public nuisance in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for public nuisance in the English»French Dictionary

public nuisance N LAW

public nuisance

atteinte f aux droits du public

Translations for public nuisance in the English»French Dictionary

nuisance [Brit ˈnjuːs(ə)ns, Am ˈn(j)usəns] N

1. nuisance (annoyance):

nuisance

désagrément m

the nuisance caused by heavy traffic

le désagrément causé par la circulation intense

the delay was a nuisance

le retard a été embêtant

the noise was a nuisance

le bruit a été très pénible

2. nuisance (annoying person):

nuisance (child)

peste f inf

nuisance (adult)

personne f pénible

children can be little nuisances

les enfants sont parfois de véritables pestes

Mr Jenkins is a real nuisance

M. Jenkins est vraiment pénible

nuisances like him should not be on the committee

des gens aussi pénibles que lui ne devraient pas faire partie du comité

to be a nuisance to sb person:

embêter qn

to be a nuisance to sb person:

rendre la vie difficile à qn

to be a nuisance to sb action, noise, smell:

gêner qn

to make a nuisance of oneself

embêter tout le monde

3. nuisance (inconvenience):

nuisance

gêne f

to be a nuisance

être gênant

to cause a nuisance to sb

gêner qn

it's a nuisance that…

c'est ennuyeux que…

+ subj it's a nuisance for me to do

cela me gêne de faire

it's a nuisance doing/having to do

il est gênant de faire/de devoir faire

the nuisance is that…

l'ennui c'est que…

what a nuisance!

que c'est agaçant!

I'm sorry to be such a nuisance

excusez-moi de vous déranger tout le temps

to have a nuisance value

servir à embêter les gens inf

4. nuisance LAW:

nuisance

nuisance f

I.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] N

the public

le public

open to the public

ouvert au public

to please/disappoint one's public

plaire à/décevoir son public

the theatre-going/racing public

les amateurs mpl de théâtre/de courses

II.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] ADJ

public call box, health, property, park, footpath, expenditure, inquiry, admission, announcement, execution, image

public/-ique

public disquiet, enthusiasm, indifference, support

général

public library, amenity

municipal

public duty, spirit

civique

in the public interest

dans l'intérêt public

to receive public acclaim

recevoir les éloges du public

to be in public life

participer à la vie publique

to be in the public eye

être exposé à l'opinion publique

to make one's views public , to go public with one's views

rendre ses opinions publiques

she has decided to go public (with her story)

elle a décidé de rendre son histoire publique

the company is going public

la société va être cotée en Bourse

the public good

le bien public

it is public knowledge that …

il est de notoriété publique que …

he's become public property

il est devenu une figure publique

let's go somewhere less public

allons dans un endroit plus discret

at public expense

aux frais du contribuable

III.in public ADV

in public

en public

public nuisance in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for public nuisance in the English»French Dictionary

public nuisance N LAW

public nuisance

danger m public

Translations for public nuisance in the English»French Dictionary

public nuisance

atteinte f portée à l'ordre public

Translations for public nuisance in the English»French Dictionary

nuisance [ˈnju:sns, Am ˈnu:-] N

1. nuisance (annoyance):

nuisance

ennui m

she's a nuisance

elle est pénible

that's such a nuisance

c'est vraiment embêtant

what a nuisance!

que c'est embêtant!

to make a nuisance of oneself

embêter le monde

2. nuisance LAW:

nuisance

dommage m

public nuisance

atteinte f portée à l'ordre public

I.public [ˈpʌblɪk] ADJ

public

public(-que)

public opinion

opinion f publique

in the public interest

dans l'intérêt général

at public expense

aux frais du contribuable

to go public with sth

rendre qc public

II.public [ˈpʌblɪk] N no pl, + sing/pl vb

public

public m

sb's public

le public de qn

in public

en public

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They view children as a public nuisance and risk to security of the general public.

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The dams had been built to prevent water from flowing on to the defendants land, but the state said they were a public nuisance.

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The public nuisance contributed to the decommissioning of the works in 1909.

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To the present day, causing a public nuisance has been treated as both a crime and a tort, the ingredients of each being the same.

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In 1729, when a new edition appeared, the book was prosecuted as a public nuisance.

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Scholars have argued that these broad areas heavily burden gang members' liberties and need be narrowly tailored to the conduct that directly facilitates public nuisance.

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Officials indicated that the group was creating a public nuisance and asked for an injunction in court.

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Though the image remained only two hours before the police suspended the intervention as a public nuisance it lingered in public awareness much longer.

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A matter of public nuisance, not of artistic judgment.

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It gives councils power to serve a closure order on premises causing public nuisance by noise.

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