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as and when

  • 1 as and when required

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  • 2 if, as, and, when, declared, by

    que déclare

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  • 3 and

    and,,,
    When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter ; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda ; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue. and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ ( wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc). For examples and other uses, see the entry below. conj
    1 ( joining words or clauses) et ; cups and plates des tasses et des assiettes ; there'll be singing and dancing on va chanter et danser ; he picked up his papers and went out il a ramassé ses papiers et il est sorti ;
    2 ( in numbers) two hundred and sixty-two deux cent soixante-deux ; three and three-quarters trois trois-quarts ; five and twenty ou littér vingt-cinq ;
    3 ( with repetition) more and more interesting de plus en plus intéressant ; faster and faster de plus en plus vite ; it got worse and worse c'est devenu de pire en pire ; I waited and waited j'ai attendu pendant des heures ; to talk on and on parler pendant des heures ; for days and days pendant des jours et des jours ; we laughed and laughed! qu'est-ce qu'on a ri! ; there are friends and friends il y a ami et ami ;
    4 ( for emphasis) it's lovely and warm il fait bon ; come nice and early viens tôt ; AND he didn't even say thank you et en plus il n'a même pas dit merci ;
    5 ( in phrases) and all that et tout le reste ; and that GB et tout ça ; and so on et ainsi de suite ; and how ! et comment! ; and? et alors? ;
    6 ( alike) summer and winter été comme hiver ; I think about you day and night je pense à toi jour et nuit ;
    7 ( with negative) I haven't got pen and paper je n'ai ni stylo ni papier ; he doesn't like singing and dancing il n'aime ni chanter ni danser.

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  • 4 when

    when [wen]
    quand1, 2 (a)-(g) lorsque2 (c) dès que2 (d) après que2 (d) chaque fois que2 (f) étant donné que2 (g) alors que2 (h) 3 (a), 3 (c)
    quand;
    when are we leaving? quand partons-nous?;
    when is the next bus? à quelle heure est ou quand passe le prochain bus?;
    when did the war end? quand la guerre s'est-elle terminée?;
    when did the accident happen? quand l'accident a-t-il eu lieu?;
    when was the Renaissance? à quand remonte l'époque de la Renaissance?;
    when will the wedding be? à quand le mariage?;
    when do you start your new job? quand commencez-vous votre nouveau travail?;
    when do you use the subjunctive? quand emploie-t-on le subjonctif?;
    you're open until when? vous êtes ouvert jusqu'à quand?;
    when did you last see her? quand l'avez-vous vue pour la dernière fois?;
    when do the Easter holidays begin? quand est-ce que commencent les vacances de Pâques?;
    when is the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour appeler?;
    the homework is due when? quand doit-on rendre les devoirs?
    (a) (how soon) quand;
    I don't know when we'll see you again je ne sais pas quand nous vous reverrons;
    do you remember when we met? te souviens-tu du jour où nous nous sommes connus?;
    do you know when he was born? savez-vous quand il est né?, connaissez-vous sa date de naissance?;
    I wonder when the shop opens je me demande à quelle heure ouvre le magasin;
    your contract states when you will be paid votre contrat spécifie quand vous serez payé;
    we don't agree on when it should be done nous ne sommes pas d'accord sur le moment où il faudrait le faire
    come back next week when we'll have more time revenez la semaine prochaine quand nous aurons plus de temps;
    he returned in the autumn, when the leaves were beginning to turn il est revenu à l'automne, alors que les feuilles commençaient à jaunir;
    the prince will arrive on the 10th, when he will open the new university le prince arrivera le dix et inaugurera la nouvelle université
    he turned round when she called his name il s'est retourné quand ou lorsqu'elle l'a appelé;
    when she's gone, he's unhappy quand ou lorsqu'elle n'est pas là, il est malheureux;
    when I was a student lorsque j'étais ou à l'époque où j'étais étudiant;
    will you still love me when I'm old? m'aimeras-tu encore quand je serai vieux?;
    she's only happy when she's writing elle n'est heureuse que lorsqu'elle écrit;
    they were talking when he came in ils étaient en train de discuter quand il est entré;
    she's thinner than when I last saw her elle a maigri depuis la dernière fois que je l'ai vue;
    he left town when he was twenty il a quitté la ville quand il avait ou à l'âge de vingt ans;
    when she was a child quand ou lorsqu'elle était enfant;
    on Sunday, when I go to the market (this week) dimanche, quand j'irai au marché; (every week) le dimanche, quand je vais au marché;
    I had just walked in the door/he was about to go to bed when the phone rang je venais juste d'arriver/il était sur le point de se coucher quand le téléphone a sonné;
    we hadn't been gone five minutes when Susan wanted to go home ça ne faisait pas cinq minutes que nous étions partis et Susan voulait déjà rentrer
    (d) (as soon as) quand, dès que; (after) quand, après que;
    put your pencils down when you have finished posez votre crayon quand vous avez terminé;
    when completed, the factory will employ 100 workers une fois terminée, l'usine emploiera 100 personnes;
    when he starts drinking, he can't stop une fois qu'il a commencé à boire, il ne peut plus s'arrêter;
    I'll answer any questions when the meeting is over quand la réunion sera terminée, je répondrai à toutes vos questions;
    Cookery when cool, turn out onto a dish une fois refroidi, démouler sur un plat;
    when I had read my report, she suggested we take a break après mon exposé, elle a suggéré qu'on fasse une pause;
    when they had finished dinner, he offered to take her home quand ou après qu'ils eurent dîné, il lui proposa de la ramener;
    when you see her you'll understand quand vous la verrez vous comprendrez;
    when she had talked to him, she left après lui avoir parlé, elle est partie
    remember when a coffee cost 10 cents? vous souvenez-vous de l'époque où un café coûtait 10 cents?;
    he talked about when he was a soldier il parlait de l'époque où il était soldat;
    that's when it snowed so hard c'est quand il a tant neigé;
    that's when he got up and left c'est à ce moment-là ou c'est alors qu'il s'est levé et qu'il est parti;
    that's when the shops close c'est l'heure où les magasins ferment;
    figurative now is when we should stand up and be counted c'est le moment d'avoir le courage de nos opinions
    (f) (whenever) quand, chaque fois que;
    when it's sunny, the children play outside quand il y a du soleil, les enfants jouent dehors;
    when I hear that song, I think of her chaque fois que ou quand j'entends cette chanson, je pense à elle;
    when I think of what she must have suffered! quand je pense à ce qu'elle a dû souffrir!;
    I get very irritated when talking to her je m'énerve chaque fois que je lui parle;
    I try to avoid seeing him when possible j'essaie de l'éviter quand c'est possible
    (g) (since, given that) quand, étant donné que;
    what good is it applying when I don't qualify for the job? à quoi bon me porter candidat quand ou si je n'ai pas les capacités requises pour faire ce travail?;
    how can you treat her so badly when you know she loves you? comment pouvez-vous la traiter si mal quand ou alors que vous savez qu'elle vous aime?;
    why change jobs when you like what you do? pourquoi changer de travail quand ou puisque vous aimez ce que vous faites?;
    fancy having soup when you could have had caviar! pourquoi manger de la soupe quand on peut manger du caviar?
    (h) (whereas) alors que;
    she described him as being lax when in fact he's quite strict elle l'a décrit comme étant négligent alors qu'en réalité il est assez strict
    an age when men were men une époque où les hommes étaient des hommes;
    in a period when business was bad à une période où les affaires allaient mal;
    she was president until 1980, when she left the company elle fut présidente jusqu'en 1980, année où elle a quitté l'entreprise
    she started her job in May, since when she has had no free time elle a commencé à travailler en mai et elle n'a pas eu de temps libre depuis;
    the new office will be ready in January, until when we use the old one le nouveau bureau sera prêt en janvier, jusque là ou en attendant, nous utiliserons l'ancien
    (c) (that) où;
    do you remember the year when we went to Alaska? tu te rappelles l'année où on est allés en Alaska?;
    what about the time when she didn't show up? et la fois où elle n'est pas venue?;
    one day when he was out un jour où il était sorti ou qu'il était sorti;
    it was only a minute later when he heard a scream à peine une minute plus tard, il entendait un cri;
    on Monday, the day when I was supposed to start work lundi, le jour où je devais commencer à travailler;
    it's one of those days when everything goes wrong c'est un de ces jours où tout va de travers;
    there were times when she didn't know what to do il y avait des moments où elle ne savait plus quoi faire
    4 noun
    the when and the how of it quand et comment cela s'est-il passé/se passera-t-il/ etc

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  • 5 when

    when [wen]
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    when does the term start? quand commence le trimestre ?
    when was the Channel Tunnel opened? quand a-t-on ouvert le tunnel sous la Manche ?
    when's the wedding? quand a lieu le mariage ?
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    ► If when means what time, the more specific translation is often used.
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    when does the train leave? à quelle heure part le train ?
    say when! (inf) (pouring drinks) vous m'arrêterez...
       a. ( = at the time that) quand
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    ► If the when clause refers to the future, the future tense is used in French.
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    when you're older, you'll understand quand tu seras plus grand, tu comprendras
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    en + present participle may be used, if the subject of both clauses is the same, and the verb is one of action.
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    when + noun/adjective
    when a student at Oxford, she... quand elle était étudiante à Oxford, elle...
    my father, when young, had a fine tenor voice quand mon père était jeune il avait une belle voix de ténor
       b. (with day, time, movement)
       c. ( = which is when) he arrived at 8 o'clock, when traffic is at its peak il est arrivé à 8 heures, heure à laquelle la circulation est la plus intense
    in August, when peaches are at their best en août, époque où les pêches sont les plus savoureuses
       e. ( = after) quand
    when he had made the decision, he felt better après avoir pris la décision, il s'est senti soulagé
       f. ( = whereas) alors que
    he thought he was recovering, when in fact... il pensait qu'il était en voie de guérison alors qu'en fait...
       g. ( = if) how can I be self-confident when I look like this? comment veux-tu que j'aie confiance en moi en étant comme ça ?
    how can you understand when you won't listen? comment voulez-vous comprendre si vous n'écoutez pas ?
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    [wen], US [hwen] 1.
    1) ( with prepositions) quand

    that's when I was born — ( day) c'est le jour où je suis né; ( year) c'est l'année où je suis né

    2.
    1) ( as interrogative) quand (est-ce que)

    I forget exactly when — ( time) j'ai oublié l'heure exacte; ( date) j'ai oublié la date exacte

    tell me ou say when — ( pouring drink) dis-moi stop

    at the time when — ( precise moment) au moment où; ( during same period) à l'époque où

    one morning when he was getting up, he... — un matin en se levant, il...

    3) ( then)

    she resigned in May, since when we've had no applicants — elle a démissionné en mai, et depuis (lors) nous n'avons reçu aucune candidature

    4) ( whenever) quand

    when I sunbathe, I get freckles — chaque fois que je prends un bain de soleil, j'ai des taches de rousseur

    3.
    1) ( at the precise time when) quand, lorsque
    2) ( during the period when) quand, lorsque
    3) ( as soon as) quand, dès que

    I was strolling along when all of a sudden... — je marchais tranquillement quand tout d'un coup...

    4) ( when it is the case that) alors que
    5) ( whereas) alors que

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  • 6 when

    whenUsage note: when, US hwen
    A pron
    1 ( with prepositions) quand ; by when? avant quand? ; from when until when? de quand à quand? ; since when? depuis quand? also iron ;
    2 ( the time when) that was when it all started to go wrong c'est à ce moment-là que tout a commencé à mal aller ; that's when I was born ( day) c'est le jour où je suis né ; ( year) c'est l'année où je suis né ; now is when we must act c'est maintenant qu'il faut agir ; he spoke of when he was a child il a parlé de l'époque où il était enfant.
    B adv
    1 ( as interrogative) quand (est-ce que) ; when are we leaving? quand est-ce qu'on part? ; when is the concert? c'est quand le concert? ; when is it possible to say/use…? quand est-ce qu'on peut dire/utiliser…? ; when do the first rains come? quand commence la saison des pluies? ; when was it that he died? quand est-ce qu'il est mort? ;
    2 ( as indirect interrogative) quand ; ask him when he wrote the letter demande-lui quand il a écrit la lettre ; I wonder when the film starts je me demande à quelle heure commence le film ; I forget exactly when ( time) j'ai oublié l'heure exacte ; ( date) j'ai oublié la date exacte ; there was some disagreement as to when… tout le monde n'était pas d'accord sur la date à laquelle… ; tell me ou say when ( pouring drink) dis-moi d'arrêter ;
    3 ( as relative) on Monday/in 1993 when lundi/en 1993 quand ; at the time when ( precise moment) au moment où ; ( during same period) à l'époque où ; the week when it all happened la semaine où tout s'est passé ; on those rare occasions when les rares fois où ; there are times when il y a des moments où ; it's times like that when c'est dans ces moments-là que ; it's the time of year when c'est la période de l'année où ; one morning when he was getting up, he… un matin en se levant, il… ;
    4 ( then) she resigned in May, since when we've had no applicants elle a démissionné en mai, et depuis (lors) nous n'avons reçu aucune candidature ; until when we must stay calm d'ici là nous devons rester calmes ; by when we will have received the information d'ici là nous aurons reçu toutes les informations ;
    5 ( whenever) quand ; he's only happy when he's moaning il n'est content que quand il rouspète ; when on holiday you should relax quand on est en vacances il faut se détendre ; when I sunbathe, I get freckles chaque fois que je prends un bain de soleil, j'ai des taches de rousseur ; when necessary quand c'est nécessaire ; when possible dans la mesure du possible.
    C conj
    1 ( at the precise time when) quand, lorsque ; when she reaches 18 quand elle aura 18 ans ;
    2 ( during the period when) quand, lorsque ; when he was at school/just a trainee quand il était à l'école/simplement stagiaire ; when you're in your teens quand on est adolescent ; when sailing, always wear a lifejacket quand on fait de la voile, il faut toujours porter un gilet de sauvetage ;
    3 ( as soon as) quand, dès que ; when he arrives, I'll tell him quand or dès qu'il arrivera, je le lui dirai ; when drawn up, the plan… quand le projet sera rédigé, il…, une fois rédigé, le projet… ;
    4 ( when simultaneously) quand ; I was in the bath when the phone rang j'étais dans mon bain quand le téléphone a sonné ;
    5 ( when suddenly) quand ; I was strolling along when all of a sudden… je marchais tranquillement quand tout d'un coup… ; hardly ou scarcely ou barely had I sat down when je venais à peine de m'asseoir quand ;
    6 (once, after) quand, une fois que ; when you've been to Scotland, you'll want to go again and again quand or une fois que vous aurez visité l'Écosse, vous aurez forcément envie d'y retourner ;
    7 ( when it is the case that) alors que ; why buy their products when ours are cheaper? pourquoi acheter leurs produits alors que les nôtres sont moins chers? ;
    8 ( whereas) alors que ; she became a nun when she could have been an actress elle est devenue religieuse alors qu'elle aurait pu devenir actrice ; he refused when I would have gladly accepted il a refusé alors que j'aurais été ravi d'accepter.

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  • 7 and

    and [ænd, ənd, nd, ən]
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    ► For set expressions containing the word and, eg now and then, wait and see, look under the other words.
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       a. et
    and how! (inf) et comment ! (inf)
    and? et alors ?
       c. (+ infinitive verb) try and come tâchez de venir
       d. (repetition, continuation) better and better de mieux en mieux
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    [ænd], unstressed [ənd]
    Note: When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue
    and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ ( wait and see, try and relax etc). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, try etc)
    For examples and other uses, see the entry below

    and that — (colloq) GB et tout ça

    and how! — (colloq) et comment!

    6) ( alike)

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  • 8 when, as and if issued contract

    contrat m du type "when, as and if issued"

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  • 9 Usage note : when

    when can very often be translated by quand in time expressions:
    when did she leave?
    = quand est-ce qu’elle est partie? or elle est partie quand? or quand est-elle partie?
    Note that in questions quand on its own requires inversion of the verb and subject:
    when are they arriving?
    = quand arrivent-ils?
    but when followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: quand est-ce qu’ils arrivent?
    Occasionally a more precise time expression is used in French:
    when’s your birthday?
    = quelle est la date de ton anniversaire?
    when did he set off?
    = à quelle heure est-il parti?
    Remember that the future tense is used after quand if future time is implied:
    tell him when you see him
    = dis-le-lui quand tu le verras
    It is often possible to give a short neat translation for a when clause if there is no change of subject in the sentence:
    when I was very young, I lived in Normandy
    = tout jeune, j’habitais en Normandie
    when he was leaving, he asked for my address
    = en partant, il m’a demandé mon adresse
    In expressions such as the day when, the year when, où is used:
    the day when we got married
    = le jour où nous nous sommes mariés
    For examples of the above and further uses of when, see the entry when.

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  • 10 Illnesses, aches and pains

    Where does it hurt?
    where does it hurt?
    = où est-ce que ça vous fait mal? or (more formally) où avez-vous mal?
    his leg hurts
    = sa jambe lui fait mal
    ( Do not confuse faire mal à qn with the phrase faire du mal à qn, which means to harm sb.)
    he has a pain in his leg
    = il a mal à la jambe
    Note that with avoir mal à French uses the definite article (la) with the part of the body, where English has a possessive (his), hence:
    his head was aching
    = il avait mal à la tête
    English has other ways of expressing this idea, but avoir mal à fits them too:
    he had toothache
    = il avait mal aux dents
    his ears hurt
    = il avait mal aux oreilles
    Accidents
    she broke her leg
    = elle s’est cassé la jambe
    Elle s’est cassé la jambe means literally she broke to herself the leg ; because the se is an indirect object, the past participle cassé does not agree. This is true of all such constructions:
    she sprained her ankle
    = elle s’est foulé la cheville
    they burned their hands
    = ils se sont brûlé les mains
    Chronic conditions
    Note that the French often use fragile (weak) to express a chronic condition:
    he has a weak heart
    = il a le cœur fragile
    he has kidney trouble
    = il a les reins fragiles
    he has a bad back
    = il a le dos fragile
    Being ill
    Mostly French uses the definite article with the name of an illness:
    to have flu
    = avoir la grippe
    to have measles
    = avoir la rougeole
    to have malaria
    = avoir la malaria
    This applies to most infectious diseases, including childhood illnesses. However, note the exceptions ending in -ite (e.g. une hépatite, une méningite) below.
    When the illness affects a specific part of the body, French uses the indefinite article:
    to have cancer
    = avoir un cancer
    to have cancer of the liver
    = avoir un cancer du foie
    to have pneumonia
    = avoir une pneumonie
    to have cirrhosis
    = avoir une cirrhose
    to have a stomach ulcer
    = avoir un ulcère à l’estomac
    Most words in -ite ( English -itis) work like this:
    to have bronchitis
    = avoir une bronchite
    to have hepatitis
    = avoir une hépatite
    When the illness is a generalized condition, French tends to use du, de l’, de la or des:
    to have rheumatism
    = avoir des rhumatismes
    to have emphysema
    = avoir de l’emphysème
    to have asthma
    = avoir de l’asthme
    to have arthritis
    = avoir de l’arthrite
    One exception here is:
    to have hay fever
    = avoir le rhume des foins
    When there is an adjective for such conditions, this is often preferred in French:
    to have asthma
    = être asthmatique
    to have epilepsy
    = être épileptique
    Such adjectives can be used as nouns to denote the person with the illness, e.g. un/une asthmatique and un/une épileptique etc.
    French has other specific words for people with certain illnesses:
    someone with cancer
    = un cancéreux/une cancéreuse
    If in doubt check in the dictionary.
    English with is translated by qui a or qui ont, and this is always safe:
    someone with malaria
    = quelqu’un qui a la malaria
    people with Aids
    = les gens qui ont le Sida
    Falling ill
    The above guidelines about the use of the definite and indefinite articles in French hold good for talking about the onset of illnesses.
    French has no general equivalent of to get. However, where English can use catch, French can use attraper:
    to catch mumps
    = attraper les oreillons
    to catch malaria
    = attraper la malaria
    to catch bronchitis
    = attraper une bronchite
    to catch a cold
    = attraper un rhume
    Similarly where English uses contract, French uses contracter:
    to contract Aids
    = contracter le Sida
    to contract pneumonia
    = contracter une pneumonie
    to contract hepatitis
    = contracter une hépatite
    For attacks of chronic illnesses, French uses faire une crise de:
    to have a bout of malaria
    = faire une crise de malaria
    to have an asthma attack
    = faire une crise d’asthme
    to have an epileptic fit
    = faire une crise d’épilepsie
    Treatment
    to be treated for polio
    = se faire soigner contre la polio
    to take something for hay fever
    = prendre quelque chose contre le rhume des foins
    he’s taking something for his cough
    = il prend quelque chose contre la toux
    to prescribe something for a cough
    = prescrire un médicament contre la toux
    malaria tablets
    = des cachets contre la malaria
    to have a cholera vaccination
    = se faire vacciner contre le choléra
    to be vaccinated against smallpox
    = se faire vacciner contre la variole
    to be immunized against smallpox
    = se faire immuniser contre la variole
    to have a tetanus injection
    = se faire vacciner contre le tétanos
    to give sb a tetanus injection
    = vacciner qn contre le tétanos
    to be operated on for cancer
    = être opéré d’un cancer
    to operate on sb for appendicitis
    = opérer qn de l’appendicite

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  • 11 Spelling and punctuation

    This table presents a useful way of clarifying difficulties when you are spelling names etc.
    A comme Anatole means A for Anatole, and so on.
    When spelling aloud…
    A A comme Anatole
    B B comme Berthe
    C C comme Célestin
    ç c cédille
    D D comme Désiré
    E E comme Eugène
    é e accent aigu
    è e accent grave
    ê e accent circonflexe
    ë e tréma
    F F comme François
    G G comme Gaston
    H H comme Henri
    I I comme Irma
    J J comme Joseph
    K K comme Kléber
    L L comme Louis
    M M comme Marcel
    N N comme Nicolas
    O O comme Oscar
    P P comme Pierre
    Q Q comme Quintal
    R R comme Raoul
    S S comme Suzanne
    T T comme Thérèse
    U U comme Ursule
    V V comme Victor
    W W comme William
    X X comme Xavier
    Y Y comme Yvonne
    Z Z comme Zoé
    Spelling
    capital B
    = B majuscule
    small b
    = b minuscule
    it has got a capital B
    = cela s’écrit avec un B majuscule
    in small letters
    = en minuscules
    double t
    = deux t
    double n
    = deux n
    apostrophe
    = apostrophe
    d apostrophe
    = d apostrophe
    hyphen
    = trait d’union
    rase-mottes has got a hyphen
    = rase-mottes s’écrit avec un trait d’union
    Dictating punctuation
    . point or un point ( full stop)
    , virgule ( comma)
    : deux points ( colon)
    ; point-virgule ( semicolon)
    ! point d’exclamation† ( exclamation mark)
    ? point d’interrogation† ( interrogation mark)
    à la ligne ( new paragraph)
    ( ouvrez la parenthèse ( open brackets)
    ) fermez la parenthèse ( close brackets)
    () entre parenthèses ( in brackets)
    [] entre crochets ( in square brackets)
    - tiret ( dash)
    points de suspension ( three dots)
    « ou " ouvrez les guillemets ( open inverted commas)
    » ou " fermez les guillemets ( close inverted commas)
    «» ou "" entre guillemets ( in inverted commas)
    The use of inverted commas in French
    In novels and short stories, direct speech is punctuated differently from English:
    The inverted commas lie on the line, e.g.
    «Tiens, dit-elle, en ouvrant les rideaux, les voilà!»‡
    This example also shows that the inverted commas are not closed after each stretch of direct speech. In modern texts they are often omitted altogether (though this is still sometimes frowned on):
    Il l’interrogea:
    - Vous êtes arrivé quand?
    - Pourquoi cette question? Je n’ai rien fait de mal.
    - C’est ce que nous allons voir.
    Note the short dash in this case that introduces each new speaker. Even if inverted commas had been used in the above dialogue, they would have been opened before vous and closed after voir, and not used at other points.
    English-style inverted commas are used in French to highlight words in a text:
    Le ministre a voulu "tout savoir" sur la question.
    Note that, unlike English, French has a space before ! and ? and: and ;, e.g. Jamais !, Pourquoi ? etc. This is not usual, however, in dictionaries, where it would take up too much room.
    Single inverted commas are not much used in French.

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  • 12 Towns and cities

    Occasionally the gender of a town is clear because the name includes the definite article, e.g. Le Havre or La Rochelle. In most other cases, there is some hesitation, and it is always safer to avoid the problem by using la ville de:
    Toulouse is beautiful
    = la ville de Toulouse est belle
    In, to and from somewhere
    For in and to with the name of a town, use à in French ; if the French name includes the definite article, à will become au, à la, à l’ or aux:
    to live in Toulouse
    = vivre à Toulouse
    to go to Toulouse
    = aller à Toulouse
    to live in Le Havre
    = vivre au Havre
    to go to Le Havre
    = aller au Havre
    to live in La Rochelle
    = vivre à La Rochelle
    to go to La Rochelle
    = aller à La Rochelle
    to live in Les Arcs
    = vivre aux Arcs
    to go to Les Arcs
    = aller aux Arcs
    Similarly, from is de, becoming du, de la, de l’ or des when it combines with the definite article in town names:
    to come from Toulouse
    = venir de Toulouse
    to come from Le Havre
    = venir du Havre
    to come from La Rochelle
    = venir de La Rochelle
    to come from Les Arcs
    = venir des Arcs
    Belonging to a town or city
    English sometimes has specific words for people of a certain city or town, such as Londoners, New Yorkers or Parisians, but mostly we talk of the people of Leeds or the inhabitants of San Francisco. On the other hand, most towns in French-speaking countries have a corresponding adjective and noun, and a list of the best-known of these is given at the end of this note.
    The noun forms, spelt with a capital letter, mean a person from X:
    the inhabitants of Bordeaux
    = les Bordelais mpl
    the people of Strasbourg
    = les Strasbourgeois mpl
    The adjective forms, spelt with a small letter, are often used where in English the town name is used as an adjective:
    Paris shops
    = les magasins parisiens
    However, some of these French words are fairly rare, and it is always safe to say les habitants de X, or, for the adjective, simply de X. Here are examples of this, using some of the nouns that commonly combine with the names of towns:
    a Bordeaux accent
    = un accent de Bordeaux
    Toulouse airport
    = l’aéroport de Toulouse
    the La Rochelle area
    = la région de La Rochelle
    Limoges buses
    = les autobus de Limoges
    the Le Havre City Council
    = le conseil municipal du Havre
    Lille representatives
    = les représentants de Lille
    Les Arcs restaurants
    = les restaurants des Arcs
    the Geneva road
    = la route de Genève
    Brussels streets
    = les rues de Bruxelles
    the Angers team
    = l’équipe d’Angers
    the Avignon train
    = le train d’Avignon
    but note
    Orleans traffic
    = la circulation à Orléans
    Names of cities and towns in French-speaking countries and their adjectives
    Remember that when these adjectives are used as nouns, meaning a person from X or the people of X, they are spelt with capital letters.
    Aix-en-Provence = aixois(e)
    Alger = algérois(e)
    Angers = angevin(e)
    Arles = arlésien(ne)
    Auxerre = auxerrois(e)
    Avignon = avignonnais(e)
    Bastia = bastiais(e)
    Bayonne = bayonnais(e)
    Belfort = belfortain(e)
    Berne = bernois(e)
    Besançon = bisontin(e)
    Béziers = biterrois(e)
    Biarritz = biarrot(e)
    Bordeaux = bordelais(e)
    Boulogne-sur-Mer = boulonnais(e)
    Bourges = berruyer(-ère)
    Brest = brestois(e)
    Bruges = brugeois(e)
    Bruxelles = bruxellois(e)
    Calais = calaisien(ne)
    Cannes = cannais(e)
    Carcassonne = carcassonnais(e)
    Chambéry = chambérien(ne)
    Chamonix = chamoniard(e)
    Clermont-Ferrand = clermontois(e)
    Die = diois(e)
    Dieppe = dieppois(e)
    Dijon = dijonnais(e)
    Dunkerque = dunkerquois(e)
    Fontainebleau = bellifontain(e)
    Gap = gapençais(e)
    Genève = genevois(e)
    Grenoble = grenoblois(e)
    Havre, Le = havrais(e)
    Lens = lensois(e)
    Liège = liégeois(e)
    Lille = lillois(e)
    Lourdes = lourdais(e)
    Luxembourg = luxembourgeois(e)
    Lyon = lyonnais(e)
    Mâcon = mâconnais(e)
    Marseille = marseillais(e) or phocéen(ne)
    Metz = messin(e)
    Modane = modanais(e)
    Montpellier = montpelliérain(e)
    Montréal = montréalais(e)
    Moulins = moulinois(e)
    Mulhouse = mulhousien(ne)
    Nancy = nancéien(ne)
    Nantes = nantais(e)
    Narbonne = narbonnais(e)
    Nevers = nivernais(e)
    Nice = niçois(e)
    Nîmes = nîmois(e)
    Orléans = orléanais(e)
    Paris = parisien(ne)
    Pau = palois(e)
    Périgueux = périgourdin(e)
    Perpignan = perpignanais(e)
    Poitiers = poitevin(e)
    Pont-à-Mousson = mussipontain(e)
    Québec = québécois(e)
    Reims = rémois(e)
    Rennes = rennais(e)
    Roanne = roannais(e)
    Rouen = rouennais(e)
    Saint-Étienne = stéphanois(e)
    Saint-Malo = malouin(e)
    Saint-Tropez = tropézien(ne)
    Sancerre = sancerrois(e)
    Sète = sétois(e)
    Sochaux = sochalien(ne)
    Strasbourg = strasbourgeois(e)
    Tarascon = tarasconnais(e)
    Tarbes = tarbais(e)
    Toulon = toulonnais(e)
    Toulouse = toulousain(e)
    Tours = tourangeau(-elle)
    Tunis = tunisois(e)
    Valence = valentinois(e)
    Valenciennes = valenciennois(e)
    Versailles = versaillais(e)
    Vichy = vichyssois(e)

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  • 13 Countries and continents

    Most countries and all continents are used with the definite article in French:
    France is a beautiful country
    = la France est un beau pays
    I like Canada
    = j’aime le Canada
    to visit the United States
    = visiter les États-Unis
    to know Iran
    = connaître l’Iran
    A very few countries do not:
    to visit Israel
    = visiter Israël
    When in doubt, check in the dictionary.
    All the continent names are feminine in French. Most names of countries are feminine e.g. la France, but some are masculine e.g. le Canada.
    Most names of countries are singular in French, but some are plural (usually, but not always, those that are plural in English) e.g. les États-Unis mpl (the United States), and les Philippines fpl (the Philippines). Note, however, the plural verb sont:
    the Philippines is a lovely country
    = les Philippines sont un beau pays
    In, to and from somewhere
    With continent names, feminine singular names of countries and masculine singular names of countries beginning with a vowel, for in and to, use en, and for from, use de:
    to live in Europe
    = vivre en Europe
    to go to Europe
    = aller en Europe
    to come from Europe
    = venir d’Europe
    to live in France
    = vivre en France
    to go to France
    = aller en France
    to come from France
    = venir de France
    to live in Afghanistan
    = vivre en Afghanistan
    to go to Afghanistan
    = aller en Afghanistan
    to come from Afghanistan
    = venir d’Afghanistan
    Note that names of countries and continents that include North, South, East, or West work in the same way:
    to live in North Korea
    = vivre en Corée du Nord
    to go to North Korea
    = aller en Corée du Nord
    to come from North Korea
    = venir de Corée du Nord
    With masculine countries beginning with a consonant, and with plurals, use au or aux for in and to, and du or des for from:
    to live in Canada
    = vivre au Canada
    to go to Canada
    = aller au Canada
    to come from Canada
    = venir du Canada
    to live in the United States
    = vivre aux États-Unis
    to go to the United States
    = aller aux États-Unis
    to come from the United States
    = venir des États-Unis
    to live in the Philippines
    = vivre aux Philippines
    to go to the Philippines
    = aller aux Philippines
    to come from the Philippines
    = venir des Philippines
    Adjective uses: français or de France or de la France?
    For French, the translation français is usually safe ; here are some typical examples:
    the French army
    = l’armée française
    the French coast
    = la côte française
    French cooking
    = la cuisine française
    French currency
    = la monnaie française
    the French Customs
    = la douane française
    the French government
    = le gouvernement français
    the French language
    = la langue française
    French literature
    = la littérature française
    French money
    = l’argent français
    the French nation
    = le peuple français
    French politics
    = la politique française
    a French town
    = une ville française
    French traditions
    = les traditions françaises
    Some nouns, however, occur more commonly with de France (usually, but not always, their English equivalents can have of France as well as French):
    the Ambassador of France or the French Ambassador
    = l’ambassadeur de France
    the French Embassy
    = l’ambassade de France
    the history of France or French history
    = l’histoire de France
    the King of France or the French king
    = le roi de France
    the rivers of France
    = les fleuves et rivières de France
    the French team
    = l’équipe de France
    but note:
    the capital of France or the French capital
    = la capitale de la France
    Note that many geopolitical adjectives like French can also refer to nationality, e.g. a French tourist ⇒ Nationalities, or to the language, e.g. a French word ⇒ Languages.

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  • 14 British regions and counties

    The names of British regions and counties usually have the definite article in French, except when used with the preposition en.
    In, to and from somewhere
    Most counties and regions are masculine ; with these, in and to are translated by dans le, and from by du:
    to live in Sussex
    = vivre dans le Sussex
    to go to Sussex
    = aller dans le Sussex
    to come from Sussex
    = venir du Sussex
    Note however:
    Cornwall
    = la Cornouailles
    to live in Cornwall
    = vivre en Cornouailles
    to go to Cornwall
    = aller en Cornouailles
    to come from Cornwall
    = venir de la Cornouailles
    Uses with nouns
    There are rarely French equivalents for English forms like Cornishmen, and it is always safe to use de with the definite article:
    Cornishmen
    = les habitants mpl de la Cornouailles
    Lancastrians
    = les habitants du Lancashire
    In other cases, du is often possible:
    a Somerset accent
    = un accent du Somerset
    the Yorkshire countryside
    = les paysages du Yorkshire
    but it is usually safe to use du comté de:
    the towns of Fife
    = les villes du comté de Fife
    the rivers of Merioneth
    = les rivières du comté de Merioneth
    or de la région de:
    Grampian cattle
    = le bétail de la région des Grampians

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  • 15 heel-and-toe

    heel-and-toe walking marche f (où le talon d'un pied est posé avant que la pointe de l'autre pied quitte le sol)
    heel-and-toe driving pointe-talon m (façon de conduire utilisant le talon et la pointe du même pied pour appuyer sur l'accélérateur et le frein)
    (when driving) faire du pointe-talon

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  • 16 Oceans and seas

    Note that the words océan and mer do not have capitals in French.
    the Atlantic Ocean
    = l’océan Atlantique
    the Pacific Ocean
    = l’océan Pacifique
    the Indian Ocean
    = l’océan Indien
    the Caspian Sea
    = la mer Caspienne
    the Baltic Sea
    = la mer Baltique
    As in English, French often drops the words océan or mer. When this happens, oceans have masculine gender (from the masculine word océan) and seas have feminine gender (from the feminine mer):
    the Pacific
    = le Pacifique
    the Baltic
    = la Baltique
    but
    the Aegean
    = la mer Égée
    If in doubt, look up the name in the dictionary.
    Use with other nouns
    Here are some useful patterns, using Pacifique as a typical name:
    the Pacific coast
    = la côte du Pacifique
    a Pacific crossing
    = une traversée du Pacifique
    a Pacific cruise
    = une croisière dans le Pacifique
    Pacific currents
    = les courants du Pacifique
    Pacific fish
    = les poissons du Pacifique
    the Pacific islands
    = les îles du Pacifique

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  • 17 Shops, trades and professions

    In English you can say at the baker’s or at the baker’s shop ; in French the construction with chez (at the house or premises of…) is common but you can also use the name of the particular shop:
    at the baker’s
    = chez le boulanger or à la boulangerie
    I’m going to the grocer’s
    = je vais chez l’épicier or à l’épicerie
    I bought it at the fishmonger’s
    = je l’ai acheté chez le poissonnier or à la poissonnerie
    go to the chemist’s
    = va à la pharmacie or chez le pharmacien
    at or to the hairdresser’s
    = chez le coiffeur/la coiffeuse
    to work in a butcher’s
    = travailler dans une boucherie
    Chez is also used with the names of professions:
    at or to the doctor’s
    = chez le médecin
    at or to the lawyer’s
    = chez le notaire
    at or to the dentist’s
    = chez le dentiste
    Note that there are specific names for the place of work of some professions:
    the lawyer’s office
    = l’étude f du notaire
    the doctor’s surgery (GB) or office (US)
    = le cabinet du médecin
    Cabinet is also used for architects and dentists. If in doubt, check in the dictionary.
    People
    Talking of someone’s profession, we could say he is a dentist. In French this would be either il est dentiste or c’est un dentiste. Only when the sentence begins with c’est, can the indefinite article (un or une) be used.
    Paul is a dentist
    = Paul est dentiste
    she is a dentist
    = elle est dentiste or c’est une dentiste
    she’s a geography teacher
    = elle est professeur de géographie or c’est un professeur de géographie
    With adjectives, only the c’est construction is possible:
    she is a good dentist
    = c’est une bonne dentiste
    In the plural, if the construction begins with ce sont then you need to use des (or de before an adjective):
    they are mechanics
    = ils sont mécaniciens or ce sont des mécaniciens
    they are good mechanics
    = ce sont de bons mécaniciens
    Trades and professions
    what does he do?
    = qu’est-ce qu’il fait?
    what’s your job?
    = qu’est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?
    I’m a teacher
    = je suis professeur
    to work as a dentist
    = travailler comme dentiste
    to work for an electrician
    = travailler pour un électricien
    to be paid as a mechanic
    = être payé comme mécanicien
    he wants to be a baker
    = il veut devenir boulanger

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  • 18 pick and choose

    (to select or choose very carefully: When I'm buying apples, I like to pick and choose (the ones I want).) sélectionner

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  • 19 Numbers

    0 zéro*
    1 un†
    2 deux
    3 trois
    4 quatre
    5 cinq
    6 six
    7 sept
    8 huit
    9 neuf
    10 dix
    11 onze
    12 douze
    13 treize
    14 quatorze
    15 quinze
    16 seize
    17 dix-sept
    18 dix-huit
    19 dix-neuf
    20 vingt
    21 vingt et un
    22 vingt-deux
    30 trente
    31 trente et un
    32 trente-deux
    40 quarante
    50 cinquante
    60 soixante
    70 soixante-dix
    septante (in Belgium, Canada, Switzerland etc.)
    71 soixante et onze
    septante et un ( etc)
    72 soixante-douze
    73 soixante-treize
    74 soixante-quatorze
    75 soixante-quinze
    76 soixante-seize
    77 soixante-dix-sept
    78 soixante-dix-nuit
    79 soixante-dix-neuf
    80 quatre-vingts‡
    81 quatre-vingt-un§
    82 quatre-vingt-deux
    90 quatre-vingt-dix ; nonante (in Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, etc)
    91 quatre-vingt-onze ; nonante et un
    92 quatre-vingt-douze ; nonante-deux ( etc.)
    99 quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
    100 cent
    101 cent un†
    102 cent deux
    110 cent dix
    111 cent onze
    112 cent douze
    187 cent quatre-vingt-sept
    200 deux cents
    250 deux cent|| cinquante
    300 trois cents
    1000 || mille
    1001 mille un†
    1002 mille deux
    1020 mille vingt
    1200 mille** deux cents
    2000 deux mille††
    10000 dix mille
    10200 dix mille deux cents
    100000 cent mille
    102000 cent deux mille
    1000000 un million‡‡
    1264932 un million deux cent soixante-quatre mille neuf cent trente-deux
    1000000000 un milliard‡‡
    1000000000000 un billion‡‡
    * In English 0 may be called nought, zero or even nothing ; French is always zéro ; a nought = un zéro.
    Note that one is une in French when it agrees with a feminine noun, so un crayon but une table, une des tables, vingt et une tables, combien de tables? - il y en a une seule etc.
    Also huitante in Switzerland. Note that when 80 is used as a page number it has no s, e.g. page eighty = page quatre-vingt.
    § Note that vingt has no s when it is in the middle of a number. The only exception to this rule is when quatre-vingts is followed by millions, milliards or billions, e.g. quatre-vingts millions, quatre-vingts billions etc.
    Note that cent does not take an s when it is in the middle of a number. The only exception to this rule is when it is followed by millions, milliards or billions, e.g. trois cents millions, six cents billions etc. It has a normal plural when it modifies other nouns, e.g. 200 inhabitants = deux cents habitants.
    || Note that figures in French are set out differently ; where English would have a comma, French has simply a space. It is also possible in French to use a full stop (period) here, e.g. 1.000. French, like English, writes dates without any separation between thousands and hundreds, e.g. in 1995 = en 1995.
    ** When such a figure refers to a date, the spelling mil is preferred to mille, i.e. en 1200 = en mil deux cents. Note however the exceptions: when the year is a round number of thousands, the spelling is always mille, so en l’an mille, en l’an deux mille etc.
    †† Mille is invariable ; it never takes an s.
    ‡‡ Note that the French words million, milliard and billion are nouns, and when written out in full they take de before another noun, e.g. a million inhabitants is un million d’habitants, a billion francs is un billion de francs. However, when written in figures, 1,000,000 inhabitants is 1000000 habitants, but is still spoken as un million d’habitants. When million etc. is part of a complex number, de is not used before the nouns, e.g. 6,000,210 people = six millions deux cent dix personnes.
    Use of en
    Note the use of en in the following examples:
    there are six
    = il y en a six
    I’ve got a hundred
    = j’en ai cent
    En must be used when the thing you are talking about is not expressed (the French says literally there of them are six, I of them have a hundred etc.). However, en is not needed when the object is specified:
    there are six apples
    = il y a six pommes
    Approximate numbers
    When you want to say about…, remember the French ending -aine:
    about ten
    = une dizaine
    about ten books
    = une dizaine de livres
    about fifteen
    = une quinzaine
    about fifteen people
    = une quinzaine de personnes
    about twenty
    = une vingtaine
    about twenty hours
    = une vingtaine d’heures
    Similarly une trentaine, une quarantaine, une cinquantaine, une soixantaine and une centaine ( and une douzaine means a dozen). For other numbers, use environ (about):
    about thirty-five
    = environ trente-cinq
    about thirty-five francs
    = environ trente-cinq francs
    about four thousand
    = environ quatre mille
    about four thousand pages
    = environ quatre mille pages
    Environ can be used with any number: environ dix, environ quinze etc. are as good as une dizaine, une quinzaine etc.
    Note the use of centaines and milliers to express approximate quantities:
    hundreds of books
    = des centaines de livres
    I’ve got hundreds
    = j’en ai des centaines
    hundreds and hundreds of fish
    = des centaines et des centaines de poissons
    I’ve got thousands
    = j’en ai des milliers
    thousands of books
    = des milliers de livres
    thousands and thousands
    = des milliers et des milliers
    millions and millions
    = des millions et des millions
    Phrases
    numbers up to ten
    = les nombres jusqu’à dix
    to count up to ten
    = compter jusqu’à dix
    almost ten
    = presque dix
    less than ten
    = moins de dix
    more than ten
    = plus de dix
    all ten of them
    = tous les dix
    all ten boys
    = les dix garçons
    Note the French word order:
    my last ten pounds
    = mes dix dernières livres
    the next twelve weeks
    = les douze prochaines semaines
    the other two
    = les deux autres
    the last four
    = les quatre derniers
    Calculations in French
    Note that French uses a comma where English has a decimal point.
    0,25 zéro virgule vingt-cinq
    0,05 zéro virgule zéro cinq
    0,75 zéro virgule soixante-quinze
    3,45 trois virgule quarante-cinq
    8,195 huit virgule cent quatre-vingt-quinze
    9,1567 neuf virgule quinze cent soixante-sept
    or neuf virgule mille cinq cent soixante-sept
    9,3456 neuf virgule trois mille quatre cent cinquante-six
    Percentages in French
    25% vingt-cinq pour cent
    50% cinquante pour cent
    100% cent pour cent
    200% deux cents pour cent
    365% troix cent soixante-cinq pour cent
    4,25% quatre virgule vingt-cinq pour cent
    Fractions in French
    Ordinal numbers in French§
    1st 1er‡ premier ( feminine première)
    2nd 2e second or deuxième
    3rd 3e troisième
    4th 4e quatrième
    5th 5e cinquième
    6th 6e sixième
    7th 7e septième
    8th 8e huitième
    9th 9e neuvième
    10th 10e dixième
    11th 11e onzième
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    21st 21e vingt et unième
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    25th 25e vingt-cinquième
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    40th 40e quarantième
    50th 50e cinquantième
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    70th 70e soixante-dixième or septantième (in Belgium, Canada, Switzerland etc.)
    71st 71e soixante et onzième or septante et unième (etc.)
    72nd 72e soixante-douzième
    73rd 73e soixante-treizième
    74th 74e soixante-quatorzième
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    78th 78e soixante-dix-huitième
    79th 79e soixante-dix-neuvième
    80th 80e quatre-vingtième¶
    81st 81e quatre-vingt-unième
    90th 90e quatre-vingt-dixième or nonantième (in Belgium, Canada, Switzerland etc.)
    91st 91e quatre-vingt-onzième, or nonante et unième (etc.)
    99th 99e quatre-vingt-dix-neuvième
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    400th 400e quatre centième
    1,000th 1000e millième
    2,000th 2000e deux millième
    1,000,000th 1000000e millionième
    Like English, French makes nouns by adding the definite article:
    the first
    = le premier (or la première, or les premiers mpl or les premières fpl)
    the second
    = le second (or la seconde etc.)
    the first three
    = les trois premiers or les trois premières
    Note the French word order in:
    the third richest country in the world
    = le troisième pays le plus riche du monde
    * Note that half, when not a fraction, is translated by the noun moitié or the adjective demi ; see the dictionary entry.
    Note the use of les and d’entre when these fractions are used about a group of people or things: two-thirds of them = les deux tiers d’entre eux.
    This is the masculine form ; the feminine is 1re and the plural 1ers (m) or 1res (f).
    § All the ordinal numbers in French behave like ordinary adjectives and take normal plural endings where appropriate.
    Also huitantième in Switzerland.

    Big English-French dictionary > Numbers

  • 20 длительный допустимый ток

    1. courant permanent admissible, m
    2. courant admissible, m

     

    (длительный) допустимый ток
    Максимальное значение электрического тока, который может протекать длительно по проводнику, устройству или аппарату при определенных условиях без превышения определенного значения их температуры в установившемся режиме
    [ ГОСТ Р МЭК 60050-826-2009]

    Этот ток обозначают IZ
    [ ГОСТ Р 50571. 1-2009 ( МЭК 60364-1: 2005)]

    EN

    (continuous) current-carrying capacity
    ampacity (US)
    maximum value of electric current which can be carried continuously by a conductor, a device or an apparatus, under specified conditions without its steady-state temperature exceeding a specified value
    [IEV number 826-11-13]

    ampacity
    The current in amperes that a conductor can carry continuously under the conditions of use without exceeding its temperature rating.
    [National Electrical Cod]

    FR

    courant (permanent) admissible, m
    valeur maximale du courant électrique qui peut parcourir en permanence, un conducteur, un dispositif ou un appareil, sans que sa température de régime permanent, dans des conditions données, soit supérieure à la valeur spécifiée
    [IEV number 826-11-13]

    Ampacity, the term is defined as the maximum amount of current a cable can carry before sustaining immediate or progressive deterioration. Also described as current rating or current-carrying capacity, is the RMS electric current which a device can continuously carry while remaining within its temperature rating. The ampacity of a cable depends on:

    • its insulation temperature rating;
    • conductor electrical properties for current;
    • frequency, in the case of alternating currents;
    • ability to dissipate heat, which depends on cable geometry and its surroundings;
    • ambient temperature.

    Electric wires have some resistance, and electric current flowing through them causes voltage drop and power dissipation, which heats the cable. Copper or aluminum can conduct a large amount of current before melting, but long before the conductors melt, their insulation would be damaged by the heat.

    The ampacity for a power cable is thus based on physical and electrical properties of the material & construction of the conductor and of its insulation, ambient temperature, and environmental conditions adjacent to the cable. Having a large overall surface area may dissipate heat well if the environment can absorb the heat.

    In a long run of cable, different conditions govern, and installation regulations normally specify that the most severe condition along the run governs the cable's rating. Cables run in wet or oily locations may carry a lower temperature rating than in a dry installation. Derating is necessary for multiple circuits in close proximity. When multiple cables are near, each contributes heat to the others and diminishes the amount of cooling air that can flow past the individual cables. The overall ampacity of the insulated conductors in a bundle of more than 3 must be derated, whether in a raceway or cable. Usually the de-rating factor is tabulated in a nation's wiring regulations.

    Depending on the type of insulating material, common maximum allowable temperatures at the surface of the conductor are 60, 75 and 90 degrees Celsius, often with an ambient air temperature of 30°C. In the U.S., 105°C is allowed with ambient of 40°C, for larger power cables, especially those operating at more than 2 kV. Likewise, specific insulations are rated 150, 200 or 250°C.

    The allowed current in cables generally needs to be decreased (derated) when the cable is covered with fireproofing material.

    For example, the United States National Electric Code, Table 310-16, specifies that up to three 8 AWG copper wires having a common insulating material (THWN) in a raceway, cable, or direct burial has an ampacity of 50 A when the ambient air is 30°C, the conductor surface temperature allowed to be 75°C. A single insulated conductor in air has 70 A rating.

    Ampacity rating is normally for continuous current, and short periods of overcurrent occur without harm in most cabling systems. The acceptable magnitude and duration of overcurrent is a more complex topic than ampacity.

    When designing an electrical system, one will normally need to know the current rating for the following:

    Some devices are limited by power rating, and when this power rating occurs below their current limit, it is not necessary to know the current limit to design a system. A common example of this is lightbulb holders.

    [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampacity]

    Тематики

    • электротехника, основные понятия

    Синонимы

    EN

    DE

    • Dauerstrombelastbarkeit, f
    • Strombelastbarkeit, f

    FR

    • courant admissible, m
    • courant permanent admissible, m

    Русско-французский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > длительный допустимый ток

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