compound meter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for compound meter in the English»French Dictionary

compound meter N Am

compound meter

mesure f ternaire

Translations for compound meter in the English»French Dictionary

metre [Brit ˈmiːtə] N

1. metre Brit (unit of length):

metre

mètre m

2. metre LIT:

metre

mètre m

3. metre MUS:

metre

mesure f

I.meter [Brit ˈmiːtə, Am ˈmidər] N

1. meter (measuring instrument):

meter

compteur m

electricity/gas/water meter

compteur d'électricité/de gaz/d'eau

to read the meter

relever le compteur

2. meter:

meter, a. parking meter

parcmètre m

3. meter Am (unit of length) → metre

II.meter [Brit ˈmiːtə, Am ˈmidər] VB trans

1. meter electricity, gas, water, pressure:

meter

mesurer

to have one's water supply metered

avoir un compteur d'eau

2. meter (stamp):

meter

affranchir [qc] à la machine

See also metre

metre [Brit ˈmiːtə] N

1. metre Brit (unit of length):

metre

mètre m

2. metre LIT:

metre

mètre m

3. metre MUS:

metre

mesure f

I.compound N [Brit ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd]

1. compound (enclosure):

compound

enceinte f

diplomatic/industrial/military/prison compound

enceinte f diplomatique/industrielle/militaire/de prison

workers'/miners' compound

quartier m de travailleurs/de mineurs

2. compound CHEM:

compound

composé m (of de)

carbon compounds

les composés du carbone

3. compound (word):

compound

mot m composé

4. compound (mixture):

compound

composé m (of de)

II.compound ADJ [Brit ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd]

1. compound (gen):

compound BIOL, BOT, CHEM leaf, flower, eye, substance

composé

2. compound LING:

compound tense, noun, adjective

composé

compound sentence

complexe

3. compound MED:

compound fracture

multiple

III.compound VB trans [Brit kəmˈpaʊnd, Am kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd]

1. compound (exacerbate):

compound difficulty, error, offence, problem, damage, anxiety

aggraver (by par, by doing en faisant)

to compound misfortune with error

ajouter l'erreur au malheur

2. compound (combine):

compound

combiner (with à)

compounded of

composé de

3. compound LAW:

to compound a debt

transiger sur une dette

to compound an offence or a felony

accepter de ne pas porter plainte en contrepartie d'un dédommagement

IV.compound VB intr [Brit kəmˈpaʊnd, Am kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd] LAW

compound (come to terms)

composer (avec ses créanciers)

compound meter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for compound meter in the English»French Dictionary

metre [ˈmi:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

1. metre (unit of measurement):

metre

mètre m

cubic/square metre

mètre m cube/carré

2. metre (poetic rhythm):

metre

mesure f

I.meter¹ [ˈmi:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

meter

compteur m

(parking) meter

parcmètre m

II.meter¹ [ˈmi:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB trans

meter gas, water:

meter

mesurer au compteur

meter² [ˈmi:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Am

meter → metre

See also metre

metre [ˈmi:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

1. metre (unit of measurement):

metre

mètre m

cubic/square metre

mètre m cube/carré

2. metre (poetic rhythm):

metre

mesure f

I.compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑ:m-] VB trans

1. compound (make worse):

compound a problem

aggraver

2. compound (mix):

to compound sth with sth

mélanger qc avec qc

3. compound (make up):

compound

constituer

II.compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑ:m-] N

1. compound (enclosed area):

compound

enceinte f

family compound

domaine m familial

embassy compound

territoire m de l'ambassade

2. compound CHEM (mixture):

compound

composé m

nitrogen compound

composé azoté

3. compound LING:

compound

mot m composé

4. compound (combination):

compound of feelings, thoughts

composition f

III.compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑ:m-] ADJ

compound

composé(e)