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format [fɔʀma] N m

1. format:

format
Format nt
format carte postale
Postkartenformat
format papier
Papierformat
format in-folio
Folioformat
format in-quarto
Quartformat
format grand aigle/jésus/raisin
Format 74 x 105/56 x 72/50 x 64 cm
format 24 x 36 PHOTO
Kleinbildformat
papier format A4
DIN-A4-Blatt nt
annonce de petit format
kleinformatige Anzeige

2. format COMPUT:

format
Format nt
format de/du document
Dokumentformat
format de/du document
Dokumentgröße
format de/d'un fichier
Dateiformat
format de fichier graphique
Grafikdateiformat
format d'impression
Druckformat
format d'origine
Ursprungsformat
format standard
Standardformat
format oblong [ou à l'italienne]
Querformat
format oblong [ou à l'italienne]
Landscape-Format spec
imprimer qc en format à l'italienne
etw im Querformat [o. Landscape-Format spec] ausdrucken

3. format TV, CINE:

format grand écran
Breitwandformat nt

II. format [fɔʀma]

format de poche
Taschenbuchformat nt

grand format m

grand format
Buchformat
grand format
entspricht i.d.R. dem Hardcover

I. former [fɔʀme] VB trans

1. former:

former
formen

2. former (créer, organiser):

former (association, parti)
gründen
former (coalition)
bilden
former (complot)
schmieden

3. former LING:

former
bilden

4. former (assembler des éléments):

former (équipes)
bilden
former (équipes)
aufstellen
former (train, cortège)
zusammenstellen
former (collection)
zusammentragen

5. former (concevoir):

former (idée, pensée)
entwickeln
former (projet)
entwerfen
former (vœu)
äußern
former (dessein)
hegen

6. former (constituer):

former
bilden

7. former (produire, donner):

former
herausbilden
former (fleur)
hervorbringen

8. former (éduquer, instruire):

former qn maître, professeur:
jdn heranbilden
former qn maître, professeur:
jdn ausbilden
former qn voyage, épreuve:
jdn schulen
former le caractère voyage, épreuve:
den Charakter schulen

9. former (prendre l'aspect, la forme de):

former (cercle)
bilden
former (boucle)
machen

II. former [fɔʀme] VB refl

1. former:

se former
sich bilden
se former fruits:
wachsen
se former images:
entstehen

2. former (se disposer):

se former en carré/colonne armée:
sich im Karree/in Kolonnen aufstellen

3. former (s'instruire):

se former
sich bilden

former

former → composer

former
aufstellen, zusammenstellen
Présent
jeforme
tuformes
il/elle/onforme
nousformons
vousformez
ils/ellesforment
Imparfait
jeformais
tuformais
il/elle/onformait
nousformions
vousformiez
ils/ellesformaient
Passé simple
jeformai
tuformas
il/elle/onforma
nousformâmes
vousformâtes
ils/ellesformèrent
Futur simple
jeformerai
tuformeras
il/elle/onformera
nousformerons
vousformerez
ils/ellesformeront
See further verb tables