element in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for element in the English»French Dictionary

element [Brit ˈɛlɪm(ə)nt, Am ˈɛləmənt] N

1. element (constituent):

element

élément m

a key/important element in her philosophy

un élément essentiel/important de sa philosophie

the key element in his success

l'élément clé de son succès

the poor salary was just one element in my dissatisfaction

le salaire médiocre n'expliquait que partiellement mon mécontentement

2. element (factor):

element

facteur m

the time element

le facteur temps

the element of luck

le facteur chance

3. element (small part):

element

part f

an element of risk/danger

une part de risque/danger

4. element (rudiment):

element (of courtesy, diplomacy)

élément m

element (of courtesy, diplomacy)

rudiment m

element (of grammar, mathematics etc)

base f

5. element (constituent group):

element

élément m

the violent element in the audience

l'élément violent du public

6. element (air, water etc):

element

élément m

the four elements

les quatre éléments

the elements (weather)

les éléments

to brave the elements hum

affronter les éléments

exposed to the elements

exposé aux intempéries

7. element:

element CHEM, MATH, RADIO

élément m

8. element ELEC:

element

résistance f

to be in/out of one's element

être/ne pas être dans son élément

dummy element N LING

dummy element

élément m explétif

radio-element N

radio-element

radioélément m

non-metallic element N CHEM

non-metallic element

métalloïde m

trace element, trace mineral N

trace element

oligo-élément m

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oligo-élément

trace element

composante (élément)

element

composante (de pays)

element

transuran|ien

transuranic element

désacclimaté (désacclimatée)

out of one's element

aile marchante fig

active element

element in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for element in the English»French Dictionary

element [ˈelɪmənt, Am ˈ-ə-] N

1. element a. CHEM, MATH:

element

élément m

2. element ELEC:

element

résistance f

3. element (amount):

an element of luck

une part de chance

to lose the element of surprise

perdre l'effet de surprise

4. element pl (rudiments):

element

rudiments mpl

5. element pl METEO:

the elements

les éléments

trace element N

trace element

oligo-élément m

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marginal interest, element, artist

mineur(e)

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élément

element

être dans son élément

to be in one's element

décomposer un élément en ses composants

to break an element down into its components

être comme un poisson dans l'eau

to be in one's element

il y a un grand fond de vérité dans tout ça

there's a large element of truth in all that

element Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an element of luck

une part de chance

to lose the element of surprise

perdre l'effet de surprise

there's a large element of truth in all that

il y a un grand fond de vérité dans tout ça

to break an element down into its components

décomposer un élément en ses composants

element Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for element in the French»English Dictionary

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élément de fixation

mounting element

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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However, the record still ships, to this day, with virtually the same packaging elements as the originals.

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As usual, it is not an element that is intrinsically poisonous, but toxicity depends on structure.

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The band is often labelled as math metal (for using elements of math rock) and progressive metal.

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Least and greatest elements may fail to exist, as the example of the real numbers shows.

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Many medications are known to chelate, or bind, zinc preventing the element from functioning properly.

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The most significant original elements are the wooden doors and their shouldered surrounds.

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A well-defined target market is the first element to a marketing strategy.

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The child elements are towards the bottom of the stairs and the parent elements are at the top.

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X-radiograph reveals little preparatory underdrawing outside of a series of ruled lines used to situate elements within the overall design.

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The first element of a list is called the "head" of the list.

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