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

The first time, she wasn't very firm with him.      La première fois, elle ne fut pas bien ferme avec lui. I'm working for a trading firm.      Je travaille pour une entreprise de commerce. He gave me a firm hand grasp.      Il me donna une poignée de main ferme. 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. I got a temporary job at the firm.      J'ai un job temporaire dans l'entreprise.

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