Translations for keep under in the English»French Dictionary

I.keep under VB [Brit kiːp -, Am kip -] (keep [sb] under)

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1. keep under (dominate):

keep under race, slaves, inhabitants

assujettir, soumettre

2. keep under (cause to remain unconscious):

maintenir [qn] inconscient

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to keep sth under review

réviser qc régulièrement

to keep sb/sth under observation (gen)

surveiller qn/qc

to keep sb under

to keep sb under surveillance camera, photograph, film

de surveillance vidéo

to keep sb under surveillance equipment, device

de surveillance

to keep sb under surveillance

garder qn sous surveillance

to keep sb under surveillance attr officer, team

chargé de la surveillance des suspects

to keep sth under one's hat

garder qc pour soi

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I.under [Brit ˈʌndə, Am ˈəndər] PREP When under is used as a straightforward preposition in English it can almost always be translated by sous in French: under the table = sous la table; under a sheet = sous un drap; under a heading = sous un titre.
under is often used before a noun in English to mean subject to or affected by (under control, under fire, under oath, under review etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, fire, oath, review etc.).
under is also often used as a prefix in combinations such as undercooked, underfunded, underprivileged and undergrowth, underpass, underskirt. These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary.
For particular usages, see the entry below.

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3. under (according to):

under the law/clause 5

selon la loi/l'article 5

fined under a rule

condamné à une amende en vertu d'une règle

4. under (subordinate to):

I have 50 people under me

j'ai 50 employés sous mes ordres

5. under (in classification):

you'll find it under ‘Problems’

tu le trouveras à la rubrique ‘Problèmes’

II.under [Brit ˈʌndə, Am ˈəndər] ADV

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1. under (physically beneath or below something):

under crawl, sit, hide

to go/stay under diver, swimmer:

disparaître/rester sous l'eau

3. under (anaesthetized):

to put sb under

to stay under for three minutes

être endormi pendant trois minutes

4. under (subjugated):

to keep sb under

5. under (below, later in text):

voir ci-dessous

See also review, oath, fire, control

I.review [Brit rɪˈvjuː, Am rəˈvju] N

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1. review:

review (gen) ADMIN, LAW, POL (reconsideration)

révision f (of de)

review (report)

rapport m (of sur)

policy review

révision de la politique

to be under review policy:

être en train d'être réexaminé

to be under review pay, salaries:

être en train d'être révisé

to come under review

être réexaminé

to keep sth under review

réviser qc régulièrement

to set up a review

établir une révision

to be subject to review

pouvoir être reconsidéré

the week in review RADIO, TV

la semaine passée en revue

3. review JOURN (magazine):

the Saturday Review

la Revue du Samedi

4. review MIL:

to hold a review

passer les troupes en revue

5. review Am (of lesson):

review SCHOOL, UNIV

II.review [Brit rɪˈvjuː, Am rəˈvju] VB trans

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2. review:

review JOURN, LIT book, film, play etc

faire la critique de

to be well/badly reviewed

se faire bien/mal accueillir par la critique

3. review Am:

review SCHOOL, UNIV subject, lesson

III.review [Brit rɪˈvjuː, Am rəˈvju] VB intr JOURN

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rédiger des critiques (for sb pour qn, in sth pour qc)

oath [Brit əʊθ, Am oʊθ] N

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1. oath LAW:

oath

under oath , on oath Brit

to take the oath , to swear an oath

prêter serment (to do de faire, that que)

to administer the oath to sb, to put sb under oath

faire prêter serment à qn

she swore on or under oath

elle a juré sous la foi du serment

I'll take my oath on it

oath of office

oath of allegiance

serment d'allégeance

I.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] N

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4. fire U (shots):

fire

coups mpl de feu

to open fire on sb

ouvrir le feu sur qn, faire feu sur qn

to exchange fire

échanger des coups de feu

to be or come under enemy fire

essuyer le feu de l'ennemi

the police/passers-by came under fire

on a tiré sur la police/les passants

to be under fire fig

être vivement critiqué (from par)

to draw sb's fire

offrir une cible au tir ennemi

to hold one's fire (refrain)

to hold one's fire (stop)

arrêter de tirer

to return sb's fire

a burst of machine-gun fire

une rafale de mitraillette

5. fire (verve):

fire

II.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] INTERJ

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1. fire (raising alarm):

fire

2. fire (order to shoot):

fire

III.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB trans

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2. fire (ceremonially):

to fire a (21 gun) salute

tirer une salve (de 21 coups de canon)

3. fire (shoot) fig:

to fire questions at sb

bombarder qn de questions

5. fire (dismiss):

fire

renvoyer, licencier, virer inf

person you're fired!

vous êtes renvoyé or viré inf

6. fire TECH:

fire ceramics

IV.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB intr

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1. fire MIL (gen):

fire

tirer (at, on sur)

2. fire MECH:

fire engine:

V.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r]

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to hang fire MIL

to hang fire fig plans, project, person:

to hold fire

to play with fire

jouer avec le feu

he'll never set the world on fire inf

il ne fera jamais de miracles

to go through fire and water for sb

faire n'importe quoi pour qn

I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

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1. control U (domination):

control (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation)

contrôle m (of de)

control (of investigation, operation, project)

direction f (of de)

control (of others' behaviour)

influence f (over sur)

control (of life, fate)

maîtrise f (of, over de)

control (of disease, pests, social problem)

lutte f (of contre)

to be in control of territory, town

to be in control of operation, organization, project

to be in control of problem

to have control over territory, town

to have control over animals, crowd, children, others' behaviour

avoir du pouvoir sur

to have control over fate, life

to take control of territory, town

prendre le contrôle de

to take control of operation, organization, project

prendre la direction de

to take control of situation

prendre [qc] en main

to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb person:

être sous la direction de qn

to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:

être maîtrisé

is the situation under control?

est-ce que nous maîtrisons la situation?

everything's under control

to bring or get or keep [sth] under control animals, crowd, fire, problem, riot

to bring or get or keep [sth] under control hair

to be out of control animals, children, crowd, riot:

être déchaîné

to be out of control fire:

ne plus être maîtrisable

the situation is out of control

la situation est devenue incontrôlable

to let sth get out of control , to lose control of sth

perdre le contrôle de qc

to be beyond or outside sb's control animal, child:

échapper au contrôle de qn

the situation is beyond control

la situation échappe à tout contrôle

due to circumstances beyond our control

pour des raisons indépendantes de notre volonté

3. control U (physical mastery):

control (of vehicle, machine, ball)

control (of body, process, system)

to be in control of

avoir le contrôle de

to keep/lose control of a car

garder/perdre le contrôle d'une voiture

to take control (of car)

prendre le volant

to take control (of plane)

prendre les commandes

his car went out of control

il a perdu le contrôle de son véhicule

5. control (regulation):

control ADMIN, ECON

contrôle m (on de)

cost/immigration control

contrôle m des coûts/de l'immigration

6. control (in experiment):

II.control <pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

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5. control (check):

control quality

control accounts

6. control (in an experiment):

control experimental material

comparer (against à)

III.to control oneself VB refl

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to control oneself refl < pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled>:

to control oneself

I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

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2. keep ARCHIT:

keep

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

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1. keep (cause to remain):

to keep sb in hospital/indoors person:

garder qn à l'hôpital/à l'intérieur

to keep sb in hospital/indoors illness:

retenir qn à l'hôpital/à l'intérieur

to keep sth/sb clean

garder qc/qn propre

to keep sth warm/cool

garder qc au chaud/au frais

to keep sb warm/cool

protéger qn du froid/de la chaleur

to be kept clean/warm/locked

rester propre/au chaud/fermé (à clé)

to keep sb talking/waiting

retenir/faire attendre qn

I won't keep you to your promise

tu n'es pas obligé de tenir ta promesse

to keep an engine/machine running

laisser un moteur/une machine en marche

bronchitis kept him in bed

une bronchite l'a obligé à garder le lit

7. keep (have in stock) shop, shopkeeper:

keep brand, product

9. keep (maintain by writing in):

keep accounts, list, diary, record

10. keep (conceal):

to keep sth from sb

taire or cacher qc à qn

11. keep (prevent):

to keep sb from doing

empêcher qn de faire

13. keep MUS:

to keep time or the beat

battre la mesure

15. keep (maintain):

keep car, house

well/badly kept

bien/mal entretenu

III.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

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1. keep:

to keep doing (continue)

continuer à or de faire

to keep doing (do repeatedly)

ne pas arrêter de faire

to keep going lit

I don't know how she keeps going!

je ne sais pas comment elle tient le coup!

keep at it!

keep west/straight on

continuez vers l'ouest/tout droit

‘keep left/right’

‘tenez votre gauche/droite’

3. keep (stay in good condition):

se conserver, se garder

5. keep (in health):

‘how are you keeping?’

‘comment allez-vous?’

she's keeping well

IV.to keep oneself VB refl

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V.for keeps ADV

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pour de bon, pour toujours

VI.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip]

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I.clear [Brit klɪə, Am ˈklɪr] N

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1. clear:

clear, a. clear text COMPUT, MIL in clear

2. clear SPORTS (in football):

II.clear [Brit klɪə, Am ˈklɪr] ADJ

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3. clear (comprehensibly plain):

clear description, instruction, text

to make sth clear to sb

faire comprendre qc à qn

he made it clear to her that he disapproved

il lui a bien fait comprendre qu'il désapprouvait

I wish to make it clear that …

je tiens à préciser que …

is that clear?, do I make myself clear?

est-ce que c'est clair?

to make one's views/intentions clear

exprimer clairement ses opinions/intentions

let's get this clear

que les choses soient claires

5. clear (not confused):

clear idea, memory

to have a clear picture in one's mind of sth

avoir une idée très claire de qc

to have/keep a clear head

avoir/garder les idées claires

we need someone with a clear head

on a besoin de quelqu'un qui a les idées claires

a clear thinker

un esprit lucide

I'm not clear what to do/how to start

je ne sais pas très bien quoi faire/par où commencer

I have no clear idea how it happened

je ne sais pas très bien comment ça s'est passé

he had a clear understanding of the problem

il comprenait très bien le problème

she's quite clear about what the job involves

elle sait exactement en quoi consiste le travail

7. clear (not guilty):

clear conscience

8. clear (unblemished):

clear skin, complexion

9. clear MED:

clear X-ray, scan

11. clear (frank):

clear gaze, look

12. clear (pure):

clear sound, tone, voice

13. clear FOOD:

clear honey

15. clear (free):

clear day, diary

keep the 24th clear, I'm having a party

ne prévois rien d'autre le 24, je fais une fête

16. clear (whole):

clear week, day

entier/-ière

you must allow three clear days

il faut compter trois jours entiers

17. clear (net):

clear gain, profit

18. clear LING:

III.clear [Brit klɪə, Am ˈklɪr] ADV (away from)

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to jump clear

sauter sur le côté

to jump clear of (jump out of) vehicle

(avoid) he leapt clear of the car/rock

il a évité la voiture/pierre en sautant sur le côté

to pull sb clear of wreckage

to stay or steer clear of town centre, rocks

to stay or steer clear of alcohol, trouble, troublemakers

he kept the boat clear of the rocks

il a gardé le bateau au large des rochers

stand clear of the gates!

éloignez-vous des portes!

to get clear of traffic, town

IV.clear [Brit klɪə, Am ˈklɪr] VB trans

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2. clear (free from obstruction):

clear drains

clear table, surface

to clear the road of snow/obstacles

dégager la neige/les obstacles de la route

to clear sth out of the way (from table, seat)

to clear sth out of the way (from floor)

enlever qc du passsage

to clear the way for sth/sb lit

libérer le passage pour qc/qn

to clear the way for sth/sb fig developments

ouvrir la voie pour

to clear the way for sth/sb fig person

laisser la place à

3. clear (freshen):

to clear the air lit

to clear the air fig

apaiser les tensions

4. clear (empty):

clear desk, drawer

clear room, surface

débarrasser (of de)

clear post box

clear area, building

the judge cleared the court

le juge a fait évacuer la salle

to clear the office of furniture

débarrasser le bureau de tous ses meubles

you're fired, clear your desk

vous êtes renvoyé, débarrassez votre bureau

his singing cleared the room

la pièce se vida au son de sa voix

5. clear (create):

clear space

to clear a path through sth

se frayer un chemin à travers qc

6. clear (disperse):

clear fog, smoke

clear crowd

8. clear (rid skin of):

clear dandruff, spots

faire disparaître

9. clear (remove impurities):

10. clear (destroy):

clear building

11. clear COMPUT:

clear screen, data

13. clear (pay off):

clear mortgage

14. clear FIN bank:

clear cheque

15. clear (make):

clear profit

19. clear (jump over):

clear fence, hurdle, wall

she cleared 2 m at the high jump

elle a réussi 2 m au saut en hauteur

21. clear SPORTS:

V.clear [Brit klɪə, Am ˈklɪr] VB intr

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1. clear (become transparent, unclouded):

clear liquid, sky:

2. clear (disappear):

clear smoke, fog, cloud:

3. clear (become pure):

4. clear (go away):

clear rash, pimples:

clear skin:

devenir net/nette

5. clear FIN:

clear cheque:

être compensé

VI.clear [Brit klɪə, Am ˈklɪr]

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I.keep [ki:p] N

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1. keep no pl (living costs):

keep

frais mpl de logement

to earn one's keep

2. keep (tower):

keep

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3. keep (maintain in a given state):

to keep sb/sth under control

maîtriser qn/qc

to keep sb under observation

garder qn en observation

to keep one's eyes fixed on sb/sth

garder ses yeux fixés sur qn/qc

keep one's head up/down

garder la tête levée/baissée

to keep sb awake/in suspense

empêcher qn de dormir/laisser qn dans l'expectative

to keep food/a child warm

garder un plat/enfant au chaud

keep this room tidy

garder cette pièce en ordre

to keep sb waiting

faire attendre qn

6. keep (write regularly):

keep record, accounts

to keep a record of sth

prendre qc en note

7. keep (for security):

to keep watch over sth

to keep guard

monter la garde

8. keep (prevent):

to keep sb from doing sth

empêcher qn de faire qc

9. keep (help or force to continue):

to keep sb doing sth

obliger qn à continuer à faire qc

to keep sb talking

here's an apple/$50 to keep you going

voilà une pomme pour tenir le coup/50$ pour voir venir

we have enough oil to keep us going for a month

on a assez de fioul pour tenir un mois

III.keep <kept, kept> [ki:p] VB intr

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1. keep (stay fresh):

keep

Phrases:

how are you keeping? Brit

comment allez-vous/vas-tu?

I.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] PREP

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2. under (supporting):

to break under the weight

céder sous le poids

3. under (less than):

under £10/the age of 30

moins de 10 livres/trente ans

6. under (in category of):

to classify the books under author

classer les livres par auteur

7. under (according to):

under the treaty

conformément au traité

II.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] ADV

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I.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] PREP

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3. over (across):

view over the valley

vue sur la vallée

to go over the bridge

traverser le pont

to live over the road

vivre de l'autre côté de la route

it rained all over England

il a plu sur toute l'Angleterre

famous all over the world

connu dans le monde entier

to look over a house

visiter une maison

over the page

sur la page suivante

to look over sb's shoulder

regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn

to jump over the fence

sauter la barrière

over the dune

de l'autre côté de la dune

9. over (for checking):

to watch over a child

surveiller un enfant

to look/go over a text

jeter un coup d'œil sur/parcourir un texte

10. over (past):

to be over the worst

avoir le pire derrière soi

II.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADV

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1. over (at a distance):

it's over here/there

c'est ici/là-bas

3. over (on a visit):

come over tonight

passe(z) ce soir

4. over (moving above):

over go, jump

to fly over

passer dans le ciel

5. over (downwards):

to fall over

to knock sth over

faire tomber qc

6. over (another way up):

to turn the page/pancake over

tourner la page/crêpe

10. over (too):

over

that's a bit over optimistic

c'est un peu trop optimiste

11. over (sb's turn):

it's over to him

“over” RADIO, AVIAT

over and out

III.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADJ inv

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2. over (remaining):

over

there are three left over

il en reste trois

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The conquered are very hard to keep under control, and many escapes are attempted. en.wikipedia.org

The singer had two facelifts -- an upper one and a lower one -- which he unsuccessfully tried to keep under wraps before admitting to it. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

Keep under attachment artistic arts, theater and dance. en.wikipedia.org

That kind of stuff you can't keep under wraps for a very long time. www.vancouversun.com

Were these precepts carefully obeyed and followed out, would they not be sufficient of themselves to keep under all strife and all its causes? en.wikipedia.org

We make promises we can't keep under the bright light of the fall, we will have trouble. time.com

This is influenced, in part, by a provincial decision to no longer provide top-up funding to help keep under-enrolled community schools afloat. www.thebarrieexaminer.com

She called out to voluntary groups and businesses to help keep under-threat services going. www.ilkleygazette.co.uk

We keep under review to what extent regulations can assist in insuring the long-term financial viability of club. www.telegraph.co.uk

However, signs of his illness can be clearly seen already, and the news was hard to keep under wraps. en.wikipedia.org

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