firm

entreprise, société

Entreprise qui vend des biens ou fournit des services.

En anglais simple : A business that sells goods or provides services.

• She works for a small firm.
• The firm hired ten engineers last year.
• Several firms sell similar products.

Synonymes : company, business

Expressions courantes : work for a firm, consulting firm, local firm

entreprise, société, cabinet

Entreprise qui vend des biens ou fournit des services, notamment des services professionnels.

En anglais simple : A business that sells goods or provides services, especially professional services.

• She works for a law firm.
• The firm hired ten new employees.
• Several local firms offered to help.

Synonymes : company, business

Expressions courantes : law firm, accounting firm, work for a firm, small firm

société

Entreprise appartenant à des associés, ou le nom qu’ils utilisent pour cette entreprise.

En anglais simple : A business owned by partners, or the name they use for their business.

• The two lawyers formed a firm.
• They trade under the firm name Wilson and Lee.
• Each partner owns a share of the firm.

Synonymes : partnership

Expressions courantes : law firm, accounting firm, firm name

ferme, solide

Assez dur ou solide pour garder sa forme ou rester bien en place.

En anglais simple : Hard or solid enough to keep its shape or stay securely in place.

• This mattress is quite firm.
• Keep a firm grip on the rope.
• The peaches were still firm yesterday.

Synonymes : solid, hard, secure

Contraires : soft, loose

Expressions courantes : firm grip, firm ground, firm mattress

ferme, strict

Qui dit clairement ce qui doit se faire et maintient sa position malgré les désaccords.

En anglais simple : Clear and determined about what must happen, even when other people disagree.

• Her answer was a firm no.
• The teacher was firm with us.
• He spoke in a firm but friendly voice.

Comment l'utiliser : be firm with someone (You need to be firm with the children.)

Synonymes : strict, resolute

Contraires : lenient

Expressions courantes : firm with someone, firm refusal, firm tone

ferme, inébranlable

Dont les convictions ou les sentiments ne changent pas facilement.

En anglais simple : Having beliefs or feelings that do not easily change.

• He is a firm believer in fairness.
• Her commitment to the project remains firm.
• They stayed firm in their opposition.

Comment l'utiliser : firm in something (She remained firm in her belief that the plan would work.)

Synonymes : steadfast, unshakable, resolute

Contraires : wavering

Expressions courantes : firm believer, firm conviction, firm commitment

baisser

Pour les cotes de paris, baisser parce qu’une victoire paraît plus probable.

En anglais simple : If betting odds do this, they become shorter because a win seems more likely.

• The odds began to firm before the race.
• Her odds firmed after the strong performance.
• The favourite continued to firm in the betting.

Synonymes : shorten

Contraires : drift

Expressions courantes : odds firm, firm in betting

supporter, endurer

Accepter quelque chose de désagréable et continuer sans se plaindre.

En anglais simple : To accept something unpleasant and keep going without complaining.

• It hurts, but you have to firm it.
• She firmed the pain and kept walking.
• Can you firm it for another minute?

Synonymes : endure, bear, put up with

Expressions courantes : firm it, firm the pain