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  • 21 eke out

    1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) faire durer
    2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) subsister avec peine

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  • 22 embellish

    [im'beliʃ]
    1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) enjoliver
    2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) orner (de)

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  • 23 reconstitute

    [ri:'konstitju:t]
    (to put or change (something) back to its original form eg by adding liquid: to reconstitute dried milk.) reconstituer

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  • 24 relish

    ['reliʃ] 1. verb
    (to enjoy greatly: He relishes his food; I relished the thought of telling my husband about my promotion.) savourer
    2. noun
    1) (pleasure; enjoyment: He ate the food with great relish; I have no relish for such a boring task.) plaisir
    2) (a strong flavour, or a sauce etc for adding flavour.) assaisonnement

    English-French dictionary > relish

  • 25 subsidiary

    [səb'sidjəri] 1. adjective
    1) (adding to, or making a contribution towards, something larger, more important etc: questions that are subsidiary to the main one.) subsidiaire, accessoire
    2) ((of a firm, company etc) controlled by another, larger firm.) filiale
    2. noun
    (something that is subsidiary: this firm and its subsidiaries.) filiale

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  • 26 tea

    [ti:]
    1) (a type of plant grown in Asia, especially India, Ceylon and China, or its dried and prepared leaves: I bought half a kilo of tea.) thé
    2) (a drink made by adding boiling water to these: Have a cup of tea!) thé
    3) (a cup etc of tea: Two teas, please!) thé
    4) (a small meal in the afternoon (afternoon tea) or a larger one in the early evening, at which tea is often drunk: She invited him to tea.) thé, goûter
    - teacup - tea-party - teapot - tearoom - tea-set - tea-service - teaspoon - teaspoonful - tea-time - tea-towel

    English-French dictionary > tea

  • 27 keypad

    1. ( keyboard) pavé (m) numérique Noun
    2. un clavier ( adding machine) Noun

    Chambers English-French dictionary > keypad

  • 28 addition

    A n
    1 ( person or thing added) (to text, list, house) ajout m ; (to team, range) adjonction f ; (to corporation, company) acquisition f ; the latest addition to the family le dernier-né/la dernière-née m/f de la famille ;
    2 ¢ ( process of adding) gen adjonction f (of de) ; Math addition f.
    B in addition adv phr en plus.
    C in addition to prep phr en plus de.

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  • 29 again

    When used with a verb, again is often translated by adding the prefix re to the verb in French: to start again = recommencer ; to marry again = se remarier ; I'd like to read that book again = j'aimerais relire ce livre ; she never saw them again = elle ne les a jamais revus. You can check re + verbs by consulting the French side of the dictionary. For other uses of again and for idiomatic expressions, see below. adv encore ; sing it again! chante-le encore! ; once again encore une fois ; yet again he refused il a encore refusé ; when you are well again quand tu seras rétabli ; I'll never go there again je n'y retournerai jamais ; he never saw her again il ne l'a jamais revue ; never again! jamais plus! ; not again! encore! ; again and again plusieurs fois, à plusieurs reprises ; time and (time) again maintes fois ; again, you may think that et ici encore, vous pourriez penser que ; (and) then again, he may not mais il se peut aussi qu'il ne le fasse pas ; what's his name again ? il s'appelle comment déjà?

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  • 30 but

    but, [transcription][b\\@t]
    A adv (only, just) if I had but known si seulement j'avais su ; if I could but remember his name si seulement je pouvais me rappeler son nom ; these are but two of the possibilities ce ne sont que deux possibilités ; he's but a child ce n'est qu'un enfant ; I can but try je peux toujours essayer ; one can't help but admire her on ne peut pas s'empêcher de l'admirer ; he couldn't help but feel sad il ne pouvait s'empêcher d'être triste.
    B prep anything but that tout, sauf ça ; anybody but him n'importe qui sauf lui ; anywhere but Australia n'importe où sauf en Australie ; everybody but Paul will be there tout le monde sera là sauf Paul ; nobody but me knows how to do it personne d'autre que moi ne sait le faire, il n'y a que moi qui sache le faire ; it's nothing but an insult ce n'est qu'une insulte ; he's nothing but a coward ce n'est qu'un lâche ; to do nothing but disturb people ne rien faire d'autre que déranger les gens ; there's nothing for it but to leave il n'y a plus qu'une solution, c'est de partir ; where but in France? où sinon en France? ; who could do it but you? qui pourrait le faire sinon toi? ; and whom should I meet in town but Steven! et devine qui j'ai rencontré en ville, Steven! ; the last but one l'avant-dernier ; the next road but one la deuxième rue ; ⇒ all.
    C but for prep phr sans ; but for you, I would have died sans toi je serais mort ; we would have married but for the war sans la guerre or s'il n'y avait pas eu la guerre, nous nous serions mariés ; I'd have won but for him sans lui or s'il n'avait pas été là, j'aurais gagné ; he would have gone but for me si je n'avais pas été là il serait parti.
    D conj
    1 (expressing contrast, contradiction) mais ; it's not an asset but a disadvantage ce n'est pas un atout mais un désavantage ; I'll do it, but not yet je le ferai, mais pas tout de suite ; I agree, but I may be wrong je suis d'accord, mais j'ai peut-être tort ;
    2 ( yet) mais ; cheap but nourishing bon marché mais nourrissant ; he's about your height but fatter il est à peu près de ta taille mais plus gros ;
    3 (expressing reluctance, protest, surprise) but that's ridiculous/wonderful! mais c'est ridicule/formidable! ; but we can't afford it! mais nous n'avons pas les moyens! ;
    4 ( except that) never a day passes but she visits him il n'y a pas de jour qu'elle ne lui rende visite ; there's no doubt but he'll come il ne fait aucun doute qu'il viendra ;
    5 ( in apologies) mais ; excuse me, but excusez-moi, mais ; I may be old-fashioned, but je suis peut-être vieux-jeu, mais ;
    6 ( for emphasis) not twice, but three times pas deux mais trois fois ; I've searched everywhere, but everywhere j'ai cherché absolument partout ; nothing, but nothing will persuade him to leave il n'y a absolument rien qui puisse le persuader de partir ;
    7 ( adding to the discussion) but to continue… mais, pour continuer… ; but first, let's consider the advantages mais voyons tout d'abord les avantages.
    no buts (about it) il n'y a pas de ‘mais’ qui tienne, pas de discussion ; ⇒ if.

    Big English-French dictionary > but

  • 31 dubbing

    1 ( into foreign language) doublage m ;
    2 ( adding soundtrack) postsynchronisation f ; ( sound mixing) mixage m.

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  • 32 sorry

    A adj
    1 ( apologetic) désolé ; ( for emphasis) navré ; I'm terribly sorry je suis vraiment désolé, je suis navré ; (I'm) sorry, I haven't a clue ou I've no idea je suis désolé mais je n'en ai pas la moindre idée ; to be sorry that être désolé que (+ subj) ; to be sorry if être désolé si ; I'm sorry that things didn't work out/if I was rude je suis désolé que ça n'ait pas marché/si j'ai été grossier ; I'm sorry I'm late je suis désolé d'être en retard ; I'm sorry for the delay je suis désolé du retard, je m'excuse pour le retard ; to be sorry for doing/to do être désolé d'avoir fait/de faire ; I'm sorry for keeping you waiting excusez-moi de vous avoir fait attendre ; I'm sorry to be a nuisance but… excusez-moi de vous embêter, mais… ; to be sorry about s'excuser de [behaviour, mistake, change] ; I'm sorry about this! je suis désolé!, excusez-moi! ; sorry about that! (je suis) désolé! ; to say sorry s'excuser ; he didn't look the slightest bit sorry! il n'avait pas du tout l'air désolé! ;
    2 ( sympathetic) to be sorry to hear of sth/to hear that être désolé d'apprendre qch/d'apprendre que ; I'm very sorry about your uncle j'ai été désolé d'apprendre pour ton oncle ;
    3 ( regretful) to be sorry to do regretter de faire ; we are sorry to inform you that nous regrettons or nous avons le regret de vous informer que ; will you be sorry to go back? est-ce que tu auras des regrets en rentrant? ; no-one will be sorry to see him go! personne ne regrettera son départ! ; and, I'm sorry to say et malheureusement ; I'm sorry that I didn't come/that you didn't come je regrette de ne pas être venu/que tu ne sois pas venu ; she was sorry (that) she'd raised the subject elle regrettait d'avoir abordé le sujet ; I felt sorry about it afterwards j'ai eu des remords par la suite ; do it now or you'll be sorry! fais-le maintenant ou tu t'en repentiras! ;
    5 péj ( self-pitying) to feel sorry for oneself s'apitoyer sur soi-même or sur son sort ;
    6 (pathetic, deplorable) [state, sight, business] triste ; [person] minable ; they're a sorry lot! ils sont minables! ; to be in a sorry state être dans un triste état or en piteux état ; this is a sorry state of affairs! c'est vraiment lamentable!
    B excl
    1 ( apologizing) désolé! ;
    2 ( failing to hear) sorry? pardon? ;
    3 ( contradicting) sorry, Sarah, that isn't true! désolé, Sarah, mais cela est faux! ;
    4 ( interrupting others) sorry, time is running out je suis désolé, mais nous n'avons plus beaucoup de temps ;
    5 ( adding a comment) sorry, may I just say that excusez-moi, je voudrais simplement ajouter que ;
    6 ( requesting clarification) sorry, I'm not with you pardon, mais je ne vous suis pas ;
    7 ( correcting self) so we have two, sorry, three options nous avons donc deux, pardon, trois options ;
    8 ( being adamant) sorry, but that's the way it is! désolé, mais c'est comme ça!

    Big English-French dictionary > sorry

  • 33 thereby

    thereby conj ainsi ; thereby compromising further negotiations compromettant ainsi de futures négociations ; the patient is ignored thereby adding to his distress le patient est tenu à l'écart ce qui ne fait qu'ajouter à son désarroi.
    thereby hangs a tale c'est toute une histoire.

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  • 34 Colours

    Not all English colour terms have a single exact equivalent in French: for instance, in some circumstances brown is marron, in others brun. If in doubt, look the word up in the dictionary.
    Colour terms
    what colour is it?
    = c’est de quelle couleur? or (more formally) de quelle couleur est-il?
    it’s green
    = il est vert or elle est verte
    to paint sth green
    = peindre qch en vert
    to dye sth green
    = teindre qch en vert
    to wear green
    = porter du vert
    dressed in green
    = habillé de vert
    Colour nouns are all masculine in French:
    I like green
    = j’aime le vert
    I prefer blue
    = je préfère le bleu
    red suits her
    = le rouge lui va bien
    it’s a pretty yellow!
    = c’est un joli jaune!
    have you got it in white?
    = est-ce que vous l’avez en blanc?
    a pretty shade of blue
    = un joli ton de bleu
    it was a dreadful green
    = c’était un vert affreux
    a range of greens
    = une gamme de verts
    Most adjectives of colour agree with the noun they modify:
    a blue coat
    = un manteau bleu
    a blue dress
    = une robe bleue
    blue clothes
    = des vêtements bleus
    Some that don’t agree are explained below.
    Words that are not true adjectives
    Some words that translate English adjectives are really nouns in French, and so don’t show agreement:
    a brown shoe
    = une chaussure marron
    orange tablecloths
    = des nappes fpl orange
    hazel eyes
    = des yeux mpl noisette
    Other French words like this include: cerise ( cherry-red), chocolat ( chocolate-brown) and émeraude ( emerald-green).
    Shades of colour
    Expressions like pale blue, dark green or light yellow are also invariable in French and show no agreement:
    a pale blue shirt
    = une chemise bleu pâle
    dark green blankets
    = des couvertures fpl vert foncé
    a light yellow tie
    = une cravate jaune clair
    bright yellow socks
    = des chaussettes fpl jaune vif
    French can also use the colour nouns here: instead of une chemise bleu pâle you could say une chemise d’un bleu pâle ; and similarly des couvertures d’un vert foncé (etc). The nouns in French are normally used to translate English adjectives of this type ending in -er and -est:
    a darker blue
    = un bleu plus foncé
    the dress was a darker blue
    = la robe était d’un bleu plus foncé
    Similarly:
    a lighter blue
    = un bleu plus clair (etc.)
    In the following examples, blue stands for most basic colour terms:
    pale blue
    = bleu pâle
    light blue
    = bleu clair
    bright blue
    = bleu vif
    dark blue
    = bleu foncé
    deep blue
    = bleu profond
    strong blue
    = bleu soutenu
    Other types of compound in French are also invariable, and do not agree with their nouns:
    a navy-blue jacket
    = une veste bleu marine
    These compounds include: bleu ciel ( sky-blue), vert pomme ( apple-green), bleu nuit ( midnight-blue), rouge sang ( blood-red) etc. However, all English compounds do not translate directly into French. If in doubt, check in the dictionary.
    French compounds consisting of two colour terms linked with a hyphen are also invariable:
    a blue-black material
    = une étoffe bleu-noir
    a greenish-blue cup
    = une tasse bleu-vert
    a greeny-yellow dress
    = une robe vert-jaune
    English uses the ending -ish, or sometimes -y, to show that something is approximately a certain colour, e.g. a reddish hat or a greenish paint. The French equivalent is -âtre:
    blue-ish
    = bleuâtre
    greenish or greeny
    = verdâtre
    greyish
    = grisâtre
    reddish
    = rougeâtre
    yellowish or yellowy
    = jaunâtre
    etc.
    Other similar French words are rosâtre, noirâtre and blanchâtre. Note however that these words are often rather negative in French. It is better not to use them if you want to be complimentary about something. Use instead tirant sur le rouge/jaune etc.
    To describe a special colour, English can add -coloured to a noun such as raspberry (framboise) or flesh (chair). Note how this is said in French, where the two-word compound with couleur is invariable, and, unlike English, never has a hyphen:
    a chocolate-coloured skirt
    = une jupe couleur chocolat
    raspberry-coloured fabric
    = du tissu couleur framboise
    flesh-coloured tights
    = un collant couleur chair
    Colour verbs
    English makes some colour verbs by adding -en (e.g. blacken). Similarly French has some verbs in -ir made from colour terms:
    to blacken
    = noircir
    to redden
    = rougir
    to whiten
    = blanchir
    The other French colour terms that behave like this are: bleu (bleuir), jaune (jaunir), rose (rosir) and vert (verdir). It is always safe, however, to use devenir, thus:
    to turn purple
    = devenir violet
    Describing people
    Note the use of the definite article in the following:
    to have black hair
    = avoir les cheveux noirs
    to have blue eyes
    = avoir les yeux bleus
    Note the use of à in the following:
    a girl with blue eyes
    = une jeune fille aux yeux bleus
    the man with black hair
    = l’homme aux cheveux noirs
    Not all colours have direct equivalents in French. The following words are used for describing the colour of someone’s hair (note that les cheveux is plural in French):
    fair
    = blond
    dark
    = brun
    blonde or blond
    = blond
    brown
    = châtain inv
    red
    = roux
    black
    = noir
    grey
    = gris
    white
    = blanc
    Check other terms such as yellow, ginger, auburn, mousey etc. in the dictionary.
    Note these nouns in French:
    a fair-haired man
    = un blond
    a fair-haired woman
    = une blonde
    a dark-haired man
    = un brun
    a dark-haired woman
    = une brune
    The following words are useful for describing the colour of someone’s eyes:
    blue
    = bleu
    light blue
    = bleu clair inv
    light brown
    = marron clair inv
    brown
    = marron inv
    hazel
    = noisette inv
    green
    = vert
    grey
    = gris
    greyish-green
    = gris-vert inv
    dark
    = noir

    Big English-French dictionary > Colours

  • 35 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
    12th 12e douzième
    13th 13e treizième
    14th 14e quatorzième
    15th 15e quinzième
    16th 16e seizième
    17th 17e dix-septième
    18th 18e dix-huitième
    19th 19e dix-neuvième
    20th 20e vingtième
    21st 21e vingt et unième
    22nd 22e vingt-deuxième
    23rd 23e vingt-troisième
    24th 24e vingt-quatrième
    25th 25e vingt-cinquième
    30th 30e trentième
    31st 31e trente et unième
    40th 40e quarantième
    50th 50e cinquantième
    60th 60e soixantième
    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
    75th 75e soixante-quinzième
    76th 76e soixante-seizième
    77th 77e soixante-dix-septième
    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
    100th 100e centième
    101st 101e cent et unième
    102nd 102e cent-deuxième
    196th 196e cent quatre-vingt-seizième
    200th 200e deux centième
    300th 300e trois centième
    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

  • 36 eke out

    eke out [i:k-]
    (a) (make last → rations) faire durer
    to eke out a living gagner tout juste sa vie;
    they eked out a miserable existence on the barren land ils tiraient leur maigre subsistance du sol aride

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > eke out

  • 37 totalizator

    totalizator ['təʊtəlaɪzeɪtə(r)]
    (a) (adding machine) totalisateur m, machine f totalisatrice
    (b) British (in betting) pari m mutuel

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > totalizator

  • 38 which

    which [wɪtʃ]
    quel1 (a) lequel2 (a) celui qui2 (b) celui que2 (b) qui3 (a) que3 (a) ce qui3 (b) ce que3 (b)
    (a) (in questions → singular) quel (quelle); (→ plural) quels (quelles);
    which book did you buy? quel livre as-tu acheté?;
    which candidate are you voting for? pour quel candidat allez-vous voter?;
    which one? lequel?/laquelle?;
    which ones? lesquels?/lesquelles?;
    which one of you spoke? lequel de vous a parlé?;
    which one of the twins got married? lequel des jumeaux s'est marié?;
    I saw several films - which ones? j'ai vu plusieurs films - lesquels?;
    I wonder which route would be best je me demande quel serait le meilleur chemin;
    which way should we go? par où devrions-nous aller?;
    keep track of which employees come in late notez le nom des employés qui arrivent en retard
    he may miss his plane, in which case he'll have to wait il est possible qu'il rate son avion, auquel cas il devra attendre;
    she arrives at 5 p.m. at which time I'll still be at the office elle arrive à 17 heures, heure à laquelle je serai encore au bureau;
    they lived in Madrid for one year, during which time their daughter was born ils ont habité Madrid pendant un an, et c'est à cette époque que leur fille est née
    (a) (in questions → singular) lequel (laquelle) m,f; (→ plural) lesquels (lesquelles) mpl, fpl;
    which of the houses do you live in? dans quelle maison habitez-vous?;
    which of these books is yours? lequel de ces livres est le tien?;
    which is the freshest? quel est le plus frais?;
    which is the more interesting of the two films? lequel de ces deux films est-il le plus intéressant?;
    which of you saw the accident? qui de vous a vu l'accident?;
    which of you three is the oldest? lequel de vous trois est le plus âgé?, qui est le plus âgé de vous trois?;
    she's from Chicago or Boston, I don't remember which elle vient de Chicago ou de Boston, je ne sais plus laquelle des deux;
    we can play bridge or poker, I don't care which on peut jouer au bridge ou au poker, peu m'importe;
    I can't tell which is which je n'arrive pas à les distinguer (l'un de l'autre);
    which is which? lequel est-ce?
    (b) (the one or ones that → as subject) (singular) celui qui (celle qui) m,f; (plural) ceux qui (celles qui) mpl, fpl; (→ as object) (singular) celui que (celle que) m,f; (plural) ceux que (celles que) mpl, fpl;
    show me which you prefer montrez-moi celui que vous préférez;
    tell her which is yours dites-lui lequel est le vôtre
    (a) (adding further information → as subject) qui; (→ as object) que;
    the house, which is very old, needs urgent repairs la maison, qui est très vieille, a besoin d'être réparée sans plus attendre;
    the vases, each of which held white roses, were made of crystal les vases, qui contenaient chacun des roses blanches, étaient en cristal;
    the hand with which I write la main avec laquelle j'écris;
    the office in which she works le bureau dans lequel ou où elle travaille;
    the hotels at which they stayed les hôtels où ils sont allés ou descendus;
    the house of which I am speaking la maison dont je parle;
    the countries to which we are going or which we're going to les pays où nous allons
    (b) (commenting on previous statement → as subject) ce qui; (→ as object) ce que;
    it took her an hour, which isn't bad really elle a mis une heure, ce qui n'est pas mal en fait;
    he looked like a military man, which in fact he was il avait l'air d'un militaire, et en fait c'en était un;
    he says it was an accident, which I don't believe for an instant il dit que c'était un accident, ce que je ne crois absolument pas ou mais je ne le crois pas un seul instant;
    he's getting married, which surprises me il va se marier, ce qui m'étonne;
    I don't like it when rents go up, which they often do je n'aime pas que les loyers augmentent, ce qui arrive souvent;
    then they arrived, after which things got better puis ils sont arrivés, après quoi tout est allé mieux;
    she lied about the letter, from which I guessed she was up to something elle a menti au sujet de la lettre, d'où j'ai deviné qu'elle combinait quelque chose;
    he insists that actors should have talent, in which he is right il exige que les acteurs aient du talent, (ce) en quoi il a raison;
    he started shouting, upon which I left the room il s'est mis à crier, sur quoi ou et sur ce j'ai quitté la pièce
    4 Which? noun
    Press = magazine de l'Union des consommateurs britanniques connu pour ses essais comparatifs

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > which

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