elected office in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for elected office in the English»French Dictionary

elected office N

elected office

fonction f élective

Translations for elected office in the English»French Dictionary

I.elect [Brit ɪˈlɛkt, Am əˈlɛkt] N

the elect + vb pl

les élus

II.elect [Brit ɪˈlɛkt, Am əˈlɛkt] VB trans

1. elect (by vote):

elect representative, president etc

élire (from, from among au sein de)

to be elected to a post/an assembly

être élu à un poste/à une assemblée

to elect sb (as) president

élire qn président

2. elect (choose):

elect method, system etc

choisir

to elect to do

choisir de faire

to be elected a member/as leader

être élu membre/chef

III.elected ADJ

elected authority, government, officer, representative:

elected

élu

IV.elect [Brit ɪˈlɛkt, Am əˈlɛkt] ADJ after n

elect

futur

the president elect

le président élu n'ayant pas encore pris ses fonctions

I.office [Brit ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɔfɪs, ˈɑfɪs] N

1. office (room or place of work):

office

bureau m

the accounts office

le service comptable

doctor's/dentist's office Am

cabinet m médical/dentaire

lawyer's office

étude f de notaire

lawyer's office

cabinet m de notaire

to work in an office

travailler dans un bureau, être employé/-e de bureau

the whole office knows

tout le bureau est au courant

a day at the office

une journée au bureau

a day at the office attr equipment, furniture, staff, job

de bureau

to go on an office outing

sortir avec les gens de son bureau

2. office (position):

office

fonction f

office

charge f

to perform the office of

remplir les fonctions de

to be in or hold office president, mayor:

être en fonction

to be in or hold office minister:

avoir un portefeuille

to be in or hold office political party:

être au pouvoir

to take office president, mayor:

entrer en fonction

to take office political party:

arriver au or prendre le pouvoir

to go out of office or leave office president, mayor:

quitter ses fonctions

to go out of office or leave office minister:

perdre son portefeuille

to go out of office or leave office political party:

perdre le pouvoir

to stand Brit or run Am for office

être candidat aux élections

to rise to high office

être promu à un poste élevé

3. office REL:

office

office m

the office for the dead

l'office des morts

II.offices N npl

1. offices (services):

offices form

offices mpl

offices form

aide f

through their good offices

par leurs bons offices

2. offices Brit (of property):

‘the usual offices’ (including outbuildings)

‘cuisine f et dépendances fpl ’

‘the usual offices’ (in smaller house)

‘cuisine f et salle f de bains’

elected office in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for elected office in the English»French Dictionary

I.elect [ɪ·ˈlekt] VB trans

1. elect (by voting):

elect

élire

to elect sb as president/to sth

élire qn président/à qc

2. elect (decide):

to elect to +infin

choisir de +infin

II.elect [ɪ·ˈlekt] N REL

the elect

les élus mpl

III.elect [ɪ·ˈlekt] ADJ

the archbishop/president elect

le futur archevêque/président

office [ˈa·fɪs] N

1. office (room for working):

office

bureau m

to stay at the office

rester au bureau

the finance office

le bureau des finances

a doctor's office

un cabinet médical

2. office (authoritative position):

office

fonction f

to hold office

être au pouvoir

to hold office governor, mayor

être en fonction

to be out of office

ne plus être au pouvoir

to come into office

arriver au pouvoir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At this time they become full members excepting one capacity- to hold appointed or elected office in a chapter.

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