current in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for current in the English»French Dictionary

I.current [Brit ˈkʌr(ə)nt, Am ˈkərənt] N

1. current lit:

current (of electricity, water)

courant m

current (of air)

flux m

2. current (trend):

current fig

tendance f

a current of opinion

un courant d'opinion

II.current [Brit ˈkʌr(ə)nt, Am ˈkərənt] ADJ

1. current (present):

current leader, situation, policy, value

actuel/-elle

current developments, crisis, year, research

en cours

current estimate

présent

2. current (in common use):

current term, word

usité

in current use

usité

cross-current N lit, fig

cross-current

contre-courant m

current liabilities N npl

current liabilities

passif m exigible

current affairs N + vb sing

current affairs

actualité f

current assets N npl

current assets

actifs mpl de roulement

direct current, DC N ELEC

direct current

courant m continu

current account surplus N

current account surplus

balance f des paiements excédentaire

current account deficit N

current account deficit

balance f des paiements déficitaire

current account, C/A N

1. current account Brit FIN:

current account

compte m courant

2. current account ECON:

current account

balance f des paiements

alternating current, AC N

alternating current

courant m alternatif

current in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for current in the English»French Dictionary

I.current [ˈkʌrənt, Am ˈkɜ:r-] ADJ

1. current (present):

current

actuel(le)

current year, research, development

en cours

2. current (common):

current

courant(e)

in current use

d'usage courant

3. current FIN:

current income, expenditure

courant(e)

4. current (latest):

current craze, fashion, issue

dernier(-ère)

II.current [ˈkʌrənt, Am ˈkɜ:r-] N

current a. fig:

current

courant m

to swim against/with the current

nager à contre-courant/avec le courant

Phrases:

to drift with the current

se laisser porter au gré des courants

current affairs, current events N POL

current affairs

actualité f

current expenses N pl

current expenses

dépenses fpl courantes

current account N Brit

current account

compte m courant

direct current N no pl

direct current

courant m continu

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rectify current

redresser

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contre-courant

counter current

à contre-courant

against the current

triphasé

three-phase current

courant alternatif

alternating current

actuel(le)

current

current Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in current use

d'usage courant

to swim against/with the current

nager à contre-courant/avec le courant

to drift with the current

se laisser porter au gré des courants

current account, checking account Am

compte courant

current economic thought

la tendance actuelle en économie

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Translations for current in the French»English Dictionary

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courant absorbé

current consumption

intensité totale

total current

intensité nominale

nominal current

courant de démarrage

starting current

courant de service

working current.

intensité de courant

intensity of current

type de courant

type of current

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Currents can also be dangerous to divers as they can result in the diver being swept away from his or her surface support.

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In this state the wire has no electrical resistance and very large currents are maintained with a low power input.

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There are five further nauplius stages during which the larvae feed, grow, moult, drift with the currents and form part of the zooplankton.

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