purposes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for purposes in the English»French Dictionary

cross-purposes [Brit ˌkrɒsˈpəːpəsɪz, Am ˌkrɔsˈpərpəsəz] N npl

we are at cross-purposes (with each other) (misunderstanding)

il y a un malentendu (entre nous)

we are at cross-purposes (with each other) (disagreement)

nous sommes en désaccord

to talk at cross-purposes

se comprendre mal

tax purposes N npl

to declare a sum for tax purposes

déclarer une somme au fisc

his income for tax purposes is £20, 000

son revenu imposable est de 20 000 livres sterling

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

English for Special Purposes, ESP N

English for Special Purposes

anglais m de spécialités

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contre-programmation

changing of scheduled programmes for competitive purposes

purposes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for purposes in the English»French Dictionary

cross purposes N pl

to be (talking) at cross purposes

mal se comprendre

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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for all practical purposes

à toutes fins utiles

for educational purposes

dans un but pédagogique

to all intents and purposes

virtuellement

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omnisports

general purpose

exprès

on purpose

passe-partout

all-purpose

purposes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

for all practical purposes

à toutes fins utiles

the ultimate purpose

le but ultime

for financial/humanitarian purposes

dans un but financier/humanitaire

to have a strength of purpose

être très résolu

for all practical purposes

en fait

to be to no purpose

être inutile

to be (talking) at cross purposes

mal se comprendre

for educational purposes

dans un but pédagogique

to serve the purpose

faire l'affaire

to all intents and purposes

virtuellement

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Translations for purposes in the French»English Dictionary

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outil spécial

special-purpose tool

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, another chartered bank then occupied the unused financial space, and the 1929 structure continued in use for banking purposes as of 2012.

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The test for legal advice privilege is to establish whether the communication in question was made confidentially for the purpose of legal advice construing such purposes broadly.

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Importing countries were required to issue certificates approving the importation, stating that the shipment was to be used exclusively for medical or scientific purposes.

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Employees often work at cross-purposes when their goals, metrics and incentives are not aligned.

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For these purposes, the existing liability to make a payment may be the defendant's own liability or another's.

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The house was open-plan and could sleep 6 people, with spaces serving multiple purposes.

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Digital signs are used for many different purposes and there is no definitive list.

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Most manufacturers tune for optimum emissions (running rich to protect the catalytic converter) and fuel economy purposes which can limit performance.

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Apart from these harnesses, there are also caving and canyoning harnesses, which all serve different purposes.

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Enough is enough of all those pointless brinkmanship with the government that achieves no purposes except foul up a bad situation even more.

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