SOURCE - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. source [Brit sɔːs, Am sɔrs] N

1. source (origin):

source

source f (of de)

source of income, source of revenue

source de revenu

sources of supply

sources d'approvisionnement

energy/food sources

ressources fpl énergétiques/alimentaires

at source affect, cut off, deduct

à la source

2. source (cause):

source of anxiety, resentment, satisfaction

source f de

source of anxiety, resentment, satisfaction

cause f de

source of problem, error, infection, pollution

origine f de

source of rumour

origine f de

3. source JOURN (informant):

source

source f (close to proche de)

to hear sth from a reliable source

tenir qc de source sûre

one source said the king had always known that …

le roi aurait toujours su que …

4. source GEOG (of river):

source

source f

5. source LIT (of writer, work):

source

source f

II. sources N

sources npl UNIV (reference materials):

sources

sources fpl

III. source [Brit sɔːs, Am sɔrs] VB trans (obtain)

source products, energy

se procurer

to be sourced from region, country

provenir de

source program N

source program

programme m source

source language N

source language

langue f source

source material N U

source material

sources fpl

source code N COMPUT

source code

code m source

radio source, radio star N

radio source

radiosource f

unnamed company, buyer, source

dont le nom n'a pas été divulgué

French

English

radiosource

radio source

pourvoyeur de emplois, matière première, fonds

source of

grand pourvoyeur

major source

source

source

prendre sa source dans ou à

to rise in, to have its source in

remonter à la source d'une rivière

to follow a river to its source

source

source

source de chaleur/revenus

source of heat/income

la source du conflit

the source of the conflict

être à la source de

to be at the source of

être une source de conflits, ennuis, profits

to be a source of

retenue à la source

deduction at source

source

source

de bonne source , de source sûre provenir, savoir, apprendre

from a reliable source

de source bien informée

from a well-informed source

je tiens ces renseignements de source sûre

my information comes from a reliable source

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. source [sɔ:s, Am sɔ:rs] N a. fig

source

source f

at source

à la source

to have one's source in sth

avoir son origine dans qc

to track down the source of sth

tracer la provenance de qc

II. source [sɔ:s, Am sɔ:rs] VB trans

1. source (state origin):

to be sourced from sth

provenir de qc

2. source (find out):

source

se procurer

dry up source

s'assécher

French

English

source

source

source lumineuse/d'énergie

light/energy source

de source sûre/bien informée

from a reliable/well-informed source

langage/programme source

source language/program

de même provenance marchandises

from the same source

être pour qn une personne réconfortante

to be a source of comfort for sb

forme d'énergie

energy source

naissance

source

foyer lumineux

light source

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. source [sɔrs] N a. fig

source

source f

at the source

à la source

to have one's source in sth

avoir son origine dans qc

to track down the source of sth

tracer la provenance de qc

II. source [sɔrs] VB trans

1. source (state origin):

to be sourced from sth

provenir de qc

2. source (obtain from other business):

source

se procurer

dry up source

s'assécher

French

English

source

source

source lumineuse/d'énergie

light/energy source

de source sûre/bien informée

from a reliable/well-informed source

langage/programme source

source language/program

forme d'énergie

energy source

de même provenance marchandises

from the same source

être pour qn une personne réconfortante

to be a source of comfort for sb

naissance

source

foyer lumineux

light source

Present

I	source
you	source
he/she/it	sources
we	source
you	source
they	source

Past

I	sourced
you	sourced
he/she/it	sourced
we	sourced
you	sourced
they	sourced

Present Perfect

I	have	sourced
you	have	sourced
he/she/it	has	sourced
we	have	sourced
you	have	sourced
they	have	sourced

Past Perfect

I	had	sourced
you	had	sourced
he/she/it	had	sourced
we	had	sourced
you	had	sourced
they	had	sourced

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The swamp may almost completely dry up in drought periods.

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During the summer there is only a very slow flow of water which may dry up completely during dry periods.

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However, these began to dry up starting in the 19th century.

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Foreign sources of credit began to dry up as early as 1982, leaving the national government and hundreds of state-owned companies short of capital.

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As such, it is subject to considerable fluctuations due to local rainfall and snowmelt conditions, and may even dry up completely.

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