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/ɒfˈsɛt/ /ɑfˈsɛt/

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Compensation, contrepartie

Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.

Examples :

"The extra work I put in on the project this week was an offset for the time I missed last month. "

Le travail supplémentaire que j'ai fourni sur le projet cette semaine a compensé le temps que j'ai manqué le mois dernier.

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Compensation

Examples :

"The arms deal included an offset, requiring the manufacturer to purchase agricultural equipment from the importing country within five years. "

L'accord sur les armes comprenait une compensation, obligeant le fabricant à acheter du matériel agricole au pays importateur dans les cinq ans.

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Début, commencement

(c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.

Examples :

"The offset for the school year's new curriculum was the first day of August. "

Le début du nouveau programme scolaire était le premier jour d'août.

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Procédé d'impression offset

The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.

Examples :

"offset lithographs"

Lithographies offset

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Décalage

The difference between a target memory address and a base address.

Examples :

"An array of bytes uses its index as the offset, of words a multiple thereof."

Un tableau d'octets utilise son index comme décalage, et pour les mots, un multiple de celui-ci.

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Décalage

(signal analysis) The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.

Examples :

"The offset in the student's test scores was due to a poorly worded question on the math section. "

Le décalage dans les résultats du test de l'élève était dû à une question mal formulée dans la section de mathématiques.

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Décalage, désalignement

The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.

Examples :

"There is a small offset between the switch and the indicator which some users found confusing."

Il y a un léger décalage entre l'interrupteur et l'indicateur, ce que certains utilisateurs ont trouvé déroutant.

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Décalage, distance

A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.

Examples :

"To measure the exact length of the garden, the surveyor noted an offset of three feet from the straight path to the oak tree. "

Pour mesurer la longueur exacte du jardin, l'arpenteur a noté un décalage de trois pieds du sentier rectiligne jusqu'au chêne.

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Décalage, coude

An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.

Examples :

"The metal rod had a noticeable offset near the middle, where one section turned slightly to the side, but remained almost parallel to the rest. "

La tige métallique présentait un décalage notable vers le milieu, où une section tournait légèrement sur le côté, tout en restant presque parallèle au reste.

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Rejet, drageon

A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.

Examples :

"The strawberry plant produced several offsets, allowing the gardener to easily grow new plants. "

Le fraisier a produit plusieurs rejets, ce qui a permis au jardinier de cultiver facilement de nouvelles plantes.

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Éperon

A spur from a range of hills or mountains.

Examples :

"The hikers climbed the main mountain ridge, then followed a narrow path up the offset to reach a hidden valley. "

Les randonneurs ont gravi la crête principale de la montagne, puis ont suivi un sentier étroit le long de l'éperon pour atteindre une vallée cachée.

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Décalage, retrait

A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.

Examples :

"The stone offset on the building's facade provided a perfect spot for placing potted plants. "

Le retrait en pierre sur la façade du bâtiment offrait un endroit parfait pour placer des plantes en pot.

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Palier, terrasse

A terrace on a hillside.

Examples :

"The farmer planted rows of vegetables on the hillside's offset, taking advantage of the terraced land. "

L'agriculteur a planté des rangées de légumes sur le palier de la colline, profitant du terrain en terrasse.

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verb

Compenser, contrebalancer

To compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.

Examples :

"The noisy children offset the peacefulness of the library, requiring the librarian to ask them to be quieter. "

Les enfants bruyants ont compensé la tranquillité de la bibliothèque, obligeant la bibliothécaire à leur demander de se taire.

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Décaler

To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully offset the new support beam in the wall to avoid damaging the electrical wiring. "

Le charpentier a soigneusement décalé la nouvelle poutre de support dans le mur pour éviter d'endommager le câblage électrique.

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