four-month in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for four-month in the French»English Dictionary

condamner [kɔ̃dane] VB trans

1. condamner LAW (infliger une peine à):

condamner

to sentence

condamner qn à une amende

to fine sb

elle a été condamnée à 1 000 euros d'amende

she was fined 1, 000 euros

condamner qn à deux ans de réclusion

to sentence sb to two years' imprisonment

il a été condamné à quatre mois de prison avec sursis

he was given a four-month suspended sentence

condamner qn à mort

to sentence sb to death

condamner qn pour vol

to convict sb of theft

condamner qn par défaut ou contumace

to sentence sb in absentia

2. condamner (interdire) loi, article:

condamner vol, trafic

to punish

la législation condamne le racisme/la bigamie

the law punishes racism/bigamy

3. condamner (désapprouver fortement) personne, pays, groupe:

condamner acte, attitude, décision

to condemn

4. condamner (astreindre à):

condamner

to condemn (à to)

être condamné au silence

to be condemned to silence

il se voit condamné à un choix difficile/à un rôle secondaire

he's being forced to make a difficult choice/to play a secondary role

condamner qn à faire

to compel sb to do

il est condamné à attendre/coopérer

he is obliged to wait/cooperate

5. condamner (bloquer):

condamner (définitivement) fenêtre, porte, entrée

to seal up

condamner (fermer à clé) pièce

to shut up

condamner portières

to lock

6. condamner (ruiner) fig:

condamner société, industrie, secteur

to spell death for

les nouvelles technologies ont condamné l'artisanat

the new technologies spell death for the traditional crafts

7. condamner (déclarer incurable):

les médecins l'ont condamné

the doctors have given up hope of saving him

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Four-month-old infants who became motorically aroused and distressed to presentations of novel stimuli were termed "highly reactive".

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He cited a standard four-month retention period for holding jail cell video.

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The trainees are offered a four-month intensive language course before starting the traineeship.

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