BUTTON - Translation from English into French

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I. button [Brit ˈbʌt(ə)n, Am ˈbətn] N

1. button (on coat, bell, switch, sword):

button: bouton m

to do up/to undo a button: boutonner/déboutonner un bouton

chocolate buttons: pastilles fpl de chocolat

2. button Am (chin):

button inf: pointe f du menton

3. button Am (badge):

button: insigne m

button: badge m

4. button COMPUT:

button: bouton m

II. button [Brit ˈbʌt(ə)n, Am ˈbətn] VB trans

button → button up

III. button [Brit ˈbʌt(ə)n, Am ˈbətn] VB intr

button dress etc:

button: se boutonner

IV. button [Brit ˈbʌt(ə)n, Am ˈbətn]

as bright as a button child: très éveillé/-e

he's a button short inf: il lui manque une case inf

on the button inf (exactly): au petit poil inf

on the button (on time): à l'heure pile inf

to have all one's buttons inf: avoir toute sa tête

I. button up VB [Brit ˈbʌt(ə)n -, Am ˈbətn -] (button [sth] up, button up [sth])

button up garment:

button up: boutonner

button (up) your lip inf!: la ferme! inf

the deal is all buttoned up inf!: l'affaire est dans le sac! inf

start button N COMPUT

start button: bouton m démarrer

button-down ADJ

button-down collar: à pointes boutonnées

button-down shirt: avec col à pointes boutonnées

I. button up VB [Brit ˈbʌt(ə)n -, Am ˈbətn -] (button [sth] up, button up [sth])

button up garment:

button up: boutonner

button (up) your lip inf!: la ferme! inf

the deal is all buttoned up inf!: l'affaire est dans le sac! inf

button mushroom N

button mushroom: champignon m de Paris

button-through [Am ˈbətnˌθru] ADJ Brit

button-through dress: toute boutonnée

button-through skirt: boutonnée

hot button N

hot button: préoccupation f majeure

eject button N AUDIO

eject button: touche f d'éjection

call button N (for lift)

call button: bouton m d'appel

back button N COMPUT

back button: bouton m revenir

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I. button [ˈbʌtən] N

1. button FASHION, COMPUT:

button: bouton m

button: piton m Quebec

to do up one's buttons: se boutonner

2. button TECH:

button: sonnette f

Phrases:

to be right on the button Am: mettre dans le mille

II. button [ˈbʌtən] VB trans

button: boutonner

Phrases:

button it! Am inf: la ferme!

reset button N COMPUT, ELEC

reset button: touche f reset

I. push-button N

push-button: bouton m

II. push-button ADJ

push-button telephone: à touches

push-button controls: à boutons

mouse button N COMPUT

right/left mouse button: bouton m droit/gauche de la souris

belly button N childspeak inf

belly button: nombril m

Start button N COMPUT

Start button: bouton m Démarrer

snooze button N ELEC

snooze button: bouton m de rappel

French

English

poussoir: button

presse-bouton: push-button

bouton de vêtement: button

bouton de la radio, télé, sonnette: button

bouton: button

bouton Démarrer: Start button

bouton droit/gauche de la souris: right/left mouse button

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English

French

I. button [ˈbʌt· ə n] N

1. button FASHION, comput:

button: bouton m

button: piton m Quebec

2. button TECH:

button: sonnette f

Phrases:

to be right on the button: mettre dans le mille

II. button [ˈbʌt· ə n] VB trans

button: boutonner

Phrases:

button it! inf: la ferme!

mouse button N comput

right/left mouse button: bouton m droit/gauche de la souris

belly button N childspeak inf

belly button: nombril m

push-button ADJ

push-button telephone: à touches

push-button controls: à boutons

push button N

push button: bouton m

start button N comput

start button: bouton m “démarrer”

reset button N comput, ELEC

reset button: touche f “reset”

snooze button N

snooze button: bouton m de rappel

French

English

poussoir: button

presse-bouton: push-button

Present
I	button
you	button
he/she/it	buttons
we	button
you	button
they	button

Past
I	buttoned
you	buttoned
he/she/it	buttoned
we	buttoned
you	buttoned
they	buttoned

Present Perfect
I	have	buttoned
you	have	buttoned
he/she/it	has	buttoned
we	have	buttoned
you	have	buttoned
they	have	buttoned

Past Perfect
I	had	buttoned
you	had	buttoned
he/she/it	had	buttoned
we	had	buttoned
you	had	buttoned
they	had	buttoned

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there's a button off: il manque un bouton

with a touch of the button: à la pression du bouton

at the push of a button: à la pression du bouton

a rewind button: une touche de rembobinage

to be right on the button Am: mettre dans le mille

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The player can also rewind and occasionally fast-forward time at will.

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The main type is centre winding using differential rewind shafts.

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They typically include a level-wind mechanism to prevent the line from being trapped under itself on the spool during rewind and interfering with subsequent casts.

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All rentals will offer unlimited streamed views for 48 hours so viewers can pause, rewind and watch again, plus the film can be watched wherever the account holder logs on.

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He can also save himself from death by falling, by rewinding time.

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