L`anglais des affaires en pratique
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L`anglais des affaires en pratique
1. "L'anglais des affaires en pratique" by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli ©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009 ==================================== 11. Numbers and Figures statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . les statistiques a percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . un pourcentage per cent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pour cent a ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . un ratio, un rapport, une proportion umpteen times, umpteenth time . . . . . . . . . . je ne sais combien de fois, nième fois to enumerate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dénombrer, énumérer countable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . comptable, dénombrable uncountable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . indénombrable, incalculable countless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . innombrable numeracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l’aptitude au calcul, des notions de calcul weighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . le coefficient, l’indemnité (de vie chère) a date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . une date a fraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . une fraction 2. "L'anglais des affaires en pratique" by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli ©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009 ==================================== 11. Numbers and Figures statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . les statistiques a percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . un pourcentage per cent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pour cent a ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . un ratio, un rapport, une proportion umpteen times, umpteenth time . . . . . . . . . . je ne sais combien de fois, nième fois to enumerate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dénombrer, énumérer countable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . comptable, dénombrable uncountable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . indénombrable, incalculable countless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . innombrable numeracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l’aptitude au calcul, des notions de calcul weighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . le coefficient, l’indemnité (de vie chère) a date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . une date a fraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . une fraction 3. "L'anglais des affaires en pratique" by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli ©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009 1 3. "L'anglais des affaires en pratique" by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli ©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009 ==================================== 11. Numbers and Figures 1. However, from comparisons of the Stock Exchange statistics [statistiques] and those compiled by the Bank for International Settlements, it can be inferred that between 70-75% of all sterling eurobonds are listed in London. 2. The average income of pensioners rose by 31% more than the rate of inflation between 1979 and 1987. However, average figures [chiffres] can be misleading. 3. This technique will cut electricity bills by £2.3 million a year and reduce reservoir capacity [contenance] requirements by a quarter. 4. In 1924, she broke every record ofdistanceandspeed [distance et vitesse] for airships of any type, from any country. 5. He was being a scapegoat fortheumpteenthtime [pour la nième fois]. 4. "L'anglais des affaires en pratique" by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli ©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009 ====================================l 11. Numbers and Figures Gap-filling exercise long numbers / a new dimension / the length and height / to enumerate / computer-collected statistics 1. Many felt shocked and betrayed when confronted by computer-collected statistics on their productivity. “But what is countable may not be what counts,” lamented one executive who had himself supervised a hundred engineers. 2. While surfing the net I came across a javascript page which dealt with multiplying long numbers. 3. The percentage error may be calculated from the length and height of one of the walls of the room in which you are sitting and then use a measuring tape to check its actual values. 4. They brought in a new dimension to the company as they both came from two Nordic countries. 2 4. "L'anglais des affaires en pratique" by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli ©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009 ====================================l 11. Numbers and Figures Gap-filling exercise long numbers / a new dimension / the length and height / to enumerate / computer-collected statistics 1. Many felt shocked and betrayed when confronted by computer-collected statistics on their productivity. “But what is countable may not be what counts,” lamented one executive who had himself supervised a hundred engineers. 2. While surfing the net I came across a javascript page which dealt with multiplying long numbers. 3. The percentage error may be calculated from the length and height of one of the walls of the room in which you are sitting and then use a measuring tape to check its actual values. 4. They brought in a new dimension to the company as they both came from two Nordic countries. 5. The issues involved have been discussed in depth elsewhere (Jackson, 1989; Parker, 1991). Here, there is only space to enumerate the conclusions. 5. "L'anglais des affaires en pratique" by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli ©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009 ==================================== 11. Numbers and Figures Gap-filling exercise 1) 6,258 six thousand, two hundred and fifty-eight 2) 4,729 four thousand, seven hundred and twenty-nine 3) 1,894 one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-four 4) 1,392 3 5. "L'anglais des affaires en pratique" by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli ©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009 ==================================== 11. Numbers and Figures Gap-filling exercise 1) 6,258 six thousand, two hundred and fifty-eight 2) 4,729 four thousand, seven hundred and twenty-nine 3) 1,894 one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-four 4) 1,392 one thousand, three hundred and ninety-two 5) 9,949 nine thousand, nine hundred and forty-nine 6. "L'anglais des affaires en pratique" by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli ©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009 ==================================== 11. Numbers and Figures Write down the following long numbers in letters: e.g. 34,567,876 cars = thirty-four million, five hundred AND sixty-seven thousand, eight hundred AND seventy-six 1) 6,258 six thousand, two hundred and fifty-eight 2) 4,729 four thousand, seven hundred and twenty-nine 3) 1,894 one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-four 4) 1,392 one thousand, three hundred and ninety-two 4 6. "L'anglais des affaires en pratique" by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli ©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009 ==================================== 11. Numbers and Figures Write down the following long numbers in letters: e.g. 34,567,876 cars = thirty-four million, five hundred AND sixty-seven thousand, eight hundred AND seventy-six 1) 6,258 six thousand, two hundred and fifty-eight 2) 4,729 four thousand, seven hundred and twenty-nine 3) 1,894 one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-four 4) 1,392 one thousand, three hundred and ninety-two 5) 9,949 nine thousand, nine hundred and forty-nine 5