slide rule in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for slide rule in the English»French Dictionary

slide rule Brit, slide ruler Am N

slide rule

règle f à calcul

Translations for slide rule in the French»English Dictionary

règle à calcul

slide rule

Translations for slide rule in the English»French Dictionary

I.rule [Brit ruːl, Am rul] N

1. rule (regulation):

rule (of game, sport, language, religion)

règle f

rule (of school, company, organization)

règlement m

the rules of the game lit, fig

les règles or la règle du jeu

school/EU rules

le règlement de l'école/de la UE

to obey/break/bend the rules

obéir à/violer/contourner les règles or le règlement

to be against the rules

être contraire aux règles or au règlement (to do de faire)

it is a rule that …

il est de règle que …

under this rule

selon cette règle or le règlement

rules and regulations

réglementation f

I make it a rule always/never to do

j'ai pour règle de toujours/de ne jamais faire

2. rule (usual occurrence):

rule

règle f

hot summers are the rule here

les étés chauds sont la règle ici

as a rule

généralement

as a general rule

en règle générale

3. rule U (authority):

rule

domination f

rule

gouvernement m

colonial rule

domination coloniale

under Tory rule

sous un gouvernement conservateur

under the rule of a tyrant

sous la domination d'un tyran

4. rule (for measuring):

rule

règle f

a metre rule

une règle d'un mètre

II.rule [Brit ruːl, Am rul] VB trans

1. rule POL:

rule ruler, law, convention:

gouverner

rule monarch:

régner sur

rule party:

diriger

rule army:

commander

2. rule (control):

rule money, appetite: life, character

dominer

rule person, consideration: behaviour

diriger

rule factor: strategy

dicter

to be ruled by sb dated

se laisser diriger par qn

to let one's heart rule one's head

laisser son cœur dominer sa raison

3. rule (draw):

rule line

faire, tirer

ruled paper

papier réglé

4. rule tribunal, court, judge, umpire:

to rule that …

décréter que …

to rule sth unlawful

décréter que qc est illégal

III.rule [Brit ruːl, Am rul] VB intr

1. rule (gen) POL:

rule monarch:

régner

rule government:

gouverner

anarchy rules

l'anarchie règne

Leeds United rule OK inf!

vive Leeds United!

2. rule tribunal, court, judge, umpire:

rule

statuer (against contre)

I.slide [Brit slʌɪd, Am slaɪd] N

1. slide (chute):

slide (in playground, factory)

toboggan m

slide (for logs)

glissoir m

slide (on ice)

glissoire f

escape/water slide

toboggan d'évacuation/aquatique

2. slide PHOTO:

slide

diapositive f

holiday slides

diapositives de vacances

lecture with slides

conférence avec projections

3. slide (microscope plate):

slide

lame f porte-objet

4. slide Brit (hair clip):

slide

barrette f

5. slide MUS (slur):

slide

coulé m

6. slide MUS (trombone):

slide

coulisse f

7. slide (decline):

slide fig

baisse f (in de)

II.slide <pret, pp slid> [Brit slʌɪd, Am slaɪd] VB trans (move)

slide bolt, component

faire glisser

to slide sth forward

faire glisser quelque chose vers l'avant

they slid the boat into the water

ils ont fait glisser le bateau dans l'eau

to slide a letter into an envelope/under the door

glisser une lettre dans une enveloppe/sous la porte

to slide a key into one's pocket

glisser une clé dans sa poche

to slide a sword out of its scabbard

sortir une épée de son fourreau

III.slide <pret, pp slid> [Brit slʌɪd, Am slaɪd] VB intr

1. slide:

slide, a. slide about Brit slide around (slip) car, person:

glisser, partir en glissade (into dans, on sur)

to slide off roof, table, deck

glisser de

to slide off road

sortir de

2. slide (move):

to slide down slope

dévaler

to slide down bannister

glisser le long de

to slide in and out drawer, component:

coulisser

to slide up and down window:

coulisser de bas en haut

to slide out of/into person: seat, room

se glisser hors de/dans

3. slide (decline):

slide prices, shares:

baisser

the economy is sliding into recession

l'économie est sur la pente de la récession

to let sth slide

laisser qc aller à la dérive

after his wife's death he let things slide

après la mort de sa femme il a tout laissé aller à la dérive

slide rule in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slide rule in the English»French Dictionary

slide rule N

slide rule

règle f à calcul

Translations for slide rule in the English»French Dictionary

I.rule [ru:l] N

1. rule (instruction):

rule

règle f

to play by the rules

jouer d'après les règles

the school rules

le règlement scolaire

to make it a rule to +infin

avoir pour règle de +infin

2. rule no pl (control):

rule

autorité f

under Conservative rule

sous les conservateurs

3. rule (ruler):

rule

règle f

Phrases:

as a rule of thumb

en général

as a general rule

en règle générale

rules are made to be broken prov

les règles sont faites pour être violées

to be the rule

être la règle

II.rule [ru:l] VB trans

1. rule (govern):

rule

gouverner

2. rule (control):

rule

mener

3. rule (draw):

rule line

tirer

rule paper

tracer des lignes sur

4. rule (decide):

rule

décider

rule LAW

déclarer

Phrases:

to rule the roost

faire la loi

to be ruled by sb

écouter les conseils de qn

III.rule [ru:l] VB intr

rule (control):

rule

régner

Phrases:

to rule supreme

régner en maître absolu

I.slide <slid, slid [or sliding]> [slaɪd] VB intr

1. slide (glide smoothly):

slide

glisser

2. slide (move quietly):

to slide somewhere

se glisser quelque part

3. slide (decline):

slide

se dégrader

to slide back into one's old habits

prendre des mauvaises habitudes

to let sth/things slide

laisser faire qc/les choses

II.slide <slid, slid [or sliding]> [slaɪd] VB trans

slide

pousser

III.slide [slaɪd] N

1. slide (act of sliding):

slide

glissade f

2. slide (sliding place on ice):

slide

patinoire f

3. slide (playground structure):

slide

toboggan m

4. slide GEO:

slide

glissement m

5. slide no pl FIN:

slide

baisse f

6. slide PHOTO:

slide

diapositive f

7. slide (glass for microscope):

slide

porte-objet m

8. slide MUS:

slide

mouvement m

9. slide Brit (hair clip):

slide

barrette f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The six-month curriculum combined theory and hands-on practice, with the students as familiar with a slide rule as with a soldering iron.

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This is higher precision than a slide rule or most analog computers.

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Some airspeed indicators incorporate a slide rule mechanism to perform this calculation.

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There are seven windows with slide rule and four roof airshafts.

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Before computers, bridge engineers analyzed truss forces by slide rule, with each calculation being time-consuming.

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The slide rule allowed numbers to be quickly multiplied to about three places of accuracy.

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The device uses mechanical action for calculating the result, analogous to a slide rule.

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The slide rule in its holder strapped on the belt was a standard part of students uniform of the day.

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A cursor is the name given to the transparent slide engraved with a hairline that is used for marking a point on a slide rule.

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The typical precision of a slide rule is about three significant digits, compared to many digits on digital calculators.

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