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commandes

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. command [Brit kəˈmɑːnd, Am kəˈmænd] N

1. command (order):

command
ordre m
to carry out/give a command
exécuter/donner un ordre
I did it at his command
j'ai agi sur son ordre
at the command ‘shoot’ fire at the enemy!
tirez sur l'ennemi au commandement ‘feu’!

2. command (military control):

command
commandement m
to have/take command of a regiment
avoir/prendre le commandement d'un régiment
to give sb command of sth
confier le commandement de qc à qn
to be in command
commander
to be under the command of sb person:
être sous les ordres de qn
to be under the command of sb regiment:
être sous les ordres or sous le commandement de qn
I'm in command of the troops
les troupes sont sous mes ordres
the enemy has command of the air
l'ennemi a la maîtrise du ciel

3. command (mastery):

command (control)
maîtrise f
to have full command of one's emotions/faculties
maîtriser parfaitement ses émotions/facultés
to have an excellent command of Russian
avoir une excellente maîtrise du russe
to be in command of events/the situation
avoir les événements/la situation en main
to have sth at one's command
avoir qc à sa disposition
to be in command of oneself
être maître/maîtresse m/f de soi

4. command MIL:

command (group of officers)
commandement m
command (group of soldiers)
unité f commandée
command (section of the forces)
commandement m
command (district)
région f militaire

5. command COMPUT:

command
commande f
command attr
de commande

II. command [Brit kəˈmɑːnd, Am kəˈmænd] VB trans

1. command (order):

command person
ordonner à
to command sb to do
ordonner à qn de faire
to command that …
ordonner que …
+ subj I commanded the release of the prisoner
j'ai ordonné la libération du prisonnier
‘stop, ’ he commanded
‘arrêtez, ’ ordonna-t-il

2. command (obtain as one's due):

command affection, obedience, respect
inspirer
command admiration
forcer
to command a good price
se vendre cher

3. command (dispose of):

command funds, resources, support, majority
disposer de

4. command valley:

command (dominate) fortress:
dominer
command (overlook) place, house:
avoir vue sur
to command a view of
avoir vue sur

5. command MIL:

command regiment
commander
command fig nation, army: air, sea
maîtriser

III. command [Brit kəˈmɑːnd, Am kəˈmænd] VB intr

command
commander

bomber command N

bomber command
commandement m tactique aérien

greyed command N COMPUT

greyed command
commande f estompée

command file N COMPUT

command file
fichier m de commandes

command economy N

command economy
économie f dirigiste

command module N AEROSP

command module
module m de commande

command structure N

command structure
structure f hiérarchique

command performance N Brit THEAT

command performance
représentation f de gala (donnée en présence d'un membre de la famille royale)

high command N

high command
haut commandement m

air command N MIL

air command
commandement m aérien

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I. command [kəˈmɑ:nd, Am -ˈmænd] VB trans

1. command (order):

to command sb
ordonner à qn
I command that
j'ordonne que +subj

2. command (have command over):

command regiment, ship
commander

3. command (have at one's disposal):

command
avoir à sa disposition

4. command form (inspire):

command respect
imposer

5. command form (give):

his house commands a view of the beach
sa maison donne sur la plage

II. command [kəˈmɑ:nd, Am -ˈmænd] VB intr

command
commander

III. command [kəˈmɑ:nd, Am -ˈmænd] N

1. command (order):

command
ordre m
he was at John's command
il était aux ordres de John
to have sth at one's command
avoir la responsabilité de qc

2. command (control):

command
maîtrise f
to be in command of oneself
rester maître de soi
to be in command of sth
avoir le contrôle de qc

3. command MIL:

command
commandement m
to take command of a force
prendre le commandement d'une troupe

4. command COMPUT:

command
commande f

5. command no pl (knowledge):

command of a language
maîtrise f

6. command no pl form (view):

command
vue f

command module N AVIAT

command module
module m de commande

command key N COMPUT

command key
touche f de commande

command prompt N COMPUT

command prompt
invite f de commande

command post N MIL

command post
poste m de commandement

command line N COMPUT

command line
ligne f de commande
French
French
English
English
invite de commande
command prompt
général en chef
general-in-command
lieutenant
second in command
le haut commandement
the High Command
commandement
command
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I. command [kə·ˈmænd] VB trans

1. command (order):

to command sb
ordonner à qn
I command that
j'ordonne que +subj

2. command (have command over):

command regiment, ship
commander

3. command (have at one's disposal):

command
avoir à sa disposition

4. command form (inspire):

command respect
imposer

5. command form (give):

his house commands a view of the beach
sa maison donne sur la plage

II. command [kə·ˈmænd] VB intr

command
commander

III. command [kə·ˈmænd] N

1. command (order):

command
ordre m
he was at John's command
il était aux ordres de John
to have sth at one's command
avoir la responsabilité de qc

2. command (control):

command
maîtrise f
to be in command of oneself
rester maître de soi
to be in command of sth
avoir le contrôle de qc

3. command MIL:

command
commandement m
to take command of a force
prendre le commandement d'une troupe

4. command comput:

command
commande f

5. command (knowledge):

command of a language
maîtrise f

6. command form (view):

command
vue f

command post N MIL

command post
poste m de commandement

command line N comput

command line
ligne f de commande

command key N comput

command key
touche f de commande

command module N AVIAT

command module
module m de commande

command prompt N comput

command prompt
invite f de commande
French
French
English
English
lieutenant
second in command
général en chef
general-in-command
invite de commande
command prompt
le haut commandement
the High Command
commandement
command
Present
Icommand
youcommand
he/she/itcommands
wecommand
youcommand
theycommand
Past
Icommanded
youcommanded
he/she/itcommanded
wecommanded
youcommanded
theycommanded
Present Perfect
Ihavecommanded
youhavecommanded
he/she/ithascommanded
wehavecommanded
youhavecommanded
theyhavecommanded
Past Perfect
Ihadcommanded
youhadcommanded
he/she/ithadcommanded
wehadcommanded
youhadcommanded
theyhadcommanded
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

his house commands a view of the beach
sa maison donne sur la plage
he was at John's command
il était aux ordres de John
to have sth at one's command
avoir la responsabilité de qc
to be in command of oneself
rester maître de soi
to be in command of sth
avoir le contrôle de qc
to take command of a force
prendre le commandement d'une troupe
to command respect
susciter le respect
to have a basic command of English
avoir des connaissances de base en anglais
il nous avait délégué le sous-chef
he had assigned his second-in-command to us
avoir une bonne connaissance des langues
to have a good command of languages

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The defendants all asserted that the command performance was identical with almost 600 previous performances.
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Garland herself performed the song for the troops as part of a 1943 command performance.
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That year he was invited to play in a royal command performance.
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There were no further command performances until they recommenced in 1881.
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Some private hotels with basic facilities are located here for tourists stay.
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