function in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.function [Brit ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n, Am ˈfəŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n] N

1. function (role):

function (of body, organ, tool)

fonction f

function (of person)

fonction f

function (of person)

charge f

to fulfil a function person:

remplir une fonction

to perform a function as person, object:

faire fonction de

in her function as …

en sa qualité de …

that is not part of my function

cela n'entre pas dans mes fonctions

the function of the heart is to do

le cœur a pour fonction de faire

bodily functions

fonctions physiologiques

2. function (occasion):

function (reception)

réception f

function (ceremony)

cérémonie f (officielle)

3. function:

function COMPUT, MATH

fonction f

to be a function of

être fonction de also fig

II.function [Brit ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n, Am ˈfəŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n] VB intr

1. function (work properly):

function

fonctionner

Phrases:

to function as (operate as) object:

faire fonction de, servir de

to function as person:

jouer le rôle de

function word N

function word

mot m grammatical

function word

mot-outil m

function key N

function key

touche f de fonction

function room N

function room

salle f de réception

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umbilical ANAT, PHYSIOL area, function

ombilical

ejaculatory function

éjaculatoire

black-tie attr (formal) dinner, function

en tenue de soirée

interrogatively function

à la forme interrogative

unevenly hang, function, develop

de façon irrégulière

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fonction intégrable

integrable function

function in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for function in the English»French Dictionary

I.function [ˈfʌŋkʃən] N

1. function (purpose) a. MATH:

function

fonction f

in my function as mayor ...

en tant que maire ...

to fulfil a function

remplir un rôle

to be a function of sth

être en fonction de qc

2. function (formal ceremony):

function

cérémonie f

3. function (formal social event):

function

réception f

II.function [ˈfʌŋkʃən] VB intr

function

fonctionner

to function as sth

faire fonction de qc

search function N COMPUT

search function

fonction f de recherche

function key N COMPUT

function key

touche f de fonction

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fulfil contract, function

remplir

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la fonction rénale

kidney function

fonctionner organe, administration

to function

salon

function room

fonction

function

elle a pour fonction de +infin

her function is to +infin

gendarmerie

The gendarmerie is a unit of the army with the function of a police force. There is a gendarmerie in every town.

s'acquitter d'une fonction

to perform a function

function Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in my function as mayor ...

en tant que maire ...

to fulfil a function

remplir un rôle

to be a function of sth

être en fonction de qc

to function as sth

faire fonction de qc

find function COMPUT

fonction f recherche

FUNCTION key

touche (de) Fonction

to appoint sb to a duty/a job/a function

appeler qn à une charge/un poste/une fonction

The gendarmerie is a unit of the army with the function of a police force. There is a gendarmerie in every town.

gendarmerie

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English

Moreover, the strategic hamlets would not be isolated; instead, they would function as a network.

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Historians are divided on the meaning and functions of barays.

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Research in this area is focused on developing peripheral nerve interfaces for the restoration of function following disease or injury to minimize associated losses.

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Its function is not known but there is some suggestive evidence that it may be involved in reproduction.

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Usually there is an initial situation, after which the tale usually takes the following 31 functions.

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The related glutaredoxins share many of the functions of thioredoxins, but are reduced by glutathione rather than a specific reductase.

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Signals may also be directed at predators, with the function of showing that pursuit will probably be unprofitable.

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Another function is to allow cars an extra power increase which would then allow overtaking for a few seconds once per lap.

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But his main function in the novel is violence.

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The main function of a headstock is holding the instrument's strings.

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