umbrella term in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for umbrella term in the English»French Dictionary

umbrella term N

umbrella term

terme m générique

Translations for umbrella term in the English»French Dictionary

umbrella [Brit ʌmˈbrɛlə, Am ˌəmˈbrɛlə] N

1. umbrella lit:

umbrella

parapluie m

folding umbrella

parapluie pliant

2. umbrella fig:

under the umbrella of (protection)

sous la protection de

under the umbrella of (authority)

sous l'égide f de

3. umbrella ZOOL:

umbrella

ombrelle f

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

umbrella term in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for umbrella term in the English»French Dictionary

umbrella [ʌmˈbrelə] N

1. umbrella (covering):

umbrella a. fig

parapluie m

umbrella for sun

ombrelle f

umbrella on the beach

parasol m

2. umbrella (protection):

umbrella

protection f

under the umbrella of sth

sous les auspices de qc

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

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English

In this sense, granular computing is used as an umbrella term to cover topics that have been studied in various fields in isolation.

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While the term can refer to the seminal style, it also can be used as a large umbrella term for any derivative subgenres.

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The best description for the band's music would perhaps be the umbrella term alternative metal.

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The term "content-oriented workflows" is an umbrella term for several scientific workflow approaches, namely data-driven, resource-driven, artifact-centric, object-aware, and document-oriented.

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Game programming has many specialized disciplines all of which fall under the umbrella term of game programmer.

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There is also the umbrella term ableism, referring to discrimination against those who are (perceived as) disabled.

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There are many types of dementia, which is an umbrella term.

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As a consequence, the word theory has become an umbrella term for a variety of scholarly approaches to reading texts.

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Other industry educators are recommending the use of events industry to be an umbrella term for the vast scope of the meeting and events profession.

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For example, "cryptology" is an umbrella term that encompasses cryptography and cryptanalysis, among other fields.

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