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nationalité f;∎ what nationality are you? de quelle nationalité êtes-vous?, quelle est votre nationalité?;∎ to take or adopt British nationality se faire naturaliser britanniqueUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > nationality
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[næʃə'næləti]- plural nationalities - noun ((the state of belonging to) a particular nation: `What nationality are you?' `I'm German'; You can see (people of) many nationalities in London.) nationalité -
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6 nationality at birth
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > nationality at birth
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8 having the nationality of forum
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > having the nationality of forum
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9 State of nationality
Jur. État de la nationalitéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > State of nationality
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10 Nationalities
Words like French can also refer to the language (e.g. a French textbook ⇒ Languages) and to the country (e.g. French history ⇒ Countries and continents).Note the different use of capital letters in English and French ; adjectives never have capitals in French:a French student= un étudiant français/une étudiante françaisea French nurse= une infirmière française/un infirmier françaisa French tourist= un touriste français/une touriste françaiseNouns have capitals in French when they mean a person of a specific nationality:a Frenchman= un Françaisa Frenchwoman= une FrançaiseFrench people or the French= les Français mpla Chinese man= un Chinoisa Chinese woman= une ChinoiseChinese people or the Chinese= les Chinois mplEnglish sometimes has a special word for a person of a specific nationality ; in French, the same word can almost always be either an adjective (no capitals) or a noun (with capitals):Danish= danoisa Dane= un Danois, une Danoisethe Danes= les Danois mplhe is French= il est français or c’est un Françaisshe is French= elle est française or c’est une Françaisethey are French= ( men or mixed) ils sont français or ce sont des Français ( women) elles sont françaises or ce sont des FrançaisesWhen the subject is a noun, like the teacher or Paul below, the adjective construction is normally used in French:the teacher is French= le professeur est françaisPaul is French= Paul est françaisAnne is French= Anne est françaisePaul and Anne are French= Paul et Anne sont françaisOther ways of expressing someone’s nationality or origins are:he’s of French extraction= il est d’origine françaiseshe was born in Germany= elle est née en Allemagnehe is a Spanish citizen= il est espagnola Belgian national= un ressortissant belgeshe comes from Nepal= elle vient du Népal -
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dual ['dju:əl](purpose, nationality) double;∎ to have dual nationality avoir la double nationalité;∎ to have a dual personality souffrir d'un dédoublement de la personnalité;∎ to have a dual purpose or function avoir une double fonction;∎ with the dual aim of reducing inflation and stimulating demand dans le but à la fois de réduire l'inflation et de stimuler la demandeEU dual circulation (of currencies) double circulation f;EU dual circulation period période f de double circulation;dual currency deux monnaies fpl;Stock Exchange dual exchange market double marché m des changes;Stock Exchange dual listing cotation f sur deux Bourses;British dual ownership copropriété f;dual pricing régime m du double prix; (display) double affichage m (des prix) -
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[kə'mju:nəti]plural - communities; noun1) (a group of people especially having the same religion or nationality and living in the same general area: the West Indian community in London.) communauté2) (the public in general: He did it for the good of the community; ( also adjective) a community worker, a community centre.) communauté; collectivité -
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clothes representing a particular character, nationality, historical period etc: He went to the party in fancy dress; (also adjective) (a fancy-dress party.) déguisement -
15 nation
['neiʃən]1) (a group of people living in a particular country, forming a single political and economic unit.) nation2) (a large number of people who share the same history, ancestors, culture etc (whether or not they all live in the same country): the Jewish nation.) peuple•- national- nationally - nationalism - nationalist - nationalistic - nationality - nationalize - nationalise - nationalization - nationalisation - national anthem - national service - nation-wide -
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['peipə] 1. noun1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) (en/de) papier2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) (feuille de) papier3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) journal4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) épreuve5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) papiers (d'identité)•- papery- paperback 2. adjectivepaperback novels.) de poche- paper-knife - paper sculpture - paperweight - paperwork -
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A n1 Aut, Mech, Tech panne f (in, of de) ; in the event of a breakdown en cas de panne ; he had a breakdown on the motorway il est tombé en panne sur l'autoroute ;2 ( collapse) (of communications, negotiations) rupture f ; (of discipline, order) dégradation f ; (of alliance, coalition) éclatement m ; ( of plan) échec m ;3 Med dépression f ; to have a (nervous) breakdown faire une dépression (nerveuse) ; to be on the verge of a breakdown être au bord de la dépression ; it's enough to give you a nervous breakdown! hum il y a de quoi faire une dépression! ;4 ( detailed account) (of figures, statistics, costs, budget) ventilation f ; ( of argument) décomposition f ; (by sex, age, nationality) a breakdown of the voters according to sex/age une répartition de l'ensemble des votants par sexe/tranche d'âge ; a breakdown of how I spent the week un emploi du temps détaillé de ma semaine passée ; -
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A vtr renoncer à [claim, party, habit, nationality, strategy, violence] ; renier [faith, family, friend] ; répudier [succession] ; dénoncer [agreement, treaty]. -
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renunciation n (of faith, family, friend) reniement m (of de) ; ( of pleasures) renoncement m (of à) ; (of right, nationality, title) renonciation f (of à) ; ( of succession) répudiation f (of de). -
20 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 paysI like Canada= j’aime le Canadato visit the United States= visiter les États-Unisto know Iran= connaître l’IranA very few countries do not:to visit Israel= visiter IsraëlWhen 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 paysIn, to and from somewhereWith 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 Europeto go to Europe= aller en Europeto come from Europe= venir d’Europeto live in France= vivre en Franceto go to France= aller en Franceto come from France= venir de Franceto live in Afghanistan= vivre en Afghanistanto go to Afghanistan= aller en Afghanistanto come from Afghanistan= venir d’AfghanistanNote 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 Nordto go to North Korea= aller en Corée du Nordto come from North Korea= venir de Corée du NordWith 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 Canadato go to Canada= aller au Canadato come from Canada= venir du Canadato live in the United States= vivre aux États-Unisto go to the United States= aller aux États-Unisto come from the United States= venir des États-Unisto live in the Philippines= vivre aux Philippinesto go to the Philippines= aller aux Philippinesto come from the Philippines= venir des PhilippinesAdjective 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 françaisethe French coast= la côte françaiseFrench cooking= la cuisine françaiseFrench currency= la monnaie françaisethe French Customs= la douane françaisethe French government= le gouvernement françaisthe French language= la langue françaiseFrench literature= la littérature françaiseFrench money= l’argent françaisthe French nation= le peuple françaisFrench politics= la politique françaisea French town= une ville françaiseFrench traditions= les traditions françaisesSome 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 Francethe French Embassy= l’ambassade de Francethe history of France or French history= l’histoire de Francethe King of France or the French king= le roi de Francethe rivers of France= les fleuves et rivières de Francethe French team= l’équipe de Francebut note:the capital of France or the French capital= la capitale de la FranceNote 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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