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a particular trait

1 trait

trait [tʀε]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = ligne) (en dessinant) stroke ; (en soulignant, dans un graphique) line

• faire or tirer or tracer un trait to draw a line

• tirer un trait sur son passé to make a complete break with one's past

• tirons un trait sur cette affaire let's put this business behind us

• ta promotion ? tu peux tirer un trait dessus ! your promotion? you can forget about it!

• d'un trait de plume with one stroke of the pen

• ça lui ressemble trait pour trait that's just like him

• dessiner qch à grands traits to make a rough sketch of sth

   b. ( = élément caractéristique) trait

• avoir des traits de ressemblance avec to have certain features in common with

• il tient ce trait de caractère de son père he gets that from his father

   c. ( = traction) animal/cheval de trait draught (Brit) or draft (US) animal/horse

   d. (locutions)

► avoir trait à to be connected with

• tout ce qui a trait à cette affaire everything connected with this matter► d'un trait [dire] in one breath ; [boire] in one gulp ; [dormir] uninterruptedly

2. plural masculine noun

traits ( = physionomie) features

• avoir des traits fins/réguliers to have delicate/regular features

• avoir les traits tirés to have drawn features

3. compounds

► trait d'esprit flash of wit

► trait de génie brainwave

► trait d'union hyphen ; (figurative) link

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tʀɛ
1.

nom masculin

1) ( ligne) gén line; ( fait d'un seul mouvement) stroke; ( de code morse) dash

souligner un mot d'un trait rouge — to underline a word in red

exposer la situation à grands traits — to explain the situation in broad outline

d'un trait de plume — fig with a stroke of the pen

trait pour trait — [réplique, copie] line for line; [reproduire] line by line

2) ( particularité) ( de chose) feature; ( de personne) trait

trait dominant or essentiel — main feature

trait caractéristique — characteristic

trait particulier — particular feature

trait de caractère or personnalité — trait, characteristic

le trait commun entre cette méthode et l'autre — what the two methods have in common

c'est un trait commun entre ton fils et le mien — that's something our sons have in common

3) Linguistique feature

4) ( pointe verbale)

trait (mordant) — scathing remark

diriger ses traits contre quelqu'un — to be sarcastic at somebody's expense

5) ( expression)

trait d'humour or d'esprit — witticism

trait de génie — stroke of genius

6) ( rapport)

avoir trait à — to relate to

documents ayant trait à la sécurité — documents relating to security

7) ( fois)

d'un (seul) trait — gén at one go

lire quelque chose d'un trait — to read something straight through

dire quelque chose d'un trait — to say something straight out

boire quelque chose d'un trait — to drink something in one gulp

boire à longs or grands traits — to drink in long draughts GB ou drafts US

8) ( traction)

de trait — [animal] draught GB ou draft US

2.

traits nom masculin pluriel ( visage) features

avoir les traits fatigués or tirés — to look drawn

Phrasal Verbs:

- trait d'union

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tirer un trait sur quelque chose — to put something firmly behind one

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tʀɛ, tʀɛt pp
I trait, -e
See:

traire

II tʀɛ
1. nm

1) (= ligne) line

Tracez un trait. — Draw a line.

2) [dessin] stroke

dessin au trait — line drawing

3) (= caractéristique) feature, trait

4) lit (= projectile) shaft

5) (autres locutions)

de trait (animal) — draught Grande-Bretagne draft USA

d'un trait [boire] — in one gulp

Il a bu son verre d'un trait. — He drained his glass in one gulp.

avoir trait à — to concern

tirer un trait sur qch — to put sth behind one

Tirons une fois pour toutes un trait sur cette malheureuse affaire. — Let's put this sorry business behind us once and for all.

trait pour trait — line for line

à grand traits [décrire, raconter] — in broad outline

2. traits nmpl

[visage] features

Elle a les traits fins. — She has delicate features.

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trait

A nm

1 ( ligne) gén line; ( fait d'un seul mouvement) stroke; ( de code Morse) dash; remplissez-le jusqu'au trait fill it up to the line ou mark; souligner un mot d'un trait rouge to underline a word in red; barrer qch d'un trait rageur to cross sth out angrily; dessiner qch à grands traits to make a rough sketch of sth; exposer la situation/décrire qch à grands traits to explain the situation/describe sth in broad outline; avoir le trait juste to draw accurately; avoir le trait sûr to have a steady hand; au trait [dessin, gravure] line ( épith); trait de scie sawcut; d'un trait de plume fig with a stroke of the pen; trait pour trait [réplique, copie] line for line; [reproduire] line by line; être le portrait trait pour trait de qn to be an exact replica of sb; se ressembler trait pour trait to be like two peas in a pod; ⇒ forcer;

2 ( particularité) ( de chose) feature; ( de personne) trait; le trait dominant or essentiel de qch the main feature; trait caractéristique characteristic; trait particulier particular feature; trait frappant striking feature; trait de caractère or personnalité trait, characteristic; c'est un trait bien français it's a typically French trait; le trait commun entre cette méthode et l'autre what the two methods have in common; c'est un trait commun entre ton fils et le mien that's something our sons have in common; ils n'ont aucun trait commun they have nothing in common; avoir des traits communs to be alike in some respects;

3 Ling, Phon feature; trait distinctif/pertinent distinctive/relevant feature; trait sémantique/syntaxique/lexical semantic/syntactical/lexical feature;

4 ( pointe verbale) trait (mordant) scathing remark; lancer or décocher un trait à qn to say something scathing to sb; trait cruel cruel remark; diriger ses traits contre qn to be sarcastic at sb's expense;

5 ( expression) trait d'humour or d'esprit witticism; trait de génie stroke of genius;

6 ( rapport) avoir trait à to relate to; documents ayant trait à la retraite/sécurité documents relating to retirement/security;

7 ( fois) d'un (seul) trait gén at one go; lire qch d'un trait to read sth at one sitting; dire qch d'un trait to say sth straight out; boire qch d'un trait to drink sth in one gulp; boire à longs or grands traits to drink in long draughts GB ou drafts US;

8 ( petite quantité) dash; mettez un trait de cognac add a dash of cognac;

9 ( traction) de trait [animal] draught GB ou draft US;

10 ( lanière) trace;

11 †( projectile) dart, shaft; arme de trait shaft; tomber sous les traits de l'ennemi to fall beneath the shafts of the enemy.

B traits nmpl ( visage) features; avoir des traits grossiers/fins/creusés to have coarse/delicate/sunken features; avoir les traits fatigués or tirés to look drawn; présenter/décrire qn sous les traits de to introduce/depict sb as.

Composé

trait d'union Ling hyphen; fig ( intermédiaire) link (avec with; entre between); s'écrire avec un trait d'union to be hyphenated, to have a hyphen; ça s'écrit sans trait d'union it's not hyphenated.

Idiomes

tirer un trait sur qch to put sth behind one; il vaut mieux tirer un trait sur cette affaire we'd better put this matter behind us.

[trɛ] nom masculin

1. [ligne] line

tirer ou tracer un trait (à la règle) to draw a line (with a ruler)

d'un trait de plume with a stroke of the pen

tirer un trait sur: tirons un trait sur cette dispute let's forget this argument, let's put this argument behind us

tirer un trait sur le passé to turn over a new leaf, to make a complete break with the past

2. [marque distinctive - d'un système, d'une œuvre, d'un style] (characteristic) feature

trait de caractère (character) trait

trait pertinent LINGUISTIQUE significant feature

3. [acte]

trait d'esprit witticism, flash of wit

trait de générosité act of generosity

trait de génie stroke of genius

4. (littéraire) [projectile] shaft, spear

partir ou filer comme un trait to set off like a shot

5. [repartie] shaft

trait satirique shaft of satire

trait railleur taunt, gibe

6. (locution)

avoir trait à [avoir un rapport avec] to have to do ou to be connected with

ayant trait à regarding, concerning

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traits nom masculin pluriel

[du visage] features

il a des traits fins/grossiers he has delicate/coarse features

avoir les traits tirés to look drawn

on l'a présenté sous les traits d'un maniaque he was portrayed as a maniac

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à grands traits locution adverbiale

[dessiner, esquisser] roughly, in broad outline

voici l'intrigue, résumée à grands traits here's a broad ou rough outline of the plot

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à longs traits locution adverbiale

[boire] in long draughts

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de trait locution adjectivale

[bête, cheval] draught

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d'un (seul) trait locution adverbiale

[avaler] in one gulp, in one go

[réciter] (all) in one breath

[dormir] uninterruptedly

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trait pour trait locution adverbiale

[exactement] exactly

c'est sa mère trait pour trait she's the spitting image of her mother

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trait d'union nom masculin

hyphen

(figuré) link

ce mot prend un trait d'union this word is hyphenated ou takes a hyphen, this is a hyphenated word

servir de trait d'union entre (figuré) to bridge the gap between, to link

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > trait
2 trait

[treɪt] noun
a particular quality of a person's character:

Patience is one of his good traits.
صِفَه، ميزَه، خاصِّيَّه

Arabic-English dictionary > trait
3 peculiar

adj.

1 typical, characteristic.

2 peculiar (raro, curioso).

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peculiar

► adjetivo

1 (raro) peculiar

2 (característico) particular, personal

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adj.

peculiar

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ADJ

1) (=particular, característico) particular

su peculiar manera de ver las cosas — his particular way of seeing things, his own individual way of seeing things

un rasgo peculiar de su carácter — a particular o characteristic trait of his

tiene un carácter muy peculiar — he's got a very individual personality

una característica peculiar del paisaje andaluz — a characteristic peculiar to the landscape of Andalusia

2) (=raro) peculiar, unusual

su comportamiento es un tanto peculiar — his behaviour is a bit peculiar o unusual

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adjetivo

1) ( característico) particular

un rasgo peculiar — a particular trait

las características peculiares de este país — the characteristics peculiar to this country

con su peculiar buen humor — with his characteristic good humor

2) (poco común, raro) < sensación> peculiar, unusual

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= peculiar, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].

Ex. However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.

Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.

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* muy peculiar = highly distinctive.

* peculiar de = peculiar to.

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adjetivo

1) ( característico) particular

un rasgo peculiar — a particular trait

las características peculiares de este país — the characteristics peculiar to this country

con su peculiar buen humor — with his characteristic good humor

2) (poco común, raro) < sensación> peculiar, unusual

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= peculiar, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].

Ex: However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.

Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.

* muy peculiar = highly distinctive.

* peculiar de = peculiar to.

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peculiar

adjective

A (característico) particular

es un rasgo peculiar de su personalidad it's a particular trait of his

su peculiar modo de escribir her own particular o individual way of writing

las características peculiares de este país the characteristics peculiar to this country

reaccionó con su peculiar buen humor he reacted with his characteristic o usual good humor

B (poco común, raro) ‹sensación› peculiar, unusual

con características muy peculiares with very unusual characteristics

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peculiar adjetivo
1 ( característico) particular;
◊ un rasgo peculiar a particular trait;

con su peculiar buen humor with his characteristic good humor
2 (poco común, raro) ‹ sensación› peculiar, unusual
peculiar adjetivo
1 (inusual, raro) peculiar, odd: esta comida tiene un sabor peculiar, this meal has a peculiar taste
2 (que es propio de algo/alguien) characteristic, distinctive: tiene una peculiar manera de andar, she has a distinctive way of walking
' peculiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
particular
- propia
- propio
- singular
- suya
- suyo
- tic
- hispanismo
- peregrino
English:
peculiar
- set-up

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peculiar adj

1. [característico] typical, characteristic;

tiene el sabor peculiar de la cebolla it has the characteristic o distinctive taste of onion;

trabajaba con su peculiar seriedad he worked with characteristic seriousness

2. [raro, curioso] peculiar;

tiene una manera muy peculiar de hacer las cosas she has a very peculiar o strange way of doing things

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peculiar

adj

1 ( singular) peculiar, odd

2 ( característico) typical

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peculiar adj

1) característico: particular, characteristic

2) raro: peculiar, uncommon

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peculiar adj characteristic

Spanish-English dictionary > peculiar
4 particulier

particulier, -ière [paʀtikylje, jεʀ]

1. adjective

   a. ( = spécifique) [aspect, point, exemple] particular ; [trait, style, manière de parler] characteristic

• dans ce cas particulier in this particular case

• signes particuliers (sur un passeport) distinguishing marks

   b. ( = spécial) exceptional

• la situation est un peu particulière the situation is somewhat exceptional

• rien de particulier à signaler nothing special to report

   c. ( = étrange) odd

   d. ( = privé) private

2. masculine noun

   a. ( = personne) person ; (Administration, Business) private individual

• comme un simple particulier like any ordinary person

• vente de particulier à particulier (petites annonces) private sale

   b. ( = chose) le particulier the particular

• du général au particulier from the general to the particular

► en particulier ( = spécialement) in particular

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- ière paʀtikylje, ɛʀ adjectif

1) ( propre)

l'entreprise a une façon particulière de procéder — the company has its own (particular) procedures

il a ceci de particulier qu'il aime son indépendance — the thing with him is that he likes his independence

2) ( spécifique) [droits, statut, privilèges, rôle] special; [exemple, thème, objectif] specific

3) ( personnel) [voiture, secrétaire, collection] private

4) ( inhabituel) [cas, situation, phénomène, épisode] unusual; [talent, jour, effort] special; [mœurs] odd; [accent, style] distinctive, unusual

il a examiné ce cas avec une attention particulière — he gave this case his particular attention

c'est quelqu'un de très particulier — ( admiratif) he's/she's somebody out of the ordinary; péj he's/she's weird

‘quoi de neuf?’ - ‘rien de particulier’ — ‘what's new?’ - ‘nothing special’

2.

en particulier locution adverbiale

1) ( en privé) in private

2) ( séparément) individually

3) ( notamment) in particular, particularly

3.

nom masculin ( personne)

(simple) particulier — private individual

loger chez des particuliers — to stay with a family

vendre de particulier à particulier — to sell privately

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paʀtikylje, jɛʀ (-ière)
1. adj

1) (= personnel) private

une maison particulière — a private house

2) (= exceptionnel) special, particular

cela ne présente aucun intérêt particulier — it's of no particular interest

il y a apporté un soin particulier — he did it with particular care

3) (= caractéristique) distinctive, characteristic

Ce vin a un arôme particulier. — This wine has a distinctive flavour.

particulier à — peculiar to

4) (= spécifique) particular

Ils étudient un aspect particulier du problème. — They're studying a particular aspect of the problem.

Dans ce cas particulier, je ne peux rien faire. — In this particular case, I can't do anything.

2. nm

1) (= individu) private individual

"particulier vend..." COMMERCE — "for sale privately...", "for sale by owner..." USA

2) (autres locutions)

en particulier adv (= surtout) — in particular, particularly

J'aime les fruits, en particulier les fraises. — I like fruit, particularly strawberries., (à titre d'exemple) in particular

tous les ouvrages de référence - et les dictionnaires en particulier — all reference books - and dictionaries in particular, (= en privé) in private

Est-ce que je peux vous parler en particulier? — Can I speak to you in private?

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particulier, - ière

A adj

1 ( propre) l'entreprise a une façon particulière de procéder the company has its own (particular) procedures; il a ceci de particulier qu'il aime son indépendance the thing is with him, he has to be independent; il a une manière particulière de s'exprimer he has a particular way of expressing himself;

2 ( spécifique) [droits, statut, privilèges, rôle] special; [exemple, thème, objectif] specific; les agriculteurs ont un régime d'imposition particulier the farmers have a special tax status;

3 ( personnel) [maison, voiture, professeur, secrétaire] private; je dois vous parler à titre particulier I must speak to you privately ou in private; collection particulière private collection;

4 ( inhabituel) [cas, situation, phénomène] unusual; [talent, jour, effort] special; [style, mœurs] odd; [accent] distinctive, unusual; il a examiné ce cas avec une attention particulière he gave this case his particular attention; un épisode très particulier a very unusual episode; c'est quelqu'un de très particulier ( admiratif) he's/she's somebody out of the ordinary; péj he's/she's weird; ‘quoi de neuf?’-‘rien de particulier’ ‘what's new?’-‘nothing in particular, nothing special’; il a des amis assez particuliers he has some friends who are definitely different; elle a un genre particulier she's a bit weird; cela a un goût assez particulier it tastes weird.

B en particulier loc adv

1 ( en privé) in private; puis-je vous voir en particulier? can I see you in private?;

2 ( séparément) individually; s'occuper de chaque cas en particulier to consider each case individually;

3 ( surtout) particularly; ( notamment) in particular ; il a fait très froid, dans le nord en particulier it's been very cold, particularly in the north; voir en particulier le chapitre 5 see chapter 5 in particular; tous les pays sont concernés, la France en particulier all countries are concerned and France in particular.

C nm

1 ( personne) (simple) particulier private individual; loger chez des particuliers to stay with a family; vente de particulier à particulier private sale; vendre de particulier à particulier to sell privately;

2 ( détail) le particulier the particular; du particulier au général from the particular to the general.

( féminin particulière) [partikylje, ɛr] adjectif

1. [précis - circonstance, exemple, point] particular, specific

2. [caractéristique - odeur, humour, parler, style] particular, distinctive, characteristic

une odeur particulière au pois de senteur a fragrance peculiar to sweetpeas

un trait bien particulier a highly distinctive feature

3. [hors du commun] particular, special, unusual

porter une attention toute particulière à quelque chose to pay particular ou special attention to something

ses photos n'offrent pas d'intérêt particulier his photographs are of ou hold no particular interest

il ne s'est rien passé de particulier nothing special ou particular happened

4. [bizarre - comportement, goûts, mœurs] peculiar, odd

5. [privé - avion, intérêts] private

j'ai une voiture particulière I've got my own car ou a car of my own

cours particulier, leçon particulière private lesson

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nom masculin

1. ADMINISTRATION private individual

il loge chez des particuliers he's in private lodgings (UK), he rooms with a family (US)

2. [élément individuel]

le particulier the particular

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en particulier locution adverbiale

1. [essentiellement] in particular, particularly, especially

2. [seul à seul] in private

puis-je vous parler en particulier? may I have a private word with you?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > particulier
5 particularité

particularité [paʀtikylaʀite]

feminine noun

feature

• la particularité du logiciel réside dans... what makes this software different is...

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paʀtikylaʀite
nom féminin

1) ( caractéristique) special feature

les particularités historiques d'un pays — a country's particular historical background (sg)

2) (de maladie, régime politique, situation) particular nature; ( de coutume) uniqueness

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paʀtikylaʀite nf
1) (= fait d'être particulier) particular nature

2) (= trait distinctif) [personne, personnalité] distinctive characteristic, [lieu, chose] distinctive feature

3) (= détail) particularity

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particularité nf

1 ( caractéristique) special feature; les particularités climatiques/géologiques d'une région the special climatic/geological features of an area; les particularités historiques d'un pays a country's particular historical background; un accord qui présente la particularité d'être an agreement that has the special feature of being;

2 (de maladie, régime politique, situation) particular nature; ( de coutume) uniqueness.

[partikylarite] nom féminin

1. [trait distinctif - d'une personne, d'une culture, d'une langue etc] particularity, (specific) feature ou characteristic ou trait ; [ - d'une région] distinctive feature ; [ - d'une machine] special feature

les tortues de mer ont la particularité de pondre dans le sable a distinctive feature of turtles is that they lay their eggs in the sand

2. [élément] detail, particular

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > particularité
6 peculiaridad

f.

1 uniqueness.

2 particular feature or characteristic (detalle).

3 peculiarity, characteristic, attribute, feature.

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peculiaridad

► nombre femenino

1 peculiarity

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SF peculiarity, special characteristic

cada país tiene sus peculiaridades — each country has its own peculiarities

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femenino peculiarity

esta peculiaridad física los distingue — this physical peculiarity is a distinguishing feature

las peculiaridades del sistema — the particular characteristics of the system

es una peculiaridad suya — it is one of his little quirks

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= character, peculiarity, distinctness, quirk, exceptionalism, distinctiveness, character trait.

Ex. Close attention to the role of the computer specialist reveals more of the character of reference activities.

Ex. For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.

Ex. The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.

Ex. Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.

Ex. The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.

Ex. The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.

Ex. Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.

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* peculiaridades = vagaries.

* peculiaridades culturales = cultural background.

* peculiaridades económicas = economic background.

* peculiaridades geográficas = geographical background.

* peculiaridades políticas = political background.

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femenino peculiarity

esta peculiaridad física los distingue — this physical peculiarity is a distinguishing feature

las peculiaridades del sistema — the particular characteristics of the system

es una peculiaridad suya — it is one of his little quirks

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= character, peculiarity, distinctness, quirk, exceptionalism, distinctiveness, character trait.

Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist reveals more of the character of reference activities.

Ex: For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.

Ex: The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.

Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.

Ex: The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.

Ex: The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.

Ex: Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.

* peculiaridades = vagaries.

* peculiaridades culturales = cultural background.

* peculiaridades económicas = economic background.

* peculiaridades geográficas = geographical background.

* peculiaridades políticas = political background.

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peculiaridad

feminine

peculiarity

esta peculiaridad física los protege del frío this peculiar physical feature protects them from the cold

las peculiaridades del sistema the particular o special characteristics of the system

es una peculiaridad suya it is one of his little quirks

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peculiaridad sustantivo femenino
peculiarity
peculiaridad sustantivo femenino peculiarity
' peculiaridad' also found in these entries:
English:
mannerism
- peculiarity
- quirk

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peculiaridad nf

1. [cualidad] uniqueness;

cada uno tiene sus peculiaridades we all have our little ways o idiosyncracies

2. [detalle] particular feature o characteristic;

tiene la peculiaridad de que funciona con energía solar a particular feature of it is that it runs on solar energy

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peculiaridad

f ( característica) peculiarity

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peculiaridad nf

: peculiarity

Spanish-English dictionary > peculiaridad
7 cualidad

f.

1 quality.

2 attribute, peculiarity, quality.

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cualidad

► nombre femenino

1 (de persona) quality, attribute

2 (de cosa) quality, property

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noun f.

quality

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SF

1) (=virtud) quality; (=talento) talent

tiene buenas cualidades — he has good qualities

su principal cualidad era la lealtad — loyalty was their main virtue, their foremost quality was loyalty

defectos y cualidades — faults and virtues

hizo una demostración de sus cualidades como actriz — she demonstrated her talent as an actress

jóvenes que apuntan cualidades — promising young people

2) (=atributo) attribute, characteristic

3) (Fís, Fil) property

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femenino

a) (virtud, aptitud) quality

tiene muchas cualidades — she has many qualities

entre sus cualidades no se cuenta la paciencia — patience is not one of his virtues

b) ( característica) quality

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= attribute, quality, strength, gift, character trait.

Ex. A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. One particular strength is that it is possible both to specify the area and the subject of the map.

Ex. The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.

Ex. Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.

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* con cualidades humanas = anthropomorphic.

* cualidad de lo que constituye ser un registro = recordness.

* cualidades = competence.

* cualidades empresariales = entrepreneurial skills.

* cualidades personales = personal qualities.

* diferir en cualidad = differ in + kind (from).

* exageración de las cualidades de Algo = overselling.

* exagerar las cualidades de Algo = oversell.

* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* tener cualidades + Adjetivo = be of + Adjetivo + quality.

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femenino

a) (virtud, aptitud) quality

tiene muchas cualidades — she has many qualities

entre sus cualidades no se cuenta la paciencia — patience is not one of his virtues

b) ( característica) quality

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= attribute, quality, strength, gift, character trait.

Ex: A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: One particular strength is that it is possible both to specify the area and the subject of the map.

Ex: The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.

Ex: Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.

* con cualidades humanas = anthropomorphic.

* cualidad de lo que constituye ser un registro = recordness.

* cualidades = competence.

* cualidades empresariales = entrepreneurial skills.

* cualidades personales = personal qualities.

* diferir en cualidad = differ in + kind (from).

* exageración de las cualidades de Algo = overselling.

* exagerar las cualidades de Algo = oversell.

* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* tener cualidades + Adjetivo = be of + Adjetivo + quality.

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cualidad

feminine

1 (virtud, aptitud) quality

tiene muy buenas cualidades she has many good qualities

entre sus cualidades no se cuenta la paciencia patience is not one of his virtues

2 (característica) quality

las cualidades de la lana the qualities o properties of wool

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cualidad sustantivo femenino
quality
cualidad sustantivo femenino quality
' cualidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adherencia
- arbitrariedad
- de
- despiste
- desplegar
- ser
- estiramiento
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- honor
- incapaz
- injusticia
- notable
- novedad
- pecar
- perder
- presumir
- propiedad
- rareza
- relativa
- relativo
- respirar
- resplandecer
- revestir
- ridiculez
- rozar
- selectividad
- tacto
- tontería
- trivialidad
- vaguedad
- virtud
- admirar
- amabilidad
- astucia
- atributo
- atrocidad
- belleza
- complicación
- criminalidad
- curiosidad
- decisión
- descortesía
- determinación
- dignidad
- divinidad
- estupidez
- evidencia
- excelencia
- extravagancia
English:
check
- decision
- exude
- merit
- point
- quality

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cualidad nf

1. [característica] characteristic, quality;

su cualidad más destacada es la conductividad its most notable characteristic o property is its conductivity

2. [virtud] quality;

tiene buenas cualidades para la música she has an aptitude for music

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cualidad

f quality

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cualidad nf

: quality, trait

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cualidad n quality [pl. qualities]

Spanish-English dictionary > cualidad
8 Charakterzug

m (personality oder personal) trait

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der Charakterzug

trait; lineament

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Cha|rạk|ter|zug
m
characteristic; (von Menschen auch) (character) trait
es ist kein sehr schöner Charakterzug von ihm,... — it is not very nice of him...

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der

(a particular quality of a person's character: Patience is one of his good traits.) trait

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Cha·rak·ter·zug

m characteristic

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der characteristic

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Charakterzug m (personality oder personal) trait

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der characteristic

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m.

physical feature n.

trait n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Charakterzug
9 carácter

m.

1 character, temperament, personality, temper.

2 trait, strain.

3 symbol, character, typeface.

4 character, fiber, guts, moral strength.

5 aspect, character, guise, type.

6 character, persona, fiction character.

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carácter

► nombre masculino (pl caracteres)

1 (personalidad) character

■ es una mujer de mucho carácter she's got a strong character

2 (condición) nature, kind

■ este proyecto es de carácter científico this project is of a scientific nature

■ asistió en carácter de observador he attended as an observer

3 (imprenta) letter

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener buen carácter to be good-natured

tener mal carácter to be bad-tempered

caracteres de imprenta type sing, typeface sing

caracteres góticos Gothic type sing

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noun m.

1) character

2) nature

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SM
(pl caracteres)
1) [de persona] character

tiene un carácter muy fuerte — he has a strong personality

no tiene carácter — he lacks character, he's a weak character

• tener el carácter abierto — to be open, have an open nature

• tener buen carácter — to be good-natured

• persona de carácter — person of o with character

una persona de mucho carácter — person with a strong character o a lot of personality

• de carácter duro — hard-natured

• imprimir carácter — to be character-building, build up character

pasé un año en el ejército y eso imprime carácter — I spent a year in the army, and that builds up character

• tener mal carácter — to be ill-tempered

• tener el carácter reservado — to be of a quiet o reserved disposition

2) [de edificio, estilo] character

una casa con mucho carácter — a house with a lot of character

3) (=índole) nature

algunos datos de carácter biográfico — some biographical data

problemas de carácter general — problems of a general nature

una visita con carácter oficial/privado — an official/private visit

información de carácter reservado — information of a confidential nature

la despenalización tiene carácter retroactivo — the decriminalization will be applied retrospectively

un aumento de sueldo con carácter retroactivo — a backdated pay rise

la estación se utilizará para trenes de carácter urbano — the station will be used by trains serving the city

con carácter de urgencia — as a matter of urgency

4) (Bio) trait, characteristic

carácter adquirido — acquired characteristic

carácter dominante — dominant trait, dominant characteristic

carácter hereditario — hereditary trait

carácter recesivo — recessive trait

5) (Tip) character

una pintada con caracteres árabes — (a piece of) graffiti written in Arabic

está escrito con caracteres góticos — it is written in Gothic (script)

caracteres de imprenta — block letters

carácter de letra — handwriting

6) (Inform) character

carácter alfanumérico — alphanumeric character

carácter comodín — wild character

carácter de cambio de página — form feed character

carácter de petición — prompt

carácter libre — wildcard character

7) LAm (Literat, Teat) character

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masculino (pl - racteres)

1)

a) (modo de ser, genio) character

el carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter — a good-natured person

un carácter abierto — an open nature

tener mal carácter — to have a (bad) temper

b) ( firmeza) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

c) (originalidad, estilo) character

2)

a) (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature

con carácter gratuito — free of charge

con carácter retroactivo — retroactively

heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro — it lent the painting a special quality

b) (Biol) characteristic

- carácter dominante/recessivo

3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

4) (Impr, Inf) character

en caracteres de imprenta — in block letters

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script

•

- carácter comodín

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masculino (pl - racteres)

1)

a) (modo de ser, genio) character

el carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter — a good-natured person

un carácter abierto — an open nature

tener mal carácter — to have a (bad) temper

b) ( firmeza) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

c) (originalidad, estilo) character

2)

a) (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature

con carácter gratuito — free of charge

con carácter retroactivo — retroactively

heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro — it lent the painting a special quality

b) (Biol) characteristic

- carácter dominante/recessivo

3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

4) (Impr, Inf) character

en caracteres de imprenta — in block letters

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script

•

- carácter comodín

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carácter¹

¹ = status, complexion, temper, strength of character, temperament.

Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.

Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.

Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.

Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* carácter aleatorio = randomness.

* carácter conclusivo = finality, conclusiveness.

* carácter consultivo = consultative status.

* carácter contrariante = contrary nature.

* carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.

* carácter de urgencia = sense of urgency.

* carácter fortuito = randomness.

* carácter fuerte = strong-mindedness.

* carácter irlandés = Irishness.

* carácter judío = Jewishness.

* carácter moral = moral character.

* carácter reciente = recentness.

* carácter sagrado = sacredness.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de mal carácter = ill-natured.

* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.

* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.

* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.

carácter²

² = character, script, sorts, sort.

Nota: En tipografía, cada uno de los elementos (letras, símbolos, espacios, acentos, etc.) que componían una tipo de letra.

Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.

Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.

* búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres = string search, string searching.

* búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres = character-string search.

* búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres = text-string searching.

* cadena de caracteres = character string.

* carácter de control = control character.

* carácter de imprenta = block capital, block letter.

* carácter de líneas gruesas = fat face [fat-face].

* carácter de separación = delimiter, separating character.

* caracteres alfabéticos = alphabetic characters.

* caracteres modernos = modern face.

* carácter tipográfico = type.

* codificación de caracteres = character encoding.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* juego de caracteres = character set.

* lector óptico de caracteres = optical character reader.

* OCR (reconocimiento óptico de caracteres) = OCR (optical character recognition).

* reconocimiento de caracteres = character recognition.

* secuencia de caracteres = text string.

* serie determinada de caracteres = character string.

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carácter

masculine

(pl - racteres)

A

1 (modo de ser) character

el carácter latino the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person

tiene un carácter muy abierto he has a very open nature

es muy débil de carácter he is a very weak character

2 (firmeza, genio) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

3 (originalidad, estilo) character

una casa antigua con mucho carácter an old house with a lot of character

B

1 (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado a visit of an official/a private nature, an official/private visit

el carácter superficial del estudio the superficial nature o the superficiality of the survey

con carácter gratuito free of charge

con carácter retroactivo retroactively

heridas de carácter leve ( period); minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro it lent the painting a special quality

con carácter devolutivo (Col, Ven fam hum): te lo presto, pero con carácter devolutivo I'll let you have it, but it's strictly on loan

2 ( Biol) characteristic

Compuestos:

● carácter adquirido

acquired characteristic

● carácter dominante

dominant characteristic

● carácter heredado

inherited characeristic o feature

● carácter recesivo

recessive characteristic

C (Col, Méx) (personaje) character

D ( Impr, Inf) character

escríbalo en caracteres de imprenta write it in block letters o print it

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos written in the Cyrillic alphabet/in Gothic script

Compuestos:

● carácter alfanumérico

alphanumeric character

● carácter comodín

wildcard character

● carácter de petición

prompt

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carácter sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ - racteres)

a) ( en general) character;

◊ tenemos un carácter muy distinto we have very different characters;

el restaurante tiene mucho carácter the restaurant has lots of character;
une persona de carácter fuerte a person of strong character;
una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person;
un carácter abierto an open nature;
tener mal carácter to have a (bad) temper
b) (índole, naturaleza) nature;

◊ una visita de carácter oficial a visit of an official nature;

heridas de carácter leve (period) minor wounds
c) (Biol) characteristic

d) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

carácter sustantivo masculino
1 (genio, nervio) character: es una persona de mucho carácter, he is a person with a strong character
2 (modo de ser) tiene un carácter muy dulce, she's a very sweet person
tener buen/mal carácter, to be good-natured/bad-tempered
3 (condición, naturaleza) nature: es una medida de carácter transitorio, it's a temporary measure
4 Impr character
' carácter' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- accesible
- acto
- agriar
- amorfa
- amorfo
- arrollador
- arrolladora
- áspera
- áspero
- blanda
- blando
- cambiante
- cardo
- de
- débil
- debilidad
- dramatizar
- empañarse
- endurecer
- fortaleza
- genio
- humildad
- humilde
- imposible
- índole
- moldear
- nervio
- ni
- prudente
- radical
- rasgo
- rebelde
- revestir
- severa
- severidad
- severo
- sombra
- sosegada
- sosegado
- suavizar
- suavidad
- suavizarse
- talante
- teatralidad
- temperamento
- tinte
- tipismo
- trato
- variable
English:
character
- close
- colour
- deviousness
- disposition
- elusiveness
- good-natured
- make-up
- mold
- mould
- nature
- nice
- rugged
- self-assertion
- self-assertive
- self-assertiveness
- serious
- sliminess
- solid
- spineless
- spirit
- technical hitch
- temper
- temperamentally
- tough-minded
- type
- versatility
- weak
- weakness
- wimpish
- forceful
- intimate
- make
- mellow

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carácter (pl caracteres) nm

1. [personalidad, modo de ser] character;

tener buen carácter to be good-natured;

tener mal carácter to be bad-tempered

2. [genio] character, personality;

una mujer de carácter a woman of character;

tener mucho carácter to have a strong personality;

tener poco carácter not to have much personality

3. [índole, naturaleza] character;

una reunión de carácter privado/oficial a private/an official meeting;

un artículo de carácter satírico a satirical article;

el carácter accidentado del terreno the ruggedness of the terrain;

solicitaron ayuda con carácter de urgencia they requested urgent assistance

4. [de imprenta] character;

escriba en caracteres de imprenta [en impreso] please print

Comp
caracteres alfanuméricos alphanumeric characters
5. Biol carácter adquirido acquired characteristic;

carácter dominante dominant character;

carácter heredado inherited characteristic;

carácter ligado al sexo sex-linked characteristic;

carácter recesivo recessive characteristic

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carácter

m

1 character

2 INFOR,TIP character;

caracteres de imprenta block letters

3 ( naturaleza) nature

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carácter nm, pl caracteres

1) índole: character, kind, nature

2) temperamento: disposition, temperament

3) : letter, symbol

caracteres chinos: Chinese characters

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carácter n

1. (en general) character

tiene un carácter muy agradable she's got a very pleasant character

tiene mucho carácter he's got a strong personality

2. (índole) nature

no es propio de su carácter it's not in his nature

una visita de carácter social a social visit

Spanish-English dictionary > carácter
10 cheval

cheval (plural - aux) [∫(ə)val, o]

1. masculine noun

a. ( = animal) horse ; ( = viande) horsemeat

• faire du cheval to go horse-riding

• monter sur ses grands chevaux to get on one's high horse

• de cheval (inf) [remède] drastic ; [fièvre] raging

► à cheval on horseback

• à cheval sur astride

• à cheval sur deux mois running from one month into the next

• être (très) à cheval sur le règlement to be a stickler for the rules

b. (puissance) horsepower uncount

• elle fait combien de chevaux ? what horsepower is it?

• c'est une 6 chevaux it's a 6 horsepower car

2. compounds

► cheval d'arçons horse

► cheval à bascule rocking horse

► cheval de bataille hobby-horse

► cheval de course racehorse

► cheval fiscal horsepower (for tax purposes)

► cheval de selle saddle horse

► cheval de trait draught horse (Brit), draft horse (US)

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1.

pl - aux ʃ(ə)val, o nom masculin

1) Zoologie horse

cheval sauvage — wild horse

à (dos de) cheval — on horseback

monter à cheval — to ride a horse

à cheval! — mount!

promenade à cheval — (horse) ride

tenue de cheval — riding clothes (pl)

remède de cheval — strong medicine

fièvre de cheval — raging fever

miser sur le bon cheval — fig to back the right horse

2) ( activité) horse-riding

3) ( viande) horsemeat

4) ( personne) real Trojan

(vieux) cheval de retour — ( homme politique) war horse; ( récidiviste) habitual offender, old lag (colloq)

5) (colloq) ( femme masculine) pej

c'est un vrai cheval — she's built like a horse

2.

à cheval sur locution prépositive

à cheval sur un mur — astride a wall

à cheval sur deux pays — spanning two countries

le domaine est à cheval sur la route — the estate straddles the road

à cheval sur le rouge et le violet — in between red and purple

être à cheval sur les principes — to be a stickler for principles

Phrasal Verbs:

- cheval d'arçons

- cheval à bascule

- cheval de bataille

- cheval de course

- cheval fiscal

- cheval de labour

- cheval marin

- cheval de selle

- cheval de Troie

- chevaux de bois

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ne pas être un mauvais cheval — not to be such a bad sort

monter sur ses grands chevaux — to get on one's high horse

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ʃ(ə)val, o
chevaux pl nm

1) (= animal) horse

faire du cheval — to ride

monter sur ses grands chevaux fig — to get on one's high horse

à cheval — on horseback

à cheval sur [un mur, une branche] — astride, [domaines, territoires] straddling

être à cheval sur qch fig [discipline, sécurité, grammaire, convenances] — to be a stickler for sth

2) AUTOMOBILES (cheval vapeur) horsepower no pl

10 chevaux — 10 horsepower (for tax purposes)

10 chevaux fiscaux — 10 horsepower (for tax purposes)

50 chevaux au frein — 50 brake horsepower, 50 b.h.p.

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cheval, pl - aux

A nm

1 Zool horse; cheval sauvage wild horse; à (dos de) cheval on horseback; monter à cheval to ride a horse; à cheval! mount!; promenade à cheval (horse) ride; tenue de cheval riding clothes; remède/traitement de cheval strong medicine; fièvre de cheval raging fever; bon cheval fig right choice; miser sur le bon/mauvais cheval fig to back the right/wrong horse; ⇒ petit, sabot;

2 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports ( activité) horse-riding; aimer le cheval to like horse-riding; faire du cheval to go horse-riding;

3 ( viande) horsemeat; bifteck de cheval horsemeat steak;

4 ( personne) real Trojan; (vieux) cheval de retour ( homme politique) war horse; ( récidiviste) habitual offender, old lag○;

5 ○( femme masculine) péj c'est un vrai cheval she's built like a horse.

B à cheval sur loc prép

1 ( à califourchon sur) astride; à cheval sur un mur astride a wall;

2 ( s'étendant sur) spanning; à cheval sur deux pays/trois décennies spanning two countries/three decades;

3 ( de part et d'autre de) le domaine est à cheval sur la route the estate straddles the road;

4 ( entre) in between; à cheval sur le rouge et le violet in between red and purple;

5 ( pointilleux sur) être à cheval sur les principes/bonnes manières/horaires to be a stickler for principles/good manners/schedules.

Composés

cheval d'arçons pommel horse; cheval à bascule Jeux rocking horse; cheval de bataille hobbyhorse; enfourcher son cheval de bataille to get on one's hobbyhorse; cheval de course racehorse; cheval fiscal, CV Fisc unit for car tax assessment; cheval de labour carthorse GB, drafthorse US; cheval de manège riding school horse; cheval marin Zool sea horse; cheval pur sang thoroughbred horse; cheval reproducteur stud horse; cheval de saut Sport vaulting horse; cheval de selle saddle horse; cheval de trait = cheval de labour; cheval de Troie Trojan horse; chevaux de bois merry-go-round horses; chevaux de frise Mil chevaux-de-frise.

Idiomes

à cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents Prov don't look a gift horse in the mouth; ne pas être un mauvais cheval not to be such a bad sort; monter sur ses grands chevaux to get on one's high horse; ce n'est pas la mort du petit cheval it's not the end of the world.

( pluriel masculin chevaux) [ʃ(ə)val, o] nom masculin

1. ZOOLOGIE horse

cheval de bataille (figuré) hobbyhorse, pet subject

cheval de cirque circus horse

cheval de course racehorse

cheval de labour plough horse

cheval de manège school horse

cheval de selle saddle horse

cheval de trait draught horse

à cheval donné on ne regarde pas la dent (proverbe) don't look a gift horse in the mouth (proverbe)

monter sur ses grands chevaux to get on one's high horse

ça ne se trouve pas sous le pas ou sabot d'un cheval it doesn't grow on trees

2. ÉQUITATION (horseback) riding

faire du cheval to ride, to go riding

3. LOISIRS

faire un tour sur les chevaux de bois to go on the roundabout ou carousel

jouer aux petits chevaux JEUX ≃ to play ludo

4. AUTOMOBILE & FINANCE

cheval fiscal horsepower (for tax purposes)

5. MILITAIRE

cheval de frise cheval-de-frise

6. ANTIQUITÉ

le cheval de Troie the Trojan horse

7. [viande] horsemeat

8. (familier & péjoratif) [femme]

grand cheval great horse of a woman

à cheval locution adverbiale

1. ÉQUITATION on horseback

traverser une rivière à cheval to ride across a river

2. [à califourchon]

être à cheval sur une chaise to be sitting astride a chair

l'étang est à cheval sur deux propriétés the pond straddles two properties

mon congé est à cheval sur février et mars my period of leave starts in February and ends in March

3. (familier) [pointilleux]

être à cheval sur to be particular about

il est très à cheval sur les principes he is a stickler for principles

de cheval locution adjectivale

1. CUISINE horse (modificateur), horsemeat (modificateur)

2. (familier) [fort]

fièvre de cheval raging fever

remède de cheval drastic remedy

3. (péjoratif) [dents] horsey (péjoratif), horselike

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > cheval
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point [pwɛ̃]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. point

• point d'ébullition boiling point

• point de congélation freezing point

• point de détail point of detail

• sa cote de popularité a baissé de trois points his popularity rating has fallen by three points

• gagner aux points (Boxing) to win on points

• nous abordons maintenant un point capital we now come to a crucial point

• exposé en trois points three-point presentation

• ils sont d'accord sur ce point they agree on this point

• passons au point suivant de l'ordre du jour let us move on to the next item on the agenda

   b. ( = endroit) place ; (Astronomy, mathematics) point

• pour aller d'un point à un autre to get from one place to another

   c. ( = position) (Aviation, nautical) position

• et maintenant, le point sur la grève des transports and now, the latest on the transport strike

   d. ( = marque) (Mus, morse, sur i) dot ; ( = ponctuation) full stop (Brit), period (US) ; ( = petite tache) spot

• mettre les points sur les i (figurative) to spell it out

• point, à la ligne new paragraph ; (figurative) full stop (Brit) period (US)

• tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout you're not going and that's all there is to it

   e. (sur devoir) mark

• enlever un point par faute (sur devoir) to take a mark off for every mistake

• bon point good mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) plus

• mauvais point bad mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) minus

• c'est un bon point pour vous that's a point in your favour!

   f. [de couture, tricot] stitch

   g. (locutions) avoir des points communs to have things in common

• nous en sommes toujours au même point we're no further forward

► faire le point to take a bearing

• faire le point de la situation ( = examiner) to take stock of the situation ; ( = faire un compte rendu) to sum up the situation► à point [fruit] just ripe ; [fromage] just right for eating ; [viande] medium

• le rôti est cuit à point the roast is done to a turn► à point (nommé) [arriver, venir] just at the right moment

• cela tombe à point (nommé) that comes just at the right moment► à ce point, à tel point

• est-il possible d'être bête à ce point ! how stupid can you get? (inf)

• vous voyez à quel point il est généreux you see the extent of his generosity

• elles se ressemblent à tel point or à ce point qu'on pourrait les confondre they look so alike that you could easily mistake one for the other► au point [photo] in focus ; [affaire] completely settled ; [technique, machine] perfected

• ce n'est pas encore au point it isn't quite up to scratch yet► au point de + infinitif so much that

• il aimait le Québec au point d'y passer toutes ses vacances he loved Quebec so much that he spent all his holidays there

• tirer sur une corde au point de la casser to pull on a rope so hard that it breaks► au point que

• il se détestent au point qu'ils ne se parlent plus they hate each other so much that they've stopped speaking► au point où

• en être arrivé au point où... to have reached the point where...

• au point où nous en sommes considering the situation we're in

• on continue ? -- au point où on en est ! shall we go on? -- we've got this far so we might as well!► au plus haut point [détester, admirer] intensely

• se méfier au plus haut point de qch to be highly sceptical about sth► mettre au point [+ photo, caméra] to focus ; [+ stratégie, technique] to perfect ; [+ médicament, invention, système] to develop ; [+ projet] to finalize

• mettre une affaire au point avec qn to finalize all the details of a matter with sb► mise au point [d'appareil photo, caméra] focusing ; [de stratégie, technique] perfecting ; [de médicament, invention, système] development ; [de moteur] tuning ; [d'affaire, projet] finalizing ; ( = explication, correction) clarification

• publier une mise au point to issue a statement (setting the record straight)► en tout point, en tous points in every respect

► jusqu'à un certain point up to a point

► point par point point by point

► être sur le point de faire qch to be about to do sth

2. <

► point d'appui [de levier] fulcrum ; [de personne] support

• chercher un point d'appui to look for something to lean on ► points cardinaux cardinal points

► point chaud trouble spot

► point de chute

• vous avez un point de chute à Rome ? do you have somewhere to stay in Rome? ► point commun

• nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common ► point de côté stitch

► point critique critical point

► point de croix cross-stitch

► point culminant [de montagne] peak ; [de carrière] height

► point de départ point of departure

• revenir à son point de départ to come back to where one started

• nous voilà revenus au point de départ so we're back to square one (inf) ► point de distribution [d'eau] supply point ; (Business) distribution outlet

► point de droit point of law

► point d'eau ( = source) watering place ; [de camping] water point

► point d'exclamation exclamation mark (Brit) or point (US)

► point faible weak point

► point final full stop (Brit), period (US)

► point fort strong point

► point d'honneur

• mettre un point d'honneur à faire qch to make it a point of honour to do sth ► point d'interrogation question mark

► point d'intersection point of intersection

► point de jersey stocking stitch

► point lumineux spot of light

► point mort (dans véhicule) neutral ; (Finance) break-even point

• au point mort [voiture] in neutral ; [de négociations, affaires] at a standstill ► point mousse garter stitch

► point névralgique (figurative) sensitive spot

► point noir ( = comédon) blackhead ; ( = problème) problem

► point de non-retour point of no return

► point de rassemblement meeting point

► point de ravitaillement (en nourriture) refreshment point ; (en essence) refuelling point

► points de retraite points based on social security contributions that count towards one's pension

► point sensible (sur la peau) tender spot ; (figurative) sore point

► point stratégique key point

► points de suspension suspension points ; (en dictant) dot, dot, dot

► point de suture stitch

• faire des points de suture à qch to stitch sth up ► point de vente sales outlet

• liste des points de vente list of retailers ► point de vue viewpoint ; (figurative) point of view

• du point de vue moral from a moral point of view

• quel est votre point de vue sur ce sujet ? what's your point of view on this matter?

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pwɛ̃
1.

nom masculin

1) ( endroit) point

un point de rencontre — a meeting point

point de vente — (sales) outlet

2) ( situation) point; Nautisme position

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing

j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) — I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year)

au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! — I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!

faire le point — Nautisme to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation

3) ( degré)

il m'agace au plus haut point — he annoys me intensely

je ne le pensais pas bête à ce point — I didn't think he was that stupid

‘j'en aurais pleuré’ - ‘ah bon, à ce point?’ — ‘I could have cried’ - ‘really? it was that bad?’

si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! — if you only knew how much he annoys me!

au point que — to the extent that

à tel point que — to such an extent that

douloureux au point que — so painful that

il est têtu à un point! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stubborn!

jusqu'à un certain point — up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent

4) ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point

un programme en trois points — a three-point plan

un point de détail — a minor point

en tout point, en tous points — in every respect ou way

5) ( marque visible) dot

un point de colle — a spot of glue

un point de rouille — a speck of rust

6) Jeux, Sport point

marquer/perdre des points — lit, fig to score/to lose points

compter les points — to keep (the) score

un point partout! — one all!

gagner aux points — to win on points

7) ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US

avoir sept points d'avance/de retard — to be seven marks ahead/behind

obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 — to get 27 out of 40

être un bon point pour — to be a plus point for

être un mauvais point pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be a black mark against somebody/something

8) ( dans un système de calcul) point

la livre a perdu trois points — the pound lost three points

le permis à points — system whereby driving offender gets penalty points

9) Mathématique point

point d'intersection — point of intersection

10) Linguistique ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US

point à la ligne — ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph

point final — ( dans une dictée) full stop

mettre un point final à quelque chose — fig to put a stop ou an end to something

je n'irai pas, point final! — (colloq) I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!

tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout! — (colloq) you're going to bed and that's final!

11) Musique dot

12) ( en typographie) point

13) Médecine ( douleur) pain

avoir un point à l'aine — to have a pain in the groin

14) (en couture, tricot) stitch

faire un point à quelque chose — to put a few stitches in something

dentelle au point de Venise — Venetian lace

2.

(dated) adverbe not

tu ne tueras point — thou shalt not kill

3.

à point locution adverbiale

1) ( en temps voulu) just in time

à point nommé — just at the right moment

2) Culinaire

(cuit) à point — medium rare

le camembert est à point — the camembert is ready to eat

4.

au point locution

être au point — [système, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle] to be well put together

leur système n'est pas encore très au point — their system still needs some working on

le prototype n'est pas encore au point — the prototype isn't quite ready yet

mettre au point — ( élaborer) to perfect [système]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan]; to develop [vaccin, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust

finir de mettre quelque chose au point — to put the finishing touches to something

mise au point — ( de système) perfecting; ( de vaccin) development; ( réglage) adjusting; Photographie focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement

faire la mise au point — Photographie to focus

faire une mise au point — fig to set the record straight ( sur about)

Phrasal Verbs:

- point d'ancrage

- point d'appui

- point d'attache

- point cardinal

- point chaud

- point de chute

- point commun

- point de côté

- point de départ

- point d'eau

- point d'exclamation

- point de fuite

- point de fusion

- point d'interrogation

- point du jour

- point de mire

- point mort

- point noir

- point d'orgue

- point de penalty

- point de repère

- point de suture

- point de vue

- points de suspension

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être mal en point — to be in a bad way

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pwɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= marque, signe) dot

2) [ponctuation] full stop Grande-Bretagne period USA

3) (= moment) point

à ce point de la conversation — at that point in the conversation

Nous en sommes au même point. — We have reached the same point.

à point (nommé) — just at the right time

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do

J'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. — I was just about to phone you.

4) (= degré)

à ce point (avec adjectif) — so

à ce point abîmé que... — so damaged that...

au point que; à tel point que — so much so that

5) (au score) point

6) (= aspect) point

Je ne suis pas d'accord sur ce point. — I don't agree on this point.

en tout point — in every respect

7) (= endroit) spot, point, (en géométrie) point

point de départ — point of departure

point d'arrivée — arrival point

8) COUTURE, TRICOT stitch

point de croix — cross stitch

point de tige — stem stitch

point de chaînette — chain stitch

point mousse — garter stitch, plain

point jersey — purl

9) CUISINE

à point (= bien mûr) — just right, (viande) medium

"Comment voulez-vous votre steak?" — "À point." — "How would you like your steak?" — "Medium."

10) (autres locutions)

faire le point NAVIGATION — to take a bearing, figto take stock

faire le point sur — to review, to take stock of

mettre au point [mécanisme, procédé] — to develop, [appareil-photo] to focus

2. adv

lit (= pas) not

point n'est besoin de... — there is no need to...

point de... — no...

il n'est point de liberté sans contraintes — there is no freedom without constraints

3. vb

See:

poindre

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point ⇒ Les points cardinaux

A nm

1 ( endroit) point; un point précis du globe/sur une carte a particular point on the earth/on a map; un point de ravitaillement/ralliement a staging/rallying point; un point de rencontre a meeting point; point de vente (sales) outlet; serrure 3 points 3 point lock;

2 ( situation) point; Naut position; être sur le point de faire to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing; j'étais sur le point de leur dire/d'abandonner/de partir I was just about to tell them/to give up/to leave, I was on the point of telling them/giving up/leaving; j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year); au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!; il en est au point où il allume une cigarette en se levant he's got GB ou gotten US to the stage ou point where he lights a cigarette as soon as he gets up; faire le point Naut to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation; faire le point sur la situation économique/sur la recherche scientifique fig to take stock of the economic situation/of scientific research; faire le point sur la circulation (routière)/l'actualité to give an up-to-the-minute report on the traffic news/current situation;

3 ( degré) il m'agace/m'inquiète au plus haut point he annoys me/worries me intensely; la circulation était à ce point bloquée que j'ai dû laisser ma voiture au bord de la route the traffic was so bad that I had to leave my car on the side of the road; je ne le pensais pas bête/coléreux à ce point I didn't think he was that stupid/quick-tempered; ‘j'en aurais pleuré’-‘ah bon, à ce point?’ ‘I could have cried’-‘really? it was that bad?’; je sais à quel point elle est triste/sensible I know how sad/sensitive she is; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he annoys me!; au point que to the extent that; à tel point que to such an extent that…; douloureux/endommagé à (un) tel or au point que so painful/badly damaged that; la situation s'est aggravée au point qu'ils ont dû appeler la police the situation became so bad that the police had to be called in; le temps s'est rafraîchi au point qu'il a fallu remettre le chauffage the weather got so cold that the heating had to be put back on; il est têtu à un point! he's so incredibly stubborn!; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent;

4 ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point; un programme en trois points a three-point plan; un point fondamental/de détail (d'un texte) a basic/minor point (in a text); sur ce point on this point; j'aimerais revenir sur ce dernier point I would like to come back to that last point; un point de désaccord/litige a point of disagreement/contention; reprendre un texte point par point to go over a text point by point; en tout point, en tous points in every respect ou way; une politique en tous points désastreuse a policy that is disastrous in every respect; les deux modèles sont semblables en tous points the two models are alike in every respect;

5 ( marque visible) gén dot; les villes sont marquées par un point towns are marked by a dot; il y a un point sur le i et le j there's a dot on the i and the j; un point lumineux/rouge dans le lointain a light/a red dot in the distance; bientôt, le navire ne fut qu'un point à l'horizon soon, the ship was a mere dot ou speck on the horizon; un point de colle a spot of glue; un point de rouille a speck of rust; points de graissage lubricating points; ⇒ i;

6 Jeux, Sport point; marquer/perdre des points lit, fig to score/lose points; compter les points to keep (the) score; un point partout! one all!; battre son adversaire aux points to beat one's opponent on points; remporter une victoire aux points to win on points;

7 ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US; avoir sept points d'avance to be seven marks ahead; avoir dix points de retard to be ten marks behind; il m'a manqué trois points pour réussir I failed by three marks; enlever un point par faute to take a mark off for each mistake; obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 to get 27 out of 40; être un bon point pour to be a plus point for; être un mauvais point pour qn/qch to be a black mark against sb/sth;

8 ( dans un système de calcul) point; la livre a perdu trois points the pound lost three points; le taux de chômage a augmenté de 0,8 points the unemployment rate rose by 0.8 points; le permis à points system whereby driving offender gets penalty points; il a perdu sept points dans les sondages he's gone down seven points in the polls;

9 Math point; point d'intersection/d'inflexion point of intersection/of inflection;

10 Ling ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US; mettre un point to put a full stop; point à la ligne ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph; point final ( dans une dictée) full stop; mettre un point final à qch fig to put a stop ou an end to sth; je n'irai pas, point final○! I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!; tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout○! you're going to bed and that's final!;

11 Mus dot;

12 Imprim point;

13 Méd ( douleur) pain; avoir un point à la poitrine/à l'aine to have a pain in the chest/in the groin;

14 (en couture, tricot) stitch; faire un point à qch to put a few stitches in sth; dentelle au point de Venise Venetian lace.

B †adv not; tu ne tueras point Bible thou shalt not kill; je n'en ai point I don't have any; ‘tu es fâché?’-‘non point!’ ‘are you angry?’-‘not at all’.

C à point loc adv venir/arriver à point to come/arrive just in time; venir/arriver or tomber à point nommé to come/arrive just at the right moment; faire cuire à point to cook [sth] medium rare [viande]; bifteck (cuit) à point medium rare steak; le camembert est à point the camembert is ready to eat.

D au point loc adv, loc adj être au point [système, méthode, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle, émission] to be well put together; leur système/machine/spectacle n'est pas encore très au point their system/machine/show still needs some working on; le nouveau modèle est très au point the new model is very well designed; le spectacle n'était pas du tout au point the show wasn't up to scratch; le prototype n'est pas encore au point the prototype isn't quite ready yet; ça fait des semaines qu'ils répètent mais leur numéro n'est pas encore au point they've been rehearsing for weeks but they still haven't got GB ou gotten US it quite right; je ne suis pas au point pour les examens I'm not ready for the exams; mettre [qch] au point ( inventer) to perfect [théorie, système, méthode, technique]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan de paix, stratégie]; to develop [vaccin, médicament, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust [machine, mécanisme]; il leur reste deux semaines pour finir de mettre leur spectacle au point they've got two more weeks to put the finishing touches to their show; mettre au point sur qch Phot to focus on sth; mise au point Phot focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement; la mise au point est automatique sur mon appareil my camera has automatic focus; faire la mise au point Phot to focus (sur on); faire une mise au point fig to set the record straight (sur about); mise au point ( invention) (de théorie, système, méthode, technique) perfecting; (de médicament, vaccin) development; ( réglage) (de machine, mécanisme) adjusting; Phot focus.

Composés

point d'acupuncture Méd acupuncture point; point d'ancrage Aut anchor; fig base; point d'appui Mil base of operations; Phys fulcrum; gén support; les piliers servent de point d'appui à la charpente the roof structure is supported by the pillars; trouver un point d'appui à une échelle to find a support for a ladder; point arrière Cout back stitch; point d'attache base; point de bâti Cout tacking stitch; point blanc whitehead; point de blé ( en tricot) double moss stitch; point de boutonnière Cout buttonhole stitch; point cardinal Phys, Géog compass ou cardinal point; point de chaînette ( en broderie) chain stitch; point de chausson ( en broderie) herringbone stitch; point chaud trouble ou hot spot; les points chauds du globe the world's trouble spots; point de chute fig port of call; point commun mutual interest; nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common; ils n'ont aucun point commun they have nothing in common; point de congestion† Méd slight congestion of the lung; point de côtes ( en tricot) rib; point de côté ( douleur) stitch; ( en couture) slip stitch; avoir un point de côté to have a stitch in one's side; point de croix ( en broderie) cross stitch; point de départ lit, fig starting point; nous revoilà à notre point de départ fig we're back to square one; point de devant Cout running stitch; point d'eau ( naturel) watering place; ( robinet) water tap GB ou faucet US; point d'ébullition boiling point; point d'épine ( en broderie) featherstitch; point d'exclamation Ling exclamation mark; point faible weak point; point de feston ( en broderie) blanket stitch; point fort strong point; point de fuite Art, Archit vanishing point; point de fusion melting point; point G G-spot; point d'interrogation Ling question mark; point de jersey ( en tricot) stocking stitch; point du jour daybreak; au point du jour at daybreak; point de liquéfaction liquefaction point; point de mire Mil target; fig focal point; point mousse ( en tricot) garter stitch; point mort Aut neutral; se mettre or passer/être au point mort Aut to put the car into/to be in neutral; être au point mort fig [affaires, consommation] to be at a standstill; [négociations] to be in a state of deadlock; point noir ( comédon) blackhead; ( problème) problem; ( sur la route) blackspot; l'inflation reste le seul point noir inflation is the only problem; point de non-retour point of no return; point d'orgue Mus pause sign; fig culmination; point d'ourlet Cout hemstitch; point de penalty penalty spot; point de piqûre Cout back stitch; point de presse Journ press briefing; point de repère ( spatial) landmark; (temporel, personnel) point of reference; point de reprise Cout darning stitch; point de retraite Prot Soc point which counts towards a retirement pension scheme; point de riz ( en tricot) moss stitch; point de surfil Cout whipstitch; point de suture Méd stitch; point de tige ( en broderie) stem stitch; point de torsade ( en tricot) cable stitch; point de vue ( paysage) viewpoint; ( opinion) point of view; du point de vue de la direction from the management's point of view; du point de vue de l'efficacité/du sens as far as efficiency/meaning is concerned; d'un point de vue économique c'est rentable/intéressant from a financial point of view it's profitable/attractive; points de suspension suspension points.

Idiome

être mal en point to be in a bad way.

I

[pwɛ̃] adverbe

(littéraire)

1. [en corrélation avec 'ne']

je ne l'ai point encore vu I haven't seen him yet

point n'est besoin de there's no need to

2. [employé seul]

du vin il y en avait, mais de champagne point there was wine, but no champagne ou not a drop of champagne

il eut beau chercher, point de John he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be found

point de démocratie sans liberté de critiquer (there can be) no democracy without the freedom to criticize

3. [en réponse négative]

point du tout! not at all!, not in the least!

II

[pwɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [marque] point, dot, spot

[sur un dé, un domino] pip, spot

un corsage à petits points bleus a blouse with blue polka dots

la voiture n'était plus qu'un point à l'horizon the car was now no more than a speck on the horizon

point lumineux spot ou point of light

point de rouille speck ou spot of rust

2. [petite quantité] spot, dab, blob

un point de soudure a spot ou blob of solder

3. [symbole graphique - en fin de phrase] full stop (UK), period (US) ; [ - sur un i ou un j] dot ; [ - en morse, en musique] dot

MATHÉMATIQUES point

point d'exclamation exclamation mark ou (US) point

point d'interrogation (sens propre & figuré) question mark

points de suspension ellipsis, suspension points (US)

point final full stop (UK), period (US) (at the end of a piece of text)

j'ai dit non, point final ou un point c'est tout! (figuré) I said no and that's that ou that's final ou there's an end to it!

mettre un point final à une discussion to terminate a discussion, to bring a discussion to an end

point, à la ligne! (sens propre) new paragraph!

il a fait une bêtise, point à la ligne! (figuré) he did something stupid, let's leave it at that!

4. AÉRONAUTIQUE & NAUTIQUE [position] position

point estimé/observé estimated/observed position

point fixe run-up

faire le point

a. NAUTIQUE to take a bearing, to plot one's position

b. (figuré) to take stock (of the situation)

à 40 ans, on s'arrête et on fait le point when you reach 40, you stand back and take stock of your life

et maintenant, le point sur la circulation and now, the latest traffic news

5. GÉOMÉTRIE point

point d'intersection/de tangence intersection/tangential point

6. [endroit] point, spot, place

en plusieurs points de la planète in different places ou spots on the planet

point de contrôle checkpoint

point névralgique

a. MÉDECINE nerve centre

b. (figuré) sensitive spot

point de rencontre meeting point

point de vente retail outlet

7. [douleur] twinge, sharp pain

MÉDECINE pressure point

j'ai un point au poumon I can feel a twinge (of pain) in my chest

point de côté stitch

8. [moment, stade] point, stage

à ce point de la discussion at this point in the discussion

les pourparlers en sont toujours au même point the negotiations haven't got any further

9. [degré] point

porter quelque chose à son plus haut point to carry something to extremes

si tu savais à quel point je te méprise! if you only knew how much I despise you!

il est radin, mais à un point! (familier) you wouldn't believe how tightfisted he is!

point de saturation (sens propre & figuré) saturation point

10. [élément - d'un texte, d'une théorie] point ; [ - d'un raisonnement] point, item ; [ - d'une description] feature, trait

le second point à l'ordre du jour the second item on the agenda

un programme social en trois points a three-point social programme

voici un point d'histoire que je souhaiterais éclaircir I'd like to make clear what happened at that particular point in history

point d'entente/de désaccord point of agreement/of disagreement

point commun common feature

nous n'avons aucun point commun we have nothing in common

un point de droit DROIT a point of law

11. [unité de valeur - dans un sondage, à la Bourse] point ; [ - de retraite] unit ; [ - du salaire de base] (grading) point

ÉDUCATION mark (UK), point

JEUX & SPORT point

sa cote de popularité a gagné/perdu trois points his popularity rating has gone up/down by three points

il me manquait 12 points pour avoir l'examen I was 12 marks short of passing the exam

battu aux points [en boxe] beaten on points

faire le point [le gagner] to win the point

bon point

a. ÉDUCATION [image] cardboard card or picture given to schoolchildren as a reward

b. [appréciation] mark (for good behaviour)

un bon point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) good on (UK) ou for you!, you get a brownie point!

mauvais point ÉDUCATION black mark (against somebody's name)

un mauvais point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) go to the back of the class!

marquer un point (sens propre & figuré) to score a point

12. COUTURE

faire un point à to put a stitch ou a few stitches in

bâtir à grands points to tack

point de couture/crochet/tricot sewing/crochet/knitting stitch

point de jersey stocking stitch

point mousse garter stitch

point de riz moss stitch

petit point: tapisserie au petit point petit point tapestry

13. INFORMATIQUE [unité graphique] dot

[emplacement]

point d'accès/de retour entry/reentry point

14. ART & JOAILLERIE point

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à ce point, à un tel point locution adverbiale

[tellement] so, that

ton travail est dur à ce point? is your job so (very) ou that hard?

j'en ai tellement assez que je vais démissionner — à ce point? I'm so fed up that I'm going to resign — that bad, is it?

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à ce point que, à (un) tel point que locution conjonctive

so much so that, to such a point that

les choses en étaient arrivées à un tel point que... things had reached such a pitch that...

elle est déprimée, à ce point qu'elle ne veut plus voir personne she's so depressed that she won't see anyone anymore

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à point locution adjectivale

[steak] medium

[rôti] done to a turn

[fromage] ripe, just right

[poire] just ou nicely ripe

ton bonhomme est à point, tu n'as plus qu'à enregistrer ses aveux (familier & figuré) your man's nice and ready now, all you've got to do is get the confession down on tape

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à point locution adverbiale

1. CUISINE

le gâteau est cuit à point the cake is cooked (through)

2. [au bon moment]

tomber à point

a. [personne] to come (just) at the right time

b. [arrivée, décision] to be very timely

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à point nommé locution adverbiale

arriver à point nommé to arrive (just) at the right moment ou when needed, to arrive in the nick of time

au plus haut point locution adverbiale

[énervé, généreux, irrespectueux] extremely, most

[méfiant] highly, extremely

je le respecte au plus haut point I have the utmost respect for him

je le déteste au plus haut point I can't tell you how much I hate him, I absolutely loathe him

elle m'inquiète au plus haut point I'm really worried about her

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au point locution adjectivale

PHOTOGRAPHIE in focus

[moteur] tuned

[machine] in perfect running order

[technique] perfected

[discours, plaidoyer] finalized

[spectacle, artiste] ready

ton revers n'est pas encore au point your backhand isn't good enough ou up to scratch yet

le son/l'image n'est pas au point the sound/the image isn't right

quand ma technique sera au point when I've perfected my technique

mon texte n'est pas encore au point I haven't finished my text yet

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au point locution adverbiale

mettre au point

a. [texte à imprimer] to edit

b. [discours, projet, rapport] to finalize, to put the finishing touches to

c. [spectacle] to perfect

d. [moteur] to tune

e. [appareil photo] to (bring into) focus

f. [affaire] to settle, to finalize

mettre les choses au point to put ou set the record straight

mettons les choses au point: je refuse de travailler le dimanche let's get this ou things straight: I refuse to work Sundays

après cette discussion, j'ai tenu à mettre les choses au point following that discussion, I insisted on putting ou setting the record straight

tu devrais mettre les choses au point avec lui you should sort things out between you

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au point de locution prépositionnelle

méticuleux au point d'en être agaçant meticulous to the point of being exasperating

il n'est pas stupide au point de le leur répéter he's not so stupid as to tell them

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au point du jour locution adverbiale

(littéraire) at dawn ou daybreak

au point où locution conjonctive

nous sommes arrivés au point où... we've reached the point ou stage where...

au point où j'en suis, autant que je continue having got this far, I might as well carry on

au point où en sont les choses as things stand, the way things are (now)

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au point que locution conjonctive

so much that, so... that

il était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver he was so frightened that he tried to run away

point par point locution adverbiale

point by point

sur le point de locution prépositionnelle

être sur le point de faire quelque chose to be about to do ou on the point of doing ou on the verge of doing something

j'étais sur le point de partir I was about to ou going to leave

sur le point de pleurer on the verge of tears ou of crying

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point d'ancrage nom masculin

1. AUTOMOBILE seat-belt anchorage

2. (figuré) cornerstone

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point d'appui nom masculin

1. [d'un levier] fulcrum

2. MILITAIRE strongpoint

3. (figuré) [soutien] support

point de chute nom masculin

1. ARMEMENT point of impact

2. (figuré)

j'ai un point de chute à Milan I have somewhere to stay in Milan

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point culminant nom masculin

ASTRONOMIE zenith

GÉOGRAPHIE peak, summit, highest point, (figuré) acme, apex

quel est le point culminant des Alpes? what is the highest point ou peak in the Alps?

les investissements sont à leur point culminant investment has reached a peak

point de départ nom masculin

starting point

nous voilà revenus au point de départ (sens propre & figuré) now we're back where we started

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point faible nom masculin

weak spot

son point faible, c'est sa susceptibilité his touchiness is his weak spot ou point

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point fort nom masculin

[d'une personne, d'une entreprise] strong point

[d'un joueur de tennis] best shot

les maths n'ont jamais été mon point fort I was never any good at maths, maths was never my strong point

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point mort nom masculin

AUTOMOBILE

neutral

au point mort

a. AUTOMOBILE in neutral

b. (figuré) at a standstill

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point noir nom masculin

1. MÉDECINE blackhead

2. [difficulté] difficulty, headache (figuré)

un point noir de la circulation

a. [encombré] a heavily congested area

b. [dangereux] an accident blackspot

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point sensible nom masculin

1. [endroit douloureux] tender ou sore spot

2. MILITAIRE key ou strategic target

3. (figuré)

toucher un point sensible

a. [chez quelqu'un] to touch on a sore spot

b. [dans un problème] to touch on a sensitive area

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > point

12 особенность

peculiarity, feature; particular/distinctive feature; мн. particular qualities, peculiar properties
* * *

feature

* * *

peculiarity, feature

* * *

characteristic

characteristics

factor

feature

habit

habitude

individuality

particularity

peculiarities

peculiarity

quality

speciality

specialties

specialty

specifity

tang

tip

tips

trait

way

Новый русско-английский словарь > особенность

13 особенность

жен.

peculiarity, feature; particular/distinctive feature; мн. ч. particular qualities, peculiar properties

иметь общую особенность — to share a common trait

характерная особенность — character, twist, characteristic property

- в особенности

Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > особенность

14 особенность

1) General subject: accident, characteristic, characteristical, clinical feature, distinctive, factor, flavor, flavour, habit, habitude, idiosyncrasies, indication, individualities, individuality, mannerism (присущая кому-л.), particularity, peculiar, peculiarity, point, quality, singularity, speciality, specific character, specific nature, tang, trait, trick (лица, голоса), way (it is not in his way to be communicative - общительность не в его характере), special thing about (as in "the special thing about the company is...."), oddity, bite, idiosyncratic way, distinguishing characteristic, key element

2) Medicine: character, distinction, pattern

3) Obsolete: tincture

4) Military: distinctive feature, (характерная) feature

5) Philosophy: thisness

6) Engineering: aspect, characteristic property, detail, special feature, specialty

7) Rare: propriety

8) Mathematics: exception, (характерная) property

9) Automobile industry: unique feature (конструкции или модели)

10) Information technology: idiosyncrasy, specific feature

11) Advertising: identity

12) Patents: thing

13) Business: characteristics, nature, particular

14) Drilling: property

15) Automation: specificity

16) Quality control: (отличительная) distinction, (конструктивная) feature

17) Robots: characteristic (характерная)

18) Makarov: aroma, characteristic property (отличительное качество), characteristic property (отличительное качество, свойство), distinction (отличительное качество), distinction (отличительное качество, свойство), feature (отличительное качество), line, salient feature (отличительное качество, свойство)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > особенность

15 характерная особенность

1) General subject: accent, characteristic, special feature, twist, character, specific trait, specifics, prominent nature

2) Geology: attribute, unique feature

3) Medicine: quality, specific characteristic

4) Colloquial: particular

5) Engineering: characteristic feature, feature, property

6) Bookish: salience

7) Rare: particularity

8) Mathematics: a distinguishing characteristic, the distinctive feature of

9) Oil: idiosyncrasy

10) Astronautics: distinguishing characteristic

11) Advertising: touchstone

12) Business: trick

13) Quality control: signature, unique feature (напр. данной модели)

14) Makarov: feature preculiar to (...)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > характерная особенность

16 Eigentümlichkeit

f

1. nur Sg.; (Eigenartigkeit) peculiarity

2. (Merkmal) peculiarity, characteristic; (merkwürdige Gewohnheit) peculiar habit

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die Eigentümlichkeit

peculiarity; medievalism; property

* * *
Ei|gen|tüm|lich|keit
f -, -en

1) (= Kennzeichen, Besonderheit) characteristic

2) (= Eigenheit) peculiarity

* * *

die

peculiarity

* * *

Ei·gen·tüm·lich·keit

<-, -en>

f

1. (Besonderheit) characteristic

2. (Eigenheit) peculiarity

3. kein pl (Merkwürdigkeit) peculiarity, strangeness

* * *

die; Eigentümlichkeit, Eigentümlichkeiten

1) o. Pl. (Eigenartigkeit) peculiarity; strangeness

2) (typischer Zug) peculiarity

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Eigentümlichkeit f

1. nur sg; (Eigenartigkeit) peculiarity

2. (Merkmal) peculiarity, characteristic; (merkwürdige Gewohnheit) peculiar habit

* * *

die; Eigentümlichkeit, Eigentümlichkeiten

1) o. Pl. (Eigenartigkeit) peculiarity; strangeness

2) (typischer Zug) peculiarity

* * *

f.

particular character trait n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Eigentümlichkeit

17 personal

adj.

personal.

una opinión/pregunta personal a personal opinion/question

personal e intransferible non-transferable

f.

personal foul.

m.

staff, personnel (trabajadores).

personal de a bordo cabin crew (en avión)

personal docente teaching staff

personal mínimo skeleton staff

personal en plantilla in-house staff

personal sanitario health workers

personal de tierra ground crew

* * *

personal

► adjetivo

1 personal

► nombre masculino

1 (de una empresa) personnel, staff

2 familiar (gente) everyone, everybody

■ hoy está el personal un poco apagado everyone's a bit down today

► nombre femenino

1 DEPORTE (falta) personal foul

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FRASEOLOGÍA

personal docente teaching staff

* * *
1. adj.
personal
2. noun m.
staff, personnel

* * *

1.

ADJ personal

2. SM

1) (=plantilla) staff, personnel; ( esp Mil) force; (Náut) crew, complement

estar falto de personal — to be shorthanded o shortstaffed

personal de cabina — cabin staff o crew

personal de exterior — surface workers pl

personal de interior — underground workers pl

personal de servicios — maintenance staff

personal de tierra — (Aer) ground crew, ground staff

2) * (=gente) people

había mucho personal en el cine — there was a big crowd in the cinema

- quedarse con el personal

3.

SF (Baloncesto) personal foul

* * *
I
adjetivo personal

objetos de uso personal — personal effects
II
masculino

a) (de fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff (sing or pl)

estamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

b) (Esp fam & hum) ( gente) people

- personal de cabina/de tierra/de vuelo

- personal de maestranza

* * *
I
adjetivo personal

objetos de uso personal — personal effects
II
masculino

a) (de fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff (sing or pl)

estamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

b) (Esp fam & hum) ( gente) people

- personal de cabina/de tierra/de vuelo

- personal de maestranza

* * *

personal¹

¹ = manpower, manpower force, personnel, staff, staffing, work-force [workforce], crew.

Ex: The question has been raised as to the manpower required to produce the ever-increasing number of abstracts.

Ex: This article focusses attention on formulating plans and policy for building up a manpower force for modernising library and information systems India within the next 5 years.

Ex: Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.

Ex: The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.

Ex: During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.

Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.

Ex: Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.

* actitud del personal = staff attitude.

* administración de personal = personnel administration.

* ahorro de personal = staff saving.

* apoyo del personal = staff support.

* asignar personal = commit + manpower.

* bien dotado de personal = well-staffed.

* costes de personal = staff costs.

* dedicación del personal = staff hours.

* desarrollo profesional del personal = staff development.

* dotación de personal = staffing.

* encargado de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer.

* evaluación del personal = personnel evaluation.

* exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.

* falta de personal = undermanning.

* falto de personal = understaffed [under-staffed].

* formación continua del personal = staff development.

* formación del personal = staff training, professional development.

* formar personal = produce + personnel.

* funciones del personal = staff duties.

* gastos en personal = staff costs.

* gestión de personal = personnel management.

* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.

* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* miembro del personal = staff member, staffer.

* movimiento de personal = staff turnover, turnover, labour turnover.

* número y distribución de personal = staffing conditions.

* personal administrativo = administrative staff.

* personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.

* personal auxiliar = clerical staff.

* personal bibliotecario = library personnel, library staff, library worker.

* personal civil = civilian staff.

* personal cualificado = qualified staff, qualified personnel.

* personal de ambulancia = ambulance crew.

* personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.

* personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.

* personal de cabina = cabin crew.

* personal de dirección = senior staff, senior management.

* personal de la biblioteca = library staff, library worker.

* personal del mostrador = counter staff.

* personal del mostrador de préstamo = counter staff.

* personal de mantenimiento = service worker.

* personal de proceso de datos = operation staff.

* personal de recepción = reception staff.

* personal de referencia = reference staff, reference personnel.

* personal de secretaría = secretarial staff.

* personal de seguridad = security staff.

* personal de servicios = service worker.

* personal de un centro multimedia escolar = school media staff.

* personal de vuelo = flight crew.

* personal equivalente a tiempo completo = full-time equivalent staff (FTE staff).

* personal joven = new blood.

* personal más nuevo = junior staff.

* personal militar = military personnel.

* personal necesario = staffing levels.

* personal paraprofesional = paraprofessional staff.

* personal profesional = professional staff.

* personal sanitario = clinical staff.

* personal técnico = technical staff.

* personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.

* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.

* puesta al día del personal = staff development.

* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = labour-intensive [labour intensive], staff-intensive [staff intensive].

* razones del movimiento de personal = turnover behaviour.

* recorte de personal = downsizing, staffing cut.

* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.

* registro de personal = personnel record.

* renovación de personal = turnover, labour turnover.

* responsable del personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* reunión de personal = staff meeting.

* ritmo de movimiento de personal = turnover rate.

* sala de estar para el personal = coffee lounge.

* sala de personal = staff lounge.

* sección de personal = personnel department, personnel office.

* selección de personal = personnel recruitment.

* sólo para personal autorizado = restricted access.

* tareas del personal = staff duties.

* tasa de movimiento de personal = turnover rate, turnover rate.

* turnos del personal = staffing rota.

* vacante de personal = staff vacancy.

personal²

= one-to-one, personal, private, intimate, one-on-one.

Ex: A few large libraries contain an adult learning centre, which provides training courses for volunteer tutors, one-to-one tutoring or instruction in small groups.

Ex: Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.

Ex: SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.

Ex: Until we feel as librarians that we are an intimate part of society, we will never begin to believe that we really function.

Ex: The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.

* actitud personal = personal attitude.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* alarma personal = rape alarm, personal alarm.

* anuncio personal = personal ad.

* aprovechamiento personal = personal gain.

* archivo personal = private archives, personal archive(s), personal records.

* armadura personal = body armour.

* artículo personal = personal item.

* asunto personal = personal issue.

* atención personal = personal attention.

* atención personal al cliente = personal selling.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* atracción personal = personal attraction.

* autoría personal = personal authorship.

* autor personal = personal author.

* autor personal único = single personal authorship.

* beneficio personal = personal gain.

* biblioteca personal = personal library.

* bienes personales = personal property.

* blindaje personal = body armour.

* característica personal = personality trait, personality characteristic.

* carta personal = personal letter.

* cheque personal = personal cheque.

* comentario personal = personal note.

* comentario personal de una lectura = reading-reportage.

* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.

* contacto personal = personal contact, public contact.

* contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas = lateral hiring.

* convicción personal = personal conviction.

* cualidades personales = personal qualities.

* cuestión personal = personal issue, life issue.

* datos personales = personal details.

* dinero para gastos personales = pocket change, pocket money.

* documentos personales = personal papers.

* economía personal = personal finance.

* efectos personales = personal belongings.

* ego personal = personal ego.

* encabezamiento de nombre personal = personal name heading.

* enriquecimiento personal = personal enrichment.

* entrada de nombre personal = personal name entry.

* entrevista personal = personal interview.

* espacio personal = personal space, territorial space, personal space territory.

* estilo personal = persona [personae, -pl.].

* expediente personal = personal records.

* experiencia personal = personal experience.

* gestión de archivos personales = personal archives management, personal records management.

* gusto personal = personal taste, personal preference.

* hábito personal = personal habit.

* hacer uso personal = make + personal use.

* higiene personal = personal hygiene.

* historia personal = personal history.

* índice de rendimiento personal = individual performance index.

* información personal = personal information.

* interés personal = vested interest, personal interest.

* interpersonal = person-to-person.

* intimidad personal = personal privacy.

* invasión del espacio personal = invasion of space.

* libertad personal = personal freedom.

* logro personal = a feather in + Posesivo + cap, personal achievement.

* marca personal = personal record.

* miembro personal = personal member.

* nombre personal = personal name.

* norma personal = personal norm.

* opinión personal = personal opinion.

* ordenador personal (PC) = personal computer (PC).

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.

* personal investigador = research staff.

* PIN (número de identificación personal) = PIN (personal identification number).

* por razones personales = for personal reasons.

* preferencia personal = personal preference.

* problema personal = personal problem.

* razones personales = personal reasons.

* realización personal = personal fulfilment.

* récord personal = personal record.

* responsabilidad personal = personal responsibility.

* satisfacción personal = personal satisfaction.

* seguridad personal = personal safety.

* sello personal = fingerprint [finger-print].

* sicología personal = personal psychology.

* sistema de valores personales = personal value system.

* tecnología del ordenador personal = personal computer technology.

* tener un interés muy personal en = hold + a stake in, have + a stake in.

* territorio personal = personal space territory.

* toque personal = personal touch.

* triunfo personal = a feather in + Posesivo + cap.

* uso personal = personal use.

* vida personal = personal life.

* voluntad personal = personal will.

* * *

personal¹

adjective

‹asunto/documento/pregunta› personal; ‹opinión/juicio› personal

objetos de uso personal personal effects

una alusión personal a personal remark

está basado en su experiencia personal it is based on (his own) personal experience

no tiene ningún interés personal en el asunto he has no personal interest in the matter

personal²

masculine

1 (de una fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff ( sing or pl)

estamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed

intentan aumentar la producción con el mismo personal they are trying to increase production with the same number of staff o with the same workforce

2 ( Esp fam hum) (gente) people

¡cuánto personal hay en la calle! what a lot of people there are in the street!

saca unas copas para el personal get some glasses out for everyone o for people

Compuestos:

● personal de cabina

cabin staff o crew

● personal de maestranza

( Arg) staff ( of a building)

● personal de tierra

ground crew o staff

● personal de vuelo

flight crew

* * *

personal adjetivo
personal;
◊ objetos de uso personal personal effects

■ sustantivo masculino (de fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff ( sing or pl);
estamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed
personal
I adjetivo personal
una carta personal, a private letter
II sustantivo masculino (trabajadores) staff, personnel

' personal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consignar
- contingente
- dato
- efecto
- escala
- interés
- jefa
- jefe
- lavandería
- llave
- objeto
- particular
- pasar
- placa
- plana
- plano
- presente
- primar
- privada
- privado
- abandonar
- ampliación
- ampliar
- aseo
- auxiliar
- bien
- citar
- computadora
- consultorio
- coqueto
- defensa
- dejadez
- dejado
- despedir
- diario
- falta
- historial
- insuficiencia
- intimidad
- número
- palacio
- patrimonio
- PC
- planilla
- plantilla
- reducción
- tarjeta
- uno
English:
accustom
- achievement
- agree
- appreciate
- averse
- balloon
- battle
- cleanliness
- computer
- dear
- decision
- decision making
- delay
- despite
- diary
- dodge
- employ
- excuse
- exploit
- first-hand
- gap
- heart-to-heart
- love
- maintenance staff
- mate
- myself
- neglect
- office staff
- PA
- pc
- personal
- personal best
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personally
- personnel
- personnel department
- personnel management
- private
- private income
- put off
- referee
- self-improvement
- self-interest
- short-staffed
- staff
- staff meeting
- staff training
- staffing
- strength

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personal

♦ adj
[privado, íntimo] personal;
una opinión/pregunta personal a personal opinion/question;

mi teléfono personal es… my home o private number is…;

para uso personal for personal use;

personal e intransferible non-transferable

♦ nm

1. [trabajadores] staff, personnel

Comp
personal administrativo administrative staff;
personal de cabina cabin staff o crew;

personal docente teaching staff;

personal de oficina office staff;

personal de planta staff;

personal de tierra ground staff o crew;

personal de ventas sales force o team

2. Esp Fam [gente] people;

el personal quería ir al cine the gang wanted to go to the cinema

♦ nf
[en baloncesto] personal foul
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personal

I adj personal

II m

1 personnel, staff;

personal docente teaching staff

2 en baloncesto personal foul

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personal adj

: personal

♦ personalmente adv

personal nm

: personnel, staff

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personal¹ adj personal / private

es un asunto personal it's a personal matter

personal² n staff

todo el personal está en huelga all the staff are on strike

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18 marquant

marquant, e [maʀkɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

adjective

[figure, événement] outstanding ; [souvenir] vivid

• le fait le plus marquant the most significant fact

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marquante maʀkɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [fait] memorable; [souvenir] lasting; [personnalité, œuvre] outstanding

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maʀkɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj marquant, -e
1) (fait, événement) significant, (souvenir) lasting, (année) memorable

2) (personnalité, figure) prominent

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marquant, marquante adj [fait, événement, moment] memorable; [souvenir] lasting; [qualité, rôle, élément] essential; [personne, œuvre, spectacle] outstanding.

( féminin marquante) [markɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif

1. [personne] prominent, outstanding

les personnalités marquantes de ce siècle this century's most influential figures

2. [détail, trait] striking

un événement particulièrement marquant an event of particular ou outstanding importance

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > marquant

19 saveur

saveur [savœʀ]

feminine noun

flavour (Brit), flavor (US)

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savœʀ
nom féminin (d'aliment, de boisson) flavour [BrE]

plein de saveur — [fruit] full of flavour [BrE]; [plat cuisiné] flavoursome [BrE], tasty; [remarque] pungent

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savœʀ nf
1) (= goût) flavour Grande-Bretagne flavor USA

2) fig flavour Grande-Bretagne flavor USA

donner une saveur particulière à qch — to add a particular flavour to sth

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saveur nf (d'aliment, de boisson) flavour^GB; sans saveur flavourless^GB; ( plus critique) tasteless; plein de saveur [fruit] full of flavour^GB; [plat cuisiné] flavoursome^GB, tasty; [remarque] pungent.

[savɶr] nom féminin

1. [goût] savour, flavour

une poire pleine de saveur a tasty pear

quelle saveur! very tasty!

2. [trait particulier] fragrance, savour

il y a toute la saveur de l'Italie dans son accent there is all the flavour of Italy in his accent

3. [attrait]

la saveur du péché the sweet taste of sin

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > saveur

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a particular trait

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