quality

quality
quality [{{t}}'kwɒlɪtɪ] (pl qualities)
1 noun
(a) (standard, nature) qualité f;
the high/poor quality of the workmanship la bonne/mauvaise qualité du travail;
the quality of life la qualité de la vie
(b) (high standard, excellence) qualité f;
quality matters more than quantity la qualité importe plus que la quantité;
never mind the price, I'm only interested in quality peu importe le prix, ce que je recherche, c'est la qualité;
we have a reputation for quality nous sommes réputés pour la qualité de nos produits
(c) (feature, attribute) qualité f;
these are the qualities we are looking for in our candidates voici les qualités que nous recherchons chez nos candidats;
he has a lot of good qualities il a de nombreuses qualités;
I don't doubt her intellectual qualities je ne doute pas de ses capacités intellectuelles;
these tyres have superior road-holding qualities ces pneus offrent une meilleure adhérence au sol
(d) {{}}British{{}} (newspaper) = quotidien ou journal du dimanche de qualité (par opposition à la presse populaire)
(e) {{}}archaic{{}} (high social status) qualité f;
a gentleman of quality un homme de qualité;
the quality les gens mpl de qualité, {{}}pejorative{{}} le beau linge
(f) (tone) timbre m
(g) {{}}Linguistics{{}} (in phonetics) qualité f
2 compound-forming noun
(goods, work, shop) de qualité;
I only spend an hour in the evening with my kids, but it's quality time je ne passe qu'une heure avec mes gosses le soir, mais je profite bien d'eux
►► quality assurance garantie f de qualité;
quality audit audit m de qualité;
{{}}British{{}} quality circle cercle m de qualité;
quality control contrôle m de (la) qualité;
quality controller responsable mf du contrôle de (la) qualité, qualiticien(enne) m,f;
quality improvement l'amélioration f de la qualité;
quality label label m de qualité;
quality management gestion f qualité;
{{}}British{{}} quality newspaper = quotidien ou journal du dimanche de qualité (par opposition à la presse populaire);
{{}}Marketing{{}} quality positioning positionnement m par la qualité

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