wieldy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wieldy in the English»French Dictionary

wield [Brit wiːld, Am wild] VB trans

1. wield (brandish):

wield weapon, tool

brandir

2. wield (exercise) fig:

wield influence, authority

exercer (over sur)

unwieldy [Brit ʌnˈwiːldi, Am ˌənˈwildi] ADJ

unwieldy weapon, tool

peu maniable

unwieldy parcel

encombrant

unwieldy bureaucracy, organization

lourd

I.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild] N

1. field (gen):

field FARM, GEOG

champ m (of de)

ice/lava/snow field

champ de glace/de lave/de neige

2. field SPORTS (ground):

field

terrain m

football/sports field

terrain de football/de sport

to take to the field team:

arriver sur le terrain

3. field U (competitors):

field SPORTS (athletes)

concurrents mpl

field (horses)

partants mpl

field (horses)

champ m

field HUNT

chasseurs mpl (à courre)

to lead or be ahead of the field SPORTS

mener le peloton

to lead or be ahead of the field fig

être en tête

4. field (area of knowledge):

field

domaine m (of de)

it's outside his field

ça ne rélève pas de sa compétence

5. field LING:

field

champ m sémantique

6. field (real environment):

to test sth in the field

faire des essais de qc sur le terrain

to work in the field

travailler sur le terrain

7. field MIL:

the field of battle

le champ de bataille

to die in the field

tomber or mourir au champ d'honneur

to take the field

se mettre en campagne

to hold the field

se maintenir sur ses positions

to hold the field fig theory:

dominer

8. field (range):

field

champ m

field of force ELEC

champ de force

field of vision or view

champ de vision

field of fire MIL

secteur m de tir

9. field:

field COMPUT, MATH, PHYS

champ m

10. field:

field ART, HERALD

champ m

11. field (airfield):

field

terrain m d'aviation

II.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild] VB trans

1. field SPORTS:

field ball

attraper, réceptionner

2. field SPORTS (gen) (select):

field team, player

faire jouer

field candidate

présenter

3. field (put at disposal):

field equipment, nurses, soldiers

mettre [qn/qc] en action

4. field (respond to):

field questions

répondre à

III.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild] VB intr SPORTS

field

jouer dans l'équipe de défense

IV.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild]

to play the field

sortir avec tout le monde

I.yield [Brit jiːld, Am jild] N

1. yield (gen):

yield (product, amount produced)

production f

yield (product, amount produced)

rendement m

yield (of tree, field, farm)

rendement m

yield (of tree, field, farm)

récolte f

the annual milk yield

la production laitière annuelle

a good/poor yield of wheat

une bonne/mauvaise récolte de blé

a high yield variety

une variété à fort rendement

2. yield FIN (of shares, investments):

yield

rendement m

yield

rapport m (from, on de)

a yield of 8%

un rendement de 8%

a high yield bond

une obligation à haut rendement

II.yield [Brit jiːld, Am jild] VB trans

1. yield (produce, bear):

yield crop, animal, land:

rendre, produire

yield mine, quarry:

produire

2. yield FIN:

yield

rapporter

to yield 25% over 10 years

rapporter 25% sur 10 ans

to yield millions in taxes

rapporter des millions en taxes

3. yield (provide):

yield information, result, meaning

donner, fournir

yield clue

produire

yield secret

livrer

to yield new insights into

apporter de nouvelles perspectives quant à

4. yield (surrender):

yield

céder (to à)

to yield ground to MIL fig

céder du terrain à

to yield a point to sb

céder à qn sur un point, concéder un point à qn

she refused to yield this point

elle a refusé de céder sur ce point

to yield the floor to

donner or céder la parole à

III.yield [Brit jiːld, Am jild] VB intr

1. yield (give in):

yield (to person, temptation, pressure, threats)

céder (to à)

yield (to army, arguments)

se rendre (to à)

to yield to force

céder devant la force

to yield to persuasion

se laisser persuader

I yield to no-one in my admiration for her work

personne plus que moi n'admire son œuvre

2. yield (under weight, physical pressure):

yield lock, door, shelf, bridge:

céder (under sous)

3. yield:

to yield to (be superseded by) technology, phenomenon:

céder le pas à

to yield to land, countryside:

céder la place à

4. yield (be productive):

to yield well/poorly

avoir un bon/mauvais rendement

the cow yields well

la vache produit une bonne quantité de lait

5. yield Am MOTOR:

yield

céder le passage (to à)

‘yield’ (on sign)

‘cédez le passage’

I.field test N

field test

essai m sur le terrain

II.field test VB trans

field test weapon:

field test

soumettre [qc] à des essais sur le terrain

I.shield [Brit ʃiːld, Am ʃild] N

1. shield (of warrior, soldier etc):

shield MIL

bouclier m

shield HERALD

écusson m

shield fig

protection f

shield fig

bouclier m liter (against contre)

2. shield SPORTS:

shield

≈ trophée m

3. shield TECH (screen):

shield (on machine, against radiation)

écran m de protection

shield (around gun)

pare-balles m inv

shield (of tunnel)

bouclier m (d'avancement)

4. shield Am (policeman's badge):

shield

insigne m

5. shield ZOOL (shell of animal):

shield

carapace f

II.shield [Brit ʃiːld, Am ʃild] VB trans

shield (from weather)

protéger, abriter (from de)

shield (from danger, discovery, truth) (gen)

protéger (from de)

shield (from authorities) (by lying)

couvrir

shield (by harbouring) suspect, criminal

donner asile à

to shield one's eyes from the sun

se protéger les yeux du soleil

to shield sb with one's body

faire (un) bouclier de son corps à qn

tax shield [ˈtæks ʃiːld] N

tax shield

bouclier m fiscal

field strength N

field strength RADIO, TV

intensité f du champ

yield up VB [Brit jiːld -, Am jild -]

yield up secret, treasure:

yield up

livrer

gravitational field N

gravitational field

champ m de gravitation

wieldy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wieldy in the English»French Dictionary

wield [wi:ld] VB trans

1. wield (hold):

wield

manier

2. wield (use):

wield influence, power

exercer

unwieldy [ʌnˈwi:ldɪ] ADJ

1. unwieldy (cumbersome):

unwieldy

encombrant(e)

2. unwieldy (difficult to manage):

unwieldy

peu maniable

I.yield [ji:ld] N

yield

rendement m

II.yield [ji:ld] VB trans

1. yield (provide):

yield a. fig

rapporter

yield results

donner

2. yield (give up):

yield

céder

III.yield [ji:ld] VB intr

1. yield (bend):

yield material

céder

2. yield Am (let other cars go first):

yield

céder la priorité

3. yield (surrender):

yield

se rendre

4. yield (give way):

yield

céder

to yield to pressure

céder à la pression

I.shield [ʃi:ld] N

1. shield (defence):

shield

bouclier m

protective shield

plaque f de protection

2. shield (protective layer):

shield

protection f

3. shield (with heraldic arms):

shield

blason m

4. shield (with logo):

shield

écusson m

5. shield (prize):

shield

plaque f

6. shield Am (police badge):

shield

plaque f

II.shield [ʃi:ld] VB trans

shield

protéger

to shield sb from sth

protéger qn de qc

to shield one's hands

se protéger les mains

I.field [fi:ld] N

1. field (open land) a. MIL, ELEC, COMPUT:

field

champ m

2. field (sphere of activity):

field

domaine m

3. field SPORTS (ground):

field

terrain m

4. field + sing/pl vb (contestants in competition):

field

concurrents mpl

she beat off a large field to get the job

elle a battu de nombreux candidats pour avoir le job

II.field [fi:ld] VB trans SPORTS

1. field (return):

field ball

attraper et relancer

field fig questions

répondre à

2. field (send):

field team

faire jouer

fielder N

fielder field glasses

chasseur m

fielder field glasses

jumelles fpl

field day N

1. field day Am, Aus (day outside classroom):

field day

sortie f

2. field day (sporting event):

field day

grand jour m

3. field day inf:

to have a field day

bien s'amuser

ball field N Am

ball field

terrain m de base-ball

afield [əˈfi:ld] ADV

far afield

très loin

heat shield N TECH

heat shield

bouclier m thermique

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It passed the speed bump test without complaints and is very wieldy in car parks and driveways.

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