home in in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

1. home (dwelling):

home (gen)
logement m
home (house)
maison f
new homes for sale
logements neufs à vendre
he doesn't have a home
il n'a pas de logement
you have a beautiful home
vous avez une belle maison/un bel appartement
to be far from/near home
être loin de/près de chez soi
a home of one's own
un chez-soi
to work from home
travailler à domicile
to set up home in France/in Madrid
s'installer en France/à Madrid
I've made my home in France now
je suis installé or je vis en France maintenant
it's home to me now
je m'y sens chez moi
birds make their home in…
les oiseaux font leur nid dans…
his home has been a tent for the last two weeks
il habite dans une tente depuis deux semaines
the island is home to 3, 000 people
l'île abrite 3 000 personnes

II.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

III.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

V.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] VB intr

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VI.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm]

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I.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADJ

1. full (completely filled):

full box, glass, room, cupboard
plein
full hotel, flight, car park
complet/-ète
full theatre
comble
a full tank of petrol
un plein réservoir d'essence
a full bottle of whisky
une pleine bouteille de whisky
full to the brim
plein à ras bord
full to overflowing bucket
plein à déborder
full to overflowing room, suitcase
plein à craquer inf
I've got my hands full lit
j'ai les mains pleines
I've got my hands full fig
je suis débordé
don't speak with your mouth full
ne parle pas la bouche pleine
full of ideas, life, energy, surprises
plein de
the hotel/the train is full of tourists
l'hôtel/le train est plein de touristes
the papers are full of the accident
les journaux ne parlent que de l'accident
he's full of his holiday plans
il ne parle que de ses projets de vacances
to be full of oneself pej
être imbu de soi-même
to be full of one's own importance
être plein de suffisance

II.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADV

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I.favour Brit, favor Am [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] N

2. favour (kindness):

favour
service m
to do sb a favour
rendre service à qn
in return for all your favours
en remerciement de tous les services que vous m'avez rendus
they're not doing themselves any favours
ils desservent leur (propre) cause (by doing en faisant)
do me a favour! lit
fais-moi plaisir!
do me a favour! (as prelude to rebuff)
tu veux me faire plaisir?
do me a favour! (ironic)
qu'est-ce que tu crois!
do me a favour! (in exasperation)
et quoi encore!
as a (special) favour
à titre de service exceptionnel
she did it as a favour to her boss
elle l'a fait pour rendre service à son chef
to ask a favour of sb, to ask sb a favour
demander un service à qn
to owe sb a favour
avoir une dette envers qn
you owe me a favour
tu me dois bien ça
to return a favour lit, to return the favour iron
rendre la pareille (by doing en faisant)

III.favour Brit, favor Am [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] VB trans

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I.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] N

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

IV.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] VB trans

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I.effect [Brit ɪˈfɛkt, Am əˈfɛkt] N

IV.effect [Brit ɪˈfɛkt, Am əˈfɛkt] VB trans

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I.case1 [Brit keɪs, Am keɪs] N

V.case1 [Brit keɪs, Am keɪs]

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See also rest, headcase

I.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst] N

II.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst] VB trans

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III.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst] VB intr

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IV.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst]

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I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

place
endroit m
to move from place to place
se déplacer d'un endroit à l'autre
I hope this is the right place
j'espère que c'est le bon endroit
we've come to the wrong place
nous nous sommes trompés d'endroit
the best place to buy sth
le meilleur endroit pour acheter qc
same time, same place
même heure, même endroit
in many places
dans de nombreux endroits
in places hilly, damaged, worn
par endroits
her leg had been stung in several places
elle avait été piquée à la jambe à plusieurs endroits
a place for meeting, party, monument, office
un endroit pour
a place to do
un endroit pour faire
a safe place to hide
un endroit sûr pour se cacher
a good place to plant roses
un bon endroit pour planter des roses
a place where
un endroit où
it's no place for a child!
ce n'est pas un endroit pour un enfant!
the perfect place for a writer
l'endroit or le lieu idéal pour un écrivain
this is the place for me!
c'est le rêve ici!
if you need peace and quiet, then this is not the place!
si tu veux être tranquille, alors ce n'est pas l'endroit rêvé!
to be in the right place at the right time
être là où il faut quand il le faut
to be in two places at once
être au four et au moulin, être partout à la fois
not here, of all places!
surtout pas ici!
in Oxford, of all places!
à Oxford, figure-toi!

2. place (town, hotel etc):

place
endroit m
a nice/strange place to live
un endroit agréable/bizarre pour vivre
a good place to eat
une bonne adresse (pour manger)
we stayed at a place on the coast
nous étions sur la côte
a little place called…
un petit village du nom de…
in a place like Kent/Austria
dans une région comme le Kent/un pays comme l'Autriche
this place is filthy!
cet endroit est dégoûtant!
he threatened to burn the place down inf
il a menacé d'y mettre le feu
to be seen in all the right places
se montrer dans les lieux qui comptent
all over the place (everywhere)
partout
all over the place (randomly)
à tout-va
all over the place fig, inf speech, lecture
complètement décousu
your hair is all over the place inf!
tu es complètement décoiffé!

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

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VI.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs]

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See also take place

take place VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -]

I.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] N

II.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] ADJ

public call box, health, property, park, footpath, expenditure, inquiry, admission, announcement, execution, image
public/-ique
public disquiet, enthusiasm, indifference, support
général
public library, amenity
municipal
public duty, spirit
civique
in the public interest
dans l'intérêt public
to receive public acclaim
recevoir les éloges du public
to be in public life
participer à la vie publique
to be in the public eye
être exposé à l'opinion publique
to make one's views public , to go public with one's views
rendre ses opinions publiques
she has decided to go public (with her story)
elle a décidé de rendre son histoire publique
the company is going public
la société va être cotée en Bourse
the public good
le bien public
it is public knowledge that …
il est de notoriété publique que …
he's become public property
il est devenu une figure publique
let's go somewhere less public
allons dans un endroit plus discret
at public expense
aux frais du contribuable

home in in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for home in in the English»French Dictionary

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II.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

III.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ a. SPORTS

See also out, in between

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out → out of

See also inch

II.inch [ɪntʃ] VB intr + directional adv

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Accomplices will often home in on clothing in colors or styles for which the contestant has expressed specific distaste or clothing similar to that which they have just thrown out.
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One mobile home in Georgia suffered significant damage, though it is unknown if this was related to the tornadoes.
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With it, you'll leave home in the morning feeling light-footed and good-humoured.
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Passive acoustic torpedoes home in on emissions from a target.
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Not noted as a landscape painter, he nonetheless painted the famous view from his home in about 1778.
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My wife quietly turned on the unwieldy mobile phone that she'd presciently removed from its cobwebbed home in our car's glove compartment.
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Most species make their home in the tropics and subtropics, with a worldwide distribution in temperate zones.
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I want to send something home in every child's school bag and get all the parents to sign a petition.
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The most common type of home in the neighbourhood is the mobile home.
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More extensive post-deployment screenings take place now to home in on problematic recoveries that used to be passed unnoticed and untreated.
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