important in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for important in the English»French Dictionary

important [Brit ɪmˈpɔːt(ə)nt, Am ɪmˈpɔrtnt] ADJ

important statement, factor, role, figure, writer:

important

important

it is important that …

il est important que …

+ subj it is important to remember that…

il est important de se rappeler que…, il faut se rappeler que…

this is important for our success/health

c'est important pour notre succès/santé

it is important for us to succeed

il est important pour nous de réussir

his children are very important to him

ses enfants comptent beaucoup or sont très importants pour lui

it is important to me that you attend the meeting

il est important pour moi que vous assistiez à la réunion, votre présence à la réunion compte beaucoup pour moi

is anybody important coming?

est-ce qu'il y a des gens importants qui viennent?

he's an important social figure

c'est une personne en vue

self-important ADJ pej

self-important

suffisant

all-important ADJ

all-important

essentiel/-ielle

importer [Brit ɪmˈpɔːtə, Am ɪmˈpɔrdər] N

importer

importateur/-trice m/f

car/oil importer

importateur/-trice m/f de voitures/de pétrole

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top-ranking

important

consequential

important

largish amount, sum

assez important

Translations for important in the French»English Dictionary

I.important (importante) [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

1. important (essentiel):

important (importante) rôle, discours, événement, problème

important

il est important qu'elle sache

it is important that she should know

l'important est de faire

what's important is to do

peu important

not very important

2. important (considérable):

important (importante) réduction, hausse, baisse

significant

important (importante) nombre, effort, écart

considerable

important (importante) communauté, colonie, héritage

sizeable

important (importante) ville, société

large

important (importante) retard

lengthy

important (importante) actionnaire

major

3. important (influent):

important (importante) personne, poste, œuvre

important

avoir/prendre un air important

to have/adopt a self-important manner

II.important (importante) [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m (f)

faire l'important , jouer les importants

to act important inf

I.importer [ɛ̃pɔʀte] VB trans

importer marchandise, main-d'œuvre, mode

to import (de from)

importer espèce végétale

to introduce (de from)

II.importer [ɛ̃pɔʀte] VB impers

1. importer (être important):

cela importe peu

it doesn't much matter

ce qui importe c'est qu'elle comprenne

what matters is that she (should) understand

peu importe ou qu'importe qu'elle ne comprenne pas

it doesn't matter ou what does it matter if she doesn't understand

‘il pleut!’—‘peu importe!’

‘it's raining!’—‘never mind!’

lequel?—n'importe

which one?—it doesn't matter

2. importer (dans locutions):

n'importe quel enfant

any child

à n'importe quel moment

at any time

n'importe qui

anybody, anyone

n'importe lequel

any

n'importe où

anywhere

viens n'importe quand

come anytime

prends n'importe quoi

take anything

n'importe quoi de tranchant

any sharp object

elle dit n'importe quoi

she talks nonsense

c'est (du) n'importe quoi

it's rubbish

c'est fait n'importe comment

it's done any old how inf

mon père, ce n'est pas n'importe qui

my father's not just anybody

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pédant (pédante)

self-important

pédant (pédante)

self-important person

important in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for important in the English»French Dictionary

important ADJ

1. important (significant):

important

important(e)

important event

capital(e)

it is important that

il est important que +subj

2. important (influential):

important person

influent(e)

self-important ADJ

self-important

suffisant(e)

all-important [ˌɔl·ɪm·ˈpɔr·t ə nt] ADJ

all-important

capital(e)

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significant

important(e)

importantly

d'un air important

weighty

important(e)

Translations for important in the French»English Dictionary

I.important(e) [ɛ͂pɔʀtɑ͂, ɑ͂t] ADJ

1. important (considérable):

important(e)

important

quelque chose d'important

something important

2. important (gros):

important(e)

considerable

important(e) dégâts

large-scale

important(e) somme, quantité

large

3. important pej:

important(e)

self-important

prendre des airs importants

to put on airs

II.important(e) [ɛ͂pɔʀtɑ͂, ɑ͂t] N m(f)

faire l'important pej

to act important

important [ɛ͂pɔʀtɑ͂] N m

important

important thing

importer¹ [ɛ͂pɔʀte] VB trans

importer

to import

importer² [ɛ͂pɔʀte] VB intr

1. importer (être important):

la seule chose qui importe, c'est que ...

the only thing that matters is that ...

cela importe peu/beaucoup

that's very/not very important

peu importe que +subj

it doesn't matter if

peu importe(nt) les difficultés!

never mind the difficulties

qu'importe qc

who cares about sth

qu'importe si qn fait qc

what does it matter if sb does sth

2. importer (intéresser):

importer fort peu à qn

to be of very little importance to sb

ce qui m'importe, c'est ...

the important thing for me is ...

Phrases:

n'importe comment

no matter how

n'importe lequel/laquelle

any

n'importe lequel/laquelle (des deux)

either

n'importe (cela m'est égal)

it doesn't matter

n'importe (néanmoins)

even so

n'importe où

anywhere

n'importe quand

any time

n'importe quel + subst

any

acheter à n'importe quel prix

to buy at any price

n'importe qui

anybody

n'importe quoi

anything

dire n'importe quoi

to talk nonsense

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Range of motion is important because it takes into mind the tightness of the repaired tendon.

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The "onee-san" and "imouto-san" (senior/junior, literally older sister/younger sister) relationship is important.

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It was an important platform for the traditional scholars.

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She always insisted that the face was the most important part and required the most attention.

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The poor are often an inclusive business models most important partners.

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The interior features several important murals in the lobby vestibule.

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A municipal road is less important than a provincial road.

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However, this important type of learning only takes place in a very limited period of time.

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There are two important considerations to keep in mind during the process of website localization.

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It has been voted a very important rijksmonument for its early medieval remains.

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