Green Paper in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Green Paper in the English»French Dictionary

Green Paper N Brit

Green Paper

livre m blanc

Translations for Green Paper in the English»French Dictionary

I.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin] N

1. green (colour):

green

vert m

I've seen that dress in green

j'ai vu la même robe en vert

dressed in green

vêtu de vert or habillé en vert

a shade of green

une nuance de vert

several different greens

plusieurs verts différents

a cool/pretty green

un vert frais/délicat

2. green (in snooker):

the green

la bille verte

3. green:

green (grassy area)

espace m vert

green (vegetation)

verdure f

a strip of green

une bande de gazon

4. green:

green (in bowling)

boulingrin m (terrain gazonné pour le jeu de boules)

green (in golf)

green m

5. green:

green ECOL, POL

écologiste mf

the Greens

les Verts

6. green Am (money):

green inf

fric m inf

green inf

argent m

II.greens N npl

1. greens Brit (vegetables):

greens

légumes mpl verts

eat up your greens!

mange tes légumes!

2. greens Am (greenery):

greens

verdure f

Christmas greens

verdure f (décorative) de Noël

III.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin] ADJ

1. green (in colour):

green

vert

to go or turn green traffic lights:

passer au vert

to go or turn green walls:

verdir

to go or turn green fig person:

verdir, devenir vert

to paint/colour/dye sth green

peindre/colorier/teindre qc en vert

2. green (with vegetation):

green countryside, valley

verdoyant

3. green (not ready):

green fruit, wood, tobacco

vert

4. green FOOD:

green bacon

non fumé

5. green (naïve):

green

naïf/naïve

I'm not as green as you think I am

je ne suis pas aussi naïf que tu (le) crois

6. green (inexperienced):

green

novice

7. green:

green ECOL, POL policies, candidate, issues

écologiste

green (ecologically sound) marketing, washing-powder

écologique

8. green ECON (in EU):

green currency, pound, euro

vert

9. green (off-colour):

green inf

patraque inf

IV.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin]

to have green fingers Brit , to have a green thumb Am

avoir la main verte

to give sb/sth the green light

donner le feu vert à qn/qc

I.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] N

1. paper (substance):

paper (for writing etc)

papier m

a piece/a sheet of paper

un morceau/une feuille de papier

to get or put sth down on paper

mettre qc par écrit

it's a good idea on paper fig

c'est une bonne idée en théorie

the car only exists on paper

la voiture n'existe que sur le papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on

ce contrat ne vaut absolument rien

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on attr bag, hat, napkin

en papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on plate

en carton

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on industry manufacture

du papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on industry manufacture

de papier

2. paper attr (not existing in reality) fig:

paper loss, profit

théorique

paper promise, agreement

sans valeur

3. paper:

paper, a. wallpaper

papier m peint

4. paper (newspaper):

paper

journal m

local/Sunday paper

journal m local/du dimanche

5. paper (scholarly article):

paper

article m (on sur)

6. paper:

paper (lecture)

communication f (on sur)

paper (report)

exposé m (on sur)

I'm writing Monday's discussion paper

je prépare le sujet du débat de lundi

7. paper (examination):

paper

épreuve f (on de)

the French paper

l'épreuve de français

8. paper FIN:

paper

effet m de commerce

paper

papier m

long/short paper

effets mpl à long/court terme

long/short paper

papier m long/court

9. paper (government publication):

paper

livre m

II.papers N

papers npl ADMIN:

papers

papiers mpl

III.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] VB trans a. wallpaper

paper room, wall:

paper

tapisser

IV.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] VB intr

to paper over the existing wallpaper

recouvrir le papier actuel

to paper over one's differences/problems

passer sur ses différences/problèmes

V.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər]

to paper over the cracks

passer sur les problèmes

Green Paper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Green Paper in the English»French Dictionary

I.green [gri:n] ADJ

1. green (color):

green

vert(e)

greyish-green eyes

des yeux gris-vert

2. green (ecological):

green product, policies, issues

écologique

green person, vote, party

écologiste

Phrases:

to have green fingers Brit, Aus

avoir la main verte

it makes him green with envy

ça le fait pâlir d'envie

II.green [gri:n] N

1. green no pl (colour):

green

vert m

2. green pl (green vegetables):

green

légumes mpl verts

3. green (member of Green Party):

green

écologiste mf

the Greens

les Verts mpl

4. green (area of grass):

green

espace m vert

5. green SPORTS:

green

green m

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

I.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] N

1. paper no pl (writing material):

paper

papier m

paper hat

chapeau m en papier

to commit sth to paper

coucher qc par écrit

to get sth down on paper

mettre qc par écrit

on paper

en théorie

2. paper (newspaper):

paper

journal m

daily paper

quotidien m

3. paper (wallpaper):

paper

papier m peint

4. paper (official documents in general):

paper

document m

papers

pièces fpl

papers for identity

papiers mpl (d'identité)

5. paper no pl (set of exam questions):

paper

épreuve f

6. paper UNIV:

paper by student

exposé m

paper at conference, in review

papier m

to give a paper

faire un exposé

II.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB trans

paper

tapisser

III.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB intr (hide)

to paper over problems

dissimuler les problèmes

to paper over the cracks

dissimuler les failles

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The daily is called the green newspaper since it is published on green paper.

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In 2006, the councils were involved in a consultation process which resulted in a Green Paper being produced.

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But the green paper counters this with five ways the corporation may eat into the activities of its commercial rivals.

theconversation.com

A green paper usually presents a range of ideas and is meant to invite interested individuals or organizations to contribute views and information.

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The green paper states that the move would enable banks to retain 10bn of additional capital in 2010 could in turn sustain 50bn of new lending.

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Critics have voiced concerns that the measures, outlined in a Green Paper, could be more widely used.

www.bbc.co.uk

A confirmed the main policy orientations set out in the Green Paper.

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Yet, with the thrust of the green paper moving the sector away from regulatory authority that is linked to funding allocations, this is jarring.

theconversation.com

The letter had to be enclosed within a large sheet of green paper.

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A primary purpose of the police is to enforce the delusions of those with lots of pieces of green paper.

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