Generation Y in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Generation Y in the English»French Dictionary

Generation Y [ˌdʒenəreɪʃn ˈwaɪ] N

Generation Y

génération f Y

Translations for Generation Y in the English»French Dictionary

Y, y [Am jɛs] N

1. Y (letter):

Y

Y, y m

Phrases:

y MATH

y m

generation [Brit dʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. generation (in family, society):

generation

génération f

from generation to generation

de génération en génération

the younger/older generation

la jeune/l'ancienne génération

people of my generation

les gens de ma génération

a new generation of

une nouvelle génération de

first generation Australian

Australien/-ienne m/f de première génération

2. generation (period of time):

generation

génération f

it's been like this for generations

cela fait des générations qu'il en est ainsi

3. generation (in product development):

generation

génération f

second generation robots

des robots de la deuxième génération

4. generation:

generation (of electricity, income, traffic, data)

production f

generation (of employment)

création f

Generation Y in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Generation Y in the English»French Dictionary

Y, y [waɪ] <-'s> N

1. Y a. MATH:

Y

Y m

Y

y m

Y as in Yellow Brit, Y as in Yoke Am, Y for Yellow Brit, Y for Yoke Am (on telephone)

y comme Yvonne

2. Y (used in place of name):

Mr Y

M. X

y. N

y. abbreviation of year

y.

année f

See also year

year [jɜ:ʳ, Am jɪr] N

1. year (twelve months):

year

année f

the year (that) ... [or when ...]

l'année où ...

all (the) year round

toute l'année

the thing/person of the year

la chose/personne de l'année

I'm six years old

j'ai six ans

it lasted six years

ça a duré six ans

2. year (a long time):

year

année f

for years

depuis des années

in all the years ...

pendant toutes ces années ...

over the years

à travers les années

year by year, year in, year out

année après année

3. year of a wine:

year

millésime m

4. year SCHOOL:

year

classe f

academic year

année f universitaire

academic year

année f académique Belg, Quebec, CH

school year

année scolaire

final year (of secondary school)

≈ terminale f

final year (of secondary school)

≈ rhétorique f Belg

to repeat a year

(re)doubler

what year are you in?

en quelle classe es-tu/êtes-vous?

I'm in Year ...

je suis en (classe de) ...

Phrases:

(since) the year dot, (from) the year dot Brit, Aus

depuis une éternité

to put years on sb

vieillir qn

to take years off sb

rajeunir qn

to be well on in years

bien vieillir

I.generation [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən] N

1. generation (set of people born in the same time span):

generation a. fig

génération f

for generations

pendant des générations et des générations

2. generation (production):

generation

production f

II.generation [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən] COMP

first- and second-generation immigrants

immigrés de première et seconde génération

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The organisation focuses on educating Generation Y on the issues faced by women living under poverty, domestic violence and exploitation on their womanhood.

en.wikipedia.org

But Generation Y -- the largest generation in the world's history, whose members are known as millennials -- is spinning traditional retail on its head.

www.cnbc.com

However, the majority of Generation Y members are religious, while irreligious Generation Y members are a minority of one in four.

en.wikipedia.org

Heard about all the struggling members of Generation Y who wonder how they'll ever afford a house?

www.theglobeandmail.com

One of the more popular forms of media use in Generation Y is social networking.

en.wikipedia.org

Generation Y is really not as mysterious as some people would believe.

www.hcamag.com

By 2025, members of Generation Y (people born between the mid-eighties and mid-nineties) will make up 70% of the global workforce.

www.hrmagazine.co.uk

Generation Y believes that most movies are not worth a second watch!

www.thehindu.com

Generation Y has a lot wrong with it.

humanevents.com

As early as 2005, it found that members of Generation Y have more trust in government and greater civic pride than their older siblings.

en.wikipedia.org