plan in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plan in the English»French Dictionary

I.plan [Brit plan, Am plæn] N

1. plan (scheme, course of action):

plan

plan m

to draw up a six-point plan

dresser un plan en six points

a plan of action/of campaign

un plan d'action/de campagne

the plan is to leave very early

nous avons prévu de partir très tôt

the best plan would be to stay here

le mieux serait de rester ici

everything went according to plan

tout s'est passé comme prévu

to revert to plan B fig

se rabattre sur le plan de repli

2. plan (definite aim):

plan

projet m (for de, to do pour faire)

to have a plan to do

projeter de faire

3. plan:

plan ARCHIT, CONSTR, TECH

plan m (of de)

4. plan (rough outline):

plan (of essay, book)

plan m

make a plan before you start to write

fais un plan avant de commencer à écrire

5. plan (map):

plan

plan m

II.plans N npl

1. plans (arrangements):

plans (known, fixed)

projet m

plans (vague, not fixed)

projets mpl

the plans for the school trip

le projet de voyage scolaire

what are your plans for the future?

quels sont vos projets d'avenir?

to make plans

faire des projets

to make plans for sth (organize arrangements)

organiser qc

to make plans for sth (envisage)

projeter qc

to make plans to do

projeter de faire

to have plans for sth/sb

avoir des projets pour qc/qn

I have no particular plans (for tonight)

je n'ai rien de prévu

I have no particular plans (for the future)

je n'ai pas de projets bien déterminés

what are your holiday plans?

quels sont vos projets pour les vacances?

but Paul had other plans

mais Paul avait prévu autre chose

2. plans ARCHIT, CONSTR:

the plans

les plans mpl

submit the plans before the end of the month

soumettez les plans avant la fin du mois

III.plan <pres part planning; pret, pp planned> [Brit plan, Am plæn] VB trans

1. plan (prepare, organize):

plan future, traffic system, economy, production

planifier

plan timetable, meeting, operation, expedition

organiser, préparer

plan retirement

préparer

plan day

organiser

plan career

faire un plan de

to plan it so that one can do

s'organiser pour pouvoir faire

he planned it so he could leave early

il s'est organisé pour pouvoir partir tôt

2. plan (intend, propose):

plan visit, trip

projeter

plan new development, factory

prévoir

to plan to do

projeter de faire, se proposer de faire

3. plan (premeditate):

plan crime

préméditer

4. plan (design):

plan ARCHIT, CONSTR kitchen, garden, city centre, building

concevoir

5. plan:

plan (give structure to) essay, book

construire

plan (make notes for) essay, book

faire le plan de

6. plan (decide on size of):

to plan a family

planifier les naissances

IV.plan <pres part planning; pret, pp planned> [Brit plan, Am plæn] VB intr

plan

prévoir

to plan for changes, increase

prévoir

to plan on doing/on sth (expect)

s'attendre à faire/à qc

to plan on doing/on sth (intend)

compter faire/sur qc

I'm not planning on losing the election

je ne m'attends pas à perdre les élections

why don't you ever plan?

pourquoi ne t'organises-tu pas à l'avance?

the present situation makes it impossible to plan

vu la situation actuelle, on ne peut pas faire de projets à l'avance

contingency plan N

contingency plan

plan m de réserve

escape plan N

escape plan

projet m d'évasion

business plan N

business plan

projet m commercial

business plan

business plan m

savings plan N

savings plan

plan m d'épargne

master plan N

master plan

plan m d'ensemble

flight plan N

flight plan

plan m de vol

game plan N SPORTS

game plan (gen)

stratégie f

floor plan N ARCHIT

floor plan

plan m

recapitalization plan N FIN

recapitalization plan

plan m de recapitalisation

plan in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plan in the English»French Dictionary

I.plan [plæn] N

1. plan (detailed scheme, programme):

plan

plan m

the plan is to surprise them

l'idée est de les surprendre

four-point plan

plan en quatre étapes

to go according to plan

se dérouler comme prévu

to make plans for sth

planifier qc

2. plan (vaguer intention, aim):

plan

projet m

to have plans

avoir des projets

I have other plans

je suis occupé

to change plans

changer ses projets

3. plan FIN, ECON (insurance scheme):

plan

plan m

4. plan (diagram, drawing):

plan

plan m

II.plan <-nn-> [plæn] VB trans

1. plan (work out in detail):

plan

planifier

to plan to do/on doing sth

projeter de faire qc

planned economy ECON

économie f planifiée

to plan things to so as to see everybody

organiser les chose de façon à voir tout le monde

2. plan (design, make a plan):

plan

faire le plan de

III.plan [plæn] VB intr

plan

faire des projets

we need to plan ahead

nous devons prévoir à l'avance

to plan for retirement

prévoir sa retraite

to plan on doing sth

avoir le projet de faire qc

instal(l)ment plan N

instal(l)ment plan COMM → hire purchase

open-plan ADJ

open-plan

sans cloison

game plan N

game plan

stratégie f

site plan N

site plan

plan m de chantier

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rough-and-ready plan

vite préparé(e)

cock-eyed idea, plan

absurde

foil plan

contrecarrer

Translations for plan in the French»English Dictionary

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planifier

to plan

plan d'épargne-logement

home savings plan

plan Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make one's ambition/plan a reality

réaliser son ambition/plan

the plan is to surprise them

l'idée est de les surprendre

to go according to plan

se dérouler comme prévu

to plan to do/on doing sth

projeter de faire qc

to put a plan into execution

mettre un plan à exécution

to plan sth/have sth finished for Sunday

organiser/avoir fini qc pour dimanche

to go to pot hopes, plan

tomber à l'eau

to come adrift plan, schedule

aller à vau-l'eau

to put a plan into action

mettre un projet à exécution

to buy on an installment plan Am

acheter à pouf (à crédit)

plan Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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plan Vigipirate

anti-terror plan

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English

For billions, it has been death on an installment plan decades in the making.

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This plan backfires, when the rowdy is more than happy to get them both married because more than anything, he cares about his sister's happiness.

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In the museum's business plan the trustees set out their intentions to create a fully-fledged community museum at the relocated site.

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Don, who is a residential school survivor, is waiting for his second compensation payment, and hopes to set up a money-management plan for it.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

There were no children to teach due to the high levels of infant mortality, which frustrated her plan to provide education.

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My game plan is to be myself and get on with things.

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The first plan was to discourage the public from feeding the birds while having a worker go to the pond every once in a while and shoo the geese away.

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A plan to sell off and develop 3,500 acres with residential and commercial construction was proposed in 2005.

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Earlier this year, however, the cabinet decided to suspend the technically complex redenomination plan until further notice, saying the economic climate was not suitable.

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With a practical training plan and careful diet, you should be able to achieve your targets without reaching for the white plastic bottles in your local health food shop.

www.telegraph.co.uk