base form in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for base form in the English»French Dictionary

base form N LING

base form

base f

Translations for base 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.base [Brit beɪs, Am beɪs] N

1. base MIL:

base (gen) (centre of operations)

base f

military/naval base

base f militaire/navale

to return to base MIL

rentrer à sa base

2. base (bottom part):

base (of object, spine, mountain, structure)

base f

base (of tree, cliff)

pied m

base (of tail)

point m d'attache

base (of sculpture, statue)

socle m

base (of lamp)

pied m

bed base

bois m de lit

3. base fig:

base (basis) (for assumption, theory)

base f

base (for research)

point m de départ

to have a broad base

avoir une base solide

4. base:

base CHEM, FOOD, PHARM

base f

5. base MATH (arithmetic, geometry):

base

base f

in base 2

en base 2

6. base SPORTS:

base

base f

to get to first base

atteindre la première base

II.base [Brit beɪs, Am beɪs] ADJ (contemptible)

base act, motive, emotion

ignoble

III.base [Brit beɪs, Am beɪs] VB trans

1. base (take as foundation):

base calculation, assumption, decision, policy, research, character

fonder (on sur)

to be based on theory, policy etc

être fondé sur

the film is based on the novel by Henry James/a true story

le film est tiré du roman de Henry James/d'une histoire vraie

2. base (have as operations centre):

base gén au passif

baser

to be based in or at London/Paris person, company:

être basé à Londres/Paris

IV.-based COMP

-based

basé sur

computer/pupil-based method, policy

basé sur les ordinateurs/les élèves

London-/Paris-based person, company

basé à Londres/Paris

home-based

basé à la maison

V.base [Brit beɪs, Am beɪs]

to be off base inf Am

dérailler

to catch sb off base inf Am

prendre qn au dépourvu

to steal a base on sb inf Am

devancer qn

to touch all the bases Am

penser à tous les détails

to touch base (with sb)

prendre contact (avec qn)

base form in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for base 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

I.base¹ [beɪs] N

base (headquarters, supporting part):

base

base f

base of statue

socle m

base of tree, post

pied m

Phrases:

to be off base Am inf

dérailler

to touch base Am

prendre contact

II.base¹ [beɪs] VB trans

1. base (place, support) a. MIL:

base

baser

a Brighton-based firm

une société basée à Brighton

2. base (develop using sth):

to base sth on sth

baser qc sur qc

the theory is based on evidence

sa théorie est construite sur des preuves

to be based on a novel

être basé sur un roman

base² [beɪs] ADJ

1. base (not honourable):

base

indigne

base behaviour

ignoble

2. base (not pure):

base metal

vil(e)