talent contest in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for talent contest in the English»French Dictionary

talent contest N

talent contest

concours m de jeunes talents or d'amateurs (pour découvrir de futures vedettes)

Translations for talent contest in the French»English Dictionary

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talent contest

Translations for talent contest in the English»French Dictionary

I.contest N [Brit ˈkɒntɛst, Am ˈkɑnˌtɛst]

1. contest (competition):

contest

concours m

fishing contest

concours m de pêche

sports contest

rencontre f sportive

to enter/hold a contest

prendre part à/organiser un concours

it's no contest

c'est couru d'avance inf

2. contest (struggle):

contest

lutte f (with avec, between entre)

3. contest (in election):

the presidential contest

la course à la présidence

II.contest VB trans [Brit kənˈtɛst, Am kənˈtɛst, ˈkɑnˌtɛst]

1. contest (object to):

contest decision, point, result

contester

contest LAW will

contester

contest LAW decision

attaquer

2. contest (compete for) SPORTS:

contest match

disputer

a strongly contested seat POL

un siège âprement disputé

to contest an election POL

se présenter à une élection

talent [Brit ˈtalənt, Am ˈtælənt] N

1. talent (gift):

talent

don m

talent

talent m

her talent(s) as a speaker/teacher

ses talents d'oratrice/de professeur

she has a remarkable talent for music

elle est remarquablement douée pour la musique

a man of many talents

un homme très doué

2. talent (ability):

talent

talent m (for doing pour faire)

to have talent

avoir du talent, être doué

a musician/painter of talent

un musicien/un peintre de talent

there's a lot of talent in that team

il y a beaucoup de gens de talent dans cette équipe

employers on the look-out for new talent

des employeurs qui sont à l'affût de gens de talent or de nouveaux talents

a scheme to encourage young talent

un projet pour encourager les jeunes talents or les jeunes espoirs

3. talent Brit inf:

talent (sexually attractive people) (boys)

beaux mecs inf

talent mpl (girls)

belles nanas inf

fpl to eye up the (local) talent inf (male)

reluquer les beaux mecs (du coin) inf

to eye up the (local) talent (female)

reluquer les belles nanas (du coin) inf

4. talent HISTORY (unit of money):

talent

talent m

talent contest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talent contest in the English»French Dictionary

I.contest [kənˈtest, Am ˈkɑ:n-] N

1. contest (competition):

contest

concours m

beauty contest

concours de beauté

2. contest SPORTS:

contest

compétition f

3. contest (dispute):

contest

combat m

II.contest [kənˈtest, Am ˈkɑ:n-] VB trans

1. contest (challenge):

contest

contester

2. contest (compete for):

contest

disputer

talent [ˈtælənt] N

1. talent (ability):

talent

talent m

a talent for writing/annoying people

le don d'écrire/d'embêter tout le monde

2. talent Brit, Aus iron hum inf:

talent (attractive girls)

minettes fpl

talent (boys)

mecs mpl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is plenty of gratuitous nostalgia... as well as an extremely tedious intrafamily talent contest performed after intermission.

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When she graduated from school, she participated in a radio talent contest, which was searching for an actress to participate in a radio soap opera.

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Everyone has to provide fancy dress and enter the talent contest.

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This consisted of two families competing to win a giant trophy, usually manufactured by a nearby steelworks factory, in a talent contest.

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