CIPHER - Translation from English into French

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English

French

I. cipher [Brit ˈsʌɪfə, Am ˈsaɪfər] N

1. cipher (code):

cipher: chiffre m

in cipher: en chiffre, en code

to write a message in cipher: chiffrer or coder un message

2. cipher (nonentity):

cipher: pantin m

3. cipher:

cipher MATH, COMPUT: zéro m

4. cipher (Arabic numeral):

cipher: chiffre m (arabe)

5. cipher (monogram):

cipher: chiffre m

II. cipher [Brit ˈsʌɪfə, Am ˈsaɪfər] VB trans

cipher: chiffrer, coder

break cipher, code: déchiffrer

French

English

chiffreur (chiffreuse): cipher clerk

fantoche: cipher Am

le (service du) Chiffre: the cipher room

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cipher N

1. cipher (code):

cipher: chiffre m

in cipher: codé(e)

2. cipher (message):

cipher: message m codé

3. cipher fig:

cipher: nullité f

to be a mere cipher: être un zéro

this gadget is a cipher: ce gadget est nul

cipher code N no pl, no art

cipher code: code m secret

French

English

cryptage COMPUT (système): cipher

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English

French

cipher N

1. cipher (code):

cipher: chiffre m

in cipher: codé(e)

2. cipher (message):

cipher: message m codé

3. cipher fig:

cipher: nullité f

to be a mere cipher: être un zéro

French

English

cryptage inform (système): cipher

Present
I	cipher
you	cipher
he/she/it	ciphers
we	cipher
you	cipher
they	cipher

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

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

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

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in cipher: codé(e)

to be a mere cipher: être un zéro

this gadget is a cipher: ce gadget est nul

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Ciphers work at the level of individual letters, or small groups of letters, or even, in modern ciphers, with individual bits.

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He was skilled in ciphers, but indiscreet, and at one time his life seems to have been in danger.

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But, few if any ciphers have ever achieved this second condition, so the point is generally a cryptanalysts delight whenever the grille ciphers are used.

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As a student of ciphers, he mentioned among his enthusiasts many eminent gentlemen and great princes.

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These ciphers, while also having a very small hardware implementation, have been proven to be very insecure.

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