source in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for source in the English»French Dictionary

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

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unnamed company, buyer, source

dont le nom n'a pas été divulgué

Translations for source in the French»English Dictionary

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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

source in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for source in the English»French Dictionary

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

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dry up source

s'assécher

Translations for source in the French»English Dictionary

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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

source Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

to be a source of comfort for sb

être pour qn une personne réconfortante

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Any other sources he used, if any, are unclear.

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Never performed, but a source of music for a number of other pieces.

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The problem was we used just one source.

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The plant also contains rutin, a source of the bitter taste impression.

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Termination with a source or load is a synonym for matching at the two ends.

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Sources which list one do not list the other, so these may be the same language.

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Such games were accompanied by the assembly language source code.

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Other sources put the number of victims at 250.

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However, they could have benefited from new teachers or an additional source of funding in order to pay teachers already on staff.

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The river waters start getting polluted right at the source.

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