preface in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for preface in the English»French Dictionary

I.preface [Brit ˈprɛfəs, Am ˈprɛfəs] N

preface (to book)

préface f (to à)

preface (to speech)

préambule m

II.preface [Brit ˈprɛfəs, Am ˈprɛfəs] VB trans

preface livre:

preface

préfacer

to preface sth with sth

faire précéder qc de qc

I would like to preface my remarks with a word of thanks to…

avant d'aborder mon sujet, je voudrais remercier…

Translations for preface in the French»English Dictionary

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préface

preface

préface d'un livre

preface to a book

préface de Paul George

preface by Paul George

préfacier (préfacière)

preface writer

préfacer

to write a ou the preface to

ouvrage préfacé par

book with a preface by

preface in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for preface in the English»French Dictionary

I.preface [ˈprefɪs] N (introduction)

preface

préface f

preface of a report

préliminaire m

preface of a speech

introduction f

the preface to this disaster

le prélude à ce désastre

II.preface [ˈprefɪs] VB trans form

1. preface (write a preface to):

preface

préfacer

2. preface (introduce):

to preface sth with sth

faire précéder qc de qc

Translations for preface in the French»English Dictionary

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préface

preface

préfacer

to preface

preface Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the preface to this disaster

le prélude à ce désastre

to preface sth with sth

faire précéder qc de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was also given an extra 30-second drum preface.

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Although prefaced that this film was graphic, hundreds of fans still continued to watch, fascinated with the idea.

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The prelude may be thought of as a preface.

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A preface is usually signed (and the date and place of writing often follow the typeset signature); a foreword by another person is always signed.

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The preface and the opening chapter proclaim him as the hero.

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Frequently, a composer will have his or her own vocabulary of ornaments, which will be explained in a preface, much like a code.

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All that is known of her life is from the prefaces to her music volumes.

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The preface evaluates ref. 1 above as terse, but good, while ref. 2 has missing and erroneous tone marks.

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Often his prefaces are longer than the plays they introduce.

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For this he wrote the preface and the life of the author.

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