Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the English»French Dictionary

Commonwealth [Brit ˈkɒmənwɛlθ, Am ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ] N

foreign [Brit ˈfɒrɪn, Am ˈfɔrən] ADJ

I.office [Brit ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɔfɪs, ˈɑfɪs] N

2. office (position):

to stand Brit or run Am for office

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc).
For examples and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wait, try, go

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] N

II.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB trans <pret, pp tried>

2. try (test out):

III.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB intr <pret, pp tried>

1. try (make attempt):

IV.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ]

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the English»French Dictionary

foreign [ˈfɒrɪn, Am ˈfɔ:r-] ADJ

office [ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɑ:fɪs] N

Office N Brit (government department)

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1987.
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He was employed as a legal adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1970.
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He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1940.
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He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1959.
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued a statement that it is urgently working to establish what has happened.
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