gip in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gip in the English»French Dictionary

I.give in VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -] (give in)

1. give in (to temptation, threat, person):

give in

céder (to à)

2. give in (stop trying):

give in

abandonner

I give in—tell me!

je donne ma langue au chat—dis-le moi! inf

II.give in VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -] (give in [sth], give [sth] in)

give in homework, essay

rendre

give in ticket, key, petition

remettre

I.give [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] N

give

élasticité f

this surface has more give

cette surface amortit mieux les chocs

II.give <pret gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB trans

1. give (hand over) person:

give object, money, medal, prize, punishment, hand, arm

donner (to à)

give present, drink, sandwich

offrir (to à)

to give sb sth (gen)

donner qc à qn

to give sb sth (politely, as gift)

offrir qc à qn

give it me!, give me it!

donne-moi ça!

give him a drink

donne-lui à boire

to give sb sth for birthday, Christmas

offrir qc à qn pour

how much or what will you give me for it?

combien m'en donnes-tu?

I'll give you 50 cents for it

je t'en donne 50 cents

I'd give anything for/to do

je donnerais n'importe quoi pour/pour faire

what wouldn't I give for…!

je donnerais cher pour…!

to give sb sth as present, token, symbol

offrir qc à qn comme

to give sb sth to carry/look after

donner qc à qn à porter/surveiller

2. give (cause to have):

to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb headache, indigestion, vertigo, nightmares, satisfaction

donner [qc] à qn

to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb disease, infection, virus

transmettre or passer [qc] à qn

he's given me his cough

il m'a passé sa toux

to give sb pleasure

faire plaisir à qn

3. give (provide, produce):

give milk, flavour, result, answer, sum

donner

give heat, light, vitamin, nutrient

apporter

give total

faire

blue and yellow give (you) green

le bleu et le jaune donnent le vert

the number was given to three decimal places/in metric units

le nombre était donné jusqu'à la troisième décimale/en unités du système métrique

4. give (allow, accord):

give authority: custody, grant, bursary

accorder

give seat

laisser qc à qn

give hotelier: room

donner

to give sb sth time, time period

donner or accorder qc à qn (to do pour faire)

give me a minute

donne-moi une minute

to give sb enough room

laisser suffisamment de place à qn

I'll give him another hour, then I'm calling the police

je lui donne or accorde encore une heure, et j'appelle la police

she gave him a week to decide

elle lui a donné or accordé une semaine pour décider

he was given six months to live

on lui a donné six mois à vivre

how long do you give the new boss/their marriage?

combien de temps donnes-tu au nouveau patron/à leur mariage?

it is not given to all of us to do form

il n'est pas donné à tout le monde de faire

she can sing, I'll give her that

elle sait chanter, je lui reconnais au moins ça

it's original, I'll give you that

c'est original, je te l'accorde

she could give her opponent five years

elle a au moins cinq ans de plus que son adversaire

the polls give Labour a lead

les Travaillistes sont en tête dans les sondages

5. give MED:

to give sb sth, to give sth to sb treatment, medicine

donner qc à qn

to give sb sth, to give sth to sb organ

greffer qc à qn

to give sb sth, to give sth to sb artificial limb, pacemaker

poser qc à qn

to give sb sth, to give sth to sb facelift, injection, massage

faire qc à qn

can you give me something for the pain?

pouvez-vous me donner quelque chose contre la douleur?

6. give (communicate) (gen) TELEC:

give advice, information, appointment

donner

to give sb sth extension, number, department

passer qc à qn

give me the sales manager, please

passez-moi le directeur commercial, s'il vous plaît

I was given to understand or believe that …

on m'a laissé entendre que …

7. give (give birth to):

she gave him two sons

elle lui donna deux fils

III.give <pret gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB intr

1. give (contribute):

give

donner, faire un don

to give to sth (habitually)

faire des dons à qc

she never gives to charity

elle ne donne jamais rien aux organisations caritatives

‘please give generously’

‘merci (de vos dons)’

2. give (bend, flex):

give mattress, sofa:

s'affaisser (under sous)

give shelf, bridge, floorboard:

fléchir (under sous)

give branch:

ployer (under sous)

give leather, fabric:

s'assouplir

3. give (yield, break) → give way

4. give (concede, yield):

give person, side:

céder

something has to give

ça va finir par craquer

IV.to give oneself to VB refl

to give oneself to < pret gave; pp given>:

to give oneself to (devote oneself) cause, good works

se consacrer à

to give oneself to (sexually) euph person

se donner à

V.give [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv]

don't give me that inf!

ne (me) raconte pas d'histoires!

give or take an inch (or two)

à quelques centimètres près

give me a nice cup of tea any day or every time inf!

rien ne vaut une bonne tasse de thé!

if this is the big city, give me a village every time inf

si c'est ça la ville, alors vive les petits villages

‘I give you the bride and groom!’

‘je bois à la santé des mariés!’

I'll give you something to cry about inf!

tu vas savoir pourquoi tu pleure!

I'll give you something to complain about inf!

je vais t'apprendre à te plaindres!

more money? I'll give you more money! inf

je vais t'en donner, moi, de l'argent!

to give and take

faire des concessions

to give as good as one gets

rendre coup pour coup

to give it all one's got inf

(y) mettre le paquet

to give sb what for inf

passer un savon à qn inf

what gives? inf

qu'est-ce qui se passe?

See also give way

give way VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -]

1. give way (collapse):

give way bridge, table, chair, wall, ceiling:

s'effondrer (under sous)

give way fence, cable, rope:

céder (under sous)

his legs gave way under the weight/when he heard the news

ses jambes se sont dérobées sous le poids/sous lui quand il a appris la nouvelle

2. give way Brit (when driving):

give way

céder le passage (to à)

3. give way (concede, yield):

give way

céder

to give way to (yield to) pressure, demands, person, fear, temptation, urge

céder à

to give way to despair, base instincts

s'abandonner à

to give way to (be replaced by) sunshine, relief, new methods

faire place à

Q-tip® N

Q-tip

coton-tige ® m

I.give up VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -] (give up)

give up

abandonner

do you give up?

tu abandonnes?

I give up! (exasperated)

j'abandonne!

don't give up!

tiens bon!

to give up on diet, crossword, pupil, patient

laisser tomber

to give up on friend, partner, associate

ne plus compter sur

I've given up on him

je ne compte plus sur lui!

II.give up VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -] (give up [sth], give [sth] up)

1. give up (renounce or sacrifice):

give up vice, habit, social life, throne, title, claim

renoncer à

give up free time, Saturdays etc

sacrifier

give up job, work

quitter

to give up smoking/drinking

cesser de fumer/de boire

to give everything up for sb

renoncer à tout pour qn

to give up one's free time for sth

consacrer son temps libre à qc

2. give up (abandon, drop):

give up search, hope, struggle, school subject

abandonner

give up idea, thought

renoncer à

to give up trying

abandonner

3. give up (surrender):

give up seat, place, territory

céder

give up passport, key

remettre

give up secret, treasure

livrer

III.give up VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -] (give up [sb], give [sb] up)

1. give up (hand over):

give up

livrer (to à)

to give oneself up

se livrer, se rendre (to à)

2. give up Brit (stop expecting to arrive):

give up

ne plus attendre

I'd given you up!

je ne t'attendais plus!

3. give up (stop expecting to recover):

give up

considérer [qn] comme perdu

4. give up (discontinue relations with):

give up lover

laisser tomber

give up friend

délaisser

bachelor girl N dated

bachelor girl

célibataire f

boy-meets-girl ADJ

boy-meets-girl film, story:

boy-meets-girl

du genre rencontre romantique

gift certificate N Am

gift certificate

chèque-cadeau m

chorus girl N

chorus girl

danseuse f de revue

career girl N

career girl → career woman

See also career woman

career woman N

career woman

femme f qui se consacre à sa vie professionnelle

gin rummy N

gin rummy

gin-rami m

gip in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gip in the English»French Dictionary

gift [gɪft] N

1. gift (present):

gift

cadeau m

to be a gift from the Gods

être un don des dieux

2. gift inf (sth easily obtained):

gift

gâteau m

3. gift (talent):

gift

don m

to have the gift of (the) gab inf

avoir la langue bien pendue

gift horse N

never look a gift horse in the mouth prov

à cheval donné on ne regarde pas la bride

gin² [dʒɪn] N (trap)

gin

piège m

gild [gɪld] VB trans

gild

dorer

Phrases:

to gild the lily pej

renchérir sur la perfection

girl [gɜ:l, Am gɜ:rl] N

girl

fille f

giro transfer N Brit

giro transfer

virement m bancaire

giro transfer at post-office

virement m postal

glamour girl N

glamour girl

belle fille f

gig² [gɪg] N

gig

cabriolet m

gibe [dʒaɪb] N VB intr

gibe → jibe

See also jibe

I.jibe [dʒaɪb] N

jibe

raillerie f

to make a jibe

lancer une moquerie

II.jibe [dʒaɪb] VB intr

1. jibe:

to jibe at sb

se moquer de qn

2. jibe Am, Aus inf:

to jibe with sb/sth

s'accorder avec qn/qc

gilt-edged ADJ

1. gilt-edged (with a gilded edge):

gilt-edged book

doré(e) sur tranche

2. gilt-edged FIN:

gilt-edged securities, stocks

d'Etat

3. gilt-edged (of high quality):

gilt-edged

de tout premier ordre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Gip counterattacked with three regular divisions, two independent regiments, and regional support troops.

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