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1 scope
scope [skəʊp]a. [of law, regulation] portée f ; [of undertaking] envergure f ; [of powers, problem] étendue f ; [of changes] ampleur fb. ( = opportunity) his job gave him plenty of scope to show his ability son travail lui a amplement permis de faire la preuve de ses compétencesc. ( = competences, capabilities) compétences fpl* * *[skəʊp]1) ( opportunity) possibilité f2) ( range) ( of plan) envergure f; (of inquiry, report, study, book) portée f; (of changes, disaster, knowledge, power) étendue fto be within/outside the scope of the study — faire partie du/sortir du champ de l'étude
3) ( capacity) compétences fplto be within/beyond the scope of somebody — entrer dans/dépasser les compétences de quelqu'un
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2 within
A prep1 ( enclosed in) within the city walls dans l'enceinte de la ville ; within the boundaries of the estate dans l'enceinte de la propriété ; to lie within Italy's borders être en Italie ;2 ( inside) within the government/party au sein du gouvernement/parti ; countries within the EC les pays qui font partie de la CEE ; conditions within the camp/the prison les conditions de vie dans le camp/la prison ; candidates from within the company les candidats internes ; it appeals to something deep within us all cela touche quelque chose de profond en nous ;3 ( in expressions of time) I'll do it within the hour je le ferai en moins d'une heure ; he did it within the week il l'a fait en moins d'une semaine ; 15 burglaries within a month 15 cambriolages en moins d'un mois ; ‘please reply within the week’ ‘prière de répondre dans la semaine’ ; ‘use within 24 hours of purchase’ ‘à consommer dans les 24 heures’ ; to finish within the time limit finir dans les temps impartis ; within minutes he was back quelques minutes plus tard il était de retour ; within a week of his birth moins d'une semaine après sa naissance ; they died within a week of each other ils sont morts à une semaine d'intervalle ;4 ( not more than) to be within several metres of sth être à quelques mètres seulement de qch ; to live within minutes of the station habiter à quelques minutes de la gare ; it's accurate to within a millimetre c'est exact à un millimètre près ; to be within a day's drive of the mountains être à une journée en voiture de la montagne ; to be within a 12 km radius être dans un rayon de 12 km ; to fill a bucket to within 10 cm of the brim remplir un seau jusqu'à 10 cm du bord ; ⇒ inch ;5 ( not beyond the range of) to be within sight lit [coast, town] être en vue ; fig [end] être proche ; stay within sight of the car ne vous éloignez pas de la voiture ; to be within range of être à portée de [enemy guns] ; he's within shouting distance il est suffisamment près pour nous entendre crier ; ⇒ earshot, grasp, hearing, reach ;6 ( not beyond a permitted limit) to stay within budget ne pas dépasser le budget ; to live within one's income ou means vivre selon ses moyens ; within the limitations of the treaty dans les limites du traité ; ⇒ jurisdiction, law, limit, reason, right ;7 ( inside the scope of) it lies within the Impressionist tradition ça s'inscrit dans la tradition impressionniste ; it's a play within a play c'est une pièce en abyme ; ⇒ brief, confines, framework, scope.B adv à l'intérieur ; seen from within vu de l'intérieur ; within and without à l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur ; ⇒ apply, enemy, inquire. -
3 scope
scope [skəʊp]1 noun∎ what is the scope of the enquiry? jusqu'où portent ou vont les ramifications de l'enquête?;∎ does the matter fall within the scope of the law? est-ce que l'affaire tombe sous le coup de la loi?;∎ it is beyond the scope of this study/of my powers cela dépasse le cadre de cette étude/de mes compétences;∎ to extend the scope of one's activities/of an enquiry élargir le champ de ses activités/le cadre d'une enquête;∎ the book is too narrow in scope le livre est d'une portée trop limitée∎ it's a venture of unusual scope c'est une entreprise d'une envergure exceptionnelle(c) (opportunity, room) occasion f, possibilité f;∎ the guidelines leave a lot of scope for interpretation les instructions laissent une grande place à l'interprétation;∎ there's plenty of scope for development/for improvement les possibilités de développement/d'amélioration ne manquent pas;∎ the job gave him full/little scope to demonstrate his talents son travail lui fournissait de nombreuses/peu d'occasions de montrer ses talents;∎ I'd like a job with more scope j'aimerais un poste qui me donne plus de perspectives d'évolution;∎ there's little scope for people with your qualifications il y a peu de possibilités pour des gens avec des qualifications telles que les vôtres∎ he's at the beach scoping the babes il est à la plage en train de mater les nanas∎ did you scope that ring he was wearing? t'as vu un peu la bague qu'il avait au doigt?∎ I'm going to scope out the neighborhood and find a good restaurant je vais repérer un peu le quartier pour essayer de trouver un bon restaurant -
4 compass
A n2 ( extent) étendue f ; (range, scope) portée f, rayon m ; within the narrow compass of our research dans le champ restreint de nos recherches ; within the compass of this article/the law dans les limites de cet article/la loi ; the concept is beyond the compass of most minds le concept dépasse la portée de la plupart des esprits ;3 Mus étendue f.1 ( encircle) encercler, entourer ;2 ( comprehend) saisir, appréhender ;3 ‡( go around) faire le tour de [earth, oceans]. -
5 cognizance
cognizance ['kɒgnɪzəns]∎ to take cognizance of sth prendre connaissance de qch∎ the matter is outside our cognizance l'affaire n'est pas de notre compétence;∎ Law within the cognizance of this court de la compétence de ce tribunal -
6 purview
purview ['pɜ:vju:]∎ the matter falls within/outside the purview of the committee la question relève/ne relève pas de la compétence du comité
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