profit motive no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para profit motive no dicionário inglês»francês

profit motive SUBST

profit motive

souci m de rentabilité

Traduções para profit motive no dicionário inglês»francês

I.motive [Brit ˈməʊtɪv, americ ˈmoʊdɪv] SUBST

1. motive (gen):

motive

motif m (for, behind de)

sb's motive in doing

le motif qui pousse qn à faire

a political motive

un motif politique

base/noble motives

des motifs ignobles/nobles

2. motive JUR:

motive

mobile m (for de)

II.motive [Brit ˈməʊtɪv, americ ˈmoʊdɪv] ADJ literal

motive force, power:

motive

moteur/-trice

she was the motive force behind the decision fig

elle était à l'origine de la décision

I.profit [Brit ˈprɒfɪt, americ ˈprɑfət] SUBST

1. profit COM:

profit

bénéfice m

profit

profit m

gross/net profit

bénéfice brut/net

profit and loss

pertes et profits

to make or turn a profit

faire or réaliser un bénéfice (on sur)

the banks make handsome profits

les banques font de jolis bénéfices

they're only interested in making quick profits

tout ce qui les intéresse c'est de faire de l'argent rapidement

to sell sth at a profit

vendre qc à profit or avec un bénéfice

they sold the house at a profit of £6, 000

ils ont réalisé un bénéfice de 6 000 livres sterling en vendant la maison

to operate at a profit

être rentable

to bring in or yield a profit

rapporter un bénéfice

there isn't much profit in that line of business nowadays

ce genre de métier ne rapporte pas gros aujourd'hui

with profits insurance policy

police f d'assurance avec participation aux bénéfices

2. profit (benefit):

profit fig

profit m

profit fig

avantage m

to turn sth to profit fig

mettre qc à profit

II.profit [Brit ˈprɒfɪt, americ ˈprɑfət] VERBO trans lit

profit

profiter à

it will profit you nothing to do this

cela ne vous profitera en rien de faire cela

III.to profit by, to profit from VERBO intr

to profit by, to profit from

tirer profit de qc

profit motive no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para profit motive no dicionário inglês»francês

I.motive [ˈməʊtɪv, americ ˈmoʊt̬ɪv] SUBST

motive

motif m

motive for the murder

mobile m

II.motive [ˈməʊtɪv, americ ˈmoʊt̬ɪv] ADJ

motive

moteur(-trice)

I.profit [ˈprɒfɪt, americ ˈprɑ:fɪt] SUBST

profit

profit m

profit FINAN

bénéfice m

to sell sth at a profit

vendre qc à profit

to make a profit

faire un bénéfice

II.profit [ˈprɒfɪt, americ ˈprɑ:fɪt] VERBO intr

to profit from/by sth

tirer profit de qc

III.profit [ˈprɒfɪt, americ ˈprɑ:fɪt] VERBO trans

profit

profiter à

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

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That pared-down version of his statement is an apt observation about the sheer voraciousness of the profit motive.

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With the profit motive gone, no effort would be made to encourage its use by private dispensers of narcotics, and the drug peddler would disappear.

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Prize will be awarded to those individuals or organizations rendering significant service to rural development and poverty alleviation without any profit motive.

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No advertising was accepted under any conditions, resulting in a media company completely free of capitalistic profit motive.

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Turning corporations loose and letting the profit motive run amok is not a prescription for a more livable world.

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Another common criticism of the profit motive is that it is believed to encourage selfishness and greed.

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The court also precludes the defense where, regardless of profit motive, the research was done in furtherance of the alleged infringers legitimate business.

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