Eina in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Eina in the English»French Dictionary

Etna [Brit ˈɛtnə, Am ˈɛtnə] a. Mount Etna

Etna

l'Etna m , le mont Etna

EIB N abrév

EIB → European Investment Bank

See also European Investment Bank

European Investment Bank, EIB N

European Investment Bank

Banque f européenne d'investissement

European Investment Bank

BEI f

china cupboard N

china cupboard

placard m à vaisselle

china cabinet N

china cabinet

vitrine f (meuble)

China Sea

China Sea

mer f de Chine

China tea N

China tea

thé m de Chine

china closet N Am

china closet → china cabinet, → china cupboard

See also china cupboard, china cabinet

china cupboard N

china cupboard

placard m à vaisselle

china cabinet N

china cabinet

vitrine f (meuble)

china [Brit ˈtʃʌɪnə, Am ˈtʃaɪnə] N U

china

porcelaine f

a piece of china

une porcelaine

rare china

porcelaines fpl rares

rare china attr cup, plate

en porcelaine

like a bull in a china shop

comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine

Red China N

Red China

Chine f Communiste

China [Brit ˈtʃʌɪnə, Am ˈtʃaɪnə]

China

Chine f

not for all the tea in China

pour rien au monde

Eina in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Eina in the English»French Dictionary

Eire [ˈer·ə] N

Eire

République f d'Irlande

Red China N a. pej sl

Red China

Chine f communiste

china [ˈtʃaɪ·nə] N

china

porcelaine f

China [ˈtʃaɪ·nə] N

China

la Chine

DNA [ˌdi·en·ˈeɪ] N

DNA abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid

DNA

ADN m

tuna [ˈtu·nə] N

tuna

thon m

RNA [ˌar·en·ˈeɪ] N

RNA abbreviation of ribonucleic acid

RNA

ARN m

I.being [ˈbi·ɪŋ] VB

being present participle of be

II.being [ˈbi·ɪŋ] N

1. being (living thing):

being

être m

being from another planet

créature f extraterrestre

2. being (existence):

to bring sth into being

concrétiser qc

to come into being

prendre naissance

III.being [ˈbi·ɪŋ] ADJ

for the time being

pour l'instant

See also be

I.be <was, been> [bi] VB intr + adj or n

1. be (expresses identity, position, place):

he's American/a dentist

il est Américain/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues fpl se trouvent au Louvre

2. be (expresses a state, situation):

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

my hands are cold

j'ai froid aux mains

how are you? – I'm fine

comment vas-tu/allez-vous? – je vais bien

be quiet!

reste(z) tranquille!

to be on a diet

faire un régime

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

to be on welfare

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50¢

ce livre fait 50 cents

4. be (indicates age):

how old is he? – he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? – il a vingt ans

5. be (take place):

the meeting is next Tuesday

la réunion a lieu mardi prochain

6. be (exist):

there is/are ...

il y a ...

let her be!

laisse-la tranquille!

7. be (impersonal use):

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

it's three

il est trois heures

it's cold/windy

il fait froid/il y a du vent

it's rainy

il pleut

it's fair

c'est juste

what's it to be?

ce sera?

as it were

pour ainsi dire

Phrases:

the be-all and end-all

le but suprême

be that as it may

malgré cela

so be it

soit

far be it from sb to +infin

loin de qn l'idée de +infin

II.be <was, been> [bi] VB aux

1. be (expresses continuation):

he's breathing

il respire

she's still sleeping

elle est encore en train de dormir

it's raining

il pleut

2. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that ...? form

est-il possible que +subj ?

the exhibition is to be seen at the gallery

on peut voir l'exposition à la galerie

what is he to do?

qu'est-il censé faire?

may I be of service?

je peux vous aider?

3. be (expresses passive):

to be discovered by sb

être découvert par qn

to be left speechless

rester bouche bée

I'm asked to come at seven

on me demande de venir à sept heures

4. be (expresses future):

she's leaving tomorrow

elle part demain

you are to wait here

vous devez attendre ici

we are to meet at seven

on est censé se rencontrer à sept heures

5. be (expresses future in past):

she was never to see her brother again

elle n'allait jamais plus revoir son frère

6. be (in conditionals):

if sb were [or was] to +infin , ...

si qn devait +infin , ...

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

s'il travaillait plus, il aurait de meilleures notes

were sb to +infin , ... form

si qn devait +infin , ...

I.feint [feɪnt] VB intr

feint

feinter

II.feint [feɪnt] N

feint

feinte f

I.final [ˈfaɪ·n ə l] ADJ

1. final (last):

final

final(e)

2. final (decisive):

final

définitif(-ive)

3. final (irrevocable):

final

irrévocable

and that's final!

c'est mon dernier mot!

II.final [ˈfaɪ·n ə l] N

1. final sports:

final

finale f

2. final pl SCHOOL:

final

les examens mpl de fin d'année scolaire