public purse in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for public purse in the English»French Dictionary

public purse N

public purse

Trésor m public

Translations for public purse in the English»French Dictionary

purse [Brit pəːs, Am pərs] N

1. purse (for money):

purse

porte-monnaie m inv

2. purse Am (handbag):

purse

sac m à main

3. purse (resources):

purse fig

moyens mpl

it's beyond my purse

c'est au-delà de mes moyens

4. purse (prize):

purse

somme f d'argent

purse

prix m

to hold/loosen/tighten the purse-strings

tenir/délier/serrer les cordons de la bourse

to purse one's lips

faire une moue désapprobatrice

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 purse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for public purse in the English»French Dictionary

public purse

trésor m public

Translations for public purse in the English»French Dictionary

I.purse [pɜ:s, Am pɜ:rs] N

1. purse Am (handbag):

purse

sac m (à main)

2. purse Brit (wallet):

purse

porte-monnaie m inv

purse

bourse f Belg

3. purse (money):

purse of a person

moyens mpl

public purse

trésor m public

4. purse SPORTS (prize):

purse

prix m

Phrases:

to hold the purse strings

tenir les cordons de la bourse

II.purse [pɜ:s, Am pɜ:rs] VB trans

to purse one's lips

pincer les lèvres

III.purse [pɜ:s, Am pɜ:rs] VB intr

purse lips:

purse

se pincer

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

From 1999-2006 it was estimated that counter fraud work in the NHS benefited the public purse by 811 million.

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The only liberty guaranteed by both old parties is the liberty to pilfer the public purse.

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It can not be that universities that are funded from the public purse are allowed to overlap in their offerings and basically cannibalise each other.

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Please understand that confiscatory taxation does not enrich the public purse.

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