improving in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for improving in the English»French Dictionary

improving [Brit ɪmˈpruːvɪŋ] ADJ

1. improving (enhanced):

improving position, performance, situation

qui s'améliore

improving trade deficit

qui diminue

improving inflation rate

qui baisse

2. improving (edifying) dated:

improving literature

édifiant

I.improve [Brit ɪmˈpruːv, Am ɪmˈpruv] VB trans

1. improve (qualitatively):

improve conditions, hygiene, efficiency, appearance, diet, quality, relations

améliorer

to improve one's German

se perfectionner en allemand

improve your memory

améliorez votre mémoire

the new arrangements did not improve matters

les nouveaux accords n'ont pas arrangé les choses

to improve one's mind

se cultiver (l'esprit)

to improve one's lot

améliorer son sort

to improve the lot of the disabled/of pensioners

améliorer les conditions de vie des handicapés/des retraités

2. improve (quantitatively) (increase):

improve wages

augmenter

improve productivity, output, profits

accroître

to improve one's chances of winning/of getting of a job

augmenter ses chances de gagner/d'obtenir un travail

3. improve:

improve ARCHIT, CONSTR building, site

aménager

4. improve FARM:

improve soil

amender

improve yield

accroître

II.improved ADJ

1. improved (better):

improved diet, efficiency, conditions

amélioré

improved access

accès facilité

new improved formula COMM

nouvelle formule améliorée

2. improved (increased):

improved offer

meilleur

III.improve [Brit ɪmˈpruːv, Am ɪmˈpruv] VB intr

1. improve relations, health, handwriting, weather:

improve

s'améliorer

to improve with age cake, wine:

s'améliorer avec le temps

the cake/wine will improve in flavour

le gâteau/le vin s'améliorera

living conditions have improved greatly over the past twenty years

les conditions de vie se sont beaucoup améliorées ces vingt dernières années

your Spanish is improving

ton espagnol s'améliore

things are improving

la situation s'améliore

he's improving MED

son état s'améliore, il va mieux

2. improve:

to improve on (better) score

améliorer

to improve on offer

renchérir sur

she has improved on last year's result

elle a obtenu de meilleurs résultats que l'année dernière

3. improve (increase):

improve productivity, profits:

augmenter

4. improve FARM:

improve yield:

augmenter

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noticeably increase, improve

sensiblement

to improve pupils' standards of numeracy

améliorer le niveau des élèves en calcul

aesthetically restore, improve

avec goût

Translations for improving in the French»English Dictionary

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bonifier

to improve

bonifier

to improve

se bonifier

to improve

se bonifier

to improve

l'économie progresse à un rythme enviable

the economy is improving at an enviable rate

se perfectionner

to improve

se perfectionner en allemand

to improve one's German

être en progrès résultats:

to be improving

il y a du progrès! inf

things are improving!

améliorer résultat, performance, travail

to improve

cela ne va pas améliorer la situation

that won't help ou improve the situation

s'améliorer

to improve

je veux m'améliorer

I want to improve my performance

improving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for improving in the English»French Dictionary

I.improve [ɪmˈpru:v] VB trans

improve

améliorer

II.improve [ɪmˈpru:v] VB intr

improve

s'améliorer

improve wine

se bonifier

improve on VB intr

improve on

perfectionner

Translations for improving in the French»English Dictionary

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bonifier

to improve

se bonifier

to improve

améliorer conditions de travail, vie

to improve

s'améliorer

to improve

perfectionner

to improve

se perfectionner

to improve

se perfectionner en français personne

to improve one's French

apporter des perfectionnements à qc

to improve sth

se remplumer

to improve one's bank balance

cultiver son esprit

to improve one's mind

se cultiver en faisant qc

to improve oneself doing sth

progresser conditions de vie

to improve

s'affermir santé

to improve

improving Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he needs to improve

il faut qu'il s'améliore

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He's got a son who's a professional footballer, a career-minded wife who's about to land the job of her dreams and his looks just keep improving with age.

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They have a dominant pack, a slick back line and with those halves improving all the time they are going places.

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However, congestion pricing schemes have been used with the main objective of improving urban quality and to preserve historical heritage in the small cities.

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Optical bonding improves the contrast ratio by reducing the amount of reflected light, thus improving the viewability of the LCD screen.

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Journeyman spells are the middle level, usually improving on many spells the wizard already knows and adding a few advanced spells to his repertoire.

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Eleventh and twelfth on the list were malnutrition projects - improving infant and child nutrition and reducing the prevalence of low birth weight.

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Besides, some new rolling processes for improving room-temperature formability have been proposed.

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The archaeological record for this period is relatively scant, although improving.

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Its national initiatives engage directly with clinicians, managers and service users and support them to take responsibility for improving local mental health services.

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His surveys were significant steps down a new road toward improving school functions.

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