term paper in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for term paper in the English»French Dictionary

term paper N Am

term paper SCHOOL, UNIV

dissertation f trimestrielle

Translations for term paper in the English»French Dictionary

I.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] N

1. term (period of time):

term (gen)

période f

term (gen)

terme m

term SCHOOL, UNIV

trimestre m

term LAW (period when courts are in session)

session f

term (duration of lease)

durée f (de bail)

he was elected for a four-year term

il a été élu pour une période or durée de quatre ans

during the president's first term of office

pendant le premier mandat du président

term of imprisonment

peine f de prison

to have reached (full) term (of pregnancy)

être à terme

a term baby, a baby born at term

un enfant né à terme

in or during term(-time) SCHOOL, UNIV

pendant le trimestre

autumn/spring/summer term SCHOOL, UNIV

premier/deuxième/troisième trimestre

2. term (word, phrase):

term

terme m

legal/technical term

terme m juridique/technique

term of abuse

injure f

she condemned their action in the strongest possible terms

elle a condamné leur action très fermement

3. term MATH:

term

terme m

4. term (limit):

term

terme m

term

limite f

to set or put a term to sth

fixer or mettre un terme à qc

II.terms N npl

1. terms (conditions):

terms (of agreement, treaty, contract)

termes mpl

terms (of agreement, treaty, contract)

conditions fpl

terms (of will)

dispositions fpl

terms COMM

conditions de paiement

under or by the terms of the agreement/of the contract

aux termes de l'accord/du contrat

under the terms of the will LAW

selon les dispositions testamentaires (du défunt)

name your own terms

fixez vos conditions

terms and conditions LAW

modalités fpl

terms of sale/payment

conditions de vente/paiement

terms of trade COMM, ECON

termes de l'échange international

credit terms

conditions de crédit

on easy terms COMM

avec facilités fpl de paiement

peace terms POL

conditions de paix

terms of surrender POL

conditions de la reddition

terms of reference

attributions fpl

that question is not within our terms of reference

cette question n'est pas dans nos attributions

2. terms:

to come to terms with (accept) identity, past, condition, disability

assumer

to come to terms with death, defeat, failure

accepter

to come to terms with (confront) issue

affronter

to come to terms with the idea that …

se faire à l'idée que, accepter l'idée que …

she is still trying to come to terms with what happened

elle essaie toujours de comprendre ce qui s'est passé

3. terms (relations):

terms

termes mpl

to be on good/bad terms with sb

être en bons/mauvais termes avec qn

they are on friendly terms

ils sont en bons termes, ils ont des relations fpl amicales

they are on first-name terms

ils s'appellent par leurs prénoms

4. terms (point of view):

in his/their etc terms

selon ses/leurs etc critères

III.in terms of PREP

1. in terms of MATH:

in terms of (gen) (as expressed by)

en fonction de

to express sth in terms of cost/of colour

exprimer qc en fonction du prix/de la couleur

2. in terms of (from the point of view of):

in terms of

du point de vue de, sur le plan de

they are equals in terms of age and experience

ils sont égaux du point de vue de l'âge et de l'expérience

the novel is weak in terms of plot/of style

ce roman est faible sur le plan de l'intrigue/du style

they own very little in terms of real property

ils ne possèdent pas grand-chose en fait de biens immobiliers

I was thinking in terms of how much it would cost/how long it would take

j'essayais de calculer combien cela coûterait/combien de temps cela prendrait

IV.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] VB trans

term

appeler, nommer

to term sth sth

appeler or nommer qc qc

I.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] N

1. paper (substance):

paper (for writing etc)

papier m

a piece/a sheet of paper

un morceau/une feuille de papier

to get or put sth down on paper

mettre qc par écrit

it's a good idea on paper fig

c'est une bonne idée en théorie

the car only exists on paper

la voiture n'existe que sur le papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on

ce contrat ne vaut absolument rien

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on attr bag, hat, napkin

en papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on plate

en carton

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on industry manufacture

du papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on industry manufacture

de papier

2. paper attr (not existing in reality) fig:

paper loss, profit

théorique

paper promise, agreement

sans valeur

3. paper:

paper, a. wallpaper

papier m peint

4. paper (newspaper):

paper

journal m

local/Sunday paper

journal m local/du dimanche

5. paper (scholarly article):

paper

article m (on sur)

6. paper:

paper (lecture)

communication f (on sur)

paper (report)

exposé m (on sur)

I'm writing Monday's discussion paper

je prépare le sujet du débat de lundi

7. paper (examination):

paper

épreuve f (on de)

the French paper

l'épreuve de français

8. paper FIN:

paper

effet m de commerce

paper

papier m

long/short paper

effets mpl à long/court terme

long/short paper

papier m long/court

9. paper (government publication):

paper

livre m

II.papers N

papers npl ADMIN:

papers

papiers mpl

III.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] VB trans a. wallpaper

paper room, wall:

paper

tapisser

IV.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] VB intr

to paper over the existing wallpaper

recouvrir le papier actuel

to paper over one's differences/problems

passer sur ses différences/problèmes

V.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər]

to paper over the cracks

passer sur les problèmes

term paper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for term paper in the English»French Dictionary

I.term [tɜ:m, Am tɜ:rm] N

1. term (word):

term

terme m

2. term (period):

term

terme m

term UNIV, SCHOOL

trimestre m

term of office

mandat m

term of imprisonment

durée f d'emprisonnement

to go to term MED

arriver à terme

in the long/short term

à long/court terme

3. term pl (conditions):

term

conditions fpl

to be on good terms

être en de bons termes

in terms of sth

en termes de qc

Phrases:

to come to terms

arriver à un compromis

to come to terms with

(arriver à) accepter

II.term [tɜ:m, Am tɜ:rm] VB trans

term

désigner

I.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] N

1. paper no pl (writing material):

paper

papier m

paper hat

chapeau m en papier

to commit sth to paper

coucher qc par écrit

to get sth down on paper

mettre qc par écrit

on paper

en théorie

2. paper (newspaper):

paper

journal m

daily paper

quotidien m

3. paper (wallpaper):

paper

papier m peint

4. paper (official documents in general):

paper

document m

papers

pièces fpl

papers for identity

papiers mpl (d'identité)

5. paper no pl (set of exam questions):

paper

épreuve f

6. paper UNIV:

paper by student

exposé m

paper at conference, in review

papier m

to give a paper

faire un exposé

II.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB trans

paper

tapisser

III.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB intr (hide)

to paper over problems

dissimuler les problèmes

to paper over the cracks

dissimuler les failles