natural history in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for natural history in the English»French Dictionary

natural history N

natural history

histoire f naturelle

Translations for natural history in the English»French Dictionary

science/natural history/military museum attr curator, display, collection

de musée

science/natural history/military museum

musée des sciences/d'histoire naturelle/militaire

Translations for natural history in the French»English Dictionary

histoire naturelle

natural history

muséum

natural history museum

Translations for natural history in the English»French Dictionary

history [Brit ˈhɪst(ə)ri, Am ˈhɪst(ə)ri] N

1. history (past):

history

histoire f

ancient/modern history

histoire f ancienne/moderne

French history

histoire f de France

18th century French history

histoire f de la France au XVIII e siècle

military/social history

histoire f militaire/sociale

history of art

histoire f de l'art

in all the firm's 50-year history

dans les 50 années d'histoire de la compagnie

a place in history

une place dans l'histoire

history proved him wrong

l'histoire lui donna tort

to make history

entrer dans l'histoire

to go down in history as

entrer dans l'histoire comme

history repeats itself

l'histoire se répète

to rewrite history

récrire l'histoire

that's ancient or past history

c'est de l'histoire ancienne

that's ancient or past history attr book, course, degree, lesson, student, teacher

d'histoire

2. history:

history LAW, MED

antécédents mpl

to have a history of heart trouble

avoir des antécédents cardiaques

to have a history of violence

avoir un passé violent

3. history (account):

history

histoire f

4. history (tradition):

history

tradition f

the company has a history of success/strikes

la compagnie connaît de nombreux succès/de nombreuses grèves

the rest is history

tout le monde connaît la suite

I.natural [Brit ˈnatʃ(ə)r(ə)l, Am ˈnætʃ(ə)rəl] N

1. natural (person) inf:

as an actress, she's a natural

c'est une actrice née

he's a natural for the role of Hamlet

il est fait pour jouer Hamlet

2. natural MUS:

natural (sign)

bécarre m

natural (note)

note f naturelle

3. natural (simpleton):

natural archaic

imbécile mf

II.natural [Brit ˈnatʃ(ə)r(ə)l, Am ˈnætʃ(ə)rəl] ADJ

1. natural (not artificial or man-made):

natural phenomenon, force, disaster, harbour, light, resources, process, progression, beauty, material, food

naturel/-elle

the natural world

le monde naturel

in its natural state

à l'état naturel

2. natural (usual, normal):

natural

naturel/-elle, normal

it's natural to do/to be

c'est normal de faire/d'être

it's natural for sb to do

c'est normal que qn fasse

the natural thing to do would be to protest

la chose la plus normale serait de protester

it's only natural

c'est tout à fait naturel

it's not natural!

ce n'est pas normal!

to die of natural causes

mourir de mort naturelle or de sa belle mort

death from natural causes LAW

mort naturelle

for the rest of one's natural life LAW

à vie

3. natural (innate):

natural gift, talent, emotion, trait

inné

natural artist, professional, storyteller

né

natural affinity

naturel/-elle

a natural advantage (of person, party, country)

un atout

4. natural (unaffected):

natural person, manner

simple, naturel/-elle

try and look more natural

essaie d'avoir l'air plus naturel

5. natural:

natural (actual, real) parent

naturel/-elle

natural (illegitimate) archaic child

naturel/-elle

6. natural MUS:

natural

naturel/-elle

natural horn

cor m d'harmonie

natural history in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for natural history in the English»French Dictionary

natural history N

natural history

histoire f naturelle

Translations for natural history in the French»English Dictionary

muséum

natural history museum

Translations for natural history in the English»French Dictionary

history [ˈhɪstəri] N

history

histoire f

to make history

faire l'histoire

I.natural [ˈnætʃərəl, Am -ɚəl] ADJ

natural

naturel(le)

natural state

primitif(-ive)

natural parents

biologique

it's natural

c'est normal

it's only natural that

il est tout à fait naturel que +subj

to be a natural leader

être né pour être un meneur

II.natural [ˈnætʃərəl, Am -ɚəl] N inf

natural

talent m

to be a natural for sth

être doué pour qc

as a singer, she's a natural

c'est une chanteuse née

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Each major natural history theme can be further subdivided into various sub-themes.

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He studied the natural history of the islands and collected specimens.

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He truly began to develop his natural history collections at that time.

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The third story contained the library and the collections in natural history.

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By doing this they could make a natural history of an illness.

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As they traveled the two would collect birds' eggs and nests for the family's natural history cabinet.

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In 1919 the palace was turned into a small museum of natural history.

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He possesses a vast knowledge about the swamp, its people's traditions, and natural history.

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It hosts a natural history collection specializing in eggs and nests of birds.

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He spent many years studying the natural history of the region.

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