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a tangent to the curve

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1 tangent

tangent, e [tɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

1. adjective

a. (Mathematics) tangential (à to)

b. ( = juste) (inf) close

• on est passé mais c'était tangent we made it but it was a close thing

• il était tangent he was a borderline case

• il a eu son examen mais c'était tangent he passed his exam by the skin of his teeth

2. feminine noun

tangente tangent

• prendre la tangente (inf) ( = partir) to make o.s. scarce ; ( = éluder) to dodge the issue

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tangente tɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif

1) Mathématique tangent, tangential

tangent à — at a tangent to

2) (colloq) ( de justesse)

elle passe en classe supérieure, mais c'est tangent — she's moving up a year GB ou grade US, but only by the skin of her teeth (colloq)

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tɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t tangent, -e
1. adj

1) MATHÉMATIQUE

tangent à — tangential to

2) * (de justesse) close

2. nf

1) MATHÉMATIQUE tangent

2) (locution) *

prendre la tangente — to make oneself scarce

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tangent, tangente

A adj

1 Math tangent, tangential; tangent à at a tangent to;

2 ○( de justesse) elle passe en classe supérieure, mais c'est tangent she's moving up a class GB ou grade US, but only by the skin of her teeth○.

B tangente nf Math tangent.

Idiome

prendre la tangente○ to make oneself scarce○.

( féminin tangente) [tɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif

1. GÉOMÉTRIE & MATHÉMATIQUES tangent, tangential

2. (familier) [limite - cas, candidat] borderline

ses notes sont tangentes her grades put her on the borderline

je ne l'ai pas renvoyé, mais c'était tangent I didn't fire him but I was very close to doing so

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tangente nom féminin

1. GÉOMÉTRIE & MATHÉMATIQUES tangent

une tangente à la courbe a tangent to the curve

2. (locution)

prendre la tangente

a. (familier) [se sauver] to make off

b. [esquiver une question] to dodge the issue

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tangent
2 détour

détour [detuʀ]

masculine noun

   a. ( = déviation) detour

• au détour de la conversation in the course of the conversation

• faire un détour to make a detour ( par via)

• le musée valait le détour the museum was worth the detour

   b. ( = moyen indirect) roundabout means

• explique-toi sans détour(s) just say straight out what you mean

   c. ( = sinuosité) bend

• au détour du chemin at the bend in the path

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detuʀ
nom masculin

1) ( trajet) detour

faire un détour par Oxford — to make a detour via Oxford

ça vaut le détour — it's worth the trip

2) ( moyen indirect) roundabout means; ( dans le langage) circumlocution

être sans détours — ( explication) to be straight and to the point; ( personne) to be plain-speaking

il me l'a dit sans détours — he told me straight

3) ( tournant) bend

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detuʀ nm
1) (= chemin plus long) detour

faire un détour — to make a detour

ça vaut le détour — it's worth the trip

2) (= tournant) bend

au détour de — at the bend in

3) fig (= subterfuge) roundabout means

sans détour — plainly

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détour nm

1 ( trajet) detour; faire un détour to make a detour; faire un détour par Oxford to make a detour via Oxford; ça vaut le détour it's worth the trip; faire du cinéma après un détour par le théâtre fig to go into films after a brief spell in the theatre^GB; les négociations font un détour par les salaires fig the negotiations have branched off into discussions about salaries;

2 ( moyen indirect) roundabout means; ( dans le langage) circumlocution; user de détours pour dire qch to say sth in a roundabout way; être sans détours ( explication) to be straight and to the point; ( personne) to be plain-speaking; il nous a parlé sans détours he spoke to us frankly; il me l'a dit sans détours he told me straight; il m'a expliqué son point de vue sans détours he told me straight out what his position was;

3 ( tournant) bend; les détours d'une route/rivière the bends in a road/river; au détour de la route/rivière at the bend in the road/river; au détour de la conversation fig in the course of the conversation; faire des détours [route] to twist and turn; [rivière] to meander.

[detur] nom masculin

1. [tournant] bend, curve, turn

[méandre] wind, meander

la route fait de nombreux détours jusqu'au bout/jusqu'en bas/jusqu'en haut de la vallée the road winds all the way through/down/up the valley

faire un brusque détour to make a sharp turn

2. [crochet] detour, diversion

faire un détour par un village to make a detour through a village

elle nous a fait faire un détour pour venir ici she brought us a roundabout way

faisons un petit détour par la psychanalyse (figuré) let's go off at a tangent for a minute and talk about psychoanalysis

valoir le détour [restaurant, paysage] to be worth the detour

3. [faux-fuyant] roundabout way

un discours plein de détours a roundabout ou circumlocutory (soutenu) way of speaking

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au détour de locution prépositionnelle

1. [en cheminant le long de]

au détour du chemin as you follow the path

2. [en consultant, en écoutant]

au détour de votre livre/œuvre, on devine vos préoccupations leafing through your book/glancing through your work, one gets an idea of your main concerns

au détour de la conversation in the course of the conversation

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sans détour locution adverbiale

[parler, répondre] straightforwardly, without beating about the bush

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > détour

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tangent — [tan′jənt] adj. [L tangens, prp. of tangere, to touch: see TACT] 1. that touches; touching 2. Geom. touching and not intersecting a curve or curved surface at one and only one point: said of a line or plane n. [< ModL ( linea) tangens, tangent … English World dictionary
Tangent — Tan gent, a. [L. tangens, entis, p. pr.] Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.) meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that point the same direction as the curve or surface; said of a straight line, curve, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tangent plane — Tangent Tan gent, a. [L. tangens, entis, p. pr.] Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.) meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that point the same direction as the curve or surface; said of a straight line, curve … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Tangent screw — Tangent Tan gent, a. [L. tangens, entis, p. pr.] Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.) meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that point the same direction as the curve or surface; said of a straight line, curve … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tangent — Tan gent, n. [L. tangens, entis, p. pr. of tangere to touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf. {Attain}, {Contaminate}, {Contingent}, {Entire}, {Tact}, {Taste}, {Tax}, v. t.] (Geom.) A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tangent galvanometer — Tangent Tan gent, n. [L. tangens, entis, p. pr. of tangere to touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf. {Attain}, {Contaminate}, {Contingent}, {Entire}, {Tact}, {Taste}, {Tax}, v. t.] (Geom.) A tangent line curve, or surface;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tangent of an angle — Tangent Tan gent, n. [L. tangens, entis, p. pr. of tangere to touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf. {Attain}, {Contaminate}, {Contingent}, {Entire}, {Tact}, {Taste}, {Tax}, v. t.] (Geom.) A tangent line curve, or surface;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tangent of an arc — Tangent Tan gent, n. [L. tangens, entis, p. pr. of tangere to touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf. {Attain}, {Contaminate}, {Contingent}, {Entire}, {Tact}, {Taste}, {Tax}, v. t.] (Geom.) A tangent line curve, or surface;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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