compounds in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for compounds in the English»French Dictionary

I.compound N [Brit ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd]

1. compound (enclosure):

compound

enceinte f

diplomatic/industrial/military/prison compound

enceinte f diplomatique/industrielle/militaire/de prison

workers'/miners' compound

quartier m de travailleurs/de mineurs

2. compound CHEM:

compound

composé m (of de)

carbon compounds

les composés du carbone

3. compound (word):

compound

mot m composé

4. compound (mixture):

compound

composé m (of de)

II.compound ADJ [Brit ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd]

1. compound (gen):

compound BIOL, BOT, CHEM leaf, flower, eye, substance

composé

2. compound LING:

compound tense, noun, adjective

composé

compound sentence

complexe

3. compound MED:

compound fracture

multiple

III.compound VB trans [Brit kəmˈpaʊnd, Am kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd]

1. compound (exacerbate):

compound difficulty, error, offence, problem, damage, anxiety

aggraver (by par, by doing en faisant)

to compound misfortune with error

ajouter l'erreur au malheur

2. compound (combine):

compound

combiner (with à)

compounded of

composé de

3. compound LAW:

to compound a debt

transiger sur une dette

to compound an offence or a felony

accepter de ne pas porter plainte en contrepartie d'un dédommagement

IV.compound VB intr [Brit kəmˈpaʊnd, Am kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd] LAW

compound (come to terms)

composer (avec ses créanciers)

compound time N Brit

compound time

mesure f ternaire

compound microscope N

compound microscope

microscope m composé

compound meter N Am

compound meter

mesure f ternaire

compound interest N

compound interest

intérêt m composé

solid compound N LING

solid compound

composé m en un seul mot

volatile organic compound N CHEM

volatile organic compound

composé f organique volatil

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carbon attr atom, compound

de carbone

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surcomposé (surcomposée)

double-compound

ternaire rythme

compound

compounds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for compounds in the English»French Dictionary

I.compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑ:m-] VB trans

1. compound (make worse):

compound a problem

aggraver

2. compound (mix):

to compound sth with sth

mélanger qc avec qc

3. compound (make up):

compound

constituer

II.compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑ:m-] N

1. compound (enclosed area):

compound

enceinte f

family compound

domaine m familial

embassy compound

territoire m de l'ambassade

2. compound CHEM (mixture):

compound

composé m

nitrogen compound

composé azoté

3. compound LING:

compound

mot m composé

4. compound (combination):

compound of feelings, thoughts

composition f

III.compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑ:m-] ADJ

compound

composé(e)

compound fracture N MED

compound fracture

fracture f ouverte

compound interest N FIN

compound interest

intérêt m composé

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composé

compound

composé(e)

compound

antirouille

anti-rust compound

nom composé

compound noun

mot composé

compound

compounds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to compound sth with sth

mélanger qc avec qc

family compound

domaine m familial

embassy compound

territoire m de l'ambassade

nitrogen compound

composé azoté

compounds Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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compresseur compound

compound compressor

connexion compound

compound connection

régime compound

compound operation

système compound à moto-compresseurs

compound motor compressor system

groupe compound

compound compressor unit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Reductive dechlorination is the process by which chlorinated organic compounds are reduced to form their non-chlorinated endproducts.

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A related method involves redistribution of tin halides with organoaluminium compounds.

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In octahedral coordination compounds, facialmeridional isomerism occurs.

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This trivalent state is the most stable, especially in aqueous solutions, but tetravalent berkelium compounds are also known.

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This he demonstrated in experiments using chemical compounds on yeast cells.

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This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors with other acceptors.

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This is a function of the hirudin and other compounds that reduce the surface tension of the blood.

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Like some other nitrated organic compounds, nitroethane is also used as a fuel additive and a precursor to explosives.

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The most prominent compounds with such properties are dysprosium titanate and holmium titanate.

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Active compounds include saponins such as senegin, as well as phenolic acids, sorbitol derivatives, methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen), and sterols.

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