Royal Commission in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Royal Commission in the English»French Dictionary

Royal Commission N Brit

Royal Commission

commission f d'enquête parlementaire

Translations for Royal Commission in the English»French Dictionary

I.commission [Brit kəˈmɪʃ(ə)n, Am kəˈmɪʃən] N

1. commission (payment for goods sold):

commission

commission f

to get a 5% commission on each item

recevoir or toucher une commission de 5% sur chaque article vendu

to work on a commission basis or on commission

travailler à la commission

2. commission (professional fee):

commission

commission f

we charge 1% commission on travellers' cheques

nous prenons 1% de commission sur les chèques de voyage

3. commission (advance order):

commission

commande f (for de)

to give a painter a commission

passer une commande à un peintre

to work to commission

travailler sur commande

4. commission (committee):

commission

commission f (on sur)

commission of inquiry

commission d'enquête

5. commission MIL:

commission

≈ brevet m

to get one's commission

être nommé officier

to resign one's commission

démissionner

6. commission form:

commission (carrying out) (of crime, sin)

perpétration f

7. commission (authority to act):

commission

mandat m (to do pour faire)

8. commission (mission):

commission

mission f

I have a commission to begin negotiations

j'ai pour mission de commencer les négociations

9. commission (operation):

to be in commission ship:

être en service

to be out of commission ship:

être désarmé

to be out of commission machine:

être hors service

to put a boat out of commission

désarmer un bateau

he'll be out of commission for the World Cup

il ne participera pas à la Coupe du Monde

II.commission [Brit kəˈmɪʃ(ə)n, Am kəˈmɪʃən] VB trans

1. commission (order):

commission opera, portrait, report

commander (from à)

to commission an author to write a novel

commander un roman à un écrivain

to commission an artist to paint a portrait

commander un portrait à un peintre

a commissioned portrait

un portrait sur commande

2. commission (instruct):

to commission sb to do

charger qn de faire

3. commission MIL:

commission officer

nommer [qn] à un commandement

to be commissioned (as) an officer

être nommé officier

a commissioned officer

un officier

4. commission (prepare for service):

commission ship

armer

commission plane, equipment, weapon system

mettre [qc] en service

the power station is commissioned for next March

la centrale entrera en service en mars prochain

I.royal [Brit ˈrɔɪəl, Am ˈrɔɪ(ə)l] N

1. royal (person):

royal inf

membre m de la famille royale

2. royal (paper):

royal

cavalier m

II.royal [Brit ˈrɔɪəl, Am ˈrɔɪ(ə)l] ADJ

1. royal:

royal, a. Royal couple, palace, visit, prerogative

royal

the royal ‘we’

le pluriel de majesté

2. royal (splendid):

to give sb a (right) royal welcome

faire un accueil royal à qn

3. royal Am (thorough) inf:

to be a royal pain

être le roi des emmerdeurs sl

Royal Commission in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Royal Commission in the English»French Dictionary

I.commission [kəˈmɪʃən] VB trans

1. commission (order):

commission

commander

to commission sb to +infin

charger qn de +infin

2. commission MIL:

commission

mettre en service

to commission sb as sth

nommer qn à qc

II.commission [kəˈmɪʃən] N

1. commission (order):

commission

commission f

to carry out a commission

s'acquitter d'une commission

2. commission (system of payment):

commission

commission f

to be on commission

travailler à la commission

3. commission (investigative body):

commission

commission f

fact-finding commission

commission d'enquête

4. commission MIL:

commission

affectation f

to get one's commission

être nommé officier

to resign one's commission

donner sa démission

5. commission no pl form (perpetration):

commission of a crime, murder

perpétration f

Phrases:

in/out of commission NAUT, AVIAT

en/hors de service

I.royal [ˈrɔɪəl] ADJ

1. royal (of a monarch):

royal a. fig

royal(e)

Your/His/Her royal Highness

Votre/Son Altesse

2. royal Am inf (big):

royal

gros(se)

II.royal [ˈrɔɪəl] N inf

royal

membre mf de la famille royale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was knighted in 1604 and in 1605 was appointed convener to the royal commission set up to govern the borders.

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The royal commission into banks is a simple solution to decades of bad customer management by these protected species called banks.

www.abc.net.au

Perhaps a return to the old savings bank/trading bank split could be mandated, but that, too, would be too radical a step for any royal commission.

www.smh.com.au

His evidence before the royal commission on vivisection, and his relations with homeopathic practitioners, which he was led to modify, are instances of this.

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