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1.
"L'anglais des affaires en pratique"
by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli
©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009
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11. Numbers and Figures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . les statistiques
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . un pourcentage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pour cent
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . un ratio, un rapport, une proportion
. . . . . . . . . . je ne sais combien de fois, nième fois
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dénombrer, énumérer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . comptable, dénombrable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . indénombrable, incalculable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . innombrable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l’aptitude au calcul, des notions de calcul
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . le coefficient, l’indemnité (de vie chère)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . une date
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . une fraction
[per cent]
[uncountable]
[countable]
[umpteen times, umpteenth time]
[a ratio]
[numeracy]
[a percentage]
[a fraction]
[a date]
[countless]
[statistics]
[weighting]
[to enumerate]
2.
"L'anglais des affaires en pratique"
by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli
©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009
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11. Numbers and Figures
statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
per cent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
umpteen times, umpteenth time . . . . . . . . . .
to enumerate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
countable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
uncountable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
countless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
numeracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
weighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a fraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[l’aptitude au calcul, des notions de calcul]
[dénombrer, énumérer]
[le coefficient, l’indemnité (de vie chère)]
[innombrable]
[un pourcentage]
[comptable, dénombrable]
[les statistiques]
[une date]
[je ne sais combien de fois, nième fois]
[indénombrable, incalculable]
[une fraction]
[pour cent]
[un ratio, un rapport, une proportion]
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
[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
[chiffres] can be misleading.
3. This technique will cut electricity bills by £2.3 million a year and reduce reservoir
[contenance] requirements by a quarter.
4. In 1924, she broke every record
[distance et vitesse] for airships
of any type, from any country.
5. He was being a scapegoat
[pour la nième fois].
4.
"L'anglais des affaires en pratique"
by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli
©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009
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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
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
.
3. The percentage error may be calculated from
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
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
the conclusions.
5.
"L'anglais des affaires en pratique"
by Harold J. Benjamin & Michael A. Riccioli
©La Maison du Dictionnaire - 2009
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11. Numbers and Figures
Gap-filling exercise
1) 6,258
, two hundred and fifty-eight
2) 4,729
four thousand,
twenty-nine
3) 1,894
one thousand, eight hundred and
4) 1,392
one thousand,
ninety-two
5) 9,949
and forty-nine
[three hundred and]
[ninety-four]
[seven hundred and]
[nine thousand, nine hundred]
[six thousand]
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
,
2) 4,729
,
3) 1,894
,
4) 1,392
,
5) 9,949
,
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