Common Entrance examination in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Common Entrance examination in the English»French Dictionary

Common Entrance

examen d'entrée dans l'enseignement secondaire privé

entrance examination

concours m d'entrée

entrance examination SCHOOL, UNIV

examen m d'entrée

Translations for Common Entrance examination in the French»English Dictionary

concours d'entrée

entrance examination (à for)

concours de recrutement ADMIN

competitive entrance examination

admission sur examen

admission by entrance examination

école, a. grande école UNIV

higher education institution with competitive entrance examination

cornichon

student preparing for the entrance examination for Saint-Cyr

Grande école

A prestigious tertiary-level institution where admission is usually by competitive entrance examination or concours. Places are much sought after as they are widely considered to guarantee more promising career prospects than the standard university institutions. Many grandes écoles specialize in particular disciplines or fields of study, e.g. ENA, Sciences Po, etc.

Translations for Common Entrance examination in the English»French Dictionary

examination [Brit ɪɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n, ɛɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n, Am ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. examination:

examination SCHOOL, UNIV

examen m (in de)

French/Biology examination

examen m de français/de biologie

to take an examination

passer un examen

to pass an examination

réussir un examen

to pass an examination attr certificate, question, results

d'examen

to pass an examination candidate

à un examen

2. examination (inspection) (gen):

examination MED

examen m

examination FIN

vérification f

on examination

après examen

under examination

à l'examen

after close/further examination

après un examen attentif/approfondi

to have an examination MED

passer un examen médical

to give sb an examination MED

faire passer un examen médical à qn

3. examination LAW (of accused, witness):

examination

interrogatoire m

I.entrance N [Brit ˈɛntr(ə)ns, Am ˈɛntrəns]

1. entrance:

entrance (door, gate, passage)

entrée f

entrance (hallway)

entrée f

entrance (hallway)

vestibule m

2. entrance (act of entering):

entrance

entrée f

to make an entrance THEAT fig

faire son entrée

to give entrance to

donner accès à

3. entrance (right of way):

entrance

admission f

to gain entrance to club, university

être admis à or dans

to deny or refuse sb entrance

refuser de laisser entrer qn

II.entrance VB trans [Brit ɪnˈtrɑːns, ɛnˈtrɑːns, Am ɪnˈtræns, ɛnˈtræns]

entrance

transporter, ravir

I.common [Brit ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑmən] N (public land)

common

terrain m communal

Clapham Common

le terrain communal de Clapham

II.commons N npl

1. commons (the people):

the commons

le peuple

2. commons POL:

commons, a. Commons the commons

les Communes fpl

3. commons Am UNIV (refectory):

commons

réfectoire m

III.common [Brit ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑmən] ADJ

1. common (often encountered):

common crime, illness, mistake, name, problem, reaction

courant, fréquent

in common use

d'un usage courant

in common parlance

dans le langage courant

it is common for sb to do

il est courant que qn fasse

to be common among children, mammals etc

être répandu chez

2. common (shared):

common aim, approach, attributes, border, enemy, language, interest, ownership

commun (to à)

for the common good

pour le bien commun

by common agreement

d'un commun accord

it is common property

c'est la propriété de tous

it is common knowledge

c'est de notoriété publique

3. common (ordinary):

common man, woman

du peuple after n

the common people

le peuple

a common soldier

un simple soldat

the common herd pej

la masse

a common criminal pej

un criminel ordinaire

4. common (low-class):

common pej

commun

it looks/sounds common

ça fait commun

5. common (minimum expected):

common courtesy, decency, humanity

le/la plus élémentaire

6. common:

common ZOOL, BOT frog, daisy, algae

commun

a common variety

une variété commune

7. common MATH:

common denominator, factor, multiple

commun

IV.in common ADV

in common

en commun

to have sth in common

avoir qc en commun

to hold sth in common LAW

posséder qc en commun

V.common [Brit ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑmən]

to be as common as muck or dirt (vulgar) inf

être d'une vulgarité crasse inf

they are as common as muck (widespread) inf

on en ramasse à la pelle

to be on short commons Brit

être rationné, faire maigre hum

to have the common touch

avoir de la simplicité

Common Entrance examination in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Common Entrance examination in the English»French Dictionary

entrance exam(ination)

examen m d'entrée

Translations for Common Entrance examination in the French»English Dictionary

concours (pour une école)

entrance examination

Translations for Common Entrance examination in the English»French Dictionary

examination [ɪg·ˌzæm·ɪ·ˈneɪ·ʃ ə n ] N

examination

examen m

on closer examination

après un examen plus approfondi

entrance¹ [ˈen·trən(t)s] N

1. entrance a. THEAT:

entrance

entrée f

2. entrance (right to enter):

entrance

admission f

to grant/refuse entrance

accorder/refuser l'accès

entrance² [en·ˈtræn(t)s] VB trans

entrance

ravir

I.common <-er, -est [or more common, most common]> [ˈka·mən] ADJ

1. common (ordinary):

common name

courant(e)

in common use

d'un usage courant

2. common (widespread):

common

notoire

common disease

répandu(e)

it is common knowledge that...

il est de notoriété publique que...

to be common practice

être d'usage

3. common inv (shared):

common

commun(e)

the common good

le bien commun

by common assent

d'un commun accord

to make common cause with sb

faire cause commune avec qn

to have sth in common with sb/sth

avoir qc en commun avec qn/qc

4. common <-er, -est> pej (low-class):

common

commun(e)

common criminal, thief

de bas étage

5. common (average):

common

ordinaire

the common people

les gens mpl ordinaires

the common people man

du peuple

the common people accent

populaire

II.common [ˈka·mən] N

common

terrain m communal