close-knit in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for close-knit in the English»French Dictionary

close-knit [Brit kləʊsˈnɪt, Am ˌkloʊsˈnɪt] ADJ fig

close-knit family, group:

close-knit

très uni

Translations for close-knit in the French»English Dictionary

I.uni (unie) [yni] VB pp

uni → unir

II.uni (unie) [yni] ADJ

uni (unie) communauté, famille

close-knit

uni (unie) amis, couple

close

uni (unie) peuple, partisans, militants

united (dans in)

III.uni (unie) [yni] ADJ

1. uni (d'une teinte):

uni (unie) tissu, couleur

plain

uni (unie) tissu, couleur

self-coloured Brit

2. uni (sans aspérité):

uni (unie) surface

smooth, even

uni (unie) mer

calm

mener une vie unie et tranquille fig

to lead a quiet, uneventful life

IV.uni N m

uni m TEXTIL:

elle porte de/préfère l'uni

she wears/prefers plain colours

acheter de l'uni

to buy plain fabric

ce modèle existe aussi en uni

this model is also available in plain colours

V.uni (unie) [yni]

être unis comme les (deux) doigts de la main

to be very close

See also unir

I.unir [yniʀ] VB trans

1. unir (rassembler):

unir pays, territoire

to unite (à to)

unir liens, intérêts, passion: personnes, pays

to unite, bind [sb] together

ils sont unis derrière leur chef

they're united behind their leader

des hommes unis par les mêmes idées

men brought together by the same ideas

2. unir (combiner):

unir

to combine

méthode qui unit simplicité et efficacité

method which combines simplicity with effectiveness, method which is both simple and effective

il faut unir nos forces

we must join forces

unissons nos ressources

let us combine ou pool our resources

3. unir (marier):

unir

to join [sb] in matrimony form

le maire les a unis

they were joined in matrimony by the mayor

II.s'unir VB refl

1. s'unir (se rassembler):

s'unir personnes, pays, peuples, régions:

to unite (à, avec with, contre against, pour faire to do)

2. s'unir (se marier):

s'unir personnes:

to marry

3. s'unir (se combiner) fig:

s'unir couleurs:

to blend, to go together

close-knit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for close-knit in the English»French Dictionary

close-knit ADJ

close-knit

très uni(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At the time, the tribes in the region were not a connected nation, instead being a large collection of close-knit, peaceful gathering communities.

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By all accounts, the community was close-knit and the residents civic-minded.

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By the 1920s, almost everyone in the close-knit community was distantly related to each other.

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The early residents included professionals, trades people, business proprietors, railroad employees, and celebrities all living in a close-knit neighborhood.

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Shoals is a residential facility where participants and staff all live together in a close-knit learning community.

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She comes from a close-knit family, and remains close to her parents, two sisters and a brother.

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There is also an incestuous undercurrent, though this seems to be due to the close-knit nature of the family.

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In addition, her works regularly feature small communities with close-knit residents.

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But this created a major problem in the close-knit family.

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The infantry is a small close-knit community, and the slang names are terms of endearment that convey mutual respect and shared experiences.

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