einig in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for einig in the English»French Dictionary

e-cig N inf

e-cig

e-cig f

heinie [Brit ˈhʌɪni, Am ˈhaɪni] N Am sl

heinie

fesses fpl

night-night INTERJ inf, child language

night-night

bonne nuit

I.nigh [Brit nʌɪ, Am naɪ] ADJ archaic or liter

nigh

proche

II.nigh [Brit nʌɪ, Am naɪ] ADV archaic or liter

nigh

proche

to draw nigh

se rapprocher

III.well nigh ADV

well nigh

presque

IV.nigh on PREP

nigh on

presque

I.feint [Brit feɪnt, Am feɪnt] N

1. feint:

feint SPORTS, MIL

feinte f

2. feint TYPO:

feint

réglure f fine

narrow feint paper

papier à réglure fine

II.feint [Brit feɪnt, Am feɪnt] VB intr

feint SPORTS, MIL

feinter

I.fly-by-night [Brit ˈflʌɪbʌɪnʌɪt, Am ˈflaɪ bə ˌnaɪt] inf N

1. fly-by-night (person):

fly-by-night

irresponsable mf

2. fly-by-night (business):

fly-by-night

entreprise f douteuse

II.fly-by-night [Brit ˈflʌɪbʌɪnʌɪt, Am ˈflaɪ bə ˌnaɪt] inf ADJ

fly-by-night company, operation

douteux/-euse

fly-by-night person

irresponsable

I.rein in VB [Brit reɪn -, Am reɪn -] (rein in [sth])

1. rein in lit horse:

rein in

freiner [qc] (avec les rênes)

2. rein in fig:

rein in spending, inflation

contenir

rein in person

retenir

I.seine [Brit seɪn, Am seɪn] N a. seine net FISH

seine

seine f

seine

senne f

II.Seine GEOG

the (river) Seine

la Seine

I.mini [Brit ˈmɪni, Am ˈmɪni] N

mini

mini-jupe f

II.mini+ COMP

mini+

mini-

Bonfire Night

Bonfire Night N Brit:

Bonfire Night

la soirée du 5 novembre

einig in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for einig in the English»French Dictionary

I.being [ˈbi·ɪŋ] VB

being present participle of be

II.being [ˈbi·ɪŋ] N

1. being (living thing):

being

être m

being from another planet

créature f extraterrestre

2. being (existence):

to bring sth into being

concrétiser qc

to come into being

prendre naissance

III.being [ˈbi·ɪŋ] ADJ

for the time being

pour l'instant

See also be

I.be <was, been> [bi] VB intr + adj or n

1. be (expresses identity, position, place):

he's American/a dentist

il est Américain/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues fpl se trouvent au Louvre

2. be (expresses a state, situation):

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

my hands are cold

j'ai froid aux mains

how are you? – I'm fine

comment vas-tu/allez-vous? – je vais bien

be quiet!

reste(z) tranquille!

to be on a diet

faire un régime

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

to be on welfare

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50¢

ce livre fait 50 cents

4. be (indicates age):

how old is he? – he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? – il a vingt ans

5. be (take place):

the meeting is next Tuesday

la réunion a lieu mardi prochain

6. be (exist):

there is/are ...

il y a ...

let her be!

laisse-la tranquille!

7. be (impersonal use):

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

it's three

il est trois heures

it's cold/windy

il fait froid/il y a du vent

it's rainy

il pleut

it's fair

c'est juste

what's it to be?

ce sera?

as it were

pour ainsi dire

Phrases:

the be-all and end-all

le but suprême

be that as it may

malgré cela

so be it

soit

far be it from sb to +infin

loin de qn l'idée de +infin

II.be <was, been> [bi] VB aux

1. be (expresses continuation):

he's breathing

il respire

she's still sleeping

elle est encore en train de dormir

it's raining

il pleut

2. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that ...? form

est-il possible que +subj ?

the exhibition is to be seen at the gallery

on peut voir l'exposition à la galerie

what is he to do?

qu'est-il censé faire?

may I be of service?

je peux vous aider?

3. be (expresses passive):

to be discovered by sb

être découvert par qn

to be left speechless

rester bouche bée

I'm asked to come at seven

on me demande de venir à sept heures

4. be (expresses future):

she's leaving tomorrow

elle part demain

you are to wait here

vous devez attendre ici

we are to meet at seven

on est censé se rencontrer à sept heures

5. be (expresses future in past):

she was never to see her brother again

elle n'allait jamais plus revoir son frère

6. be (in conditionals):

if sb were [or was] to +infin , ...

si qn devait +infin , ...

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

s'il travaillait plus, il aurait de meilleures notes

were sb to +infin , ... form

si qn devait +infin , ...

I.night [naɪt] N

1. night (end of day):

night

soir m

last night

hier soir

10 (o'clock) at night

10 heures du soir

the night before

la veille au soir

2. night (↔ day):

night

nuit f

good night!

bonne nuit!

last night

cette nuit

last night

la nuit dernière

last night (evening)

hier soir

open at night

ouvert la nuit

night and day

nuit et jour

during the night

au cours de la nuit

during Tuesday night

mardi, dans la nuit

far into the night

tard dans la nuit

at dead of night

en pleine nuit

the Arabian Nights

les Mille et Une Nuits fpl

to work nights

travailler de nuit

3. night (evening spent for activity):

night

soirée f

a girls' night out

une soirée entre filles

II.night [naɪt] ADJ

night

de nuit

I.feint [feɪnt] VB intr

feint

feinter

II.feint [feɪnt] N

feint

feinte f

night depository N

night depository

coffre m de nuit

night-light N

night-light

veilleuse f

nigh [naɪ] ADV

nigh

proche

night school N

night school

cours mpl du soir

night owl N inf

night owl

oiseau m de nuit

Niger [ˈnaɪ·dʒər] N

Niger

le Niger

mini [ˈmɪn·i] ADJ

mini

mini inv