invitation in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for invitation in the English»French Dictionary

invitation [Brit ɪnvɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɪnvəˈteɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. invitation (request, card):

invitation

invitation f

an invitation to lunch/dinner

une invitation à déjeuner/à dîner

to send/accept/decline an invitation

envoyer/accepter/décliner une invitation

thank you for your kind invitation

je vous remercie de votre aimable invitation

we regret we are unable to accept your kind invitation

nous regrettons de ne pouvoir accepter votre aimable invitation

to receive an invitation to do

être invité à faire

2. invitation U (act of inviting):

invitation

invitation f

‘by invitation only’

‘entrée sur invitation uniquement’

at sb's invitation

à or sur l'invitation de qn

3. invitation (summons, bidding):

invitation

offre f

the rail union issued an urgent invitation to talks

le syndicat des chemins de fer a lancé une offre pressante de négociations

4. invitation FIN:

an invitation to bid

un appel d'offres

an invitation to tender

une adjudication

5. invitation (encouragement):

invitation fig

incitation f

unlocked doors are an open invitation to burglars

les portes non fermées à clé sont une incitation manifeste pour les cambrioleurs

this was an invitation to him to feel persecuted

cela l'a incité à se considérer comme persécuté

invitation card N

invitation card

carton m (d'invitation)

wedding invitation N

wedding invitation

invitation f à un mariage

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reciprocate affection, invitation

rendre

hospitable gesture, invitation

accueillant

reissue invitation, warning

renouveler

pressing invitation

pressant

Translations for invitation in the French»English Dictionary

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invitation (prière, exhortation)

invitation (à to)

invitation (document)

invitation

à ou sur l'invitation de qn

at sb's invitation

recevoir/lancer/décliner une invitation

to receive/send/decline an invitation

accepter l'invitation de qn/du gouvernement

to accept sb's/the government's invitation

entrer sans invitation

to enter without an invitation

carte ou carton d'invitation

invitation card

lettre d'invitation

letter of invitation

invite form

invitation (à to)

bristol

invitation card

invitation in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for invitation in the English»French Dictionary

invitation [ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən] N

invitation

invitation f

by invitation

sur invitation

an invitation to sth

une invitation à qc

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informal meeting, invitation

non officiel(le)

to take sb up on an invitation

accepter l'invitation de qn

invitation card

carton m d'invitation

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faire-part (pour inviter)

invitation

invitation

invitation

invitation à une manifestation/au restaurant/à déjeuner

invitation to a demonstration/a meal out/to lunch

invitation à la débauche

invitation to debauchery

à [ou sur] l'invitation de qn

at sb's invitation

adjudication

invitation to tender

convocation d'une personne

invitation

appel d'offres

invitation to tender

invitation Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take sb up on an invitation

accepter l'invitation de qn

by invitation

sur invitation

an invitation to sth

une invitation à qc

invitation card

carton m d'invitation

invitation to a demonstration/a meal out/to lunch

invitation à une manifestation/au restaurant/à déjeuner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It recently changed their invitation-only system to a new open service.

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I politely rejected his invitation to join them.

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In order to accept the championship invitation the athlete must be present at the awards ceremony.

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It now appears that the letter was an invitation to a party.

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Invitations to the ceremony are issued by shipyard officials, and the ceremony is conducted by them.

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His family issued a public invitation for well-wishers to attend the service, where mourners were requested to wear bright clothes or football strips.

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Normally the flyer states that the party is an open invitation, thus any artist who turns up can play music.

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They reflected that the missionary goals for the trip had been met; they had invitations to return for future settlement.

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Invitations from these societies are organized through each academic department, as students are usually invited membership by junior or senior year.

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The latter three were by specific invitation of the organizing group.

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