grace note in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grace note in the English»French Dictionary

grace note N

grace note

ornement m

Translations for grace note in the French»English Dictionary

ornement

ornament, grace note

Translations for grace note in the English»French Dictionary

I.grace [Brit ɡreɪs, Am ɡreɪs] N

1. grace (physical charm):

grace (of movement, body, person, architecture)

grâce f

to do sth with grace

faire qc avec grâce

to have grace/no grace

avoir de la/ne pas avoir de grâce

2. grace (dignity, graciousness):

grace

grâce f

to do sth with (a) good/bad grace

faire qc de bonne/mauvaise grâce

to accept sth with (good) grace

accepter qc avec bonne grâce

to have the grace to do

avoir la bonne grâce de faire

3. grace (spiritual):

grace

grâce f

in a state of grace

en état de grâce

to fall from grace REL

perdre la grâce

to fall from grace fig

tomber en disgrâce

by the grace of God

par la grâce de Dieu

4. grace (time allowance):

to give sb two days' grace

accorder un délai de deux jours à qn

to give sb two days' grace (to debtor)

accorder un délai de grâce de deux jours à qn

you have one week's grace to do

je vous accorde un délai d'une semaine pour faire

a period of grace

un délai

5. grace (prayer):

grace (before meal)

bénédicité m

grace (after meal)

grâces fpl

to say grace

dire le bénédicité or les grâces

6. grace (quality):

sb's saving grace

ce qui sauve qn

the film's saving grace is

ce qui sauve le film c'est

7. grace (mannerism):

to have all the social graces

avoir beaucoup de savoir-vivre

II.grace [Brit ɡreɪs, Am ɡreɪs] VB trans

1. grace (decorate):

grace statue, flowers, picture:

orner, embellir

to be graced with façade, square

être orné de

2. grace (honour):

grace

honorer

to grace sb with one's presence also iron

honorer qn de sa présence also iron

Phrases:

to be graced with (blessed with) beauty, intelligence

être doué de

III.grace [Brit ɡreɪs, Am ɡreɪs]

there but for the grace of God go I

ça aurait aussi bien pu m'arriver

to be in sb's good graces

être dans les bonnes grâces de qn

to put on airs and graces pej

prendre des airs

I.Grace [Brit ɡreɪs, Am ɡreɪs] N

1. Grace (title of archbishop):

His/Your Grace

Monseigneur

2. Grace (title of duke):

His/Your Grace

Monsieur le duc

(title of duchess) Her/Your Grace

Madame la duchesse

II.Graces N

Graces npl MYTH:

the Graces

les trois Grâces fpl

I.note [Brit nəʊt, Am noʊt] N

1. note (written record):

note

note f

to make a note in diary, notebook

mettre une note dans

to make a note of date, address

noter

to take note of lit, fig

prendre note de

take note!

prenez note!

to take notes student, secretary:

prendre des notes

to speak without notes

parler sans notes

according to police notes

selon le rapport de la police

2. note (short letter):

note

mot m

to write sb a note

écrire un mot à qn

a note of thanks

un mot de remerciement

3. note (explanation, annotation):

note (in book, on form)

note f

note (accompanying form)

notice f

note (on theatre programme)

commentaire m

see note below

voir note ci-dessous

4. note (tone):

note fig

ton m

to hit the right note

trouver le ton juste

to strike or hit a wrong note

commettre un impair

on a less serious note

en passant à un registre moins sérieux

to end on an optimistic note

se terminer sur une note d'optimisme

to sound a note of caution

émettre une mise en garde

5. note MUS (sound, symbol):

note

note f

to play or hit a wrong note

faire une fausse note

a high/low note

une note aiguë/basse

the black notes (on keyboard)

les touches fpl noires

6. note (tone):

note (in voice)

note f

a note of panic

une note de panique

the engine took on a different note

le bruit du moteur a changé

7. note (banknote):

note

billet m

£500 in notes

500 livres en billets

a £20 note

un billet de 20 livres

8. note (diplomatic memo):

note

note f

II.of note ADJ

of note person

éminent, réputé

of note development, contribution

digne d'intérêt

III.note [Brit nəʊt, Am noʊt] VB trans

1. note (observe):

note change, increase, similarity, absence

noter

to note that …

noter que …

it is interesting to note that …

il est intéressant de noter que …

the report noted that …

dans le rapport on a noté or constaté que …

noting the improvements, the minister said…

après avoir noté les améliorations, le ministre a dit…

as I noted last week…

comme je l'avais noté la semaine dernière…

2. note (pay attention to):

note comment, remarks, complaint, concern

prendre bonne note de

it should be noted that …

il faut noter que …

note that she didn't mention him!

note bien qu'elle ne l'a pas mentionné!

aspiring managers, please note!

managers en puissance, prenez-en de la graine! inf

3. note (write down):

note date, time, number, symptom

noter (in dans)

‘no change, ’ he noted

‘aucun changement, ’ a-t-il noté

IV.noted ADJ

noted intellectual, criminal:

noted

célèbre

to be noted/not noted for tact, wit

être réputé/ne pas être réputé pour

V.note [Brit nəʊt, Am noʊt]

to compare notes

échanger ses impressions (with avec)

grace note in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grace note in the English»French Dictionary

I.note [nəʊt, Am noʊt] N

1. note (short informal letter):

note

mot m

to write sb a note

écrire un mot à qn

2. note (reminder):

note

note f

to make/take a note of sth

noter qc

3. note LIT:

note

commentaire m

4. note MUS:

note

note f

5. note (mood):

note

note f

to strike a note

être bien dans la note

to strike the right note

sonner juste

6. note Brit, Aus (piece of paper money):

note

billet m

7. note form (important):

of note

d'importance

nothing of note

rien d'important

II.note [nəʊt, Am noʊt] VB trans form

1. note (write down):

note

noter

2. note (mention, observe):

note

remarquer

I.grace [greɪs] N a. REL

grace

grâce f

to do sth with (a) good/bad grace

faire qc de bonne/mauvaise grâce

II.grace [greɪs] VB trans form

1. grace (honour):

grace

honorer

2. grace (make beautiful):

grace

rendre grâce à

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is very similar to a grace note in classical music, albeit the fact that an entire chord is used.

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That handle is the grace note that raises this model above other '50s fridges.

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It is necessary to explain the compound grace note systems.

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It's a wonderful grace note to a powerful novel, at once describing a character and, in the same phrase, the novel itself.

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The first stroke is a quieter grace note followed by a louder primary stroke on the opposite hand.

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And the summer could yet deliver the sweetest grace note on their careers.

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But it was a grace note in a momentous performance.

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But he still wanted to factor in that little grace note of micro-surprise.

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It was a pleasant grace note, but also a nice moment of understated plot interweaving.

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Various multiple grace note ornaments are formalised into distinct types, such as "doublings", "throws", and "birls".

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