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1 eight
eight [eɪt]* * *[eɪt]noun, adjective huit (m) inveight-hour day — journée f de huit heures
••to be one over the eight — (colloq) avoir un verre dans le nez (colloq)
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2 eight
eight [eɪt]1 noun(a) (number, numeral) huit m inv;∎ to reach the last eight (in knockout competition) être en quart de finale;∎ British to have had one over the eight avoir bu plus que son compte(b) (in rowing) huit m (de pointe)2 pronounhuithuit;∎ to work an eight-hour day travailler huit heures par jour, faire des journées de huit heures; see also fiveAmerican eight hundred number ≃ numéro m vert -
3 eight
A n (number, rowing team) huit m inv.B adj huit inv ; eight-hour day journée f de huit heures ; to work eight-hour shifts faire les trois-huit.to have had ou to be one over the eight ○ avoir un verre dans le nez ○. -
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[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) huit2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) huit ans3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) équipe de huit2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) huit2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) (âgé de) huit ans•- eight-- eighth - eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) de huit ans -
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7 eight-bit
►► eight-bit byte octet m;eight-bit character caractère m à huit bits -
8 eight-year-old
noun (a person or animal that is eight years old: Is this game suitable for an eight-year-old?) enfant de huit ans -
9 figure of eight
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10 seventy-eight
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11 forty-eight
∎ American the lower forty-eight les quarante-huit États américains (à part l'Alaska et Hawaï)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > forty-eight
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12 seventy-eight
[ˌsevəntɪ'eɪt]noun Audioa seventy-eight (record ou disc) — un soixante-dix-huit tours m inv
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13 figure of eight
(a pattern etc in the shape of the figure 8: The skater did a figure of eight.) huit -
14 six-eight time
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15 seventy-eight
(record) 78 tours m inv;∎ a collection of old 78s une collection de vieux 78 toursUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > seventy-eight
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16 figure of eight stair
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > figure of eight stair
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17 Group of Eight
Pol. G-8 (Groupe des Huit) [composé des sept pays du G7 + la Fédération de Russie]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > Group of Eight
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18 three shifts of eight hours
Trav. les trois-huitEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > three shifts of eight hours
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average [ˈævərɪdʒ]1. nounmoyenne f• above/below average au-dessus/en dessous de la moyenne• to do an average of 70km/h rouler à une moyenne de 70 km/h2. adjectivea. ( = find the average of) faire la moyenne deb. ( = reach an average of) atteindre la moyenne de* * *['ævərɪdʒ] 1.noun moyenne f (of de)2.above/below (the) average — au-dessus de/au-dessous de la moyenne
adjective gen, Mathematics moyen/-enne3.on an average day I work seven hours — en moyenne, je travaille sept heures par jour
transitive verb faire en moyenne [distance, quantity, time]we averaged 95 km/h — nous avons fait une moyenne de 95 km/h
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eight — [eıt] number, n [: Old English; Origin: eahta] 1.) the number 8 ▪ It s only eight days till Christmas. ▪ They woke at eight (=eight o clock) . ▪ My parents died when I was eight (=eight years old) . 2.) a team of eight people who row a racing… … Dictionary of contemporary English
eight — late 14c., eighte, earlier ehte (c.1200), from O.E. eahta, æhta, from P.Gmc. *akhto(u) (Cf. O.S. ahto, O.Fris. ahta, O.N. atta, Swed. ôtta, Du. acht, O.H.G. Ahto, Ger. acht, Goth. ahtau), from PIE *okto( … Etymology dictionary
eight — eight; eight·er; eight·ling; eight·pen·ny; eight·some; eight·fold; eight·i·eth; … English syllables
eight — ► CARDINAL NUMBER 1) one more than seven; 8. (Roman numeral: viii or VIII.) 2) an eight oared rowing boat or its crew. ● have one over the eight Cf. ↑have one over the eight ● pieces of eight … English terms dictionary
eight — [āt] adj. [ME eighte < OE eahta, akin to Ger acht < IE base * oktō(u) L octo, Gr oktō, OIr ocht] totaling one more than seven n. 1. the cardinal number between seven and nine; 8; VIII 2. any group of eight people or things, as a crew of… … English World dictionary
eight — cylinder engine, or a vehicle fitted with one; the cylinders may be in line (a straight eight) or in a V layout (a V 8). Also see flat eight straight eight V eight … Dictionary of automotive terms
Eight — ([=a]t), n. 1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eight — ist das englische Wort für die Zahl Acht. Eight steht außerdem für: The Eight, ursprünglicher Name der Künstlergruppe Ashcan School Eight Inc., multidisziplinäres Design und Innovationsstudio … Deutsch Wikipedia
Eight — ([=a]t), a. [AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta, D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. [=a]tta, Sw. [*a]tta, Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. aszt[*u]ni, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. oktw , Skr. ash[.t]an. [root]306. Cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eight|y — «AY tee», noun, plural eight|ies, adjective. eight times ten; 80: »The eighty cows were milked in two groups, forty at a time. ╂[short for Old English hundeahtatig] … Useful english dictionary
Eight — ([=a]t), n. [See {Ait}.] An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] Osiers on their eights. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English