Abb in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Abb in the English»French Dictionary

I.ebb [Brit ɛb, Am ɛb] N

ebb

reflux m

the tide is on the ebb

la marée descend

the ebb and flow

le flux et le reflux also fig

II.ebb [Brit ɛb, Am ɛb] VB intr

1. ebb tide:

ebb

descendre, refluer

to ebb and flow

monter et descendre

2. ebb fig support:

ebb

décliner

III.ebb [Brit ɛb, Am ɛb]

to be at a low ebb

être au plus bas

get-at-able [Brit ɡɛtˈatəb(ə)l, Am ɡɛdˈædəb(ə)l] ADJ inf

to be/not to be get-at-able object:

être facile/difficile à atteindre

ABC N

1. ABC (alphabet):

ABC

alphabet m

2. ABC (basics):

ABC

abc m

ABC

b.a.-ba m

the ABC of cooking, photography etc

l'abc or le b.a.-ba de

3. ABC Am TV → American Broadcasting Company

ABC

l'une des quatre grandes chaînes de télévision américaines

as easy as ABC

simple comme bonjour

ABD N Am

ABD UNIV → all but dissertation

ABD

étudiant ayant réussi les unités obligatoires de doctorat mais n'ayant pas encore présenté sa thèse

abet <pres part abetting; pret, pp abetted> [Brit əˈbɛt, Am əˈbɛt] VB trans

abet lawbreaker, crime:

abet

être complice de

to aid and abet sb in doing sth

être complice de qn pour faire qc

to be accused of aiding and abetting

être accusé de complicité

abed [Brit əˈbɛd, Am əˈbɛd] ADJ dated

to be abed

être couché

to lie abed

rester couché

Abel [Brit ˈeɪb(ə)l, Am ˈeɪbəl]

Abel

Abel

able-bodied ADJ

able-bodied

robuste, fort

able [Brit ˈeɪb(ə)l, Am ˈeɪbəl] ADJ To be able to meaning can is usually translated by the verb pouvoir: I was not able to go = je ne pouvais pas y aller; I was not able to help him = je ne pouvais pas l'aider. The main exception to this occurs when to be able to implies the acquiring of a skill, when savoir is used: he's nine and he's still not able to read = il a neuf ans et il ne sait toujours pas lire.
For more examples and other uses, see the entry below.

1. able (having ability to):

to be able to do/be

pouvoir faire/être

he was/wasn't able to read it

il pouvait/ne pouvait pas le lire

she was able to play the piano at the age of four

elle savait jouer du piano à quatre ans

I'll be (better) able to give you more information after the meeting

je serai en mesure de or je pourrai vous donner plus de renseignements après la réunion

2. able:

able (skilled) lawyer, teacher etc

compétent

able (gifted) child

doué

ABS brakes N npl MOTOR

ABS brakes

freins mpl ABS

Abb in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Abb in the English»French Dictionary

I.ebb [eb] VB intr

1. ebb tide:

ebb

baisser

2. ebb fig:

to ebb and flow

monter et descendre

II.ebb [eb] N no pl

1. ebb:

ebb

reflux m

the sea is on the ebb

la mer se retire

2. ebb fig:

the ebb and flow

les hauts et les bas

to be at a low ebb

avoir le moral très bas

ABC¹ [ˌeɪbi:ˈsi:] N pl Am

1. ABC (alphabet):

ABC

ABC m

as easy as ABC

simple comme bonjour

2. ABC (rudiments):

ABC

b, a, ba m

ABC² [ˌeɪbi:ˈsi:] N

1. ABC Aus TV:

the ABC

chaîne de télévision australienne

2. ABC Am TV → American Broadcasting Corporation

ABC

chaîne de télévision américaine

ABS [ˌeɪbi:ˈes] N

ABS abbreviation of anti-lock braking system

ABS

ABS m

See also anti-lock braking system

anti-lock braking system N

anti-lock braking system

système m A.B.S

abet <-tt-> [əˈbet] VB trans

abet

inciter

to abet a crime

être complice d'un crime

ABM N

ABM abbreviation of anti-ballistic missile

ABM

missile m antimissile

able [ˈeɪbl] ADJ

1. able <more [or better] able, most [or best] able> (having the ability):

able

capable

to be able to +infin

pouvoir +infin

to be able to +infin

savoir +infin Belg

to be able to swim/drive

savoir nager/conduire

2. able <abler, ablest> <[or more able, most able]> (clever):

able

apte

get-at-able ADJ inf

get-at-able

accessible

able-bodied ADJ

able-bodied

valide

I.dab¹ <-bb-> [dæb] VB trans

dab

tamponner

dab eyes

se tamponner

to dab a bit of powder on sth

donner un petit coup de poudre sur qc

II.dab¹ <-bb-> [dæb] VB intr

to dab at sth

tamponner qc

to dab at sth eyes

se tamponner qc

III.dab¹ [dæb] N

a dab of sth

un petit peu de qc

a dab of sth of chocolate

un petit morceau de qc

a dab of sth of paint

une touche de qc