a in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
Translations for a in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)
See also many, lot2, lot1, little2, little1, job lot, few
I.lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] PRON
1. lot:
2. lot inf:
3. lot (specific group of people) inf:
II.lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N
1. lot (great deal):
2. lot (entire group) inf:
III.lots N
lots inf:
IV.lots ADV
lots inf:
V.a lot ADV
- a lot
little2 [Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l, Am ˈlɪdl] ADJ
1. little (small):
2. little (young):
4. little (lacking influence):
5. little (expressing scorn, contempt):
6. little (short):
I.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.
II.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON
III.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV
1. little (rarely):
2. little (hardly, scarcely):
3. little (not at all):
IV.a little (bit) ADV (slightly)
V.as little as ADV
job lot [Brit, Am ˈdʒɑb ˈˌlɑt] N
I.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] ADJ When few is used as an adjective to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity (few houses, few shops, few people) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de magasins, peu de gens. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see I. 1. in the entry.
When few is used as an adjective in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I. 2. in the entry.
When a few is used as an adjective(a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see II. in the entry.
For translations of few used as a pronoun (few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II. and III. in the entry.
For translations of the few used as a noun (the few who voted for him) see IV. in the entry.
1. few (not many):
- a man of few words (approvingly)
2. few (some, several):
II.a few ADJ
- a few
III.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] PRON
1. few (not many):
2. few (some):
IV.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] N
V.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju]
ring-a-ring-a-roses N
a fortiori [Brit ˌeɪ fɔːtɪˈɔːrʌɪ, ˌɑː fɔːtɪˈɔːriː, Am ˌɑ ˌfɔrdiˈɔri, ˌeɪ ˌfɔrdiˈɔraɪ] ADV form
a/c N abrév écrite
a/c → account
- a/c
- compte m
See also account
I.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] N
1. account FIN (money held at bank):
2. account COMM (credit arrangement):
- compte m
7. account (description):
8. account:
9. account (impression):
10. account (indicating reason):
11. account (advantage, benefit):
12. account (importance):
II.accounts N npl
1. accounts (records):
- comptes mpl
III.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] VB trans
IV.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt]
a posteriori [Brit eɪ pɒˌstɛrɪˈɔːrʌɪ, ɑː pɒˌstɛrɪˈɔːriː, Am ˌɑ ˌpɑstiriˈɔri, ˌeɪ ˌpɑstiriˈɔraɪ] ADJ
a posteriori reasoning, deduction:
a priori [Brit ˌeɪ prʌɪˈɔːrʌɪ, ˌɑː prɪˈɔːri, Am ˌeɪ praɪˈɔraɪ] ADJ
- a priori
- inconditionnel/-elle
bob-a-job [Brit ˈbɒbədʒɒb, Am ˈbɑbədʒɑb] N Brit
cock-a-doodle-doo [Brit ˌkɒkəduːd(ə)lˈduː, Am ˌkɑkəˌdudlˈdu] N
Translations for a in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)
à [a] PREP La préposition à se traduit de multiples façons. Les expressions courantes du genre machine à écrire, aller à la pêche, difficile à faire etc. sont traitées respectivement sous machine, pêche, difficile etc.
Les emplois de à avec les verbes avoir, être, aller, penser etc. sont traités sous les verbes.
Pour trouver la traduction correcte de à on aura intérêt à se reporter aux mots qui précèdent la préposition ainsi qu'aux notes d'usage répertoriées .
On trouvera ci-dessous quelques exemples typiques de traductions de à.
1. à (avec un verbe de mouvement):
2. à (pour indiquer le lieu où l'on se trouve):
4. à (dans une description):
5. à (employé avec le verbe être):
- maintenant je suis à vous
6. à (marquant l'appartenance):
- appartenir à qn
7. à (employé avec un nombre):
- mener 3 à 2
8. à (marquant une hypothèse):
See also pêche, machine, difficile
I.pêche [pɛʃ] ADJ inv (couleur)
II.pêche [pɛʃ] N f
1. pêche BOT:
2. pêche (activité):
3. pêche (poissons capturés):
5. pêche (forme) inf:
III.pêche [pɛʃ]
- pêche miraculeuse REL
machine [maʃin] N f
1. machine TECH (appareil):
2. machine (moteur):
3. machine (système):
Phrases:
difficile [difisil] ADJ
1. difficile (malaisé, pénible):
- hard-won attr
2. difficile (indocile):
3. difficile (exigeant):
a in the PONS Dictionary
Translations for a in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)
a [ə] indef art (+ consonant) (single, not specified)
A N
A ELEC abbreviation of amp
See also account
I.account [əˈkaʊnt] N
1. account FIN:
- compte m
6. account (description):
7. account (cause):
8. account no pl (consideration):
Phrases:
II.account [əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form (consider)
I.cock-a-doodle-doo INTERJ childspeak
II.cock-a-doodle-doo N
III.cock-a-doodle-doo VB intr
chock-a-block ADJ
Translations for a in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)
a [a] N m COMPUT
a [a] VB
a indic pres de avoir
See also avoir
I.avoir [avwaʀ] irreg VB trans
1. avoir (devoir, recevoir, assister à) a. MED:
2. avoir (obtenir, attraper):
4. avoir (être doté de):
Phrases:
II.avoir [avwaʀ] irreg VB aux
III.avoir [avwaʀ] irreg VB trans impers
1. avoir (exister):
Phrases:
IV.avoir [avwaʀ] irreg N m
à <à + le = au, à la, à + les = aux> [a] PREP
1. à (introduit un complément de temps):
- when?
2. à (indique une époque):
3. à (indique une date ultérieure):
6. à (pour indiquer une direction):
7. à (indique le lieu où l'on est):
8. à (indique le nombre de personnes):
10. à (cause):
13. à (indique une appartenance):
14. à (indique le moyen):
15. à (introduit un superlatif):
16. à (au point de):
a Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
- to buy a subscription to a club
a Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office
a Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH
Translations for a in the French»English Dictionary
interrupteur à dépression
interrupteur à surpression
condenseur à ventilateurs centrifuges
clé à fourche
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