Lein in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Lein in the English»French Dictionary

Lenin [Brit ˈlɛnɪn]

Lenin

Lénine

Leics Brit abrév écrite

Leics → Leicestershire

See also Leicestershire

Leicestershire [Brit ˈlɛstəʃ(ɪ)ə, Am ˈlɛstərʃər, ˈlɛstərˌʃɪr]

Leicestershire

Leicestershire m

tie-in [Brit, Am ˈtaɪ ˌɪn] N

1. tie-in (gen):

tie-in (link)

lien m

2. tie-in Am COMM:

tie-in (sale)

vente f conditionnée par une autre

tie-in (item)

article m dont l'achat conditionne une vente

deep-vein thrombosis, DVT N MED

deep-vein thrombosis

thrombose f veineuse profonde

deep-vein thrombosis

phlébite f

skein [Brit skeɪn, Am skeɪn] N

1. skein (of wool):

skein

écheveau m

2. skein (of birds):

skein

vol m

rein [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn] N RIDING

rein fig

rêne f

to take up/hold the reins lit, fig

prendre/tenir les rênes

to keep a horse on a short rein

garder les rênes courtes

to keep sb on a tight rein fig

tenir qn de près

to keep a rein on sth

surveiller qc de près

to give full or free rein to

donner libre cours à

lie-in [Brit ˈlʌɪɪn, Am ˈlaɪɪn] N

to have a lie-in

faire la grasse matinée

leading rein N

leading rein

longe f

vein [Brit veɪn, Am veɪn] N

1. vein (blood vessel):

vein

veine f

2. vein (on insect wing, leaf):

vein

nervure f

3. vein (thread of colour):

vein (in marble)

veine f

vein (in cheese)

veinure f

4. vein (of ore):

vein

veine f

to work a vein

exploiter une veine

5. vein (theme):

vein

veine f

to continue in a similar vein

continuer dans la même veine

a vein of nostalgia runs through his work

on retrouve un élément de nostalgie à travers toute son œuvre

in the same vein, she criticized the town council

dans le même esprit, elle a critiqué le conseil municipal

I.rein in VB [Brit reɪn -, Am reɪn -] (rein in [sth])

1. rein in lit horse:

rein in

freiner [qc] (avec les rênes)

2. rein in fig:

rein in spending, inflation

contenir

rein in person

retenir

Lein in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Lein in the English»French Dictionary

rein [reɪn] N

rein (for horse riding)

rêne f

rein (for horse driving)

guide f

Phrases:

to give sb a free rein

donner carte blanche à qn

to keep a tight rein on sb/sth

garder le contrôle sur qn/qc

to hand over the reins to sb

passer les rênes à qn

rein in VB trans

rein in horse

tirer les reines de

rein in child, ambition

freiner

skein [skeɪn] N a. fig

skein

écheveau m

stein [staɪn] N

stein

chope f

vein [veɪn] N

1. vein (blood vessel) a. MIN:

vein

veine f

2. vein (for plant sap):

vein

nervure f

3. vein (style):

vein

veine f

4. vein (frame of mind):

vein

humeur f

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

fellow being N

fellow being

semblable mf

well-being N

well-being

bien-être m

I.less [les] ADJ

less comp of little

less

moins de

less wine/nuts

moins de vin/noix

sth of less value

qc de moindre valeur

II.less [les] ADV

less

moins

no more, no less

ni plus ni moins

less and less

de moins en moins

to see sb less

voir qn moins souvent

to grow less

diminuer

not him, much less her

pas lui, encore moins elle

III.less [les] PRON

less

moins

less and less

de moins en moins

less than 10

moins de 10

to have less than sb

en avoir moins que qn

to cost less than sth

coûter moins cher que qc

the less you eat, the less you get fat

moins on mange, moins on grossit

Phrases:

in less than no time

en un rien de temps

IV.less [les] PREP

less 5%

moins 5%

See also little

I.little [ˈlɪt̬·l] ADJ

1. little (small):

little

petit(e)

a little house

une maisonnette

2. little (young):

the little ones

les petits mpl

3. little (brief):

for a little while

pendant un court instant

to have a little word with sb

échanger deux mots avec qn

4. little (not enough):

little

peu de

too little time

trop peu de temps

5. little (unimportant):

little problem

léger(-ère)

6. little (weak):

little smile

petit(e)

II.little [ˈlɪt̬·l] PRON

little

peu

a little more

encore un peu

as little as possible

le moins possible

to know little

ne pas savoir grand-chose

we see little of him

on le voit peu

to have little to say

n'avoir presque rien à dire

III.little [ˈlɪt̬·l] ADV

little

peu

little by little

peu à peu

a little more/less than ...

un peu plus/moins que ...

to be little better

être à peine meilleur

a little more than a minute ago

il y a à peine une minute

as little as possible

le moins possible

to be little short of sth

friser qc

a little-known place

un endroit méconnu

little did I think that ...

j'étais loin de penser que ...