y. in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for y. in the English»French Dictionary

Y, y [Am jɛs] N

1. Y (letter):

Y

Y, y m

Phrases:

y MATH

y m

Y-shaped ADJ

Y-shaped

en (forme de) Y

Y-fronts N npl Brit

Y-fronts

slip m ouvert

Generation Y [ˌdʒenəreɪʃn ˈwaɪ] N

Generation Y

génération f Y

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on the x/y axis

sur l'axe des x/des y

to discriminate between X and Y

faire une or la distinction entre X et Y

the substitution of X for Y

la substitution de X à Y

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Y

Y, y

chromosome X/Y

X/Y chromosome

honni soit qui mal y pense (devise)

honi soit qui mal y pense

y. in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for y. in the English»French Dictionary

Y, y [waɪ] <-'s> N

1. Y a. MATH:

Y

Y m

Y

y m

Y as in Yellow Brit, Y as in Yoke Am, Y for Yellow Brit, Y for Yoke Am (on telephone)

y comme Yvonne

2. Y (used in place of name):

Mr Y

M. X

y. N

y. abbreviation of year

y.

année f

See also year

year [jɜ:ʳ, Am jɪr] N

1. year (twelve months):

year

année f

the year (that) ... [or when ...]

l'année où ...

all (the) year round

toute l'année

the thing/person of the year

la chose/personne de l'année

I'm six years old

j'ai six ans

it lasted six years

ça a duré six ans

2. year (a long time):

year

année f

for years

depuis des années

in all the years ...

pendant toutes ces années ...

over the years

à travers les années

year by year, year in, year out

année après année

3. year of a wine:

year

millésime m

4. year SCHOOL:

year

classe f

academic year

année f universitaire

academic year

année f académique Belg, Quebec, CH

school year

année scolaire

final year (of secondary school)

≈ terminale f

final year (of secondary school)

≈ rhétorique f Belg

to repeat a year

(re)doubler

what year are you in?

en quelle classe es-tu/êtes-vous?

I'm in Year ...

je suis en (classe de) ...

Phrases:

(since) the year dot, (from) the year dot Brit, Aus

depuis une éternité

to put years on sb

vieillir qn

to take years off sb

rajeunir qn

to be well on in years

bien vieillir

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to be torn between X and Y

être déchiré entre X et Y

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Y

Y

Y

y

Y comme Yvonne (au téléphone)

y for Yellow Brit

Y comme Yvonne (au téléphone)

y for Yoke Am

musique funk

funk(y music)

patte-d'oie

Y-junction

Madame X, née Y

Mrs X, née Y

il y a une très grande ressemblance entre X et Y

there's a strong resemblance between X and Y

ce mot s'écrit avec y

that word is written with a y

ce match oppose l'équipe X à [ou et] l'équipe Y

this match pits team X against team Y

y. Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be torn between X and Y

être déchiré entre X et Y

Y as in Yellow Brit, Y as in Yoke Am, Y for Yellow Brit, Y for Yoke Am (on telephone)

y comme Yvonne

Mr Y

M. X

there's a strong resemblance between X and Y

il y a une très grande ressemblance entre X et Y

this match pits team X against team Y

ce match oppose l'équipe X à [ou et] l'équipe Y

that word is written with a y

ce mot s'écrit avec y

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In other words, since the Y chromosome is single, it has duplicates of its genes on itself instead of having a second, homologous, chromosome.

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Its main structure consists of three four-sided bays resembling truncated hexagons, which have been joined together in a Y shape around a central hexagon.

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They found that human Y chromosome is able to recombine with itself, using palindrome base pair sequences.

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A palindrome structure allows the Y chromosome to repair itself by bending over at the middle if one side is damaged.

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Y-Gert used a single narrow beam from the ground station pointed over the target, broadcasting a series of pulses.

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It is characterised by the tiny, pointed tubercules present on its skin and a Y-shaped groove in the funnel locking apparatus.

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At the site of the explosion, there is a Y-shaped crack in the ground with no apparent bottom.

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The species is similar to Y. pallida and Y. arkansana.

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Y-STRs are taken specifically from the male Y chromosome.

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The idea that the Y chromosome was named after its similarity in appearance to the letter Y is mistaken.

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