monkey business in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for monkey business in the English»French Dictionary

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monkey [Brit ˈmʌŋki, Am ˈməŋki] N

business [Brit ˈbɪznəs, Am ˈbɪznəs] N

1. business U (commerce):

business
affaires fpl
to be in business
être dans les affaires
to go into business
se lancer dans les affaires
they made a lot of money in business
ils ont gagné beaucoup d'argent dans les affaires
to be honest in business
être toujours honnête en affaires
to set up in business
s'établir à son compte
she went into or set up in business as a translator
elle s'est établie comme traductrice
the firm is no longer in business
l'entreprise a fermé
to do business with sb
traiter avec qn, faire des affaires avec qn
they do a lot of business with Germany
ils font beaucoup d'affaires avec l'Allemagne
they're in business together
ils sont associés
he is a man I can do business with
c'est un homme avec qui je peux travailler
to go out of business
faire faillite
they're back in business COMM
ils ont repris leurs activités
she's gone to Brussels on business
elle est allée à Bruxelles pour affaires or en voyage d'affaires
he's away on business at the moment
en ce moment il est en déplacement pour affaires
the recession has put them out of business
la récession les a obligés à cesser leurs activités
it's good/bad for business
ça fait marcher/ne fait pas marcher les affaires
to talk business
parler affaires
now we're talking business! fig
maintenant on commence à parler sérieusement!
are you in London for business or pleasure?
êtes-vous à Londres pour affaires ou pour le plaisir?
to mix business with pleasure
joindre l'utile à l'agréable
business is business
les affaires sont les affaires
‘business as usual’ (on shop window)
‘nous restons ouverts pendant les travaux’
it is/it was business as usual fig
c'est/c'était comme à l'habitude
it is/it was business as usual attr address, law, letter, transaction
commercial
it is/it was business as usual pages
affaires
it is/it was business as usual meeting, travel, consortium
d'affaires
the business community
le monde des affaires

5. business U:

business (important matters)
questions fpl importantes
business (duties, tasks)
devoirs mpl
business (duties, tasks)
occupations fpl
let's get down to business
passons aux choses sérieuses
the business before a meeting ADMIN
l'ordre m du jour
we got through a lot of business at the meeting
on a réglé beaucoup de questions au cours de la réunion
can we get down to business?
on peut s'y mettre?
to go about one's business
vaquer à ses occupations
to deal with daily business
expédier les affaires courantes
we still have some unfinished business to discuss
nous avons encore des choses à discuter
he got on with the business of tidying up/letterwriting
il s'est mis à faire le rangement/la correspondance
‘any other business’ (on agenda)
‘questions diverses’

monkey business in the PONS Dictionary

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Viewed from behind, the distinctive black diffuser with four tailpipes communicates the internal monkey business with less subtlety.
www.theglobeandmail.com
We have all the permits, everything is in black and white... there's no monkey business.
www.simcoe.com
Check out the attached trailer below for your daily dose of monkey business.
www.capsulecomputers.com.au
This might not be the end of the monkey business, however.
www.stuff.co.nz
Perhaps that's just the difference between monkey business and child's play.
www.independent.co.uk
A veritable portal of creativity, the clientele could boast diverse talents ranging from manual labour to movie making, music to monkey business.
www.independent.co.uk
Nevertheless, holidaymakers arrive by the coachload to see the apes, and one should not let their monkey business detract from their obvious attraction.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
No exceptions... and any monkey business will be treated with zero tolerance.
news.nationalpost.com
But, then again, there's that leash -- an obvious sign that monkeys may not be into the monkey business set before them by management.
www.smh.com.au
An odd pairing for a crossover, but this shows promise despite some monkey business in the opening issue.
www.wired.co.uk

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