ounce in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ounce in the English»French Dictionary

ounce [Brit aʊns, Am aʊns] N

1. ounce (weight):

ounce

once f (= 28, 35 g)

2. ounce (fluid):

ounce Brit

= 0, 028 l

ounce Am

= 0, 035 l

3. ounce fig:

ounce

once f

fluid ounce N

fluid ounce

once f liquide

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he hasn't an ounce of decency

il n'a pas le moindre sens moral

Translations for ounce in the French»English Dictionary

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once

ounce

sans une once de méchanceté

without an ounce of malice

once

ounce arch

il n'a pas un gramme de bon sens

he hasn't an ounce of common sense

ne pas avoir un atome de bon sens/courage

not to have an ounce of common sense/courage

un grain de bon sens

a scrap ou an ounce of common sense

s'il avait un tant soit peu d'imagination/de bon sens

if he had the slightest bit of imagination/of common sense, if he had an ounce of imagination/of common sense

ounce in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ounce in the English»French Dictionary

ounce [aʊns] N

ounce

once f

Phrases:

not a ounce of sth

pas du tout de qc

not a ounce of sth

pas une brique de qc CH

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prevention is better than cure, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Am prov

mieux vaut prévenir que guérir prov

Translations for ounce in the French»English Dictionary

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une once de bon sens

an ounce of common sense

once

ounce

ne pas avoir un gramme de bon sens [ou de jugeote] inf

not to have an ounce of common sense

ne pas avoir pour deux sous de jugeote

to have not an ounce of commonsense

pas une brique de qc CH (pas du tout de)

not an ounce of sth

un poil de gentillesse

an ounce of kindness

ounce Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

not a ounce of sth

pas du tout de qc

not a ounce of sth

pas une brique de qc CH

prevention is better than cure, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Am prov

mieux vaut prévenir que guérir prov

to have not an ounce of commonsense

ne pas avoir pour deux sous de jugeote

not to have an ounce of common sense

ne pas avoir un gramme de bon sens [ou de jugeote] inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 2008, the state produced 4,200,000 ounces of gold, or 131.421 tonnes.

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While the value of sales increased by 25%, the gold output of the state decreased by 4%, to 4.4 million ounces.

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Reserves at the end of 2012 were 44.9 million ounces of silver and 308,000 ounces of gold.

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Large specimens range in length from 12 to 19 inches in length and weigh 16 to 35 ounces.

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In 2012, the mine produced 82,125 ounces of gold at a grade of 0.22 oz/ton and a total production cost of $1865/oz.

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At that time aluminum was $1.00 per avoirdupois ounce.

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The recorded output of gold from 1873 to 1890 was over half a million ounces (more than 15,500 kg).

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It weighed just 10 ounces and was capable of working without light and recharging.

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But she did do every ounce of every one of her dances...

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