come forward in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for come forward in the English»French Dictionary

come forward VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

1. come forward (step forward):

come forward

s'avancer

2. come forward (volunteer):

come forward

se présenter (to do pour faire)

to come forward with proof, proposal

présenter

to come forward with help, money, suggestions

offrir

to ask witnesses to come forward

lancer un appel à témoins

Translations for come forward in the French»English Dictionary

se manifester candidat, témoin:

to come forward

il nous a fait signe d'avancer d'un geste de la main/de la tête

he waved/nodded to us to come forward

Translations for come forward in the English»French Dictionary

I.forward [Brit ˈfɔːwəd, Am ˈfɔrwərd] N SPORTS

forward

avant m

II.forward [Brit ˈfɔːwəd, Am ˈfɔrwərd] ADJ

1. forward (bold):

forward

effronté

it was forward of me to ask

c'était assez effronté de ma part de demander

2. forward (towards the front):

forward roll

avant

forward inv gears

avant inv

forward troops MIL

ligne f avant

to be too far forward seat, headrest:

être trop en avant

3. forward (advanced):

forward season, plant

avancé

how far forward are you?

où en êtes-vous?

I'm no further forward

je ne suis pas plus avancé

we're not very far forward yet

nous ne sommes pas encore très avancés

4. forward FIN:

forward buying, delivery, market, purchase, rate

à terme

forward price

cours m à terme

III.forward [Brit ˈfɔːwəd, Am ˈfɔrwərd] ADV

1. forward (ahead):

to step/leap forward

faire un pas/bond en avant

to fall or topple forward

tomber en avant

to go or walk forward

avancer

to rush forward

se précipiter

to move sth forward lit, fig

avancer qc

‘forward march!’

‘en avant, marche!’

a seat facing forward

une place dans le sens de la marche

a way forward

une solution

there is no other way forward

il n'y a pas d'autre solution

it's the only way forward

c'est la seule solution

2. forward (towards the future):

to travel or go forward in time

voyager dans le futur

from this day forward

à partir d'aujourd'hui

from that day or time forward

à partir de ce jour-là, désormais

3. forward (from beginning to end):

to wind sth forward cassette, tape

faire défiler qc en avance rapide

IV.forward [Brit ˈfɔːwəd, Am ˈfɔrwərd] VB trans

1. forward (dispatch):

forward goods

expédier (to à)

forward catalogue, document, parcel

envoyer (to à)

2. forward (send on):

forward mail

faire suivre, réexpédier (to à)

‘please forward’

‘faire suivre, svp’

See also backwards, backward

I.backwards [Brit ˈbakwədz, Am ˈbækwərdz] Brit, backward [ˈbækwəd] Am ADJ

a backwards jump/glance/step

un bond/regard/pas en arrière

II.backwards [Brit ˈbakwədz, Am ˈbækwərdz] Brit, backward [ˈbækwəd] Am ADV

1. backwards (in a reverse direction):

backwards walk, crawl

à reculons

backwards lean, step, fall

en arrière

to face backwards person:

tourner le dos

to move backwards

reculer

facing backwards (in train)

dans le sens contraire de la marche

to be facing backwards

avoir le dos tourné

to travel backwards and forwards

faire la navette (between entre)

to walk backwards and forwards

faire des allées et venues

to swing backwards and forwards

se balancer

2. backwards (starting from the end):

backwards count

à rebours

backwards play, wind

à l'envers

to say or recite sth backwards

dire qc en commençant par la fin

3. backwards (the wrong way round):

to put sth on backwards

mettre qc devant-derrière or à l'envers

to get sth backwards fig message, instructions

mal comprendre

you've got it all backwards!

tu as tout mélangé!

4. backwards (thoroughly):

to know sth backwards

connaître qc par cœur

I.backward [Brit ˈbakwəd, Am ˈbækwərd] ADJ

1. backward (towards the rear):

backward glance, look, step

en arrière

2. backward (primitive):

backward culture, nation, society, economy

arriéré

to be technologically backward

souffrir d'un retard technologique

3. backward dated or offens:

backward PSYCH, SCHOOL (handicapped) child

arriéré

backward (slow to learn) pupil

retardé

4. backward (hesitant):

he wasn't backward about accepting the free trip

il n'a pas été long à accepter le voyage gratuit

she isn't backward in coming forward hum

elle n'hésite pas à se mettre en avant

II.backward [Brit ˈbakwəd, Am ˈbækwərd] ADV Am

backward → backwards

I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

come

sperme m

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

come (now)!

allons!

come, come! (in warning, reproach)

allons, allons!

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

1. come (travel):

come

faire

to come 100 km to see

faire 100 km pour voir

2. come Brit (act) inf:

don't come the innocent with me

ne fais pas l'innocent

to come the heavy-handed father

jouer les pères autoritaires

IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

1. come (arrive):

come person, day, success, fame:

venir

come bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war:

arriver

the letter came on Monday

la lettre est arrivée lundi

your turn will come

ton tour arrivera

to come after sb (chase)

poursuivre qn

to come by (take) bus, taxi, plane

prendre

I came on foot/by bike

je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette

to come down stairs, street

descendre

to come up stairs, street

monter

to come down from Scotland/from Alaska

venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska

to come from airport, hospital

venir de

to come into house, room

entrer dans

the train came into the station

le train est entré en gare

to come past car, person:

passer

to come through person: town centre, tunnel

passer par

to come through water, object: window etc

traverser

to come to school, telephone

venir à

to come to the door

venir ouvrir

to come to the surface

remonter à la surface

to come to the company as apprentice, consultant

entrer dans l'entreprise comme

to come to do

venir faire

to come running

arriver en courant

to come limping down the street

descendre la rue en boitant

to come crashing to the ground structure:

s'écraser au sol

to come streaming through the window light:

entrer à flots par la fenêtre

lunch is ready, come and get it!

le déjeuner est prêt, à table!

when the time comes

lorsque le moment sera venu

the time has come to do

le moment est venu de faire

I'm coming!

j'arrive!

come to mummy

viens voir maman

to come and go

aller et venir

you can come and go as you please

tu es libre de tes mouvements

fashions come and go

les modes vont et viennent

come next week/year

la semaine/l'année prochaine

come Christmas/Summer

à Noël/en été

there may come a time or day when you regret it

tu pourrais le regretter un jour

for some time to come

encore quelque temps

there's still the meal/speech to come

il y a encore le repas/discours

2. come (approach):

come

s'approcher

to come and see/help sb

venir voir/aider qn

to come to sb for money, advice

venir demander [qc] à qn

I could see it coming (of accident)

je le voyais venir

don't come any closer

ne vous approchez pas (plus)

he came to the job with preconceived ideas

quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues

to come close or near to doing

faillir faire

3. come (call, visit):

come dustman, postman:

passer

come cleaner:

venir

I've come to do

je viens faire

I've come about

je viens au sujet de

I've come for

je viens chercher

my brother is coming for me at 10 am

mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures

they're coming for the weekend

ils viennent pour le week-end

I've got six people coming to dinner

j'ai six personnes à dîner

my sister is coming to stay with us

ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous

4. come (attend):

come

venir

I can't or won't be able to come

je ne pourrai pas venir

come as you are

venez comme vous êtes

to come to meeting, party, wedding

venir à

to come with sb

venir avec qn, accompagner qn

do you want to come fishing?

est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche?

5. come:

to come to (reach) water:

venir jusqu'à

to come to dress, carpet, curtain:

arriver à

I've just come to the chapter where …

j'en suis juste au chapitre où …

6. come (happen):

how did you come to do?

comment as-tu fait pour faire?

that's what comes of doing/not doing

voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas

how come?

comment ça se fait?

how come you lost?

comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu?

come what may

advienne que pourra

to take things as they come

prendre les choses comme elles viennent

when you come to think of it

à la réflexion

come to think of it, you're right

en fait, tu as raison

7. come (begin):

to come to believe/hate/understand

finir par croire/détester/comprendre

8. come:

to come from (originate from) person: city, country etc

être originaire de, venir de

to come from word, song, legend: country, language

venir de

to come from substance, food: raw material

provenir de

to come from coins, stamps: place, collection

provenir de

to come from smell, sound: place

venir de

to come from France fruit, painting:

provenir de France

to come from France person:

être français/-e

to come from a long line of artists

être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes

9. come (be available):

to come in sizes, colours

exister en

to come with a radio/sunroof

être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant

to come with chips

être servi avec des frites

to come with matching napkins

être vendu avec les serviettes assorties

calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this

il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là

10. come:

to come to (tackle) problem, subject

aborder

I'll come to that in a moment

je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment

to come to sth or to doing sth late in life

se mettre à faire qc sur le tard

11. come (develop):

it comes with practice/experience

cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience

wisdom comes with age

la sagesse vient en vieillissant

12. come (be situated):

come

venir

to come after

suivre, venir après

to come before (in time, list, queue)

précéder

to come before (in importance)

passer avant

to come within terms

faire partie de

to come first/last athlete, horse:

arriver premier/dernier

where did you come?

tu es arrivé combien? inf

where did you come?

tu es arrivé à quelle place?

my family comes first

ma famille passe avant tout

nothing can come between us

rien ne peut nous séparer

don't let this come between us

on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça

to try to come between two people

essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes

nothing comes between me and my football!

pour moi le foot c'est sacré!

13. come (be due):

the house comes to me when they die

la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront

death/old age comes to us all

tout le monde meurt/vieillit

he had it coming (to him) inf

ça lui pendait au nez

they got what was coming to them inf

ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient

14. come (be a question of):

when it comes to sth/to doing

lorsqu'il s'agit de qc/de faire

15. come (have orgasm):

come inf

jouir

V.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm]

come again inf?

pardon?

I don't know if I'm coming or going

je ne sais plus où j'en suis

‘how do you like your tea?’—‘as it comes’

‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’—‘ça m'est égal’

he's as stupid/honest as they come

il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui

come to that or if it comes to that, you may be right

en fait, tu as peut-être raison

to come as a shock/a surprise

être un choc/une surprise

come forward in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for come forward in the English»French Dictionary

come forward VB intr

1. come forward (advance):

to come forward to sb

s'avancer vers qn

2. come forward (offer assistance):

come forward

se présenter

to come forward with sth

présenter qc

to come forward with a suggestion

faire une suggestion

Translations for come forward in the French»English Dictionary

se constituer témoin

to come forward as a witness

se porter candidat

to come forward as a candidate

Translations for come forward in the English»French Dictionary

I.forward [ˈfɔ:wəd, Am ˈfɔ:rwɚd] ADV

1. forward a. fig (towards the front):

forward

en avant

forward position

à l'avant

to lean forward

se pencher en avant

to go forward

avancer

to run forward

avancer en courant

to put sth forward

mettre qc en avant

to push oneself forward

se mettre en avant

the way forward

la voie à suivre

2. forward form (onwards in time):

to put one's watch forward

avancer sa montre

from that day forward

à compter de ce jour

II.forward [ˈfɔ:wəd, Am ˈfɔ:rwɚd] ADJ

1. forward (front):

forward position

avant inv

2. forward (towards the front):

forward

en avant

forward step

pas m en avant

3. forward (advanced):

forward

avancé(e)

forward planning

la planification

4. forward FIN:

forward

à terme

5. forward pej (too bold and self-confident):

forward

effronté(e)

III.forward [ˈfɔ:wəd, Am ˈfɔ:rwɚd] N SPORTS

forward

avant m

centre forward

avant-centre m

IV.forward [ˈfɔ:wəd, Am ˈfɔ:rwɚd] VB trans

1. forward (send to new address):

forward mail

faire suivre

please forward

faire suivre S.V.P.

2. forward form COMM (send):

forward

expédier

to forward sb sth

expédier qc à qn

3. forward form (help to progress):

forward

encourager

come <came, come, coming> [kʌm] VB intr

1. come (arrive):

come

arriver

to come towards sb

venir vers qn

the year to come

l'année à venir

to come to sb's rescue

venir au secours de qn

to come from a place

venir d'un endroit

to come from a rich family

être issu d'une famille riche

2. come (happen):

come

arriver

how come?

comment ça se fait ?

3. come (exist):

to come in a size/colour

être disponible en une taille/une couleur

this shirt comes with the pants

cette chemise est vendue avec le pantalon

to come cheap(er)

coûter moins cher

as it comes

comme ça vient

4. come (behave like):

to come the poor little innocent with sb

se comporter comme un pauvre petit innocent avec qn

5. come (become):

to come loose

se desserrer

to come open

s'ouvrir

6. come inf (have an orgasm):

come

jouir

Phrases:

to come clean about sth

révéler qc

to have it coming

n'avoir que ce que l'on mérite

to come unstuck Aus, Brit

se décoller

come again?

comment?

don't come it (with me)!

ne me le fait pas!

come to that!

au fait!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The owner has one year, after the material has been reported, in which to come forward and prove title to the property.

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The investigating team has asked possible victims and others who may have information into the group to come forward by calling a dedicated phone-line.

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If anyone of you truly believes such a story, let him come forward and fight with me.

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After his wife died, he was too proud to come forward with his son, so he stayed away all those years.

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If so, the woman has never come forward to identity herself.

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People from the higher society should come forward and stand firmly behind them, she said on the occasion.

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I would urge all supporters and anybody interested in the future of the football club, be that investors or potential purchasers, to come forward immediately.

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When she is singled out to come forward, she runs away.

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The offshore voluntary disclosure program is for individual taxpayer to come forward and pay owed taxes on undisclosed income.

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They must be inspired to come forward and give their effort.

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