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A n1 (kind, manifestation) (of activity, energy, exercise, transport, government, protest, work, substance) forme f ; (of entertainment, taxation, disease) sorte f ; different forms of life ou life forms différentes formes de vie ; it's a form of blackmail c'est une forme de chantage ; some form of control is needed un système de contrôle est nécessaire ; in the form of crystals/a loan sous forme de cristaux/de prêt ; in a new/different form sous une nouvelle/autre forme ; to publish articles in book form réunir des articles dans un livre ; he won't touch alcohol in any form il évite l'alcool sous toutes ses formes ; to take various forms prendre diverses formes ; to take the form of a strike prendre la forme d'une grève ;2 ( document) formulaire m ; to fill in ou fill out ou complete a form remplir un formulaire ; blank form formulaire vierge ;3 ( shape) forme f ; to take ou assume the form of a man/a swan prendre la forme d'un homme/d'un cygne ;4 (of athlete, horse, performer) forme f ; to be in good form être en bonne or pleine forme ; to be on form être très en forme ; to return to form retrouver la forme ; to return to one's best form retrouver sa meilleure forme ; to study the form étudier le tableau des performances ; true to form, she was late fidèle à elle-même, elle était en retard ;5 Literat, Art ( structure) forme f ; ( genre) genre m ; form and content la forme et le fond ; a literary form un genre littéraire ; theatrical forms formes du théâtre ; verse forms genres en vers ; the limitations of this form les limites de ce genre ;6 ( etiquette) it is bad form cela ne se fait pas (to do de faire) ; purely as a matter of form purement par politesse or pour la forme ; I never know the form at these ceremonies je ne sais jamais comment me comporter à ces cérémonies ; you know the form tu sais ce qu'il faut faire ;8 ( prescribed set of words) formule f ; they object to the form of words used ils ne sont pas d'accord avec la formulation ;12 ( bench) banc m.C vtr1 ( organize or create) former [queue, circle, barrier, club, cartel, alliance, government, union, band] (from avec) ; nouer [friendship, relationship] ; former [sentence, tense] ; to form one's letters former ses lettres ; please form a circle s'il vous plaît, formez un cercle ; how are stalactites formed? comment se forment les stalactites? ; to form part of sth faire partie de qch ; to form a large part/the basis of sth constituer une grande partie/la base de qch ;2 ( conceive) se faire [impression, image, picture, opinion, idea] ; concevoir [admiration] ; to form the habit of doing prendre l'habitude de faire ;3 ( mould) former [child, pupil, personality, taste, ideas, attitudes] ; tastes formed by television des goûts formés par la télévision ;4 ( constitute) former [jury, cabinet, panel] ; the 12 people who form the jury les 12 personnes qui forment le jury.■ form into:▶ form into [sth] [people] former [groups, classes, teams] ; to form sth into mettre qch en [sentence, paragraphs, circle] ; séparer [qch] en [groups, teams, classes] ; to form objects into patterns grouper des objets pour former des motifs.■ form up [people] se mettre en rangs. -
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form [fɔ:m]1. nouna. forme f• her letters are to be published in book form ses lettres doivent être publiées sous forme de livre• to study form (British) ≈ préparer son tiercé• he's in the sixth form ≈ il est en premièrea. [+ shape, character, government] formerb. ( = develop) [+ habit] contracterc. ( = constitute) composer[queue, company, blood clots] se former ; [idea] prendre forme* * *[fɔːm] 1.1) (kind, manifestation) (of exercise, transport, government, protest) forme f; (of entertainment, taxation, disease) sorte f2) ( document) formulaire m3) ( shape) forme f4) (of athlete, horse, performer) forme fto be in good form — être en bonne or pleine forme
true to form, she... — fidèle à elle-même, elle...
6) ( etiquette)it is bad form — cela ne se fait pas ( to do de faire)
purely as a matter of form — purement par politesse or pour la forme
7) GB School classe fin the first form — ≈ en sixième
8) ( prescribed set of words) formule f9) Linguistics forme f2.transitive verb1) ( organize or create) gen former ( from avec); nouer [friendship, relationship]2) ( conceive) se faire [impression, opinion]; concevoir [admiration]3) ( mould) former4) ( constitute) former [jury, cabinet, panel]3.intransitive verb ( all contexts) se formerPhrasal Verbs:
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