block grant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for block grant in the English»French Dictionary

block grant N Brit ADMIN

block grant

subvention f gouvernementale (aux autorités locales pour assurer les services publics)

Translations for block grant in the English»French Dictionary

I.grant [Brit ɡrɑːnt, Am ɡrænt] N

1. grant:

grant (from government, local authority)

subvention f (for pour)

grant (for study) SCHOOL, UNIV

bourse f

grants to the voluntary sector/to the poorest applicants

subventions au bénévolat/pour les candidats les plus pauvres

a grant to set up a new company/to improve a property

une subvention destinée à fonder une nouvelle société/à mettre en valeur une propriété

to apply for a grant (gen)

faire une demande de subvention

to apply for a grant (for study)

faire une demande de bourse

2. grant LAW (of property):

grant

cession f

II.grant [Brit ɡrɑːnt, Am ɡrænt] VB trans

1. grant (allow) form:

grant permission

accorder

grant request

accéder à

he was granted permission to leave early

l'autorisation de partir tôt lui a été accordée

to refuse to grant access to one's home

refuser l'accès à son domicile

permission granted!

permission accordée!

God grant that …

plaise à Dieu que …

2. grant (give):

to grant sb sth, to grant sth to sb interview, audience, leave, visa, licence, loan

accorder qc à qn

to grant sb sth, to grant sth to sb citizenship, asylum, privilege

concéder qc à qn

3. grant (concede):

grant truth, validity etc

reconnaître

to grant that …

reconnaître que …

I grant you that he's gifted

je vous accorde qu'il est doué

granted that, granting that

en admettant que…

III.grant [Brit ɡrɑːnt, Am ɡrænt]

to take sth for granted

considérer qc comme allant de soi

he takes his mother for granted

il croit que sa mère est à son service

he takes too much for granted

il croit que tout lui est dû

I.block [Brit blɒk, Am blɑk] N

1. block (slab):

block

bloc m

a block of ice/marble

un bloc de glace/marbre

a block of ice cream

une glace f (au litre)

2. block (building):

block of flats

immeuble m (d'habitation)

office/residential block

immeuble de bureaux/d'habitation

administration block

bâtiment m administratif

science block

bloc m scientifique

3. block (group of buildings):

block

pâté m de maisons

to drive round the block

faire le tour du pâté de maisons

he lives three blocks away Am

il habite à trois rues d'ici

the bank is two blocks south Am

la banque est à deux rues d'ici au sud

4. block (for butcher, executioner):

block

billot m

to put or lay one's head on the block fig

donner sa tête à couper

5. block (group):

block (of seats, tickets)

groupe m

block (of stamps)

bloc m

block (of shares)

paquet m

block (of shares)

tranche f

a block of three lessons

trois cours d'affilée

6. block (obstruction):

block

obstacle m

block

entrave f

to be a block to reform, agreement

être un obstacle à

to be a block to progress

être une entrave au progrès

to put a block on price, sale

bloquer

to put a block on initiative

entraver

7. block TYPO:

block

cliché m

8. block COMPUT:

block

bloc m

9. block TECH (housing pulleys):

block

palan m

10. block (head):

block inf

caboche f inf

block inf

tête f

I'll knock your block off sl

je vais te casser la figure inf

11. block RAIL:

block

canton m

12. block SPORTS:

block

obstruction f

II.blocks N

blocks npl (ballet shoes):

blocks

chaussons mpl à pointes

III.block [Brit blɒk, Am blɑk] VB trans

1. block (obstruct):

block exit, road, pass

bloquer

block drain, gutter, hole, artery

boucher

block traffic

gêner

to block sb's way or path

barrer le passage à qn

to have a blocked nose

avoir le nez bouché

2. block (impede):

block market, project

bloquer

block advance, escape, progress

faire obstacle à

block bill

faire opposition à

you're blocking my light

tu me caches la lumière

you're blocking my view

tu me bouches la vue

3. block FIN:

block assets, currency, funds

bloquer

4. block SPORTS:

block ball, opponent, rope

bloquer

block grant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for block grant in the English»French Dictionary

I.grant [grɑ:nt, Am grænt] N

1. grant (money for education):

grant

bourse f

to apply for a grant

demander une bourse

2. grant (from authority):

grant

subvention f

II.grant [grɑ:nt, Am grænt] VB trans

1. grant (allow):

to grant sb sth

accorder qc à qn

2. grant (transfer legally):

to grant sb sth

céder qc à qn

3. grant form (consent to fulfil):

to grant sb sth

concéder qc à qn

to grant sb a request

accéder à la demande de qn

4. grant (admit to):

grant

reconnaître

to grant that ...

admettre que ...

Phrases:

to take sth for granted

considérer qc comme allant de soi

I.block [blɒk, Am blɑ:k] N

1. block (solid lump of sth):

block

bloc m

block of wood

tronçon m

2. block (for executions):

block

billot m

to go to the block

monter à l'échafaud

to go on the block Am

être mis aux enchères

to put one's head on the block fig

mettre sa tête à prix

3. block COMPUT:

block

bloc m

4. block ARCHIT:

block

pâté m de maisons

block of flats Brit, apartment block Am

immeuble m

block of flats Brit, apartment block Am

conciergerie f Quebec

two blocks away Am

à deux rues d'ici

5. block (barrier):

block a. fig

entrave f

a block to sth

un obstacle à qc

mental block PSYCH

blocage m

6. block GAMES:

building block

cube m de construction

II.block [blɒk, Am blɑ:k] VB trans

block road, passage

bloquer

block pipe

boucher

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The variable block grant is used to describe funding approaches in which funding is determined in part by base year allocations, expenditures, and/or enrollment.

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Small cleanup efforts, some use of block grant funding for paint and fix up programs gain support.

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