double standard in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for double standard in the English»French Dictionary

double standard N

to have double standards

faire deux poids deux mesures

Translations for double standard in the English»French Dictionary

I.standard [Brit ˈstandəd, Am ˈstændərd] N

1. standard (level of quality):

standard

niveau m

the standard of education/hygiene/candidates is good

le niveau d'éducation/d'hygiène/des candidats est bon

standards of service have declined

la qualité du service a baissé

our drinking water is of a very high standard

notre eau potable est d'excellente qualité

the candidates were of a very high standard

les candidats étaient de très haut niveau

this wine is excellent by any standards

ce vin est excellent à tout point de vue

to have high/low standards person:

être très/peu consciencieux

to have high/low standards school, institution:

être d'un bon/mauvais niveau

to have double standards

faire deux poids deux mesures

2. standard (official specification):

standard

norme f (for de)

products must comply with EC standards

les produits doivent être conformes aux normes de la CE

3. standard (requirement):

standard (of student, work)

niveau m requis (for pour)

standard (of hygiene, safety)

critères mpl

this work/student is not up to standard

ce travail/cet étudiant n'a pas le niveau requis

above/below standard

au-dessus du/en dessous du niveau requis

to set the standard for others to follow

imposer un modèle à suivre

by today's standards

selon les critères actuels

4. standard (banner):

standard

étendard m

5. standard (classic song):

standard

standard m

a rock/blues standard

un standard du rock/du blues

II.standard [Brit ˈstandəd, Am ˈstændərd] ADJ

1. standard (normal):

standard size, equipment, rate, pay

standard

standard plan, style

habituel/-uelle

standard image

traditionnel/-elle

standard procedure

habituel/-uelle

standard procedure

normal

standard ton, measurement

standard

it's standard practice to do

il est d'usage de faire

standard English/French

l'anglais/le français standard

this model includes a car radio as standard

ce modèle est équipé en série d'une autoradio

2. standard (authoritative):

standard work, manual

de référence

3. standard:

standard, a. standard class Brit RAIL ticket

de seconde classe

standard, a. standard class single, return

en seconde classe

4. standard BOT:

standard cherry, rose

(greffé) sur tige

I.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] N

1. double:

I'll have a double please (drink)

je prendrai un double, s'il vous plaît

2. double (of person):

double

sosie m

double CINE, THEAT

doublure f

he's your double!

c'est ton sosie!

3. double (in horseracing):

double (bet)

pari m sur deux chevaux (dans deux courses consécutives)

4. double GAMES:

double (in bridge)

contre m

double (in dominoes)

double m

double (in dominoes)

doublet m

to throw a double (in darts, board game)

faire un double

II.doubles N

doubles npl (in tennis):

doubles

double m

ladies'/men's/mixed doubles

double dames/messieurs/mixte

to play a game of doubles

faire un double

III.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] ADJ

1. double (twice as much):

double portion, dose

double

he was given a double helping of strawberries

on lui a servi une double portion de fraises or deux fois plus de fraises

a double vodka

une double vodka, une vodka double

2. double (when spelling, giving number):

Anne is spelt Brit or spelled Am with a double ‘n’

Anne s'écrit avec deux ‘n’

eight double five four (8554)

quatre-vingt cinq, cinquante-quatre

two double four (244)

deux cent quarante-quatre

3. double (dual, twofold):

double advantage

double avantage m

to serve a double purpose

avoir une double fonction

a remark with a double meaning

une remarque à double sens

double murder

double meurtre m

double-page advertisement

publicité f sur double page

4. double (intended for two people or things):

double sheet, blanket, garage etc

double

double ticket, invitation

pour deux

5. double BOT:

double

double

IV.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] ADV

1. double (twice):

double

deux fois

she earns double what I earn

elle gagne deux fois plus que moi

I need double this amount

il m'en faut deux fois plus or le double

it'll take double the time

ça va prendre le double de temps

she's double his age

elle a deux fois son âge, elle a le double de son âge

unemployment is double what it was last year

le chômage est deux fois plus important que l'année dernière

double three is six

deux fois trois égale six

2. double fold, bend:

double

en deux

to bend double

se plier en deux

to be bent double with pain/laughter

être plié en deux de douleur/rire

to see double

voir double

V.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] VB trans

1. double (increase twofold):

double amount, price, rent, dose etc

doubler

double number

multiplier [qc] par deux

2. double:

double, a. double over (fold, bend) blanket, dressing etc

plier [qc] en deux or en double

double, a. double over thread

doubler

3. double (in spelling):

double letter

doubler

4. double (in cards):

double (when making call in bridge)

contrer

to double the stakes

doubler la mise

5. double MUS:

double

doubler

to double a part

doubler une partie

6. double NAUT:

double cape

doubler

VI.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] VB intr

1. double sales, prices, salaries etc:

double

doubler

to double in value

doubler de valeur

2. double (in bridge):

double

contrer

3. double:

to double for sb CINE, THEAT

doubler qn

4. double (serve dual purpose):

the sofa doubles as a bed

le canapé fait aussi lit

the study doubles as a bedroom

le bureau sert aussi de chambre

the gardener doubles as a chauffeur

le jardinier a aussi la fonction de chauffeur

this actor doubles as the king in Act II

cet acteur joue aussi le rôle du roi dans le deuxième acte

VII.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l]

on or at the double fig

au plus vite

on or at the double MIL

au pas redoublé, au pas de gymnastique

double or quits! (in gambling)

quitte ou double!

double standard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for double standard in the English»French Dictionary

double standard N

to have double standards

faire deux poids deux mesures

Translations for double standard in the English»French Dictionary

I.standard [ˈstændəd, Am -dɚd] N

1. standard (level of quality):

standard

niveau m

to be up to sb's standard

être au niveau de qn

2. standard (touchstone for evaluating):

standard

norme f

safety standard

norme de sécurité

3. standard (flag):

standard

étendard m

4. standard (currency basis):

standard gold, silver

étalon m

5. standard (well-known piece of music):

standard

standard m

II.standard [ˈstændəd, Am -dɚd] ADJ

1. standard (normal, not custom-made):

standard language, size, procedures

standard inv

2. standard (classical):

standard book, song

classique

3. standard (average, acceptable):

standard procedure, practice

ordinaire

I.double [ˈdʌbl] ADJ

double

double

II.double [ˈdʌbl] ADV

1. double (twice):

double

deux fois

2. double (in two):

double to fold, bend

en deux

to start seeing double

commencer à voir (en) double

III.double [ˈdʌbl] VB trans

1. double (make twice as much/many):

double

doubler

2. double (fold in two):

double

plier

IV.double [ˈdʌbl] VB intr

1. double (become twice as much/many):

double

doubler

2. double (serve a second purpose) a. THEAT:

to double as sb/sth

doubler qn/qc

V.double [ˈdʌbl] N

double

double m

men's/women's/mixed double

double messieurs/dames/mixte

Phrases:

double or nothing [or Brit quits] GAMES

quitte ou double

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This seems to me to involve a certain hypocrisy, or at very least a double standard.

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Lyrically, it conveys society's double standard toward women, addressing hurtful myths about female inferiority.

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The move was heavily criticized as being a double standard.

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Cultures vary in how overt this double standard isin some it is legally inscribed, while in others it is communicated through social convention.

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A similar double standard is applied to tobacco advertising and sales in the industrialized and developing countries.

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Women in politics still sometimes face a double standard, with their personal lives subject to greater scrutiny than those of men in equivalent positions.

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In 1877, he wrote the minority report in which he opposed the restoration of the double standard and the remonetization of silver.

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Such a double standard will necessarily be nomoctonous.

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It is the highest form of double standard and hypocrisy, thus implying there had been unrest.

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Within the dramatic fiction, a double standard historically affected the uses of drag.

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