en dash in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for en dash in the English»French Dictionary

en dash [Am ˈɛn ˌdæʃ] N TYPO

en dash

tiret m court

Translations for en dash in the English»French Dictionary

en [Brit ɛn, Am ɛn] N TYPO

en

demi-cadratin m

I.dash [Brit daʃ, Am dæʃ] N

1. dash (rush):

dash

course f folle

it has been a mad dash to do

on a dû se presser pour faire

it has been a mad dash to do

on a dû se foncer pour faire inf

to make a dash for it (run off)

s'enfuir

shall we make a dash for it? (to shelter)

on y va?

to make a dash for the train

courir pour attraper le train

2. dash (small amount):

dash (of liquid)

goutte f (of de)

dash (of pepper, powder)

pincée f (of de)

dash (of colour)

touche f (of de)

a dash of humour

un rien d'humour

3. dash (flair):

dash

panache m

to have dash

avoir du panache

4. dash (punctuation mark):

dash

tiret m

5. dash (in morse code):

dash

trait m

dot dot dash

point point trait

6. dash inf MOTOR (dashboard):

dash

tableau m de bord

7. dash dated SPORTS:

the 100 yard dash

le 100 mètres

II.dash [Brit daʃ, Am dæʃ] INTERJ dated (exasperated)

dash

zut! inf

dash it all! (indignant)

après tout!

III.dash [Brit daʃ, Am dæʃ] VB trans

1. dash (smash):

to dash sb/sth against sea, person: rocks

projeter qn/qc contre

to dash sth to the ground

lancer violemment qc par terre

to dash sb's brains out against sth

briser le crâne de qn contre qc

2. dash (crush) fig:

dash hope

anéantir

hopes of success were dashed when

tout espoir de succès a été anéanti lorsque

IV.dash [Brit daʃ, Am dæʃ] VB intr (hurry)

dash

se précipiter, foncer inf

to dash into

se précipiter dans

to dash out of

sortir en courant de

to dash for cover

courir se mettre à l'abri

to dash around or about

courir de tous les côtés, courir un peu partout

I must dash!

je me sauve!

V.dash [Brit daʃ, Am dæʃ]

to cut a dash

avoir grande allure

en dash in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for en dash in the English»French Dictionary

I.dash <-es> [dæʃ] N

1. dash (rush):

dash

précipitation f

a mad dash

une course folle

to make a dash for it

prendre ses jambes à son cou

to make a dash for sth

se précipiter vers qc

2. dash Am (short fast race):

dash

sprint m

3. dash (little quantity):

dash

goutte f

dash salt, pepper

pincée f

dash lemon, oil

filet m

dash drink

doigt m

4. dash (punctuation):

dash

tiret m

5. dash (flair):

dash

brio m

6. dash (morse signal):

dash

trait m

7. dash fig:

dash

pointe f

II.dash [dæʃ] VB intr

1. dash (hurry):

dash

se précipiter

to dash around

courir

to dash along sth

courir le long de qc

to dash out of sth

sortir en courant de qc

I must dash

je dois filer

2. dash (strike against):

dash

se projeter

dash waves

se briser

III.dash [dæʃ] VB trans

1. dash (hit):

dash

heurter

to be dashed against sth

être projeté sur qc

2. dash (throw with force):

dash

projeter

3. dash (destroy, discourage):

dash

anéantir

4. dash (bring):

dash

emmener d'urgence

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Compare use of an en dash used to separate such compounds.

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It does not indicate a range, for which the en dash is used; nor does it function as the minus sign, which also uses a separate glyph.

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In most uses of en dashes, such as when used in indicating ranges, they are closed up to the joined words.

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In modern fonts, the length of the en dash is not standardized, and the en dash is often more than half the width of the em dash.

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He's trying and failing to use em dashes (he's using en dashes instead and omitting the trailing space).

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The gig is ideal for someone who is at a computer during work hours and can, at regular intervals, replace hyphens with en dashes.

torontoist.com

Many journals do likewise, whereas others expand the ending page numbers in full (184-185), use an en dash instead of a hyphen (1845), or both (184185).

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