swap meet in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swap meet in the English»French Dictionary

I.swap [Brit swɒp, Am swɑp] inf N

swap

échange m

II.swap <pres part swapping; pret, pp swapped> [Brit swɒp, Am swɑp] inf VB trans

swap object, stories, news:

swap

échanger

to swap sth for sth/with sb

échanger qc contre qc/avec qn

to swap places (with sb)

changer de place (avec qn)

they have swapped jobs/cars

ils ont échangé leurs postes/leurs voitures

I'll swap you A for B

je te donne A en échange de B

I.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit] N

1. meet SPORTS:

meet

rencontre f (sportive)

2. meet Brit HUNT:

meet

rendez-vous m de chasseurs

II.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit] ADJ archaic

meet

séant dated

meet

convenable

it is meet that …

il est convenable que …

it is meet that … + subj

il sied que … dated

III.meet <pret, pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB trans

1. meet (encounter):

meet person

rencontrer

meet team, opponent, enemy

rencontrer, affronter

to meet each other

se rencontrer

to meet one's death fig

trouver la mort

2. meet (make acquaintance of):

meet person

faire la connaissance de

‘pleased to meet you!’

‘enchanté (de faire votre connaissance)!’

Paul, meet my boss, Janet (as introduction)

Paul, je vous présente ma patronne, Janet

have you met Mr Roberts? (at gathering)

est-ce que vous avez été présenté à M. Roberts?

3. meet (greet):

meet (await)

attendre

meet (fetch) person

chercher

she went to the airport to meet them

elle est allée à l'aéroport les attendre or chercher

I'll be there to meet you

je viendrai te chercher

to meet sb off Brit or at Am the bus/plane

attendre qn à l'arrêt de bus/à l'aéroport

4. meet (come into contact with):

meet hand: hand

rencontrer, toucher

meet line: line

rencontrer, croiser

his eyes met hers

son regard a rencontré or a croisé le sien

he couldn't meet her eye

il ne pouvait pas la regarder en face

an incredible sight met her eye

un spectacle incroyable s'est offert à ses yeux

5. meet (fulfil):

meet demand, order

satisfaire

meet demand, order

répondre à

meet criteria, standards, needs

satisfaire à

meet bills, costs

payer

meet debts, overheads

couvrir

meet loss

compenser

meet obligations, commitments

faire face à

meet conditions

remplir

6. meet (rise to):

meet challenge

se montrer à la hauteur de

7. meet (respond to):

meet criticism, accusation, objection

répondre à

IV.meet <pret, pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB intr

1. meet:

meet (come together) people:

se rencontrer

meet (come together) people:

se voir

meet teams, armies:

se rencontrer

meet teams, armies:

s'affronter

meet committee, group, parliament: (for discussion)

se réunir (to do pour faire)

meet cars:

se croiser

the two cars/trains met head-on

les deux véhicules/trains se sont heurtés de front or de plein fouet inf

to meet again people:

se revoir

goodbye, till we meet again!

au revoir! à la prochaine fois!

2. meet (make acquaintance):

meet people:

faire connaissance

3. meet (come into contact):

meet hands, lips:

se rencontrer, se toucher

meet roads, lines:

se rencontrer, se croiser

their eyes met

leurs regards se croisèrent

V.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit]

there's more to this than meets the eye

ce n'est pas aussi clair que cela en a l'air

there's more to him than meets the eye

il cache bien son jeu

to make ends meet

joindre les deux bouts

swap meet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swap meet in the English»French Dictionary

I.swap [swɒp, Am swɑ:p] VB trans

swap

échanger

II.swap <-pp-> [swɒp, Am swɑ:p] VB intr

swap

échanger

III.swap [swɒp, Am swɑ:p] N

1. swap (exchange):

swap

échange m

to do a swap

faire l'échange

2. swap (thing to be exchanged):

swap

objet m de l'échange

I.meet <met, met> [mi:t] VB trans

1. meet (encounter):

meet

rencontrer

meet an enemy

affronter

to meet sb face to face

se trouver nez à nez avec qn

to meet sb's glance

croiser le regard de qn

2. meet (by arrangement):

meet

retrouver

3. meet (make the acquaintance of):

meet

faire la connaissance de

4. meet (fulfil):

meet standard, need

répondre à

meet costs

prendre en charge

meet deadline

respecter

meet obligation

remplir

meet challenge

relever

5. meet (counter):

meet accusation

recevoir

Phrases:

to meet one's death

trouver la mort

there's more to this than meets the eye

c'est moins simple que ça en a l'air

to make ends meet

joindre les deux bouts

to meet one's Waterloo

essuyer une défaite irréversible

to meet sb halfway

couper la poire en deux

II.meet <met, met> [mi:t] VB intr

1. meet (encounter):

meet

se rencontrer

2. meet (assemble):

meet

se réunir

3. meet SPORTS, MIL:

meet

s'affronter

4. meet (get acquainted):

meet

faire connaissance

5. meet (join):

meet

se rejoindre

meet eyes

se rencontrer

we met in Paris

on s'est connus à Paris

III.meet <met, met> [mi:t] N

1. meet Am (sporting event):

meet

rencontre f

2. meet Brit (fox hunt):

meet

rendez-vous m de chasse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To make ends meet he began rummaging through garbage and junk in the neighborhood to sell at the local swap meet.

en.wikipedia.org

Was this going to be another awkward fashion show, some warped, shoe-centric version of a swap meet or something else altogether?

www.nashvillescene.com

Foster said the club's inability to use the gate had inconvenienced swap meet visitors.

www.stuff.co.nz

The festival features music performances in an old hangar, cultural exhibitions, a swap meet, and food stands.

en.wikipedia.org

The swap meet once held in the theater seems to be no more, and the building is sealed with roll-down metal gates.

www.kcet.org

This annual summer model train show and swap meet will give attendees the chance to view several operating layouts, including a hands-on layout for children.

www.dallasnews.com

We are disappointed to hear that a few customers weren't getting into the spirit of the swap meet events.

www.stuff.co.nz

The building was converted into a swap meet in 1987., construction to restore it to use as an entertainment venue is ongoing.

en.wikipedia.org

Sellers can spend the entire weekend at the swap meet.

www.stuff.co.nz

That particular swap meet has since been shut down.

thespinoff.co.nz