profit squeeze in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for profit squeeze in the English»French Dictionary

profit squeeze N FIN

profit squeeze

contraction f des marges bénéficiaires

Translations for profit squeeze in the English»French Dictionary

squeeze ECON, FIN profit, margins

resserrer

Translations for profit squeeze in the English»French Dictionary

I.squeeze [Brit skwiːz, Am skwiz] N

1. squeeze (application of pressure):

to give sth a squeeze hand, tube

presser qc

to give sb a squeeze

serrer qn dans ses bras

2. squeeze (small amount):

a squeeze of lemon

quelques gouttes de citron

a squeeze of glue/toothpaste

un peu de colle/dentifrice

3. squeeze:

squeeze ECON, FIN

resserrement m (on de)

to feel the squeeze person, company, family:

se sentir coincé financièrement

to put the squeeze on inf lenders: debtors

faire pression sur

4. squeeze (crush) inf:

we can all get in the car but it will be a (tight) squeeze

on peut tous monter dans la voiture mais on sera serré

I can get past, but it will be a tight squeeze

je peux passer mais ce sera un peu juste

5. squeeze GAMES:

squeeze

squeeze m

II.squeeze [Brit skwiːz, Am skwiz] VB trans

1. squeeze (press):

squeeze lemon, bottle, tube

presser

squeeze arm, hand

serrer

squeeze bag, parcel, trigger

appuyer sur

squeeze spot

percer

to squeeze glue/toothpaste onto sth

mettre de la colle/du dentifrice sur qc

to squeeze juice out of a lemon

extraire le jus d'un citron

to squeeze water out of cloth

faire sortir de l'eau de

2. squeeze (manage to get) fig:

he squeezed three meals out of one chicken fig

il a tiré trois repas d'un seul poulet

I squeezed £10/a loan out of dad

j'ai réussi à obtenir 10 livres/un prêt de papa

to squeeze the truth/a confession out of sb

arracher la vérité/un aveu à qn

3. squeeze (fit):

we can squeeze a few more people into the room/van

on a encore de la place pour quelques personnes dans la salle /la camionnette

I squeezed a couple more lines onto the page

j'ai fait tenir quelques lignes en plus sur la page

I managed to squeeze the car through the gap

j'ai tout juste réussi à faire passer la voiture par l'ouverture

I can just squeeze into that dress

je tiens tout juste dans cette robe

to squeeze behind/between/under sth

se glisser derrière/entre/sous qc

4. squeeze:

squeeze ECON, FIN profit, margins

resserrer

small businesses are being squeezed by high interest rates

les petites sociétés sont asphyxiées par des taux d'intérêt élevés

I.profit [Brit ˈprɒfɪt, Am ˈprɑfət] N

1. profit COMM:

profit

bénéfice m

profit

profit m

gross/net profit

bénéfice brut/net

profit and loss

pertes et profits

to make or turn a profit

faire or réaliser un bénéfice (on sur)

the banks make handsome profits

les banques font de jolis bénéfices

they're only interested in making quick profits

tout ce qui les intéresse c'est de faire de l'argent rapidement

to sell sth at a profit

vendre qc à profit or avec un bénéfice

they sold the house at a profit of £6, 000

ils ont réalisé un bénéfice de 6 000 livres sterling en vendant la maison

to operate at a profit

être rentable

to bring in or yield a profit

rapporter un bénéfice

there isn't much profit in that line of business nowadays

ce genre de métier ne rapporte pas gros aujourd'hui

with profits insurance policy

police f d'assurance avec participation aux bénéfices

2. profit (benefit):

profit fig

profit m

profit fig

avantage m

to turn sth to profit fig

mettre qc à profit

II.profit [Brit ˈprɒfɪt, Am ˈprɑfət] VB trans liter

profit

profiter à

it will profit you nothing to do this

cela ne vous profitera en rien de faire cela

III.to profit by, to profit from VB intr

to profit by, to profit from

tirer profit de qc

profit squeeze in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for profit squeeze in the English»French Dictionary

I.squeeze [skwi:z] N

1. squeeze (pressing action):

squeeze

compression f

2. squeeze (obtained by squeezing):

squeeze

pression f

to give sth a squeeze

presser qc

3. squeeze ECON:

squeeze on spending

restriction f

squeeze on jobs

limitation f

II.squeeze [skwi:z] VB trans

1. squeeze (firmly press):

squeeze

presser

squeeze cloth

essorer

squeeze sb's hand

serrer

squeeze trigger, doll

appuyer sur

to squeeze a trigger of a weapon

presser la détente

to squeeze a trigger of a camera

appuyer sur le déclencheur

freshly squeezed orange juice

du jus d'orange fraîchement pressé

2. squeeze (force into):

squeeze

entasser

to squeeze sth into sth

faire entrer qc dans qc

to squeeze one's way through

se frayer un passage

3. squeeze (extort):

squeeze

soutirer

to squeeze money out of sb

extorquer de l'argent à qn

4. squeeze fig (put pressure on):

squeeze

faire pression sur

5. squeeze ECON:

squeeze wages

bloquer

Phrases:

to squeeze sb dry

presser qn comme un citron

I.profit [ˈprɒfɪt, Am ˈprɑ:fɪt] N

profit

profit m

profit FIN

bénéfice m

to sell sth at a profit

vendre qc à profit

to make a profit

faire un bénéfice

II.profit [ˈprɒfɪt, Am ˈprɑ:fɪt] VB intr

to profit from/by sth

tirer profit de qc

III.profit [ˈprɒfɪt, Am ˈprɑ:fɪt] VB trans

profit

profiter à

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To be sure, some of the roughly 200,000 small businesses affected by the law are going to feel a serious profit squeeze.

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While lawmakers are raising concerns about the home-stay trend, the travel industry is unperturbed as it does not expect to see any profit squeeze on hotels.

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The result is that wages remain high, leaving companies in a profit squeeze.

www.theglobeandmail.com

He's been warning investors for years to beware of a profit squeeze at the major studios.

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