informal |
1. n. Informel, officieux, non officiel, en petit comité, improvisé, à la bonne franquette. | |
2. n. (Langage) Familier. | |
The author had an excellent grasp of informal street language. | |
the |
1. art. Le, la, les. | |
legal |
1. adj. Licite, conforme au droit. | |
Is it legal to cross the road when the light is yellow? | |
2. adj. Légal, à la procédure. | |
legal document, legal right, legal action | |
3. adj. Légitime, en lice, au réglement. | |
department |
1. n. Ministère (d'un gouvernement). | |
The Department of State of the United States corresponds to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Great Britain. | |
2. n. Faculté (d'une université). | |
A mathematics department in the United States will often have 100 professors. | |
3. n. Service (ou autre division) d'une société ou d'un organisme.' | |
You pay the fines at the traffic department at City Hall. | |
4. n. Rayon (d'un magasin). | |
You'll find it just beyond the ladies' shoes department. | |
of |
1. prep. De. Indique une origine, une substance, une possession, etc. | |
The university of Ottawa. | |
L'université d'Ottawa. | |
The king of beasts. | |
Le roi des animaux. | |
2. prep. De. Indique une séparation avec certains verbes. | |
The accident deprived him of his health. | |
L'accident l'a privé de sa santé. | |
a |
1. art. Un, Une. | |
A book. | |
Un livre. | |
A girl. | |
Une fille. | |
company |
1. n. Compagnie (1,2,3,4), société (3: commerciale, industrielle, financière). | |
2. n. Entourage | |
We're having company for dinner tonight. | |
I don't like the company he keeps. | |
He's going around with bad company. | |