first past the post in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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See also First past the post system

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Translations for first past the post in the English»French Dictionary

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I.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

2. post Brit (mail):

post (system)
poste f
post (letters)
courrier m
post (delivery)
distribution f
to send sth/notify sb by post
envoyer qc/avertir qn par la poste
(to reply) by return of post
(répondre) par retour du courrier
to put sth in the post
mettre qc à la poste
it was lost in the post
cela s'est égaré dans le courrier
to get sth through the post
recevoir qc par la poste
your cheque is in the post
votre chèque est au courrier
is there any post for me?
est-ce que j'ai du courrier?
has the post come yet?
est-ce que le courrier est arrivé?
to deal with/answer one's post
s'occuper de/répondre à son courrier
it came in today's post
il est arrivé par la poste aujourd'hui
has the post gone yet?
le courrier est-il déjà parti?
please take this letter to the post
voulez-vous me poster cette lettre?
to catch/miss the post
ne pas manquer/manquer la levée

III.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

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IV.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB intr HISTORY

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V.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst]

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I.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] N For a full set of translations for past used in clocktime consult the usage note .

1. past (gen):

past
passé m
in the past
dans le passé, par le passé, autrefois
she had taught at the school in the past
elle avait enseigné à l'école par le passé
I have done things in the past that I'm not proud of
j'ai fait des choses dans le passé dont je ne suis pas fier
there are more students/unemployed people now than in the past
il y a plus d'étudiants/de chômeurs qu'autrefois or que dans le passé
in the past we have (always) spent our holidays in Greece/taken the train
jusqu'ici nous avons toujours passé nos vacances en Grèce/pris le train
to live in the past
vivre dans le passé
that's a thing of the past
c'est du passé
soon petrol-driven cars will be a thing of the past
les voitures qui fonctionnent à l'essence feront bientôt partie du passé
he/she has a past
il/elle a un passé chargé

II.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] ADJ

III.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] PREP

IV.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] ADV

V.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst]

See also care

I.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] N

1. care (attention):

care
attention f
care
soin m
to take care to do
prendre soin de faire
to take care not to do
faire attention de ne pas faire
to take care when doing
faire attention en faisant
to take care that …
faire attention que …
+ subj he took (great) care over or with his work
il a fait son travail avec le plus grand soin
to take care in doing sth
faire qc avec soin
she always takes (great) care in choosing the wine/preparing to go out
elle choisit toujours le vin/se prépare toujours à sortir avec (le plus grand) soin
‘take care!’
‘fais attention!’
‘take care!’ (expression of farewell)
‘à bientôt!’
with care
avec soin, en faisant attention
‘handle with care’
‘fragile’
have a care! Brit give a care! Am
fais attention!
to exercise due or proper care ADMIN, LAW
prendre les précautions nécessaires

2. care (looking after):

care (of person, animal)
soins mpl
care (of car, plant, house, clothes)
entretien m (of de)
to take care of (deal with) (gen) child, client
s'occuper de
to take care of MED patient, invalid
soigner
to take care of (be responsible for) house, garden, details, tickets, arrangements
s'occuper de
to take care of (be careful with) machine, car
prendre soin de
to take care of (keep in good condition) machine, car, teeth
entretenir
to take care of (look after for safe-keeping) shop, watch
garder
to take good care of sb/sth
prendre soin de qn/qc
to put or leave sb/sth in sb's care
confier qn/qc à qn
in his/your care
à sa/ta garde
the pupils/patients in my care
les élèves/malades dont j'ai la responsabilité
in the care of his father/teacher
à la garde de son père/professeur
John Smith, care of Mr and Mrs L. Smith (on letter)
John Smith, chez or aux bons soins de M et Mme L. Smith
to take care of oneself (look after oneself)
prendre soin de soi
to take care of oneself (cope)
se débrouiller tout seul
to take care of oneself (defend oneself)
se défendre
that takes care of that
c'est réglé

II.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] VB trans

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III.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] VB intr

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1. care (feel concerned):

she really cares
elle prend ça à cœur
to care about art, culture, money, environment
s'intéresser à
to care about staff, pupils, the elderly
se soucier du bien-être de
to care about injustice, inequality
se soucier de
I don't care!
ça m'est égal!, je m'en moque!
what do I care if…?
qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire que…?
+ subj as if I/he cared!
comme si ça me/lui faisait quelque chose!
I/he couldn't care less! Brit, I/he could care less! Am
ça m'est/ça lui est complètement égal!
she couldn't care less about…
elle se moque complètement de…
she couldn't care less about…
elle se fiche complètement de… inf
I couldn't care less who wins/what happened
je me moque de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé
I couldn't care less who wins/what happened
je me fiche de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé inf
they could all have died, for all he cared
ils auraient pu mourir tous, cela lui était égal
I don't care who he marries
il peut épouser qui il veut, ça m'est égal
I'm past caring
je m'en moque
who cares?
qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?
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I.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] PRON

II.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] ADJ

III.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] ADV

IV.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst]

See also gear

I.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] N

III.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] VB trans

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II.faithful [Brit ˈfeɪθfʊl, ˈfeɪθf(ə)l, Am ˈfeɪθfəl] ADJ

II.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADJ

III.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADV

first past the post in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for first past the post in the English»French Dictionary

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I.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] N a. LING

II.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] ADJ

III.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] PREP

IV.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] ADV

I.post1 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N no pl Brit

II.post1 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans Brit, Aus

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I.post2 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

II.post2 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

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I.post3 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

II.post3 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

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I.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADJ

II.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] ADV

III.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] N

IV.first [fɜ:st, Am fɜ:rst] PRON

See also eighth

III.eighth [eɪtθ] ADV (in lists)

the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] def art

the
le(la) m (f)
the
l' mf + vowel
the
les pl
of [or from] the garden
du jardin
of [or from] the window
de la fenêtre
of [or from] the rooms
des chambres
at [or to] the office
au bureau
at [or to] the window
à la fenêtre
at [or to] the hotel
à l'hôtel
at [or to] the doors
aux portes
to play the flute
jouer de la flûte
Charles the Seventh
Charles sept
I'll do it in the winter
je le ferai cet hiver
the Martins
les Martin
THE James Martin
le fameux James Martin
the more one tries, the less one succeeds
plus on essaie, moins on réussit
the sooner the better
le plus tôt sera le mieux
all the better
tant mieux
the hottest day
le jour le plus chaud
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This election marked the return of preferential voting after first past the post voting had been used for elections from 1944-1960.
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The new wards replace 68 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
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The new wards replaced 31 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
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It elects 1 MEP by first past the post.
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It elects one MP by the first past the post system of election.
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