device in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for device in the English»French Dictionary

device [Brit dɪˈvʌɪs, Am dəˈvaɪs] N

1. device (household):

device

appareil m

2. device TECH:

device

dispositif m

a device for measuring/to measure

un dispositif pour mesurer

3. device (system):

device

système m

security device

système m de sécurité

security device

dispositif m de sécurité

4. device COMPUT:

device

périphérique m

5. device:

device, a. explosive device, incendiary device (bomb)

engin m explosif

6. device fig:

device (means) (gen)

moyen m (for doing, to do de or pour faire)

device ECON

mesure f (for doing, to do pour faire)

7. device LIT:

device

procédé m

8. device HERALD:

device

emblème m

to be left to one's own devices

être laissé à soi-même

to leave sb to their own devices

laisser qn se débrouiller tout seul

boot device N COMPUT

boot device

unité f d'initialisation

storage device N COMPUT

storage device

mémoire f

flotation device N Am

flotation device (life jacket)

gilet m de sauvetage

flotation device AVIAT

flotteur m

bugging device N

bugging device

micro m d'écoute

handheld device [ˌhændheld dɪˈvaɪs] N

handheld device

terminal m mobile de poche

heraldic device N

heraldic device

emblème m

incendiary device N

incendiary device

engin m incendiaire

listening device N

listening device

système m d'écoute

nuclear device N

nuclear device

engin m nucléaire

device in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for device in the English»French Dictionary

device [dɪˈvaɪs] N

1. device (mechanism):

device

machine f

2. device (method):

device

moyen m

a literary/rhetorical device

un outil littéraire/rhétorique

3. device (bomb):

device

bombe f

4. device COMPUT:

device

périphérique m

Phrases:

to leave sb to their own devices

laisser qn se débrouiller seul

output device N COMPUT

output device

périphérique m de sortie

input device N COMPUT

input device

périphérique m d'entrée

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solid-state conductor, device

semi-conducteur(-trice)

Translations for device in the French»English Dictionary

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artifice

device

biais

device

dispositif

device

dispositif pare-feu

fire prevention device

engin atomique

atomic device

l'audimat

the ratings pl (monitoring device used for television ratings)

device Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to switch a device to sth

mettre un appareil sur (la position) qc

a literary/rhetorical device

un outil littéraire/rhétorique

solid-state conductor, device

semi-conducteur(-trice)

the ratings pl (monitoring device used for television ratings)

l'audimat

device Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for device in the French»English Dictionary

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dispositif supplémentaire

auxiliary device

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His electronic devices allowed him to appear as two different people to two separate observers simultaneously.

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He called the device a "zoopraxiscope," and it was effectively the first movie projector.

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Low potentials may not have any notable effect, but some electronic devices can be damaged by modest voltages of 100 volts.

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Another kind of profile is the device link profile.

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Spectral ripple is more evident in high-power devices and mainly around the peak wavelength where the device gain is higher.

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There is also very rarely any useful reference to real-world devices.

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These devices are said to represent the richness of the country and its struggle and freedom.

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Jargon is often used as a device of intellectualization.

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Other such devices are employed throughout the tale.

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However, this plot device was seldom used and was eventually dropped.

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