purpose in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for purpose in the English»French Dictionary

I.purpose [Brit ˈpəːpəs, Am ˈpərpəs] N

1. purpose (aim):

purpose

but m

for the purpose of doing

dans le but de faire

what was his purpose in coming?

dans quel but est-il venu?

to have a purpose in life

avoir un but dans la vie

for cooking/business purposes

pour la cuisine/les affaires

for our purposes, we can assume that…

dans l'optique qui nous intéresse, nous pouvons considérer que…

for the purposes of this book, I shall confine myself to the 18th century

pour (les besoins de) ce livre, je me limiterai au XVIII e siècle

for all practical purposes

en pratique

purpose unknown

usage m inconnu

this knife will serve the purpose

ce couteau fera l'affaire

this bag is large enough for the purpose

ce sac est assez grand

put it in the bin provided for the purpose

mets-le dans la poubelle prévue à cet effet

to some or good purpose

utilement

to no purpose

inutilement

to the purpose form

à propos

not to the purpose form

hors de propos

2. purpose (determination):

purpose, a. strength of purpose

résolution f

to have a sense of purpose

savoir ce que l'on veut, être déterminé

lack of purpose

indécision f

II.on purpose ADV (deliberately)

on purpose

exprès

I didn't do it on purpose

je ne l'ai pas fait exprès

she said it on purpose to frighten him

elle l'a dit exprès pour l'effrayer

III.purpose [Brit ˈpəːpəs, Am ˈpərpəs] VB trans archaic

purpose

se proposer liter (to do de faire)

dual-purpose ADJ

dual-purpose

à double usage

general-purpose ADJ

general-purpose tool, knife, detergent:

general-purpose

à usages multiples

purpose-built [Brit ˌpəːpəsˈbɪlt, Am ˈpərpəs ˌbɪlt] ADJ Brit

purpose-built

conçu pour un usage déterminé

a purpose-built apartment

≈ un appartement indépendant

it's not a purpose-built apartment

ça a été transformé en appartement

purpose-made [Am ˌpərpəsˈmeɪd] ADJ Brit

purpose-made

fait spécialement (for pour)

all-purpose ADJ

all-purpose building, living area

polyvalent

all-purpose utensil, machine

multi-usages

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singleness of purpose

ténacité f

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modulable salle

multi-purpose

adaptable à toutes les circonstances ou tous les besoins

all-purpose attr

finalité

purpose, aim

purpose in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for purpose in the English»French Dictionary

I.purpose [ˈpɜ:pəs, Am ˈpɜ:rpəs] N

purpose

but m

for financial/humanitarian purposes

dans un but financier/humanitaire

to have a strength of purpose

être très résolu

to serve a purpose

faire l'affaire

for that very purpose

à cette fin

for that very purpose (for this reason)

pour cette raison

for all practical purposes

en fait

to be to no purpose

être inutile

on purpose

exprès

II.purpose [ˈpɜ:pəs, Am ˈpɜ:rpəs] VB intr form

to purpose to +infin

se proposer de +infin

purpose-built ADJ

purpose-built

construit(e) spécialement

all-purpose [ɔ:lˈpɜ:pəs, Am -ˈpɜ:r-] ADJ

all-purpose

multi-usage

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omnisports

general purpose

exprès

on purpose

passe-partout

all-purpose

destination

purpose

universel(le) remède

all-purpose

c'est voulu inf

it's all on purpose

colle universelle

all-purpose glue

purpose Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a strength of purpose

être très résolu

to serve a purpose

faire l'affaire

for that very purpose

à cette fin

for that very purpose (for this reason)

pour cette raison

to be to no purpose

être inutile

on purpose

exprès

to purpose to +infin

se proposer de +infin

the ultimate purpose

le but ultime

to serve the purpose

faire l'affaire

she got to the stage of thinking he was doing it on purpose

elle en vint à penser qu'il (le) faisait exprès

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outil spécial

special-purpose tool

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English

In short, the purpose of espionage is to gather knowledge about (an) organization(s).

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Instead, new regional exam boards were created for this purpose, to operate in parallel with the GCE boards.

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Sometimes the purpose is as innocent as wanting to sell more books or attract attention with a startling headline.

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This device may be either a general-purpose computer running software to perform the network emulation or a dedicated emulation device.

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Micro-hydro plants may use purpose-designed turbines or use industrial centrifugal pumps, connected in reverse to act as turbines.

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The good news is that once a roof has been slated or tiled, the sarking felt serves no purpose.

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Thus, if they contest elections aiming to assume political power, they would lose vigor and sense of purpose.

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The initial launch left users confused with the application's user interface and purpose.

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But user experience begins when the price has accomplished its purpose of influencing a buying decision.

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While its primary purpose was to elect new kings, it also possessed rudimentary legislative powers.

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