advance booking in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for advance booking in the English»French Dictionary

advance booking N

advance booking

réservation f (faite à l'avance)

advance booking office N

advance booking office

service m des réservations

Translations for advance booking in the English»French Dictionary

in advance book, reserve, notify, know

à l'avance

I haven't got any cash on me attr advance, book, float

de caisse

if you're smart you'll book in advance

ce serait futé de ta part de réserver à l'avance inf

Translations for advance booking in the English»French Dictionary

I.advance [Brit ədˈvɑːns, Am ədˈvæns] N

1. advance (forward movement) MIL:

advance (gen)

avance f (on sur)

advance (of civilization, in science) fig

progrès m

with the advance of old age

avec l'âge

recent advances in medicine

les progrès récents dans le domaine de la médecine

a great advance for democracy

un grand pas en avant pour la démocratie

2. advance (sum of money):

advance

avance f

advance

acompte m (on sur)

to ask for an advance on one's salary

demander une avance sur son salaire

3. advance (increase):

any advance on £100? (at auction etc)

cent livres, qui dit mieux?

II.advances N

advances npl (overtures):

advances (sexual)

avances fpl

advances (other contexts)

démarches fpl

to make advances to sb (sexually)

faire des avances à qn

to make advances to sb (other contexts)

faire des démarches auprès de qn

III.in advance ADV

in advance book, reserve, notify, know

à l'avance

in advance thank, pay, arrange, decide

à l'avance, d'avance

a month in advance

un mois à l'avance

here's £30 in advance

voici 30 livres d'avance or d'acompte

you need to book your seats well in advance

il faut réserver vos places longtemps à l'avance

to send on luggage in advance

envoyer des bagages à l'avance

to send sb on in advance

envoyer qn en avant

IV.in advance of ADV

in advance of person:

in advance of

avant

she arrived half an hour in advance of the others

elle est arrivée une demi-heure avant les autres

a thinker in advance of his time

un penseur en avance sur son temps or qui devance son époque

V.advance [Brit ədˈvɑːns, Am ədˈvæns] VB trans

1. advance MIL:

advance (move forward) tape, film, clock

faire avancer

advance troops

avancer

advance (in chess) piece

avancer

advance (move to earlier date) time, date

avancer (to à)

advance (improve) fig career, knowledge, research

faire progresser, faire avancer

2. advance (promote):

advance cause, interests

servir

3. advance (put forward):

advance theory, explanation etc

avancer

4. advance (pay up front):

advance sum

avancer (to à)

VI.advance [Brit ədˈvɑːns, Am ədˈvæns] VB intr

1. advance (move forward):

advance person:

avancer, s'avancer (on, towards vers)

advance MIL army:

avancer (on sur)

advance morning, evening:

avancer

the procession advanced down the aisle

le cortège progressait le long de l'allée centrale

2. advance (progress):

advance person, society, civilization, knowledge, technique:

progresser, faire des progrès

to advance in one's career

progresser dans sa carrière

3. advance (increase):

advance prices:

augmenter, être en hausse

4. advance (be promoted) form:

advance employee:

avoir une promotion

I.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] N

1. book (reading matter):

book

livre m (about sur)

book

bouquin m inf (about sur)

history book

livre d'histoire

a book of quotations, poems, proverbs

un recueil de

‘Carlton Books’ (title of firm)

‘Éditions fpl Carlton’

2. book (division, part):

book (of novel, trilogy)

livre m

book (of novel, trilogy)

tome m

book (of poem, epic, bible)

livre m

the Book of Genesis/of Kings

le livre de la Genèse/des Rois

3. book FIN (for recording deposits, withdrawals):

book

livret m bancaire

4. book SCHOOL (exercise book):

book

cahier m

drawing book

cahier de dessin

5. book (of cheques, tickets, vouchers, stamps):

book

carnet m

book of matches

pochette f d'allumettes

book of needles

porte-aiguilles m

6. book (in betting):

to keep a book on

prendre des paris sur

to open or start a book on

ouvrir les paris sur

7. book (directory):

book

annuaire m

our number's or we're in the book

on est dans l'annuaire

8. book (rulebook):

book

règlement m

to do things by the book fig

suivre le règlement

9. book (opera libretto):

book

livret m

II.books N npl

1. books COMM:

books

livres mpl de comptes

books

comptabilité f U

to keep the firm's books

tenir les livres or les comptes de l'entreprise

to keep the firm's books

s'occuper de la comptabilité de l'entreprise

2. books ADMIN (records):

books

registre m

to be on the books of club, organization

être inscrit à

we have many small businesses on our books

nous avons beaucoup de petites entreprises dans nos fichiers

III.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] VB trans

1. book (reserve):

book table, seat, room, cabin, ticket

réserver, retenir

book holiday

faire les réservations pour

book taxi

réserver

book babysitter, driver, entertainer

engager

to book sth for sb, to book sb sth

réserver qc pour qn

to book sb into a hotel

réserver une chambre dans un hôtel pour qn

I've booked him a room, I've booked him into a hotel

je lui ai reservé une chambre (dans un hôtel)

to be fully booked

être complet/-ète

Saturday's performance is fully booked

c'est complet pour samedi soir, on joue à guichets fermés samedi soir

my Tuesday afternoons are booked

je suis pris le mardi après-midi

I'm fully booked this week

je suis pris tous les jours cette semaine

2. book (charge):

book policeman:

dresser un procès-verbal à

book policeman:

dresser un P.V. à inf

motorist, offender he was booked for speeding

il a été poursuivi pour excès de vitesse

3. book Am (arrest):

book suspect

arrêter

4. book Brit SPORTS referee:

book player

donner un carton jaune à

two players were booked

deux joueurs ont reçu un carton jaune

5. book:

book COMM, FIN order

inscrire

to book goods to sb's account

mettre des marchandises sur le compte de qn

IV.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] VB intr

book

réserver

you are advised to book

il est conseillé de réserver

V.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk]

I can read her like a book , she is (like) an open book to me

elle ne peut rien me cacher

his past is an open book

il n'a rien à cacher sur son passé

economics is a closed book to me

je ne connais rien à l'économie

she is a closed book to me

je n'arrive pas à la comprendre

to throw the book at sb (reprimand)

passer un savon à qn inf

to throw the book at sb (accuse)

n'omettre aucun chef d'accusation (quand on arrête qn)

to throw the book at sb (punish or sentence)

donner le maximum à qn

to be in sb's good books

être dans les petits papiers de qn inf

to be in sb's bad books

ne pas avoir la cote avec qn

in my book inf it's a crime

à mon avis or d'après moi c'est un crime

to bring sb to book

demander des comptes à qn, faire rendre des comptes à qn (for pour)

here's one for the book!

on s'en souviendra!

you shouldn't judge a book by its cover

≈ l'habit ne fait pas le moine

booking [Brit ˈbʊkɪŋ, Am ˈbʊkɪŋ] N

1. booking Brit (reservation):

booking

réservation f

to make a booking

faire une réservation

2. booking (engagement for performance):

booking

engagement m

3. booking Brit SPORTS (from referee):

to get a booking

recevoir un carton jaune

there were two bookings

l'arbitre a donné deux cartons jaunes

advance booking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for advance booking in the English»French Dictionary

advance booking N

advance booking

réservation f

Translations for advance booking in the English»French Dictionary

booking [ˈbʊkɪŋ] N

booking for room, seat:

booking

réservation f

I.book [bʊk] N

book (for reading):

book

livre m

book of stamps, tickets

carnet m

the books COMM

livres mpl de compte

to do the books

faire les comptes

Phrases:

to be in sb's bad books

ne pas avoir la cote avec qn

to be in sb's good books

être dans les petits papiers de qn

to bring sb to book

obliger qn à rendre des comptes

in my book

d'après moi

to do things by the book

faire les choses dans les règles

II.book [bʊk] VB trans

1. book (reserve):

book

réserver

2. book police:

book FIN, COMM

inscrire

book FIN, COMM

dresser un P.V. à

book SPORTS

donner un avertissement à

III.book [bʊk] VB intr

book

réserver

I.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] VB intr

advance

avancer

II.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] VB trans

1. advance (develop):

advance cause, interest

faire avancer

advance video, tape

avancer

to advance one's career

faire avancer sa carrière

2. advance (pay in advance):

advance

avancer

to advance sb sth

avancer qc à qn

3. advance (put forward):

advance idea, suggestion

avancer

III.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] N

1. advance (progress, forward movement):

advance

progrès m

2. advance FIN:

advance

avance f

3. advance pl (sexual flirtation):

advance

avances fpl

Phrases:

to do sth in advance

faire qc à l'avance

IV.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] ADJ

advance

préalable

without advance warning

sans avertissement préalable

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Group discounts are available and advance booking is highly recommended.

www.broadwayworld.com

Advance booking is advised for many of these events as the city prepares for one of the busiest nights of the year.

www.eveningecho.ie

It said the advance booking continues with most people looking at finalising their plans 15 days to one month in advance.

www.thehindu.com

The workshops are free but places are limited and advance booking is essential.

www.limerickleader.ie

The 85,000-odd tickets that were snapped up in the first nine hours of advance booking seem to indicate that he's succeeding.

www.independent.co.uk

Facilities are available by advance booking for study of objects from the collections.

en.wikipedia.org

Daily visitor admissions are subject to strict quotas and advance booking is strongly recommended.

en.wikipedia.org

An advance booking is a standard process and should be honoured.

www.odt.co.nz

Spaces are limited and advance booking is advisable.

clareherald.com

Early indications on advance booking trends are that 2016 will be another very good year.

www.irishexaminer.com