wearing course in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wearing course in the English»French Dictionary

wearing course N

wearing course

couche f de roulement

Translations for wearing course in the English»French Dictionary

wearing [Brit ˈwɛərɪŋ, Am ˈwɛrɪŋ] ADJ

1. wearing (exhausting):

wearing day, job, journey

fatigant

it can be wearing doing

c'est parfois fatigant de faire

2. wearing (irritating):

wearing behaviour, person

pénible

I.wear [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] N U

1. wear (clothing):

wear

vêtements mpl

children's/beach wear

vêtements pour enfants/de plage

in beach/sports wear

en tenue f de plage/de sport

2. wear (use):

for everyday wear

de tous les jours

for summer wear

pour l'été

to stretch with wear shoes:

s'assouplir à l'usage

I've had three years' wear out of these boots

ces bottes m'ont duré trois ans

there's some wear left in these tyres

ces pneus ne sont pas encore usés

there's still a few months' wear in this shirt

cette chemise peut encore servir quelques mois

3. wear (damage):

wear

usure f (on de)

wear and tear

usure f

fair or normal wear and tear

usure normale

to stand up to wear

résister à l'usure

to get hard or heavy wear

servir beaucoup

there are signs of wear on the brake linings

les garnitures de freins sont un peu usées

to show signs of wear

commencer à être usé

to look the worse for wear (damaged)

être abîmé

to be somewhat the worse for wear (drunk)

être ivre

to be somewhat the worse for wear (tired)

être épuisé

II.wear <pret wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB trans

1. wear (be dressed in):

wear garment, jewellery, earphones etc

porter

to wear blue

s'habiller en bleu

to wear one's hair long/short

avoir les cheveux longs/courts

to wear one's hair in a bun

porter un chignon

to wear a ribbon in one's hair

avoir un ruban dans les cheveux

to wear one's skirts long

s'habiller long

to wear one's clothes loose

aimer les vêtements lâches

2. wear (put on):

wear garment, jewellery etc

mettre

what are you wearing tonight?

qu'est-ce que tu vas mettre ce soir?

what should I wear?

qu'est-ce que je devrais mettre?

I haven't got a thing to wear

je n'ai rien à me mettre

3. wear (use):

wear perfume, sun-cream

mettre

to wear make-up

se maquiller

she's wearing make-up

elle est maquillée

4. wear (display):

he or his face wore a puzzled frown

il fronçait les sourcils d'un air perplexe

her face wore a smug expression

elle avait un air plein de suffisance

5. wear (damage by use):

wear carpet, clothes, clutch, component

user

to be worn to a thread

être usé jusqu'à la corde

to wear a hole in garment, sheet

trouer

to wear a track/a groove in

creuser un sentier/une rigole dans

6. wear (accept) inf:

wear behaviour, attitude

tolérer

wear excuse

accepter

III.wear <pret wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB intr

1. wear (become damaged):

wear carpet, garment, shoes:

s'user

my patience is wearing thin

je commence à être à bout de patience

2. wear (withstand use):

a carpet/fabric that will wear well

un tapis/tissu solide

he's worn very well fig

il est encore bien pour son âge

I.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] N

1. course (progression):

course (of time, event, history, nature)

cours m (of de)

in the course of

au cours de

in the course of time

avec le temps

in the normal or ordinary course of things or events

normalement

in the course of doing

en faisant

in the course of construction/development

en cours de construction/développement

to take its course

se mettre en train

to run or follow its course

suivre son cours

in due course

en temps utile

to change the course of sth

changer le cours de qc

2. course (route):

course (of river, road, planet, star)

cours m

course (of boat, plane)

cap m

to be on or hold or steer a course AVIAT, NAUT

tenir un cap

to be on course for lit

être en route pour

to be on course for fig

aller vers

the economy is back on course

l'économie s'est restabilisée

to be or go off course

faire fausse route

to change course (gen) lit

changer de direction

to change course AVIAT, NAUT

changer de cap

to change course fig

changer d'avis

to set (a) course for AVIAT, NAUT

mettre le cap sur

course of action

moyen m d'action

course of action

parti m

to take a course of action

prendre un parti

this is the only course open to us

c'est le seul parti qui s'offre à nous

3. course:

course SCHOOL, UNIV

cours m (in en, of de)

art/French course

cours m d'art/de français

beginners' course

cours m pour débutants

introductory/advanced course

cours m inaugural/avancé

a course of study SCHOOL

programme m scolaire

a course of study UNIV

cursus m universitaire

to go on a course

(aller) suivre un cours

to be on a course

suivre un cours

4. course:

course MED, VET (of drug)

traitement m

course (of injections)

série f

a course of treatment

un traitement

5. course (in golf, athletics):

course SPORTS

parcours m

course HORSE RAC

cours m

to stay the course lit

finir la course

to stay the course fig

tenir bon

6. course (part of meal):

course

plat m

second/third course

deuxième/troisième plat m

the fish course

le plat de poisson

the cheese course

le plateau de fromages

7. course CONSTR:

course

assise f

II.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB trans HUNT

course dog: quarry

courir

course person: hounds

faire courir

III.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB intr

1. course (rush):

course

couler

the tears coursed down her cheeks

les larmes coulaient sur ses joues

the blood was coursing through or in her veins

le sang coulait dans ses veines

ideas were coursing through his mind

les idées se bousculaient dans son esprit

2. course SPORTS:

course dogs:

courir le lièvre

course person:

chasser

IV.-course COMP

three/five-course meal

de trois/cinq plats

V.of course ADV

of course

bien sûr, évidemment

of course I do!

bien sûr que oui!

of course he doesn't!

bien sûr que non!

‘did you lock the door?’—‘of course I did!’

‘tu as fermé la porte à clé?’—‘mais oui, enfin!’

‘you didn't believe him?’—‘of course not!’

‘tu ne l'as pas cru?’—‘mais non, voyons!’

it might rain/it's too expensive, of course

évidemment il pourrait pleuvoir/c'est trop cher

you'll stay for dinner, of course?

vous allez bien rester dîner?

wearing course in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wearing course in the English»French Dictionary

wearing [ˈweərɪŋ, Am ˈwer-] ADJ

wearing

fatigant(e)

I.wear <wore, worn> [weəʳ, Am wer] N

1. wear (clothing):

wear

vêtements mpl

men's wear

vêtements pour hommes

2. wear (amount of use):

wear

usure f

there's some wear left in sth

on peut encore utiliser qc

to show signs of wear

commencer à s'user

wear and tear

usure f

to have had a lot of wear and tear

être très usé

to be the worse for wear

être ivre

II.wear <wore, worn> [weəʳ, Am wer] VB trans

1. wear (have on body):

wear a. fig

porter

2. wear (make a hole):

wear

user

to wear holes in sth

trouer qc

Phrases:

to wear your heart on your sleeve

laisser transparaître ses sentiments

to wear the trousers, to wear the pants Am

porter la culotte

III.wear <wore, worn> [weəʳ, Am wer] VB intr

wear

s'user

to wear into holes

se trouer

to wear thin

être usé

to wear thin fig

être à bout

I.course [kɔ:s, Am kɔ:rs] N

1. course (direction):

course

cours m

to adopt a course

prendre une direction

to adopt a middle course fig

opter pour une solution intermédiaire

to be on course for sth

être en route pour qc

to be on course for sth fig

être sur la voie de qc

to be off course

dévier du chemin

to be off course fig

faire fausse route

to change course

changer de direction

to change course fig

prendre une autre voie

to keep one's course

poursuivre son chemin

to keep one's course fig

poursuivre sa voie

to attempt to pervert the course of justice

essayer d'entraver le cours de la justice

2. course (development):

course of time, event

cours m

in due course

dans les temps voulus

during the course of sth

au cours de qc

sth runs/takes its course

qc suit/prends son cours

of course

bien sûr

of course

sans autre CH

of course not

bien sûr que non

3. course (series of classes):

course

cours m

cooking course

cours de cuisine

to do/take/follow a course in sth

prendre/suivre un cours de qc

4. course (treatment):

course

traitement m

to put sb on a course of sth

mettre qn sous traitement de qc

5. course SPORTS (area):

course

parcours m

golf course

parcours m de golf

obstacle course

parcours m d'obstacles

6. course (part of meal):

course

plat m

7. course CONSTR (layer):

course

couche f

a damp-proof course

une couche étanche

II.course [kɔ:s, Am kɔ:rs] VB intr

course river, blood:

course

couler

to course through sth

couler dans qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Plastic deformation of the asphalt wearing course was observed near the takeoff position of the runway.

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The wearing course is typically placed on the base course, which is normally placed on the subbase, which rests on the subgrade.

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