minus sign in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for minus sign in the English»French Dictionary

minus sign N

minus sign

signe m moins

Translations for minus sign in the English»French Dictionary

minus sign, symbol, button

moins

Translations for minus sign in the French»English Dictionary

le signe moins

the minus sign

Translations for minus sign in the English»French Dictionary

I.minus [Brit ˈmʌɪnəs, Am ˈmaɪnəs] N

1. minus MATH:

minus

moins m

two minuses make a plus

moins par moins égale plus

2. minus (drawback):

minus

inconvénient m

it has its pluses and minuses

cela a ses avantages et ses inconvénients

II.minus [Brit ˈmʌɪnəs, Am ˈmaɪnəs] ADJ

1. minus MATH:

minus sign, symbol, button

moins

minus number, quantity, value

négatif/-ive

2. minus factor, point:

minus

négatif/-ive

on the minus side…

pour ce qui est des inconvénients…

3. minus SCHOOL, UNIV:

B minus

B moins

4. minus BOT:

minus fungus, specimen, type

négatif/-ive

III.minus [Brit ˈmʌɪnəs, Am ˈmaɪnəs] PREP

1. minus MATH:

minus

moins

what is 20 minus 8?

combien font 20 moins 8?

it is minus 15 (degrees)

il fait moins 15 (degrés)

2. minus (without):

minus hum

sans

he woke up minus his passport

quand il s'est réveillé il n'avait plus son passeport

he's minus a tooth/a finger

il a une dent/un doigt en moins

I.sign [Brit sʌɪn, Am saɪn] N

1. sign (gesture):

sign

geste m

to make a rude sign

faire un geste grossier

to give sb a V sign

faire un geste obscène à qn

to make the sign of the cross

faire le signe de la croix

2. sign (symbolic mark):

sign

signe m

sign

symbole m

the pound/dollar sign

le symbole de la livre/du dollar

3. sign (object):

sign (roadsign, billboard)

panneau m (for pour)

sign (smaller, indicating opening hours)

pancarte f

sign (outside inn, shop)

enseigne f

4. sign (signal):

sign

signal m

that will be the sign for us to leave

ce sera le signal du départ or pour que nous partions

5. sign (visible evidence):

sign

signe m (of de)

the first signs of global warming

les premiers signes du réchauffement de la planète

there was no sign of any troops

il n'y avait pas l'ombre d'un soldat

there was no sign of life at the Smiths'

il n'y avait aucun signe de vie chez les Smith

there was still no sign of them at midday

à midi, ils n'étaient toujours pas arrivés

6. sign (indication, pointer):

sign

signe m (of de)

it's a sign of age

c'est un signe qu'on vieillit

it's a good/bad sign

c'est bon/mauvais signe

this is a sign that …

c'est signe que, ça indique que …

it's a sure sign that …

c'est la preuve que …

the signs are that …

tout indique que …

there is no or there are no signs of improvement, change, recovery, solution

il n'y a rien qui annonce

there is little sign of an improvement

il n'y a rien qui annonce vraiment une amélioration

to show signs of stress, weakness, growth, talent

montrer des signes de

to show no signs of sth

ne montrer aucun signe de qc

to show signs of doing

sembler faire

she shows no signs of changing her mind

rien ne laisse penser qu'elle va changer d'avis

a sign of the times

un signe des temps

7. sign ASTROL (of zodiac):

sign

signe m

what sign are you?

tu es de quel signe?

II.sign [Brit sʌɪn, Am saɪn] VB trans

1. sign (put signature to):

sign agreement, letter, document

signer

to sign one's own death warrant

signer son arrêt de mort

signed, sealed and delivered lit

dûment signé et remis à qui de droit

signed, sealed and delivered fig

terminé

2. sign (on contract):

sign footballer, musician, band

engager

III.sign [Brit sʌɪn, Am saɪn] VB intr

1. sign person:

sign

signer

sign for key, parcel

signer un reçu pour

2. sign SPORTS:

sign player:

signer son contrat (with avec, for pour)

3. sign (signal):

to sign to sb to do

faire signe à qn de faire

4. sign (communicate in sign language):

sign

communiquer en langage des sourds-muets

minus sign in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for minus sign in the English»French Dictionary

I.minus [ˈmaɪnəs] PREP a. MATH

minus

moins

5 minus 2 equals 3

5 moins 2 font 3

he left minus his coat/wallet inf

il est parti sans son manteau/son portefeuille

II.minus [ˈmaɪnəs] ADJ

1. minus MATH:

minus

négatif(-ive)

2. minus fig quantity:

minus

négligeable

III.minus [ˈmaɪnəs] N

minus

moins m

See also plus

I.plus [plʌs] PREP (and)

plus a. MATH

plus

5 plus 2 equals 7

5 plus 2 égale 7

II.plus [plʌs] ADJ

1. plus (more):

plus

plus

to have 200 plus

en avoir plus de 200

2. plus (having a positive charge):

plus

positif(-ive)

III.plus [plʌs] N

1. plus (sign):

plus

plus m

2. plus fig:

plus

atout m

I.sign [saɪn] N

1. sign (gesture):

sign

geste m

to make a sign to sb

faire un signe à qn

2. sign (signpost):

sign

panneau m

3. sign (signboard):

sign

enseigne f

4. sign (symbol):

sign

signe m

5. sign (indication):

sign

indication f

II.sign [saɪn] VB trans

1. sign (write signature on):

sign

signer

to sign for

signer à réception de

2. sign (gesticulate):

sign

faire signe

Phrases:

sign one's own death warrant inf

signer son propre arrêt de mort

III.sign [saɪn] VB intr

1. sign (write signature):

sign

signer

2. sign (gesticulate):

sign

faire un signe

to sign to sb that ...

indiquer à qn par un signe que ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The minus sign applies to a foreground object, and the plus sign applies to a background object.

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For example a numeric field may only allow the digits 0-9, the decimal point and perhaps a minus sign or commas.

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The case with the minus sign is the complex conjugate of the case with the plus sign, so there is essentially one required asymptotic estimate.

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Solutions with a plus sign are called instantons, those with the minus sign are anti-instantons.

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But here we will use the definition above, without the minus sign.

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The plus sign results in the so-called "optical" mode, and the minus sign to the "acoustic" mode.

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The - (minus sign) invokes subcommands which are specified on the command line and should precede nslookup commands.

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The plus sign in the second term in parentheses refers to a positive dispersive configuration while the minus sign refers to a compensating configuration.

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In the 5.1c release the only legal characters are the numerals 09, the comma, the minus sign and the carriage return.

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The unchanged, contextual lines are preceded by a space character, addition lines are preceded by a plus sign, and deletion lines are preceded by a minus sign.

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