instance in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for instance in the English»French Dictionary

I.instance [Brit ˈɪnst(ə)ns, Am ˈɪnstəns] N

1. instance (case):

instance

cas m

in the first instance

en premier lieu

in many instances

dans bien des cas

in this (particular) instance

dans le cas présent

as an instance of

comme exemple de

2. instance (request):

at the instance of sb

à or sur la demande de qn

3. instance (example):

instance

exemple m

for instance

par exemple

II.instance [Brit ˈɪnst(ə)ns, Am ˈɪnstəns] VB trans

1. instance (cite):

instance

citer [qc] en exemple

2. instance (illustrate):

instance

illustrer

court of first instance N

1. court of first instance (gen) LAW:

court of first instance

tribunal m de première instance

Phrases:

Court of First Instance or CFI (in EU)

Tribunal m de Première Instance des Communautés Européennes

Court of First Instance or CFI (in EU)

TPI CE m

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prime example, instance

excellent

Translations for instance in the French»English Dictionary

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occurrence

case, instance

en l'occurrence

in this case ou instance

Cohabitation

A period in which the government and the Président de la République come from opposite political camps. The first instance of political cohabitation in the 5th Republic occurred in 1986 when François Mitterrand (PS) was president and Jacques Chirac (RPR) became prime minister. → parti

en l'espèce form

in this instance

tribunal d'instance

court of first instance (presided over by a single judge dealing with less serious cases)

Tribunal de Première Instance des Communautés Européennes, TPICE

Court of First Instance

recourir à l'arme nucléaire en premier

to resort to nuclear weapons in the first instance

instance in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for instance in the English»French Dictionary

I.instance [ˈɪnstəns] N

1. instance (particular case):

instance

cas m

in this instance

dans ce cas présent

2. instance:

for instance (for example)

par exemple

3. instance form:

in the first instance (at first)

en premier lieu

in the second instance (later)

en second lieu

4. instance form (urging, request, order):

instance

instance f

to do sth at sb's instance

faire qc à l'instance de qn

II.instance [ˈɪnstəns] VB trans form

to instance sth

statuer qc en exemple

Translations for instance in the French»English Dictionary

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ainsi

for instance

jugement en premier/dernier ressort LAW

judgement of first/final instance

instance Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in this instance

dans ce cas présent

for instance (for example)

par exemple

in the first instance (at first)

en premier lieu

in the second instance (later)

en second lieu

to do sth at sb's instance

faire qc à l'instance de qn

to instance sth

statuer qc en exemple

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There are several recorded instances of parts intended for one being used to repair the other.

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A symbol is instanced by a specialized indexical sinsign.

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This is one of the earliest instances of sculpture in the world.

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For instance, he opened the first post office in town which was established in the year 1857, a position he held until 1878.

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One such instance is part of the opening sequence of the public television reruns seen today.

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For instance, one of the levels has the player flying through tunnels avoiding multiple objects, much like one of the games in the film.

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Social psychologists, for instance, study the nature of competition.

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In some instances the same photo can have several prices.

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In such instances, outcrossing should result in heterosis.

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For instance, larger groups may find that the game moves faster if they play single eliminaton.

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