prominent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prominent in the English»French Dictionary

prominent [Brit ˈprɒmɪnənt, Am ˈprɑmənənt] ADJ

1. prominent:

prominent person, figure, activist, campaigner

très en vue, important

prominent artist, intellectual, industrialist

éminent

to play a prominent part or role in sth

jouer un rôle de premier plan dans qc

2. prominent:

prominent position, place, feature

proéminent, en vue

prominent peak, ridge

saillant

prominent marking, mole

bien visible

leave the key in a prominent place

laisse la clé en évidence

3. prominent:

prominent nose, forehead

proéminent

prominent cheekbone

saillant

prominent eye

exorbité

prominent tooth

en avant

Translations for prominent in the French»English Dictionary

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saillant (saillante) os, mâchoire

prominent

laisser/mettre qc en évidence (pour être vu) lit

to leave/put sth in an obvious ou a prominent place

j'avais laissé le dossier en évidence (volontairement)

I had left the file in a prominent place

un personnage important des sciences/du XXe siècle

a prominent figure in science/in the 20th century

en vue personnalité

prominent

prominent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prominent in the English»French Dictionary

prominent ADJ

1. prominent (conspicuous):

prominent chin,

saillant(e)

prominent teeth

en avant

to put sth in a prominent position

mettre qc au premier plan

2. prominent (well-known):

prominent musician

éminent(e)

a prominent figure in the movement

un personnage important dans le mouvement

to be prominent in sth

être éminent dans qc

Translations for prominent in the French»English Dictionary

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proéminent(e)

prominent

Collège de France

Collège de France (institute in Paris where prominent academics give public lectures)

en vue (célèbre)

prominent

prominent Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put sth in a prominent position

mettre qc au premier plan

a prominent figure in the movement

un personnage important dans le mouvement

to be prominent in sth

être éminent dans qc

Collège de France (institute in Paris where prominent academics give public lectures)

Collège de France

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She was friends with a variety of prominent 19th century figures.

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The lumbering industry became less prominent in the early 1900s.

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Many species are prominent in decaying plant material.

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Education reform was one of the most prominent examples of this secularization.

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None of the main characters exhibit any prominent religious views although they observe some religious holidays.

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The most prominent difference between the two was the revised vertical stabilizer.

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Terminal segments usually have a prominent suture where they attach.

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The show's prominent themes are community and survival.

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During the dry season, the northeast trade winds are prominent.

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Prominent local architects stepped in to design many of the commercial structures after the 1892 fire.

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