election in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for election in the English»French Dictionary

election [Brit ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n, Am əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n] N

1. election (ballot):

election

élection f

election

scrutin m

in or at the election

aux élections

to win/lose an election

gagner/perdre aux élections

to win/lose an election attr agent, campaign, manifesto, fever

électoral

to win/lose an election day, results

du scrutin

2. election (appointment):

election

élection f (to à)

to stand for election

se porter candidat aux élections

by-election [Brit ˈbʌɪəˌlɛkʃ(ə)n, Am ˈbaɪəˌlɛkʃən] N Brit

by-election

élection f partielle

direct election N

direct election

élection f directe

election defeat N C or U

election defeat

défaite f électorale

local election N

local election

élection f locale

general election N

general election

élections fpl législatives

parliamentary election N

parliamentary election

élections fpl législatives

re-election [Brit ˌriːɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n, Am ˌriəˈlɛkʃ(ə)n] N

re-election

réélection f

to stand for Brit or run for re-election

se représenter (aux élections)

leadership contest, leadership election N

leadership contest

élection f à la direction du parti

Translations for election in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

réélection

re-election

election in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for election in the English»French Dictionary

election [ɪˈlekʃn] N

election

élection f

to call an election

appeler aux urnes

election results N

election results N:

election results

résultats mpl des élections

election commission, election committee N

election commission

comité m électoral

election campaign N

election campaign

campagne f électorale

election booth N

election booth → polling booth

See also polling booth

polling booth N Brit, Aus

polling booth

isoloir m

election speech

election speech → election address

See also election address

election address N

election address

discours m électoral

general election N

general election

élections fpl législatives

election meeting N

election meeting

meeting m électoral

election address N

election address

discours m électoral

re-election N

re-election

réélection f

election Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put sb up for election

proposer qn à une élection

to put up for election

se porter candidat à l'élection

midterm election/poll

élection/sondage en cours de mandat

papal election

élection f du pape

to vote in an election

voter à une élection

the election is held on Monday

l'élection a lieu lundi

to call an election

appeler aux urnes

to fight an election POL

mener une campagne électorale

winning the election will be a long pull fig

remporter l'élection sera un travail de longue haleine

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The election is conducted by postal vote.

en.wikipedia.org

The whole country was waiting for some relief from demonetisation: what was heard was an election speech.

www.ndtv.com

Forget all that election hoo-ha and feast your eyes on this beautiful image.

www.canberratimes.com.au

He came in third in the 2010 presidential election receiving 8.3% of the vote.

en.wikipedia.org

In the federal election, a total of 483 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 65.6%.

en.wikipedia.org

So for the 2007 general election the DTP fielded its candidates as independents.

en.wikipedia.org

At the same time, his showing and that of the candidates he supported in the election were lackluster.

en.wikipedia.org

Under his leadership, however, the party was entirely shut out of the legislature in the 1982 election.

en.wikipedia.org

Given these protests, the election was tabled and further teleconferences and virtual meetings have occurred.

en.wikipedia.org

Events on and after election day, however, were tainted with fraud.

en.wikipedia.org