Le mot anglais avancé du jour

Définitions

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firm
1. adj. Définitif.
2. adj. Solide.
3. adj. Robuste.
4. adj. Ferme.
5. v. Ferme.
hold firm = tenir ferme
stand firm = faire ferme
6. n. Société (commerciale, industrielle ou financière).
anglais > anglais
firm
1. n. (business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
2. n. (business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
3. n. (slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.
4. adj. steadfast, secure, hard (in position)
It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
5. adj. fixed (in opinion)
a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent
6. adj. solid, rigid (material state)
firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)
7. v. To make firm or strong; fix securely.
8. v. To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
9. v. (intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.
10. v. (intransitive) To improve after decline.
11. v. (intransitive, Australia) To shorten (of betting odds).
12. v. (transitive, UK, slang) To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.

Exemples de phrases

It is a firm rule in newspaper articles that second-hand information is clearly noted as such.      C'est une règle stricte dans les articles de journaux que les informations empruntées soient clairement mises en évidence comme telles. The first time, she wasn't very firm with him.      La première fois, elle ne fut pas bien ferme avec lui. I felt like a fish out of water at this firm.      Dans cette boîte, je me sentais comme un poisson hors de l'eau. He worked day and night in the interest of his firm.      Il travaillait jour et nuit dans l'intérêt de son entreprise. He took charge of the firm after his father's death.      Il a pris le contrôle de la compagnie après la mort de son père.

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