Triften in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Triften in the English»French Dictionary

Triton [Brit ˈtrʌɪt(ə)n, Am ˈtraɪtn] MYTH

Triton

Triton

triton [Brit ˈtrʌɪt(ə)n, Am ˈtraɪtn] N (mollusc, newt)

triton

triton m

drifter [Brit ˈdrɪftə, Am ˈdrɪftər] N

1. drifter FISH:

drifter

harenguier m

2. drifter (aimless person):

drifter

vagabond/-e m/f

grifter [Brit ˈɡrɪftə, Am ˈɡrɪftər] N Am sl

grifter

escroc m

I.soften up VB [Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n -, Am ˈsɔfən -] (soften up)

soften up butter, malleable substance:

soften up

amollir

II.soften up VB [Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n -, Am ˈsɔfən -] (soften up [sb], soften [sb] up) fig

soften up enemy, opponent

affaiblir

soften up customer

attendrir

triform [Brit ˈtrʌɪfɔːm, Am ˈtraɪfɔrm] ADJ

triform

à trois parties

I.trifle [Brit ˈtrʌɪf(ə)l, Am ˈtraɪfəl] N

1. trifle:

a trifle (slightly)

légèrement

a trifle (slightly)

un tantinet iron

a trifle dull/long

légèrement ennuyeux/long

a trifle breathlessly

légèrement essoufflé

to speed up/slow down a trifle

accélérer/ralentir légèrement

2. trifle (triviality):

trifle (gift, money)

bagatelle f

trifle (matter, problem)

détail m

trifle (matter, problem)

chose f sans importance

to waste time on trifles

perdre son temps à des broutilles

3. trifle Brit FOOD:

trifle

≈ diplomate m

II.to trifle with VB intr

to trifle with feelings, affections:

to trifle with

jouer avec

to trifle with sb

traiter qn à la légère

she's not someone to be trifled with!

ce n'est pas une femme qu'on traite à la légère or avec qui l'on badine!

often [Brit ˈɒf(ə)n, ˈɒft(ə)n, Am ˈɔf(t)ən, ˈɑf(t)ən] ADV

often

souvent

very/so/too/less often

très/si/trop/moins souvent

more and more often

de plus en plus souvent

as often as not, more often than not

le plus souvent

it's not often you see that

ce n'est pas souvent qu'on voit ça

you'll often find that …

tu constateras souvent que …

how often do you meet?

vous vous voyez tous les combien? inf

how often do you meet?

vous vous voyez souvent?

how often do the planes depart?

les avions partent tous les combien?

an often-repeated remark

une remarque souvent répétée

it cannot be said too often that …

on ne répétera jamais assez que …

once too often

une fois de trop

every so often (in time)

de temps en temps

every so often (in distance, space)

ça et là

I.soften [Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n, Am ˈsɔfən] VB trans

1. soften (make less firm or rough) lit:

soften ground, metal

amollir

soften skin, hard water

adoucir

soften butter

ramollir

soften fabric

assouplir

2. soften fig:

soften blow, impact, image, impression, shock, pain, resistance

atténuer

soften personality, refusal

adoucir

soften approach, attitude, position, rule, view

assouplir

soften fact

minimiser

3. soften (make quieter):

soften sound, voice

adoucir

soften music

baisser

4. soften (make less sharp):

soften contour, form, outline, light

adoucir

II.soften [Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n, Am ˈsɔfən] VB intr

1. soften lit:

soften light, outline, music, colour:

s'adoucir

soften skin:

devenir plus doux

soften substance, ground:

se ramollir

soften consonant:

devenir doux

2. soften fig person, character, approach, attitude, position, view:

soften

s'assouplir (towards sb vis-à-vis de qn)

3. soften ECON:

soften currency, economy, market:

fléchir

I.vitrify [Brit ˈvɪtrɪfʌɪ, Am ˈvɪtrəˌfaɪ] VB trans

vitrify

vitrifier

II.vitrify [Brit ˈvɪtrɪfʌɪ, Am ˈvɪtrəˌfaɪ] VB intr

vitrify

se vitrifier

Triften in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Triften in the English»French Dictionary

drifter N

drifter

personne f instable

trifle [ˈtraɪ·fl] N

1. trifle (insignificant thing):

trifle

broutille f

2. trifle (small amount):

trifle

bagatelle f

3. trifle (slightly):

a trifle big

un peu gros

trifle with VB trans

1. trifle with:

to trifle with (treat as insignificant)

traiter à la légère

2. trifle with (flirt heartlessly):

trifle with

se jouer de

to trifle with sb's affections form

jouer avec les sentiments de qn

often [ˈa·f ə n] ADV

often

souvent

it's not often that ...

ce n'est pas souvent que ...

how often

combien de fois

as often as not

la plupart du temps

I.soften VB intr

1. soften (let get soft):

soften butter, ice cream

se ramollir

soften skin, color

s'adoucir

soften leather

s'assouplir

2. soften (become less severe):

soften

s'attendrir

II.soften VB trans

1. soften (make soft):

soften butter, margarine

ramollir

soften skin

adoucir

soften leather

assouplir

2. soften (make more pleasant):

soften a sound, color

adoucir

3. soften (make emotional):

soften

attendrir

4. soften (make easier to bear):

soften pain, effect, anger

atténuer

soften blow

amortir

I.soften up VB trans

1. soften up (make softer):

soften up

ramollir

2. soften up (persuade):

soften up

amadouer

3. soften up MIL (weaken):

soften up

amoindrir

II.soften up VB intr

soften up

se ramollir

I.drift [drɪft] N

1. drift (slow movement):

drift

mouvement m

drift of ship

dérive f

drift of current

sens m

drift of events

cours m

downward drift

écroulement m

downward drift of prices

effondrement m

2. drift METEO (mass blown together):

drift

amoncellement m

drift of sand

dune f

drift of snow

congère f

drift of clouds

traînée f

3. drift (central meaning):

drift

sens m général

to catch sb's drift

comprendre où qn veut en venir

4. drift TECH (tool):

drift

jet m (d'extraction)

II.drift [drɪft] VB intr

1. drift (be moved):

drift a. fig

dériver

drift smoke, voice

flotter

drift attention

se relâcher

to drift out to sea

dériver sur la mer

2. drift (move aimlessly):

drift

errer

to drift away

partir nonchalamment

to drift along

se laisser aller

to drift into sth

se laisser aller à qc

3. drift METEO (be piled into drifts):

drift sand

s'entasser

drift of snow

former des congères

I.vitrify [ˈvɪt·rə·faɪ] VB trans

vitrify

vitrifier

II.vitrify [ˈvɪt·rə·faɪ] VB intr

vitrify

se vitrifier

I.petrify [ˈpet·rɪ·faɪ] VB intr

petrify

se pétrifier

II.petrify [ˈpet·rɪ·faɪ] VB trans

petrify

pétrifier

adrift [ə·ˈdrɪft] ADJ ADV

to be adrift boat, sailor

être à la dérive

to be adrift fig student, tourist

perdu

Phrases:

to cast [or turn] sb/sth adrift

abandonner qn/qc à son sort