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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. important (importante) [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

1. important (essentiel):

important (importante) rôle, discours, événement, problème
important
il est important qu'elle sache
it is important that she should know
l'important est de faire
what's important is to do
peu important
not very important

2. important (considérable):

important (importante) réduction, hausse, baisse
significant
important (importante) nombre, effort, écart
considerable
important (importante) communauté, colonie, héritage
sizeable
important (importante) ville, société
large
important (importante) retard
lengthy
important (importante) actionnaire
major

3. important (influent):

important (importante) personne, poste, œuvre
important
avoir/prendre un air important
to have/adopt a self-important manner

II. important (importante) [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m (f)

faire l'important , jouer les importants
to act important inf
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shake-up COMM
réorganisation f (importante)
shake-up COMM
restructuration f (importante)
powwow
discussion f importante
landmark fig
étape f importante (in dans)
dead cat bounce
rétablissement provisoire d'une baisse importante des actions
top-ranking
important
to be labour-intensive method, process, work:
nécessiter une main-d'œuvre importante
consequential
important
importantly
d'une manière importante
more importantly, he succeeded where she had failed
plus important encore, il a réussi là où elle avait échoué
and, more importantly, …
et, plus important encore, …
importantly announce, strut
d'un air important
milestone
étape f importante

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I. important(e) [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

1. important (considérable):

important(e)
important
quelque chose d'important
something important

2. important (gros):

important(e)
considerable
important(e) dégâts
large-scale
important(e) somme, quantité
large

3. important pej:

important(e)
self-important
prendre des airs importants
to put on airs of importance

II. important(e) [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m(f)

faire l'important pej
to act important

important [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃] N m

important
important thing
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relevant
important(e)
weighty
important(e)
significant
important(e)
premier
le(la) plus important(e)
important
important(e)
it is important that
il est important que +subj
extensive repairs
important(e)
elevated position
important(e)
roaring inferno, traffic
important(e)
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I. important(e) [ɛ͂pɔʀtɑ͂, ɑ͂t] ADJ

1. important (considérable):

important(e)
important
quelque chose d'important
something important

2. important (gros):

important(e)
considerable
important(e) dégâts
large-scale
important(e) somme, quantité
large

3. important pej:

important(e)
self-important
prendre des airs importants
to put on airs

II. important(e) [ɛ͂pɔʀtɑ͂, ɑ͂t] N m(f)

faire l'important pej
to act important

important [ɛ͂pɔʀtɑ͂] N m

important
important thing
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French
significant
important(e)
weighty
important(e)
relevant
important(e)
premier
le(la) plus important(e)
important
important(e)
it is important that
il est important que +subj
extensive repairs
important(e)
uppermost
le(la) plus important(e)
foremost
plus important(e)
dev
dev
dev
dev