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form [fɔ:m]forme ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f)-(m), 1 (r), 1 (s) silhouette ⇒ 1 (b) formulaire ⇒ 1 (e) classe ⇒ 1 (n) former ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (e), 2 (f) façonner ⇒ 2 (a) se former ⇒ 2 (c), 3 (a), 3 (b) créer ⇒ 2 (d) composer ⇒ 2 (e)1 noun∎ in the form of a heart en forme de cœur;∎ her plan began to take form son projet a commencé à prendre tournure ou forme(b) (body, figure) forme f, silhouette f;∎ a slender form appeared at the door une silhouette élancée apparut à la porte;∎ the human form la forme humaine(c) (aspect, mode) forme f;∎ it's written in the form of a letter c'est écrit sous forme de lettre;∎ the Devil appeared in the form of a goat le diable apparut sous la forme d'une chèvre;∎ the same product in a new form le même produit présenté différemment;∎ what form should my questions take? comment devrais-je formuler mes questions?;∎ the interview took the form of an informal chat l'entrevue prit la forme d'une discussion informelle;∎ her anxiety showed itself in the form of anger son inquiétude se manifesta par de la colère(d) (kind, type) forme f, sorte f;∎ one form of cancer une forme de cancer;∎ we studied three different forms of government nous avons examiné trois systèmes de gouvernement ou trois régimes différents;∎ all forms of sugar le sucre sous toutes ses formes;∎ she sent some flowers as a form of thanks elle a envoyé des fleurs en guise de remerciements∎ to fill in or out a form remplir un formulaire;∎ printed form imprimé m(f) (condition) forme f, condition f;∎ in good form en pleine forme, en excellente condition;∎ John was British on or American in good form at lunch John était en forme ou plein d'entrain pendant le déjeuner;∎ British on or American in their current form they're unlikely to win étant donné leur forme actuelle ils ont peu de chances de gagner;∎ to study (the) form (in horse racing) examiner le tableau des performances des chevaux∎ form and content la forme et le fond;∎ his writing lacks form ce qu'il écrit n'est pas clair;∎ her ideas lack form ses idées sont confuses(h) (standard practice) forme f, règle f;∎ to do sth as a matter of form faire qch pour la forme;∎ what's the usual form in these cases? que fait-on d'habitude ou quelle est la marche à suivre dans ces cas-là?;∎ Law in due form en bonne et due forme∎ it's bad form cela ne se fait pas;∎ it's good form c'est de bon ton, cela se fait;∎ it is bad form to ask a lady her age ce n'est pas poli de demander son âge à une dame∎ form of address formule f de politesse;∎ the correct form of address for a senator la manière correcte de s'adresser à un sénateur;∎ it's only a form of speech ce n'est qu'une façon de parler;∎ the form of the marriage service les rites mpl du mariage∎ the masculine form la forme du masculin, le masculin∎ she's in the first/sixth form ≃ elle est en sixième/première∎ has he got form? est-ce qu'il a un casier judiciaire?(a) (shape) former, construire; (character, mind) former, façonner; (sentence) construire; Metallurgy former, façonner;∎ he formed the model out of or from clay il a sculpté ou façonné le modèle dans l'argile;∎ form the dough into a ball pétrissez la pâte en forme de boule;∎ she has trouble forming certain words elle a du mal à prononcer certains mots;∎ it was certainly a character-forming experience c'est sans aucun doute une expérience qui forme ou façonne le caractère(b) (take the shape of) former, faire;∎ the coastline forms a series of curves la côte forme une série de courbes;∎ the children formed a circle les enfants formèrent un cercle;∎ form a line please faites la queue s'il vous plaît;∎ the applicants formed a queue les candidats firent la queue∎ he's wary of forming friendships il hésite à nouer des amitiés;∎ to form an impression avoir une impression(d) (organize → association, club) créer, fonder; (→ committee, government) former; Commerce (→ company) fonder, créer;∎ they formed themselves into a committee ils se constituèrent en comité(e) (constitute) composer, former;∎ to form the basis of sth constituer la base de ou servir de base à qch;∎ to form (a) part of sth faire partie de qch;∎ the countries forming the alliance les pays qui constituent l'alliance∎ how to form the past tense comment former le passé composé(a) (materialize) se former, prendre forme;∎ doubts began to form in his mind des doutes commencèrent à prendre forme dans son esprit, il commença à avoir des doutes(b) (take shape) se former;∎ form into a line! alignez-vous!;∎ we formed into groups nous nous sommes mis en groupes, nous avons formé des groupes►► Linguistics form class catégorie f grammaticale;Computing form document document m canevas;Computing form feed avancement m du papier;form letter lettre f circulaire;British School form teacher, form tutor ≃ professeur m principal;Linguistics form word mot-outil m, mot m faisant fonction de désinenceBritish se mettre en ligne, s'aligner -
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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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form into [something] [people] former [groups, teams]to form something into — mettre quelque chose en [paragraphs, circle]; séparer [quelque chose] en [groups, teams, classes]
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form of address n formule f (de politesse) ; what is the correct form of address for an archbishop? comment doit-on s'adresser à un archevêque? -
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > form-filling
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I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) forme, silhouette2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) genre3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formulaire4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) convenances5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) classe2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) former2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) prendre forme3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) (s')organiser4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) faire partie (de)•- be in good form - in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) banc -
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1 noun(a) (for applications, orders) formulaire m;∎ to fill in or out a form remplir un formulaireform letter lettre f typeform document document m canevas;form feed avancement m du papier(company) fonder, créer; (committee) former -
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Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > form
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banchage m, banche f, coffrage m, coffre m, encoffrement m, modele mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > form
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12 form board
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > form board
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13 form factor
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > form factor
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14 form liner
face coffrante f, panneau coffrant mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > form liner
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15 form lining
doublure de coffrage f, face coffrante f, revêtement de coffrage mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > form lining
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16 form lumber
bois de coffrage m, planche de coffrage fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > form lumber
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17 form nail
clou à deux têtes superposées m, clou de coffrage mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > form nail
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18 form of agreement
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > form of agreement
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19 form of tender
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > form of tender
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20 form oil
huile de décoffrage f, huile de démoulage fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > form oil
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