preliminaries in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for preliminaries in the English»French Dictionary

I.preliminary [Brit prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri, Am prəˈlɪməˌnɛri] N

1. preliminary:

as a preliminary to

en prélude à

2. preliminary SPORTS:

preliminary

épreuve f éliminatoire

II.preliminaries N

preliminaries npl:

preliminaries

préliminaires mpl (to à)

III.preliminary [Brit prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri, Am prəˈlɪməˌnɛri] ADJ

preliminary comment, data, test

préliminaire

preliminary heat, round

éliminatoire

preliminary to

préalable à

preliminary inquiry, preliminary investigation N LAW

preliminary inquiry

enquête f préliminaire

preliminary hearing N Brit LAW

preliminary hearing

audience f préliminaire

preliminary ruling N LAW

preliminary ruling

décision f préliminaire

Translations for preliminaries in the French»English Dictionary

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préliminaire

preliminary (à to)

préliminaires

preliminaries

préparatoire réunion, entretien, phase

preliminary

préparatoire travail

preparatory, preliminary

avant-contrat

preliminary contract

liminaire étape, mesure

preliminary

préaccord

preliminary agreement

préalable (qui prépare) entretien, étude

preliminary

préalable (préliminaire)

preliminary

en préalable à (en préliminaire)

as a preliminary to

preliminaries in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for preliminaries in the English»French Dictionary

I.preliminary [prɪˈlɪmɪnəri, Am prɪˈlɪməner-] ADJ

preliminary

préliminaire

preliminary SPORTS heat

éliminatoire

II.preliminary <-ries> [prɪˈlɪmɪnəri, Am prɪˈlɪməner-] N

1. preliminary (introduction):

preliminary

préliminaire m

as a preliminary

en (guise d')introduction

2. preliminary SPORTS:

preliminary

épreuve f éliminatoire

3. preliminary form (preliminary exam):

preliminary with mark selection

examen m préparatoire

preliminary with quota selection

concours m d'entrée

4. preliminary pl JOURN:

preliminary

sélection f

Translations for preliminaries in the French»English Dictionary

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préliminaire

preliminary

préliminaire

preliminaries

préliminaires de la paix

preliminary peace talks

sans préambule

without any preliminaries

préalable

preliminary

préalable

preliminary

sans (aucun) préalable

without any preliminaries

éliminatoire

preliminary

éliminatoire

preliminary (heat)

test probatoire

preliminary test

preliminaries Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

as a preliminary

en (guise d')introduction

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Pang fell on both the beam and the floor in preliminaries but did well on both of these events in team finals.

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If a stranger tickles a child without any preliminaries, catching the child by surprise, the likely result will be not laughter but withdrawal and displeasure.

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Cho failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-fifth overall in the preliminaries.

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These souls love the preliminaries in love, and are fine artists in their lovemaking.

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Similarly, judges who have already judged a debater are not supposed to judge him or her again in preliminaries.

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Han failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-third overall in the preliminaries.

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He also twice won gold in the medley relay, after swimming in the preliminaries.

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Hem failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventieth overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.

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In the 2004-05 preliminaries the team could just qualify for the playoffs.

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It broadened its curricula to meet requirements of university and professional preliminaries, and inaugurated office training in shorthand and typewriting.

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