advantages in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for advantages in the English»French Dictionary

I.advantage [Brit ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ, Am ədˈvæn(t)ɪdʒ] N

1. advantage (favourable position):

advantage

avantage m

economic/political/psychological/competitive advantage

avantage m en termes économiques/politiques/psychologiques/de compétition

to have an advantage over person, system, theory, model, method

avoir un avantage sur

to give sb an advantage over sb

donner à qn un avantage sur or par rapport à qn

to put sb at an advantage

avantager qn

to gain the advantage

prendre l'avantage

2. advantage (beneficial aspect):

advantage

avantage m

there are several advantages

il y a plusieurs avantages

there is an advantage in doing

il y a avantage à faire

the advantage is that …

l'avantage est que …

the advantage that …

l'avantage que …

there is some/no advantage in doing

il est intéressant/il n'est pas intéressant de faire

3. advantage (asset):

advantage

avantage m

to have the advantage of an education/of living near the sea

avoir l'avantage d'avoir fait des études/d'habiter près de la mer

their big advantage is to have…

leur grand avantage est qu'ils ont…

‘computing experience an advantage’ (in job ad)

‘une expérience en informatique serait un atout’

4. advantage (profit):

advantage

avantage

advantage

intérêt

it is to his/their advantage to do

il est dans son/leur intérêt de faire

to do/use sth to one's (own) advantage

faire/utiliser qc à son avantage

it's to everyone's advantage that …

tout le monde profite du fait que …

to turn a situation to one's advantage

transformer une situation à son avantage

5. advantage (in tennis):

advantage

avantage m

6. advantage SPORTS:

France's 3-point advantage

les 3 points d'avance de France

II.advantage [Brit ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ, Am ədˈvæn(t)ɪdʒ] VB trans form

advantage

avantager

III.advantage [Brit ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ, Am ədˈvæn(t)ɪdʒ]

to show sth to (best) advantage

montrer qc sous un jour avantageux

to take advantage of situation, facility, offer, service

utiliser, profiter de

to take advantage of (exploit unfairly) person

utiliser, exploiter

tax advantage N

tax advantage

avantage m fiscal

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the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, the disadvantages are outweighed by the advantages

les avantages l'emportent sur les inconvénients

extrinsic factor, advantage

extrinsèque

monopolistic advantage, position, practices, system

monopolistique

whittle away fig advantage, lead, profits

réduire

Translations for advantages in the French»English Dictionary

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avantage

advantage

les deux méthodes ont chacune leurs avantages

the two methods each have their advantages

offrir/présenter de grands avantages

to offer/to have great advantages

avantage

advantage

prendre l'avantage MIL, SPORTS fig

to have the advantage (sur over)

avoir/reprendre l'avantage MIL, SPORTS fig

to have/to regain the advantage ou upper hand

perdre/conserver son avantage

to lose/to keep one's advantage (sur over)

tirer parti de son avantage

to exploit one's advantage

avoir l'avantage de l'âge/du nombre

to have the advantage of age/in numbers

avoir l'avantage de faire (gén)

to have the advantage of doing

avoir un avantage sur qn/qc

to have an advantage over sb/sth

elle a sur toi l'avantage de parler anglais

she has the advantage over you in that she speaks English

avantage

advantage

être à l'avantage de qn situation, transaction:

to be to sb's advantage

tourner à l'avantage de qn

to turn to sb's advantage

tourner qc à son avantage

to turn sth to one's advantage

avantage

advantage

tirer avantage de qc

to take advantage of sth

avantage

advantage

‘avantage, Leconte’

‘advantage, Leconte’

portage salarial

system which allows a self-employed person to obtain the social welfare advantages of employee status

conjugaliser un avantage fiscal

to extend a tax advantage to married couples

les avantages et les inconvénients du direct

the advantages and disadvantages of broadcasting live

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Translations for advantages in the English»French Dictionary

advantage [əd·ˈvæn·t̬ɪdʒ] N a. sports

advantage

avantage m

what's the advantage of doing that?

quel intérêt y a-t-il à faire ça?

to give sb an advantage over sb

avantager qn par rapport à qn

to take advantage of sb/sth a. pej

profiter de qn/qc

to one's own advantage

à son avantage

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advantages of scale

les avantages mpl du commerce de grande envergure

distinct advantage

net(te)

Translations for advantages in the French»English Dictionary

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bonification

advantage

avantage

advantage

à son avantage

to his advantage

qc présente l'avantage de faire qc

sth has the advantage of doing sth

avantage

advantage

avoir l'avantage sur qn

to have the advantage over sb

mérite d'un appareil, d'une organisation

advantage

profit

advantage

mettre à profit une situation pour +infin

to take advantage of a situation to +infin

abuser de l'innocence de qn

to take advantage of sb's innocence

manger à tous les râteliers

to take advantage of everyone and everything

réunir un maximum d'avantages

to combine as many advantages as possible

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The advantages of using a single engine are a reduction in maintenance time and cost when compared to twin-engined fighters.

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Low molecular mass displacers have significant operational advantages as compared to large polyelectrolyte displacers.

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Their main advantages are of relative strength and of being less likely to jam with fibrous material.

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Plop is gradually persuaded that the dark has its advantages.

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Even chewing sugarless gum, especially sweetened with xylitol, has its advantages because it stimulates saliva flow which helps fight decay.

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In 2006 first-generation 32- and 64-bit x86 hardware support was found rarely to offer performance advantages over software virtualization.

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These advantages offset the high stress, physical exertion costs, and other risks of the migration such as predation.

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Overall, the cars main advantages were its comfort for driver and rear passengers, the large boot capacity, low-noise levels and the quality of the steering.

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However, in some countries the proposer does have certain advantages.

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All advantages and disadvantages to the status quo (resulting from inherency) and of the plan (resulting from solvency) are evaluated under significance.

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