exercise book in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for exercise book in the English»French Dictionary

exercise book N

exercise book

cahier m

Translations for exercise book in the English»French Dictionary

that's bad grammar attr book, lesson, exercise

de grammaire

Translations for exercise book in the French»English Dictionary

cahier SCHOOL

exercise book

cahier d'exercices SCHOOL

exercise book

il tient son cahier très proprement

he keeps his exercise book very neat

protège-cahier

exercise-book cover

Translations for exercise book in the English»French Dictionary

I.exercise [Brit ˈɛksəsʌɪz, Am ˈɛksərˌsaɪz] N

1. exercise (operation):

exercise (gen) ADMIN, COMM, POL

opération f

exercise (long-term or large-scale)

stratégie f

public relations exercise

campagne f de relations publiques

an exercise in democracy/diplomacy

un exercice de démocratie/de diplomatie

2. exercise U (exertion):

exercise

exercice m

3. exercise (training task) (gen):

exercise MUS, SCHOOL, SPORTS

exercice m

intellectual exercise

exercice intellectuel

maths exercise

exercice de maths

4. exercise (application):

exercise (of duties, intellect, imagination, power, rights)

exercice m (of de)

5. exercise MIL:

exercise

manœuvres fpl

to go on (an) exercise

partir en manœuvres

6. exercise FIN:

exercise

levée f

II.exercises N

exercises npl Am:

exercises

cérémonie f

III.exercise [Brit ˈɛksəsʌɪz, Am ˈɛksərˌsaɪz] VB trans

1. exercise (apply):

exercise authority, care, caution, control, patience, restraint, tolerance

faire preuve de

exercise power, right

exercer

exercise rights

faire valoir, exercer

2. exercise (exert physically):

exercise body, mind

exercer

exercise limb, muscles

faire travailler

exercise dog

promener

exercise horse

sortir

3. exercise (worry):

exercise

préoccuper

a problem which has exercised many great minds

un problème qui a préoccupé de nombreux savants

4. exercise FIN:

exercise option

lever

IV.exercise [Brit ˈɛksəsʌɪz, Am ˈɛksərˌsaɪz] VB intr

exercise

faire de l'exercice

I.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] N

1. book (reading matter):

book

livre m (about sur)

book

bouquin m inf (about sur)

history book

livre d'histoire

a book of quotations, poems, proverbs

un recueil de

‘Carlton Books’ (title of firm)

‘Éditions fpl Carlton’

2. book (division, part):

book (of novel, trilogy)

livre m

book (of novel, trilogy)

tome m

book (of poem, epic, bible)

livre m

the Book of Genesis/of Kings

le livre de la Genèse/des Rois

3. book FIN (for recording deposits, withdrawals):

book

livret m bancaire

4. book SCHOOL (exercise book):

book

cahier m

drawing book

cahier de dessin

5. book (of cheques, tickets, vouchers, stamps):

book

carnet m

book of matches

pochette f d'allumettes

book of needles

porte-aiguilles m

6. book (in betting):

to keep a book on

prendre des paris sur

to open or start a book on

ouvrir les paris sur

7. book (directory):

book

annuaire m

our number's or we're in the book

on est dans l'annuaire

8. book (rulebook):

book

règlement m

to do things by the book fig

suivre le règlement

9. book (opera libretto):

book

livret m

II.books N npl

1. books COMM:

books

livres mpl de comptes

books

comptabilité f U

to keep the firm's books

tenir les livres or les comptes de l'entreprise

to keep the firm's books

s'occuper de la comptabilité de l'entreprise

2. books ADMIN (records):

books

registre m

to be on the books of club, organization

être inscrit à

we have many small businesses on our books

nous avons beaucoup de petites entreprises dans nos fichiers

III.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] VB trans

1. book (reserve):

book table, seat, room, cabin, ticket

réserver, retenir

book holiday

faire les réservations pour

book taxi

réserver

book babysitter, driver, entertainer

engager

to book sth for sb, to book sb sth

réserver qc pour qn

to book sb into a hotel

réserver une chambre dans un hôtel pour qn

I've booked him a room, I've booked him into a hotel

je lui ai reservé une chambre (dans un hôtel)

to be fully booked

être complet/-ète

Saturday's performance is fully booked

c'est complet pour samedi soir, on joue à guichets fermés samedi soir

my Tuesday afternoons are booked

je suis pris le mardi après-midi

I'm fully booked this week

je suis pris tous les jours cette semaine

2. book (charge):

book policeman:

dresser un procès-verbal à

book policeman:

dresser un P.V. à inf

motorist, offender he was booked for speeding

il a été poursuivi pour excès de vitesse

3. book Am (arrest):

book suspect

arrêter

4. book Brit SPORTS referee:

book player

donner un carton jaune à

two players were booked

deux joueurs ont reçu un carton jaune

5. book:

book COMM, FIN order

inscrire

to book goods to sb's account

mettre des marchandises sur le compte de qn

IV.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] VB intr

book

réserver

you are advised to book

il est conseillé de réserver

V.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk]

I can read her like a book , she is (like) an open book to me

elle ne peut rien me cacher

his past is an open book

il n'a rien à cacher sur son passé

economics is a closed book to me

je ne connais rien à l'économie

she is a closed book to me

je n'arrive pas à la comprendre

to throw the book at sb (reprimand)

passer un savon à qn inf

to throw the book at sb (accuse)

n'omettre aucun chef d'accusation (quand on arrête qn)

to throw the book at sb (punish or sentence)

donner le maximum à qn

to be in sb's good books

être dans les petits papiers de qn inf

to be in sb's bad books

ne pas avoir la cote avec qn

in my book inf it's a crime

à mon avis or d'après moi c'est un crime

to bring sb to book

demander des comptes à qn, faire rendre des comptes à qn (for pour)

here's one for the book!

on s'en souviendra!

you shouldn't judge a book by its cover

≈ l'habit ne fait pas le moine

exercise book in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for exercise book in the English»French Dictionary

exercise book N

exercise book

cahier m d'exercice

Translations for exercise book in the English»French Dictionary

I.exercise [ˈeksəsaɪz, Am -sɚ-] VB trans

1. exercise (giving physical exercise to):

exercise muscles, body

exercer

exercise dog

sortir

exercise horse

entraîner

exercise one's memory

entretenir

2. exercise form (disturb):

to exercise sb's mind

préoccuper qn

3. exercise form (apply):

exercise authority

exercer

to exercise caution

faire preuve de prudence

II.exercise [ˈeksəsaɪz, Am -sɚ-] VB intr

exercise

faire de l'exercice

III.exercise [ˈeksəsaɪz, Am -sɚ-] N

1. exercise (training, work-out):

exercise

exercice m

to do leg exercises

travailler ses jambes

written exercises

exercices écrits

2. exercise MIL:

exercise

manœuvres fpl

3. exercise sing (action, achievement):

exercise

exercice m

a marketing exercise

une opération de marketing

4. exercise no pl (use):

exercise

usage m

the exercise of tolerance

démonstration f de tolérance

5. exercise pl Am:

exercise

cérémonie f

the graduation exercises

la remise des diplômes

I.book [bʊk] N

book (for reading):

book

livre m

book of stamps, tickets

carnet m

the books COMM

livres mpl de compte

to do the books

faire les comptes

Phrases:

to be in sb's bad books

ne pas avoir la cote avec qn

to be in sb's good books

être dans les petits papiers de qn

to bring sb to book

obliger qn à rendre des comptes

in my book

d'après moi

to do things by the book

faire les choses dans les règles

II.book [bʊk] VB trans

1. book (reserve):

book

réserver

2. book police:

book FIN, COMM

inscrire

book FIN, COMM

dresser un P.V. à

book SPORTS

donner un avertissement à

III.book [bʊk] VB intr

book

réserver

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some unschoolers will refer to the occasional exercise book for math lessons.

www.theglobeandmail.com

What do you know about the history of this exercise book?

blogs.abc.net.au

I would open the pristine, blank exercise book, get out my new pen and resolve to make a real effort to do my best.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But the cover -- dark blue with lines for the child's name -- and lined pages inside make it unmistakably a school exercise book.

www.independent.co.uk

I logged my runs in an exercise book, kept a food diary and manually recorded my weight every few days.

www.abc.net.au

It's the internet-age version of scrawling band logos on your school exercise book.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

The grid comes first, drawn in pencil in an exercise book with squared paper.

en.wikipedia.org

He wrote in school exercise books, and not infrequently during his mathematics lessons.

en.wikipedia.org

She wrote short stories as serials on pages torn out of her exercise book and passed them round, with her classmates always clamouring for more.

www.somersetguardian.co.uk

This isn't so much a novel as an annotated exercise book, complete with wish lists, school work and madcap illustrations.

www.independent.co.uk