living quarters in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for living quarters in the English»French Dictionary

living quarters N npl

living quarters

quartiers mpl

Translations for living quarters in the English»French Dictionary

I.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] N

1. quarter (one fourth):

quarter (of area, cake, litre, kilometre, tonne)

quart m

a quarter of a hectare/of the population

un quart d'hectare/de la population

2. quarter (15 minutes):

quarter of an hour

quart m d'heure

in quarter of an hour

dans un quart d'heure

3. quarter FIN:

quarter (gen) (three months)

trimestre m

4. quarter (district):

quarter

quartier m

residential/poor/artists' quarter

quartier résidentiel/pauvre/des artistes

5. quarter (group):

quarter

milieu m

there was criticism in some or certain quarters

il y a eu des critiques dans certains milieux

don't expect help from that quarter

n'attends aucune aide de ce côté-là

6. quarter (mercy):

quarter liter

quartier m liter

quarter liter

pitié f

to get no quarter from sb

ne recevoir aucune pitié de la part de qn

to give no quarter

ne pas faire de quartier

7. quarter Am (25 cents):

quarter

vingt-cinq cents mpl

8. quarter Brit (unit of weight):

quarter

= 113, 4 g

9. quarter Am (unit of weight):

quarter

= 12, 7 kg

10. quarter FOOD:

quarter

quartier m

quarter of beef

quartier de bœuf

11. quarter SPORTS (time period):

quarter

quart m de temps

12. quarter ASTRON:

quarter

quartier m

13. quarter (gen) NAUT:

on the port/starboard quarter

par la hanche de bâbord/tribord

a wind from a southerly quarter

un vent du sud

from all quarters of the globe fig

de tous les coins du monde

14. quarter HERALD:

quarter

quartier m

II.quarters N

quarters npl MIL:

quarters

quartiers mpl

quarters (gen)

logement m

to take up quarters

se loger (in dans)

to retire to one's quarters

rentrer dans ses quartiers

to be confined to quarters MIL

être cantonné dans ses quartiers

single/married quarters

logements pour célibataires/familles

servants' quarters

quartiers des domestiques

we're living in very cramped quarters

nous vivons à l'étroit

battle or general quarters MIL

poste m de combat

III.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] PRON

1. quarter (25%):

quarter

quart m

only a quarter passed

seul le quart a réussi

you can have a quarter now and the rest later

tu peux en avoir le quart maintenant et le reste plus tard

2. quarter (in time phrases):

at (a) quarter to 11 Brit, at a quarter of 11 Am

à onze heures moins le quart

an hour and a quarter

une heure et quart

3. quarter (in age):

she's ten and a quarter

elle a dix ans et trois mois

IV.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] ADJ

she has a quarter share in the company

elle a un quart des actions de l'entreprise

a quarter century (25 years)

un quart de siècle

a quarter century (25 runs at cricket)

25 points au cricket

a quarter mile

≈ 500 m

a quarter tonne

≈ 250 kg

three and a quarter years

trois ans et trois mois

V.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] ADV

a quarter full

au quart plein

a quarter as big

quatre fois moins grand

quarter the price/size

quatre fois moins cher/grand

VI.at close quarters ADV

at close quarters

de près

I had never seen a zebra at close quarters

je n'avais jamais vu un zèbre de près

seen at close quarters, he's ugly

vu de près il est laid

to fight at close quarters

lutter au corps à corps

VII.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] VB trans

1. quarter (divide into four):

quarter cake, apple

couper [qc] en quatre

2. quarter (accommodate):

quarter troops

cantonner

quarter people

loger

quarter livestock

abriter

3. quarter HISTORY (torture):

quarter prisoner

écarteler

4. quarter HUNT:

quarter dogs:

quêter

I.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv] VB trans

1. live (conduct):

live

vivre

to live one's life

vivre sa vie

to live a normal/peaceful/healthier life

vivre normalement/paisiblement/plus sainement

to live a life of luxury/crime

vivre dans le luxe/crime

to live the life of a recluse/a saint

vivre en reclus/comme un saint

if I could live my life over again

si je pouvais revivre ma vie

you can't live your children's lives for them

vous ne pouvez pas vivre à la place de vos enfants

to live one's faith/one's politics

vivre sa foi/sa politique

2. live (undergo):

live experience

vivre

II.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv] VB intr

1. live:

live (dwell) animal:

vivre

live person: (gen)

vivre, habiter (with avec)

live (in permanent dwelling)

habiter

they live at number 7

ils habitent au numéro 7

three sons still living at home

trois fils qui vivent encore à la maison

animals that live underground

des animaux qui vivent sous terre

to live together/apart/alone

vivre or habiter ensemble/séparément/seul

to live in house, apartment

vivre dans, habiter

it isn't fit to live in

c'est insalubre

he's not very easy to live with

il n'est pas très facile à vivre

Devon is a nice place to live

il fait bon vivre dans le Devon

have you found anywhere to live yet?

avez-vous trouvé à vous loger?

he lives at the library/doctor's iron

il est toujours fourré à la bibliothèque/chez le médecin inf

he lives in his jeans

il est toujours en jean

2. live (lead one's life):

live

vivre

to live happily/extravagantly

vivre heureux/de manière extravagante

to live in luxury/poverty

vivre dans le luxe/la pauvreté

we live in the computer age

nous vivons à l'ère de l'informatique

to live for sport, work, family

ne vivre que pour

to live in hope/fear/etc (of sth/of doing)

vivre dans l'espoir/la peur (de qc/de faire)

to live through sth experience, period

vivre

to live without person

vivre sans

to live without drugs, TV, electricity

se passer de

they lived happily ever after (in story)

ils vécurent heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants

3. live (remain alive):

live (gen) fig

vivre

live (survive)

survivre

to live to be eighty/ninety

vivre jusqu'à l'âge de quatre-vingts/quatre-vingt-dix ans

nothing can live in this environment

rien ne peut vivre dans ce milieu

his grandfather is still living

son grand-père vit toujours

as long as I live, I'll…

tant que je vivrai, je…

you'll regret this for as long as you live

vous le regretterez toute votre vie

she 's only got two months to live

il ne lui reste que deux mois à vivre

I don't think he'll live

je ne pense pas qu'il survive

the memory will live in my heart forever

le souvenir vivra toujours dans mon cœur

these plants live through the hardest of winters

ces plantes survivent à l'hiver le plus rude

she'll not live through the night

elle ne passera pas la nuit

I'll live! hum

je n'en mourrai pas!

I've got nothing left to live for

je n'ai plus de raison de vivre

to live to regret sth

en venir à regretter qc

long live democracy/the King!

vive la démocratie/le roi!

4. live (subsist, maintain existence):

live

vivre

to live by hunting/begging

vivre en chassant/en mendiant

to live by one's pen

vivre de sa plume

to live by one's wits

vivre d'expédients

to live on or off fruit, interest, profits, charity, promises

vivre de

to live on or off wage, capital

vivre sur

to live off sb

se faire entretenir par qn

his wages aren't enough to live on

son salaire ne suffit pas pour le faire vivre

her children live on junk food

ses enfants ne mangent que des cochonneries inf

enough food to live on for a week

assez de nourriture pour une semaine

to live out of tins/the freezer

vivre de conserves/de surgelés

5. live:

to live with (put up with) illness, situation, consequences

accepter

to live with noise, décor

supporter

to learn to live with sth

apprendre à accepter qc

to live with oneself

vivre en paix avec soi-même

to live with the fact that …

admettre que …

‘Living with Aids’

‘au cœur du sida’

6. live (experience life):

live

vivre

this is what I call living

c'est ce que j'appelle vivre

come on! live a little!

allez viens! laisse-toi vivre!

she's really lived

elle a beaucoup vécu

you haven't lived until you've been to…

tu n'as rien vu tant que tu n'es pas allé à…

III.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv]

live and let live

il faut être tolérant

to live it up inf

faire la fête inf

to live on fresh air

vivre d'amour et d'eau fraîche

you live and learn

on apprend tous les jours

I'll never live it down!

je ne pourrai plus marcher la tête haute!

to live sth down

faire oublier qc

I.live² [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADJ

1. live (not dead):

live person, animal, bait

vivant

real live

en chair et en os

2. live (not recorded):

live RADIO, TV band, broadcast, orchestra

en direct

live concert, performance, show, recording

sur scène

live theatre

vivant

live album

enregistré sur scène

live communications

public/-ique

before a live audience

devant un public

3. live ELEC:

live

sous tension

4. live (burning):

live coal

ardent

live match, cigarette end

allumé

5. live:

live (capable of exploding) ammunition, bullet

réel/réelle

live (unexploded) bomb

nonexplosé

6. live (topical):

live issue

d'actualité

II.live² [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADV

live RADIO, TV appear, bring, broadcast, transmit

en direct

live play, perform

sur scène

I.living [Brit ˈlɪvɪŋ, Am ˈlɪvɪŋ] N

1. living (livelihood):

living

vie f

to earn or make a living

gagner sa vie

to earn or make an honest/a meagre living

gagner sa vie honnêtement/avec difficulté

to work for a living

travailler pour gagner sa vie

what do you do for a living?

qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?

it's not much of a living

ça permet tout juste de vivre

2. living (lifestyle):

living

vie f

easy/loose living

une vie facile/de débauche

3. living (incumbency):

living

cure f

Phrases:

the living + vb pl

les vivants mpl

II.living [Brit ˈlɪvɪŋ, Am ˈlɪvɪŋ] ADJ

living person, organism, legend, symbol, language:

living

vivant

to be living proof of

être la preuve vivante de

the living word REL

la parole vivante

a living hell

un véritable enfer

within living memory

de mémoire d'homme

there wasn't a living soul

il n'y avait pas âme qui vive

III.living [Brit ˈlɪvɪŋ, Am ˈlɪvɪŋ]

to be still in the land of the living

être encore de ce monde

living quarters in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for living quarters in the English»French Dictionary

living quarters N pl

1. living quarters (housing):

living quarters

logements mpl

2. living quarters MIL:

living quarters

quartier m

Translations for living quarters in the English»French Dictionary

I.quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r), Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] N

1. quarter (one fourth):

quarter

quart m

three quarters

trois quarts

a quarter of an hour

un quart d'heure

2. quarter (15 minutes):

a quarter to three

trois heures moins (le) quart

a quarter past [or Am after] three

trois heures et quart

3. quarter (1/4 of year, school term):

quarter

trimestre m

4. quarter Am:

quarter (25 cents coin)

pièce f de 25 cents

quarter (sum)

25 cents m

5. quarter (neighbourhood):

quarter

quartier m

at close quarters

de près

from all quarters

de tous côtés

6. quarter (mercy):

quarter

quartier m

to give no quarter

ne pas faire de quartier

7. quarter pl (unspecified group or person):

quarter

milieu m

there have been protests from some quarters

il y a eu des protestations de la part de certains

8. quarter (area of compass):

quarter

quart m

from the north quarter

du quart nord

II.quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r), Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] VB trans

1. quarter (cut into four):

to quarter sth

couper qc en quatre

2. quarter passive (give housing):

to be quartered

être cantonné

III.quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r), Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] ADJ

quarter

quart de

a quarter hour

un quart d'heure

a quarter pound

≈ 100 grammes

I.live¹ [laɪv] ADJ

1. live (living):

live

vivant(e)

real live

en chair et en os

2. live RADIO, TV:

live

en direct

to give a live performance

jouer en public

3. live (carrying electrical power):

live

conducteur

4. live MIL:

live

amorcé(e)

5. live (burning):

live

ardent(e)

II.live¹ [laɪv] ADV

1. live RADIO, TV:

live

en direct

2. live MUS:

live

en public

I.live² [lɪv] VB intr

1. live (be alive):

live

vivre

the right to live

le droit à la vie

as long as sb lives

tant qu'il y aura de la vie

to only live for sb/sth

ne vivre que pour qn/qc

2. live (reside):

live

habiter

to live together/apart

vivre ensemble/séparés

Phrases:

to live under a cloud

être né sous une mauvaise étoile

long live the king/queen!

longue vie au roi/à la reine!

we live and learn

on apprend à tout âge

to live and let live

faire preuve de tolérance

to live to regret sth

passer sa vie à regretter qc

to live by one's wits

se débrouiller pour vivre

II.live² [lɪv] VB trans

live

vivre

to live a life of luxury

mener un grand train de vie

to live life to the full

profiter pleinement de la vie

to live one's own life

vivre sa vie

to make life worth living

faire en sorte que la vie vaille la peine d'être vécue subj

Phrases:

to live a lie

vivre dans le mensonge

to live and breathe sth

ne vivre que pour qc

I.living [ˈlɪvɪŋ] N

1. living no pl (livelihood):

living

vie f

I paint for a living

je vis de ma peinture

to work for one's living

travailler pour gagner sa vie

to make one's living as a sth/in sth

gagner sa vie en faisant qc

2. living no pl (way of life):

living

vie f

standard of living

niveau m de vie

a fast living

vie f de plaisirs

to make a good living

bien gagner sa vie

3. living + pl vb (people who are still alive):

the living

les vivants mpl

II.living [ˈlɪvɪŋ] ADJ

1. living (alive):

living

vivant(e)

does he have any living grandparents?

ses grands-parents sont-ils toujours en vie?

I don't think there will be a living soul down here

je ne pense pas qu'il y ait âme qui vive par ici

2. living (existent):

living language, legend

vivant(e)

living tradition

vivace

3. living (exact):

living image

exact(e)

to be the living image of sb

être le portrait tout craché de qn

to be the living embodiment of sb/sth

être la personnification même de qn/qc

Phrases:

to scare the living daylights out of sb

faire une peur bleue à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The west wing of the house was the servants' work and living quarters.

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Local fishermen leased land and built living quarters there.

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The replacing castle with living quarters and farm buildings was built in the 16th century.

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The villa included bath houses, living quarters, farm buildings and workshops.

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Gradually the living quarters were separated from the working area and animals.

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It also provided storage for ammunition and living quarters.

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These areas contained the main tower and residence of the "daimy", the storerooms ("kura" or), and the living quarters of the garrison.

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There are also a number of small residences, constructed during the late nineteenth century, that have served as living quarters for the staff.

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The term indicates that the pair usually share living quarters, for the time being.

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The first two floors were for patients and the third floor provided living quarters for the nurses.

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