relative pronoun in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for relative pronoun in the English»French Dictionary

relative pronoun, clause

relatif/-ive

Translations for relative pronoun in the French»English Dictionary

relat|if

relative (pronoun)

Translations for relative pronoun in the English»French Dictionary

I.relative [Brit ˈrɛlətɪv, Am ˈrɛlədɪv] N

1. relative (relation):

relative

parent/-e m/f

my relatives

ma famille

2. relative LING:

relative

relatif m

II.relative [Brit ˈrɛlətɪv, Am ˈrɛlədɪv] ADJ

1. relative (comparative):

relative comfort, ease, happiness, wealth

relatif/-ive

he's a relative stranger

c'est presque un inconnu

the relative merits of X and Y

les mérites respectifs de X et Y

relative to (compared to)

par rapport à

supply is relative to demand

l'offre varie en fonction de la demande

2. relative TECH:

relative density, frequency, value, velocity

relatif/-ive

3. relative:

relative to (concerning)

relatif/-ive à

4. relative LING:

relative pronoun, clause

relatif/-ive

5. relative MUS:

relative

relatif/-ive

6. relative COMPUT:

relative

relatif/-ive

pronoun [Brit ˈprəʊnaʊn, Am ˈproʊˌnaʊn] N

pronoun

pronom m

relative pronoun in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for relative pronoun in the English»French Dictionary

relative pronoun N

relative pronoun

pronom m relatif

Translations for relative pronoun in the French»English Dictionary

relatif

relative pronoun

Translations for relative pronoun in the English»French Dictionary

pronoun [ˈprəʊnaʊn, Am ˈproʊ-] N LING

pronoun

pronom m

I.relative [ˈrelətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] ADJ form

1. relative (connected to):

relative

lié(e)

to be relative to sth

être lié à qc

2. relative (in comparison):

relative

relatif(-ive)

to be relative to sth

être relatif à qc

II.relative [ˈrelətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] N

relative

parent(e) m (f)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Further, while restrictive clauses are often headed by the relative pronoun "that" or by a zero relative pronoun, non-restrictive clauses are not.

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Many relative clauses contain a relative pronoun, and these relative pronouns have an antecedent.

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In some other languages, the relative pronoun is an invariable word.

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The inflexion follows the pattern of the relative pronoun with "-koli" or "koli" appended.

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Reduced relative clauses have no such relative pronoun or complementizer introducing them.

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From there, a corresponding relative pronoun leaves a trace in the space of the vacated noun phrase in the embedded clause.

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Here, the gap between the subject noun phrase and relative pronoun is necessarily resolved through mental reordering of the sentences structural elements.

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Because the antecedent, of the man, is possessive, the relative pronoun has become possessive too.

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Relative clauses are normally expressed by simple juxtaposition without any relative pronoun.

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In some situations (as already described) the conjunction or relative pronoun "that" can be omitted.

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