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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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profit [pʀɔfi] N m

1. profit (avantage):

profit
benefit
profit
advantage
faire qc avec profit
to benefit from doing sth
vous consulterez ce guide avec profit
you'll find this guide very useful
il a appliqué avec profit les nouvelles méthodes
he's made good use of the new methods
tirer profit de
to make the most of
tirer profit de
to take advantage of
il a tiré profit de mes conseils
he put my advice to good use
il n'a pas su tirer profit de ce qui lui est arrivé il y a deux ans
he didn't learn from what happened to him two years ago
faire son profit de qc
to use sth to one's advantage, to make use of sth
faire du profit inf nourriture:
to go a long way
faire du profit inf objet, appareil:
to be good value
ce manteau m'a fait du profit inf
I've had a lot of wear out of this coat
être d'un grand profit à qn
to be of great benefit ou value to sb, to benefit sb greatly
ce stage linguistique leur a été d'un grand profit
that language course has been of great benefit ou value to them, they got a lot out of that language course
pour le plus grand profit de
to the great benefit of
trouver (son) profit à faire
to find it to one's advantage to do
s'il le fait c'est qu'il y trouve son profit
he's doing it because he gets something out of it
organiser un concert au profit des handicapés/de la recherche sur le cancer
to organize a concert in aid of the handicapped/of cancer research
accusé d'espionnage au profit d'un pays étranger
accused of spying for a foreign country
la réforme s'est faite au profit des grands propriétaires
the reform benefited land owners
abandonner le charbon au profit du nucléaire
to drop coal in favour of nuclear energy
le candidat de la majorité a perdu des voix au profit des écologistes
the ruling party's candidate lost votes to the ecologists
tourner au profit de qn
to work in sb's favour
mettre à profit temps libre, stage
to make the most of, to take advantage of
mettre à profit situation
to turn [sth] to good account ou to one's advantage
mettre à profit idée, découverte, résultat
to make good use of

2. profit ECON (gains):

profit
profit
dégager des profits, faire des profits
to make a profit
réaliser 10 millions de profit
to make a profit of 10 million
profits illicites/illimités
illicit/unlimited profits
profits pétroliers
oil revenues
être une source de profit pour
to be a source of wealth for

Phrases:

il n'y a pas de petits profits prov
look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves prov Brit
il n'y a pas de petits profits prov
a penny saved is a penny earned prov Brit
il n'y a pas de petits profits prov
a dollar is a dollar Am
indu (indue) somme, profit
unwarranted, unjustified
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profitably sell
à profit, avec bénéfice
profitably trade
à profit
profitably invest
avec profit
windfall profit
profit m inattendu
profit centre
centre m de profit
charity shop
magasin m d'articles d'occasion (vendus au profit d'une œuvre de bienfaisance)
charity work
travail m bénévole (au profit d'une œuvre de bienfaisance)
rag week
semaine f du carnaval étudiant (au profit d'institutions caritatives)
tag day
jour m de collecte (au profit d'une œuvre caritative)
to cash in on popularity, publicity, event, death
tirer profit de, profiter de

in the PONS Dictionary

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profit [pʀɔfi] N m

1. profit COMM, FIN:

profit
profit

2. profit (avantage):

profit
advantage
mettre à profit une situation pour +infin
to take advantage of a situation to +infin
au profit de qn/qc concert
in aid of sb/sth
au profit de qn/qc activités
for sb/sth
maigreur d'un profit, des revenus
meagreness Brit
maigreur d'un profit, des revenus
meagerness Am
maigre profit
meagre Brit
maigre profit
meager Am
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profit
profit m
to sell sth at a profit
vendre qc à profit
to profit from/by sth
tirer profit de qc
to make capital (out) of sth
tirer profit de qc
to harness sth
mettre qc à profit
they feed on people's fears
ils tirent profit des peurs des gens
to cash in on sth
tirer profit de qc
to get mileage out of sth
tirer bon profit de qc
to reap the benefit/profits from sth
tirer profit/des profits de qc
in the PONS Dictionary
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profit [pʀɔfi] N m

1. profit COMM, FIN:

profit
profit

2. profit (avantage):

profit
advantage
mettre à profit une situation pour +infin
to take advantage of a situation to +infin
au profit de qn/qc concert
in aid of sb/sth
au profit de qn/qc activités
for sb/sth
maigre profit
meager
maigreur d'un profit, des revenus
meagerness
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profit
profit m
to sell sth at a profit
vendre qc à profit
to profit from/by sth
tirer profit de qc
to make capital (out) of sth
tirer profit de qc
they feed on people's fears
ils tirent profit des craintes des gens
to harness sth
mettre qc à profit
to cash in on sth
tirer profit de qc
to reap the benefit/profits from sth
tirer profit/des profits de qc
to derive (much) benefit from sth
tirer profit m de qc
to the benefit of sth/sb
au profit de qc/qn

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

l'effacement de qn devant [ou au profit de] qn
sb's giving way to sb
mettre à profit une situation pour +infin
to take advantage of a situation to +infin
au profit de qn/qc concert
in aid of sb/sth
au profit de qn/qc activités
for sb/sth
they feed on people's fears
ils tirent profit des peurs des gens

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