approach in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for approach in the English»French Dictionary

I.approach [Brit əˈprəʊtʃ, Am əˈproʊtʃ] N

1. approach (route of access) (to town, island):

approach

voie f d'accès

approach MIL

approche f

all the approaches to the city have been sealed off

toutes les voies d'accès de la ville ont été bouclées

the approach to the house

le chemin or l'allée qui mène à la maison

2. approach (advance):

approach (of person)

approche f

approach (of person)

arrivée f

approach (of season, old age)

approche f

3. approach (way of dealing):

approach

approche f

an approach to doing

une façon de faire

an original approach to the problem

une façon originale d'aborder le problème

a new approach to child psychology

une nouvelle façon d'aborder la psychologie de l'enfant, une nouvelle approche de la psychologie de l'enfant

we need to try a different approach

nous devons essayer une méthode différente

I don't care for their approach

je n'aime pas leur façon de s'y prendre

she is very Freudian in her approach

elle a une optique très freudienne

4. approach:

approach (overture)

démarche f

approach (proposal to buy etc)

proposition f

to make approaches to sb (gen) COMM

faire des démarches auprès de qn

5. approach (approximation):

this was the nearest approach to a solution/a cease-fire

c'était ce qui ressemblait le plus à une solution/un cessez-le-feu

6. approach AVIAT → approach path

II.approach [Brit əˈprəʊtʃ, Am əˈproʊtʃ] VB trans

1. approach person, place:

approach (draw near to)

s'approcher de

approach (verge on)

approcher de

it was approaching dawn

l'aube approchait

it was approaching midnight

il était presque minuit

he is approaching sixty

il approche (de) la soixantaine

a woman approaching middle age/retirement

une femme approchant de la cinquantaine/de la retraite

gales approaching speeds of 200 km per hour

des vents qui atteignaient presque les 200 km à l'heure

he looked at her with something approaching admiration

il la regardait presque avec admiration

a profit of something approaching five million dollars

un bénéfice de près de cinq millions de dollars

2. approach (deal with):

approach problem, topic, subject

aborder

3. approach:

approach (make overtures to) person

s'adresser à

approach (more formally) person, company

faire des démarches auprès de

approach (with offer of job, remuneration)

solliciter (about au sujet de)

she was approached by a man in the street

elle a été abordée par un homme dans la rue

the company has been approached by several buyers

la compagnie a été contactée par plusieurs acheteurs, plusieurs acheteurs ont fait des démarches auprès de la compagnie

he has been approached by several publishers

il a reçu des propositions de plusieurs maisons d'édition

III.approach [Brit əˈprəʊtʃ, Am əˈproʊtʃ] VB intr

approach person, animal, car:

(s')approcher

approach event, season, date:

approcher

the time is fast approaching when …

le moment est imminent où …

See also approach path

approach path N AVIAT

approach path

axe m d'approche

final approach N AVIAT

final approach

approche f

approach lights N npl AVIAT

approach lights

balises fpl

approach lights

balisage m

approach road N

approach road

bretelle f

approach road

route f d'accès

approach shot N (in golf)

approach shot

approche f

approach shot

coup m d'approche

approach path N AVIAT

approach path

axe m d'approche

approach stage N AVIAT

approach stage

phase f d'approche

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vocational syllabus, approach

à orientation professionnelle

a one-size-fits-all approach

une approche taille unique

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pluridisciplinarité

multidisciplinary approach

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I.approach [ə·ˈproʊtʃ] VB trans

1. approach (get close(r) to):

approach

s'approcher de

she's approaching 60

elle n'a pas loin de soixante ans

it was approaching 3 o'clock

il était presque 3 heures

2. approach (talk to):

approach

je vais m'adresser au président

to approach sb/sth about sth

aborder qn/qc à propos de qc

I've been approached by a publisher

j'ai reçu des propositions d'un éditeur

3. approach (deal with):

approach

aborder

II.approach [ə·ˈproʊtʃ] VB intr

approach

s'approcher

III.approach [ə·ˈproʊtʃ] N

1. approach (coming, way of handling):

approach

approche f

2. approach (onset):

the approach of retirement/evening

l'approche de la retraite/de la soirée

3. approach (access):

approach

accès m

4. approach (proposition):

approach

proposition f

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thoughtful approach

réfléchi(e)

to take a low-key approach to sth

aborder qc en toute discrétion

to approach the bench

parler en privé à la cour

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démarche d'une argumentation

approach

démarche d'une personne

(line of) approach

faire des démarches auprès de qn

to approach sb

approche

approach

mon approche du problème

my approach to the problem

approcher personne

to approach

approcher

to approach

s'approcher de qn/qc

to approach sb/sth

aborder vie, auteur, texte, épreuve, virage

to approach

entrer en gare

to approach the platform

approcher de la soixantaine

to approach sixty

approach Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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méthode pédagogique

pedagogical approach

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The opposite approach is known as semasiology: here one starts with a word and asks what it means, or what concepts the word refers to.

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And if we want to serve that segment we can't do it on a me-too approach.

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To mix it up further, the designer used charcoal grey cabinets on the island, for a "more authentic" and "considered" approach.

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Popper acknowledged this but maintained that a critical approach respecting methodological rules that avoided such "immunizing stratagems" is conducive to the progress of science.

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They are encouraged to approach issues analytically, think globally and understand subject matter from different points of view.

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There can be no return to the status quo and no short-term sticking plaster approach.

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With her endless bodycon tank dresses, barely there sandals and trench coats, she's begun a whole new approach to pregnancy dressing.

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The social psychological approach maintains that prejudice socialized early in life feeds racial stereotypes.

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Second, big price fluctuations will be common as we enter the mania and approach the peak.

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This model of care is based on an organized approach to providing humane, effective, and individualized services that are satisfactory to clients and consumers.

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