background radiation in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for background radiation in the English»French Dictionary

background radiation N

background radiation

radiation f naturelle

Translations for background radiation in the English»French Dictionary

background [Brit ˈbakɡraʊnd, Am ˈbækˌɡraʊnd] N

1. background (of person):

background (social)

milieu m

background (personal, family)

origines fpl

background (professional)

formation f

to come from a middle-class background

être issu d'un milieu bourgeois, avoir des origines bourgeoises

people from poor backgrounds

les gens issus d'un milieu pauvre

we want someone with a scientific/computer background

nous cherchons quelqu'un ayant une formation scientifique/d'informaticien

a background in law/linguistics

une formation juridique/en linguistique

2. background (context):

background

contexte m

the economic/political background

le contexte économique/politique

against a background of violence

dans un climat de violence

these events took place against a background of war

ces événements avaient pour toile de fond la guerre or se sont déroulés pendant la guerre

what's the background to the situation?

qu'est-ce qui est à l'origine de la situation?

what's the background to the situation? attr briefing, information, knowledge, material

concernant les origines de la situation

3. background (of painting, photo, scene):

background

fond m

background

arrière-plan m

that's me in the background

me voilà à l'arrière-plan

we could see the Alps in the background

on voyait les Alpes au loin

against a background of

sur un fond de

on a red background

sur un fond rouge

4. background (not upfront):

in the background

au second plan

to be/remain in the background

être/rester au second plan

to push sb/sth into the background

reléguer qn/qc au second plan

ill-feeling was always there in the background

la rancune était toujours là dans l'ombre

5. background (of sound, music):

a background of laughter/music

des rires/de la musique en bruit de fond

voices in the background

des voix en bruit de fond

voices in the background attr music, lighting

d'ambiance

radiation [Brit reɪdɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. radiation:

radiation MED, NUCL

radiation f

to be exposed to radiation

être exposé à des radiations

a high level of radiation

un taux élevé de radiations

a low level of radiation

un faible niveau de radiations

a dose of radiation

une dose de radiations

a dose of radiation attr levels

de radiation

a dose of radiation effects

des radiations

a dose of radiation leak

de radiations

2. radiation PHYS:

radiation

rayonnement m

background radiation in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for background radiation in the English»French Dictionary

I.background [ˈbækgraʊnd] N

1. background (rear view):

background

fond m

in the background

à l'arrière-plan

against a background of sth

sur un fond de qc

2. background (to a situation):

background

contexte m

background in society

milieu m d'origine

background of education, work

profil m

fill me in on the background

explique-moi la situation

what's her background?

d'où est-ce qu'elle sort?

II.background [ˈbækgraʊnd] ADJ

background information, knowledge

de base

background noise

de fond

background music

musique f d'ambiance

radiation N no pl

radiation waves

radiation f

radiation light

irradiation f

radiation heat

rayonnement m

radiation levels

niveaux mpl de radiation

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Because dolomite contains relatively minor quantities of radioactive materials, it can insulate against interference from cosmic rays without adding to background radiation levels.

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The main advantage of the bubble detector technique is that the detector is almost insensitive to background radiation.

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Most human exposure to radiation comes from natural background radiation.

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Since decoupling, the temperature of the background radiation has dropped by a factor of roughly 1,100 due to the expansion of the universe.

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Their work determined that the universe's background radiation was 2.7 degrees above absolute zero, just 2.3 degrees lower than the 1948 prediction.

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