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I.following [Brit ˈfɒləʊɪŋ, Am ˈfɑloʊɪŋ] N

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1. following U:

following (of theorist, religion, cult)

following (of party, political figure)

partisans/-anes mpl/fpl

following (of soap opera, show)

following (of sports team)

the cult has a huge/small following

la secte a énormément/peu d'adeptes

a writer with a loyal/young following

un écrivain qui a un public fidèle/jeune

the party wants to build up its following in the south

le parti veut se faire des partisans dans le sud

2. following (before list or explanation):

you will need the following

vous aurez besoin des choses suivantes

the following have been elected

les personnes suivantes ont été élues

the following is a guide to…

ce qui suit est un guide sur…

II.following [Brit ˈfɒləʊɪŋ, Am ˈfɑloʊɪŋ] ADJ tjrs attr

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1. following (next):

following day, year, article, chapter, remark

suivant after n

they were married the following June

ils se sont mariés au mois de juin suivant

the following women/reasons

les femmes/les raisons suivantes

2. following (from the rear):

following wind

my car will do 120 km/h with a following wind hum

ma voiture peut faire du 120 km/h avec le vent en poupe

III.following [Brit ˈfɒləʊɪŋ, Am ˈfɑloʊɪŋ] PREP

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following incident, allegation, publication:

following

suite à, à la suite de

following your request for information

suite à votre demande de renseignements

I.follow [Brit ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑloʊ] VB trans

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1. follow (move after):

follow person, car

suivre (into dans)

follow that cab!

suivez ce taxi!

to have sb followed

faire suivre qn

I think I'm being followed

je crois qu'on me suit

followed by

to follow sb in/out

entrer/sortir derrière qn

she followed her father into politics

elle est entrée dans la politique comme son père

they'll follow us on a later flight

ils nous rejoindront par un autre vol

3. follow (go along, be guided by):

follow clue, path, river, arrow, map, line of inquiry, tradition, fashion, instinct, instructions

if you follow this argument to its logical conclusion…

si vous poursuivez le raisonnement jusqu'au bout…

6. follow (understand):

follow explanation, reasoning, plot

do you follow me?

if you follow my meaning, if you follow me

si tu vois ce que je veux dire

II.follow [Brit ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑloʊ] VB intr

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2. follow (come after in time):

in the days that followed

dans les jours qui ont suivi

there followed a lengthy debate

il s'ensuivit un débat interminable

what follows is just a summary

ce qui suit n'est qu'un résumé

there's ice cream to follow

ensuite il y a de la glace

the results were as follows

les résultats ont été les suivants

the sum is calculated as follows

la somme est calculée comme suit or de la façon suivante

3. follow (be logical consequence):

it follows that

il s'ensuit que

it doesn't necessarily follow that …

ça ne veut pas forcément dire que …

problems are sure to follow

il en résultera forcément des problèmes

that doesn't follow

ce n'est pas évident

that follows

ça me paraît logique

to follow from sth that…

découler de qc que…

4. follow (understand):

I don't follow

III.follow [Brit ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑloʊ]

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follow that inf!

faut le faire! inf

follow on VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -]

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I.follow about VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -], follow around VB (follow [sb] around)

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follow about

suivre [qn] partout

I.follow out VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] Am (follow out [sth])

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follow out orders, instructions, advice:

I.follow up VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] (follow up [sth], follow [sth] up)

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II.follow up VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] (follow up [sb], follow [sb] up) (maintain contact with)

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follow up patient, person

I.follow through VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] (follow through) SPORTS

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follow through

faire un swing complet

II.follow through VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] (follow through [sth], follow [sth] through)

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follow-through N

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follow-through

follow-on [Brit, Am ˈfɑloʊ ˌɑn] N

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as a follow-on from sth

dans le prolongement de qc

I.follow-up [Brit ˈfɒləʊʌp, Am ˈfɑloʊ ˌəp] N

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1. follow-up (film, record, single, programme):

suite f (to à)

as a follow-up to the programme/conference

à la suite de l'émission/la conférence

this letter is a follow-up to my call

cette lettre fait suite à mon appel

2. follow-up (further observation of patient, socialwork case):

after the operation there is no follow-up

il n'y a pas de suivi postopératoire

II.follow-up [Brit ˈfɒləʊʌp, Am ˈfɑloʊ ˌəp] ADJ attr

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Translations for following in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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I.following N

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1. following (explanation):

the following

I'd say the following

my idea was the following

mon idée était la suivante

2. following pl (listed things or people):

the following

les choses/personnes suivantes

3. following sing (group of supporters):

following of an idea

following of a doctrine

following of a shop

the programme has quite a following

l'émission a beaucoup de fidèles

II.following ADJ inv

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1. following (next or listed):

following

the following ideas

les idées que voici

2. following (from behind):

following wind

III.following PREP

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following

following this consultation

après cette consultation

I.follow [ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑ:loʊ] VB trans

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1. follow (come, go after):

follow a. fig

to be followed by sth

être suivi de qc

3. follow (practise, carry out):

follow diet

follow career

follow profession

4. follow (understand, watch closely):

Phrases:

to follow one's nose inf

to follow suit

II.follow [ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑ:loʊ] VB intr

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1. follow (take same route):

2. follow (come/happen next):

what's to follow?

qu'est-ce qu'il y a après?

3. follow (result):

that doesn't follow

ce n'est pas logique

follow on VB intr

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to follow on from sth

résulter de qc

I.follow-up N

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1. follow-up (continuation):

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II.follow-up ADJ

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I.follow through VB trans

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follow through

II.follow through VB intr

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follow through

aller jusqu'au bout

follow out VB trans

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I.follow up VB trans

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II.follow up VB intr

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to follow up on a question

ajouter quelque chose sur un point

Translations for following in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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être consécutif à qc

to follow on from sth

consécutif à qc

following sth

suivant(e)

following

le lendemain

the following day

le lendemain soir

the following evening

(on) the following day

I'd say the following

my idea was the following

mon idée était la suivante

the following

les choses/personnes suivantes

the programme has quite a following

l'émission a beaucoup de fidèles

the following ideas

les idées que voici

following this consultation

après cette consultation

to leave [or postpone] a decision till the following week

remettre une décision à la semaine prochaine

to defer a judgment till the following year

remettre un jugement à l'année prochaine

following the lead of the Ministry of Culture ...

dans le sillage du ministère de la Culture ...

Translations for following in the French»English Dictionary

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reclassement

new job placement following

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The following year the cup was shared after both legs finished 20 to the home team. en.wikipedia.org

Following the death of his father he was granted compassionate leave by the club, missing one game. en.wikipedia.org

In the 72 hours following the announcement, over half a million ticket requests were received. en.wikipedia.org

Following this, other immunosuppressants are considered, such as rituximab, danazol, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, or cyclosporine. en.wikipedia.org

The flowers are catkins that form in the fall and pollinate in the following spring. en.wikipedia.org

The pessimistic mood was further depressed in 2011 following the great earthquake and tsunami. en.wikipedia.org

In 2000, a public convenience from the mid 18th century, arguably the oldest of the city, was discovered under the ramps following an archaeological excavation. en.wikipedia.org

Following different desires leads to different things; one who follows his desire for food is a glutton, and so on. en.wikipedia.org

The following definition is a more idiomatic iterative definition. en.wikipedia.org

After the procedure, the oocyte will be placed into cell culture and checked on the following day for signs of fertilization. en.wikipedia.org

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