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particular [pə'tɪkjʊlə(r)](a) (specific) particulier;∎ that particular book ce livre-là, ce livre en particulier;∎ for no particular reason sans raison particulière ou précise;∎ do you have a particular day in mind? est-ce que vous avez un jour précis ou particulier en tête?;∎ only that particular colour will do il n'y a que cette couleur-là qui fasse l'affaire;∎ why did you insist on this particular one? pourquoi as-tu insisté sur celui-là en particulier?;∎ my own particular feelings mes sentiments personnels;∎ I've got no particular place to go je ne vais nulle part en particulier, je n'ai pas de destination précise;∎ the problem is not particular to this region le problème n'est pas particulier à ou spécifique à ou ne se limite pas à cette région∎ it's an issue of particular importance to us c'est une question qui revêt une importance toute particulière à nos yeux;∎ this one is a particular favourite of mine j'affectionne tout particulièrement celui-ci;∎ to take particular care to do sth mettre un soin (tout) particulier à faire qch(c) (person → exacting) méticuleux, minutieux, soigneux; (→ about rules etc) pointilleux; (→ about choice of friends, methods used etc) difficile, exigeant;∎ I have to be quite particular about what I eat je dois faire très attention à ce que je mange;∎ it had to be pure silk, he was most particular about it il fallait que ce soit de la soie pure, il a insisté;∎ to be particular about one's food (demanding) être exigeant pour la nourriture; (difficult) être difficile pour la nourriture;∎ to be particular about one's dress soigner sa mise ou sa tenue;∎ familiar I'm not particular (about it) (I don't care) je n'y tiens pas plus que ça;∎ familiar he's not particular about where the goods come from l'origine des marchandises lui importe peu□2 noun∎ from the general to the particular du général au particulier∎ alike in every particular semblables en tout point;∎ they differ in several particulars ils diffèrent en plusieurs points;∎ to go into particulars entrer dans les détails;∎ to give particulars of sth donner les détails de qch;∎ to ask for fuller particulars about sth demander des précisions ou des détails supplémentaires sur qch;∎ to take down sb's particulars prendre les coordonnées de qn;∎ for further particulars apply to… pour plus amples détails ou renseignements s'adresser à…en particulier;∎ what are you thinking about? - nothing in particular à quoi penses-tu? - à rien en particulier;∎ what happened? - nothing in particular que s'est-il passé? - rien de particulier ou rien de spécial;∎ no one in particular personne en particulier;∎ where are you going? - nowhere in particular où vas-tu? - je vais juste faire un tour►► Finance particular lien privilège m spécial -
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particular [pəˈtɪkjʊlər]1. adjectivea. ( = specific) particulierb. ( = special) particulierc. ( = fussy) exigeant• which do you want? -- I'm not particular lequel voulez-vous ? -- cela m'est égal2. noun• anything/anybody in particular quelque chose/quelqu'un en particulierb. ( = detail) détail m3. plural nounparticulars ( = information) détails mpl ; ( = description) description f ; [of person] ( = description) signalement m ; ( = name, address) coordonnées fpl• for further particulars apply to... pour de plus amples renseignements s'adresser à...* * *[pə'tɪkjʊlə(r)] 1.1) détail m2)2.particulars plural noun ( information) détails mpl; ( from person) (name, address etc) coordonnées fpl; (for missing person, suspect) signalement m; Administration (for vehicle, stolen goods etc) description f3.for further particulars please phone... — pour plus amples renseignements veuillez téléphoner à...
1) ( specific) particulier/-ièreis there any particular colour you would prefer? — est-ce que vous désirez une couleur en particulier?
2) (special, exceptional) particulier/-ière3) ( fussy) méticuleux/-euseto be particular about — être exigeant sur [cleanliness, punctuality]; faire attention à [appearance]; être difficile pour [food]
‘any special time?’ - ‘no, I'm not particular’ — ‘y a-t-il une heure spéciale qui vous convient?’ - ‘non, je n'ai pas de préférence’
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3 the last person
(a person who is very unlikely or unwilling to do a particular thing, or to whom it would be unwise or dangerous to do a particular thing: I'm the last person to make a fuss, but you should have told me all the same; He's the last person you should offend.) le/la dernier, ière, les derniers, ières -
4 Usage note : the
In French, determiners agree in gender and number with the noun they precede ; the is translated by le + masculine singular noun ( le chien), by la + feminine singular noun ( la chaise), by l’ + masculine or feminine singular noun beginning with a vowel or mute ‘h’ (l’auteur, l’homme, l’absence, l’histoire) and by les + plural noun (les hommes, les femmes).When the is used after a preposition in English, the two words (prep + the) are often translated by one word in French. If the preposition would normally be translated by de in French (of, about, from etc.) the prep + the is translated by du + masculine noun ( du chien), by de la + feminine noun ( de la femme), by de l’ + singular noun beginning with a vowel or mute ‘h ’ (de l’auteur, de l’histoire) and by des + plural noun (des hommes, des femmes). If the preposition would usually be translated by à (at, to etc.) the prep + the is translated according to the number and gender of the noun, by au ( au chien), à la ( à la femme), à l’ (à l’enfant), aux (aux hommes, aux femmes).Other than this, there are few problems in translating the into French.The following cases are, however, worth remembering as not following exactly the pattern of the English:the good, the poor etc.= les bons, les pauvres etc.Charles the First, Elizabeth the Second etc.= Charles Premier, Elizabeth Deux etc.she’s THE violinist of the century= c’est LA violoniste du siècle or c’est la plus grande violoniste du sièclethe Tudors, the Batemans etc.= les Tudor, les Bateman etc.For expressions such as the more, the better, see the entry the.This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as weight measurement, days of the week, rivers, illnesses, aches and pains, the human body, and musical instruments, many of which use the. -
5 for the hell of it
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6 at the moment
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8 matters, of, particular, dispute, to, the, parties
questions f en litige particulières aux partiesEnglish-French legislative terms > matters, of, particular, dispute, to, the, parties
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9 general
A n1 Mil général m ; general of the army/air force US général d'armée/d'armée aérienne ; to make sb a general nommer qn général ; General Franco le général Franco ; yes, general à vos ordres, mon général ;2 the general and the particular le général et le particulier.B adj1 ( widespread) [interest, concern, approval, effort, feeling, opinion, chaos, ban, paralysis] général ; [reaction, response] répandu ; to be a general favourite être apprécié de tous ; in general use [word, term] d'usage courant ; [equipment] d'utilisation courante ;2 ( overall) [condition, appearance, standard, rise, fall, decline, impression] général ; [attitude, behaviour] dans l'ensemble ; to improve one's general fitness améliorer sa forme ; do you get the general idea? tu vois? that's the general idea en gros, c'est ça l'idée ; the general plan is to do en gros, le plan c'est de faire ;3 (rough, usually applying) [rule, principle, axiom, conclusion] général ; as a general rule en règle générale ;4 ( not detailed or specific) [description, statement, information] général ; [promise, assurance] vague ; to talk in general terms parler en termes généraux ; a general discussion about une discussion d'ensemble sur ; to keep the conversation general maintenir la conversation sur des sujets d'intérêt général ; to give sb a general idea of donner à qn une idée d'ensemble de ; to head in the general direction of aller en direction de ;5 ( not specialized) [medicine, linguistics] général ; [programme, magazine] d'intérêt général ; [user, reader] moyen/-enne ; [store, shop, dealer] qui vend de tout ; general office duties travail m de bureau ; general assistant employé/-e m/f de bureau ;6 ( miscellaneous) [category, index, enquiry, expenses] général ; we sell general antiques nous vendons toutes sortes d'antiquités ;7 (usual, normal) [practice, method, routine] général ; in the general way of things en règle générale ; the general run of people le grand public.1 ( usually or non-specifically) en général ; in general I like the theatre, but… en général j'aime le théâtre, mais… ; adults in general and parents in particular les adultes en général et les parents en particulier ; he is fed up with life in general il en a assez de la vie en général ;2 (overall, mostly) dans l'ensemble ; in general it seems quite simple dans l'ensemble cela paraît assez simple. -
10 однородная серия плавких вставок
однородная серия плавких вставок
Ряд плавких вставок в пределах данного типоразмера, отличающихся одна от другой лишь тем, что испытания одной вставки этого ряда или ограниченного числа таких вставок можно считать достаточными для всех плавких вставок этого ряда.
Примечание:
Характеристики, по которым можно различать плавкие вставки одной серии, и характерные особенности для испытания этих плавких вставок указывают для соответствующих испытаний (см. таблицы 7 В и 7С).
[ ГОСТ Р 50339. 0-2003 ( МЭК 60269-1-98)]
однородная серия плавких вставок предохранителей
Серия плавких вставок данного типоразмера, отличающихся друг от друга только такими параметрами и характеристиками, для которых результаты испытаний одной или сокращенного числа отдельных плавких вставок этой серии могут быть распространены на все плавкие вставки этой серии.
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homogeneous series (of fuse-link)
series of fuse-links, deviating from each other only in such characteristics that, for a given test, the testing of one or a reduced number of particular fuse-link(s) of that series may be taken as representative for all the fuse-links of the homogeneous series.
NOTE The relevant publications specify the characteristics by which the fuse-links of a homogeneous series may deviate, the particular fuse-links to be tested and the specific test concerned.
[IEC 60282-2, ed. 3.0 (2008-04)]FR
série homogène (d'éléments de remplacement)
série d'éléments de remplacement dont chacun ne diffère de l'autre que par des caractéristiques telles que, pour un essai donné, l'essai d'un seul ou d'un nombre réduit d'éléments de remplacement déterminés de la série peut être considéré comme représentatif de tous les éléments de remplacement de la série
NOTE Les publications particulières spécifient les caractéristiques par lesquelles les éléments de remplacement d’une série homogène peuvent différer les uns des autres, les éléments de remplacement spécifiques à essayer et l’essai particulier à considérer.
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11 Shops, trades and professions
In English you can say at the baker’s or at the baker’s shop ; in French the construction with chez (at the house or premises of…) is common but you can also use the name of the particular shop:at the baker’s= chez le boulanger or à la boulangerieI’m going to the grocer’s= je vais chez l’épicier or à l’épicerieI bought it at the fishmonger’s= je l’ai acheté chez le poissonnier or à la poissonneriego to the chemist’s= va à la pharmacie or chez le pharmacienat or to the hairdresser’s= chez le coiffeur/la coiffeuseto work in a butcher’s= travailler dans une boucherieChez is also used with the names of professions:at or to the doctor’s= chez le médecinat or to the lawyer’s= chez le notaireat or to the dentist’s= chez le dentisteNote that there are specific names for the place of work of some professions:the lawyer’s office= l’étude f du notairethe doctor’s surgery (GB) or office (US)= le cabinet du médecinCabinet is also used for architects and dentists. If in doubt, check in the dictionary.PeopleTalking of someone’s profession, we could say he is a dentist. In French this would be either il est dentiste or c’est un dentiste. Only when the sentence begins with c’est, can the indefinite article (un or une) be used.Paul is a dentist= Paul est dentisteshe is a dentist= elle est dentiste or c’est une dentisteshe’s a geography teacher= elle est professeur de géographie or c’est un professeur de géographieWith adjectives, only the c’est construction is possible:she is a good dentist= c’est une bonne dentisteIn the plural, if the construction begins with ce sont then you need to use des (or de before an adjective):they are mechanics= ils sont mécaniciens or ce sont des mécaniciensthey are good mechanics= ce sont de bons mécaniciensTrades and professionswhat does he do?= qu’est-ce qu’il fait?what’s your job?= qu’est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?I’m a teacher= je suis professeurto work as a dentist= travailler comme dentisteto work for an electrician= travailler pour un électriciento be paid as a mechanic= être payé comme mécanicienhe wants to be a baker= il veut devenir boulangerBig English-French dictionary > Shops, trades and professions
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general [ˈdʒenərəl]1. adjectivea. généralb. ( = unspecific) [answer, discussion, enquiry] d'ordre généralc. ( = approximate) in the general direction of the village dans la direction approximative du village2. noun3. compounds► General Certificate of Secondary Education noun (British) examen passé à 16 ans ≈ brevet m des collèges → GCSE► general practice noun (British = work) médecine f générale ; ( = place) cabinet m de médecine générale• to be in general practice être médecin généraliste ► general practitioner noun (médecin m ) généraliste m* * *['dʒenrəl] 1.1) Military général m2)2.1) ( widespread) gen généralin general use — [word, term] d'usage courant; [equipment] d'utilisation courante
2) ( overall) gen généralthat's the general idea — en gros, c'est ça l'idée
as a general rule — normalement, en règle générale
3) (miscellaneous, not specific) gen général; [promise, assurance] vague4) ( not specialized) [medicine, linguistics] général; [user, reader] moyen/-ennegeneral office duties — travail m de bureau
general assistant — employé/-e m/f de bureau
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I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) juste2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) juste3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) juste•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) exactement2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) tout aussi3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) venir de4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) sur le point de, en train de5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) à l'instant (oû)6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) (tout) juste7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) juste, rien que8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) donc, (tout) simplement9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolument•- just now - just then -
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general ['dʒenərəl]∎ as a general rule en règle générale, en général;∎ in general terms en termes généraux;∎ in the general interest dans l'intérêt de tous;∎ the general feeling was that he should have won le sentiment général était qu'il aurait dû gagner;∎ there was a general movement to leave the room la plupart des gens se sont levés pour sortir(b) (approximate) général;∎ a general resemblance une vague ressemblance;∎ to go in the general direction of sth se diriger plus ou moins vers qch;∎ their house is over in that general direction leur maison se trouve vers là-bas(c) (widespread) général, répandu;∎ a general opinion une opinion générale ou répandue;∎ to be in general use être d'usage courant ou répandu;∎ to come into general use se généraliser;∎ this word is no longer in general use ce mot est tombé en désuétude;∎ there is general agreement on the matter il y a consensus sur la question;∎ this kind of attitude is fairly general in Europe ce genre d'attitude est assez répandu en Europe;∎ the rain has been pretty general il a plu un peu partout(d) (overall → outline, plan, impression) d'ensemble;∎ the general effect is quite pleasing le résultat général est assez agréable;∎ I get the general idea je vois en gros;∎ he gave her a general idea or outline of his work il lui a décrit son travail dans les grandes lignes;∎ the general tone of her remarks was that… ce qui ressortait de ses remarques c'est que…;∎ he made himself a general nuisance il a été embêtant à tout point de vue∎ this book is for the general reader ce livre est destiné au lecteur moyen;∎ the general public le grand public2 noun∎ to go from the general to the particular aller du général au particulier(c) (domestic servant) bonne f à tout faireen général►► Banking general account manager chargé(e) m,f de clientèle grand public;general accounts comptabilité f générale;American General Accounting Office = Cour des comptes américaine;Commerce general agent agent m d'affaires;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade accord m général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce;Medicine general anaesthetic anesthésie f générale;General Assembly assemblée f générale;Australian Cinema general (audience) = tous publics;Insurance general average avarie f commune;Commerce general business (on agenda) questions fpl diverses;formerly School General Certificate of Education = certificat de fin d'études secondaires en deux étapes (O level et A level) dont la première est aujourd'hui remplacée par le GCSE;School General Certificate of Secondary Education = premier examen de fin de scolarité en Grande-Bretagne; see also GCSE ;American general dealer bazar m;University general degree = licence comportant plusieurs matières;American general delivery poste f restante;general election élections fpl législatives;British General Electric Company = société britannique fabriquant des produits électriques, électroniques et de télécommunications;American School general equivalency diploma = aux États-Unis, diplôme d'études secondaires pour adultes souvent obtenu par correspondance;Accountancy & Finance general expenses frais mpl généraux;general headquarters (grand) quartier m général;general hospital centre m hospitalier;general knowledge culture f générale;Accountancy general ledger grand-livre m;Law general lien privilège m général;general management committee comité m de direction;general manager directeur(trice) m,f général(e);British General Medical Council ≃ conseil m de l'ordre des médecins;general meeting assemblée f générale;British General and Municipal Workers' Union = syndicat britannique des employés des collectivités locales;British School General National Vocational Qualification = formation professionnelle sur deux ans que l'on peut suivre à partir de seize ans;Finance general obligation bond emprunt m de collectivité locale;general officer général m en chef; Accountancy &General Post Office (in Britain) = titre officiel de la Poste britannique avant 1969; (in US) = les services postaux américains;general practice médecine f générale;general practitioner médecin m généraliste, omnipraticien(enne) m,f;Finance general price level niveau m général des prix;general secretary (of trade union, political party) secrétaire mf général(e);general staff état-major m;general store bazar m;general strike grève f générale;the General Strike = la grève de mai 1926 en Grande-Bretagne, lancée par les syndicats par solidarité avec les mineurs;School General Studies ≃ cours m de culture générale;General Synod = le Synode général de l'Église anglicane;Finance general wage level niveau m général des salaires -
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habitat
1) The locality in which a plant or animal naturally grows or lives. It can be either the geographical area over which it extends, or the particular station in which a specimen is found.
2) A physical portion of the environment that is inhabited by an organism or population of organisms. A habitat is characterized by a relative uniformity of the physical environment and fairly close interaction of all the biological species involved. In terms of region, a habitat may comprise a desert, a tropical forest, a prairie field, the Arctic Tundra or the Arctic Ocean.
(Source: WRIGHT / GILP)
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location of industries
The particular place that seems apt for the installation of a new plant; the choice of the site depends on a number of economic and environmental factors. (Source: GOOD)
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17 НКУ распределения и управления для строительных площадок (НКУ СП)
НКУ распределения и управления для строительных площадок (НКУ СП)
Комбинация одного или нескольких трансформаторных устройств или коммутационных аппаратов с устройствами управления, измерения, сигнализации, защиты и регулирования со всеми внутренними электрическими и механическими соединениями и конструктивными элементами, разработанная и изготовленная для применения на любых строительных площадках — для наружной и внутренней установки.
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low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assembly for construction sites (ACS)
combination of one or several transforming or switching devices with associated control, measuring, signalling, protective and regulating equipment complete with all their internal electrical and mechanical connections and structural parts, designed and built for use on all construction sites, indoors and outdoors
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ensemble d'appareillage à basse tension utilisé sur les chantiers (EC)
combinaison d'un ou de plusieurs appareils de transformation ou de connexion avec équipements associés de commande, de mesure, de signalisation, de protection et de régulation complètement assemblés avec toutes leurs liaisons internes électriques et mécaniques et leurs éléments de construction (voir 2.4), conçue et construite pour être utilisée sur tous les chantiers, à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur.
[IEC 60439-4, ed. 2.0 (2004-06)]
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Рис. ABB
Рис. ABBНКУ СП, устанавливаемое на ножках
НКУ СП, закрепляемое на вертикальной поверхности
НКУ СП розеточное
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Assemblies for construction sites have different dimensions, ranging from the simple socket-outlet units to proper distribution boards in metal enclosure or insulating material.
These assemblies are usually mobile.
The Standard IEC 60439-4 establishes the particular requirements for this type of assemblies, making specific reference to mechanical strength and resistance to corrosion.
[ABB]НКУ для строительных площадок имеют разные размеры и функции - от простых розеточных до распределительных панелей в металлической или пластмассовой оболочке.
Данные НКУ обычно являются переносными.
Стандарт МЭК 60439-4 устанавливает дополнительные требования для НКУ данного типа, особенно по механической прочности и коррозионной стойкости.
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- assemblies for construction sites
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природная среда обитания животных
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animal habitat
The locality in which an animal naturally grows or lives. It can be either the geographical area over which it extends, or the particular station in which an animal is found. (Source: WRIGHT)
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chemical process
The particular method of manufacturing or making a chemical usually involving a number of steps or operations. (Source: KOREN)
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20 Usage note : be
I am tired= je suis fatiguéCaroline is French= Caroline est françaisethe children are in the garden= les enfants sont dans le jardinIt functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:she’s a doctor= elle est médecinClaudie is still a student= Claudie est toujours étudianteThis is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:he’s a widower= il est veufButLyons is a beautiful city= Lyon est une belle villeFor more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.Grammatical functionsThe passiveêtre is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:the rabbit was killed by a fox= le lapin a été tué par un renardthe window had been broken= la fenêtre avait été casséetheir books will be sold= leurs livres seront vendusour doors have been repainted red= nos portes ont été repeintes en rougeIn spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.Progressive tensesIn French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.The presentFrench uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:I am working= je travailleBen is reading a book= Ben lit un livreIn order to accentuate duration être en train de is used: je suis en train de travailler ; Ben est en train de lire un livre.The futureFrench also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:we are going to London tomorrow= nous allons à Londres demainI’m (just) coming!= j’arrive!I’m (just) going!= j’y vais!The pastTo express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:he wrote to his mother= il a écrit à sa mèrehe was writing to his mother= il écrivait à sa mèreHowever, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:‘what was he doing when you arrived?’‘he was cooking the dinner’= ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’she was just finishing her essay when …= elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …The compound pastCompound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:I’ve been looking for you= je te cherchaisFor progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.ObligationWhen to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:she’s to do it at once= elle doit le faire tout de suitewhat am I to do?= qu’est-ce que je dois faire?he was to arrive last Monday= il devait arriver lundi derniershe was never to see him again= elle ne devait plus le revoir.In tag questionsFrench has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:their house is lovely, isn’t it?= leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?he’s a doctor, isn’t he?= il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?= c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’= ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?= tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:it’s not broken, is it?= ce n’est pas cassé, si?he wasn’t serious, was he?= il n’était pas sérieux, si?In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.In short answersAgain, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’= ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’= ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’= ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’ProbabilityFor expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.Other functionsExpressing sensations and feelingsIn expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:to be cold= avoir froidto be hot= avoir chaudI’m cold= j’ai froidto be thirsty= avoir soifto be hungry= avoir faimto be ashamed= avoir hontemy hands are cold= j’ai froid aux mainsIf, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.Discussing health and how people areIn expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:how are you?= comment allez-vous?( more informally) comment vas-tu?( very informally as a greeting) ça va?are you well?= vous allez bien?how is your daughter?= comment va votre fille?my father is better today= mon père va mieux aujourd’huiDiscussing weather and temperatureIn expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:it’s cold= il fait froidit’s windy= il fait du ventIf in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.Visiting somewhereWhen to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:I’ve never been to Sweden= je ne suis jamais allé en Suèdehave you been to the Louvre?= est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?Paul has been to see us three times= Paul est venu nous voir trois foisNote too:has the postman been?= est-ce que le facteur est passé?The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be.
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