Translations for smooth running in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for smooth running in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

the course of true love never did run smooth

l'amour vrai n'a jamais été facile à vivre

Translations for smooth running in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

bonne marche de l'entreprise/expédition

smooth running of the company/expedition

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I.smooth [Brit smuːð, Am smuð] ADJ

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1. smooth (even, without bumps) lit:

smooth stone, sea, surface, skin, hair, fabric

smooth road

smooth curve, line, breathing

régulier/-ière

smooth sauce, gravy, paste

smooth crossing, flight

sans heurts, calme

smooth movement

smooth music, rhythm, playing

the tyres are worn smooth

les pneus sont (devenus) lisses

to have a smooth landing

atterrir en douceur

bring the car to a smooth stop

arrêtez la voiture en douceur

the engine is very smooth

le moteur tourne parfaitement rond

3. smooth (pleasant, mellow):

smooth taste, wine, whisky

4. smooth (suave) (gen) pej:

smooth person

smooth manners, appearance

to be a smooth talker

être enjôleur/-euse

II.smooth [Brit smuːð, Am smuð] VB trans

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1. smooth lit:

smooth (flatten out) clothes, paper, hair, surface

smooth (get creases out) fabric, paper

to smooth the creases from sth

she smoothed her skirt over her hips

elle a lissé sa jupe au niveau des hanches

to smooth one's hair back

se lisser les cheveux en arrière

smooth the cream into your skin/over your face

étalez la crème sur votre peau/visage

this cream smooths rough skin

cette crème adoucit les peaux desséchées

2. smooth (make easier) fig:

smooth process, transition, path

talks to smooth the path towards peace

des pourparlers pour faciliter la voie vers la paix

III.smooth [Brit smuːð, Am smuð]

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See also silk, ruffled, operator, baby

silk [Brit sɪlk, Am sɪlk] N

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2. silk (thread):

silk

3. silk (clothing):

silk gén pl

4. silk (of spider):

silk

ruffled [Brit ˈrʌf(ə)ld, Am ˈrəfld] ADJ

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1. ruffled:

ruffled hair

ruffled feathers

ruffled waters

operator [Brit ˈɒpəreɪtə, Am ˈɑpəˌreɪdər] N

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1. operator TELEC:

standardiste mf

2. operator:

operator COMPUT, RADIO, TECH

3. operator (tour operator):

compagnie f de voyages organisés

4. operator (of equipment):

opérateur/-trice mf

5. operator COMM (of business):

he's a smooth or shrewd operator pej

il sait s'y prendre

I.baby [Brit ˈbeɪbi, Am ˈbeɪbi] N

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2. baby (youngest):

baby (of team, group)

benjamin/-e m/f

3. baby (pet project) inf:

the show/project is his baby (his invention)

le spectacle/projet est sa création

the show/project is his baby (his special responsibility)

il a la responsabilité du spectacle/projet

4. baby:

baby esp Am inf (girlfriend)

baby (boyfriend)

5. baby esp Am :

baby (as address) (to girlfriend)

baby (to boyfriend)

6. baby Am inf:

baby (admired object) (car, plane etc)

petite merveille f

II.baby [Brit ˈbeɪbi, Am ˈbeɪbi] ADJ attr

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III.baby [Brit ˈbeɪbi, Am ˈbeɪbi] VB trans inf, pej

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baby

IV.baby [Brit ˈbeɪbi, Am ˈbeɪbi]

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I.running [Brit ˈrʌnɪŋ, Am ˈrənɪŋ] N

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1. running (sport, exercise):

course f à pied

to take up running

se mettre à la course à pied

to take up running attr gear, shoes, shorts

2. running (management):

direction f (of de)

II.running [Brit ˈrʌnɪŋ, Am ˈrənɪŋ] ADJ

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1. running (flowing):

running water

running tap

running knot

2. running (consecutive):

five days running

cinq jours de suite

III.running [Brit ˈrʌnɪŋ, Am ˈrənɪŋ]

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I.run [Brit rʌn, Am rən] N

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1. run (act or period of running):

run

a two-mile run

une course de deux miles

that was a splendid run by Reeves

Reeves a fait une course magnifique

to go for a run

to take the dog for a run in the park

aller faire courir le chien au parc

to break into a run

se mettre à courir

to do sth at a run

faire qc en courant

to take a run at fence, hedge, stream

prendre son élan pour franchir

to give sb a clear run fig

laisser le champ libre à qn (at doing pour faire)

3. run (series of successes, failures, reds, blacks):

run

série f (of de)

to have a run of (good) luck

to have a run of bad luck

jouer de malchance

a run of fine weather

une période de beau temps

we've had a long run without any illness

nous avons eu une longue période sans maladie

the product has had a good run but…

le produit a bien marché mais…

6. run (series of thing produced):

run (in printing)

run (in industry)

a paperback run of 10, 000

un tirage de 10 000 exemplaires en poche

7. run FIN (on Stock Exchange):

run (rush)

a run on stock market, bank, item

a run on sterling/the dollar

une ruée spéculative sur la livre sterling/le dollar

8. run (trip, route):

run

run

it's only a short run into town (in car)

avec la voiture on est tout de suite en ville

to go out for a run in the car

aller faire un tour en voiture

the run up to York

la route jusqu'à York

he does the Leeds run twice a week

il fait le trajet jusqu'à Leeds deux fois par semaine

a ferry on the Portsmouth–Caen run

le ferry faisant la traversée Portsmouth–Caen

a bombing run

une mission de bombardement

9. run (in cricket, baseball):

run

to score or make a run

marquer un point

10. run (for rabbit, chickens):

run

11. run (in tights, material):

run

12. run (for skiing etc):

run

13. run (in cards):

run

a run of three

une suite de trois cartes

II.runs N

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runs npl inf:

la courante inf

III.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB trans

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5. run (operate):

run machine

faire fonctionner

run motor, engine

run program

to run sth off the mains/off batteries

faire fonctionner qc sur secteur/avec des piles

the car is cheap to run

la voiture est peu coûteuse à entretenir

to run a tape/a film

mettre une cassette/un film

to run tests on sth

effectuer des tests sur qc

to run a check on sb police:

vérifier les antécédents de qn

to run a check on sb (generally)

prendre des renseignements sur qn

6. run (organize, offer):

run competition, lessons, course

run train, bus, service

mettre [qc] en place

7. run (extend, pass) (of cable, wire, pipe):

to run sth between/from/to/around

faire passer qc entre/de/à/autour de

to run a rope through a ring

faire passer une corde dans un anneau

9. run JOURN:

run newspaper:

publier, faire passer inf

10. run (pass through):

run blockade

run red light

11. run (smuggle):

run guns, drugs

faire passer [qc] en fraude

12. run (enter in contest):

run candidate

IV.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB intr

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1. run (move quickly):

run person, animal:

to run to catch the bus/to help sb

courir pour attraper le bus/pour aider qn

to run to meet sb

courir à la rencontre de qn

to run across/down/up sth

traverser/descendre/monter qc en courant

to run around the house/around (in) the garden

courir dans toute la maison/dans le jardin

will you run over to the shop and get some milk?

peux-tu courir au magasin chercher du lait?

to run for the train

courir pour attraper le train

to run for the exit

courir vers la sortie

to run for one's country SPORTS

courir pour son pays

to run in the 100 metres/in the 3.30 (race)

courir le 100 mètres/dans la course de 15 h 30

she came running towards me

elle a couru vers moi

the customers will come running fig

les clients vont se précipiter

2. run (flee):

run

I dropped everything and ran

j'ai tout jeté et je me suis enfui

to run for one's life

s'enfuir pour sauver sa peau inf

run for your life! run for it inf!

sauve qui peut!

run for your life! run for it inf!

déguerpissons! inf

I had to run for it inf

j'ai dû déguerpir inf

there's nowhere to run (to)

il n'y a nulle part où aller

to go running to the police

courir à la police

to go running to one's parents

se réfugier chez ses parents

3. run (rush off):

run inf

sorry—must run! inf

désolé—il faut que je file! inf

7. run (pass):

to run past/through sth frontier, path, line:

passer/traverser qc

to run (from) east to west

aller d'est en ouest, être orienté est-ouest

the road runs north for about ten kilometres

la route va vers le nord sur une dizaine de kilomètres

to run parallel to sth

être parallèle à qc

the stripes run vertically

les rayures sont verticales

the bird has a green stripe running down its back

l'oiseau a une bande verte le long du dos

a scar runs down her arm

une cicatrice court le long de son bras

8. run (move):

run sledge, vehicle:

glisser (on sur, forward vers l'avant, back vers l'arrière)

run curtain:

coulisser (on sur)

to run through sb's hands rope:

filer entre les mains de qn

a pain ran up my leg

une douleur m'est remontée le long de la jambe

a wave of excitement ran through the crowd

un frisson d'excitation a parcouru la foule

his eyes ran over the page

il a parcouru la page des yeux

the news ran from house to house

la nouvelle s'est transmise de maison en maison

9. run (operate regularly):

run buses, trains:

they don't run on Sundays

ils ne circulent pas le dimanche

a taxi service/ferry runs between X and Y

il existe un service de taxi/un ferry entre X et Y

the train is running late

le train est en retard

programmes are running late this evening (on TV)

les émissions ont du retard ce soir

we are running 30 minutes behind schedule or late

nous avons 30 minutes de retard

we're running ahead of schedule

nous sommes en avance

10. run (flow):

run water, liquid, stream, tap, bath, nose:

the tap is running

le robinet coule or est ouvert

my nose is running

j'ai le nez qui coule

tears ran down his face

les larmes coulaient sur son visage

there was water running down the walls

il y avait de l'eau qui coulait le long des murs

my body was running with sweat

mon corps ruisselait de sueur

the streets will be running with blood fig

le sang coulera à flots dans les rues

the river ran red with blood

la rivière est devenue rouge de sang

the meat juices ran pink/clear

le jus qui est sorti de la viande était rose/incolore

11. run (flow when wet or melted):

run colour, dye, garment:

run ink, makeup, butter, cheese:

14. run (snag):

run tights, material:

V.run [Brit rʌn, Am rən]

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See also trial run, test run, practice run

trial run N

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1. trial run:

trial run MOTOR, TECH

to give sth a trial run

faire faire un essai à qc

to take a car for a trial run

essayer une voiture

2. trial run THEAT:

test run N

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practice run N

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practice run

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I.run [rʌn] N

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2. run (excursion):

run

to go for a run in the car

(aller) faire un tour en voiture

6. run (production):

run

a (print) run of 5000

un tirage de 5000 exemplaires

7. run (demand):

run

a run on sth

une forte demande de qc

8. run (type):

run

the common run of films/students

les films/étudiants ordinaires

9. run (trend):

run a. fig

10. run (enclosed area):

run for animals

run for skiing

11. run (freedom):

to have the run of sth

avoir qc a son entière disposition

12. run SPORTS:

run

13. run (hole):

run

maille f filée

to have a run in tights

avoir les bas filés

14. run (leak):

run of ink, paint

II.run <ran, run> [rʌn] VB intr

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1. run (move fast using feet):

run

to run at sb

to come running towards sb

venir vers qn en courant

to run in/out

entrer/sortir en courant

to run up/down the street

monter/descendre la rue en courant

to run across/into sth

traverser/entrer dans qc en courant

to run along/around sth

passer le long/autour de qc

to run for help/the bus

courir pour chercher de l'aide/attraper le bus

to run on the spot/for cover

courir sur place/a l'abri

don't come running to me fig

ne viens pas pleurer chez moi

3. run (go):

run

I have to run

4. run (flee):

run

9. run (ladder):

run

11. run SPORTS:

run

faire du jogging

III.run <ran, run> [rʌn] VB trans

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1. run (by moving feet):

run race, distance

7. run (let flow):

run tap, water

to run a bath

faire couler un bain

8. run (tell):

to run sth by sb

soumettre qc à qn

9. run (issue):

run an article

run series, a film

10. run (smuggle):

run

11. run (not heed):

to run a red light

ne pas s'arrêter au feu rouge

12. run (incur):

run danger, risk

13. run (have):

run temperature, a deficit

I.running N no pl

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1. running (action of a runner):

2. running (operation):

fonctionnement m

the day-to-day running of the business

l'organisation quotidienne d'une compagnie

Phrases:

to be in/out of the running

être/ne pas être dans la course

II.running ADJ

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1. running (in a row, consecutive):

2. running (ongoing):

running commentary

3. running (operating):

4. running (flowing):

I.smooth [smu:ð] ADJ

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2. smooth (well-mixed):

3. smooth (calm):

4. smooth (without problems):

sans problèmes

smooth flight

5. smooth (sweet):

smooth wine

6. smooth (polished):

to be a smooth talker

être un beau parleur

II.smooth [smu:ð] VB trans

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1. smooth (make smooth):

smooth sheet

2. smooth (rub even):

3. smooth (make less difficult):

to smooth the way for sb

faciliter les choses pour qn

to smooth the path to sth

ouvrir la voie vers qc

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These include equity finance, debt finance or any hybrid instrument such as convertible loan, and are means by which businesses obtain finance for smooth running. www.ghanaweb.com

Due to natural vibrations of a 3-cylinder design, the flywheel has been deliberately unbalanced to ensure smooth running, without the use of energy sapping balance shafts. en.wikipedia.org

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