Bein in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Bein in the English»French Dictionary

Benin [Brit bɛˈniːn, Am bəˈnin, bəˈnɪn]

Benin

Bénin m

fellow being N

fellow being

semblable mf

well-being N

well-being

bien-être m inv

Supreme Being N REL

Supreme Being

Être m suprême

being [Brit ˈbiːɪŋ, Am ˈbiɪŋ] N

1. being (entity):

being (human)

être m

being (animal)

créature f

2. being (soul):

being

être m

with my whole being

de tout mon être

3. being (existence):

to bring sth into being

faire de qc une réalité

to be brought into being

devenir réalité

to come into being

prendre naissance

beige [Brit beɪʒ, beɪdʒ, Am beɪʒ] N ADJ

beige

beige m

tie-in [Brit, Am ˈtaɪ ˌɪn] N

1. tie-in (gen):

tie-in (link)

lien m

2. tie-in Am COMM:

tie-in (sale)

vente f conditionnée par une autre

tie-in (item)

article m dont l'achat conditionne une vente

deep-vein thrombosis, DVT N MED

deep-vein thrombosis

thrombose f veineuse profonde

deep-vein thrombosis

phlébite f

skein [Brit skeɪn, Am skeɪn] N

1. skein (of wool):

skein

écheveau m

2. skein (of birds):

skein

vol m

rein [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn] N RIDING

rein fig

rêne f

to take up/hold the reins lit, fig

prendre/tenir les rênes

to keep a horse on a short rein

garder les rênes courtes

to keep sb on a tight rein fig

tenir qn de près

to keep a rein on sth

surveiller qc de près

to give full or free rein to

donner libre cours à

Bein in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Bein in the English»French Dictionary

Benin [benˈi:n] N

Benin

le Bénin

well-being N no pl

well-being

bien-être m

beige [beɪʒ] ADJ N

beige

beige

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

fellow being N

fellow being

semblable mf

I.being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] VB

being present participle of be

II.being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] N

1. being (living thing):

being

être m

being from another planet

créature f extraterrestre

2. being (existence):

to bring sth into being

concrétiser qc

to come into being

prendre naissance

III.being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] ADJ

for the time being

pour l'instant

See also be

I.be <was, been> [bi:] VB intr + adj or n

1. be (expresses identity, position, place):

he's be English/a dentist

il est anglais/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues se trouvent au Louvre

2. be (expresses a state, situation):

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

my hands are cold

j'ai froid aux mains

how are you? — I'm fine

comment vas-tu/allez-vous? — je vais bien

be quiet!

reste(z) tranquille!

to be on a diet

faire un régime

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

to be on benefit [or welfare Am]

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50p

ce livre fait 50 pence

4. be (indicates age):

how old is he? — he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? — il a vingt ans

5. be (take place):

the meeting is next Tuesday

la réunion a lieu mardi prochain

6. be (exist):

there is/are ...

il y a ...

let her be!

laisse-la tranquille!

7. be (impersonal use):

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

it's three

il est trois heures

it's cold/windy

il fait froid/du vent

it's rainy

il pleut

it's fair

c'est juste

what's it to be?

ce sera?

as it were

pour ainsi dire

Phrases:

the be-all and end-all

le but suprême

be that as it may

malgré cela

so be it

soit

far be it from sb to +infin

loin de qn l'idée de +infin

II.be <was, been> [bi:] VB aux

1. be (expresses continuation):

he's breathing

il respire

she's still sleeping

elle est encore en train de dormir

it's raining

il pleut

2. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that ...? form

est-ce possible que +subj ?

the exhibition is to be seen at the gallery

on peut voir l'exposition à la galerie

what is he to do?

qu'est-il censé faire?

may I be of service?

je peux vous aider?

3. be (expresses passive):

to be discovered by sb

être découvert par qn

to be left speechless

rester bouche bée

I'm asked to come at seven

on me demande de venir à sept heures

4. be (expresses future):

she's leaving tomorrow

elle part demain

you are to wait here

vous devez attendre ici

we are to meet at seven

on est censé se rencontrer à sept heures

5. be (expresses future in past):

she was never to see her brother again

elle n'allait jamais plus revoir son frère

6. be (in conditionals):

if sb were [or was] were to +infin, ...

si qn devait +infin , ...

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

s'il travaillait plus, il aurait de meilleures notes

were sb to +infin, ... form

si qn devait +infin , ...

rein in VB trans

rein in horse

tirer les reines de

rein in child, ambition

freiner

skein [skeɪn] N a. fig

skein

écheveau m

stein [staɪn] N

stein

chope f

vein [veɪn] N

1. vein (blood vessel) a. MIN:

vein

veine f

2. vein (for plant sap):

vein

nervure f

3. vein (style):

vein

veine f

4. vein (frame of mind):

vein

humeur f

vein N

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