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write-off [Brit ˈrʌɪtɒf, Am ˈraɪd ˌɔf] N

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1. write-off (wreck):

write-off

2. write-off (worthless thing):

write-off

3. write-off Am FIN:

write-off

somme f déductible de la déclaration des revenus

I.write off VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write off)

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II.write off VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write [sth/sb] off)

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1. write off (wreck):

write off (gen)

bousiller complètement inf

write off car (in insurance reports) car

mettre [qc] en épave

3. write off (end):

write off debt, project, operation

4. write off (dismiss):

write off critic:

person, athlete to write sb off for dead

tenir qn pour mort

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épave [epav] N f

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1. épave NAUT (navire entier):

2. épave (voiture):

épave (gén)

épave (après un accident)

write-off inf

épave (débris)

bit of wreckage

3. épave (personne):

4. épave LAW:

récupérable [ʀekypeʀabl] ADJ

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1. récupérable (réutilisable):

récupérable matériau

2. récupérable (réparable):

récupérable objet, vêtement

which can be made good again attr, après n

la voiture n'est pas récupérable

the car is beyond repair

la voiture n'est pas récupérable (après accident)

the car is a write-off

3. récupérable (réformable):

récupérable délinquant

who can be rehabilitated attr, après n

non récupérable

beyond redemption

4. récupérable (argent):

récupérable

5. récupérable COMM (heures de travail):

récupérable

which can be made up

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annuler dette, créance

effacer dette, pertes

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write-off N Brit

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write-off

to be a complete write-off car

n'être plus qu'une épave

to be a complete write-off weekend

être une perte de temps

I.write off VB trans

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1. write off (give up):

faire une croix sur

2. write off (lose interest):

se désintéresser de

3. write off (damage):

4. write off FIN:

II.write off VB intr

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write off for sth

demander qc par courrier

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irrécupérable [iʀekypeʀabl] ADJ

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I.fichu(e) [fiʃy] VB

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fichu part passé de ficher

II.fichu(e) [fiʃy] ADJ inf

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1. fichu antéposé (sale):

fichu(e) caractère, métier, temps

2. fichu antéposé (sacré):

fichu(e) habitude, idée

un fichu problème

one hell of a problem

3. fichu (en mauvais état):

être fichu vêtement, appareil

la voiture est fichue

the car's a write-off Brit

la voiture est fichue

the car's totaled Am

4. fichu (gâché):

être fichu vacances, soirée

to be completely ruined

être fichu vacances, soirée

to be a write-off Brit

5. fichu (perdu, condamné):

être fichu personne

6. fichu (capable):

être/n'être pas fichu de faire qc

to be perfectly capable of doing/not up to doing sth

See also ficher², ficher¹

I.ficher² [fiʃe] VB trans (inscrire)

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ficher qn/qc

to put sb/sth on file

II.ficher² [fiʃe] VB refl

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I.ficher¹ [fiʃe] VB trans part passé: fichu inf

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2. ficher (donner):

ficher claque, coup

en ficher une à qn

to lay one on sb

4. ficher (se désintéresser):

j'en ai rien à fiche!

I couldn't care less!

II.ficher¹ [fiʃe] VB refl part passé: fichu inf

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1. ficher (se mettre):

fiche-toi ça dans le crâne!

get that into your (thick) head!

2. ficher (se flanquer):

se ficher un coup de marteau

to hit oneself with a hammer

3. ficher (se moquer):

se ficher de qn

to pull sb's leg

4. ficher (se désintéresser):

elle se fiche de toi/tout ça

she couldn't care less about you/all that

write off for sth

demander qc par courrier

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The car ended up on its roof on the hard shoulder of the motorway, and was a write-off. en.wikipedia.org

The aircraft was a complete write-off, but happily the pilot survived, despite a broken neck, to fly again. en.wikipedia.org

The owner used the station as a tax write-off; and every time it began showing a profit, he changed the format. en.wikipedia.org

Left bankrupt when her accountant embezzles all of her money, she is forced to make a living by running the detective agency she had previously owned as a tax write-off. en.wikipedia.org

The ship broke her back and was declared a write-off. en.wikipedia.org

The cruiser was a total write-off. en.wikipedia.org

An artist's best bet for a financial future was to get dropped by their label, allowing for a write-off of any monies not recuperated by the label. en.wikipedia.org

The larger the depreciation write-off, the larger the gross income of a business. en.wikipedia.org

Aggressive management, loan reserves, and write-off enabled the bank to restore its asset quality. en.wikipedia.org

The whole of the after-end is a write-off, construction-wise, but we are still afloat and far from unsafe. en.wikipedia.org

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