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discounted

/ˈdɪskaʊntɪd/ /dɪsˈkaʊntɪd/

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verb

Déduire, escompter

To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like.

Examples :

"Merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills."

Les commerçants escomptent parfois cinq ou six pour cent pour le paiement rapide des factures.

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verb

Prêter de l'argent en déduisant l'escompte

To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest

Examples :

"the banks discount notes and bills of exchange"

Les banques prêtent de l'argent en déduisant l'escompte sur les billets et les lettres de change.

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verb

Prendre en considération, anticiper

To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).

Examples :

"The experienced hiker discounted the possibility of rain, checking the forecast thoroughly before starting the climb. "

Le randonneur expérimenté n'a pas pris en considération la possibilité de pluie, vérifiant attentivement les prévisions avant de commencer l'ascension.

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Ignorer, ne pas tenir compte de

To leave out of account or regard as unimportant.

Examples :

"They discounted his comments."

Ils ont ignoré ses commentaires.

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Prêter, escompter

To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount

Examples :

"The bank discounted the promissory note, giving the farmer immediate cash less the interest due at the note's maturity. "

La banque a escompté le billet à ordre, donnant à l'agriculteur de l'argent liquide immédiat moins les intérêts dus à l'échéance du billet.

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verb

Minimiser, dévaloriser

(transactional analysis) To believe, or act as though one believes, that one's own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.

Examples :

"She discounted his worries about the test, saying "You're always stressed, just relax." "

Elle a minimisé ses inquiétudes concernant le test, en disant : « Tu es toujours stressé, détends-toi. »

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