mass meeting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mass meeting in the English»French Dictionary

mass meeting

rassemblement m de masse

Translations for mass meeting in the English»French Dictionary

I.mass [Brit mas, Am mæs] N

1. mass:

mass (voluminous body)

masse f (of de)

mass (cluster)

amas m (of de)

a mass of trees

une masse d'arbres

a mass of particles

un amas de particules

the tree was just a mass of flowers

l'arbre était couvert de fleurs

2. mass (large amount):

mass (of people)

foule f (of de)

mass (of evidence, legislation, details)

quantité f (of de)

3. mass REL:

mass

messe f

to celebrate/say mass

célébrer/dire la messe

to attend or go to mass

aller à la messe

4. mass:

mass PHYS, ART

masse f

II.masses N npl

1. masses (the people):

the masses (gen)

la foule

the masses (working class)

les masses fpl

the labouring masses

les masses laborieuses

2. masses Brit (lots) inf:

to have masses of work/friends

avoir beaucoup de travail/d'amis

to have masses of work/friends

avoir plein de travail/d'amis inf

there were masses of people

il y avait une foule de gens

there was masses of food

il y avait un tas de choses à manger inf

to have masses of time

avoir tout son temps, avoir largement le temps

III.mass [Brit mas, Am mæs] ADJ attr

1. mass (large scale):

mass audience

de masse

mass destruction, exodus, protest, unemployment

massif/-ive

mass meeting

rassemblement m de masse

2. mass (of the people):

mass communications, consciousness, culture, demonstration, movement, tourism

de masse

mass hysteria

collectif/-ive

to have mass appeal

avoir un succès de masse

3. mass (simultaneous):

mass sackings, desertions

en masse

IV.mass [Brit mas, Am mæs] VB intr

mass troops:

se regrouper

mass bees:

se masser

mass clouds:

s'amonceler

meeting [Brit ˈmiːtɪŋ, Am ˈmidɪŋ] N

1. meeting (official assembly):

meeting

réunion f

cabinet/staff meeting

réunion du conseil des ministres/des membres du personnel

to call a meeting

convoquer une réunion

to be in a meeting

être en réunion

2. meeting (coming together):

meeting (between individuals, groups)

rencontre f

a meeting of minds fig

une profonde entente

3. meeting Brit SPORTS:

meeting

rencontre f (sportive)

4. meeting REL (of Quakers):

meeting

service m

meeting

culte m (des quakers)

to go to meeting

aller au culte

See also race meeting

race meeting N Brit

race meeting

réunion f de courses

I.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit] N

1. meet SPORTS:

meet

rencontre f (sportive)

2. meet Brit HUNT:

meet

rendez-vous m de chasseurs

II.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit] ADJ archaic

meet

séant dated

meet

convenable

it is meet that …

il est convenable que …

it is meet that … + subj

il sied que … dated

III.meet <pret, pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB trans

1. meet (encounter):

meet person

rencontrer

meet team, opponent, enemy

rencontrer, affronter

to meet each other

se rencontrer

to meet one's death fig

trouver la mort

2. meet (make acquaintance of):

meet person

faire la connaissance de

‘pleased to meet you!’

‘enchanté (de faire votre connaissance)!’

Paul, meet my boss, Janet (as introduction)

Paul, je vous présente ma patronne, Janet

have you met Mr Roberts? (at gathering)

est-ce que vous avez été présenté à M. Roberts?

3. meet (greet):

meet (await)

attendre

meet (fetch) person

chercher

she went to the airport to meet them

elle est allée à l'aéroport les attendre or chercher

I'll be there to meet you

je viendrai te chercher

to meet sb off Brit or at Am the bus/plane

attendre qn à l'arrêt de bus/à l'aéroport

4. meet (come into contact with):

meet hand: hand

rencontrer, toucher

meet line: line

rencontrer, croiser

his eyes met hers

son regard a rencontré or a croisé le sien

he couldn't meet her eye

il ne pouvait pas la regarder en face

an incredible sight met her eye

un spectacle incroyable s'est offert à ses yeux

5. meet (fulfil):

meet demand, order

satisfaire

meet demand, order

répondre à

meet criteria, standards, needs

satisfaire à

meet bills, costs

payer

meet debts, overheads

couvrir

meet loss

compenser

meet obligations, commitments

faire face à

meet conditions

remplir

6. meet (rise to):

meet challenge

se montrer à la hauteur de

7. meet (respond to):

meet criticism, accusation, objection

répondre à

IV.meet <pret, pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB intr

1. meet:

meet (come together) people:

se rencontrer

meet (come together) people:

se voir

meet teams, armies:

se rencontrer

meet teams, armies:

s'affronter

meet committee, group, parliament: (for discussion)

se réunir (to do pour faire)

meet cars:

se croiser

the two cars/trains met head-on

les deux véhicules/trains se sont heurtés de front or de plein fouet inf

to meet again people:

se revoir

goodbye, till we meet again!

au revoir! à la prochaine fois!

2. meet (make acquaintance):

meet people:

faire connaissance

3. meet (come into contact):

meet hands, lips:

se rencontrer, se toucher

meet roads, lines:

se rencontrer, se croiser

their eyes met

leurs regards se croisèrent

V.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit]

there's more to this than meets the eye

ce n'est pas aussi clair que cela en a l'air

there's more to him than meets the eye

il cache bien son jeu

to make ends meet

joindre les deux bouts

mass meeting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mass meeting in the English»French Dictionary

mass meeting N

mass meeting

assemblée f

Translations for mass meeting in the English»French Dictionary

I.meet <met, met> [mi:t] VB trans

1. meet (encounter):

meet

rencontrer

meet an enemy

affronter

to meet sb face to face

se trouver nez à nez avec qn

to meet sb's glance

croiser le regard de qn

2. meet (by arrangement):

meet

retrouver

3. meet (make the acquaintance of):

meet

faire la connaissance de

4. meet (fulfil):

meet standard, need

répondre à

meet costs

prendre en charge

meet deadline

respecter

meet obligation

remplir

meet challenge

relever

5. meet (counter):

meet accusation

recevoir

Phrases:

to meet one's death

trouver la mort

there's more to this than meets the eye

c'est moins simple que ça en a l'air

to make ends meet

joindre les deux bouts

to meet one's Waterloo

essuyer une défaite irréversible

to meet sb halfway

couper la poire en deux

II.meet <met, met> [mi:t] VB intr

1. meet (encounter):

meet

se rencontrer

2. meet (assemble):

meet

se réunir

3. meet SPORTS, MIL:

meet

s'affronter

4. meet (get acquainted):

meet

faire connaissance

5. meet (join):

meet

se rejoindre

meet eyes

se rencontrer

we met in Paris

on s'est connus à Paris

III.meet <met, met> [mi:t] N

1. meet Am (sporting event):

meet

rencontre f

2. meet Brit (fox hunt):

meet

rendez-vous m de chasse

meeting N

1. meeting (organized gathering):

meeting

réunion f

meeting

épluchette f Quebec

to have a meeting with sb

avoir une réunion avec qn

2. meeting Brit (sporting event):

meeting

rencontre f

3. meeting (act of coming together):

meeting

rencontre f

a meeting of minds

une entente profonde

I.mass [mæs] N no pl

1. mass (formless quantity, quantity of matter) a. PHYS:

mass

masse f

mass of persons

foule f

2. mass (large quantity):

mass

grande quantité f

mass of contradictions

multitude f

mass of the people, population

majorité f

masses of sth

des tonnes de qc

masses of people

des tas de gens

II.mass [mæs] VB intr

mass

s'amonceler

mass troops, demonstrators

se masser

III.mass [mæs] ADJ

mass

massif(-ive)

mass (widespread)

de masse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At a mass meeting held last month great enthusiasm was shown by students, and several hundred dollars was sic raised for the team.

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A mass meeting can adopt a parliamentary authority by a simple majority vote.

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Following conclusion of the convention another mass meeting was held, accompanied by a brass band, packing the 1,000 seat venue.

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At a mass meeting held last month great enthusiasm was shown by the students, and several hundred dollars was raised for the team.

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Parishioners called a mass meeting to object to the transfer, signed petitions, and presented their objections to the archbishop.

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A mass meeting consists of a meeting where any participants must remain until votes are taken at the end.

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A mass meeting of the hall's residents was held to discuss the matter, and gather suggestions for the hall's permanent name.

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After the mass meeting, the students gathered until midnight around a large bonfire on the campus.

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Later a cousin, at a mass meeting to support a planned bus boycott, discussed her case with organizers.

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