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1 show
show [∫əʊ](verb: preterite showed, past participle shown or showed)1. noun• he's holding his first London show [artist, sculptor] il expose à Londres pour la première foisc. ( = display) démonstration fa. ( = display) montrer ; ( = exhibit) [+ goods for sale, picture, dog] exposer ; [+ film, slides] projeter• I ought to show my face at Paul's party il faudrait que je fasse acte de présence à la soirée de Paulb. ( = indicate) [dial, clock] indiquer• to show a loss/profit indiquer une perte/un bénéfice• the figures show a rise over last year's sales les chiffres font apparaître une augmentation des ventes par rapport à l'année dernièrec. ( = reveal) montrer• it all goes to show that... tout cela montre bien que...• I'll show him! (inf) il va voir !d. ( = conduct) to show sb into the room faire entrer qn dans la pièce4. compounds• she's in show business elle est dans le show-business ► show flat noun (British) appartement m témoin► show off[+ one's wealth, knowledge] faire étalage de• he wanted to show off his new car il voulait faire admirer sa nouvelle voiture► show out separable transitive verb raccompagner (jusqu'à la porte)► show upa. [+ visitor] faire monterb. [+ fraud, impostor] démasquer ; [+ flaw, defect] faire ressortirc. ( = embarrass) faire honte à (en public)* * *[ʃəʊ] 1.1) ( as entertainment) Theatre, gen spectacle m; ( particular performance) représentation f; Cinema séance f; Radio, Television émission f; ( of slides) projection fon with the show! — ( introduction) place au spectacle!
3) ( of feelings) semblant m; ( of strength) démonstration f; ( of wealth) étalage mto make ou put on a (great) show of doing — s'évertuer pour la galerie à faire
to be all for ou just for show — être de l'esbroufe (colloq)
4) ( performance)5) (colloq) (business, undertaking) affaire f2.1) ( present for viewing) montrer [person, object, photo] (to à); présenter [ticket, fashion collection] (to à); [TV channel, cinema] passer [film]2) ( display competitively) présenter [animal]; exposer [flower, vegetables]3) ( reveal) montrer [feeling, principle, fact]; [garment] laisser voir [underclothes, dirt]; [patient] présenter [symptoms]4) ( indicate) montrer [object, trend, loss, difficulty]; indiquer [time, direction, area]5) ( demonstrate) [reply] témoigner de [wit, intelligence]; [gesture, gift] témoigner de [respect, gratitude]to show favouritism towards somebody —
6) ( prove) démontrer [truth, guilt]to show that — [document] prouver que; [findings] démontrer que; [expression] montrer que
7) ( conduct)to show somebody to their seat — [host, usher] placer quelqu'un
8) (colloq) ( teach a lesson to)3.I'll show him! — ( as revenge) je vais lui apprendre! (colloq); ( when challenged) je lui ferai voir! (colloq)
1) ( be noticeable) [stain, label] se voir; [emotion] gen se voir; ( in eyes) se lire2) ( be exhibited) [artist] exposer; [film] passer•Phrasal Verbs:- show in- show off- show out- show up••show a leg! — (colloq) debout!
to show one's face — (colloq) montrer son nez (colloq)
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2 benefit
1 noun(a) (advantage) avantage m;∎ to have the benefit of sth bénéficier de qch;∎ the benefits of a good education les avantages mpl ou les bienfaits mpl d'une bonne éducation;∎ she is starting to feel the benefits of the treatment elle commence à ressentir les bienfaits du traitement;∎ she did it for the benefit of the whole family elle a agi pour le bien-être de toute la famille;∎ I'm saying this for your benefit je dis cela pour toi ou pour ton bien;∎ for the benefit of those who arrived late pour les retardataires ou ceux qui sont arrivés en retard;∎ the speech she made was all for his benefit le discours qu'elle a prononcé ne s'adressait qu'à lui;∎ the holiday wasn't of much benefit to him les vacances ne lui ont pas fait tellement de bien;∎ our discussion was of no benefit to me notre discussion ne m'a rien apporté;∎ it's to your benefit to watch your diet il est dans votre intérêt de surveiller ce que vous mangez;∎ this law is to the benefit of the wealthy cette loi favorise les gens aisés;∎ to offer sb the benefit of one's experience faire profiter qn de son expérience;∎ with the benefit of hindsight, I now see I was wrong avec le recul ou rétrospectivement, je m'aperçois que j'avais tort;∎ to give sb the benefit of the doubt laisser ou accorder à qn le bénéfice du doute;∎ Finance benefits (to employee) avantages mpl sociaux∎ social security benefits prestations fpl sociales;∎ American tax benefit dégrèvement m, allègement m fiscal(do good to) faire du bien à; (bring financial profit to) profiter à;∎ a steady exchange rate benefits trade un change stable est avantageux pour le commerce ou favorise le commerce;∎ whom does it benefit? qui en bénéficie?;∎ it will benefit mankind c'est l'humanité toute entière qui en profitera∎ to benefit by or from sth bénéficier de qch, profiter de qch, tirer avantage de qch;∎ he will benefit from the experience l'expérience lui sera bénéfique;∎ no one is likely to benefit by or from the closures personne n'a de chance de tirer avantage des fermetures;∎ the novel would benefit greatly from judicious editing le roman gagnerait beaucoup à être révisé de façon judicieuse;∎ you would benefit from a stay in the country un séjour à la campagne vous ferait du bien;∎ who benefits most from his death? à qui sa mort profite-t-elle le plus?►► British Administration Benefits Agency caisse f des allocations sociales;benefit concert concert m (au profit d'une association caritative);Sport benefit match match m (au profit d'un joueur auquel on rend hommage);Finance benefits package (to employee) avantages mpl sociaux;Theatre benefit performance représentation f de bienfaisance;Marketing benefit segmentation segmentation f par avantages recherchés; -
3 mission
mission ['mɪʃən]∎ mission of inquiry mission f d'enquête;∎ he was sent on a rescue mission il fut envoyé en mission de sauvetage;∎ she's found her mission in life elle a trouvé sa vraie vocation;∎ his mission in life is to raise awareness of the environment il tient absolument à sensibiliser l'opinion publique aux problèmes d'environnement∎ a Chinese trade mission une mission commerciale chinoise(c) (organization, charity) mission f;∎ Mission to Seamen Mission f aux Marins∎ he had flown twenty missions il avait effectué vingt missions;∎ mission accomplished mission accomplie►► mission control centre m de contrôle;mission controller chef m du centre de contrôle;mission creep = opération militaire dont les objectifs ne sont pas clairement définis et qui risque de s'éterniser;mission statement ordre m de mission;mission station mission f
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