volatile organic compound in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for volatile organic compound in the English»French Dictionary

volatile organic compound N CHEM

volatile organic compound

composé f organique volatil

Translations for volatile organic compound in the French»English Dictionary

composé organique

organic compound

Translations for volatile organic compound in the English»French Dictionary

volatile [Brit ˈvɒlətʌɪl, Am ˈvɑlədl] ADJ

1. volatile CHEM:

volatile

volatil

2. volatile fig:

volatile situation

explosif/-ive

volatile market, exchange rate

instable

volatile person

lunatique, versatile

volatile mood

changeant

organic [Brit ɔːˈɡanɪk, Am ɔrˈɡænɪk] ADJ

1. organic (not artificial):

organic cultivation, grower, produce, restaurant

biologique

organic fertilizer

naturel/-elle

organic poultry

élevé biologiquement

organic meat

provenant de bétail élevé biologiquement

2. organic (of body or plant):

organic substance, disease, society

organique

3. organic (integral):

organic structure, system, society, unit, whole

intégré (to à)

organic part

intrinsèque

organic development

organique

I.compound N [Brit ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd]

1. compound (enclosure):

compound

enceinte f

diplomatic/industrial/military/prison compound

enceinte f diplomatique/industrielle/militaire/de prison

workers'/miners' compound

quartier m de travailleurs/de mineurs

2. compound CHEM:

compound

composé m (of de)

carbon compounds

les composés du carbone

3. compound (word):

compound

mot m composé

4. compound (mixture):

compound

composé m (of de)

II.compound ADJ [Brit ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd]

1. compound (gen):

compound BIOL, BOT, CHEM leaf, flower, eye, substance

composé

2. compound LING:

compound tense, noun, adjective

composé

compound sentence

complexe

3. compound MED:

compound fracture

multiple

III.compound VB trans [Brit kəmˈpaʊnd, Am kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd]

1. compound (exacerbate):

compound difficulty, error, offence, problem, damage, anxiety

aggraver (by par, by doing en faisant)

to compound misfortune with error

ajouter l'erreur au malheur

2. compound (combine):

compound

combiner (with à)

compounded of

composé de

3. compound LAW:

to compound a debt

transiger sur une dette

to compound an offence or a felony

accepter de ne pas porter plainte en contrepartie d'un dédommagement

IV.compound VB intr [Brit kəmˈpaʊnd, Am kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd] LAW

compound (come to terms)

composer (avec ses créanciers)

volatile organic compound in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for volatile organic compound in the English»French Dictionary

volatile [ˈvɒlətaɪl, Am ˈvɑ:lət̬əl] ADJ

1. volatile (changeable):

volatile

versatile

2. volatile (explosive):

volatile

explosif(-ive)

3. volatile (easily vapourized):

volatile

volatile

organic [ɔ:ˈgænɪk, Am ɔ:rˈ-] ADJ

1. organic (related to living substance):

organic

organique

2. organic (not artificial):

organic fruit, agriculture

biologique

3. organic (fundamental):

organic

fondamental(e)

4. organic (systematic):

organic

systématique

I.compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑ:m-] VB trans

1. compound (make worse):

compound a problem

aggraver

2. compound (mix):

to compound sth with sth

mélanger qc avec qc

3. compound (make up):

compound

constituer

II.compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑ:m-] N

1. compound (enclosed area):

compound

enceinte f

family compound

domaine m familial

embassy compound

territoire m de l'ambassade

2. compound CHEM (mixture):

compound

composé m

nitrogen compound

composé azoté

3. compound LING:

compound

mot m composé

4. compound (combination):

compound of feelings, thoughts

composition f

III.compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd, Am ˈkɑ:m-] ADJ

compound

composé(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The most common type of nail polish remover contains the volatile organic compound acetone.

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