Great Barrier Reef in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Great Barrier Reef in the English»French Dictionary

Great Barrier Reef N

Great Barrier Reef

Grande Barrière f de Corail

Translations for Great Barrier Reef in the English»French Dictionary

the Great Barrier Reef

la Grande Barrière

barrier reef

barrière f corallienne

Translations for Great Barrier Reef in the French»English Dictionary

Grande Barrière de Corail, Grande Barrière GEOG

Great Barrier Reef

récif-barrière

barrier reef

Translations for Great Barrier Reef in the English»French Dictionary

barrier [Brit ˈbarɪə, Am ˈbɛriər] N

1. barrier (gen):

barrier MOTOR, MIL

barrière f

ticket barrier RAIL

guichet m (de quai)

2. barrier fig:

barrier (cultural, economic, medical, psychological)

barrière

barrier (to understanding, progress)

obstacle m (to à)

to break down barriers

supprimer les barrières

to put up barriers PSYCH

se fermer

I.reef [Brit riːf, Am rif] N

1. reef (in sea):

reef

récif m

reef

écueil m also fig

2. reef MIN:

reef

veine f

reef

filon m

3. reef NAUT:

reef

ris m

II.reef [Brit riːf, Am rif] VB trans NAUT

reef sail

prendre un ris dans

III.reef [Brit riːf, Am rif] VB intr NAUT

reef

prendre un ris

I.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] N

1. great (in title):

Peter the Great

Pierre le Grand

2. great (powerful people):

the great + vb pl

les grands mpl

II.greats N

greats npl (remarkable people or things):

greats

grands mpl

III.Greats

Greats pl Brit UNIV:

Greats

études fpl de lettres classiques

IV.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] ADJ

1. great (large):

great height, width, distance, speed, majority, object, danger

grand

great attr number, amount, percentage

grand

great attr

important

great increase

fort

great attr

important

great improvement, difference

grand

great attr

considérable

at great speed

très vite, à grande vitesse

a pay rise of 10% or £1200, whichever is the greater

une augmentation de 10% ou de 1 200 livres sterling, le chiffre le plus élevé étant pris en compte

2. great (as intensifier):

great excitement, surprise, relief, success, tragedy, force, advantage

grand

great attr heat, pain

fort

a great deal (of)

beaucoup (de)

a great many people/houses

beaucoup de personnes/maisons, un grand nombre de personnes/maisons

to have great difficulty doing

avoir beaucoup de mal à faire

in great detail

dans les moindres détails

the map was a great help

la carte a été très utile

you're a great help! iron

tu m'aides vraiment beaucoup!

3. great (remarkable):

great person, writer, name, achievement, painting, discovery

grand

4. great (excellent) inf:

great book, film, party, vacation, weather

génial inf

great book, film, party, vacation, weather

formidable inf

great opportunity

formidable inf

it's great to be back/to see you

c'est formidable d'être de retour/de te revoir inf

to feel great

se sentir en pleine forme

you look great! (healthy)

tu as l'air en pleine forme!

you look great! (attractive)

tu es superbe!

that dress looks great on you

cette robe est géniale sur toi inf

to have a great time

bien s'amuser

X is the greatest!

X est génial! inf

5. great (talented) inf:

great teacher, singer, team

génial inf

great teacher, singer, team

formidable inf

to be great at

être un as à inf

tennis, football to be great at fixing cars

être génial quand il s'agit de réparer des voitures inf

to be great with

être génial avec inf

children, animals to be great on

être imbattable sur inf

6. great (enthusiastic) inf:

great worrier, flirt, organizer

de première inf

great admirer, friend, fan

grand

he's a great theatregoer/walker

il adore aller au théâtre/marcher

I've never been a great reader

la lecture n'a jamais été mon truc inf

V.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] ADV inf

everything's going great

tout marche comme sur des roulettes inf

I'm doing great

ça marche très bien pour moi inf

the car/machine is working great

la voiture/machine marche très bien

VI.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt]

to cross the great divide

faire le grand saut

Great Barrier Reef in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Great Barrier Reef in the English»French Dictionary

Great Barrier Reef N

User Entry

Great Barrier Reef

Grande Barrière de corail

Translations for Great Barrier Reef in the English»French Dictionary

barrier [ˈbærɪəʳ, Am ˈberɪɚ] N

barrier

barrière f

reef¹ [ri:f] N GEO

reef

récif m

I.reef² [ri:f] N NAUT

reef

ris m

II.reef² [ri:f] VB trans

to reef the sails

arriser les voiles

I.great [greɪt] N

great

grand(e)

II.great [greɪt] ADJ

1. great (very big, famous and important):

great

grand(e)

a great deal of time/money

beaucoup de temps/d'argent

a great many people

beaucoup de gens

2. great (wonderful):

great

merveilleux(-euse)

to be a great one for doing sth

ne pas avoir son pareil pour faire qc

the great thing about sb/sth is that ...

le grand avantage de qn/qc est que ...

to be great at doing sth inf

être doué pour faire qc

great! iron hum inf

génial!

3. great (very healthy):

great

en pleine forme

4. great (for emphasis):

great big

énorme

5. great (good):

great

excellent(e)

great organizer

de première

Phrases:

to be no great shakes at doing sth

ne pas être très doué pour faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The voyage was difficult, though spectacular, owing to the sail along the Great Barrier Reef.

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The attendant increase in trade, for example, has made improved navigation through sensitive area, such as the Great Barrier Reef critical.

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The approximately 20,000 year old Great Barrier Reef offers an example of how coral reefs formed on continental shelves.

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The islands of the Great Barrier Reef also support 2,195 known plant species; three of these are endemic.

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The structure of the program shows the links between animals from the Great Barrier Reef.

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His chief interest was in the study of the Great Barrier Reef.

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Ferry services in the Great Barrier Reef and flights in and out of the region were cancelled.

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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest structure composed of living entities, stretching 2,000 km, but contains many organisms of many species.

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It is found in the northern Great Barrier Reef.

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He had almost found the Great Barrier Reef.

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