figure of eight in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for figure of eight in the English»French Dictionary

I.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] N

II.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB trans

III.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB intr

I.eight [Brit eɪt, Am eɪt] N (number, rowing team)

II.eight [Brit eɪt, Am eɪt] ADJ

III.eight [Brit eɪt, Am eɪt]

I.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] N

2. course (route):

cap m
to be on or hold or steer a course AVIAT, NAUT
to change course AVIAT, NAUT
to set (a) course for AVIAT, NAUT

II.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB trans HUNT

III.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB intr

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

See also late, old

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

See also worst, thing, place, people, best, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming

I.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] N

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

II.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

III.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADV

IV.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] VB trans form

I.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

truc m inf
à quoi sert ce truc? inf

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …
ce qu'il y a, c'est que
ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

III.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

to make a big thing (out) of it inf

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

gens mpl

III.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad attr joke
not bad inf

III.bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

figure of eight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for figure of eight in the English»French Dictionary

I.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] N

III.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] VB intr (appear)

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

figure of eight Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for figure of eight in the French»English Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
For an object with a circular orbit but significant axial tilt, the analemma would be a figure of eight with northern and southern lobes equal in size.
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The route encircles the orchard, and is of a figure of eight shape, though the arms of the 8 do not cross.
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After a second nightly aerial approach with a figure of eight at 21 km/h instead of 57 km/h, he landed flat but could not catch the torch barrier.
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The foot would then be bound with cotton bandages of herb and animal blood in a tight figure of eight.
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These ranged from lunges, squats and figure of eight mop exercises.
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In 2010, the system was extended to the south to form a figure of eight.
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The route consisted of two loops that comprised a figure of eight.
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Sometimes they hover singly as if suspended from a thread or flying in a figure of eight motion.
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Its characteristic pose, a double coil with a figure of eight, with the head poised in the center, permits it to lash out like a released spring.
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There is ice-skating in the indoor rink, where you can hurtle round or cut a figure of eight.
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