mass noun in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mass noun in the English»French Dictionary

mass noun N

mass noun

nom m noncomptable

Translations for mass noun in the English»French Dictionary

noun [Brit naʊn, Am naʊn] N

noun

nom m

noun

substantif m

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

mass noun in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mass noun in the English»French Dictionary

noun [naʊn] N

noun

nom m

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