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unit ['ju:nɪt]1 noun(a) (constituent, component) unité f;∎ administrative unit unité f administrative;∎ the parish is the basic church unit la paroisse est l'unité de base de l'Église∎ army unit unité f de l'armée;∎ family unit cellule f familiale;∎ production unit unité f de production(c) (department → in hospital) service m; (→ in school, university, company) groupe m, section f; (centre) centre m; (building) locaux mpl; (offices) bureaux mpl;∎ child care unit service m de pédiatrie;∎ operating unit bloc m opératoire(d) (in amounts, measurement) unité f;∎ each batch contains a hundred units chaque lot contient cent unités;∎ a glass of wine equals one unit of alcohol un verre de vin compte pour une unité d'alcool;∎ unit of length/time unité f de longueur/de temps;∎ Medicine two units of morphine deux unités de morphine∎ the knives are in the unit there les couteaux sont dans ce placard∎ unit 5 unité 5∎ Mathematics the units les unités fpl►► Finance unit of account unité f de compte;Telecommunications unit charge taxe f unitaire;Building industry unit construction préfabrication f;unit of currency unité f monétaire;unit furniture mobilier m par éléments;unit of length unité f de longueur;unit price prix m unitaire ou à l'unité;unit of time unité f de temps;British Stock Exchange unit trust fonds m commun de placement, ≃ SICAV f -
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unité f;∎ each lot contains a hundred units chaque lot contient cent unitésunit of account unité de compte;unit of consumption unité de consommation;unit cost coût m unitaire;unit of currency unité monétaire;unit of labour unité de travail;unit labour cost coût unitaire de travail;unit price prix m unitaire ou à l'unité;unit of production unité de production;unit of weight unité de poids -
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['ju:nit]1) (a single thing, individual etc within a group: The building is divided into twelve different apartments or living units.) unité2) (an amount or quantity that is used as a standard in a system of measuring or coinage: The dollar is the standard unit of currency in America.) unité3) (the smallest whole number, 1, or any number between 1 and 9: In the number 23, 2 is a ten, and 3 is a unit.) unité -
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∎ he has no Spanish currency il n'a pas d'argent espagnol;∎ this coin is no longer legal currency cette pièce n'a plus cours (légal) ou n'est plus en circulation∎ to gain currency (of news) s'accréditer; (of expression, habit) devenir de plus en plus courant; (of ideas) se répandre;∎ I give no currency to that idea je n'accrédite pas cette idée;∎ ideas which had currency in the 1960s des idées qui avaient cours dans les années 60►► Finance currency conversion conversion f de monnaies;Finance currency dealer cambiste mf;Finance currency exposure risque m de change;Finance currency interest-rate swap échange m d'intérêts et de monnaies;Finance currency note billet m de banque;Finance currency risk risque m de change;Finance & Stock Exchange currency speculation spéculation f sur les devises;Finance & Stock Exchange currency speculator spéculateur(trice) m,f sur devises;Finance & Stock Exchange currency swap échange m de devises;Finance currency transfer transfert m de devises;currency unit unité f monétaire -
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7 European currency unit
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ecu [ancienne unité de compte européenne, avant l'euro]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > european currency unit
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penny [ˈpenɪ]• a penny for your thoughts! (inf) à quoi penses-tu ?• to count the pennies regarder à la dépense (PROV) in for a penny in for a pound autant faire les choses jusqu'au bout[person] pingre* * *['penɪ]Note: Le pluriel de penny est pence pour une somme spécifique: 10 pence, 24 pence. A l'oral et à l'écrit on utilise souvent l'abréviation p: 47p, 1p. Le pluriel de penny est pennies pour les pièces en tant qu'objets comptables: a bag of pennies1) (pl pennies) ( small amount of money) ≈ centime ma five pence ou five p piece — une pièce de cinq pence
a 25 pence ou 25p stamp — un timbre-poste à 25 pence
3) US (pl pennies) cent m••a penny for your thoughts ou for them — (colloq) à quoi penses-tu?
a pretty penny — (colloq) une jolie somme
in for a penny in for a pound — lorsque le vin est tiré, il faut le boire
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves — Prov il n'y a pas de petites économies
the penny dropped — (colloq) ça a fait tilt (colloq)
to spend a penny — (colloq) GB euph aller au petit coin euph
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pound [paʊnd]1. nouna. ( = weight) livre f ( = 453,6 grammes)• $3 a pound 3 dollars la livre → IMPERIAL SYSTEMb. ( = money) livre fc. (for dogs, cars) fourrière f* * *[paʊnd] 1.1) ( weight measurement) livre f (de 453,6g)two pounds of apples — ≈ un kilo de pommes
pears are 80 pence a ou per pound — ≈ les poires sont à 80 pence la livre
pound for pound chicken is better value than pork — tout comparé le poulet revient moins cher que le porc
2) ( unit of currency) livre f3) ( compound) (for dogs, cars) fourrière f2.transitive verbto pound something to — réduire quelque chose en [powder, paste, pieces]
2) ( beat) [waves] battre [shore]3) ( bombard) [artillery] pilonner [city]4) ( tread heavily)3.1) ( knock loudly)to pound on — marteler [door, wall]
2) ( beat) [heart] battreto pound on — [waves] battre contre [beach, rocks]
3) ( run noisily)to pound up/down the stairs — monter/descendre l'escalier d'un pas lourd
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British penny shares actions f pl d'une valeur de moins d'une livre sterling;American penny stock actions d'une valeur de moins d'un dollar -
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['dolə]((usually abbreviated to $ when written) the standard unit of currency in several countries, eg the United States, Australia, Singapore: It costs ten dollars / $10.) dollar -
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[fræŋk](the standard unit of currency in France, Belgium, Switzerland and several other countries, eg in some parts of Africa where French is spoken.) franc -
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['peisəu]plural - pesos; noun(the standard unit of currency in many South and Central American countries and in the Philippines.) peso -
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[ru'pi:](the standard unit of currency in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka etc.) roupie -
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penny n1 (pl pennies) ( small amount of money) ≈ centime m ; it won't cost you a penny! ça ne te coûtera pas un centime! ; not a penny more! pas un centime de plus! ; when he died she didn't get a penny quand il est mort elle n'a pas eu un sou ; not to have a penny to one's name ou two pennies to rub together être sans le sou ;2 GB (pl pence ou pennies) ( unit of currency) penny m ; fifty pence ou p cinquante pence ; a five pence ou five p piece une pièce de cinq pence ; a 25 pence ou 25p stamp un timbre-poste à 25 pence ;a penny for your thoughts ou for them ○ à quoi penses-tu? ; a penny saved is a penny gained ou earned un sou économisé est un sou gagné ; a pretty penny ○ une jolie somme ; in for a penny in for a pound lorsque le vin est tiré, il faut le boire ; take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves Prov il n'y a pas de petites économies ; the penny dropped ○ ça a fait tilt ○ ; they are two ou ten a penny on les ramasse à la pelle ○ ; to be penny wise pound foolish économiser un franc et en prodiguer mille ; to earn ou turn an honest penny gagner honnêtement son pain ; to spend a penny ○ GB euph aller au petit coin euph ; to turn up like a bad penny revenir continuellement. Le pluriel de penny est pence pour une somme spécifique: pence, pence. A l'oral et à l'écrit on utilise souvent l'abréviation p: p, p. Le pluriel de penny est pennies pour les pièces en tant qu'objets comptables: a bag of pennies. -
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A n1 Meas ⇒ Weight measurement livre f (de 453,6 g) ; two pounds of apples ≈ un kilo de pommes ; pears are 80 pence a ou per pound ≈ les poires sont à 80 pence la livre ; pound for pound chicken is better value than pork tout comparé le poulet revient moins cher que le porc ; to lose ten pounds in weight ≈ perdre quatre kilos et demi ;2 ( unit of currency) ⇒ Currencies and money livre f ; the British/Irish/Maltese pound la livre sterling/irlandaise/maltaise ; £500 worth of traveller's cheques, spoken) five hundred pounds' worth of traveller's cheques 500 livres sterling en chèques de voyage ; I'll match your donation pound for pound je donnerai exactement la même somme que toi ;B modif [weight] d'une livre, de 453,6 grammes ; [coin, note] d'une livre ; a £200,000 house, spoken) a two hundred thousand pound house une maison de 200 000 livres sterling ; a two million pound fraud/robbery une escroquerie/un hold up de deux millions de livres ; a five/ten pound note un billet de cinq/dix livres.C vtr1 Culin ( crush) piler [spices, grain, salt] ; aplatir [meat] ; to pound sth to réduire qch en [powder, paste, pieces] ;2 ( beat) [waves] battre [shore] ; to pound one's chest se frapper la poitrine ; to pound sth with one's fists frapper sur qch avec ses poings [door, table] ; to pound a stake into the ground enfoncer un pieu dans la terre ;4 ( tread heavily) to pound the streets battre le pavé ; to pound the beat [policeman] faire sa ronde.D vi3 ( run noisily) to pound up/down the stairs monter/descendre l'escalier d'un pas lourd ; to come pounding down ou along the street descendre la rue d'un pas lourd ;■ pound away:▶ pound away at [sth]1 ( strike hard) taper à tour de bras sur [piano, typewriter] ;2 ( work doggedly) travailler d'arrache-pied sur [novel, report].■ pound out:▶ pound out [music] retentir ;▶ pound [sth] out, pound out [sth]1 ( play) faire ressortir [rhythm, tune] ;2 ○ ( produce) pondre ○ [qch] sur une machine à écrire [script] ;■ pound up:▶ pound [sth] up, pound up [sth] concasser [rocks, pepper].
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