thru in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for thru in the English»French Dictionary

thru PREP Am

thru → through

See also through

I.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] PREP

1. through (from one side to the other):

through

à travers

to see through the curtain/mist

voir à travers le rideau/la brume

to feel the stones through one's shoes

sentir les cailloux à travers ses chaussures

to cut through the fields

couper à travers champs

the nail went right through the wall

le clou a traversé le mur

to drive through the forest/desert

traverser la forêt/le désert (en voiture)

to stick one's finger through the slit

passer son doigt dans la fente

to poke sth through a hole

enfoncer qc dans un trou

to drill through a cable

toucher un fil électrique avec une perceuse

he was shot through the head

on lui a tiré une balle dans la tête

it has a crack running through it

il est fêlé

2. through (via, by way of):

to go through a tunnel

passer par un tunnel

to go through London/the town centre

passer par Londres/le centre-ville

to travel through Germany to Poland

aller en Pologne en passant par l'Allemagne

the path goes through the woods

le chemin passe par le bois

to come in through the hole/door

entrer par le trou/la porte

go straight through that door

passez cette porte

to jump through the window

sauter par la fenêtre

to look through binoculars, telescope

regarder avec

to look through hole, window, keyhole

regarder par

to hear sth through the wall

entendre qc à travers le mur

you have to go through her secretary

il faut passer par sa secrétaire

3. through (past):

to go through red light

brûler

to get or go through barricade

passer à travers

to get or go through customs

passer

to push one's way through crowd, undergrowth

se frayer un chemin à travers

the water poured through the roof

l'eau passait à travers le toit

4. through (among):

to fly through the clouds

voler au milieu des nuages

to leap through the trees

sauter de branche en branche

to fly through the air acrobat:

voler dans les airs

to fly through the air arrow, bullet:

fendre l'air

5. through (expressing source or agency):

I heard through a friend

j'ai appris par un ami

I met my husband through her

c'est par elle que j'ai rencontré mon mari

it was through her that I got this job

c'est par son intermédiaire que j'ai eu ce travail

to speak through an interpreter

parler par l'intermédiaire d'un interprète

to send sth through the post

envoyer qc par la poste

to book sth through a travel agent

réserver qc dans une agence de voyage

to order sth through a mail order firm

commander qc à une société de vente par correspondance

I only know her through her writings

je ne la connais qu'à travers ses écrits

6. through (because of):

through carelessness/inexperience

par négligence/manque d'expérience

through illness

pour cause de maladie

through no fault of mine, we were late

ce n'était pas à cause de moi que nous étions en retard

7. through (until the end of):

to work through the night

travailler toute la nuit

all or right through the day

toute la journée

he talked right through the film

il a parlé pendant tout le film

to stay through until Sunday

rester jusqu'à dimanche

to work through the lunch-hour

travailler pendant l'heure du déjeuner

8. through (up to and including):

through

jusqu'à

from Friday through to Sunday

de vendredi jusqu'à dimanche

1939 through 1945 Am

de 1939 jusqu'à 1945

open April through September Am

ouvert d'avril à fin septembre

II.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] ADJ

1. through (finished):

through inf

fini

I'm through

j'ai fini

I'm not through with you yet!

je n'en ai pas encore fini avec toi!

are you through with the paper?

as-tu fini de lire le journal?

I'm through with men!

les hommes—c'est fini!

we're through (of a couple)

c'est fini entre nous

Claire and I are through

c'est fini entre Claire et moi

2. through (direct):

through train, ticket

direct

through freight

à forfait

through bill of lading

direct

a through route to the station

un chemin direct pour aller à la gare

‘no through road’

‘voie sans issue’

‘through traffic’ (on roadsign)

‘autres directions’

through traffic uses the bypass

pour contourner la ville on prend la rocade

3. through (successful):

to be through to the next round

être sélectionné pour le deuxième tour

4. through Brit (worn):

your trousers are through at the knee

ton pantalon est troué au genou

III.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] ADV

1. through (from one side to the other):

the water went right through

l'eau est passée à travers

to let sb through

laisser passer qn

can you fit or squeeze or get through?

est-ce que tu peux passer?

2. through (completely):

wet or soaked through coat, cloth

trempé

wet or soaked through person

trempé jusqu'aux os

mouldy right through

complètement pourri

cooked right through

bien cuit

3. through (from beginning to end):

to read/play sth right through

lire/jouer qc jusqu'au bout

I'm halfway through the article

j'ai lu la moitié de l'article

4. through TELEC:

you're through

je vous passe votre correspondant

you're through to Ms Wilkins

je vous passe Madame Wilkins

IV.through and through ADV

to know sth through and through area, city

connaître qc comme sa poche

I know him through and through

je le connais comme si je l'avais fait inf

rotten through and through

pourri jusqu'à l'os

English through and through

anglais jusqu'au bout des ongles

selfish through and through

d'un égoïsme foncier

V.through [Brit θruː, Am θru]

to have been through a lot

en avoir vu des vertes et des pas mûres inf

you really put her through it

tu lui en as vraiment fait voir de toutes les couleurs inf

thru in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thru in the English»French Dictionary

thru [θru:] Am

thru → through

See also through

I.through [θru:] PREP

1. through (across):

through

à travers

to go through sth

traverser qc

to look through the hole

regarder par le trou

2. through (spatial):

through

à travers

to walk/drive through a town

traverser une ville (à pied/en voiture)

she came through the door

elle et entrée par la porte

to go through customs

passer la douane

3. through (temporal):

through the week

pendant la semaine

all through my life

toute ma vie

4. through Am (up until):

through

jusqu'à

open Monday through Friday

ouvert du lundi au vendredi

5. through (divided by):

through

à travers

through the noise

par-dessus le bruit

6. through Am MATH:

6 through 3 is 2

6 divisé par 3 égale 2

7. through (in two pieces):

to cut through the rope

couper la corde

8. through (by means of):

through

par

through the post

par la poste

through hard work

grâce à un dur travail

I heard about it through a friend

j'en ai entendu parler par un ami

II.through [θru:] ADV

1. through (to a destination):

through

à travers

to swim/run through

traverser à la nage/en courant

to let sb/get through

laisser passer qn/passer

to get through to the final

arriver en finale

2. through TELEC:

to get through

contacter son correspondant

I'm putting you through

je vous passe votre correspondant

3. through (from beginning to end):

through

d'un bout à l'autre

halfway through

en plein milieu

4. through (completely):

frozen/cooked through

complètement gelé/cuit

Phrases:

through and through

complètement

wet through

trempé jusqu'aux os

III.through [θru:] ADJ inv

1. through (finished):

through

terminé(e)

we are through

c'est fini entre nous

I'm through with the scissors

je n'ai plus besoin des ciseaux

2. through (direct):

through

direct(e)

3. through (from one side to another):

through

de transit

through traffic

circulation f dans la ville

drive-thru, drive-through N Am

drive-thru

service m au volant

drive-thru

drive[-in] m France, Belg

drive-thru

service m à l'auto Can

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