Belang in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Belang in the English»French Dictionary

Supreme Being N REL

Supreme Being

Être m suprême

being [Brit ˈbiːɪŋ, Am ˈbiɪŋ] N

1. being (entity):

being (human)

être m

being (animal)

créature f

2. being (soul):

being

être m

with my whole being

de tout mon être

3. being (existence):

to bring sth into being

faire de qc une réalité

to be brought into being

devenir réalité

to come into being

prendre naissance

melange [Brit meɪˈlɒ̃ʒ] N

melange

mélange m

Belarus [Brit ˌbɛləˈruːs, Am ˌbɛləˈrus, ˌbeɪləˈrus]

Belarus → Byelorussia

See also Byelorussia

Byelorussia [Brit ˌbɛlə(ʊ)ˈrʌʃə, Am ˌbɛloʊˈrəʃə]

Byelorussia

Biélorussie f

belated [Brit bɪˈleɪtɪd, Am bəˈleɪdəd] ADJ

belated

tardif/-ive

I.belay [Brit ˈbiːleɪ, bɪˈleɪ, Am bəˈleɪ] N (in climbing)

belay

assurage m

belay

assurance f

II.belay [Brit ˈbiːleɪ, bɪˈleɪ, Am bəˈleɪ] VB trans

1. belay NAUT:

belay

amarrer

2. belay (in climbing):

belay

assurer

III.belay [Brit ˈbiːleɪ, bɪˈleɪ, Am bəˈleɪ] VB intr

1. belay NAUT:

belay rope:

être amarré

2. belay (in climbing):

belay

assurer

well-being N

well-being

bien-être m inv

fellow being N

fellow being

semblable mf

human being N

human being

être m humain

back slang N Brit

back slang

argot qui consiste à prononcer les mots à l'envers

back slang

≈ verlan m

Belang in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Belang in the English»French Dictionary

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 , ...

Belarus [bel·ə·ˈrus] N

Belarus

la Biélorussie

belated [bɪ·ˈleɪ·t̬ɪd] ADJ

belated

tardif(-ive)

well-being N

well-being

bien-être m

fellow being N

fellow being

semblable mf

I.clang [klæŋ] VB intr

clang

émettre un bruit

II.clang [klæŋ] VB trans

1. clang (ring):

clang bell

faire résonner

2. clang (close):

clang

fermer en faisant du bruit

III.clang [klæŋ] N sing

clang

bruit m retentissant

I.slang [slæŋ] N

slang

argot m

II.slang [slæŋ] ADJ

slang

argotique

III.slang [slæŋ] VB trans inf (abuse)

slang

engueuler

Northern Ireland N

Northern Ireland

Irlande f du Nord

languid [ˈlæŋ·gwɪd] N

1. languid (very slow):

languid

alangui(e)

2. languid (pleasantly slow):

languid

langoureux(-euse)

clangor [ˈklæŋ·gər] N

clangor

bruit m métallique