dual-purpose in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dual-purpose in the English»French Dictionary

dual-purpose ADJ

dual-purpose

à double usage

Translations for dual-purpose in the French»English Dictionary

I.double [dubl] ADJ

double quantité, somme, dose, épaisseur

double

double consonne, étoile

double

une double vodka

a double vodka

mener une double vie

to lead a double life

à double effet

dual ou double action attr

évaluer le double effet de

to evaluate the combined effect of

outil à double usage

dual-purpose tool

voiture à double commande

car with dual controls

cassette double durée

double-play cassette

l'avantage est double

the advantage is twofold

phrase à double sens

sentence with a double meaning

rue à double sens

two-way street

valise à double fond

suitcase with a false bottom

mouchoirs double épaisseur

two-ply tissues

double hélice BIOL

double helix

double nationalité

dual citizenship, dual nationality

avoir le don de double vue

to have second sight

faire qc en double exemplaire

to make a duplicate of sth

II.double [dubl] ADV

compter double

to count double

voir double

to see double, to have double vision

III.double [dubl] N m

1. double (deux fois plus):

double

double

c'est le double de ce que j'ai payé!

that's double ou twice what I paid!

il gagne le double de moi

he earns twice as much as I do, he earns double what I do

je l'ai payé le double du prix normal

I paid twice the usual price for it

30 est le double de 15

30 is twice 15

leur piscine fait le double de la nôtre

their swimming-pool is twice as big as ours ou is twice the size of ours

il a mis le double de temps pour rentrer

he took twice as long ou double the time to come home

2. double (exemplaire supplémentaire):

double (de facture, document, contrat)

copy

double (de personne)

double

je lui ai donné un double des clés

I gave him a spare set of keys

faire faire un double des clés

to have a spare set of keys cut

prends ce livre, je l'ai en double

take this book, I've got two copies of it

j'ai échangé les images que j'avais en double

I swapped the pictures of which I had copies ou duplicates

c'était vraiment ton double!

he/she really was your double!

3. double SPORTS (au tennis):

double

doubles pl

faire un double

to play a doubles match

double dames

ladies' doubles

double messieurs

men's doubles

double mixte

mixed doubles

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il assigne à l'école une double vocation

he thinks schools should serve a dual purpose

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The breed's adaptability to most environments and their dual-purpose nature led to them quickly becoming a popular breed.

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There are refurbished seats with new planking, shelters plus an end pavilion, and a dual-purpose landing stage.

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This quality allows most bare cast iron pans to serve as dual-purpose stovetop fryers and oven baking dishes.

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It borrows design elements from dual-purpose bikes, standards, adventure-tourers and sportbikes; sharing characteristics of all, but not neatly fitting into any of those categories.

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