Council of the European Union in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Council of the European Union in the English»French Dictionary

council [Brit ˈkaʊns(ə)l, Am ˈkaʊnsəl] N

I.union [Brit ˈjuːnjən, ˈjuːnjɪən, Am ˈjunjən] N

See also American Civil War

I.European [Brit jʊərəˈpiːən, Am ˌjʊrəˈpiən] N

II.European [Brit jʊərəˈpiːən, Am ˌjʊrəˈpiən] ADJ

I.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] N

2. course (route):

cap m
to be on or hold or steer a course AVIAT, NAUT
to change course AVIAT, NAUT
to set (a) course for AVIAT, NAUT

II.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB trans HUNT

III.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB intr

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

See also late, old

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

See also worst, thing, place, people, best, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming

I.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] N

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

II.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

III.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADV

IV.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] VB trans form

I.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

truc m inf
à quoi sert ce truc? inf

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …
ce qu'il y a, c'est que
ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

III.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

to make a big thing (out) of it inf

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

gens mpl

III.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad attr joke
not bad inf

III.bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

II.faithful [Brit ˈfeɪθfʊl, ˈfeɪθf(ə)l, Am ˈfeɪθfəl] ADJ

II.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADJ

III.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADV

II.destitute [Brit ˈdɛstɪtjuːt, Am ˈdɛstəˌt(j)ut] ADJ

Council of the European Union in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Council of the European Union in the English»French Dictionary

union [ˈju:nɪən, Am -njən] N

I.European [ˌjʊərəˈpɪən, Am ˌjʊrə-] ADJ

II.European [ˌjʊərəˈpɪən, Am ˌjʊrə-] N

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] def art

le(la) m (f)
l' mf + vowel
les pl
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The Council of the European Union has to approve the regulations before they can take effect; a final agreement is expected by the end of 2014.
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In the 1990s, construction for the new home of the Council of the European Union built over the road.
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In addition, automatic sanctions are triggered based on a different voting mechanism in the Council of the European Union.
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The forces are under the direct control of the Council of the European Union.
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Thus decisions will still be made primarily by the Council of the European Union, as is the case now.
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In a very similar way the Council of the European Union is composed of national ministers.
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Such development was blocked as the site was reserved for the Council of the European Union who had to put the area over to housing.
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As the body is independent, its members are free to decide their own organisation and rules of procedure, although these must be ratified by the Council of the European Union.
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In intergovernmental matters, most power is concentrated in the Council of the European Union giving it the characteristics of a normal international organization.
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The Council of the European Union was responsible for setting up the elections but it had procrastinated.
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