yen in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for yen in the English»French Dictionary

I.yen [Brit jɛn, Am jɛn] N

1. yen FIN:

yen

yen m

yen attr trading, value

du yen

yen broker

des yens

2. yen (craving) inf:

to have a yen for sth/to do

avoir grande envie de qc/de faire

II.yen <pres part yenning; pret, pp yenned> [Brit jɛn, Am jɛn] VB intr inf

to yen for sth/to do

avoir très envie de qc/de faire

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firm pound, dollar, yen, market

ferme

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yen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for yen in the English»French Dictionary

yen¹ [jen] N (currency)

yen

yen m

See also pound³, pound², pound¹

I.pound³ [paʊnd] VB trans

1. pound (hit repeatedly):

pound

frapper

to pound the table fig

frapper du poing sur la table

the waves pounded the ship

les vagues fouettaient le navire

2. pound (walk heavily and noisily):

pound

marcher d'un pas pesant

to pound in

entrer en martelant le pavé

3. pound (walk along):

to pound the pavement

battre le trottoir

to pound the beat

patrouiller

4. pound (crush):

pound spices

piler

to pound into pieces

réduire en miettes

5. pound (beat):

pound

battre

6. pound (bombard):

pound

pilonner

II.pound³ [paʊnd] VB intr

1. pound (beat on noisily):

pound

frapper

to pound on a locked door

marteler une porte fermée à clef à grands coups de poings

to pound on a table

frapper fort sur une table

to pound on a wall

cogner sur un mur

to pound away at sth

taper sur qc à tours de bras

to pound away at the keyboard

taper sur le clavier comme un forcené

2. pound (walk/run noisily):

pound

marcher/courir d'un pas pesant

3. pound (beat):

pound

battre fort

pound heart

battre vite

my head is pounding

j'ai des élancements dans la tête

pound² [paʊnd] N (place for stray animals, cars)

pound

fourrière f

pound¹ [paʊnd] N

pound (unit of weight, currency):

pound

livre f

ten pounds sterling

dix livres sterling

a pound coin

une pièce d'une livre

100-pound note [or Am bill]

billet m de 100 livres

Phrases:

to demand one's pound of flesh from sb

exiger réparation sans faire de concession

yen² [jen] N inf (desire)

yen

grosse envie f

to have a yen for travel

avoir très envie de voyager

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yen Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a yen for travel

avoir très envie de voyager

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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For example, a card costing 5,000 yen will pay for 5,600 yen's worth of fare.

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The base fare is 200 yen, though reduced fares are available for children and the elderly.

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Capital increased to 150 million yen and production on a new line of engines started.

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This restaurant, named, was built at a cost of 89 million yen.

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The political parties had proposed 24 million yen per worker, the government had proposed 20 million.

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The rising price of the packaged release made the disk re-writing service a cheaper alternative to buying the game at 500 yen.

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It cost 8,000 yen and consisted of three 1-day tickets and one 2-day ticket.

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It is openfrom 11:00 until 18:00, the entrance fee is 500 yen.

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Total cost, originally estimated at 5.1 trillion yen in 2007., escalated to over 9 trillion yen by of 2011.

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The bright side was their improved financial situation where the debt was sharply reduced to less than 100 million yen.

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