beite in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for beite in the English»French Dictionary

beige [Brit beɪʒ, beɪdʒ, Am beɪʒ] N ADJ

beige

beige m

albeit [Brit ɔːlˈbiːɪt, Am ɔlˈbiɪt, ælˈbiɪt] CONJ form

albeit

quoique

albeit + subj

bien que

fellow being N

fellow being

semblable mf

well-being N

well-being

bien-être m inv

Supreme Being N REL

Supreme Being

Être m suprême

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

I.bite [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] N

1. bite (mouthful):

bite

bouchée f

in one bite

en une bouchée

to have or take a bite of sth

prendre une bouchée de qc

to take a bite out of sth fig

faire un trou dans qc

that will take a big bite out of our budget/profits

cela va faire un grand trou dans notre budget/marge bénéficiaire

2. bite (snack):

bite inf

morceau m (à manger)

to have a bite (to eat)

manger un morceau

to have or grab a quick bite (to eat)

manger un morceau en vitesse

3. bite fig:

bite (impact, keen edge) (of wind, cold)

morsure f

bite (of food)

piquant m

bite (of argument, performance, style, film)

mordant m

his speech/film has bite

son discours/film a du mordant

4. bite:

bite (from insect)

piqûre f

bite (from dog, snake)

morsure f

5. bite FISH:

bite

touche f

to have a bite lit

avoir une touche

to have a bite fig

trouver amateur

the house is up for sale but we haven't had any bites yet

la maison est en vente mais nous n'avons pas encore trouvé amateur

6. bite DENT:

bite

occlusion f

II.bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB trans

bite person, animal:

mordre

bite insect:

piquer

to bite sth in two

couper [qc] en deux d'un coup de dent

to bite one's nails

se ronger les ongles

III.bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB intr

1. bite (take effect):

bite measure, policy, rule, new rates, strike, shortage:

se faire sentir

2. bite FISH:

bite fish:

mordre

IV.bite [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt]

he/she won't bite you inf!

il/elle ne va pas te manger! inf

to bite one's lip

se mordre les lèvres

to bite the hand that feeds you

cracher dans la soupe

the biter bit

tel est pris qui croyait prendre

to be bitten by the DIY/health food bug inf

attraper le virus du bricolage/de la diététique inf

See also bullet

bullet [Brit ˈbʊlɪt, Am ˈbʊlət] N

bullet

balle f

plastic/rubber bullet

balle en plastique/en caoutchouc

to put a bullet in sb/in sb's head inf

tirer une balle sur qn/dans la tête de qn

to put a bullet in sb/in sb's head inf attr wound

par balle

to put a bullet in sb/in sb's head inf hole, mark

de balle

a door riddled with bullet holes

une porte criblée de balles

to bite (on) the bullet

prendre le taureau par les cornes

I.spite [Brit spʌɪt, Am spaɪt] N

spite (malice)

méchanceté f

spite (malice)

malveillance f

spite (vindictiveness)

rancune f

out of (pure) spite (malice)

par (pure) méchanceté

out of (pure) spite (vindictiveness)

par (pure) rancune

II.in spite of PREP

in spite of circumstances, event

malgré

in spite of advice, warning

malgré, en dépit de

in spite of the fact that …

bien que …

in spite of the fact that … + subj

malgré le fait que …

III.spite [Brit spʌɪt, Am spaɪt] VB trans

spite

faire du mal à, blesser

spite (less strong)

ennuyer

IV.spite [Brit spʌɪt, Am spaɪt]

to cut off one's nose to spite one's face

se punir soi-même

I.write off VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write off)

write off

écrire une lettre (to à)

to write off for catalogue, information

écrire pour demander

II.write off VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write [sth/sb] off)

1. write off (wreck):

write off (gen)

bousiller complètement inf

write off car (in insurance reports) car

mettre [qc] en épave

2. write off FIN:

write off bad debt, loss

passer [qc] par pertes et profits

write off capital

amortir

3. write off (end):

write off debt, project, operation

annuler

4. write off (dismiss):

write off critic:

enterrer inf

person, athlete to write sb off for dead

tenir qn pour mort

I.write in VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write in)

write in

écrire (to sb à qn, to do pour faire)

please write in with your suggestions

vous êtes invités à nous envoyer vos suggestions

to write in to TV show, presenter

écrire une lettre à

II.write in VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write [sb] in) Am POL

write in candidate

inscrire le nom de

beite in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beite in the English»French Dictionary

beige [beɪʒ] ADJ N

beige

beige

See also blue

I.blue [blu] ADJ

1. blue (color):

blue

bleu(e)

light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

jupe f bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

albeit [ɔl·ˈbiɪt] CONJ

albeit

quoique

fellow being N

fellow being

semblable mf

well-being N

well-being

bien-être m

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 American/a dentist

il est Américain/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues fpl 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 welfare

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50¢

ce livre fait 50 cents

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/il y a 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-il 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] 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 , ...

office suite N comput

office suite

suite f bureautique

kite [kaɪt] N

kite

cerf-volant m

to fly a kite

faire voler un cerf-volant

Phrases:

go fly a kite! inf

laisse-moi tranquille !

in spite of PREP

in spite of

en dépit de

in spite of oneself

malgré soi

in spite of everyone

envers et contre tous

in spite of the fact that he is rich

bien qu'il soit riche

trite [traɪt] ADJ pej

trite

banal(e)

egg white N

egg white

blanc m d'œuf