pickup van in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pickup van in the English»French Dictionary

van [Brit van, Am væn] N

1. van MOTOR:

van (small, for deliveries etc)

fourgonnette f

van (small, for deliveries etc)

camionnette f

van (larger, for removals etc)

fourgon m

2. van Am (camper):

van

autocaravane f

van

camping-car m

3. van (vanguard):

van

avant-garde f

to be in the van of

être à l'avant-garde de

pickup [Brit ˈpɪkʌp, Am ˈpɪkˌəp] N

1. pickup (of record player):

pickup

lecteur m

pickup

pick-up m inv

2. pickup (on electric guitar):

pickup

capteur m

3. pickup (reception):

pickup RADIO, TV

réception f

4. pickup (sexual partner):

pickup inf

partenaire mf de rencontre

5. pickup TRANSP (collection):

pickup (of goods)

ramassage m

pickup (passenger)

passager/-ère m/f ramassé/-e en route

the school bus makes about twenty pickups

le bus scolaire s'arrête une vingtaine de fois pour prendre des écoliers

I've still got a number of pickups to make

j'ai encore quelques personnes à aller chercher

6. pickup MOTOR (acceleration):

pickup

reprises fpl

7. pickup (improvement, revival):

pickup (in business, economy)

reprise f (in de)

8. pickup → pickup truck

See also pickup truck

pickup truck, pickup van Brit N

pickup truck

pick-up m inv

pickup truck

camionnette f (à plateau découvert)

pickup van in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pickup van in the English»French Dictionary

van¹ [væn] N

1. van Brit (vehicle):

van

camionnette f

2. van Am (commercial vehicle):

van

véhicule m de fonction

3. van Brit (rail carriage):

van

fourgon m

van² [væn] N no pl

van abbreviation of vanguard a. fig

in the van

à l'avant-garde

See also vanguard

vanguard [ˈvængɑ:d, Am -gɑ:rd] N no pl a. fig form

vanguard

avant-garde f

to be in the vanguard of sth

être à l'avant-garde de qc

van³ [væn] N Brit inf

van SPORTS abbreviation of advantage

van

avantage m

See also advantage

advantage [ədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ, Am -ˈvæ:nt̬ɪdʒ] N a. SPORTS

advantage

avantage m

what's the advantage of doing that?

quel intérêt y a-t-il à faire ça?

to give sb an advantage over sb

avantager qn par rapport à qn

to take advantage of sb/sth a. pej

profiter de qn/qc

to one's own advantage

à son avantage

pickup N

1. pickup (part of gramophone):

pickup

lecteur m

2. pickup inf (collection):

pickup

ramassage m

3. pickup (collection point):

pickup

point m de ramassage

4. pickup (collection stop):

pickup

arrêt m

5. pickup inf (casual partner):

pickup

partenaire mf de rencontre

6. pickup (improvement):

pickup

amélioration f

7. pickup → pickup truck

See also pickup truck

pickup truck N

pickup truck

camionnette f