direct object in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for direct object in the English»French Dictionary

direct object N

direct object

objet m direct

Translations for direct object in the English»French Dictionary

direct/indirect object

complément d'objet direct/indirect

Translations for direct object in the French»English Dictionary

complément d'objet direct

direct object

régime direct/indirect

direct/indirect object

Translations for direct object in the English»French Dictionary

I.object N [Brit ˈɒbdʒɛkt, ˈɒbdʒɪkt, Am ˈɑbdʒɛkt]

1. object (item):

object

objet m

everyday objects

les objets de tous les jours

2. object (goal):

object

but m (of de)

his object was to do

son but était de faire

the object of the exercise

le but de l'exercice

with the object of doing

dans le but de faire

3. object (focus):

to be the object of

être l'objet de

to become the sole object of sb's affections

devenir l'unique objet de l'affection de qn

4. object LING:

object

complément m d'objet

direct/indirect object

complément d'objet direct/indirect

5. object PHILOS:

object

objet m

II.object VB trans [Brit əbˈdʒɛkt, Am əbˈdʒɛkt]

to object that …

objecter que …

‘it's unfair, ’ she objected

‘c'est injuste, ’ a-t-elle objecté

III.object VB intr [Brit əbˈdʒɛkt, Am əbˈdʒɛkt]

object

soulever des objections

if people object

si les gens s'y opposent

the neighbours started to object

les voisins ont commencé à se plaindre

‘I object!’

‘je proteste!’

if you don't object

si vous n'y voyez pas d'objection

I won't do it if you object

je ne le ferai pas si vous y voyez une objection

would you object if…?

cela vous ennuie-t-il que…?

+ subj they didn't object when…

ils n'ont soulevé aucune objection quand…

to object to plan, action, law, attitude

s'opposer à

to object to noise, dirt, delay

se plaindre de

to object to leader, candidate

être contre

to object to witness, juror

récuser

to object strongly to

s'opposer catégoriquement à

to object to sb as president

être contre qn comme président

to object to sb on grounds of sex/age

objecter à qn son sexe/âge

to object to sb('s) doing

s'opposer à ce que qn fasse

do you object to my or me smoking?

est-ce que cela t'ennuie que je fume?

to object to doing

se refuser à faire

I don't object to signing but…

je veux bien signer mais…

IV.object

money is no object

l'argent n'est pas un problème

I.direct [Brit dɪˈrɛkt, dʌɪˈrɛkt, Am dəˈrɛkt, daɪˈrɛkt] ADJ

1. direct (without intermediary):

direct appeal, aid, control, link, participation, talks

direct

in direct contact with (touching)

en contact direct avec

in direct contact with (communicating)

directement en contact avec

to keep sth away from direct heat/sunlight

ne pas exposer qc directement à la chaleur/la lumière

2. direct (without detour):

direct access, route, flight, train

direct

to be a direct descendant of

descendre en droite ligne de

3. direct (clear):

direct cause, comparison, impact, influence, reference, result, threat

direct

direct contrast, evidence

flagrant

to be the direct opposite of

être tout le contraire de

to be of no direct value

ne pas avoir de valeur évidente

to be in no direct danger

ne pas être directement en danger

4. direct (straightforward):

direct approach, answer, method, question, response

direct

direct person

franc/franche

to be direct with sb

être franc/franche avec qn

II.direct [Brit dɪˈrɛkt, dʌɪˈrɛkt, Am dəˈrɛkt, daɪˈrɛkt] ADV

1. direct (without intermediary):

direct deal, negotiate, speak, write, dial

directement

available direct from the manufacturer

disponible directement chez le fabricant

to pay sth direct into sb's account

créditer qc à qn par virement automatique

2. direct (without detour):

direct come, go

directement (from de)

to fly direct

prendre un vol direct

III.direct [Brit dɪˈrɛkt, dʌɪˈrɛkt, Am dəˈrɛkt, daɪˈrɛkt] VB trans

1. direct (address, aim) fig:

direct appeal, criticism, protest, remark

adresser (at à, against contre)

direct campaign

cibler (at sur)

direct effort, resource

orienter (to, towards vers)

to direct one's attention to

concentrer son attention sur

to direct sb's attention to

attirer l'attention de qn sur

2. direct (control):

direct company, operation, project

diriger

direct traffic

régler

3. direct (point, aim) lit:

direct attack, light, car, look, steps

diriger (at vers)

direct gun

pointer (at sur)

4. direct:

direct CINE, RADIO, TV film, play, drama

réaliser

direct THEAT play

mettre [qc] en scène

direct actor, cameraman, musician, opera

diriger

directed by Hitchcock

réalisé par Hitchcock

5. direct (instruct):

to direct sb to do (gen)

ordonner à qn de faire

to direct sb to do LAW

imposer à qn de faire

to direct that sth (should) be done

ordonner que qc soit fait

he directed that the money be repaid

il a ordonné le remboursement de l'argent

he did it as directed

il l'a fait comme on le lui avait indiqué

‘to be taken as directed’ PHARM

‘à consommer selon la prescription médicale’

6. direct (show route):

to direct sb to sth

indiquer le chemin de qc à qn

can you direct me to the station?

pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare?

IV.direct [Brit dɪˈrɛkt, dʌɪˈrɛkt, Am dəˈrɛkt, daɪˈrɛkt] VB intr

direct CINE, RADIO, TV

faire de la réalisation

direct THEAT

faire de la mise en scène

Lee directed

Lee a fait la réalisation

direct object in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for direct object in the English»French Dictionary

direct object N

direct object

objet m direct

Translations for direct object in the French»English Dictionary

complément d'objet direct

direct object

Translations for direct object in the English»French Dictionary

I.object [ˈɒbdʒɪkt, Am ˈɑ:b-] N

1. object (thing):

object a. fig

objet m

2. object (purpose, goal):

object

but m

money is no object

peu importe le prix

with this object

à cette fin

3. object form (subject):

object

objet m

the object of his desire

l'objet de son désir

4. object (of verb):

object

complément m d'objet

II.object [ˈɒbdʒɪkt, Am ˈɑ:b-] VB intr

object

faire objection

III.object [ˈɒbdʒɪkt, Am ˈɑ:b-] VB trans

object

objecter

to object that ...

faire valoir que ...

I.direct [dɪˈrekt] VB intr

1. direct THEAT:

direct

faire de la mise en scène

2. direct CINE:

direct

faire de la réalisation

II.direct [dɪˈrekt] VB trans

1. direct (control):

direct company

diriger

direct traffic

régler

2. direct (command):

direct

ordonner

to direct sb to +infin

ordonner à qn de +infin

as directed

selon les instructions

3. direct (aim in a direction):

direct

diriger

to direct sth towards sth

diriger qc vers qc

to direct sb the way to sth

indiquer le chemin de qc à qn

4. direct (address):

direct

adresser

to direct a remark against sb

faire une remarque à l'intention de qn

5. direct CINE:

direct

réaliser

6. direct THEAT:

direct

mettre en scène

7. direct MUS:

direct

diriger

III.direct [dɪˈrekt] ADJ

1. direct:

direct

direct(e)

direct danger, cause

immédiat(e)

direct refusal

catégorique

in direct sunlight

en plein soleil

the direct opposite of sth

tout le contraire de qc

2. direct (frank):

direct

direct(e)

direct person

franc(he)

direct refusal

net(te)

3. direct (without intermediary):

direct

direct(e)

IV.direct [dɪˈrekt] ADV

direct

directement

direct broadcast

en direct

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It can be a subject, predicate nominative, direct object, appositive, indirect object, or object of the preposition.

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The first person direct object plural is rather than which is the case in many dialects.

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Many have in common that they "change" the direct object.

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This particle is usually an adverb, but sometimes it can be a direct object or adjective instead.

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This is in contrast to monotransitive verbs, which take only one object, a direct object.

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This object-relative construction is considered non-canonical because the direct object pen occurs before its associated verb purchased.

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The dative construction occurs when the semantic subject is in the dative case and semantic direct object is in the nominative case.

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The numbering scheme is subject (1), direct object (2) and indirect object (3).

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A transitive verb is associated with two noun phrases (or arguments): a subject and a direct object.

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The direct object gets "promoted" to subject, and the subject "demoted" to an (optional) complement.

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