art form in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for art form in the English»French Dictionary

art form N lit

art form

forme f d'art

to become an art form

devenir un art

Translations for art form in the English»French Dictionary

inaccessible play, art form

peu accessible (to à)

re-establish person, party, art form

réhabiliter

film as an art form

le cinéma en tant qu'art

sb's contribution to science, sport, art form

ce que qn a apporté à

Translations for art form in the French»English Dictionary

la danse est une forme d'art

dance ou dancing is a form of art

Translations for art form in the English»French Dictionary

I.form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] N

1. form (kind, manifestation):

form (of activity, energy, exercise, transport, government, protest, work, substance)

forme f

form (of entertainment, taxation, disease)

sorte f

different forms of life or life forms

différentes formes de vie

it's a form of blackmail

c'est une forme de chantage

some form of control is needed

un système de contrôle est nécessaire

in the form of crystals/a loan

sous forme de cristaux/de prêt

in a new/different form

sous une nouvelle/autre forme

to publish articles in book form

réunir des articles dans un livre

he won't touch alcohol in any form

il évite l'alcool sous toutes ses formes

to take various forms

prendre diverses formes

to take the form of a strike

prendre la forme d'une grève

2. form (document):

form

formulaire m

to fill in or fill out or complete a form

remplir un formulaire

blank form

formulaire vierge

3. form (shape):

form

forme f

to take or assume the form of a man/a swan

prendre la forme d'un homme/d'un cygne

4. form (of athlete, horse, performer):

form

forme f

to be in good form

être en bonne or pleine forme

to be on form

être très en forme

to return to form

retrouver la forme

to return to one's best form

retrouver sa meilleure forme

to study the form

étudier le tableau des performances

true to form, she was late

fidèle à elle-même, elle était en retard

5. form:

form LIT, ART (structure)

forme f

form (genre)

genre m

form and content

la forme et le fond

a literary form

un genre littéraire

theatrical forms

formes du théâtre

verse forms

genres en vers

the limitations of this form

les limites de ce genre

6. form (etiquette):

it is bad form

cela ne se fait pas (to do de faire)

purely as a matter of form

purement par politesse or pour la forme

I never know the form at these ceremonies

je ne sais jamais comment me comporter à ces cérémonies

you know the form

tu sais ce qu'il faut faire

7. form Brit SCHOOL:

form

classe f

in the first/fourth form

≈ en sixième/troisième

in the first/fourth form attr captain, room

de classe

8. form (prescribed set of words):

form

formule f

they object to the form of words used

ils ne sont pas d'accord avec la formulation

9. form Brit (criminal record) inf:

to have form

avoir fait de la taule inf (for pour)

10. form LING:

form

forme f

in question form

à la forme interrogative

11. form (hare's nest):

form

gîte m

form

forme f

12. form (bench):

form

banc m

II.form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] VB trans

1. form (organize or create):

form queue, circle, barrier, club, cartel, alliance, government, union, band

former (from avec)

form friendship, relationship

nouer

form sentence, tense

former

to form one's letters

former ses lettres

please form a circle

s'il vous plaît, formez un cercle

how are stalactites formed?

comment se forment les stalactites?

to form part of sth

faire partie de qc

to form a large part/the basis of sth

constituer une grande partie/la base de qc

2. form (conceive):

form impression, image, picture, opinion, idea

se faire

form admiration

concevoir

to form the habit of doing

prendre l'habitude de faire

3. form (mould):

form child, pupil, personality, taste, ideas, attitudes

former

tastes formed by television

des goûts formés par la télévision

4. form (constitute):

form jury, cabinet, panel

former

the 12 people who form the jury

les 12 personnes qui forment le jury

III.form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] VB intr (all contexts)

form

se former

IV.-formed COMP

half-/perfectly-formed

à moitié/parfaitement formé

I.art [Brit ɑːt, Am ɑrt] N

1. art (creation, activity, representation):

art

art m

I'm bad at art

je suis mauvais en dessin

2. art (skill):

art

art m

the art of listening/of survival

l'art d'écouter/de survivre

II.arts N npl

1. arts (culture):

the arts

les arts mpl

2. arts UNIV:

arts

lettres fpl

to study (the) arts

faire des études de lettres

Phrases:

arts and crafts (gen)

artisanat m

arts and crafts (school subject)

travaux mpl manuels

III.art [Brit ɑːt, Am ɑrt] VB intr archaic

thou art

tu es

IV.art [Brit ɑːt, Am ɑrt]

art for art's sake

l'art pour l'art

art form in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for art form in the English»French Dictionary

I.form [fɔ:m, Am fɔ:rm] N

1. form (type, variety):

form

forme f

in the form of sth

dans la forme de qc

to take the form of sth

être sous la forme de qc

2. form (outward shape) a. LING:

form

forme f

in the form of sth

dans la forme de qc

to take form

prendre forme

3. form CHEM (physical state):

form

forme f

in liquid/solid form

dans la forme liquide/solide

4. form (document):

form

formulaire m

an application form for a job

un formulaire de candidature

an application form for loan, brochure

un formulaire de demande

5. form no pl (condition):

form

forme f

to be in [or Brit on] good/excellent form

être en bonne/excellente forme

to be out of form

ne pas avoir la forme

on present form Brit

vu l'état des choses actuelles

6. form no pl (correct procedure):

form

forme f

in due form

en bonne et due forme

as a matter of form, for form

pour la forme

what's the form?

quelle est la marche à suivre?

7. form Brit (class):

form

classe f

first form

sixième f

sixth form

première f

8. form Brit (bench):

form

banc m

9. form (mould):

form

forme f

Phrases:

in any (way,) shape or form

en aucune façon

true to form

comme d'habitude

II.form [fɔ:m, Am fɔ:rm] VB trans

1. form (make the shape of):

form

former

to form sth into an object

modeler un objet en qc

I formed the ideas into a book

j'ai transformé les idées en un livre

2. form (develop in the mind):

form opinion

former

to form the impression

donner l'impression

3. form (set up):

form committee, group

former

form friendship

nouer

4. form LING (use):

form

former

5. form form (influence):

form

former

to form sb/sb's character

former qn/le caractère de qn

6. form (constitute):

form

constituer

to form part of sth

faire partie de qc

III.form [fɔ:m, Am fɔ:rm] VB intr

form

se former

to form into groups of six

se regrouper par six

art [ɑ:t, Am ɑ:rt] N

1. art:

art

art m

2. art pl UNIV:

art

sciences fpl humaines

arts faculty

faculté f des lettres

arts faculty

faculté des arts Quebec

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1892, it was renamed to an art form.

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I believe that this production will definitely mark a turning point in the development of a new art form.

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It is a theatrical dancing art form which reportedly evolved in the 15th century which is a fusion of singing, drama and visual art forms.

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This added some unique characteristics to the art form that still have strong effects.

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In so doing, at least initially, they tried to follow the styles and traditions of the art form.

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The art form symbolises the nature of the rural areas of both countries.

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The premiere site for this style was poesybeat.org, a not-for-profit site that promoted the poesybeat art form.

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Why imprison our poetry, which is our only effective art form, in literary and stylistic schools?

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He based this art form mainly on the principles of group plantings from bonsai and rock displays from bonkei and bonseki.

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Contemporary artists usually do not consider miniature painting as merely a decorative art but as a fine art form.

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