no union) établissement m sans syndicat;open ticket billet m openouvrir; (negotiations, conversation, debate) entamer;∎ to open a line of credit ouvrir un crédit;∎ to open a loan ouvrir un emprunt(a) (of shop, business) ouvrir(b) STOCK EXCHANGE coter à l'ouverture;∎ the FTSE opened at 4083 l'indice FT a ouvert à 4083However, Mills recognized that most businesses would still prefer the open shop, but argued that sophisticated conservatives, if forced to recognize unions and make concessions on wages and working conditions, would in return try to use labor leaders as a tool to repress rank-and-file discontent.
▸ open up(office, shop) ouvrir;∎ to open up a country to trade ouvrir un pays au commerce(of office, shop) ouvrir -
8 carry
B vtr1 [person, animal] porter [bag, shopping, load, news, message] (in dans ; on sur) ; to carry sth up/down porter qch en haut/en bas ; to carry sth in/out apporter/emporter qch ; to carry the bags over the road traverser la route en portant les bagages ; to carry the child across the river porter l'enfant pour traverser la rivière ; to carry cash/a gun avoir de l'argent liquide/un revolver sur soi ; to carry a memory/a picture in one's mind avoir un sentiment/une image toujours en tête ; to carry sth too far fig pousser qch trop loin ; we can't afford to carry anyone fig nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de traîner des poids morts ;2 [vehicle, pipe, wire, vein] transporter ; [wind, tide, current, stream] emporter ; licensed to carry passengers autorisé à transporter des passagers ; to be carried on the wind être porté or transporté par le vent ; to be carried along by the tide être poussé par la marée ; the wind carried the ash towards the town le vent a transporté les cendres vers la ville ; to carry sth off ou away emporter qch ; to carry sb off ou away emmener qn ; to carry sth/sb back ramener qch/qn ; to carry one's audience with one avoir son public derrière soi ; his quest carried him to India sa quête l'a amené en Inde ; her talent will carry her a long way son talent la mènera loin ; to be carried along with the general enthusiasm être emporté par l'enthousiasme général ;3 ( feature) comporter [warning, guarantee, review, report] ; porter [symbol, label] ; ‘The Gazette’ will carry the ad ‘La Gazette’ publiera l'annonce ;4 ( entail) comporter [risk, danger, responsibility] ; être passible de [penalty, fine] ; to carry conviction être convaincant ;5 (bear, support) [bridge, road] supporter [weight, load, traffic] ; the field will not carry that herd/crop le champ ne convient pas à ce troupeau/cette culture ;6 Mil, Pol ( win) l'emporter dans [state, region, constituency] ; remporter [battle, match] ; faire voter [bill, amendment] ; the motion was carried by 20 votes to 13 la motion l'a emporté par 20 votes contre 13 ; to carry all before one/it [person, argument] l'emporter haut la main ;7 Med être porteur/-euse de [disease] ; she is carrying the HIV virus elle est porteuse du virus VIH ;8 ( be pregnant with) [woman] être enceinte de [boy, girl, twins] ; [female animal] porter [young] ; she is carrying a child elle est enceinte ; I am carrying his child je porte son enfant ;9 Comm (stock, sell) faire [item, brand] ; we carry a wide range of nous offrons un grand choix de ;10 (hold, bear) ( permanently) porter [tail, head] ; he was carrying his arm awkwardly il se tenait le bras de façon curieuse ;11 Math retenir [one, two].C vi [sound, voice] porter ; to carry well porter bien ; the noise carried (for) several kilometres le bruit a porté à plusieurs kilomètres.to be carried away by sth être emballé ○ par qch ; to get carried away ○ s'emballer ○, se laisser emporter.■ carry back:▶ carry forward [sth], carry [sth] forward1 Accts reporter [balance, total, sum] ;2 Tax reporter [qch] en avant [sum, loss].■ carry off:▶ carry off [sb], carry [sb] off [illness, disease] emporter [person, animal].■ carry on:▶ carry on1 ( continue) continuer (doing à faire) ; carry on! continue! ; to carry on down ou along the road ( in car) continuer la route ; ( on foot) poursuivre son chemin ; if it carries on like this si ça continue comme ça ; to carry on as if nothing had happened continuer comme si de rien n'était ; to carry on with sth continuer or poursuivre qch ;2 ○ ( behave) se conduire ; that's no way to carry on ce n'est pas une façon de se conduire ; to carry on as if se conduire comme si ;3 ○ ( have affair) fricoter ○, avoir une liaison (with avec) ;4 ○ (talk, go on) jacasser ○ ; to carry on about sth déblatérer ○ sur qch ;▶ carry on [sth]1 ( conduct) conduire [business, trade] ; entretenir [correspondence] ; mener [conversation, negotiations, normal life] ;2 ( continue) maintenir [tradition, custom] ; reprendre [family firm] ; poursuivre [activity, discussion].■ carry out:▶ carry out [sth], carry [sth] out réaliser [plan, experiment, study, audit, reform, robbery] ; effectuer [raid, attack, operation, repairs] ; exécuter [orders, punishment, recommendations, restoration] ; mener [investigation, campaign] ; accomplir [execution, killing] ; remplir [duties, function, mission] ; mettre [qch] à exécution [threat] ; tenir [promise].■ carry over:▶ carry sth over into transférer qch dans [private life, area of activity, adulthood] ;▶ carry over [sth], carry [sth] over1 gen to be carried over from [custom, habit, feeling] remonter à [period, childhood] ; an item carried over from the last meeting un point laissé en attente à la dernière réunion ;▶ carry through [sth], carry [sth] through mener [qch] à bien [reform, policy, task] ;▶ carry [sb] through [humour, courage] soutenir [person] ; [instincts] guider [person]. -
9 damage
A n ¢1 ( physical) (to building, machine, goods, environment) dégâts mpl (to causés à ; from causés par) ; to do ou cause damage causer des dégâts ; not much damage was done to the car la voiture n'a pas été très endommagée ; damage of £300 was done to the car la voiture a subi pour 300 livres sterling de dégâts ; storm damage dégâts dûs aux intempéries ; water/frost damage dégâts des eaux/du gel ; criminal damage Jur (actes de) vandalisme ; damage to property Jur dégâts matériels ; damage or loss Insur dégâts et pertes ;2 ( medical) lésions fpl ; to cause damage to abîmer [health, part of body] ; (irreversible) brain damage lésions fpl cérébrales (irréversibles) ; psychological damage traumatisme m psychologique ;3 fig to do damage to porter atteinte à [cause, relationship, reputation, self-confidence, trade] ; political damage dommage m politique ; (a lot of) damage was done to sth qch a été (sérieusement) atteint ; it's too late, the damage is done trop tard, le mal est fait.B damages npl Jur dommages-interêts mpl, dommages mpl et intérêts mpl ; to claim for damages réclamer des dommages-intérêts (against sb à qn) ; a claim for damages une demande de dommages-intérêts ; he paid £700 (in) damages il a payé 700 livres sterling de dommages-intérêts ; damages for loss of earnings dommages-intérêts pour manque à gagner ; agreed damages dommages-intérêts fixés ; to be liable for damages être civilement responsable.C vtr1 ( physically) endommager [building, machine, furniture] ; abîmer [health, part of body] ; nuire à [environment, crop] ;2 fig porter atteinte à [reputation, career, relationship, confidence, organization, negotiations] ; damaged child Psych enfant traumatisé.what's the damage ○ ? à combien se monte la douloureuse ○ ? -
10 open
A n2 ( exposed position) terrain m découvert ; in/into the open en terrain découvert ; fig to be out in the open être étalé en plein jour ; to bring sth out into the open mettre qch au grand jour ; to come out into the open (and say…) parler franchement (et dire…) ; let's get all this out in the open mettons cartes sur table ;B adj1 ( not closed) [door, box, parcel, book, eyes, shirt, wound, flower] ouvert ; [arms, legs] écarté ; ( to the public) [bank, shop, bar, bridge, meeting] ouvert ; to get sth open ouvrir qch ; to burst ou fly open s'ouvrir brusquement or violemment ; ‘open 9 to 5’ ‘ouvert de 9 à 5’ ; ‘open on Sundays’ ‘ouvert le dimanche’ ; the book lay open le livre était ouvert ; the door was partly ou slightly ou half open la porte était entrouverte ; to be open for business ou to the public être ouvert au public ; my door is always open ma porte est toujours ouverte ; is there a bank open? est-ce qu'il y a une banque ouverte? ;2 ( not obstructed) to be open [road] être ouvert (à la circulation) ; [canal, harbour] être ouvert (à la navigation) ; [telephone line, frequency] être libre ; the open air le plein air ; in the open air en plein air, au grand air ; ( at night) à la belle étoile ; open country la rase campagne ; open ground un terrain vague ; the open road la grand-route ; the open sea la haute mer ; an open space un espace libre ; the (wide) open spaces les (grands) espaces libres ; an open view une vue dégagée (of de) ; open water une étendue d'eau dégagée ; they're trying to keep the bridge/tunnel open ils essaient de laisser le pont/tunnel ouvert à la circulation ;3 ( not covered)[car, carriage] découvert, décapoté ; [tomb] ouvert ; [mine, sewer] à ciel ouvert ; an open fire un feu (de cheminée) ;4 ( susceptible) open to the air/to the wind/to the elements exposé à l'air/au vent/aux éléments ; open to attack exposé à l'attaque ; to be open to offers/to suggestions/to new ideas/to criticism être ouvert aux offres/aux suggestions/aux nouvelles idées/à la critique ; to be open to persuasion être prêt à se laisser convaincre ; to lay ou leave oneself open to criticism/to attack s'exposer (ouvertement) à la critique/à l'attaque ; it is open to doubt ou question whether on peut douter que (+ subj) ; this incident has left his honesty open to doubt ou question cet incident met en doute son honnêteté ;5 ( accessible) ( jamais épith) [job, position] libre, vacant ; [access, competition] ouvert à tous ; [meeting, hearing, session] public/-ique ; to be open to sb [competition, service, park, facilities] être ouvert à qn ; there are several courses of action/choices open to us nous avons le choix entre plusieurs lignes de conduite/plusieurs possibilités ;6 ( candid) [person, discussion, declaration, statement] franc/franche ; to be open (with sb) about sth être franc/franche (avec qn) à propos de qch ;7 ( blatant) [hostility, rivalry, attempt, contempt] non dissimulé ; [disagreement, disrespect] manifeste ; in open rebellion ou revolt en rébellion ouverte ;8 ( undecided) [question] non résolu, non tranché ; to leave the date/decision open laisser la date/décision en suspens ; the race/election is (wide) open l'issue de la course/l'élection est indécise ; to have ou keep an open mind about sth réserver son jugement sur qch ; open return/ticket Transp retour m/billet m ouvert or open ; she kept my job open elle m'a gardé mon travail ; the job is still open l'emploi est toujours vacant ; I have an open invitation to visit him/Paris je suis invité chez lui/à Paris quand je veux ;9 ( with spaces) [weave, material] ajouré ;10 Sport [tournament, contest] open ;11 Mus [string] à vide ;12 Ling [vowel, syllable] ouvert.C vtr1 ( cause not to be closed) ouvrir [door, envelope, letter, wound, box, shirt, umbrella, button, jar] ; to open one's arms/legs ouvrir or écarter les bras/jambes ; ouvrir, déplier [map, newspaper] ; dilater [pores] ; to open a door/window slightly ou a little entrouvrir une porte/fenêtre ; to open one's eyes/mouth ouvrir les yeux/la bouche ; to open one's mind (to sth) s'ouvrir (à qch) ;2 ( begin) ouvrir, entamer [discussions, negotiations, meeting] ; entamer, engager [conversation] ; ouvrir [account, enquiry] ; to open the score ou scoring Sport ouvrir la marque ; to open fire ouvrir le feu ; she opened the show with a song elle a ouvert le spectacle avec une chanson ; to open the door to ouvrir la porte à [abuse, corruption] ;4 ( inaugurate) inaugurer [shop, bridge] ; ouvrir [exhibition] ; to open parliament ouvrir la session parlementaire ;5 ( make wider) ⇒ open up.D vi1 ( become open) [door, window, flower, curtain] s'ouvrir ; his eyes/mouth opened il a ouvert les yeux/la bouche ; to open into ou onto sth [door, room, window] donner sur qch ; open wide! ( at dentist's) ouvrez grand! ; to open slightly ou a little [window, door] s'entrouvrir ;3 ( begin) [meeting, conference, discussion, play] commencer ; to open with sth [person, meeting, play] commencer par qch ; to open by doing [person] commencer par faire ;4 Art, Cin, Theat ( have first performance) [film] sortir (sur les écrans) ; [exhibition] ouvrir ; the play opens in London on the 25th la première de la pièce aura lieu à Londres le 25 ; we open on the 25th nous donnons la première le 25 ;5 ( be first speaker) [person] ouvrir le débat ; to open for the defence/the prosecution Jur prendre la parole au nom de la défense/du ministère public ;6 ( become wider) ⇒ open up ;7 Fin [shares] débuter.■ open out:▶ open out ( become broader) [river, passage, path, view] s'élargir ; [countryside] s'étendre ; [flower] s'ouvrir, éclore ; to open out into [passage, tunnel] déboucher sur [room, cave] ; [stream, river] se jeter dans [pool, lake] ;▶ open [sth] out, open out [sth] ouvrir, déplier [garment, newspaper, map].■ open up:▶ open up1 ( unlock a building) ouvrir ; I'll open up for you je t'ouvre ; ‘police! open up!’ ‘police! ouvrez!’ ;3 ( speak freely) s'ouvrir ;4 ( develop) [opportunities, possibilities, market] s'ouvrir ;5 ( become open) [flower] s'ouvrir, éclore ;7 Mil ( start firing) se mettre à tirer ;▶ open [sth] up, open up [sth]1 ( make open) ouvrir [parcel, suitcase, wound] ;3 ( unlock) ouvrir [shop, building] ;5 ( make accessible) ouvrir [area, road, country] ; exploiter [forest, desert] ; fig ouvrir [opportunities, possibilities, career] ; to open up new horizons for sb ouvrir de nouveaux horizons à qn ; they are trying to open the region up to trade ils essaient de développer le commerce dans cette région.
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