head of state in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Translations for head of state in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Translations for head of state in the English»French Dictionary

I.head [Brit hɛd, Am hɛd] N

1. head ANAT (of person, animal):

2. head (mind):

crâne m inf, pej

III.head [Brit hɛd, Am hɛd] ADJ (chief)

il a un grain inf
to give sb head vulg sl Am
tailler une pipe à qn vulg sl

See also head for

I.head for VB [Brit hɛd -, Am hɛd -] (head for [sth])

I.state [Brit steɪt, Am steɪt] N

1. state (condition):

III.state [Brit steɪt, Am steɪt] ADJ attr

IV.state [Brit steɪt, Am steɪt] VB trans

I.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] N

2. course (route):

cap m
to be on or hold or steer a course AVIAT, NAUT
to change course AVIAT, NAUT
to set (a) course for AVIAT, NAUT

II.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB trans HUNT

III.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB intr

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

See also late, old

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

See also worst, thing, place, people, best, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming

I.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] N

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

II.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

III.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADV

IV.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] VB trans form

I.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

truc m inf
à quoi sert ce truc? inf

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …
ce qu'il y a, c'est que
ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

III.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

to make a big thing (out) of it inf

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

gens mpl

III.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad attr joke
not bad inf

III.bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

head of state in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for head of state in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for head of state in the English»French Dictionary

Phrases:

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

head of state Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
All the other visits were at the invitation of the prime minister who is not the head of state.
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He ruled the country as military head of state from 1974 to 1987.
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Members of the judicial branch (justices) are appointed by the head of state.
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The president is the head of state and is elected by popular vote for a 5-year term.
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In some parliamentary systems, and in some presidential systems, however, the head of state may do so on their own initiative.
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National titles are at the level of a head of government or head of state, with authority over a sovereign nation.
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There will not be a head of state.
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The parliament then elects a president, who functions as the head of state.
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Presidential governments make no distinction between the positions of head of state and head of government, both of which are held by the president.
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These members acted jointly as head of state.
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