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1 print
A n1 ( typeface) ¢ caractères mpl ; in small/large print en petits/gros caractères ; the print is very small c'est écrit très petit ; the small ou fine print fig les détails ; don't forget to read the small print n'oubliez pas de lire tous les détails ; to set sth up in print Print composer qch en lettres d'imprimerie ;2 ( published form) in print disponible en librairie ; out of print épuisé ; to go into print être publié ; to put ou get sth into print publier qch ; to appear in print, to get into print être publié ; to see sth in print voir qch noir sur blanc ; to see oneself in print se voir publié ; ‘at the time of going to print’ ‘à l'heure où nous mettons sous presse’ ;4 Phot ( from negative) épreuve f ; to make a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif ;6 ( impression) (of finger, hand, foot) empreinte f ; ( of tyre) trace f ; to leave prints laisser des empreintes ; to take sb's prints prendre les empreintes de qn ;7 Tex tissu m imprimé ;8 ( handwriting) script m.C vtr1 Print imprimer [poster, document, book, banknote] (on sur) ; to print sth in italics imprimer qch en italique ; over 1,000 copies of the book have been printed le livre a été imprimé or tiré à plus de 1 000 exemplaires ; ‘printed in Japan’ ‘imprimé au Japon’ ;2 Journ ( publish) publier [story, report, interview, photo] ; the article was printed in the local press l'article est paru or a été publié dans la presse locale ;5 ( write) écrire [qch] en script [detail, letter] (on sur) ; ‘print your name in block capitals’ ‘écrivez votre nom en majuscules’.D vi1 ( write) écrire en script ;2 Print imprimer.E printed pp adj [design, fabric, paper] imprimé ; ‘printed matter’ Post ‘imprimés’ mpl ; printed notepaper papier m à lettres à en-tête ; the power of the printed word le pouvoir de l'écrit.■ print off:▶ print off [sth], print [sth] off tirer [copies].■ print out: -
2 The months of the year
Don’t use capitals for the names of the months in French, and note that there are no common abbreviations in French as there are in English (Jan, Feb and so on). The French only abbreviate in printed calendars etc.January = janvierFebruary = févrierMarch = marsApril = avrilMay = maiJune = juinJuly = juilletAugust = aoûtSeptember = septembreOctober = octobreNovember = novembreDecember = décembreWhich month?(May in this note stands for any month ; they all work the same way ; for more information on dates in French ⇒ Date.)what month is it?= quel mois sommes-nous? or (very informally) on est quel mois?it was May= nous étions en maiwhat month was he born?= de quel mois est-il?When?in May= en mai or au mois de maithey’re getting married this May= ils se marient en maithat May= cette année-là en mainext May= en mai prochainin May next year= l’an prochain en mailast May= l’année dernière en maithe May after next= dans deux ans en maithe May before last= il y deux ans en maiWhich part of the month?at the beginning of May= au début de maiin early May= début maiat the end of May= à la fin de maiin late May= fin maiin mid-May= à la mi-maifor the whole of May= pendant tout le mois de maithroughout May= tout au long du mois de maiRegular eventsevery May= tous les ans en maievery other May= tous les deux ans en maimost Mays= presque tous les ans en maiUses with other nounsone May morning= par un matin de maione May night= par une nuit de mai or (if evening) par un soir de maiFor other uses, it is always safe to use du mois de:May classes= les cours du mois de maiMay flights= les vols du mois de maithe May sales= les soldes du mois de maiUses with adjectivesthe warmest May= le mois de mai le plus chauda rainy May= un mois de mai pluvieuxa lovely May= un beau mois de mai
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