STRING ALONG - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. string along VB [Brit strɪŋ -, Am strɪŋ -] inf Brit (string along)

string along

suivre

to string along with sb

suivre qn

II. string along VB [Brit strɪŋ -, Am strɪŋ -] inf Brit (string [sb] along) pej

string along

mener qn en bateau pej

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

bercer qn de promesses, paroles

to string sb along ou delude sb with

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. along [Brit əˈlɒŋ, Am əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɑŋ] ADV When along is used as a preposition meaning all along it can usually be translated by le long de: there were trees along the road = il y avait des arbres le long de la route. For particular usages see the entry below.
along is often used after verbs of movement. If the addition of along does not change the meaning of the verb, along will not be translated: as he walked along = tout en marchant.
However, the addition of along often produces a completely new meaning. This is the case in expressions like the project is coming along, how are they getting along?. For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (come along, get along etc).

to push/pull sth along

pousser/tirer qc

to be walking/running along

marcher/courir

she'll be along shortly

elle sera ici d'un moment à l'autre

you go in, I'll be along in a second

entrez, j'arrive tout de suite

they're no further along in their research

ils n'ont pas avancé dans leurs recherches

there'll be another bus along in half an hour

le prochain bus passe dans une demi-heure

II. along [Brit əˈlɒŋ, Am əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɑŋ] PREP

1. along:

along, a. alongside (all along)

le long de

the houses along the riverbank

les maisons situées le long de la rivière

along (the side of) the path/the motorway

le long du sentier/de l'autoroute

to run along the beach path, railway, fence:

longer la plage

to run along the beach cable:

être enterré le long de la plage

there were chairs along the wall

il y avait des chaises contre le mur

all along the canal

tout le long du canal

2. along (the length of):

to walk along the beach/along the road

marcher sur la plage/dans la rue

to look along the shelves

chercher dans les rayons

3. along (at a point along):

to stop somewhere along the motorway

s'arrêter quelque part sur l'autoroute

halfway along the corridor on the right

au milieu du couloir à droite

halfway along the path

à mi-chemin

somewhere along the way lit

quelque part en chemin

somewhere along the way fig

quelque part

III. along with PREP

1. along with (accompanied by):

along with

accompagné de

to arrive along with six friends

arriver accompagné de six amis

2. along with (at same time as):

along with

en même temps que

to be convicted along with two others

être déclaré coupable en même temps que deux autres

get along VB

1. get along (progress):

how's the project getting along?

comment est-ce que le projet se présente?

how are you getting along? (in job)

comment ça se passe?

how are you getting along? (to sick or old person)

comment ça va?

how are you getting along? (in school subject)

comment est-ce que ça se passe?

2. get along (cope):

get along

s'en sortir

we can't get along without a computer/him

on ne s'en sortira pas sans ordinateur/lui

3. get along (be suited as friends):

get along

bien s'entendre (with avec)

4. get along (go):

I must be getting along

il faut que j'y aille

come along VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

1. come along (arrive):

come along bus, person:

arriver

come along opportunity:

se présenter

to wait for the right person to come along

attendre que la personne idéale se présente

2. come along (hurry up):

come along!

dépêche-toi!

3. come along (attend):

come along

venir

why don't you come along?

tu veux venir?

to come along to lecture, party

venir à

to come along with sb

venir avec qn, accompagner qn

4. come along (make progress):

come along pupil, trainee:

faire des progrès

come along book, building work, project:

avancer

come along painting, tennis:

progresser

come along plant, seedling:

pousser

your Spanish is coming along

votre espagnol a progressé

how's the thesis coming along?

est-ce que ta thèse avance?

all-important ADJ

all-important

essentiel/-ielle

all-embracing ADJ

all-embracing

global

all-consuming ADJ

all-consuming passion

effréné

all-consuming ambition

démesuré

I. all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

all

tout

to risk all

tout risquer

all or nothing

tout ou rien

all is not lost

tout n'est pas perdu

all was well

tout allait bien

all will be revealed hum

vous saurez tout hum

all is orderly and stable

tout n'est qu'ordre et stabilité

will that be all?

ce sera tout?

and that's not all

et ce n'est pas tout

that's all (all contexts)

c'est tout

speed is all

l'essentiel, c'est la vitesse

in all

en tout

500 in all

500 en tout

all in all

somme toute

we're doing all (that) we can

nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvons (to do pour faire)

after all that has happened

après tout ce qui s'est passé

after all she's been through

après tout ce qu'elle a vécu

it's not all (that) it should be performance, service, efficiency:

ça laisse à désirer

all because he didn't write

tout ça parce qu'il n'a pas écrit

and all for a piece of land!

et tout ça pour un lopin de terre!

2. all (the only thing):

all

tout

but that's all

mais c'est tout

that's all I want

c'est tout ce que je veux

that's all we can suggest

c'est tout ce que nous pouvons vous conseiller

she's all I have left

elle est tout ce qui me reste

all I know is that …

tout ce que je sais c'est que …

all you need is

tout ce qu'il te faut c'est

that's all we need! iron

il ne manquait plus que ça!

3. all (everyone):

all

tous

all wish to remain anonymous

tous souhaitent rester anonymes

all but a few were released

ils ont tous été relâchés à quelques exceptions près

thank you, one and all

merci à (vous) tous

‘all welcome’

‘venez nombreux’

all of the employees

tous les employés, tout le personnel

all of us want…

nous voulons tous…

not all of them came

ils ne sont pas tous venus

we want all of them back

nous voulons qu'ils soient tous rendus

4. all (the whole amount):

all of our belongings

toutes nos affaires

all of this land is ours

toutes ces terres sont à nous

not all of the time

pas tout le temps

5. all (emphasizing unanimity or entirety):

we all feel that …

nous avons tous l'impression que …

we are all disappointed

nous sommes tous déçus

these are all valid points

ce sont des points qui sont tous valables

it all seems so pointless

tout cela paraît si futile

I ate it all

j'ai tout mangé

what's it all for? (all contexts)

à quoi ça sert (tout ça)?

who all was there? Am

qui était là?

y'all have a good time now! Am

amusez-vous bien!

II. all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

1. all (each one of):

all

tous/toutes

all men are born equal

tous les hommes naissent égaux

all questions must be answered

il faut répondre à toutes les questions

all those people who

tous ces gens qui

all those who

tous ceux qui

as in all good films

comme dans tous les bons films

in all three films

dans les trois films

2. all (the whole of):

all

tout/toute

all his life

toute sa vie

all the time

tout le temps

all day/evening

toute la journée/soirée

all year round

toute l'année

all the money we've spent

tout l'argent que nous avons dépensé

in all his glory

dans toute sa gloire

I had all the work!

c'est moi qui ai eu tout le travail!

you are all the family I have!

tu es toute la famille qui me reste!

and all that sort of thing

et tout ce genre de choses

oh no! not all that again!

ah non! ça ne va pas recommencer!

3. all (total):

in all honesty/innocence

en toute franchise/innocence

4. all (any):

beyond all expectations

au-delà de toute attente

to deny all knowledge of sth

nier avoir connaissance de qc

III. all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

1. all (emphatic: completely):

all

tout

all alone or on one's own

tout seul

to be all wet

être tout mouillé

dressed all in white

habillé tout en blanc

all around the garden/along the canal

tout autour du jardin/le long du canal

to be all for sth

être tout à fait pour qc

to be all for sb doing

être tout à fait favorable à ce que qn fasse

I'm all for women joining the army

je suis tout à fait favorable à ce que les femmes entrent dans l'armée

it's all about…

c'est l'histoire de…

tell me all about it!

raconte-moi tout!

he's forgotten all about us!

il nous a complètement oubliés!

she asked all about you

elle a demandé de tes nouvelles

2. all (emphatic: nothing but):

to be all legs

être tout en jambes

to be all smiles (happy)

être tout souriant

to be all smiles (two-faced)

être tout sourire

to be all sweetness iron

être tout sourire

that stew was all onions!

il n'y avait pratiquement que des oignons dans ce ragoût!

3. all SPORTS (for each party):

(they are) six all

(il y a) six partout

the final score is 15 all

le score final est de 15 partout

IV. all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

to give one's all

tout sacrifier (for sth à qc, for sb pour qn, to do pour faire)

V. all+ COMP

1. all+ (completely):

all-concrete/-glass/-metal

tout en béton/verre/métal

all-digital/-electronic

entièrement numérique/électronique

all-girl band, cast, group

composé uniquement de femmes

all-male/-white team, production, jury

composé uniquement d'hommes/de blancs

all-union workforce

entièrement syndiqué

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

VI. all along ADV

all along

depuis le début, toujours

they knew it all along

ils le savaient depuis le début, ils l'ont toujours su

VII. all but ADV

all but

pratiquement, presque

VIII. all of ADV

all of

au moins

he must be all of 50

il doit avoir au moins 50 ans

IX. all that ADV

he's not all that strong

il n'est pas si fort que ça

it's not as far as all that!

ce n'est pas si loin que ça!

I don't know her all that well

je ne la connais pas si bien que ça

X. all the ADV

all the more

d'autant plus

all the more difficult/effective

d'autant plus difficile/efficace

all the more so because

d'autant plus que

to laugh all the more

rire encore plus

all the better!

tant mieux!

XI. all too ADV

all too accurate, easy, widespread:

all too

bien trop

it is all too obvious that …

il n'est que trop évident que …

she saw all too clearly that …

elle a parfaitement bien vu que …

all too often

bien trop souvent

XII. and all ADV

1. and all:

they moved furniture, books and all

ils ont tout déménagé y compris les meubles et les livres

2. and all Brit inf:

the journey was very tiring what with the heat and all

le voyage était très fatigant avec la chaleur et tout ça

it is and all!

mais si!

XIII. at all ADV

not at all! (acknowledging thanks)

de rien!

not at all! (answering query)

pas du tout!

it is not at all certain

ce n'est pas du tout certain

if (it is) at all possible

si possible

is it at all likely that …?

y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que …?

+ subj there's nothing at all here

il n'y a rien du tout ici

we know nothing at all or we don't know anything at all about

nous ne savons rien du tout de

if you knew anything at all about

si tu avais la moindre idée de

anything at all will do

n'importe quoi fera l'affaire

XIV. for all PREP

for all (despite)

en dépit de

(in as much as) they could be dead for all the difference it would make!

ils pourraient être morts, ça ne changerait rien!

XV. of all PREP

1. of all (in rank):

the easiest of all

le plus facile

first/last of all

pour commencer/finir

2. of all (emphatic):

why today of all days?

pourquoi justement aujourd'hui?

not now of all times!

ce n'est pas le moment!

of all the nerve!

quel culot!

of all the rotten luck!

quel manque de chance!

of all the rotten luck!

quel manque de pot! inf

XVI. all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

all's well that ends well

tout est bien qui finit bien

to be as mad/thrilled as all get out inf Am

être vachement en colère/excité inf

for all I know

pour autant que je sache

for all that

malgré tout

for all that

quand même

he's not all there inf

il n'a pas toute sa tête

it's all go inf here! Brit

on s'active ici! inf

it's all one to me

ça m'est égal

it's all up with us inf Brit

nous sommes fichus inf

it was all I could do not to laugh

il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

that's all very well, that's all well and good

tout ça c'est bien beau

speeches are all very well but

c'est bien beau les discours mais

it's all very well to do

c'est bien beau de faire

it's all very well for them to talk

ça leur va bien de parler

all in Brit sl

crevé sl

all in Brit sl

épuisé

I. string [Brit strɪŋ, Am strɪŋ] N

1. string U (twine):

string

ficelle f

a ball/a piece of string

une pelote/un bout de ficelle

to tie sth up with string

attacher qc avec de la ficelle

tied up with string

ficelé

2. string (length of cord):

string (for packaging)

ficelle f

string (on garment, medal)

cordon m

string (on bow, racket)

corde f

string (on puppet)

fil m

hanging on a string

suspendu à une ficelle

to tie a string round sth

attacher or mettre une ficelle autour de qc

to pull the strings lit, fig

tirer les ficelles

3. string:

a string of (series of) visitors, ministers, boyfriends

un défilé de

a string of crimes, convictions, scandals, takeovers, novels

une série de

a string of victories, successes, awards

une succession de

a string of shops, businesses

une chaîne de

a string of complaints, insults

une kyrielle de

4. string (set):

string of garlic

tresse f d'ail

string of onions

chapelet m d'oignons

string of pearls

collier m de perles

string of beads

collier m de perles (fantaisie)

string of islands

chapelet m d'îles

string of light bulbs

guirlande f d'ampoules

5. string RIDING, HORSE RAC:

a string of racehorses

une écurie (de courses)

6. string MUS (on instrument):

string

corde f

C-string

la corde de do

to tighten/break a string

tendre/casser une corde

7. string COMPUT:

string

chaîne f

numeric/character string

chaîne numérique/de caractères

8. string (in bean):

string BOT, FOOD

fil m

to remove the strings from the beans

effiler les haricots

9. string LING:

string

suite f

Phrases:

string, a. stringboard CONSTR

limon m (d'escalier)

II. strings N

strings npl MUS:

the strings

les cordes fpl

III. string <pret, pp strung> [Brit strɪŋ, Am strɪŋ] VB trans

1. string:

string MUS, SPORTS racket

corder

string guitar, violin

monter

string bow

garnir [qc] d'une corde

to string [sth] tightly racket

faire un cordage tendu à

2. string (thread):

string beads, pearls

enfiler (on sur)

3. string (hang):

to string sth (up) above/across street

suspendre qc au-dessus de/en travers de

to string sth up on lamppost, pole

accrocher qc à

to string sth between trees, supports

suspendre qc entre

IV. string <pret, pp strung> [Brit strɪŋ, Am strɪŋ] VB intr JOURN

to string for a newspaper

travailler comme correspondant free-lance pour un journal

V. -stringed COMP

a six-stringed instrument

un instrument à six cordes

VI. string [Brit strɪŋ, Am strɪŋ]

string → bow

to have sb on a string

mener qn à la baguette

to pull strings inf

faire jouer le piston inf

to pull strings for sb inf

pistonner qn inf

without strings or with no strings attached

sans conditions

I. bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N

1. bow (forward movement):

bow

salut m

to make a bow

faire un salut

to take a bow THEAT

saluer

to make one's bow fig

faire ses débuts

2. bow NAUT:

bow

avant m

bow

proue f

on the starboard bow

par tribord devant

to go down by the bows

sombrer par l'avant

3. bow SPORTS:

bow

rameur/-euse m/f avant

II. bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB trans

bow head

baisser

bow branch

courber

bow tree

incliner

to bow the knee fig

se soumettre (to à)

to bow one's head in prayer

prier les yeux baissés

III. bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB intr

1. bow (bend forward):

bow

saluer

to bow to

saluer

2. bow (give way):

to bow to wisdom, knowledge, necessity, majority

s'incliner devant

to bow to pressure

céder à la pression

to bow to sb's opinion

se ranger à l'avis de qn

3. bow (sag):

bow plant, shelf:

se courber (under sous)

IV. bowed ADJ

bowed head

penché

bowed back

courbé

V. bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ]

to bow and scrape fig

faire des courbettes (to devant)

there was a lot of bowing and scraping

il y a eu beaucoup de courbettes

to fire a shot across sb's bows fig

tirer un coup de semonce à qn

I. bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arc m

2. bow MUS:

bow

archet m

3. bow (knot):

bow

nœud m

to tie a bow

faire un nœud

II. bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] VB intr

bow

manier l'archet

III. bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ]

to have more than one string or several strings to one's bow

avoir plus d'une corde or plusieurs cordes à son arc

in the PONS Dictionary

I. string along inf VB intr

to string along with sb

accompagner qn

II. string along inf VB trans Brit pej (trick)

string along

faire marcher

in the PONS Dictionary

I. along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] PREP

1. along (on):

all along sth

tout le long de qc

sb walks along the road

qn marche sur la route

2. along (during):

along the way

en cours de route

3. along (beside):

the trees along the path

les arbres bordant le chemin

4. along (in addition to):

along with sth/sb

en plus de qc/qn

II. along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] ADV

1. along (going forward):

to walk along

marcher

2. along (to a place):

to come along

venir

are you coming along?

tu viens?

are you coming along?

tu viens avec? Belg

he'll be along in an hour

il viendra dans une heure

3. along (the whole time):

all along

depuis le début

I. string [strɪŋ] N

1. string (twine):

string

ficelle f

2. string (wire causing musical notes):

string

corde f

3. string pl (orchestral section):

string

instruments mpl à cordes

4. string (chain holding things):

string of pearls

collier m

5. string (sequence):

string

série f

string of names

suite f

6. string COMPUT:

string

suite f

search string

chaîne f de recherche

Phrases:

to have another string to one's bow

avoir plus d'une corde à son arc

to pull strings

tirer les ficelles

II. string <strung, strung> [strɪŋ] VB trans

1. string (attach strings to):

string a racket

corder

2. string (attach objects to chain):

string

enfiler

in the PONS Dictionary

I. string along inf VB intr

to string along with sb

accompagner qn

II. string along inf VB trans

1. string along (keep uncertain):

string along

faire poireauter

2. string along (trick):

string along

faire marcher

in the PONS Dictionary

I. along [ə·ˈlɔŋ] PREP

1. along (on):

all along sth

tout le long de qc

sb walks along the road

qn marche le long de la route

2. along (during):

along the way

en cours de route

3. along (beside):

trees along the path

arbres mpl bordant le chemin

4. along (in addition to):

along with sth/sb

en plus de qc/qn

II. along [ə·ˈlɔŋ] ADV

1. along (going forward):

to walk along

marcher

2. along (to a place):

to come along

venir

are you coming along?

tu viens?

are you coming along?

tu viens avec? Belg

he'll be along in an hour

il viendra dans une heure

3. along (the whole time):

all along

depuis le début

I. string [strɪŋ] N

1. string (twine):

string

ficelle f

2. string (on guitar, violin):

string

corde f

3. string pl (orchestral section):

string

cordes fpl

4. string (chain):

string of pearls

collier m

5. string fig (sequence):

string

série f

string of names

suite f

6. string comput:

string

suite f

search string

chaîne f de recherche

Phrases:

to pull strings

tirer les ficelles

II. string <strung, strung> [strɪŋ] VB trans

1. string (attach strings to):

string racket, guitar

corder

2. string (thread onto string):

string

enfiler

Present

I	string along
you	string along
he/she/it	strings along
we	string along
you	string along
they	string along

Past

I	strung along
you	strung along
he/she/it	strung along
we	strung along
you	strung along
they	strung along

Present Perfect

I	have	strung along
you	have	strung along
he/she/it	has	strung along
we	have	strung along
you	have	strung along
they	have	strung along

Past Perfect

I	had	strung along
you	had	strung along
he/she/it	had	strung along
we	had	strung along
you	had	strung along
they	had	strung along

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

When all the debutantes were on the stage, the officers bowed to the debutantes, who responded with a synchronized group curtsey.

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The dark bronzy-fuscous forewings are elongate and rather oblique, rather dilated posteriorly, the costa slightly is arched, the apex obtuse and the termen bowed.

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In the background the father sits, head bowed, in a pose suggesting total dejection.

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The reprisal of the capriccio is intoned by the cellos and harp, the theme bowed, then with pizzicato.

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They are rendered as mostly stoical, although in obvious physical discomfort, with their bodies bowed in toil.

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