peak hour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for peak hour in the English»French Dictionary

peak hour N (on road, in shops)

peak hour

heure f de pointe

at or during peak hours

aux heures de pointe

at or during peak hours attr delays, problems, traffic

des heures de pointe

Translations for peak hour in the French»English Dictionary

heure d'affluence TRANSP

peak hour

Translations for peak hour in the English»French Dictionary

I.hour [Brit ˈaʊə, Am ˈaʊ(ə)r] N

1. hour (60 minutes):

hour

heure f

an hour ago

il y a une heure

after an hour

au bout d'une heure

a solid or full hour

une heure entière

for hours

pendant des heures

he'll be here within or inside an hour

il sera là d'ici une heure

it's an hour (away) from London

c'est à une heure de Londres

at 14.00 hours

à 14 heures

twice an hour

deux fois par heure

£10 per hour

10 livres sterling (de) l'heure

to be paid by the hour

être payé à l'heure

2. hour (time of day):

hour

heure f

the clock strikes the hour

l'horloge sonne les heures

the bus leaves on the hour

le bus part à l'heure juste

she got home in the early hours

elle est rentrée au petit matin

at an early hour

de bonne heure

to stay out until all hours

rentrer très tard dans la nuit

at this hour?

à l'heure qu'il est?

at this late hour fig

au point où nous en sommes

3. hour (point in time):

hour

heure f

the hour of his execution has come

l'heure de son exécution est arrivée

your hour has come

ton heure a sonné

her finest/darkest hour

son heure de gloire/la plus sombre

in my hour of need

dans un moment difficile

II.hours N npl

1. hours (times):

hours

heures fpl

business or opening hours

heures fpl d'ouverture

office/visiting/working hours

heures fpl de permanence/de visite/de travail

our business hours are 9 am to 2 pm

nous sommes ouverts de 9 h à 14 h

I can't serve drinks after hours

je ne peux pas vous servir à boire après l'heure de fermeture

out of hours

en dehors des heures d'ouverture

to keep early/late hours

se coucher tôt/tard

to keep regular hours

se coucher et se lever à des heures régulières

2. hours REL:

hours

heures fpl

book of hours

livre m d'heures

I.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] N

1. peak (of mountain):

peak

pic m (of de)

2. peak (of cap):

peak

visière f

3. peak STAT:

peak (of inflation, quantity, demand, price, market)

maximum m (in dans, of de)

peak (in hormone, popularity)

pic m

peak (on a graph)

sommet m

to be at its or a peak

être à son maximum

4. peak fig:

peak (high point) (of career, achievement, empire, mental powers, creativity)

apogée m (of de)

peak (of fitness, form)

meilleur m (of de)

her success is at its peak , she is at the peak of her success

son succès a atteint son apogée

her fitness is at its peak , she is at the peak of her fitness

elle est au meilleur de sa forme

at his peak, he earned…

à l'apogée de sa carrière, il gagnait…

in the peak of condition

en excellente santé

to be past its or one's peak

avoir fait son temps

5. peak (busiest time) (gen):

peak

heure f de pointe

peak TELEC

heures fpl rouges

to cost 40 pence peak TELEC

coûter 40p au tarif rouge

6. peak:

peak (of roof)

faîte m

peak (of hair)

banane f

‘beat the egg white until it forms stiff peaks’

‘battre les blancs jusqu'à ce qu'ils deviennent fermes’

II.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] ADJ attr

peak demand, figure, level, population, price, risk

maximum, maximal

peak fitness, form, performance

meilleur

III.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] VB intr

peak inflation, rate, market, workload:

culminer (at à)

peak fig career, performance, enthusiasm, interest:

culminer

to peak in May/in the morning

culminer en mai/dans la matinée

to peak too early runner:

se lancer trop tôt

to peak too early prodigy:

s'épanouir trop tôt

to peak too early (in career)

réussir trop tôt

peak hour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peak hour in the English»French Dictionary

hour [ˈaʊəʳ, Am ˈaʊr] N

hour

heure f

to be paid by the hour

être payé à l'heure

at any hour

à toute heure

to keep irregular/regular hours

ne pas avoir/avoir des heures fixes

to keep late hours

se coucher à pas d'heure

for hours

pendant des heures

at all hours of the day and night pej

à n'importe quelle heure du jour ou de la nuit

every hour on the hour

toutes les heures

opening hours

heures fpl d'ouverture

an hour away

à une heure de distance

Phrases:

sb's hour has come

l'heure de qn est venue

I.peak [pi:k] N

1. peak (mountain top):

peak

pic m

to reach the peak

atteindre le sommet

2. peak (climax):

peak

sommet m

peak in a period

moment m le plus fort

peak of a trend

apogée f

to be at the peak of one's career

être au sommet de sa carrière

3. peak Brit (hat part):

peak

visière f

II.peak [pi:k] VB intr

peak sb's career

être à son sommet

peak athletes

atteindre un record

peak figures, rates, production

atteindre son niveau maximum

III.peak [pi:k] ADJ

1. peak (the busiest):

peak hours

heures fpl de pointe

2. peak (the best, highest):

peak speed, capacity

maximal(e)

peak demand

record

peak season

haut(e)

in peak condition

dans le meilleur état

in peak periods

pendant les périodes de pointe

peak time viewing

heures de pointe d'écoute

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The small eat-in restaurant is a hit with the locals, so you could find yourself lining up for more than 60 minutes in peak hour.

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A slow train during the morning peak hour carried around 4,182 passengers, an overloading of 18 per cent.

www.dnaindia.com

It has a record for causing peak hour delays during the working week.

en.wikipedia.org

Today local public transport is largely by road, which is often affected by peak hour congestion in the borough.

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The airport has a designed capacity of 300 passengers per peak hour 500,000 passengers per annum.

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In the peak hour the two services produce a 15-minute interval service.

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