beings in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for beings in the English»French Dictionary

being [Brit ˈbiːɪŋ, Am ˈbiɪŋ] N

1. being (entity):

being (human)

être m

being (animal)

créature f

2. being (soul):

being

être m

with my whole being

de tout mon être

3. being (existence):

to bring sth into being

faire de qc une réalité

to be brought into being

devenir réalité

to come into being

prendre naissance

fellow being N

fellow being

semblable mf

human being N

human being

être m humain

well-being N

well-being

bien-être m inv

fellow human being N

fellow human being

semblable mf

Supreme Being N REL

Supreme Being

Être m suprême

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unworldly beauty, beings

surnaturel/-elle

she's being facetious

elle dit ça pour plaisanter

Translations for beings in the French»English Dictionary

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mieux-être

improved well-being

cesse tes enfantillages!

stop being childish!

encore un enfantillage!

he's/she's being childish again

beings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beings in the English»French Dictionary

I.being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] VB

being present participle of be

II.being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] N

1. being (living thing):

being

être m

being from another planet

créature f extraterrestre

2. being (existence):

to bring sth into being

concrétiser qc

to come into being

prendre naissance

III.being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] ADJ

for the time being

pour l'instant

See also be

I.be <was, been> [bi:] VB intr + adj or n

1. be (expresses identity, position, place):

he's be English/a dentist

il est anglais/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues se trouvent au Louvre

2. be (expresses a state, situation):

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

my hands are cold

j'ai froid aux mains

how are you? — I'm fine

comment vas-tu/allez-vous? — je vais bien

be quiet!

reste(z) tranquille!

to be on a diet

faire un régime

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

to be on benefit [or welfare Am]

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50p

ce livre fait 50 pence

4. be (indicates age):

how old is he? — he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? — il a vingt ans

5. be (take place):

the meeting is next Tuesday

la réunion a lieu mardi prochain

6. be (exist):

there is/are ...

il y a ...

let her be!

laisse-la tranquille!

7. be (impersonal use):

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

it's three

il est trois heures

it's cold/windy

il fait froid/du vent

it's rainy

il pleut

it's fair

c'est juste

what's it to be?

ce sera?

as it were

pour ainsi dire

Phrases:

the be-all and end-all

le but suprême

be that as it may

malgré cela

so be it

soit

far be it from sb to +infin

loin de qn l'idée de +infin

II.be <was, been> [bi:] VB aux

1. be (expresses continuation):

he's breathing

il respire

she's still sleeping

elle est encore en train de dormir

it's raining

il pleut

2. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that ...? form

est-ce possible que +subj ?

the exhibition is to be seen at the gallery

on peut voir l'exposition à la galerie

what is he to do?

qu'est-il censé faire?

may I be of service?

je peux vous aider?

3. be (expresses passive):

to be discovered by sb

être découvert par qn

to be left speechless

rester bouche bée

I'm asked to come at seven

on me demande de venir à sept heures

4. be (expresses future):

she's leaving tomorrow

elle part demain

you are to wait here

vous devez attendre ici

we are to meet at seven

on est censé se rencontrer à sept heures

5. be (expresses future in past):

she was never to see her brother again

elle n'allait jamais plus revoir son frère

6. be (in conditionals):

if sb were [or was] were to +infin, ...

si qn devait +infin , ...

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

s'il travaillait plus, il aurait de meilleures notes

were sb to +infin, ... form

si qn devait +infin , ...

well-being N no pl

well-being

bien-être m

fellow being N

fellow being

semblable mf

human being N

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human being

être humain

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you're being provocative

tu fais de la provocation

he believes in being ...

il pense qu'il faut être ...

Translations for beings in the French»English Dictionary

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les êtres humains

human beings

bien-être

well-being

une sensation de bien-être

a feeling of well-being

normalement

all being well

à titre temporaire

for the time being

beings Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that's what comes of being too naive

voilà ce qui arrive quand on est trop naïf

they attributed their success to being lucky

ils ont attribué leur réussite à la chance

to make no pretence to being/having sth

ne pas avoir la prétention d'être/de faire qc

with the situation being what it is

la situation étant ce qu'elle est

he's playing at being in charge

il fait son numéro de personne responsable

she strikes me as being fairly intelligent

elle m'a l'air d'être assez intelligente

to be unsure about being able to +infin

être incertain de pouvoir +infin

to risk being sacked/going to prison

risquer le renvoi/la prison

while the film was being shown

pendant le déroulement du film

being in good health, that's what counts

ce qui compte, c'est d'être en bonne santé

beings Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for beings in the French»English Dictionary

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flagrant délit

being caught in the act

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English

Angels very frequently appear, but angelic beings of higher rank, such as cherubim and seraphim, are extremely rare.

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The museum once housed over one thousand tombstone figures or images representing human beings.

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Sea horse, octopus, delta fish and other beings flew high, even as spiderman and vultures obeyed wind directions.

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Another notable group are the mutants- humanoid beings that have adapted and gained inhuman powers, psionic and otherwise, due to radiation exposure and natural selection.

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These men broke a wall that let black people into society as successful human beings.

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He wore gauntlets that fired silver darts which could harm werewolves or drug-tipped darts that could induce unconsciousness in human beings.

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It can heat up its internal temperature to destroy beings inside it.

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He was trying to improve understanding of viewpoints of human beings and to have others forgive foibles and human waywardness.

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This approach is ultimately unpersuasive, since it is human beings you are trying to persuade.

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In both cases, human beings create interdependencies with others to fulfill biosocial and symbolic needs.

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