extraordinar in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for extraordinar in the English»French Dictionary

extraordinary [Brit ɪkˈstrɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri, ɛkˈstrɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri, ˌɛkstrəˈɔːdɪn(ə)ri, Am ɪkˈstrɔrd(ə)nˌɛri, ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdnˌɛri] ADJ

1. extraordinary (exceptional):

extraordinary person, ability, career

extraordinaire

to go to extraordinary lengths to do sth

se donner un mal extraordinaire pour faire qc

there's nothing extraordinary about her playing

son jeu n'a rien d'extraordinaire

2. extraordinary (peculiar):

extraordinary

extraordinaire, incroyable

the most extraordinary thing has happened

il s'est passé quelque chose d'absolument extraordinaire

to find it extraordinary that …

trouver extraordinaire que …

+ subj it seems extraordinary that he should resign

ça paraît incroyable qu'il démissionne

isn't it extraordinary how people react

c'est incroyable de voir comment les gens réagissent

3. extraordinary (special):

extraordinary meeting, session

extraordinaire

4. extraordinary POL → ambassador extraordinary

See also ambassador extraordinary

ambassador extraordinary N

ambassador extraordinary

ambassadeur m extraordinaire

extraordinary rendition N

extraordinary rendition

transferts mpl spéciaux

ambassador extraordinary N

ambassador extraordinary

ambassadeur m extraordinaire

extraordinary general meeting N

extraordinary general meeting

assemblée f générale extraordinaire

extraordinarily [Brit ɪkˈstrɔːd(ɪ)n(ə)rɪli, ɛkˈstrɔːd(ɪ)n(ə)rɪli, Am ɪkˈstrɔrdnˌɛrəli, ɛkˈstrɔrdnˌɛrəli] ADV

extraordinarily able, gifted, kind

extraordinairement

extraordinarily large, difficult, complex

extraordinairement, particulièrement

I.ordinary [Brit ˈɔːdɪn(ə)ri, ˈɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri, Am ˈɔrdnˌɛri] N

1. ordinary (normal):

to be out of the ordinary

sortir de l'ordinaire

the trip was something out of the ordinary

c'était un voyage qui sortait de l'ordinaire

it's nothing out of the ordinary

ça n'a rien d'extraordinaire

2. ordinary REL (of mass):

ordinary

ordinaire m

3. ordinary Am (penny-farthing):

ordinary

grand bi m

II.ordinary [Brit ˈɔːdɪn(ə)ri, ˈɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri, Am ˈɔrdnˌɛri] ADJ

1. ordinary (normal):

ordinary experience, clothes

de tous les jours

ordinary after n citizen, life, family

ordinaire

to seem quite ordinary

paraître tout à fait ordinaire

to be just ordinary people

n'être que des gens bien ordinaires

most ordinary mortals wouldn't understand it

le commun des mortels ne le comprendrait pas

objects in ordinary use

objets d'usage courant

this is no ordinary case

c'est un cas inhabituel

in the ordinary way, I'd have accepted

normalement or en temps ordinaire, j'aurais accepté

2. ordinary (average):

ordinary consumer, family

moyen/-enne

the ordinary man in the street

monsieur Tout-le-monde

3. ordinary (uninspiring) pej:

ordinary place, film, performance, meal, person

quelconque

ordinary seaman, OS N NAUT

ordinary seaman

≈ matelot m léger

ordinariness [Brit ˈɔːdɪn(ə)rɪnəs, ˈɔːd(ə)n(ə)rɪnəs, Am ˈɔrd(ə)nˌɛrinəs] N

ordinariness

banalité f

ordinary degree N Brit

ordinary degree

licence f de niveau moyen

ordinarily [Brit ˈɔːd(ə)ˌn(ə)rɪli, ˌɔːdɪˈnɛrɪli, Am ˌɔrdnˈɛrəli] ADV

ordinarily

d'ordinaire

ordinarily, it would be fatal

d'ordinaire, ce serait fatal

more than ordinarily quiet/cautious

plus calme/prudent que d'ordinaire

extraordinar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for extraordinar in the English»French Dictionary

extraordinary [ɪk·ˈstrɔr·dən·er·i] ADJ

extraordinary

extraordinaire

I.ordinary [ˈɔr·d ə n·er·i] N

1. ordinary (normal state):

ordinary

ordinaire m

out of the ordinary

qui sort de l'ordinaire

nothing out of the ordinary

rien d'inhabituel

2. ordinary (judge):

ordinary

juge m

3. ordinary REL:

ordinary

ordinaire m

II.ordinary [ˈɔr·d ə n·er·i] ADJ

ordinary

ordinaire

ordinary clothes

de tous les jours

in the ordinary way

en temps normal

she's no ordinary teacher

elle n'est pas une enseignante comme les autres

ordinary share N

ordinary share

action f ordinaire

ordinarily ADV

ordinarily

normalement

ordinary seaman <-men> N

ordinary seaman

matelot m