listening post in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for listening post in the English»French Dictionary

listening post N

listening post

poste m d'écoute

Translations for listening post in the French»English Dictionary

poste d'écoute/d'observation/de commandement

listening/observation/command post

Translations for listening post in the English»French Dictionary

I.listen [Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n, Am ˈlɪs(ə)n] N

to have a listen to sth

écouter qc

have a listen to this!

écoute un peu ça!

it's well worth a listen

ça vaut la peine de l'écouter

II.listen [Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n, Am ˈlɪs(ə)n] VB intr

1. listen (to words, music, sounds):

listen

écouter

to listen at the door

écouter aux portes

to listen to sb doing

écouter qn faire

I was listening to her singing/playing the piano

je l'écoutais chanter/jouer du piano

listen to this!

écoute un peu ça!

to listen to sb/sth

écouter qn/qc

‘you're listening to…’ RADIO

‘vous écoutez…’, ‘vous êtes à l'écoute de …’

2. listen (pay heed):

listen

écouter

listen carefully!

écoutez attentivement!

sorry, I wasn't listening

excusez-moi, je n'écoutais pas

you just never listen, do you?

tu n'écoutes donc jamais (ce qu'on te dit)?

listen, can you come tomorrow?

écoute, est-ce que tu peux venir demain?

to listen to teacher, adviser

écouter

to listen to advice/reason

écouter un conseil/la voix de la raison

don't listen to them

ne les écoute pas

Phrases:

to listen for (wait for) voice, sound, signal

guetter

I listened for sounds of crying

je guettais le moindre pleurnichement

listening [Brit ˈlɪsnɪŋ, Am ˈlɪs(ə)nɪŋ] N

it makes interesting/exciting listening

c'est intéressant/passionnant à écouter

‘easy listening’ MUS

‘variétés’ fpl

I.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

1. post ADMIN (job):

post

poste m (as comme, of de)

administrative post

poste m administratif

defence post

poste m à la défense

management post

poste m de cadre

party post

poste m au parti

to hold a post

occuper un poste

to have/fill a post

avoir/remplir un poste

to take up a post

prendre un poste

to offer sb a post

proposer un poste à qn

2. post Brit (mail):

post (system)

poste f

post (letters)

courrier m

post (delivery)

distribution f

to send sth/notify sb by post

envoyer qc/avertir qn par la poste

(to reply) by return of post

(répondre) par retour du courrier

to put sth in the post

mettre qc à la poste

it was lost in the post

cela s'est égaré dans le courrier

to get sth through the post

recevoir qc par la poste

your cheque is in the post

votre chèque est au courrier

is there any post for me?

est-ce que j'ai du courrier?

has the post come yet?

est-ce que le courrier est arrivé?

to deal with/answer one's post

s'occuper de/répondre à son courrier

it came in today's post

il est arrivé par la poste aujourd'hui

has the post gone yet?

le courrier est-il déjà parti?

please take this letter to the post

voulez-vous me poster cette lettre?

to catch/miss the post

ne pas manquer/manquer la levée

3. post (duty, station) (gen) MIL:

post

poste m

at one's post

à son poste

to remain at one's or in post

demeurer à son poste

4. post (pole) (gen) HORSE RAC:

post

poteau m

starting/finishing post

poteau m de départ/d'arrivée

beaten at the post

battu au poteau

to be the first past the post HORSE RAC

être le premier à l'arrivée

to be the first past the post fig POL

obtenir la majorité

5. post (in soccer):

post

montant m des cages

6. post (for stagecoach):

post dated

poste f

7. post:

post (on blog)

post m

post (in response to article)

réaction f

II.post- COMP

post-

post-

post-1992, things changed

après 1992, les choses ont changé

in post-1992 Europe

dans l'Europe d'après 1992

in the post-Cold War years

dans les années qui ont suivi la guerre froide

III.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

1. post Brit:

post (send by post)

poster or expédier (par la poste)

post (put in letterbox)

mettre [qc] à la poste

2. post (stick up):

post notice, poster, rules

afficher

post details, results

annoncer

to be posted missing in action

être porté disparu au combat

post no bills

défense d'afficher

3. post MIL:

post (gen) (send abroad)

affecter (to à)

to be posted overseas/to a unit

être affecté outre-mer/à une unité

4. post (station) (gen) MIL:

post guard, sentry

poster

5. post Am LAW:

post bail

fournir

6. post (in accounting):

post entry

inscrire

post ledger

tenir [qc] à jour

7. post (on blog):

post

publier

post message, link, image

poster

IV.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB intr HISTORY

post

voyager par la poste

V.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst]

to keep sb posted (about sth)

tenir qn au courant (de qc)

to be left at the post

rester sur la touche

listening post in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for listening post in the English»French Dictionary

I.listen [ˈlɪsən] N inf

to have a listen to sth

prêter l'oreille à qc

John, have a listen to this!

Jean, écoute ça un peu !

II.listen [ˈlɪsən] VB intr

to listen to sb/sth

écouter qn/qc

to listen with half an ear

écouter d'une oreille distraite

to listen to reason

écouter la voix de la raison

to listen to sb playing music

écouter qn jouer de la musique

to listen (out) for sth

tendre l'oreille pour entendre qc

will you listen out for the phone ?

peux-tu surveiller le téléphone ?

listening N no pl

listening

écoute f

post PREP

post

post

post-communism

post-communisme

post-communist Russia

la Russie de l'après-communisme

a post-concert dinner

un dîner après le concert

I.post¹ [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N no pl Brit

1. post (mail):

post

courrier m

the second post

la seconde livraison (de courrier)

2. post (postal system):

post

poste f

by post

par la poste

the cheque's in the post

le chèque vient de partir

II.post¹ [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans Brit, Aus

post

poster

I.post² [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

1. post (job/place where someone works):

post

poste m

to take up a post

entrer en fonction

2. post MIL:

post

poste m

II.post² [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

post

poster

to post oneself somewhere

se poster quelque part

to be posted somewhere

être affecté quelque part

Phrases:

to post bail for sb Am

payer la caution de qn

I.post³ [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

1. post (pole):

post

poteau m

2. post (stake):

post

pieu m

3. post SPORTS:

post

poteau m

II.post³ [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

post Brit, Aus:

post

annoncer

Phrases:

to keep sb posted

tenir qn au courant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The completed listening post contained over 80,000 feet of wire 11 antennas and many advanced radio receivers.

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Learning that a comrade on a friendly listening post had been wounded he moved through the intense barrage, accompanied by a medical aid man, and rescued the wounded soldier.

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Listening posts are stationed as far away as the coastline and the white fingers of searchlights touch the sky.

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The chinese may set up listening post or radar station to monitor vietnamese miitary traffic.

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These informants were listening posts tools for blanket surveillance of a community or area.

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Our party retired to front trenches with exception of advanced listening post.

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Listening posts were the best early warning of approaching aircraft before the invention of radar.

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While manning a listening post forward of the main line of resistance, his position was attacked by a hostile force of reinforced company strength.

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The listening post activities were so top secret that personnel on the base were instructed not to look at the building when they walked by it.

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Ambush patrols and listening posts left the perimeter of the base for their sentry positions in the surrounding jungle for the night.

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