INSTANCE - Translation from English into French

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English

French

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

prime example, instance

excellent

French

English

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

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

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

French

English

ainsi

for instance

jugement en premier/dernier ressort LAW

judgement of first/final instance

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. instance [ˈɪn(t)·stən(t)s] 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 [ˈɪn(t)·stən(t)s] VB trans form

to instance sth

statuer qc en exemple

French

English

ainsi

for instance

Present

I	instance
you	instance
he/she/it	instances
we	instance
you	instance
they	instance

Past

I	instanced
you	instanced
he/she/it	instanced
we	instanced
you	instanced
they	instanced

Present Perfect

I	have	instanced
you	have	instanced
he/she/it	has	instanced
we	have	instanced
you	have	instanced
they	have	instanced

Past Perfect

I	had	instanced
you	had	instanced
he/she/it	had	instanced
we	had	instanced
you	had	instanced
they	had	instanced