the in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for the in the English»French Dictionary

the [Brit ðə, ðɪ, ðiː, Am ði, ðə] DET

See also worse, wise, well2, well1, none, more, better2, better1, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming, all

I.worse [Brit wəːs, Am wərs] ADJ comparative of bad

1. worse (more unsatisfactory, unpleasant):

2. worse (more serious, severe):

II.worse [Brit wəːs, Am wərs] N

III.worse [Brit wəːs, Am wərs] ADV comparative of badly

I.wise [Brit wʌɪz, Am waɪz] N form, dated (way)

II.wise [Brit wʌɪz, Am waɪz] ADJ

I.well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] N

well → well up

I.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADJ

2. well (in satisfactory state, condition):

II.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADV

1. well (satisfactorily):

2. well (used with modal verbs):

it may well be that + subj

3. well (intensifier):

III.well1 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] INTERJ

I.none [Brit nʌn, Am nən] PRON

II.none [Brit nʌn, Am nən] ADV (not, not at all)

I.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr] ADV When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère; more beautiful = plus beau/belle; more easily = plus facilement; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see I. 1. below.
When used as an adjective to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see II. 1. below.

II.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr] ADJ

III.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr] PRON

IX.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr]

better2 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] N

I.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] N When better is used as an adjective it is translated by meilleur or mieux depending on the context (see below, and note that meilleur is the comparative form of bon, mieux the comparative form of bien). The translation of the construction to be better than varies depending on whether bon or bien works originally with the noun collocate: their wine is better than our wine = leur vin est meilleur que le nôtre; her new apartment is better than her old one = son nouvel appartement est mieux que l'ancien; his new film is better than his last one = son nouveau film est mieux or meilleur que le précédent (both bon and bien work with the collocate in this last example). Other constructions may be translated as follows: this is a better bag/car = ce sac/cette voiture est mieux; it is better to do = il vaut mieux faire or il est mieux de faire.
As an adverb, better can almost always be translated by mieux. For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below.

II.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] ADJ comparative of good

1. better (more pleasing, satisfactory):

III.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] ADV comparative of well

2. better (more advisably or appropriately):

ou mieux, …

IV.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] VB trans

V.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] VB refl

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad attr joke
not bad inf

III.bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

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

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

dyed-in-the-wool [Brit ˌdʌɪdɪnðəˈwʊl, Am ˌdaɪdɪnðəˈwʊl] ADJ

fly-on-the-wall [Brit flʌɪɒnðəˈwɔːl, Am ˌflaɪɑnðəˈwɔl] ADJ

the in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for the in the English»French Dictionary

the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] def art

the
le(la) m (f)
the
l' mf + vowel
the
les pl
of [or from] the rooms
at [or to] the office
at [or to] the window
at [or to] the hotel
at [or to] the doors
the sooner the better

jack-in-the-box <-es> [ˈdʒækɪnðəbɒks, Am -bɑ:ks] N

state-of-the-art, state of the art ADJ

the Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the man with the hat/the loud voice
the map charts the course of the river
the light at the end of the tunnel
in the end [or at the end of the day Aus, Brit]
the epicentre of the crisis/the epidemic Brit
the epicenter of the crisis/the epidemic Am

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Translations for the in the French»English Dictionary

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The sixth year was the most significant, with 57 players competing in two back-to-back 9 inning games.
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