pitfalls in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pitfalls in the English»French Dictionary

pitfall [Brit ˈpɪtfɔːl, Am ˈpɪtˌfɔl] N

1. pitfall (of action):

pitfall

écueil m (of de)

the pitfalls of doing

les écueils qui guettent celui qui fait

2. pitfall (of language):

pitfall

piège m

3. pitfall (trap):

pitfall lit

piège m

Translations for pitfalls in the French»English Dictionary

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embûche (difficulté)

pitfall

semé ou plein d'embûches fig

fraught with pitfalls

chausse-trape

pitfall

écueil fig

pitfall

le chemin est plein d'ornières fig

the way is full of pitfalls

piège

pitfall

les pièges de la traduction (gén)

the pitfalls of translation

les pièges de la traduction (d'un texte spécifique)

the pitfalls in the translation

se frayer une voie à travers les pièges de la vie

to make one's way through life's pitfalls

fosse

pitfall

pitfalls in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pitfalls in the English»French Dictionary

pitfall [ˈpɪtfɔ:l] N

pitfall

écueil m

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to be full of perils and pitfalls

être semé d'embûches

Translations for pitfalls in the French»English Dictionary

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écueil (difficulté)

pitfall

embûches

pitfall

pitfalls Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be full of perils and pitfalls

être semé d'embûches

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He was emblematic of both the need for modernization, and its pitfalls.

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We are doing very well, through all the bluster and the market pitfalls.

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Common pitfalls include being underdressed, wearing wrinkled clothing, showing too much skin or wearing ill-fitting clothing.

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This tactic would also help avoid one of the pitfalls of overt observation, in which observers ask for consent before observation has started.

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Theology is necessary if religion wants to avoid the pitfalls of irrationality and narrow fundamentalism.

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Animators used humor to illustrate common pitfalls when loading and firing and techniques to maximize their efficiency and accuracy.

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However, three of the eight sections were pitfalls.

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While the director's intent in giving us a fresh and different commercial film is evident, sadly, he doesn't manage to sidestep the genre's pitfalls.

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Those politicians who had risen to power during the 1830s had by now also become familiar with the pitfalls of rule.

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These commercially focused awards can be considered more consumer-friendly and avoid the pitfalls of awarding medals to wines that few can buy or drink.

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