plans in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plans in the English»French Dictionary

I.plan [Brit plan, Am plæn] N

1. plan (scheme, course of action):

plan

plan m

to draw up a six-point plan

dresser un plan en six points

a plan of action/of campaign

un plan d'action/de campagne

the plan is to leave very early

nous avons prévu de partir très tôt

the best plan would be to stay here

le mieux serait de rester ici

everything went according to plan

tout s'est passé comme prévu

to revert to plan B fig

se rabattre sur le plan de repli

2. plan (definite aim):

plan

projet m (for de, to do pour faire)

to have a plan to do

projeter de faire

3. plan:

plan ARCHIT, CONSTR, TECH

plan m (of de)

4. plan (rough outline):

plan (of essay, book)

plan m

make a plan before you start to write

fais un plan avant de commencer à écrire

5. plan (map):

plan

plan m

II.plans N npl

1. plans (arrangements):

plans (known, fixed)

projet m

plans (vague, not fixed)

projets mpl

the plans for the school trip

le projet de voyage scolaire

what are your plans for the future?

quels sont vos projets d'avenir?

to make plans

faire des projets

to make plans for sth (organize arrangements)

organiser qc

to make plans for sth (envisage)

projeter qc

to make plans to do

projeter de faire

to have plans for sth/sb

avoir des projets pour qc/qn

I have no particular plans (for tonight)

je n'ai rien de prévu

I have no particular plans (for the future)

je n'ai pas de projets bien déterminés

what are your holiday plans?

quels sont vos projets pour les vacances?

but Paul had other plans

mais Paul avait prévu autre chose

2. plans ARCHIT, CONSTR:

the plans

les plans mpl

submit the plans before the end of the month

soumettez les plans avant la fin du mois

III.plan <pres part planning; pret, pp planned> [Brit plan, Am plæn] VB trans

1. plan (prepare, organize):

plan future, traffic system, economy, production

planifier

plan timetable, meeting, operation, expedition

organiser, préparer

plan retirement

préparer

plan day

organiser

plan career

faire un plan de

to plan it so that one can do

s'organiser pour pouvoir faire

he planned it so he could leave early

il s'est organisé pour pouvoir partir tôt

2. plan (intend, propose):

plan visit, trip

projeter

plan new development, factory

prévoir

to plan to do

projeter de faire, se proposer de faire

3. plan (premeditate):

plan crime

préméditer

4. plan (design):

plan ARCHIT, CONSTR kitchen, garden, city centre, building

concevoir

5. plan:

plan (give structure to) essay, book

construire

plan (make notes for) essay, book

faire le plan de

6. plan (decide on size of):

to plan a family

planifier les naissances

IV.plan <pres part planning; pret, pp planned> [Brit plan, Am plæn] VB intr

plan

prévoir

to plan for changes, increase

prévoir

to plan on doing/on sth (expect)

s'attendre à faire/à qc

to plan on doing/on sth (intend)

compter faire/sur qc

I'm not planning on losing the election

je ne m'attends pas à perdre les élections

why don't you ever plan?

pourquoi ne t'organises-tu pas à l'avance?

the present situation makes it impossible to plan

vu la situation actuelle, on ne peut pas faire de projets à l'avance

contingency plan N

contingency plan

plan m de réserve

escape plan N

escape plan

projet m d'évasion

business plan N

business plan

projet m commercial

business plan

business plan m

savings plan N

savings plan

plan m d'épargne

master plan N

master plan

plan m d'ensemble

flight plan N

flight plan

plan m de vol

game plan N SPORTS

game plan (gen)

stratégie f

floor plan N ARCHIT

floor plan

plan m

recapitalization plan N FIN

recapitalization plan

plan m de recapitalisation

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Translations for plans in the English»French Dictionary

I.plan [plæn] N

1. plan (detailed scheme, programme):

plan

plan m

the plan is to surprise them

l'idée est de les surprendre

four-point plan

plan en quatre étapes

to go according to plan

se dérouler comme prévu

to make plans for sth

planifier qc

2. plan (vaguer intention, aim):

plan

projet m

to have plans

avoir des projets

I have other plans

je suis occupé

to change plans

changer ses projets

3. plan FIN, ECON (insurance scheme):

plan

plan m

4. plan (diagram, drawing):

plan

plan m

II.plan <-nn-> [plæn] VB trans

1. plan (work out in detail):

plan

planifier

to plan to do/on doing sth

projeter de faire qc

planned economy ECON

économie f planifiée

to plan things to so as to see everybody

organiser les chose de façon à voir tout le monde

2. plan (design, make a plan):

plan

faire le plan de

III.plan [plæn] VB intr

plan

faire des projets

we need to plan ahead

nous devons prévoir à l'avance

to plan for retirement

prévoir sa retraite

to plan on doing sth

avoir le projet de faire qc

instal(l)ment plan N

instal(l)ment plan COMM → hire purchase

open-plan ADJ

open-plan

sans cloison

game plan N

game plan

stratégie f

site plan N

site plan

plan m de chantier

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his plans backfired on him

ses projets se sont retournés contre lui

sweeping changes, plans, cuts

radical(e)

rough-and-ready plan

vite préparé(e)

cock-eyed idea, plan

absurde

Translations for plans in the French»English Dictionary

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planifier

to plan

plans Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make one's ambition/plan a reality

réaliser son ambition/plan

his plans backfired on him

ses projets se sont retournés contre lui

to put a plan into execution

mettre un plan à exécution

to make plans for sth

planifier qc

to have plans

avoir des projets

I have other plans

je suis occupé

to change plans

changer ses projets

to have plans for the future

avoir des projets pour l'avenir

to reveal one's intentions/opinions/plans to sb

révéler ses intentions/opinions/projets à qn

she has dozens of plans on the go

elle fourmille de projets

plans Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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plan Vigipirate

anti-terror plan

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Some of his phials and plans are on display.

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Plans call for a 250,000sqft m2 facility that includes 56,000 sqft of cleanroom space.

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The colonisation of new niches resulted in diversification of body plans and sometimes an increase in size.

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A combination of zoning, management plans, permits, education and incentives (such as eco-tourism certification) are used in the effort to conserve the Great Barrier Reef.

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These plans were for the demolition of 1,416 homes including 17 of the 34 tower blocks and 24 of the 27 maisonette blocks.

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Down the track, he has plans for a gluten-free crumpet.

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His stratagems and manoeuvres were accounted as original, talented, and successful; and the plans of his battles were arranged with expert skill.

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Another strongroom was provided in the engineering drawing office for the storage of plans.

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Likewise, zahi means royal and is an array of postpaid tariff plans.

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He is quick-witted and usually comes up with plans to get out of the scrapes the gang finds themselves in.

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