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  • 1 Time units

    = une seconde
    a minute
    = une minute
    an hour
    = une heure
    a day
    = un jour
    a week
    = une semaine
    a month
    = un mois
    a year
    = un an/une année
    a century
    = un siècle
    How long?
    Note the various ways of translating take into French.
    how long does it take?
    = combien de temps faut-il?
    it took me a week
    = cela m’a pris une semaine or il m’a fallu une semaine
    I took an hour to finish it
    = j’ai mis une heure pour le terminer
    it’ll only take a moment
    = c’est l’affaire de quelques instants
    Translate both spend and have as passer:
    to have a wonderful evening
    = passer une soirée merveilleuse
    to spend two days in Paris
    = passer deux jours à Paris
    Use dans for in when something is seen as happening in the future:
    I’ll be there in an hour
    = je serai là dans une heure
    in three weeks’ time
    = dans trois semaines
    Use en for in when expressing the time something took or will take:
    he did it in an hour
    = il l’a fait en une heure
    The commonest translation of for in the ‘how long’ sense is pendant:
    I worked in the factory for a year
    = j’ai travaillé à l’usine pendant un an
    But use pour for for when the length of time is seen as being still to come:
    we’re here for a month
    = nous sommes là pour un mois
    And use depuis for for when the action began in the past and is or was still going on:
    she has been here for a week
    = elle est ici depuis huit jours
    she had been there for a year
    = elle était là depuis un an
    I haven’t seen her for years
    = je ne l’ai pas vue depuis des années
    Note the use of de when expressing how long something lasted or will last:
    a two-minute delay
    = un retard de deux minutes
    an eight-hour day
    = une journée de huit heures
    five weeks’ pay
    = cinq semaines de salaire
    When?
    In the past
    when did it happen?
    = quand est-ce que c’est arrivé?
    two minutes ago
    = il y a deux minutes
    a month ago
    = il y a un mois
    years ago
    = il y a des années
    it’ll be a month ago on Tuesday
    = ça fera un mois mardi
    it’s years since he died
    = il y a des années qu’il est mort
    a month earlier
    = un mois plus tôt
    a month before
    = un mois avant or un mois auparavant
    the year before
    = l’année d’avant or l’année précédente
    the year after
    = l’année d’après or l’année suivante
    a few years later
    = quelques années plus tard
    after four days
    = au bout de quatre jours
    last week
    = la semaine dernière
    last month
    = le mois dernier
    last year
    = l’année dernière
    a week ago yesterday
    = il y a eu huit jours hier
    a week ago tomorrow
    = il y aura huit jours demain
    the week before last
    = il y a quinze jours
    over the past few months
    = au cours des derniers mois
    In the future
    when will you see him?
    = quand est-ce que tu le verras?
    in a few days
    = dans quelques jours (see also above, the phrases with in translated by dans)
    any day now
    = d’un jour à l’autre
    next week
    = la semaine prochaine
    next month
    = le mois prochain
    next year
    = l’année prochaine
    this coming week
    = la semaine qui vient or (more formally) au cours de la semaine à venir
    over the coming months
    = au cours des mois à venir
    a month from tomorrow
    = dans un mois demain
    How often?
    how often does it happen?
    = cela arrive tous les combien?
    every Thursday
    = tous les jeudis
    every week
    = toutes les semaines
    every year
    = tous les ans
    every second day
    = tous les deux jours
    every third month
    = tous les trois mois
    day after day
    = jour après jour
    year after year
    = année après année
    the last Thursday of the month
    = le dernier jeudi du mois
    twice a month
    = deux fois par mois
    once every three months
    = une fois tous les trois mois
    How much an hour (etc)?
    how much do you get an hour?
    = combien gagnez-vous de l’heure?
    I get $20
    = je gagne 20 dollars de l’heure
    to be paid $20 an hour
    = être payé 20 dollars de l’heure
    but note:
    to be paid by the hour
    = être payé à l’heure
    how much do you earn a month?
    = combien gagnez-vous par mois?
    $3,000 a month
    = 3000 dollars par mois
    Forms in -ée: an/année, matin/matinée etc.
    The -ée forms are often used to express a rather vague amount of time passing or spent in something, and so tend to give a subjective slant to what is being said, as in:
    a long day/evening/year
    = une longue journée/soirée/année
    a whole day
    = toute une journée or une journée entière
    we spent a lovely day there
    = nous y avons passé une journée merveilleuse
    When an exact number is specified, the shorter forms are generally used, as in:
    it lasted six days
    = cela a duré six jours
    two years’ military service
    = deux ans de service militaire
    However there is no strict rule that applies to all of these words. If in doubt, check in the dictionary.

    Big English-French dictionary > Time units

  • 2 shape

    A n
    1 (form, outline) (of object, building etc) forme f ; ( of person) silhouette f ; a square/triangular/star shape une forme carrée/triangulaire/d'étoile ; what shape is it? de quelle forme est-ce? ; to change shape [substance] changer de forme ; to be an odd shape avoir une drôle de forme ; to be the right/wrong shape [object] avoir/ne pas avoir la forme qu'il faut ; [person] avoir/ne pas avoir la silhouette qu'il faut ; to be round/square in shape avoir la forme d'un rond/d'un carré ; it's like a leaf in shape de forme cela ressemble à une feuille ; in the shape of a star/a cat en forme d'étoile/de chat ; to carve/cut/mould sth into shape donner forme à qch en le sculptant/taillant/modelant ; to keep its shape [garment] garder sa forme ; to keep one's shape [person] garder sa ligne ; to take shape [sculpture, building] prendre forme ; to be out of shape [garment] ne plus avoir de forme ; to go out of shape, to lose its shape [garment] se déformer ; to bend/knock sth out of shape gauchir/défoncer qch ; in all shapes and sizes de toutes les formes et de toutes les tailles ; cookers come in all shapes and sizes il existe des cuisinières de toutes les formes et de toutes les tailles ; the prince took on the shape of a frog le prince a pris la forme d'une grenouille ;
    2 ( optimum condition) forme f ; to be in/out of shape être/ne pas être en forme ; to get in/keep in shape se mettre/se maintenir en forme ; to get/knock/lick ○ sb in(to) shape mettre qn en forme ; to get/knock/lick ○ /whip ○ sth into shape mettre qch au point or en état [project, idea, proposal, report, essay] ;
    3 fig (character, structure) gen forme f ; ( of organization) structure f ; technology that influences the shape of the labour market technologie qui influe sur la structure du marché du travail ; he determined the whole shape of 20th century poetry il a déterminé la forme de la poésie du vingtième siècle ; to take shape [plan, project, idea] prendre forme ; [events] prendre tournure ; the likely shape of currency union la forme que prendra probablement l'union monétaire ; this will determine the shape of political developments over the next decade ceci déterminera l'évolution politique de la prochaine décennie ; my contribution took the shape of helping/advising… j'ai contribué en aidant/en conseillant… ; whatever the shape of the new government ( in composition) quelle que soit la composition du nouveau gouvernement ; ( in style) quelle que soit la forme que prendra le nouveau gouvernement ; to spell out the shape of a proposal expliquer clairement les grandes lignes d'une proposition ; to decide what shape one's apology should take décider comment on va présenter ses excuses ; developments which have changed the shape of our lives des développements qui ont changé notre mode de vie ; the shape of things to come ce que sera or ce que nous réserve l'avenir ; X comes in many shapes and forms il y a toutes sortes de X ; tips in any shape or form are forbidden les pourboires de toutes sortes sont interdits ; I don't condone violence in any shape or form je ne pardonne pas la violence, sous quelque forme que ce soit ; I wasn't involved in the matter in any way, shape or form je n'étais, en aucune manière, impliqué dans cette affaire ;
    4 ( guise) in the shape of sous (la) forme de ; help arrived in the shape of a policeman/a large sum of money les secours sont arrivés en la personne d'un agent de police/sous (la) forme d'une importante somme d'argent ; he eats a lot of fat in the shape of chips and burgers il mange beaucoup de matière grasse sous (la) forme de frites et de hamburgers ;
    5 (vague, indistinguishable form) forme f, silhouette f ; the shape under the bedclothes groaned la forme sous les couvertures a grogné ;
    6 Culin (mould for jelly, pastry) moule m ;
    7 Culin ( moulded food) ( of jelly) gelée f ; (of pudding, rice) gâteau m ; ( of meat) pâté m, terrine f.
    B vtr
    1 (fashion, mould) [person] modeler [clay, dough] ; sculpter [wood, stone] ; [wind, rain] façonner, sculpter [rock, region] ; [hairdresser] couper [hair] ; he shaped my hair into a bob/into layers il m'a coupé les cheveux au carré/en dégradé ; we shaped the sand into a mound nous avons façonné le sable en forme de butte ; the statue had been shaped out of a single block of stone la statue avait été sculptée dans un seul bloc de pierre ; caves shaped out of the rock by the action of the water des grottes creusées dans la roche par l'action de l'eau ; shape the dough into balls faites des boules avec la pâte ; to shape the material/cardboard into a triangle faire un triangle dans le tissu/carton ;
    2 fig [person, event] influencer ; ( stronger) déterminer [future, idea] ; modeler [character] ; [person] formuler [policy, project] ; you could play a part in shaping this country's future vous pourriez avoir un rôle dans la détermination de l'avenir du pays ;
    3 Sewing ( fit closely) ajuster [garment] ; a jacket shaped at the waist une veste cintrée.
    1 ( develop) [person] s'en sortir ; she's shaping up really well as a manager elle s'en sort bien comme directrice ; how are things shaping up at (the) head office? quelle tournure prennent les choses au siège? ; to be shaping up to be être en train de devenir ; this game is shaping up to be an enthralling contest ce jeu est en train de devenir un concours passionnant ;
    2 ( meet expectations) être à la hauteur ; if he doesn't shape up, fire him s'il n'est pas à la hauteur, renvoie-le ; shape up or ship out ○ ! si tu n'es pas à la hauteur prends la porte! ;
    3 ( improve one's figure) se mettre en forme.

    Big English-French dictionary > shape

  • 3 exercise

    1. noun
    1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) exercice
    2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) exercice
    3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) manoeuvre
    2. verb
    1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) (faire) faire de l'exercice
    2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) exercer

    English-French dictionary > exercise

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