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21 infinite
infinite [ˈɪnfɪnɪt]1. adjective• in their infinite wisdom, they... (ironic) dans leur infinie sagesse, ils...2. nouninfini m* * *['ɪnfɪnət] 1.2.the infinite — l'infini m
1) ( boundless) [patience, variety] infini; [wealth] illimité2) Mathematics infini -
22 spice
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23 type
type [taɪp]1. nouna. type mb. ( = letters collectively) caractères mpl[+ letter] taper (à la machine)[typist] taper à la machine4. compounds• to be type-cast as... être enfermé dans le rôle de...* * *[taɪp] 1.1) (variety, kind) type m, genre mI'm not that type —
he's one of those pretentious university types — c'est un de ces individus prétentieux de l'université
I know his type — péj je connais les gens de son espèce
to play ou be cast against type — Cinema, Theatre jouer à contre-emploi
2) ( in printing) caractères mpl2.printed in small/large type — imprimé en petits/gros caractères
transitive verb1) taper (à la machine) [word, letter]2) ( classify) classifier [blood sample]; cataloguer [person] (as comme)3.intransitive verb taper (à la machine)Phrasal Verbs:- type in- type out- type up -
24 afloat
to keep sb afloat renflouer qn;∎ to keep a business/the economy afloat maintenir une entreprise/l'économie à flot;∎ many small businesses are struggling to stay afloat de nombreuses petites entreprises ont du mal à se maintenir à flotThe chain, which operates the majority of its stores under the Dollar Zone name... spent the past year converting its variety stores to the dollar format. But the move wasn't enough to keep the company afloat despite the recent surge in popularity of dollar stores in the slumping economy.
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25 jumbo
Further, there is now more variety for investors. The previous record for weekly issuance last June was owed entirely to a sole jumbo bond offering from Deutsche Telekom AG. By contrast, the recent $15 billion week is the product of a number of issuers, including DaimlerChrysler AG's $7.1 billion deal, as well as deals from Heller Financial Inc., General Motors Corp., and self-issues from Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.
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26 assortment
noun (a mixture or variety: an assortment of garments.) assortiment -
27 bantam
['bæntəm](a small variety of domestic fowl: She keeps bantams; ( also adjective) a bantam cock.) coq nain, poule naine -
28 boar
[bo:](a male pig (especially the wild variety).) sanglier -
29 brand
[brænd] 1. noun1) (a maker's name or trademark: a new brand; ( also adjective) a brand name.) marque (de fabrique)2) (a variety: He has his own brand of humour.) (bien) personnel3) (a mark on cattle etc to show who owns them, made with a hot iron.) marque2. verb1) (to mark cattle etc with a hot iron.) marquer (au fer rouge)2) (to make a permanent impression on: His name is branded on my memory.) graver3) (to attach (permanent) disgrace to: branded for life as a thief.) stigmatiser• -
30 breed
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31 buffalo
plurals - buffalo, buffalo(e)s; noun1) (a large kind of ox, especially the Asian and African varieties.) buffle2) (the American variety of ox; the bison.) bison -
32 crop
[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) récolte; produits agricoles2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) cravache3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) courte chevelure4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) jabot2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) brouter- crop up -
33 cross-
1) (going or placed across: cross-winds; cross-pieces.) de travers, traverse2) (of mixed variety: a cross-breed.) hybride -
34 cultivated
1) ((of fields etc) prepared for crops; used for growing crops: cultivated land.) cultivé2) (grown in a garden etc; not wild: a cultivated variety of raspberries.) de culture3) (having good manners; educated: a cultivated young lady; He has cultivated tastes in music.) distingué -
35 department store
(a large shop with many different departments selling a wide variety of goods.) grand magasin -
36 diversity
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37 enamel
[i'næməl] 1. noun1) (a variety of glass applied as coating to a metal or other surface and made hard by heating: This pan is covered with enamel; ( also adjective) an enamel plate.) (d'/en) émail2) (the coating of the teeth.) émail3) (a glossy paint.) peinture laquée2. verb(to cover or decorate with enamel.) émailler -
38 for a change
(to be different; for variety: We're tired of the car, so we'll walk for a change.) pour changer -
39 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) forme, silhouette2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) genre3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formulaire4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) convenances5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) classe2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) former2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) prendre forme3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) (s')organiser4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) faire partie (de)•- be in good form - in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) banc -
40 malt
[mo:lt]1) (barley or other grain soaked in water, allowed to sprout, and dried in a kiln, used in making beer, whisky etc.) malt2) (a variety of malt whisky: This pub sells fifteen different malts.) (whisky) pur malt
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