hedge

hedge: hedge [{{t}}hedʒ]

1 noun

(a) (shrubs) haie f;

∎ hawthorn hedge haie f d'aubépine;

∎ {{}}humorous{{}} he looks like he's been dragged through a hedge backwards il a l'air tout ébouriffé

(b) (protection) sauvegarde f;

∎ a hedge against inflation une sauvegarde ou une couverture contre l'inflation

(c) (statement) déclaration f évasive

(d) {{}}Stock Exchange{{}} couverture f

2 transitive verb

(a) (enclose) entourer d'une haie, enclore;

∎ the field was hedged with beech le champ était entouré d'une haie de hêtres

(b) (guard against losing) couvrir;

∎ to hedge one's bets (in betting) répartir les risques; {{}}figurative{{}} (cover oneself) se couvrir

(c) {{}}Stock Exchange{{}} (position) protéger, couvrir; (shares) arbitrer; (transactions) couvrir

3 intransitive verb

(a) (plant hedge) planter une haie; (trim hedge) tailler une haie

(b) (in action, discussion) essayer de gagner du temps, atermoyer; (in answering) éviter de répondre, répondre à côté; (in explaining) expliquer avec des détours;

∎ they are hedging slightly on the trade agreement ils essaient de gagner du temps avant de conclure l'accord commercial;

∎ stop hedging! dis-le franchement!, au fait!

(c) (protect) se protéger;

∎ it's a way of hedging against inflation c'est un moyen de vous protéger ou vous couvrir contre l'inflation

(d) {{}}Stock Exchange{{}} se couvrir;

∎ to hedge against currency fluctuations se couvrir contre les fluctuations monétaires

►► hedge clippers cisaille f à haies;

{{}}Stock Exchange{{}} hedge fund société f d'investissement;

{{}}Botany{{}} hedge mustard sisymbre m officinal, vélar m;

{{}}Stock Exchange{{}} hedge ratio ratio m de couverture;

{{}}Ornithology{{}} hedge sparrow accenteur m mouchet, fauvette f d'hiver;

hedge trimmer taille-haie m

➲ hedge about, hedge around separable transitive verb

entourer;

∎ {{}}figurative{{}} the offer was hedged about with conditions l'offre était assortie de conditions

➲ hedge in separable transitive verb

(a) (surround with hedge) entourer d'une haie, enclore

(b) (person)

∎ hedged in by restrictions assorti de restrictions;

∎ I'm feeling hedged in je ne me sens pas libre

➲ hedge off separable transitive verb

(area) entourer d'une haie; (part of area) séparer par une haie

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Hedge — Hedge, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG. hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.] A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hedge — Hedge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hedged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hedging}.] 1. To inclose or separate with a hedge; to fence with a thickly set line or thicket of shrubs or small trees; as, to hedge a field or garden. [1913 Webster] 2. To obstruct, as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hedge — Hedge, v. i. 1. To shelter one s self from danger, risk, duty, responsibility, etc., as if by hiding in or behind a hedge; to skulk; to slink; to shirk obligations. [1913 Webster] I myself sometimes, leaving the fear of God on the left hand and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hedge — may refer to:*Hedge (barrier) or hedgerow, line of closely spaced shrubs planted to act as a barrier *Hedge (finance), investment made to limit loss *Hedge (linguistics), intentionally non committal or ambiguous sentence fragmentsee also*Hedgerow … Wikipedia
Hedge — bezeichnet: das Hedgegeschäft im Finanzbereich eine adverbiale oder adjektivische Wendung, genannt Heckenausdruck Ian Charleson Hedge (* 1928), schottischer Botaniker Thomas Hedge (1844–1920), US amerikanischer Politiker Siehe auch:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hedge — / hej/ vi hedged, hedg·ing: to reduce possible losses in speculative transactions by engaging in offsetting transactions (as futures trading) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hedge … Law dictionary
hedge — [hej] n. [ME hegge < OE hecg, akin to Ger hecke < IE base * kagh , wickerwork, wickerwork pen > ON heggr, L caulae, sheepfold: basic sense “woven fence, enclosure”] 1. a row of closely planted shrubs, bushes, or trees forming a boundary… … English World dictionary
hedge — ► NOUN 1) a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs. 2) a contract entered into or asset held as a protection against possible financial loss. 3) a word or phrase used to allow for additional possibilities or to avoid over… … English terms dictionary
hedge — [n] boundary, obstacle, especially one made of plants barrier, bush, enclosure, fence, guard, hedgerow, hurdle, protection, quickset, screen, shrubbery, thicket, windbreak; concepts 429,470 hedge [v1] avoid, dodge beat around the bush*, be… … New thesaurus
Hedge — (spr. Hedsch), Frederick Henry, geb. 1805 zu Cambridge im Staate Massachusetts, ging 1818 mit George Bancroft nach Deutschland u. besuchte seit 1821 Schulpforte, kehrte 1823 nach Amerika zurück, studirte auf der Harvard Universität in Cambridge,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
hedge in — index circumscribe (surround by boundary), envelop, occlude, restrict Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary

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