prevailing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prevailing in the English»French Dictionary

prevailing [Brit prɪˈveɪlɪŋ, Am prɪˈveɪlɪŋ] ADJ

1. prevailing (gen):

prevailing custom, attitude, idea, style

qui prévaut, prévalent

2. prevailing FIN:

prevailing rate

en vigueur

3. prevailing METEO:

prevailing wind

dominant

prevail [Brit prɪˈveɪl, Am prəˈveɪl] VB intr

1. prevail (win):

prevail ability, commonsense, vice, virtue:

prévaloir (against contre)

2. prevail (be usual):

prevail

prédominer

I.prevail upon VB [Brit prɪˈveɪl -, Am prəˈveɪl -] (prevail upon [sb])

prevail upon

persuader (to do de faire)

Translations for prevailing in the French»English Dictionary

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régnant (régnante) idéologie

prevailing

doxa

(prevailing) orthodoxy

ambiant (ambiante) état d'esprit

prevailing

prévaloir

to prevail (sur over, contre against)

faire prévaloir la vérité

to make truth prevail

dominant (dominante) courant, vent, tendance, opinion

prevailing

triompher mensonge, vérité:

to prevail

dominer impression, idée:

to prevail

tel est le sentiment qui domine dans l'opinion publique

this is the prevailing public mood

prevailing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prevailing in the English»French Dictionary

prevailing ADJ

prevailing

actuel(le)

under prevailing law

dans le cadre de la loi en vigueur

prevailing wind N

prevailing wind

vent m dominant

prevail [prɪˈveɪl] VB intr

1. prevail (triumph):

prevail

l'emporter

2. prevail (be widespread):

prevail

prédominer

prevail (up)on VB trans

to prevail on sb to +infin

persuader qn de +infin

Translations for prevailing in the French»English Dictionary

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dominant(e) opinion, vent

prevailing

ambiant(e) idées, influences

prevailing

prépondérant(e) voix

prevailing

vaincre

to prevail

prédominer personne, pays

to prevail

prévaloir

to prevail

prévaloir sur [ou contre] qc argument, opinion, volonté

to prevail over sth

prevailing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to prevail on sb to +infin

persuader qn de +infin

under prevailing law

dans le cadre de la loi en vigueur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The prevailing opinion is that it simply does not work.

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She's witty and down to earth, as gracious or cutting as the prevailing situation demands.

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Due to circumstances prevailing at the time, their rescue efforts failed to accomplish much.

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The heath does not exceed 1 m in height with the exception of hollows sheltered from the prevailing weather.

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For instance, suppose the current prevailing interest rate is 6%, and the property was purchased for $500,000.

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Stylistically, the strip is very much of its time, reflecting the prevailing fashion for heaviness of line and a tendency to angularity.

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These enlarged realms spawned diaspora congregations, as immigrants settled in areas where the prevailing creeds differed from their own.

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By the late 1960s, the prevailing business model around software was changing.

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Her character is described as having emerged as the show's quintessential heroine, always in turmoil and forever symbolic of true love and destiny prevailing.

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Plans call for different zones, defined by distance from the plant and prevailing weather conditions and protective actions.

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