peak in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for peak in the English»French Dictionary

I.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] N

1. peak (of mountain):

peak

pic m (of de)

2. peak (of cap):

peak

visière f

3. peak STAT:

peak (of inflation, quantity, demand, price, market)

maximum m (in dans, of de)

peak (in hormone, popularity)

pic m

peak (on a graph)

sommet m

to be at its or a peak

être à son maximum

4. peak fig:

peak (high point) (of career, achievement, empire, mental powers, creativity)

apogée m (of de)

peak (of fitness, form)

meilleur m (of de)

her success is at its peak , she is at the peak of her success

son succès a atteint son apogée

her fitness is at its peak , she is at the peak of her fitness

elle est au meilleur de sa forme

at his peak, he earned…

à l'apogée de sa carrière, il gagnait…

in the peak of condition

en excellente santé

to be past its or one's peak

avoir fait son temps

5. peak (busiest time) (gen):

peak

heure f de pointe

peak TELEC

heures fpl rouges

to cost 40 pence peak TELEC

coûter 40p au tarif rouge

6. peak:

peak (of roof)

faîte m

peak (of hair)

banane f

‘beat the egg white until it forms stiff peaks’

‘battre les blancs jusqu'à ce qu'ils deviennent fermes’

II.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] ADJ attr

peak demand, figure, level, population, price, risk

maximum, maximal

peak fitness, form, performance

meilleur

III.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] VB intr

peak inflation, rate, market, workload:

culminer (at à)

peak fig career, performance, enthusiasm, interest:

culminer

to peak in May/in the morning

culminer en mai/dans la matinée

to peak too early runner:

se lancer trop tôt

to peak too early prodigy:

s'épanouir trop tôt

to peak too early (in career)

réussir trop tôt

peak period N (on road, in shops)

peak period

période f de pointe

at or during peak periods

en période de pointe

peak rate N TELEC

peak rate

tarif m rouge

at peak rate

pendant les heures rouges

peak load N

peak load

charge f maximale

peak oil [ˈpiːk ɔɪl] N

peak oil

pic m pétrolier

peak time N

1. peak time (on TV):

peak time

heures fpl de grande écoute

at or during peak time

aux heures de grande écoute

at or during peak time attr viewing, programme

de grande écoute

at or during peak time series

diffusé aux heures de grande écoute

2. peak time (for switchboard, traffic):

peak time

heures fpl de pointe

peak season N

peak season

haute saison f

peak year N

peak year

année f record

I.off-peak [Brit ɒfˈpiːk, Am ˌɔfˈpik] ADJ

off-peak electricity

au tarif de nuit

off-peak travel, flight, reductions

en période creuse, en dehors des heures de pointe

in the off-peak period

en période creuse, en dehors des heures de pointe

at the off-peak rate call

au tarif réduit

II.off-peak [Brit ɒfˈpiːk, Am ˌɔfˈpik] ADV TELEC

off-peak call, cost

aux heures de tarif réduit

peak hour N (on road, in shops)

peak hour

heure f de pointe

at or during peak hours

aux heures de pointe

at or during peak hours attr delays, problems, traffic

des heures de pointe

peak in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peak in the English»French Dictionary

I.peak [pi:k] N

1. peak (mountain top):

peak

pic m

to reach the peak

atteindre le sommet

2. peak (climax):

peak

sommet m

peak in a period

moment m le plus fort

peak of a trend

apogée f

to be at the peak of one's career

être au sommet de sa carrière

3. peak Brit (hat part):

peak

visière f

II.peak [pi:k] VB intr

peak sb's career

être à son sommet

peak athletes

atteindre un record

peak figures, rates, production

atteindre son niveau maximum

III.peak [pi:k] ADJ

1. peak (the busiest):

peak hours

heures fpl de pointe

2. peak (the best, highest):

peak speed, capacity

maximal(e)

peak demand

record

peak season

haut(e)

in peak condition

dans le meilleur état

in peak periods

pendant les périodes de pointe

peak time viewing

heures de pointe d'écoute

peak hours N pl

peak hours

heures fpl de pointe

I.off-peak ADV

1. off-peak (outside peak hours):

off-peak

aux heures creuses

2. off-peak (off season):

off-peak

en basse saison

to go on vacation when it's off-peak

partir en vacances hors saison

II.off-peak ADJ

off-peak

en basse saison

off-peak call

aux heures creuses

off-peak hours

heures fpl creuses

Translations for peak in the French»English Dictionary

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visière d'une casquette

peak

point culminant de qc

the peak of sth

piton

peak

plafonner

to peak

les heures creuses

off-peak hours

aiguille

peak

pic

peak

peak Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to reach the peak

atteindre le sommet

to be at the peak of one's career

être au sommet de sa carrière

peak hours

heures fpl de pointe

in peak condition

dans le meilleur état

in peak periods

pendant les périodes de pointe

peak time viewing

heures de pointe d'écoute

to go on vacation when it's off-peak

partir en vacances hors saison

off-peak hours

heures fpl creuses

in peak condition

au meilleur de sa forme

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Translations for peak in the French»English Dictionary

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courant de pointe

peak load

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It gets rather raucous beyond 4000rpm and doesn't encourage aiming for the peak power point of 6000rpm for too long or too often.

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During off-peak hours, freight trains will also cross the tunnel.

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During the same period, other highlife performers were reaching their peak.

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It actively encourages users to carry out their heavy downloads during what is currently called either the uncounted or off-peak period.

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The peak elevation is 600 m where lava flows are visible.

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Express service was indicated with red signs and provided extremely limited bus service to the far reaches of the city during peak hours only.

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As such, the quantity of seaweed present reaches a peak in early summer and then decreases.

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It's a demanding, all-day trek that requires good hiking shoes, plenty of bottled drinks and warm clothes at the peak.

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The common eland is the slowest antelope, with a peak speed of per hour that tires them quickly.

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At its peak in the 1950s, the center housed more than 33,000 patients and required its own power plant.

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