petty sessions in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for petty sessions in the English»French Dictionary

petty sessions N npl Brit LAW

petty sessions

sessions fpl des juges de paix

Translations for petty sessions in the English»French Dictionary

session [Brit ˈsɛʃ(ə)n, Am ˈsɛʃən] N

1. session POL (term):

session

session f

2. session (sitting):

session ADMIN, LAW, POL

séance f

emergency session

séance exceptionnelle

the court is in session LAW

le tribunal tient séance

to go into closed or private session

siéger à huis clos

3. session:

session (meeting)

réunion f

session (informal discussion)

discussion f

drinking session inf

beuverie f

4. session SCHOOL:

session Brit (year)

année f scolaire

session Am (term)

trimestre m

autumn session

premier trimestre

autumn session (period of lessons)

cours mpl

morning/afternoon session

cours du matin/de l'après-midi

5. session:

session MED, DENT

séance f (with chez)

6. session:

session MUS, SPORTS

séance f

studio session MUS

séance d'enregistrement

7. session FIN (at stock exchange):

session

séance f

trading session

séance de Bourse

petty [Brit ˈpɛti, Am ˈpɛdi] ADJ

petty person, jealousy, squabble

mesquin

petty detail

insignifiant

petty regulation

tracassier/-ière

petty snobbery

étroit

petty sessions in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for petty sessions in the English»French Dictionary

session [ˈseʃən] N

1. session (formal sitting or meeting) a. COMPUT:

session

session f

parliamentary session

session parlementaire

a recording session

une session d'enregistrement

2. session (period for specific activity):

session

séance f

training session

séance d'entraînement

3. session Am, Scot (period for classes):

session

cours m

4. session UNIV:

session

année f universitaire

petty <-ier, -iest> [ˈpeti, Am ˈpet̬-] ADJ pej

1. petty (narrow-minded):

petty

mesquin(e)

2. petty (trivial):

petty

insignifiant(e)

3. petty (minor):

petty

mineur(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Next door is the courthouse where the local petty sessions took place every fourth week.

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He controlled the boards of guardians and appointed the dispensary doctors, regulated the diet of paupers, inflicted fines and administered the law at petty sessions.

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