CAP - Translation from French into English

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

Cap [kap]

le Cap

Cape Town

cap [kap] N m

1. cap GEOG (promontoire):

cap

cape

le cap Horn

Cape Horn

doubler ou franchir un cap

to round a cape

2. cap (obstacle):

cap

hurdle

franchir ou passer un cap

to get over a hurdle

3. cap (limite):

cap

mark

le cap des 1 000 abonnés

the 1, 000 subscribers mark

passer le cap de la cinquantaine

to pass the fifty mark

4. cap (orientation):

cap

course

changer de cap navire, capitaine, parti, ministre:

to change course

tenir ou garder ou maintenir le cap navire, capitaine, parti, ministre:

to hold one's course

mettre le cap sur capitaine, navire:

to head for

mettre le cap au sud navire, capitaine:

to head south

CAP [seape] N m abbrev

CAP → certificat d'aptitude professionnelle

cap-verd|ien (cap-verdienne) <mpl cap-verdiens> [kapvɛʀdjɛ̃, ɛn] ADJ

cap-verdien (cap-verdienne)

Cape Verdean

cap-hornier [kapɔʀnje] N m

1. cap-hornier (voilier):

cap-hornier

clipper which has followed the Cape Horn route

2. cap-hornier (marin):

cap-hornier

sailor who has sailed the Cape Horn route

Cap-Vert [kapvɛʀ] m

îles du Cap-Vert

Cape Verde islands

Cap-verd|ien (Cap-verdienne) <mpl Cap-verdiens> [kapvɛʀdjɛ̃, ɛn] N m (f)

Cap-verdien (Cap-verdienne)

Cape Verdean

English

French

Cape Kennedy

cap m Kennedy

Cape of Good Hope

cap m de Bonne-Espérance

Cape Horn

le cap Horn m

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

Cap [kap] N m

Le Cap

Cape Town

Cap Canaveral

Cape Canaveral

cap [kap] N m

1. cap (pointe de terre):

cap

cape

2. cap (direction):

cap

course

mettre le cap sur qc

to head for sth

CAP [seɑpe] N m

CAP abbreviation of certificat d'aptitude professionnelle

CAP

vocational training certificate

English

French

cape

cap m

to be over the hump

avoir passé le cap

Cape Canaveral

Cap Canaveral m

Cape Town

le Cap

to head off towards/to sth

garder le cap sur qc

from top to toe

de pied en cap

to set course for sth

mettre le cap sur qc

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

Cap [kap] N m

Le Cap

Cape Town

Cap Canaveral

Cape Canaveral

cap [kap] N m

1. cap (pointe de terre):

cap

cape

2. cap (direction):

cap

course

(main)tenir le cap

to stay the course

mettre le cap sur qc

to head for sth

English

French

cape

cap m

to be over the hump

avoir passé le cap

Cape Town

Le Cap

Cape Canaveral

Cap Canaveral m

to head off towards/to sth

garder le cap sur qc

to turn the corner fig

passer le cap

to set course for sth

mettre le cap sur qc