mete out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mete out in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for mete out in the English»French Dictionary

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

I.keeping [Brit ˈkiːpɪŋ, Am ˈkipɪŋ] N (custody)

mete out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mete out in the English»French Dictionary

out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Activists and survivors also praised the court, but lamented how slow it has been to mete out justice.
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It is more than just a case of finding the culprits, mete out the sentences and hoping that the punished would not do it again.
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The death penalty, it turns out, is not the ultimate way for the community to mete out justice, but injustice.
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I suppose a taste of heroism in his mind is an invitation to mete out justice in another country.
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This is a love-story of mankind -- of how we persevere, fight, hate, mete out revenge and yet find time to indulge in pure, untainted love.
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Girl, 15, says she is also to blame and has forgiven uncle, asking judge to mete out a light sentence on accused.
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They set the rules, enforce them, mete out justice for violations.
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Let's not wait any longer to mete out the harshest possible sentence.
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This tournament, too, will mete out small acts of justice that may blossom into great collective optimism.
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The military used to mete out bid sheets to a select few surplus buyers.
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