string together in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for string together in the English»French Dictionary

I.string together VB [Brit strɪŋ -, Am strɪŋ -] (string [sth] together, string together [sth])

string together sentences, words

aligner

string together songs, rhymes

enchaîner

unable to string two sentences together pej

incapable de mettre deux phrases bout à bout

Translations for string together in the French»English Dictionary

nouer deux ficelles (ensemble)

to tie ou knot two pieces of string (together)

être incapable de mettre deux phrases bout à bout

to be unable to string two sentences together

Translations for string together in the English»French Dictionary

I.together [Brit təˈɡɛðə, Am təˈɡɛðər] ADV Together in its main adverbial senses is almost always translated by ensemble.
together frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations (get together, pull together, put together, tie together etc.). For translations for these, see the appropriate verb entry (get together, pull together, tie together etc.).
For examples and further uses, see the entry below.

1. together (as a pair or group):

together

ensemble

they're always together

ils sont toujours ensemble

we were in school together

nous étions à l'école ensemble

let's go there together

allons-y ensemble

they're not married but they're living together

ils ne sont pas mariés mais ils vivent ensemble

to get back together again

se remettre ensemble

to be close together objects , trees, plants etc:

être rapprochés

his eyes are too close together

ses yeux sont trop rapprochés

she's cleverer than all the rest of them put together

elle est plus intelligente que tous les autres réunis

acting together, they could have prevented the invasion

en agissant conjointement, ils auraient pu empêcher l'invasion

she kept the family together during the war

c'est grâce à elle que la famille s'en est sortie pendant la guerre

we're all in this together

nous sommes tous impliqués dans cette affaire

they belong together (objects)

ils vont ensemble

they belong together (people)

ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre

these two documents, taken together, provide crucial evidence

à eux deux, ces documents fournissent des preuves décisives

these findings, taken together, indicate that …

ces conclusions, considérées dans leur ensemble, indiquent que …

2. together (so as to be joined):

together

ensemble

he nailed the two planks together

il a cloué les deux planches ensemble

his argument doesn't hold together very well

son argument ne tient pas vraiment debout

3. together (in harmony):

those colours don't go together

ces couleurs ne vont pas ensemble

the talks brought the two sides closer together

les négociations ont rapproché les deux parties

the soprano and the orchestra weren't quite together

la soprano et l'orchestre n'étaient pas à l'unisson

4. together (at the same time):

together

à la fois, en même temps

they were all talking together

ils parlaient tous à la fois or tous en même temps

all my troubles seem to come together

tous mes ennuis semblent arriver en même temps

all together now!

tous ensemble maintenant!

5. together (without interruption):

together

d'affilée

for four days/three weeks together

pendant quatre jours/trois semaines d'affilée

II.together [Brit təˈɡɛðə, Am təˈɡɛðər] ADJ inf

together

équilibré

he's a very together guy

c'est un mec très équilibré inf

he's a very together guy

c'est un mec qui est bien dans sa peau inf

III.together with PREP

together with (as well as)

ainsi que, avec

together with (in the company of)

avec

he put his wallet, together with his passport, in his pocket

il a mis son portefeuille, ainsi que son passeport, dans sa poche

I went there together with George

j'y suis allé avec George

taken together with the rest of the evidence, this proves that he is guilty

si on ajoute ça aux autres preuves, cela prouve qu'il est coupable

IV.together [Brit təˈɡɛðə, Am təˈɡɛðər]

to get one's act together , to get it together inf

s'organiser

See also tie together, pull together, get together

I.tie together VB [Brit tʌɪ -, Am taɪ -] (tie together)

tie together facts, information:

tie together

s'enchaîner

II.tie together VB [Brit tʌɪ -, Am taɪ -] (tie [sth] together, tie together [sth])

tie together bundles, objects:

tie together

attacher

we tied his hands together

on lui a attaché les mains

I.pull together VB [Brit pʊl -, Am pʊl -] (pull together)

pull together

faire un effort, s'y mettre

we must all pull together

il faut que tout le monde fasse un effort or s'y mette

II.pull together VB [Brit pʊl -, Am pʊl -] (pull [sth] together)

pull the two ends of the rope together

mettez la corde bout à bout

pull the two pieces together

mettez les deux morceaux l'un contre l'autre

to pull oneself together

se ressaisir, se reprendre

I.get together VB (get together) (assemble)

get together

se réunir (about , over pour discuter de)

II.get together VB (get [sb/sth] together, get together [sb/sth])

1. get together (assemble):

get together different people, groups

réunir

2. get together (accumulate):

get together money

réunir

get together food parcels, truckload

rassembler

3. get together (form):

get together company, action group

former

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

See also bow², bow¹

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

string together in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for string together in the French»English Dictionary

aligner des mots

to string words together

Translations for string together in the English»French Dictionary

I.together [təˈgeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADV

together

ensemble

she's richer than all of us put together

elle est plus riche que nous tous réunis

to bring people closer together a. fig

rapprocher les gens

Phrases:

to get it together inf

être tout à fait prêt

II.together [təˈgeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ inf

together

équilibré(e)

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He does not fill the pages of books with words that string together into a sermon.

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If one were to tie the ends of the string together, their life becomes a loop.

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Their play was entertaining but inconsistent, and they failed to string together two good performances in a row at any point.

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The result was the teams first losing season in 11 years as the club was unable to string together consecutive victories during the year, a first in franchise history.

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Novice players can use the system, which allows them to more easily string together combos and techniques by using only a single button.

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Fighting is done through using either a basic attack, a strong attack, or a grab move, in combination or alone to string together chains of attacks for points.

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It doesn't matter to them whether they actually string together an actual conversation, so run for the hills.

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However, he was unable to create coherent phrases and eventually chose to string together random phonemes instead.

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He was the first player ever to string together eight straight 2,000-point seasons.

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Most episodes would also feature a plot that was used to string together the videos.

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