meu in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for meu in the English»French Dictionary

feu [Brit fjuː, Am fju] N Scot LAW

feu

bail m perpétuel

WEU N

WEU → Western European Union

See also Western European Union

Western European Union, WEU N

Western European Union

Union f de l'Europe occidentale

Western European Union

UEO f

cordon bleu N ADJ

cordon bleu

cordon-bleu m

AEU N Brit

AEU → Amalgamated Engineering Union

AEU

syndicat m des techniciens

CSEU N Brit

CSEU → Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions

CSEU

confédération des syndicats de la construction navale

I.in lieu ADV

one week's holiday in lieu

une semaine de vacances pour compenser

II.in lieu of PREP

in lieu of

à la place de

I.mess up VB [Brit mɛs -, Am mɛs -] inf (mess up) Am

mess up

faire l'imbécile

II.mess up VB [Brit mɛs -, Am mɛs -] inf (mess [sth] up, mess up [sth])

1. mess up:

mess up (muddle up) papers

semer la pagaille dans

mess up (get untidy) kitchen

mettre du désordre dans

mess up (dirty) napkin, sheets

salir

2. mess up (do badly):

mess up exam, work

bâcler

3. mess up (ruin):

mess up

gâcher

you've messed things up for everybody

tu as tout gâché pour tout le monde

I've messed up my chances of promotion

j'ai gâché mes chances d'obtenir une promotion

III.mess up VB [Brit mɛs -, Am mɛs -] inf (mess [sb] up)

mess up person:

mess up drugs, alcohol:

détruire

mess up experience:

faire perdre les pédales à qn inf

I.mend [Brit mɛnd, Am mɛnd] N (in garment, fabric)

mend (stitched)

raccommodage m

mend (darned)

reprise f

mend (patched)

rapiéçage m

II.mend [Brit mɛnd, Am mɛnd] VB trans

1. mend lit:

mend car, furniture, toy, road

réparer

mend (stitch) garment, fabric

raccommoder

mend (darn) garment, fabric

repriser

mend (add patch) garment, fabric

rapiécer

2. mend fig feelings, broken heart:

mend

guérir

to mend relations with

améliorer les relations avec

III.mend [Brit mɛnd, Am mɛnd] VB intr

1. mend (heal):

mend injury:

guérir

mend person:

se rétablir

2. mend fig feelings , broken heart:

mend

guérir

IV.mend [Brit mɛnd, Am mɛnd]

mend → fence

to be on the mend person:

être en voie de guérison

to be on the mend sales, economy:

reprendre

to be on the mend company:

se porter mieux

to be on the mend weather, situation:

s'améliorer

to mend one's ways

s'amender

See also fence

I.fence [Brit fɛns, Am fɛns] N

1. fence (barrier):

fence

clôture f

steel/wooden fence

clôture métallique/en bois

2. fence:

fence (in showjumping)

obstacle m

fence (in horseracing)

haie f

3. fence (receiver of stolen goods):

fence inf

receleur/-euse m/f

4. fence TECH (on saw):

fence

protection f

II.fence [Brit fɛns, Am fɛns] VB trans

1. fence area, garden:

fence

clôturer

2. fence inf:

fence

fourguer sl

III.fence [Brit fɛns, Am fɛns] VB intr

1. fence SPORTS:

fence

faire de l'escrime

2. fence (be evasive):

fence

se dérober

3. fence (receive stolen goods):

fence inf

receler des marchandises

IV.fence [Brit fɛns, Am fɛns]

to mend fences

se raccommoder (with avec)

to sit on the fence

ne pas prendre position

I.mess about VB [Brit mɛs -, Am mɛs -] inf, mess around VB inf (mess around)

1. mess about (act the fool):

mess about

faire l'imbécile

to mess around with chemicals, matches

jouer avec

don't mess around with drugs

ne touche pas à la drogue

2. mess about (potter):

to mess around in the garden/with friends

s'amuser dans le jardin/avec des amis

3. mess about (sexually):

he messes around

c'est un coureur

to mess around with sb

coucher avec qn

II.mess about VB [Brit mɛs -, Am mɛs -] inf, mess around VB inf (mess [sb] around) inf

mess about

faire tourner qn en bourrique inf

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

meu in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for meu in the English»French Dictionary

lieu [lu:] N no pl form

in lieu of sth

à la place de qc

luncheon meat N

luncheon meat

pâté m de viande

meat [mi:t] N

1. meat no pl (flesh of animals):

meat

viande f

2. meat pl (flesh of person):

meat

chair f

3. meat no pl (edible parts):

meat of fish

chair f

meat Am of fruit

chair f

4. meat no pl (subject matter):

meat

substance f

Phrases:

to be meat and drink to sb

être du pain béni pour qn

one man's meat is another man's poison prov

le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres

met. ADJ

met. abbreviation of meteorological

met.

météo inv

See also meteorological

meteorological ADJ

meteorological

météorologique

white meat N

white meat

viande f blanche

memo [ˈmeməʊ, Am -oʊ] N

memo abbreviation of memorandum

memo

mémo m

to send (out) a memo to sb

faire passer une note à qn

See also memorandum

memorandum <-s [or -anda]> [ˌmeməˈrændəm] N

1. memorandum form (message):

memorandum

note f

2. memorandum (document):

memorandum

mémorandum m

3. memorandum LAW:

memorandum

protocole m

meal² [mi:l] N

1. meal (coarsely ground grain):

meal

semoule f

2. meal (flour):

meal

farine f

menu-driven ADJ COMPUT

menu-driven

piloté(e) par menu

menu [ˈmenju:] N FOOD, COMPUT

menu

menu m

context/pull-down menu

menu contextuel/déroulant

menu-bar

barre f de menu

what's on the menu today? fig

qu'est-ce qui est au programme aujourd'hui?

meet up VB

User Entry

meet up

se retrouver

meet up

se rencontrer

to meet up with sb

rencontrer qn