provision

provision
provision [pʀɔvizjɔ̃]
feminine noun
   a. ( = réserve) [de vivres, cartouches, eau] supply
• faire (une) provision de [+ nourriture, papier] to stock up with
   b. ( = vivres) provisions provisions
• faire ses provisions to go shopping for groceries
• faire des provisions pour l'hiver to stock up with food for the winter
• filet/panier à provisions shopping bag/basket
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pʀɔvizjɔ̃
1.
nom féminin
1) (réserve) stock, supply; (d'eau) supply

faire (une) provision de quelque chose — to stock up with something

faire (une) provision d'énergie — [personne] to build up one's energy

2) (acompte) deposit; (sur un compte en banque) credit (balance)

2.
provisions nom féminin pluriel food shopping [U]

faire ses provisions — to go food shopping

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pʀɔvizjɔ̃
1. nf
1) (= réserve) supply, stock

une provision de pommes de terre — a supply of potatoes

faire provision de — to stock up with

2) (= avance) (à un avocat, avoué) retainer, retaining fee
3) COMMERCE funds pl
2. provisions nfpl
(= vivres) provisions, food no pl

faire ses provisions — to do the shopping

placard à provisions; armoire à provisions — food cupboard

sac à provisions — shopping bag

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provision
A nf
1 (de nourriture, conserves, bois, papier) stock, supply; (d'eau) supply; faire provision de qch to stock up with sth, to lay in a stock ou supplies of sth; faire provision d'énergie [personne] to build up a reserve of energy;
2 Comm, Fin (acompte) deposit; (sur un compte en banque) credit (balance);
3 Jur (arrhes) retainer, retaining fee.
B provisions nfpl shopping ¢; faire ses provisions, aller aux provisions to go shopping; sac à provisions shopping bag; placard à provisions food cupboard.
[prɔvizjɔ̃] nom féminin
1. [réserve] stock, store, supply
avoir une bonne provision de chocolat/patience to have a good supply of chocolate/plenty of patience
faire provision de sucre/d'enveloppes to stock up with sugar/envelopes
faire des provisions to stock up on food, to lay in stocks of food
2. [acompte] advance ou down payment
BANQUE (sufficient) funds
3. [d'un bilan comptable] provision
[couverture] cover
4. [honoraires] retainer
5. DROIT interim payment, interlocutory relief
par provision [décision, acte] provisional, interim
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provisions nom féminin pluriel
[courses]
provisions (de bouche) shopping (substantif non comptable), groceries
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à provisions locution adjectivale
[filet, sac] shopping (modificateur)
armoire à provisions store cupboard
c'est mon étagère à provisions it's the shelf where I keep my food

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  • Provision — Provision …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • provision — pro·vi·sion /prə vi zhən/ n: a stipulation (as a clause in a statute or contract) made beforehand Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. provision …   Law dictionary

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  • Provision — Pro*vi sion, n. [L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See {Provide}.] 1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Provision — Pro*vi sion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provisioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Provisioning}.] To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison. [1913 Webster] They were provisioned for a journey. Palfrey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • provision — (n.) late 14c., providing beforehand (originally in ref. to ecclesiastical appointments made before the position was vacant), from O.Fr. provision (early 14c.), from L. provisionem (nom. provisio) foresight, preparation, from providere look ahead …   Etymology dictionary

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