polar cap in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for polar cap in the English»French Dictionary

I.cap [Brit kap, Am kæp] N

1. cap (headgear):

cap (peaked)

casquette f

cap (of nurse)

coiffe f

cap (of jockey)

toque f

2. cap Brit SPORTS:

he's got his Scottish cap

il a été selectionné pour l'équipe écossaise

he's an England cap

il joue pour l'Angleterre

3. cap (cover):

cap (of pen, valve)

capuchon m

cap (of bottle)

capsule f

cap (for camera lens)

bouchon m

4. cap (of mushroom):

cap

chapeau m

5. cap (for toy gun):

cap

amorce f

6. cap DENT:

cap

couronne f

7. cap Brit:

cap, a. Dutch cap

diaphragme m (contraceptif)

to be fitted for a cap

se faire poser un diaphragme

8. cap ARCHIT:

cap

chapiteau m

9. cap (bird's plumage):

cap

capuchon m

II.cap <pres part capping; pret, pp capped> [Brit kap, Am kæp] VB trans

1. cap government:

cap ADMIN, FIN local authority

imposer une limite budgétaire à

cap budget

plafonner

2. cap DENT:

cap tooth

couronner

3. cap Brit SPORTS:

cap footballer

sélectionner [qn] pour l'équipe nationale

to be capped for Wales

être sélectionné pour l'équipe galloise

4. cap (cover):

cap

couronner

the hills were capped with snow

les collines étaient couronnées de neige

III.cap [Brit kap, Am kæp]

to cap it all

pour couronner le tout

to go to sb cap in hand

se présenter à qn chapeau bas

to set one's cap at Brit or for Am sb dated

jeter son dévolu sur qn

if the cap fits, wear it!

qui se sent morveux se mouche!

cap. [Brit kap, Am kæp] N

cap. → capital letter

cap.

maj

CAP N abrév

CAP → Common Agricultural Policy

See also Common Agricultural Policy

Common Agricultural Policy, CAP N

Common Agricultural Policy

politique f agricole commune

polar [Brit ˈpəʊlə, Am ˈpoʊlər] ADJ

polar GEOG, ELEC icecap, lights, region

polaire

polar attraction (one)

du pôle

polar (both)

des pôles

to be polar opposites fig

être des pôles opposés

polar cap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for polar cap in the English»French Dictionary

polar cap N

polar cap

calotte f glaciaire

Translations for polar cap in the English»French Dictionary

polar [ˈpəʊləʳ, Am ˈpoʊlɚ] ADJ

1. polar GEO:

polar

polaire

2. polar complete:

polar opposites

opposé(e)s complets(-ètes)

I.cap¹ [kæp] N

1. cap (hat):

cap

casquette f

shower cap

bonnet m de douche

swimming [or bathing] cap

bonnet m de bain

2. cap UNIV:

cap and gown

costume m académique

cap and gown iron hum

tenue f d'apparat

3. cap (cover):

cap

couvercle m

cap of a bottle

bouchon m

cap of a pen, lens

capuchon m

cap of a mushroom

chapeau m

cap of a tooth

émail m

4. cap (limit):

cap

plafond m

5. cap MED (contraceptive):

cap

diaphragme m

Phrases:

cap in hand

chapeau bas

to put on one's thinking cap inf

cogiter

if the cap fits, wear it Brit prov

qui se sent morveux se mouche

to set one's cap at [or Am for] sb

jeter son dévolu sur qn

II.cap¹ <-pp-> [kæp] VB trans

1. cap (limit):

cap

limiter

2. cap Brit SPORTS (select for national team):

cap

sélectionner pour l'équipe nationale

3. cap (cover):

cap a. fig

coiffer

cap bottle

capsuler

cap a tooth

recouvrir d'émail

to cap a pen

remettre le capuchon d'un stylo

4. cap (outdo):

cap

surpasser

to cap it all

pour couronner le tout

CAP [ˌsi:eiˈpi:] N

CAP eu abbreviation of Common Agricultural Policy

CAP

PAC f

cap² [kæp] N

cap TYPO, JOURN abbreviation of capital (letter)

cap

capitale f

in caps

en capitales

See also capital letter

capital letter N

capital letter

lettre f capitale

in capital letters

en lettres capitales

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Crustal movements (such as continental drift) or polar cap melting are slow secular events.

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Electric field probes in orbit above the polar cap suggest voltages of the order of 40,000 volts, rising up to more than 200,000 volts during intense magnetic storms.

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The southern polar cap has a diameter of 350 km and a thickness of 3 km.

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Both polar caps also display grooved features, probably caused by wind flow patterns.

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Their direction was determined by observations of dark streaks located over the southern polar cap, which generally extend from the south-west to north-east.

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We will eventually be able to reconstruct winds and accumulation patterns across the polar cap and through time.

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Early telescopic observers correctly assumed that the white polar caps and clouds were indications of water's presence.

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Pockets of ice are left inside craters as the polar cap recedes in the spring, giving its edge a rough appearance.

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The icy northern polar cap has receded to a comparatively small size because it is now late summer in the northern hemisphere.

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The south polar cap is higher in altitude and colder than the one in the north.

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