ordinary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ordinary in the English»French Dictionary

I.ordinary [Brit ˈɔːdɪn(ə)ri, ˈɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri, Am ˈɔrdnˌɛri] N

1. ordinary (normal):

to be out of the ordinary

sortir de l'ordinaire

the trip was something out of the ordinary

c'était un voyage qui sortait de l'ordinaire

it's nothing out of the ordinary

ça n'a rien d'extraordinaire

2. ordinary REL (of mass):

ordinary

ordinaire m

3. ordinary Am (penny-farthing):

ordinary

grand bi m

II.ordinary [Brit ˈɔːdɪn(ə)ri, ˈɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri, Am ˈɔrdnˌɛri] ADJ

1. ordinary (normal):

ordinary experience, clothes

de tous les jours

ordinary after n citizen, life, family

ordinaire

to seem quite ordinary

paraître tout à fait ordinaire

to be just ordinary people

n'être que des gens bien ordinaires

most ordinary mortals wouldn't understand it

le commun des mortels ne le comprendrait pas

objects in ordinary use

objets d'usage courant

this is no ordinary case

c'est un cas inhabituel

in the ordinary way, I'd have accepted

normalement or en temps ordinaire, j'aurais accepté

2. ordinary (average):

ordinary consumer, family

moyen/-enne

the ordinary man in the street

monsieur Tout-le-monde

3. ordinary (uninspiring) pej:

ordinary place, film, performance, meal, person

quelconque

ordinary degree N Brit

ordinary degree

licence f de niveau moyen

ordinary share N FIN

ordinary share

action f ordinaire

ordinary seaman, OS N NAUT

ordinary seaman

≈ matelot m léger

Ordinary Grade N Brit

Ordinary Grade

examen officiel passé à l'âge de 16 ans en Écosse sanctionnant la fin des études obligatoires

Translations for ordinary in the French»English Dictionary

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bicycle

ordinary Am

ordinaire (gén)

ordinary

ordinaire lecteur, touriste

average, ordinary

ordinaire journée

normal, ordinary

séance ordinaire

ordinary session

procédure ordinaire

ordinary court procedure

très ordinaire personne

very ordinary

sortir de l'ordinaire livre, film:

to be out of the ordinary

l'ordinaire de la messe

the ordinary of the mass

trivial (triviale) objet

ordinary, everyday attr

matelot MIL, NAUT

≈ ordinary seaman Brit

une vie tristement ordinaire

a drearily ordinary life

ordinary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ordinary in the English»French Dictionary

I.ordinary [ˈɔ:dənəri, Am ˈɔ:rdəner-] N

1. ordinary (normal state):

ordinary

ordinaire m

out of the ordinary

qui sort de l'ordinaire

nothing out of the ordinary

rien d'inhabituel

2. ordinary Brit (judge):

ordinary

juge m

3. ordinary REL:

ordinary

ordinaire m

II.ordinary [ˈɔ:dənəri, Am ˈɔ:rdəner-] ADJ

ordinary

ordinaire

ordinary clothes

de tous les jours

in the ordinary way

en temps normal

she's no ordinary teacher

ce n'est pas un enseignant comme les autres

ordinary seaman <-men> N

ordinary seaman

matelot m

ordinary share N

ordinary share

action f ordinaire

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

ordinary seaman Brit

matelot

Translations for ordinary in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

le tout-venant

ordinary stuff

banal(e) personne, choses

ordinary

banalement

in a very ordinary way

le commun des mortels

ordinary mortals pl

hors du commun

out of the ordinary

ordinaire événement, fait

ordinary

ordinaire

ordinary

familièrement

in (ordinary) conversation

ordinary Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

out of the ordinary

qui sort de l'ordinaire

nothing out of the ordinary

rien d'inhabituel

in the ordinary way

en temps normal

she's no ordinary teacher

ce n'est pas un enseignant comme les autres

ordinary folk

gens mpl ordinaires

an ordinary person

une personne ordinaire

ordinary seaman Brit

matelot

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It should not be an ordinary manner and form.

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The ordinary leaves are lanceolate and opposite and may have short teeth.

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I had the ordinary education of a well-to-do boy and young man.

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They visually differ from the ordinary factory valenki by their fuzziness.

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A limited run of 300 copies, it was but an ordinary and simplistic book of no more than 48 pages.

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Great books are great teachers; they are showing us every day what ordinary people are capable of.

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The hero starts in the ordinary world, and receives a call to enter an unusual world of strange powers and events (a "call to adventure").

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Ordinary shares entitle the owner to a share in the company's net profit.

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Four flechettes can vaporize an ordinary human soldier.

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In ordinary cases, a person was not responsible for accident or if they excersized more than proper care.

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