come in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for come in the English»French Dictionary

I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

come

sperme m

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

come (now)!

allons!

come, come! (in warning, reproach)

allons, allons!

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

1. come (travel):

come

faire

to come 100 km to see

faire 100 km pour voir

2. come Brit (act) inf:

don't come the innocent with me

ne fais pas l'innocent

to come the heavy-handed father

jouer les pères autoritaires

IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

1. come (arrive):

come person, day, success, fame:

venir

come bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war:

arriver

the letter came on Monday

la lettre est arrivée lundi

your turn will come

ton tour arrivera

to come after sb (chase)

poursuivre qn

to come by (take) bus, taxi, plane

prendre

I came on foot/by bike

je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette

to come down stairs, street

descendre

to come up stairs, street

monter

to come down from Scotland/from Alaska

venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska

to come from airport, hospital

venir de

to come into house, room

entrer dans

the train came into the station

le train est entré en gare

to come past car, person:

passer

to come through person: town centre, tunnel

passer par

to come through water, object: window etc

traverser

to come to school, telephone

venir à

to come to the door

venir ouvrir

to come to the surface

remonter à la surface

to come to the company as apprentice, consultant

entrer dans l'entreprise comme

to come to do

venir faire

to come running

arriver en courant

to come limping down the street

descendre la rue en boitant

to come crashing to the ground structure:

s'écraser au sol

to come streaming through the window light:

entrer à flots par la fenêtre

lunch is ready, come and get it!

le déjeuner est prêt, à table!

when the time comes

lorsque le moment sera venu

the time has come to do

le moment est venu de faire

I'm coming!

j'arrive!

come to mummy

viens voir maman

to come and go

aller et venir

you can come and go as you please

tu es libre de tes mouvements

fashions come and go

les modes vont et viennent

come next week/year

la semaine/l'année prochaine

come Christmas/Summer

à Noël/en été

there may come a time or day when you regret it

tu pourrais le regretter un jour

for some time to come

encore quelque temps

there's still the meal/speech to come

il y a encore le repas/discours

2. come (approach):

come

s'approcher

to come and see/help sb

venir voir/aider qn

to come to sb for money, advice

venir demander [qc] à qn

I could see it coming (of accident)

je le voyais venir

don't come any closer

ne vous approchez pas (plus)

he came to the job with preconceived ideas

quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues

to come close or near to doing

faillir faire

3. come (call, visit):

come dustman, postman:

passer

come cleaner:

venir

I've come to do

je viens faire

I've come about

je viens au sujet de

I've come for

je viens chercher

my brother is coming for me at 10 am

mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures

they're coming for the weekend

ils viennent pour le week-end

I've got six people coming to dinner

j'ai six personnes à dîner

my sister is coming to stay with us

ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous

4. come (attend):

come

venir

I can't or won't be able to come

je ne pourrai pas venir

come as you are

venez comme vous êtes

to come to meeting, party, wedding

venir à

to come with sb

venir avec qn, accompagner qn

do you want to come fishing?

est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche?

5. come:

to come to (reach) water:

venir jusqu'à

to come to dress, carpet, curtain:

arriver à

I've just come to the chapter where …

j'en suis juste au chapitre où …

6. come (happen):

how did you come to do?

comment as-tu fait pour faire?

that's what comes of doing/not doing

voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas

how come?

comment ça se fait?

how come you lost?

comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu?

come what may

advienne que pourra

to take things as they come

prendre les choses comme elles viennent

when you come to think of it

à la réflexion

come to think of it, you're right

en fait, tu as raison

7. come (begin):

to come to believe/hate/understand

finir par croire/détester/comprendre

8. come:

to come from (originate from) person: city, country etc

être originaire de, venir de

to come from word, song, legend: country, language

venir de

to come from substance, food: raw material

provenir de

to come from coins, stamps: place, collection

provenir de

to come from smell, sound: place

venir de

to come from France fruit, painting:

provenir de France

to come from France person:

être français/-e

to come from a long line of artists

être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes

9. come (be available):

to come in sizes, colours

exister en

to come with a radio/sunroof

être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant

to come with chips

être servi avec des frites

to come with matching napkins

être vendu avec les serviettes assorties

calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this

il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là

10. come:

to come to (tackle) problem, subject

aborder

I'll come to that in a moment

je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment

to come to sth or to doing sth late in life

se mettre à faire qc sur le tard

11. come (develop):

it comes with practice/experience

cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience

wisdom comes with age

la sagesse vient en vieillissant

12. come (be situated):

come

venir

to come after

suivre, venir après

to come before (in time, list, queue)

précéder

to come before (in importance)

passer avant

to come within terms

faire partie de

to come first/last athlete, horse:

arriver premier/dernier

where did you come?

tu es arrivé combien? inf

where did you come?

tu es arrivé à quelle place?

my family comes first

ma famille passe avant tout

nothing can come between us

rien ne peut nous séparer

don't let this come between us

on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça

to try to come between two people

essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes

nothing comes between me and my football!

pour moi le foot c'est sacré!

13. come (be due):

the house comes to me when they die

la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront

death/old age comes to us all

tout le monde meurt/vieillit

he had it coming (to him) inf

ça lui pendait au nez

they got what was coming to them inf

ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient

14. come (be a question of):

when it comes to sth/to doing

lorsqu'il s'agit de qc/de faire

15. come (have orgasm):

come inf

jouir

V.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm]

come again inf?

pardon?

I don't know if I'm coming or going

je ne sais plus où j'en suis

‘how do you like your tea?’—‘as it comes’

‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’—‘ça m'est égal’

he's as stupid/honest as they come

il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui

come to that or if it comes to that, you may be right

en fait, tu as peut-être raison

to come as a shock/a surprise

être un choc/une surprise

come round VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] Brit, come around VB Am

1. come round (regain consciousness):

come round

reprendre connaissance

2. come round (make a detour):

come round

faire un détour (by par)

3. come round (circulate):

come round steward, waitress:

passer

4. come round (visit):

come round

venir

to come round and do

venir faire

to come round for dinner/drinks

venir dîner/prendre un verre

5. come round (occur):

come round event:

avoir lieu

the elections are coming round again

les élections auront bientôt lieu

by the time Christmas comes round

à Noël

6. come round (change one's mind):

come round

changer d'avis

to come round to an idea/to my way of thinking

se faire à une idée/à ma façon de voir les choses

7. come round NAUT:

come round boat:

venir au vent

come along VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

1. come along (arrive):

come along bus, person:

arriver

come along opportunity:

se présenter

to wait for the right person to come along

attendre que la personne idéale se présente

2. come along (hurry up):

come along!

dépêche-toi!

3. come along (attend):

come along

venir

why don't you come along?

tu veux venir?

to come along to lecture, party

venir à

to come along with sb

venir avec qn, accompagner qn

4. come along (make progress):

come along pupil, trainee:

faire des progrès

come along book, building work, project:

avancer

come along painting, tennis:

progresser

come along plant, seedling:

pousser

your Spanish is coming along

votre espagnol a progressé

how's the thesis coming along?

est-ce que ta thèse avance?

I.come across VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come across) (be conveyed)

come across meaning, message:

passer

come across feelings:

transparaître

the message of the film comes across clearly

le message du film est clair

his love of animals comes across strongly

on sent bien qu'il adore les animaux

she comes across well on TV

elle passe bien à la télé

come across as liar, expert

donner l'impression d'être

come across as enthusiastic, honest

paraître

II.come across VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come across [sth])

come across article, reference, example

tomber sur

come across village

découvrir [qc] par hasard

we rarely come across cases of

nous avons rarement affaire à des cas de

III.come across VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come across [sb])

come across person:

come across

rencontrer

one of the nicest people I've ever come across

une des personnes les plus sympathiques que j'aie jamais rencontrées

come apart VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

1. come apart (accidentally):

come apart book, parcel, box:

se déchirer

come apart shoes:

craquer

come apart toy, camera:

se casser

the toy just came apart in my hands

le jouet m'est resté dans les mains

2. come apart (intentionally):

come apart sections, components:

se séparer

come apart machine, equipment:

se démonter

I.come at VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come at [sb])

1. come at (attack):

come at person:

attaquer (with avec)

come at bull, rhino:

foncer sur

2. come at fig:

there were criticisms/questions coming at me from all sides

j'étais assailli de critiques/questions

come around VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] Am

come around → come round

See also come round

come round VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] Brit, come around VB Am

1. come round (regain consciousness):

come round

reprendre connaissance

2. come round (make a detour):

come round

faire un détour (by par)

3. come round (circulate):

come round steward, waitress:

passer

4. come round (visit):

come round

venir

to come round and do

venir faire

to come round for dinner/drinks

venir dîner/prendre un verre

5. come round (occur):

come round event:

avoir lieu

the elections are coming round again

les élections auront bientôt lieu

by the time Christmas comes round

à Noël

6. come round (change one's mind):

come round

changer d'avis

to come round to an idea/to my way of thinking

se faire à une idée/à ma façon de voir les choses

7. come round NAUT:

come round boat:

venir au vent

come about VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

1. come about (happen):

come about problems, reforms:

survenir

come about situation, change:

se produire

the discovery came about by accident

on a fait la découverte par hasard

2. come about NAUT:

come about

virer de bord

come back VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

1. come back (return):

come back (gen) letter, person, memories, feeling, good weather:

revenir (from de, to à)

come back (to one's house)

rentrer

to come running back

revenir en courant

the memories came flooding back

les souvenirs me sont revenus d'un seul coup

to come back to topic, problem

revenir à

to come back to spouse, lover

retourner auprès de

to come back with sb

raccompagner qn

to come back with (return) present, idea, flu

revenir avec

to come back with (reply) offer, suggestion

répondre par

can I come back to you on that tomorrow?

est-ce que nous pourrions en reparler demain?

it's all coming back to me now

tout me revient maintenant

the name will come back to me

le nom me reviendra

to come back to what you were saying

pour en revenir à ce que tu disais

2. come back (become popular):

come back law, system:

être rétabli

come back trend, method, hairstyle:

revenir à la mode

to come back into fashion

revenir à la mode

I.come by VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come by)

come by person:

come by

passer

you must come by and see us

passez donc nous voir

II.come by VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come by [sth])

come by book, job, money:

come by

trouver

come in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for come in the English»French Dictionary

come <came, come, coming> [kʌm] VB intr

1. come (arrive):

come

arriver

to come towards sb

venir vers qn

the year to come

l'année à venir

to come to sb's rescue

venir au secours de qn

to come from a place

venir d'un endroit

to come from a rich family

être issu d'une famille riche

2. come (happen):

come

arriver

how come?

comment ça se fait ?

3. come (exist):

to come in a size/colour

être disponible en une taille/une couleur

this shirt comes with the pants

cette chemise est vendue avec le pantalon

to come cheap(er)

coûter moins cher

as it comes

comme ça vient

4. come (behave like):

to come the poor little innocent with sb

se comporter comme un pauvre petit innocent avec qn

5. come (become):

to come loose

se desserrer

to come open

s'ouvrir

6. come inf (have an orgasm):

come

jouir

Phrases:

to come clean about sth

révéler qc

to have it coming

n'avoir que ce que l'on mérite

to come unstuck Aus, Brit

se décoller

come again?

comment?

don't come it (with me)!

ne me le fait pas!

come to that!

au fait!

come down VB intr

1. come down (move down):

come down

descendre

come down curtain

baisser

2. come down (in rank):

come down people

descendre d'un rang

3. come down (land):

come down

atterrir

4. come down (fall):

come down rain, snow

tomber

5. come down (visit southern place):

come down

descendre

he came down from Paris

il est descendu de Paris

6. come down (become less):

come down prices, cost, inflation

baisser

7. come down (be detached):

come down

se décrocher

8. come down fig (to be a matter):

to come down to sth

se ramener à qc

to come down to the fact that ...

le fait est que ...

come about VB intr

come about

arriver

come into VB trans

1. come into (enter):

come into

entrer dans

to come into office

entrer en fonction

to come into fashion

devenir à la mode

to come into power

arriver au pouvoir

to come into the world

venir au monde

2. come into (get involved in):

to come into sb's life

s'ingérer dans la vie de qn

3. come into (be relevant):

to come into it

entrer en ligne de compte

anger doesn't come into it

la colère n'a rien à voir là-dedans

4. come into (inherit):

come into

hériter de

come at VB trans

1. come at (attack):

come at

attaquer

2. come at (arrive):

come at

parvenir à

come under VB trans

1. come under (be listed under):

come under

être classé sous

the case came under his care

l'affaire lui incombait

2. come under (be subjected to):

come under

subir

to come under criticism

être sujet aux critiques

to come under suspicion

commencer à être soupçonné

I.come on VB intr

1. come on (exhortation):

come on! you can do it!

allez! tu peux le faire!

come on! will you stop bothering me!

ça suffit! arrête un peu de m'ennuyer!

2. come on (improve):

come on

faire des progrès

he really came on with his tennis

il a fait de gros progrès au tennis

3. come on (start):

come on

commencer

to have a headache coming on

sentir venir un mal de tête

4. come on (start to work):

come on

se mettre en route

come on lights

s'allumer

5. come on THEAT, CINE:

come on

entrer en scène

6. come on Am inf (express sexual interest):

to come on to sb

draguer qn

II.come on VB trans

come on → come upon

See also come upon

come upon VB trans (find)

come upon

tomber sur

come forward VB intr

1. come forward (advance):

to come forward to sb

s'avancer vers qn

2. come forward (offer assistance):

come forward

se présenter

to come forward with sth

présenter qc

to come forward with a suggestion

faire une suggestion

I.come through VB intr

1. come through Aus, Brit (arrive):

come through

arriver

2. come through (survive):

come through

survivre

3. come through (penetrate):

come through

percer

your love came through my heart

ton amour m'a traversé le cœur

II.come through VB trans

come through war, injuries:

come through

survivre à

come back VB intr

come back

revenir

it'll come back to me

ça me reviendra

she came back from love/forty and won

elle est revenue de zéro/quarante et a gagné

come Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come to a bad [or sticky] end

mal finir

to come down to the fact that ...

le fait est que ...

come on! will you stop bothering me!

ça suffit! arrête un peu de m'ennuyer!

to come down (through) the centuries to sb

être transmis à qn au fil des siècles

to come back to a theme/subject

revenir à un projet/sujet

all good things come to an end

les meilleures choses ont une fin

to be in/come out of mourning

porter/quitter le deuil

to come back to the same subject

retomber sur le même sujet

to come back to the same place

retomber au même endroit

come on, what are you thinking about?

enfin, à quoi tu penses?

come Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for come in the French»English Dictionary

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s’assumer

to come to terms with o.s.

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Many elements of target concepts come from source domains and are not preexisting.

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He was the first to come out publicly as a person living with the then unnamed disease.

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Unfortunately, many of the distressed banks would not come forward to accept such loans publicly for fear of a bank run and loss of investors.

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For researches on blood gases, he designed the mercurial blood-pump that, with various modifications, has come into extensive use.

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However, bar jiggers come in other sizes and may not actually measure a fluid jigger.

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The name was originally assigned to a bird-like sacrum (a series of vertebrae fused to the hip bones), initially believed to come from a pterosaur.

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Other methods may come into widespread use in the future, such as variable geometry turbochargers.

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In these recent appearances, the seductive qualities that her comic version shows have come into her characterization.

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Devotees come here for marriage finalization, progeny, and for relief from hardships.

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It's always better to just surrender, and then come back later to give it a go with fresh ears.

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