port of call in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for port of call in the English»French Dictionary

I.port [Brit pɔːt, Am pɔrt] N

3. port AVIAT, NAUT (window) → porthole

II.port [Brit pɔːt, Am pɔrt] VB trans COMPUT

See also porthole

I.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] N

2. course (route):

cap m
to be on or hold or steer a course AVIAT, NAUT
to change course AVIAT, NAUT
to set (a) course for AVIAT, NAUT

II.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB trans HUNT

III.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB intr

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

See also late, old

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

See also worst, thing, place, people, best, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming

I.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] N

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

II.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

III.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADV

IV.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] VB trans form

I.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

truc m inf
à quoi sert ce truc? inf

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …
ce qu'il y a, c'est que
ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

III.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

to make a big thing (out) of it inf

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

gens mpl

III.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad attr joke
not bad inf

III.bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

I.call [Brit kɔːl, Am kɔl] N

port of call in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for port of call in the English»French Dictionary

I.port2 [pɔ:t, Am pɔ:rt] N no pl AVIAT, NAUT

II.port2 [pɔ:t, Am pɔ:rt] ADJ NAUT, AVIAT

port3 [pɔ:t, Am pɔ:rt] N no pl (wine)

port4 [pɔ:t, Am pɔ:rt] VB trans COMPUT

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The town is also a popular port of call for many cruise ships.
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It was a port of call for ships in 1911.
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Now her 12,000-hectare reserve is a required port of call for scientists, birdwatchers and ecotourists.
www.ft.com
The total cost of the 2011 mission is reportedly $20 million or almost $4 million for each port of call.
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However, as history would confirm, the pubs were the first to be visited on a pub crawl, they were the first port of call on a night out.
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It is a port of call for cruise ships since 1982, after $10 million in pier improvements to accommodate cruise ships.
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For people wanting to improve their road skills, a sympathetic driving instructor is a good first port of call.
www.telegraph.co.uk
This port of call is unique in that it is mostly indoors and recreates the feeling of being underwater.
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The island has again become an important port of call and has a considerable trade in olive oil.
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Passengers typically spend more on-board (casino, beverages and on-board shopping) during a day at sea than they do when visiting a port of call.
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