life-forms in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for life-forms in the French»English Dictionary

être² [ɛtʀ] N m

1. être (organisme vivant):

être

being

être humain/vivant/surnaturel

human/living/supernatural being

les êtres animés et inanimés

animate and inanimate things

les êtres et les choses

living things and objects

un être sans défense

a defenceless creature

ces plantes sont des êtres inférieurs

these plants are inferior life-forms

2. être (personne):

être

person

un être d'exception

an exceptional person

un être faible et timoré

a weak and timorous person

les êtres qui doutent

people who doubt

l'amitié entre deux êtres

friendship between two people

un être cher ou aimé

a loved one

ce sont des êtres simples

they're simple beings ou souls

son mari est un être sensible

her husband is a sensitive soul

3. être (nature intime):

être

being

de tout son être détester, souhaiter

with one's whole being

au fond de son être, elle savait que …

in the core of her being, she knew that …

blessé au plus profond de son être

hurt to the core

les êtres contradictoires qui vous habitent

the conflicting selves within you

4. être PHILOS:

l'être

being

Translations for life-forms in the English»French Dictionary

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different forms of life or life forms

différentes formes de vie

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English

Their swimming performance has led many researchers to classify adult krill as micro-nektonic life-forms, i.e., small animals capable of individual motion against (weak) currents.

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The normal re-mineralization and recycling that occurs among benthic life-forms is stifled.

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Cerise wears gloves that contain broad-band sensor arrays which allow her to search for specific life-forms, energy, and temporal/dimensional abnormalities in a surrounding area.

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The title side evokes visions of a primordial wasteland with a menagerie of strange, lumbering life-forms cavorting way off in the (safe) distance.

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Around these vents cluster some of the least photogenic life-forms known to man...

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He urged the scientific community to listen with radio telescopes for signals from potential intelligent extraterrestrial life-forms.

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If their speed makes them invisible to the computer as life-forms, how would the transporter even work?

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Other common plant life-forms include prostrate shrubs, graminoids forming tussocks, and cryptogams, such as bryophytes and lichens.

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