usage in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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usage [yzaʒ] N m

1. usage (fait d'utiliser):

usage
use
l'usage des caméscopes se répand rapidement
the use of camcorders is spreading rapidly
l'usage de la force/torture
the use of force/torture
je te donne cette machine à écrire, je n'en ai plus l'usage
I'm giving you this typewriter as I don't have any further use for it
à l'usage rétrécir, déteindre, se distendre
with use
par l'usage sali, terni, encrassé
with use
en usage
in use
disqualifié pour usage d'anabolisants
disqualified for using anabolic steroids
il m'a interdit l'usage de l'alcool
he told me not to drink alcohol
connaître/apprendre l'usage de qc
to know how/to learn how to use sth
faire usage de
to use
faire un usage fréquent de qc
to use sth frequently
faire usage de son autorité
to exercise one's authority
faire grand usage de qc
to use sth a lot
faire bon/mauvais usage de qc
to put sth to good/bad use
faire de l'usage tissu, vêtement:
to last

2. usage (possibilité d'utiliser):

usage
use
à l'usage de qn
for the use of sb
pour leur usage personnel
for their own use
d'un usage courant/limité
in common/of limited use
‘réservé à l'usage du personnel’
‘for staff use only’
à usage privé/militaire/industriel
for private/military/industrial use
à usage externe PHARM
for external use only
à usage interne PHARM
for internal use
immeuble à usage de bureaux
office block
à usages multiples appareil
multipurpose attr
quel est l'usage de cette machine?
what's this machine used for?
il a perdu l'usage d'un œil/de la jambe droite
he's lost the use of one eye/of his right leg
hors d'usage vêtement
unwearable
hors d'usage machine
out of order
tellement abasourdie qu'elle en a perdu l'usage de la parole
so amazed that she lost the power of speech
retrouver l'usage de la vue
to recover one's eyesight
je ne lui laisse pas l'usage de ma voiture
I don't let him use my car

usagé (usagée) [yzaʒe] ADJ

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incorrect usage
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controversial usage

usage in the PONS Dictionary

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usage [yzaʒ] N m

usagé(e) [yzaʒe] ADJ

usage Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in common usage
d'usage courant
to loose the power of speech
perdre l'usage m de la parole
to recover one's sight
retrouver l'usage de la vue
to lose the power of speech
perdre l'usage de la parole
you have to tell yourself that's the way things are
il faut te/vous dire que c'est l'usage
commercial premises
des locaux à usage commercial
it's a well established practice
c'est un usage bien établi
society's precepts
les préceptes en usage dans la société
block of rented properties
immeuble à usage locatif
to be introduced in a country
s'introduire dans un pays usage, mode
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Common usage usually refers to fresh, moving water and thus not to oceans or lakes.
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It is developed and distributed under a freeware licence, for both personal and commercial usage.
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Peer pressure among children who come from broken homes contributes to the high rate of usage.
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It has not reached general usage or understanding.
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Usage varies among local organisations, with both names being used.
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The latter one is generally credited as the longest word in general usage.
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This version was designed mainly for easier finger usage.
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Well also collect information on your internet usage.
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The total number of troparia is determined by local usage.
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It is designed for short term usage only.
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