acontecer in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for acontecer in the English»French Dictionary

raconteur [Brit ˌrakɒnˈtəː, Am ˌrɑˌkɑnˈtər] N

raconteur

conteur/-euse m/f

I.content N

1. content [ˈkɒntɛnt] [ˈkɑntɛnt] (relative quantity):

content

teneur f

the fat/vitamin content

la teneur en matières grasses/en vitamines

low/high lead content (in soil, metal etc)

faible/forte teneur en plomb

to have a low/high fat content

être pauvre/riche en matières grasses

2. content [ˈkɒntɛnt] [ˈkɑntɛnt] (meaning):

content (of essay, article)

fond m

content (of essay, article)

matière f

form and content LIT

le fond et la forme

3. content [kənˈtɛnt] [kənˈtɛnt] (happiness):

content

contentement m

II.contents ˈkɒntents N npl

1. contents ˈkɒntents :

contents [ˈkɒntents] (of jar, bag)

contenu m

contents [ˈkɒntents] (of house, for insurance)

biens mpl mobiliers

he emptied the drawer of its contents

il a vidé le tiroir de tout ce qu'il contenait

2. contents ˈkɒntents (of book, file):

list or table of contents

table f des matières

what were the contents of the letter?

que contenait cette lettre?

III.content ADJ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt]

content

satisfait (with de)

to be content to do

se contenter de faire

not content with doing

non content de faire

she's content with her life

sa vie lui convient

he's content with what he has

il se contente de ce qu'il a

I'm quite content here

je suis bien ici

IV.content VB trans [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt] (please)

content

contenter

to be easily contented

se contenter de peu

V.to content oneself with VB refl

to content oneself with refl [kənˈtɛnt] [kənˈtɛnt]:

to content oneself with

se contenter de

to content oneself with doing

se contenter de faire

VI.content

to do sth to one's heart's content

faire qc autant que l'on veut

I.contend [Brit kənˈtɛnd, Am kənˈtɛnd] VB trans

contend

soutenir (that que)

‘to succeed, ’ she contended, ‘we must…’

‘pour réussir, ’ affirma-t-elle, ‘nous devons…’

II.contend [Brit kənˈtɛnd, Am kənˈtɛnd] VB intr

1. contend:

to contend with

affronter

he's got a lot/enough to contend with

il a beaucoup/assez de problèmes

2. contend (compete):

she was contending with him for first place

elle lui disputait la première place

two teams are contending for the cup

deux équipes se disputent la coupe

I.contest N [Brit ˈkɒntɛst, Am ˈkɑnˌtɛst]

1. contest (competition):

contest

concours m

fishing contest

concours m de pêche

sports contest

rencontre f sportive

to enter/hold a contest

prendre part à/organiser un concours

it's no contest

c'est couru d'avance inf

2. contest (struggle):

contest

lutte f (with avec, between entre)

3. contest (in election):

the presidential contest

la course à la présidence

II.contest VB trans [Brit kənˈtɛst, Am kənˈtɛst, ˈkɑnˌtɛst]

1. contest (object to):

contest decision, point, result

contester

contest LAW will

contester

contest LAW decision

attaquer

2. contest (compete for) SPORTS:

contest match

disputer

a strongly contested seat POL

un siège âprement disputé

to contest an election POL

se présenter à une élection

sugar content N

sugar content

teneur f en sucre

contented [Brit kənˈtɛntɪd, Am kənˈtɛn(t)əd] ADJ

contented person

content (with de)

contented feeling

de bien-être

he gave a contented sigh

il a poussé un soupir de bien-être

he's a contented child

c'est un enfant heureux

contempt of court N LAW

contempt of court

outrage m à magistrat

context-sensitive help N

context-sensitive help

aide f contextuelle

contempt [Brit kənˈtɛm(p)t, Am kənˈtɛm(p)t] N

contempt

mépris m

to feel contempt for sb

éprouver du mépris pour qn

his contempt for truth

son mépris de la vérité

to hold sb/sth in contempt

mépriser qn/qc, avoir du mépris pour qn/qc

to be beneath contempt

être en-dessous de tout

self-contempt N

self-contempt

mépris m de soi

acontecer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for acontecer in the English»French Dictionary

I.contend [kən·ˈtend] VB intr

1. contend (compete):

contend

être en compétition

to contend for sth

lutter pour qc

to contend for a title

disputer un titre

to contend against sb/sth

combattre qn/qc

2. contend (combat or cope with):

to contend with sth

affronter qc

to have sb/sth to contend with

devoir faire face à qn/qc

3. contend (argue):

to contend with sb

se disputer avec qn

II.contend [kən·ˈtend] VB trans

contend

soutenir

content¹ [ˈkan·tent] N

1. content (all things inside):

content

contenu m

to have a high/low fat content

avoir une riche/pauvre teneur en matières grasses

2. content (substance):

content

substance f

I.content² [kən·ˈtent] VB trans

content

satisfaire

to content oneself with sth

se contenter de qc

II.content² [kən·ˈtent] ADJ

content

satisfait(e)

to one's heart's content

à souhait

to be content with sth

se satisfaire de qc

to be content to +infin

ne pas demander mieux que de +infin

I.contest [ˈkan·test, vb: kən·ˈtest] N

1. contest (competition):

contest

concours m

beauty contest

concours de beauté

2. contest sports:

contest

compétition f

3. contest (dispute):

contest

combat m

II.contest [ˈkan·test, vb: kən·ˈtest] VB trans

1. contest (challenge):

contest

contester

2. contest (compete for):

contest

disputer

contempt [kən·ˈtem(p)t] N

contempt

mépris m

to be beneath contempt

être au-dessous de tout

to have contempt for sb/sth

avoir du mépris pour qn/qc

to hold sb/sth in contempt

mépriser qn/qc

to treat sb/sth with contempt

traiter qn/qc avec dédain

contender N

contender

concurrent(e) m (f)

contender election, job

candidat(e) m (f)

contents N pl

1. contents (things held in sth):

contents

contenu m

2. contents JOURN:

(table of) contents

table f des matières

contented ADJ

contented

satisfait(e)

context [ˈkan·tekst] N

context

contexte m

gold content N

gold content

teneur f en or