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Le ("Advanced Level") est un examen de fin d'année que passent les élèves de la sixième classe (l'équivalent de la terminale) au lycée. La plupart du temps, les élèves choisissent trois matières principales sur lesquelles ils seront examinés. Mais il est aussi possible de ne choisir qu'une seule matière. Après l'obtention du "A level", les élèves peuvent accéder à une université si les notes sont acceptables.

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

A level [Brit ˈeɪ lɛvl, Am ˈeɪ ˌlɛvəl]

A level N Brit SCHOOL → Advanced level

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to compete on a level playing field companies, individuals:
to be on a level with fig action: action
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I. level [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)l, Am ˈlɛvəl] N

1. level (floor):

2. level (elevation):

3. level:

level SCHOOL, UNIV

4. level fig (of understanding):

5. level (equal plane):

to be on a level with lit building, window: building, window
to be on a level with fig action: action

6. level (degree):

7. level (position in hierarchy):

8. level fig (plane):

9. level fig (standard):

10. level (tool):

II. levels N

levels npl GEOG:

III. level [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)l, Am ˈlɛvəl] ADJ

1. level (not at an angle):

level shelf, rail, floor
level surface
level worktop, table

2. level:

level (not bumpy) ground, surface, plain, land
level field, garden

3. level FOOD (not heaped):

level teaspoonful

4. level (equally high):

to be level shoulders, windows, etc:
to be level floor, ceiling, building:

5. level (equal in achievement, rank) fig:

to be level competitors:

6. level (stable):

to remain level growth, figures:

7. level fig (even):

level tone

IV. level [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)l, Am ˈlɛvəl] ADV (abreast)

to draw level competitors, cars:

V. level <pres part etc levelling, levelled Brit leveling, leveled Am> [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)l, Am ˈlɛvəl] VB trans

1. level (raze to ground):

level village, area

2. level (aim):

level gun, weapon
braquer (at sur)
level accusation
lancer (at contre)
level criticism
adresser (at à)

3. level inf (knock down):

level opponent

VI. level [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)l, Am ˈlɛvəl]

I. a welter of N

a welter of objects, fragments
a welter of blood, water
a welter of emotions, criticism, influences

II. to welter in VB intr

to welter in blood, water, emotion:

I. lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] PRON

1. lot:

to get a lot out of book, activity

2. lot inf:

3. lot (specific group of people) inf:

that lot pej
he's a bad lot inf

II. lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N

1. lot (great deal):

2. lot (entire group) inf:

III. lots N

lots inf:

des tas de inf
lots (and lots) of people, cars, shops, jobs, stories, vegetables music, money, traffic, wine, blood
il a des disques?—‘oui des tas! inf

IV. lots ADV

lots inf:

V. a lot ADV

thanks a lot inf!

I. fat [Brit fat, Am fæt] N

1. fat (in diet):

2. fat (on meat):

3. fat (for cooking):

4. fat (in body):

5. fat CHEM:

II. fat [Brit fat, Am fæt] ADJ

1. fat:

fat (overweight) person, animal, body, bottom
fat (of child) cheek, tummy
fat thigh, arm, finger
to get or grow fat on sth fig

2. fat (full, swollen):

fat wallet, envelope
fat file, novel, magazine
fat cushion
fat fruit, peapod

3. fat (remunerative):

fat profit, cheque, fee

4. fat (fertile):

fat land, valley, year

5. fat (worthwhile):

fat rôle

6. fat (fatty):

fat meat, bacon

7. fat (not much) inf, iron:

III. fat [Brit fat, Am fæt]

to be in fat city inf Am

I. bit [Brit bɪt, Am bɪt] VB pt

bit → bite

II. bit [Brit bɪt, Am bɪt] N

1. bit (small piece):

morceau m (of de)
bout m (of de)

2. bit (small amount) inf:

a bit of time, peace, sun, butter, money etc
quite a bit of a good bit of time, money, resentment etc

3. bit (section):

bit inf

4. bit COMPUT:

bit m

5. bit (coin):

bit dated

6. bit RIDING:

7. bit TECH:

III. a bit ADV

a bit inf (rather):

IV. bit [Brit bɪt, Am bɪt]

not a bit of it inf!

I. bite [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] N

1. bite (mouthful):

to have or take a bite of sth
to take a bite out of sth fig

2. bite (snack):

bite inf

3. bite fig:

4. bite:

5. bite FISH:

6. bite DENT:

II. bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB trans

bite person, animal:
bite insect:

III. bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB intr

1. bite (take effect):

bite measure, policy, rule, new rates, strike, shortage:

2. bite FISH:

bite fish:

IV. bite [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt]

A/D ADJ

A/D → analogue-digital

A1, a [Brit ə, eɪ, Am eɪ, ə] N

1. A (letter):

A, a m

2. A:

A MUS
la m

3. A:

4. A:

5. A:

cf 47 bis

Phrases:

A Brit TRANSP on the A7

a2 [Brit ə, eɪ, Am eɪ, ə] avant voyelle ou ‘h’ muet, an [æn, ən] DET

I. many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] ADJ

II. many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] PRON

III. many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] N

IV. many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni]

lot2 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N

1. lot:

2. lot Am (piece of land):

3. lot (at auction):

lot m

4. lot (decision-making process):

tirer au sort (to do pour faire)

5. lot CINE (studio):

6. lot (set, batch):

lot m (of de)
arrivage m (of de)
arrivage m hum

little2 [Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l, Am ˈlɪdl] ADJ

1. little (small):

2. little (young):

little brother, sister, boy, girl

3. little (feeble, weak):

little gesture, nod, smile

4. little (lacking influence):

little farmer, businessman

5. little (expressing scorn, contempt):

6. little (short):

little nap, snooze
to make little of (disparage) achievement, victory
to make little of (not understand) speech, report

I. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

III. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

1. little (rarely):

little say, speak, sleep, eat, laugh

2. little (hardly, scarcely):

3. little (not at all):

IV. a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

V. as little as ADV

job lot [Brit, Am ˈdʒɑb ˈˌlɑt] N

1. job lot (at auction):

lot m

2. job lot (collection):

job lot fig
ramassis m pej

I. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] ADJ When few is used as an adjective to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity (few houses, few shops, few people) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de magasins, peu de gens. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see I. 1. in the entry.
When few is used as an adjective in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I. 2. in the entry.
When a few is used as an adjective(a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see II. in the entry.
For translations of few used as a pronoun (few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II. and III. in the entry.
For translations of the few used as a noun (the few who voted for him) see IV. in the entry.

1. few (not many):

2. few (some, several):

II. a few ADJ

III. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] PRON

1. few (not many):

2. few (some):

IV. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] N

V. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju]

I. lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] PRON

1. lot:

to get a lot out of book, activity

2. lot inf:

3. lot (specific group of people) inf:

that lot pej
he's a bad lot inf

II. lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N

1. lot (great deal):

2. lot (entire group) inf:

III. lots N

lots inf:

des tas de inf
lots (and lots) of people, cars, shops, jobs, stories, vegetables music, money, traffic, wine, blood
il a des disques?—‘oui des tas! inf

IV. lots ADV

lots inf:

V. a lot ADV

thanks a lot inf!

a/c N abrév écrite

a/c → account

I. account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] N

1. account FIN (money held at bank):

compte m (at, with à)

2. account COMM (credit arrangement):

to charge sth to or put sth on sb's account

3. account MKTG (client):

4. account (financial record):

5. account (bill):

6. account Brit (on stock exchange):

7. account (description):

8. account:

9. account (impression):

10. account (indicating reason):

on account of sth/sb
à cause de qc/qn

11. account (advantage, benefit):

to put or turn sth to (good) account

12. account (importance):

II. accounts N npl

1. accounts (records):

the accounts show a profit attr staff
the accounts show a profit department

2. accounts (department):

III. account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] VB trans

account (regard as) form:

IV. account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt]

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overtake an amount, a level
fall of a level, popularity
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(on a) level with sth
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I. level [ˈlevəl] ADJ

1. level (horizontal, flat):

level spoon
level flight

2. level (having the same height, amount):

3. level Brit, Aus (having the same position):

4. level (steady):

Phrases:

II. level [ˈlevəl] ADV

III. level [ˈlevəl] N

1. level:

2. level (amount, rate):

level of alcohol, inflation

IV. level <Brit -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈlevəl] VB trans

1. level (make level):

2. level (smoothen and flatten):

3. level (demolish completely):

level building, town

4. level (point):

to level sth at sb a gun, pistol, rifle
diriger qc sur qn
to level sth against sb fig

V. level <Brit -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈlevəl] VB intr inf

a.k.a. [ˌeɪkeɪˈeɪ, Am ˈækə]

a.k.a. abbreviation of also known as

a.k.a.

a [ə] indef art (+ consonant) (single, not specified)

un(e)

A, a [eɪ] <-'s [or -s]> N

1. A (letter):

A m
a m
A as in Andrew Brit, A as in Apple Am (on telephone), A for Andrew Brit, A for Apple Am

2. A MUS:

do m

3. A SCHOOL:

an A student Am, Aus

4. A (place, position):

a.s.a.p. [ˌeɪeseɪˈpi:]

a.s.a.p. abbreviation of as soon as possible

a.s.a.p.

a/c N

a/c abbreviation of account

C m

I. account [əˈkaʊnt] N

1. account FIN:

2. account (credit service):

3. account (bill):

4. account pl (financial records):

5. account (customer):

6. account (description):

7. account (cause):

on account of sth no pl
on sb's account

8. account no pl (consideration):

9. account no pl form (importance):

10. account no pl (responsibility):

Phrases:

II. account [əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form (consider)

to account sb sth

a.o.b. [ˌeɪəʊˈbi:, Am -oʊ-]

a.o.b. abbreviation of any other business

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M&A N

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fall of a level, popularity
overtake an amount, a level
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(on a) level with sth
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I. level [ˈlev· ə l] ADJ

1. level (horizontal, flat):

level spoon
level flight

2. level (having the same height, amount):

3. level (steady):

Phrases:

II. level [ˈlev· ə l] ADV

III. level [ˈlev· ə l] N

1. level:

2. level (amount, rate):

level of alcohol, inflation

IV. level [ˈlev· ə l] VB trans

1. level (make level):

2. level (smooth and flatten):

3. level (demolish completely):

level building, town

4. level (point):

to level sth at sb a gun, pistol, rifle
diriger qc sur qn
to level sth against sb fig

V. level [ˈlev· ə l] VB intr inf

a.m. [ˌeɪ·ˈem] ADV

a.m. abbreviation of ante meridiem

a.m.

a.s.a.p. [ˌeɪ·es··ˈpi]

a.s.a.p. abbreviation of as soon as possible

a.s.a.p.

a/c N

1. a/c → account

2. a/c → air conditioning

air conditioning [ˈer·kən·ˌdɪʃ· ə n·ɪŋ ] N

I. account ·ˈkaʊnt] N

1. account FIN:

2. account (credit service):

3. account (bill):

4. account pl (financial records):

5. account (customer):

6. account (description):

7. account (cause):

on sb's account

8. account (consideration):

9. account form (importance):

10. account (responsibility):

Phrases:

II. account ·ˈkaʊnt] VB trans form (consider)

to account sb sth

A, a [eɪ] <-'s [or -s]> N

1. A (letter):

A m
a m

2. A MUS:

la m

3. A SCHOOL (grade):

(très) bonne note f (de 15 à 20 sur 20)

4. A (place, position):

a [ə] indef art (+ consonant) (single, not specified)

un(e)

A N

A ELEC abbreviation of ampere

A m

ampere [ˈæm·pɪr] N form

a.k.a. [ˈæk·ə]

a.k.a. abbreviation of also known as

a.k.a.
Present
Ilevel
youlevel
he/she/itlevels
welevel
youlevel
theylevel
Past
Ilevelled / American English leveled
youlevelled / American English leveled
he/she/itlevelled / American English leveled
welevelled / American English leveled
youlevelled / American English leveled
theylevelled / American English leveled
Present Perfect
Ihavelevelled / American English leveled
youhavelevelled / American English leveled
he/she/ithaslevelled / American English leveled
wehavelevelled / American English leveled
youhavelevelled / American English leveled
theyhavelevelled / American English leveled
Past Perfect
Ihadlevelled / American English leveled
youhadlevelled / American English leveled
he/she/ithadlevelled / American English leveled
wehadlevelled / American English leveled
youhadlevelled / American English leveled
theyhadlevelled / American English leveled

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