forming in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for forming in the English»French Dictionary

habit-forming [Brit ˈhabɪtfɔːmɪŋ, Am ˈhæbət ˌfɔrmɪŋ] ADJ

habit-forming drug, activity:

habit-forming

qui crée une accoutumance

to be habit-forming

créer une accoutumance

I.form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] N

1. form (kind, manifestation):

form (of activity, energy, exercise, transport, government, protest, work, substance)

forme f

form (of entertainment, taxation, disease)

sorte f

different forms of life or life forms

différentes formes de vie

it's a form of blackmail

c'est une forme de chantage

some form of control is needed

un système de contrôle est nécessaire

in the form of crystals/a loan

sous forme de cristaux/de prêt

in a new/different form

sous une nouvelle/autre forme

to publish articles in book form

réunir des articles dans un livre

he won't touch alcohol in any form

il évite l'alcool sous toutes ses formes

to take various forms

prendre diverses formes

to take the form of a strike

prendre la forme d'une grève

2. form (document):

form

formulaire m

to fill in or fill out or complete a form

remplir un formulaire

blank form

formulaire vierge

3. form (shape):

form

forme f

to take or assume the form of a man/a swan

prendre la forme d'un homme/d'un cygne

4. form (of athlete, horse, performer):

form

forme f

to be in good form

être en bonne or pleine forme

to be on form

être très en forme

to return to form

retrouver la forme

to return to one's best form

retrouver sa meilleure forme

to study the form

étudier le tableau des performances

true to form, she was late

fidèle à elle-même, elle était en retard

5. form:

form LIT, ART (structure)

forme f

form (genre)

genre m

form and content

la forme et le fond

a literary form

un genre littéraire

theatrical forms

formes du théâtre

verse forms

genres en vers

the limitations of this form

les limites de ce genre

6. form (etiquette):

it is bad form

cela ne se fait pas (to do de faire)

purely as a matter of form

purement par politesse or pour la forme

I never know the form at these ceremonies

je ne sais jamais comment me comporter à ces cérémonies

you know the form

tu sais ce qu'il faut faire

7. form Brit SCHOOL:

form

classe f

in the first/fourth form

≈ en sixième/troisième

in the first/fourth form attr captain, room

de classe

8. form (prescribed set of words):

form

formule f

they object to the form of words used

ils ne sont pas d'accord avec la formulation

9. form Brit (criminal record) inf:

to have form

avoir fait de la taule inf (for pour)

10. form LING:

form

forme f

in question form

à la forme interrogative

11. form (hare's nest):

form

gîte m

form

forme f

12. form (bench):

form

banc m

II.form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] VB trans

1. form (organize or create):

form queue, circle, barrier, club, cartel, alliance, government, union, band

former (from avec)

form friendship, relationship

nouer

form sentence, tense

former

to form one's letters

former ses lettres

please form a circle

s'il vous plaît, formez un cercle

how are stalactites formed?

comment se forment les stalactites?

to form part of sth

faire partie de qc

to form a large part/the basis of sth

constituer une grande partie/la base de qc

2. form (conceive):

form impression, image, picture, opinion, idea

se faire

form admiration

concevoir

to form the habit of doing

prendre l'habitude de faire

3. form (mould):

form child, pupil, personality, taste, ideas, attitudes

former

tastes formed by television

des goûts formés par la télévision

4. form (constitute):

form jury, cabinet, panel

former

the 12 people who form the jury

les 12 personnes qui forment le jury

III.form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] VB intr (all contexts)

form

se former

IV.-formed COMP

half-/perfectly-formed

à moitié/parfaitement formé

form master, form mistress, form teacher N Brit SCHOOL

form master

≈ professeur m principal

tax form N

tax form

feuille f d'impôts

first form N Brit SCHOOL

first form

sixième f

first form

classe f de sixième

booking form N Brit

booking form

bon m de réservation

consent form N Brit

consent form

autorisation f

pro-form [Brit, Am ˈproʊfɔrm] N

pro-form

proforme f

registration form N

registration form

formulaire m d'inscription

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formage

forming

formage des métaux

metal forming

forming in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for forming in the English»French Dictionary

I.form [fɔ:m, Am fɔ:rm] N

1. form (type, variety):

form

forme f

in the form of sth

dans la forme de qc

to take the form of sth

être sous la forme de qc

2. form (outward shape) a. LING:

form

forme f

in the form of sth

dans la forme de qc

to take form

prendre forme

3. form CHEM (physical state):

form

forme f

in liquid/solid form

dans la forme liquide/solide

4. form (document):

form

formulaire m

an application form for a job

un formulaire de candidature

an application form for loan, brochure

un formulaire de demande

5. form no pl (condition):

form

forme f

to be in [or Brit on] good/excellent form

être en bonne/excellente forme

to be out of form

ne pas avoir la forme

on present form Brit

vu l'état des choses actuelles

6. form no pl (correct procedure):

form

forme f

in due form

en bonne et due forme

as a matter of form, for form

pour la forme

what's the form?

quelle est la marche à suivre?

7. form Brit (class):

form

classe f

first form

sixième f

sixth form

première f

8. form Brit (bench):

form

banc m

9. form (mould):

form

forme f

Phrases:

in any (way,) shape or form

en aucune façon

true to form

comme d'habitude

II.form [fɔ:m, Am fɔ:rm] VB trans

1. form (make the shape of):

form

former

to form sth into an object

modeler un objet en qc

I formed the ideas into a book

j'ai transformé les idées en un livre

2. form (develop in the mind):

form opinion

former

to form the impression

donner l'impression

3. form (set up):

form committee, group

former

form friendship

nouer

4. form LING (use):

form

former

5. form form (influence):

form

former

to form sb/sb's character

former qn/le caractère de qn

6. form (constitute):

form

constituer

to form part of sth

faire partie de qc

III.form [fɔ:m, Am fɔ:rm] VB intr

form

se former

to form into groups of six

se regrouper par six

application form N

1. application form for job, admission:

application form

formulaire m de candidature

2. application form ADMIN:

application form

formulaire m (pour une demande)

entrance form N

entrance form

fiche f d'inscription

life form N BIOL

life form

forme f de vie

order form N

order form

bon m de commande

entry form N

entry form → entrance form

See also entrance form

entrance form N

entrance form

fiche f d'inscription

I.re-form, reform [ˌri:ˈfɔ:m, Am -ˈfɔ:rm] VB trans

re-form

reformer

II.re-form, reform [ˌri:ˈfɔ:m, Am -ˈfɔ:rm] VB intr MIL

re-form

reformer les rangs

sixth-form college

sixth-form college

En Grande-Bretagne un sixth-form college est un "College" pour des élèves de 16 à 18 ans, qui souvent viennent d'écoles qui ne possèdent pas de "sixth-form" (classe de sixième). Au "College", ils peuvent passer le "A-levels" (l'équivalent du bac) ou alors ils fréquent un cours équivalent de deux ans et se préparent ainsi aux examens d'admission à l'université.

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recomposition

re-forming

reconstitution d'une association

re-forming

forming Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in [or Brit on] good/excellent form

être en bonne/excellente forme

as a matter of form, for form

pour la forme

in any (way,) shape or form

en aucune façon

attack is the best form of defence prov

l'attaque est la meilleure défense

the full form of a word

un mot écrit en toutes lettres

to form an alliance with a country

s'allier à un pays

to take on the appearance/form of sth

prendre l'apparence/la forme de qc

to be back on top form

être regonflé (à bloc)

in no way shape or form

ni de près ni de loin

on presentation of a form of identification

sur présentation d'une pièce d'identité

forming Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for forming in the French»English Dictionary

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verlan

a form of French youth language or backslang in which syllables are inversed

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Many natural watercourses flow among mountain ranges running from north to south forming a number of valleys and gorges.

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In some cases, each pair of spots may be united toward the neck area, forming a series of cross-bars over the back.

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These cases led to tribes renegotiating inequitable mineral leases, forming their own natural resources regulatory agencies, and tribal development companies.

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The steel industry includes more than 1.5 thousand enterprises and organizations, 70% of them city-forming, and more than 660 thousand employees.

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Mostly, except in the early years, there were no proper passenger trains but a passenger coach attached to a goods train (forming the so-called mixed train).

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Cigarettes are highly engineered products and for many consumers they can easily become habit-forming or addictive, which undermines free choice.

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Two wings connect the two main buildings, forming an open-air, trapezoidal courtyard.

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The plaster casts were then remolded and cast in fibreglass to use as the tools for vacuum forming process.

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It is a bulb-forming perennial producing an umbel of flowers.

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Originally called the outlook envelop, the patent initially anticipated using thin rice paper as the transparent material forming the window, though this material has since been replaced by clear plastics.

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