four-year in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for four-year in the English»French Dictionary

tenure [Brit ˈtɛnjə, Am ˈtɛnjər] N

1. tenure (right of occupancy):

tenure of land/property

jouissance f d'un droit à un terrain/une propriété

to grant security of tenure

accorder le maintien dans les lieux

tenants do not have security of tenure

les locataires n'ont pas de bail assuré

2. tenure UNIV (job security):

tenure

titularisation f d'emploi

to have tenure

être titulaire

to get tenure

être titularisé

3. tenure (period of office):

tenure

fonction f

a four-year tenure

une fonction de quatre ans

I.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] N

1. term (period of time):

term (gen)

période f

term (gen)

terme m

term SCHOOL, UNIV

trimestre m

term LAW (period when courts are in session)

session f

term (duration of lease)

durée f (de bail)

he was elected for a four-year term

il a été élu pour une période or durée de quatre ans

during the president's first term of office

pendant le premier mandat du président

term of imprisonment

peine f de prison

to have reached (full) term (of pregnancy)

être à terme

a term baby, a baby born at term

un enfant né à terme

in or during term(-time) SCHOOL, UNIV

pendant le trimestre

autumn/spring/summer term SCHOOL, UNIV

premier/deuxième/troisième trimestre

2. term (word, phrase):

term

terme m

legal/technical term

terme m juridique/technique

term of abuse

injure f

she condemned their action in the strongest possible terms

elle a condamné leur action très fermement

3. term MATH:

term

terme m

4. term (limit):

term

terme m

term

limite f

to set or put a term to sth

fixer or mettre un terme à qc

II.terms N npl

1. terms (conditions):

terms (of agreement, treaty, contract)

termes mpl

terms (of agreement, treaty, contract)

conditions fpl

terms (of will)

dispositions fpl

terms COMM

conditions de paiement

under or by the terms of the agreement/of the contract

aux termes de l'accord/du contrat

under the terms of the will LAW

selon les dispositions testamentaires (du défunt)

name your own terms

fixez vos conditions

terms and conditions LAW

modalités fpl

terms of sale/payment

conditions de vente/paiement

terms of trade COMM, ECON

termes de l'échange international

credit terms

conditions de crédit

on easy terms COMM

avec facilités fpl de paiement

peace terms POL

conditions de paix

terms of surrender POL

conditions de la reddition

terms of reference

attributions fpl

that question is not within our terms of reference

cette question n'est pas dans nos attributions

2. terms:

to come to terms with (accept) identity, past, condition, disability

assumer

to come to terms with death, defeat, failure

accepter

to come to terms with (confront) issue

affronter

to come to terms with the idea that …

se faire à l'idée que, accepter l'idée que …

she is still trying to come to terms with what happened

elle essaie toujours de comprendre ce qui s'est passé

3. terms (relations):

terms

termes mpl

to be on good/bad terms with sb

être en bons/mauvais termes avec qn

they are on friendly terms

ils sont en bons termes, ils ont des relations fpl amicales

they are on first-name terms

ils s'appellent par leurs prénoms

4. terms (point of view):

in his/their etc terms

selon ses/leurs etc critères

III.in terms of PREP

1. in terms of MATH:

in terms of (gen) (as expressed by)

en fonction de

to express sth in terms of cost/of colour

exprimer qc en fonction du prix/de la couleur

2. in terms of (from the point of view of):

in terms of

du point de vue de, sur le plan de

they are equals in terms of age and experience

ils sont égaux du point de vue de l'âge et de l'expérience

the novel is weak in terms of plot/of style

ce roman est faible sur le plan de l'intrigue/du style

they own very little in terms of real property

ils ne possèdent pas grand-chose en fait de biens immobiliers

I was thinking in terms of how much it would cost/how long it would take

j'essayais de calculer combien cela coûterait/combien de temps cela prendrait

IV.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] VB trans

term

appeler, nommer

to term sth sth

appeler or nommer qc qc

Translations for four-year in the French»English Dictionary

quadrienn|al (quadriennale) <mpl quadriennaux> [kwadʀijɛnal, o] ADJ

1. quadriennal (de quatre ans):

quadriennal (quadriennale) plan

four-year attr

2. quadriennal (tous les quatre ans):

quadriennal (quadriennale)

quadrennial

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Each member is elected to a staggered four-year term.

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Most of its graduates matriculated to four-year colleges.

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The big baking stunt was an attempt to draw attention to the federal government's four-year-long delay in creating new gluten-free food labeling guidelines.

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As part of the new scheduling arrangement, all cross-divisional games rotate in a four-year cycle, with two years of play followed by two years off.

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He began as a quarterback, but quickly moved over to offensive tackle where he was a four-year starter.

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This four-year period had a cumulative investment income of 108 billion dollars, or $27 billion a year.

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The prior four-year contract, which expired Aug. 31, 2009, gave average annual pay hikes of 4.25 percent.

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The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term.

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One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2014.

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In 1930 the ICP became one of the first pharmacy colleges to create a four-year baccalaureate curriculum.

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