caps in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for caps in the English»French Dictionary

caps N npl abrév

caps → capital letters

caps

majuscules fpl

caps lock N

caps lock → capitals lock

caps lock

verr m maj

I.cap [Brit kap, Am kæp] N

1. cap (headgear):

cap (peaked)

casquette f

cap (of nurse)

coiffe f

cap (of jockey)

toque f

2. cap Brit SPORTS:

he's got his Scottish cap

il a été selectionné pour l'équipe écossaise

he's an England cap

il joue pour l'Angleterre

3. cap (cover):

cap (of pen, valve)

capuchon m

cap (of bottle)

capsule f

cap (for camera lens)

bouchon m

4. cap (of mushroom):

cap

chapeau m

5. cap (for toy gun):

cap

amorce f

6. cap DENT:

cap

couronne f

7. cap Brit:

cap, a. Dutch cap

diaphragme m (contraceptif)

to be fitted for a cap

se faire poser un diaphragme

8. cap ARCHIT:

cap

chapiteau m

9. cap (bird's plumage):

cap

capuchon m

II.cap <pres part capping; pret, pp capped> [Brit kap, Am kæp] VB trans

1. cap government:

cap ADMIN, FIN local authority

imposer une limite budgétaire à

cap budget

plafonner

2. cap DENT:

cap tooth

couronner

3. cap Brit SPORTS:

cap footballer

sélectionner [qn] pour l'équipe nationale

to be capped for Wales

être sélectionné pour l'équipe galloise

4. cap (cover):

cap

couronner

the hills were capped with snow

les collines étaient couronnées de neige

III.cap [Brit kap, Am kæp]

to cap it all

pour couronner le tout

to go to sb cap in hand

se présenter à qn chapeau bas

to set one's cap at Brit or for Am sb dated

jeter son dévolu sur qn

if the cap fits, wear it!

qui se sent morveux se mouche!

cap. [Brit kap, Am kæp] N

cap. → capital letter

cap.

maj

swimming cap N Brit

swimming cap

bonnet m de bain

charge-cap VB trans Brit POL

charge-cap local authority

imposer une limite budgétaire à

cloth cap N Brit lit

cloth cap

casquette f de drap

cloth cap fig

casquette f (qui symbolise la classe ouvrière)

dunce's cap N

dunce's cap

bonnet m d'âne

Dutch cap N

Dutch cap

diaphragme m (contraceptif)

cap gun N

cap gun

pistolet m à amorces

caps in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for caps in the English»French Dictionary

I.cap¹ [kæp] N

1. cap (hat):

cap

casquette f

shower cap

bonnet m de douche

swimming [or bathing] cap

bonnet m de bain

2. cap UNIV:

cap and gown

costume m académique

cap and gown iron hum

tenue f d'apparat

3. cap (cover):

cap

couvercle m

cap of a bottle

bouchon m

cap of a pen, lens

capuchon m

cap of a mushroom

chapeau m

cap of a tooth

émail m

4. cap (limit):

cap

plafond m

5. cap MED (contraceptive):

cap

diaphragme m

Phrases:

cap in hand

chapeau bas

to put on one's thinking cap inf

cogiter

if the cap fits, wear it Brit prov

qui se sent morveux se mouche

to set one's cap at [or Am for] sb

jeter son dévolu sur qn

II.cap¹ <-pp-> [kæp] VB trans

1. cap (limit):

cap

limiter

2. cap Brit SPORTS (select for national team):

cap

sélectionner pour l'équipe nationale

3. cap (cover):

cap a. fig

coiffer

cap bottle

capsuler

cap a tooth

recouvrir d'émail

to cap a pen

remettre le capuchon d'un stylo

4. cap (outdo):

cap

surpasser

to cap it all

pour couronner le tout

cap² [kæp] N

cap TYPO, JOURN abbreviation of capital (letter)

cap

capitale f

in caps

en capitales

See also capital letter

capital letter N

capital letter

lettre f capitale

in capital letters

en lettres capitales

Caps. N

Caps. abbreviation of capitals

Caps.

capitales fpl

ice cap N

ice cap

calotte f glaciaire

radiator cap N

radiator cap

bouchon m de radiateur

shower cap N

shower cap

bonnet m de douche

swimming cap N

swimming cap

bonnet m de bain

toe cap N

toe cap

bout m renforcé

polar cap N

polar cap

calotte f glaciaire

CAP [ˌsi:eiˈpi:] N

CAP eu abbreviation of Common Agricultural Policy

CAP

PAC f

caps Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

swimming [or bathing] cap

bonnet m de bain

cap and gown

costume m académique

cap and gown iron hum

tenue f d'apparat

cap in hand

chapeau bas

to put on one's thinking cap inf

cogiter

if the cap fits, wear it Brit prov

qui se sent morveux se mouche

to set one's cap at [or Am for] sb

jeter son dévolu sur qn

to cap a pen

remettre le capuchon d'un stylo

in caps

en capitales

to be a feather in sb's cap

être quelque chose dont qn peut être fier

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Loan rate caps are specified in the law.

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Aluminum e-caps with non-solid electrolyte have a polarity marking at the cathode (minus) side.

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Pieces of metal or bottle-caps can be attached to the stick, which rattle when the stick strikes the ground.

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Caps and goals updated as of 23 June 2014 after the match against.

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The fungus produces small white fruit bodies (mushrooms) with caps up to 7.5mmin 1 in diameter that appear to be dusted with sugar-like granules.

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In his younger days, he had won 4 schoolboy caps.

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Caps are scurfy to smooth, and range from roughly flat to umbonate.

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Also, the negative lead for leaded wet e-caps is usually shorter.

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The encoded protein caps the pointed end of actin filaments preventing both elongation and depolymerization.

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Aluminum, tantalum, and niobium e-caps with solid electrolyte have a polarity marking at the anode (plus) side.

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