critical mass in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for critical mass in the French»English Dictionary

masse critique

critical mass

Translations for critical mass in the English»French Dictionary

critical [Brit ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l, Am ˈkrɪdək(ə)l] ADJ

1. critical (crucial):

critical moment

décisif/-ive

critical point

critique

critical stage

crucial

to be critical to future, success

être essentiel/-ielle pour assurer

2. critical (acute):

critical condition

critique

to be on the critical list

être dans un état critique

3. critical (disapproving):

critical

critique

to be critical of sb/sth

critiquer qn/qc

4. critical (analytical):

critical approach, angle, study, theory

critique

5. critical (of reviewers):

critical acclaim

de la critique

the film was a critical success

le film a été acclamé par les critiques

6. critical (discriminating):

critical reader, viewer

critique

to take a critical look at sth

examiner qc d'un œil critique

7. critical NUCL:

critical

critique

I.mass [Brit mas, Am mæs] N

1. mass:

mass (voluminous body)

masse f (of de)

mass (cluster)

amas m (of de)

a mass of trees

une masse d'arbres

a mass of particles

un amas de particules

the tree was just a mass of flowers

l'arbre était couvert de fleurs

2. mass (large amount):

mass (of people)

foule f (of de)

mass (of evidence, legislation, details)

quantité f (of de)

3. mass REL:

mass

messe f

to celebrate/say mass

célébrer/dire la messe

to attend or go to mass

aller à la messe

4. mass:

mass PHYS, ART

masse f

II.masses N npl

1. masses (the people):

the masses (gen)

la foule

the masses (working class)

les masses fpl

the labouring masses

les masses laborieuses

2. masses Brit (lots) inf:

to have masses of work/friends

avoir beaucoup de travail/d'amis

to have masses of work/friends

avoir plein de travail/d'amis inf

there were masses of people

il y avait une foule de gens

there was masses of food

il y avait un tas de choses à manger inf

to have masses of time

avoir tout son temps, avoir largement le temps

III.mass [Brit mas, Am mæs] ADJ attr

1. mass (large scale):

mass audience

de masse

mass destruction, exodus, protest, unemployment

massif/-ive

mass meeting

rassemblement m de masse

2. mass (of the people):

mass communications, consciousness, culture, demonstration, movement, tourism

de masse

mass hysteria

collectif/-ive

to have mass appeal

avoir un succès de masse

3. mass (simultaneous):

mass sackings, desertions

en masse

IV.mass [Brit mas, Am mæs] VB intr

mass troops:

se regrouper

mass bees:

se masser

mass clouds:

s'amonceler

critical mass in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for critical mass in the English»French Dictionary

critical ADJ

critical

critique

I.mass [mæs] N no pl

1. mass (formless quantity, quantity of matter) a. PHYS:

mass

masse f

mass of persons

foule f

2. mass (large quantity):

mass

grande quantité f

mass of contradictions

multitude f

mass of the people, population

majorité f

masses of sth

des tonnes de qc

masses of people

des tas de gens

II.mass [mæs] VB intr

mass

s'amonceler

mass troops, demonstrators

se masser

III.mass [mæs] ADJ

mass

massif(-ive)

mass (widespread)

de masse

critical ADJ

User Entry

critical (crucial)

crucial(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A key business concern must then be how to attract users prior to reaching critical mass.

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Numerous web-based application services appeared during the dot-com bubble of 19972001 and then vanished, having failed to gain a critical mass of customers.

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The critical mass of a fissionable material depends upon its nuclear properties (specifically, the nuclear fission cross-section), its density, its shape, its enrichment, its purity, its temperature, and its surroundings.

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Generally, people meet at a predetermined station in their city's mass transit system, wait until their numbers have achieved critical mass, and board the train.

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It used a dangerously large quantity of fissile material thought to be in excess of considerably more than an uncompressed critical mass.

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The usefulness of the barcode required the adoption of expensive scanners by a critical mass of retailers while manufacturers simultaneously adopted barcode labels.

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The critical size must at least include enough fissionable material to reach critical mass.

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