bits in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bits in the English»French Dictionary

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twiddly bits [ˈtwɪdlɪ] N npl inf

I.bit [Brit bɪt, Am bɪt] VB pt

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II.bit [Brit bɪt, Am bɪt] N

2. bit (small amount) inf:

a bit
un peu
a little bit
un petit peu
three and a bit
trois et des poussières inf
and a bit over
et des poussières inf
would you like a bit more?
tu en veux encore?
a bit of time, peace, sun, butter, money etc
un peu de
a bit of everything
un peu de tout
a bit of difficulty/information
quelques difficultés/informations
a bit of advice
un petit conseil
with a bit of luck
avec un peu de chance
to have a bit of bad luck
ne pas avoir de chance
to do a bit of shopping
faire quelques courses fpl
it won't do a bit of good
ça ne servira à rien
it isn't a bit of use asking
cela ne sert à rien de demander
that corkscrew isn't a bit of use
ce tire-bouchon est bon à jeter
wait a bit!
attends un peu!
after a bit
un peu après
quite a bit of a good bit of time, money, resentment etc
pas mal de
quite a bit or a good bit further/bigger
bien plus loin/grand

a bit inf (rather):

a bit
un peu
a bit deaf/cold/surprising
un peu sourd/froid/surprenant
a bit early
un peu trop tôt
a bit like me
un peu comme moi
move back a bit
recule un peu
it's asking a bit much
c'est un peu trop demander
she isn't a bit like me
elle ne me ressemble pas du tout
it's a bit of a surprise/a mess
c'est un peu surprenant/en désordre
he's a bit of a brute/a Tory
il a un côté brute/Conservateur
for a bit of a change
pour changer un peu
a bit of a disappointment
un peu décevant
to have a bit of a headache
avoir un peu mal à la tête
a bit of a problem
un petit problème
it was a bit of a shock to me
ça m'a un peu choqué
it was a bit of a joke
ce n'était pas très sérieux
we had a bit of a giggle
nous avons bien ri
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I.bite [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] N

II.bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB trans

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III.bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB intr

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IV.bite [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt]

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bits in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bits in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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bit pt of bite

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I.bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB trans

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II.bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB intr

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bits Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I'd like a bit of peace now
je voudrais un peu de calme maintenant
to fall to bits
tomber en morceaux
bit by bit
petit à petit
to dab a bit of powder on sth
donner un petit coup de poudre sur qc
to make quite a bit of money
ramasser pas mal d'argent
to get a bit of a paunch
prendre du ventre
not to be the least bit funny
ne pas être rigolo pour un sou
a tiny bit too wide/less loud
un rien trop large/moins fort inf
to make sth out of bits and pieces
créer qc de toutes pièces
you're going a bit/rather too far
y aller un peu/trop fort inf
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His surveys produced scientific backing for two useful bits of everyday advice; in kitchens, a reused washcloth is likely to be the most infectious and germ-carrying object in a house.
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The leading digit is between 0 and 9 (3 or 4 binary bits), and the rest of the significand uses the densely packed decimal encoding.
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It has rain sensing wipers, sat nav, leather trim, rear privacy glass, and plenty of other bits of standard kit.
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Six bits can only encode 64 distinct characters, so these codes generally include only the upper-case letters, the numerals, some punctuation characters, and sometimes control characters.
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The most significant bits are sent first, unlike a conventional serial port.
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Since perforated tape at the time could record eight bits in one position, it also allowed for a parity bit for error checking if desired.
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The result is called a ripple counter, which can count to where "n" is the number of bits (flip-flop stages) in the counter.
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This left four bits to encode properties of the symbol.
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Such things as tummy fluff, 2p piece, bits of string were given away.
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The interesting group is 8 bits long, matching the degree of the polynomial.
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