árétting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for árétting in the English»French Dictionary

go-getting ADJ inf

go-getting

fonceur/-euse inf

setting-up [Brit sɛtɪŋˈʌp, Am ˌsɛdɪŋˈəp] N

setting-up (of committee, programme, scheme, business)

création f

setting-up (of inquiry)

ouverture f

setting-up (of factory)

implantation f

I.cutting [Brit ˈkʌtɪŋ, Am ˈkədɪŋ] N

1. cutting (newspaper extract):

cutting

coupure f (from de)

2. cutting (from plant):

cutting

bouture f

to take a cutting

faire une bouture

3. cutting RAIL:

cutting

tranchée f

4. cutting (shaping):

cutting (of gem, glass)

taille f

5. cutting (digging):

cutting (of a tunnel)

perçage m

6. cutting (slicing):

cutting (of cake, meat)

découpage m

7. cutting CINE:

cutting

montage m

8. cutting COMPUT:

cutting and pasting

coupé-collé m

II.cuttings N

cuttings npl (of wood, metal):

cuttings

copeaux mpl

grass cuttings

herbe f coupée

III.cutting [Brit ˈkʌtɪŋ, Am ˈkədɪŋ] ADJ

1. cutting (sharp):

cutting pain

aigu/-uë

cutting wind

cinglant

to deal sb a cutting blow lit

asséner un coup violent à qn

to deal sb a cutting blow fig

descendre qn en flèche

2. cutting (hurtful):

cutting remark

désobligeant

I.sitting [Brit ˈsɪtɪŋ, Am ˈsɪdɪŋ] N

1. sitting (session):

sitting ADMIN, ART, PHOTO

séance f

an all-night sitting ADMIN

une séance de nuit

I read it at one sitting

je l'ai lu d'un seul trait

2. sitting (period in which food is served):

sitting

service m

3. sitting (incubation period):

sitting

couvaison f

II.sittings N

sittings npl Brit LAW:

sittings

les quatre sessions de l'année judiciaire

III.sitting [Brit ˈsɪtɪŋ, Am ˈsɪdɪŋ] ADJ

1. sitting (seated):

to be in a sitting position

être assis

2. sitting FARM:

sitting hen

couveuse f

I.fitting [Brit ˈfɪtɪŋ, Am ˈfɪdɪŋ] N

1. fitting (standardized part):

fitting (bathroom, electrical, gas)

installation f

furniture and fittings

mobilier et installations

kitchen fittings

éléments mpl de cuisine

2. fitting (for clothes, hearing aid):

fitting

essayage m

to go for a fitting

aller faire un essayage

3. fitting (width of shoe):

fitting

largeur f

II.fitting [Brit ˈfɪtɪŋ, Am ˈfɪdɪŋ] ADJ

1. fitting (apt):

fitting description, language, site

adéquat

fitting memorial, testament

qui convient

it was a fitting end for such a man

c'était la fin qui convenait à un tel homme

a fitting tribute to her work

un hommage mérité à son œuvre

it is fitting that …

il est convenable que …

2. fitting (seemly):

fitting behaviour

bienséant

III.-fitting COMP

badly-fitting garment

qui ne va pas

badly-fitting dentures

mal ajusté

loose-/tight-fitting

ample/étroit

See also shopfitting, light fitting

shopfitting N Brit

shopfitting

installation f de magasins

light fitting N

light fitting

douille f

I.cutting edge N

1. cutting edge (blade):

cutting edge

tranchant m

2. cutting edge fig:

cutting edge

avant-garde f

to be at the cutting edge of technology, fashion

être à l'avant-garde de

II.cutting edge ADJ

cutting edge film, industry, technology:

cutting edge

d'avant-garde

I.splitting [Brit ˈsplɪtɪŋ, Am ˈsplɪdɪŋ] N (division)

splitting (of wood, stone)

fendage m

splitting (of profits, proceeds)

partage m

splitting (of profits, proceeds)

répartition f

splitting (of group)

répartition f

II.splitting [Brit ˈsplɪtɪŋ, Am ˈsplɪdɪŋ] ADJ

to have a splitting headache

avoir horriblement mal à la tête

I.rutting [Brit ˈrʌtɪŋ, Am ˈrədɪŋ] N ZOOL

rutting

rut m

rutting season

saison du rut

II.rutting [Brit ˈrʌtɪŋ, Am ˈrədɪŋ] ADJ

rutting

en rut

I.squatting [ˈskwɒtɪŋ] N

squatting

squat m inf

II.squatting [ˈskwɒtɪŋ] ADJ

1. squatting position, person:

squatting

accroupi

2. squatting inf homeless person, teenager:

squatting

qui squattérise inf

squatting

qui squatte inf

blotting paper N

blotting paper

papier m buvard

árétting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for árétting in the English»French Dictionary

go-getting ADJ

go-getting

dynamique

I.cutting N

1. cutting (article):

cutting

coupure f

2. cutting BOT:

cutting

bouture f

II.cutting ADJ

1. cutting (that cuts):

cutting blade, edge

tranchant(e)

2. cutting fig:

cutting remark

blessant(e)

cutting wind

cinglant(e)

I.fitting N

1. fitting pl (fixtures):

fitting

installations fpl

2. fitting (for clothes):

fitting

essayage m

II.fitting ADJ

fitting

approprié(e)

petting N

1. petting (stroking):

petting

caresses fpl

2. petting (sexual fondling and touching):

petting

attouchements mpl

ill-fitting ADJ

ill-fitting

mal ajusté(e)

knitting [ˈnɪt̬·ɪŋ] N

1. knitting (action):

knitting

tricotage m

2. knitting (material):

knitting

tricot m

spitting image N

to be the spitting image of sb

être (tout) le portrait craché de qn

cutting edge N

cutting edge

tranchant m

to be at the cutting edge of sth fig

être à la pointe de qc

cutting-edge ADJ

cutting-edge

branché(e)

betting [ˈbet̬·ɪŋ] N

betting (making bets):

betting

paris mpl

betting on horses

paris sur les chevaux

the state of the betting is sth to sth

la côte est de qc contre qc

Phrases:

if I were a betting man, ...

si je devais parier, ...

what's the betting that ... ? inf

quelles sont les chances que +subj ?