meet in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for meet in the English»French Dictionary

I.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit] N

1. meet SPORTS:

meet

rencontre f (sportive)

2. meet Brit HUNT:

meet

rendez-vous m de chasseurs

II.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit] ADJ archaic

meet

séant dated

meet

convenable

it is meet that …

il est convenable que …

it is meet that … + subj

il sied que … dated

III.meet <pret, pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB trans

1. meet (encounter):

meet person

rencontrer

meet team, opponent, enemy

rencontrer, affronter

to meet each other

se rencontrer

to meet one's death fig

trouver la mort

2. meet (make acquaintance of):

meet person

faire la connaissance de

‘pleased to meet you!’

‘enchanté (de faire votre connaissance)!’

Paul, meet my boss, Janet (as introduction)

Paul, je vous présente ma patronne, Janet

have you met Mr Roberts? (at gathering)

est-ce que vous avez été présenté à M. Roberts?

3. meet (greet):

meet (await)

attendre

meet (fetch) person

chercher

she went to the airport to meet them

elle est allée à l'aéroport les attendre or chercher

I'll be there to meet you

je viendrai te chercher

to meet sb off Brit or at Am the bus/plane

attendre qn à l'arrêt de bus/à l'aéroport

4. meet (come into contact with):

meet hand: hand

rencontrer, toucher

meet line: line

rencontrer, croiser

his eyes met hers

son regard a rencontré or a croisé le sien

he couldn't meet her eye

il ne pouvait pas la regarder en face

an incredible sight met her eye

un spectacle incroyable s'est offert à ses yeux

5. meet (fulfil):

meet demand, order

satisfaire

meet demand, order

répondre à

meet criteria, standards, needs

satisfaire à

meet bills, costs

payer

meet debts, overheads

couvrir

meet loss

compenser

meet obligations, commitments

faire face à

meet conditions

remplir

6. meet (rise to):

meet challenge

se montrer à la hauteur de

7. meet (respond to):

meet criticism, accusation, objection

répondre à

IV.meet <pret, pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB intr

1. meet:

meet (come together) people:

se rencontrer

meet (come together) people:

se voir

meet teams, armies:

se rencontrer

meet teams, armies:

s'affronter

meet committee, group, parliament: (for discussion)

se réunir (to do pour faire)

meet cars:

se croiser

the two cars/trains met head-on

les deux véhicules/trains se sont heurtés de front or de plein fouet inf

to meet again people:

se revoir

goodbye, till we meet again!

au revoir! à la prochaine fois!

2. meet (make acquaintance):

meet people:

faire connaissance

3. meet (come into contact):

meet hands, lips:

se rencontrer, se toucher

meet roads, lines:

se rencontrer, se croiser

their eyes met

leurs regards se croisèrent

V.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit]

there's more to this than meets the eye

ce n'est pas aussi clair que cela en a l'air

there's more to him than meets the eye

il cache bien son jeu

to make ends meet

joindre les deux bouts

track meet N Am SPORTS

track meet

rencontre f d'athlétisme

athletics meet N Brit

athletics meet

rencontre f d'athlétisme

I.meet with VB [Brit miːt -, Am mit -] (meet with [sb])

meet with person, delegation:

meet with

rencontrer

II.meet with VB [Brit miːt -, Am mit -] (meet with [sth])

meet with difficulties, opposition, success, criticism, suspicion

rencontrer

meet with approval, praise

être accueilli avec

meet with failure

subir

he met with misfortune/an accident

il lui est arrivé un malheur/un accident

his ideas/comments met with no response

ses idées/commentaires n'ont suscité aucune réaction

to be met with silence, shouts

être accueilli par

to be met with disapproval

se heurter à

to be met with anger

susciter

meet up VB [Brit miːt -, Am mit -] inf

meet up

se retrouver

to meet up with inf friend

retrouver

they met up with each other at the theatre

ils se sont retrouvés au théâtre

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to meet a criterion

répondre à un critère

illicitly meet, have sex

clandestinement

never the twain shall meet

les deux sont inconciliables

Translations for meet in the French»English Dictionary

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rancarder

to arrange to meet

envoyer qn ad patres

to send sb to meet his/her maker

meet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for meet in the English»French Dictionary

I.meet <met, met> [mit] VB trans

1. meet (encounter):

meet

rencontrer

meet an enemy

affronter

to meet sb face to face

se trouver nez à nez avec qn

to meet sb's glance

croiser le regard de qn

2. meet (by arrangement):

meet

retrouver

3. meet (make the acquaintance of):

meet

faire la connaissance de

4. meet (fulfill):

meet standard, need

répondre à

meet costs

prendre en charge

meet deadline

respecter

meet obligation

remplir

meet challenge

relever

5. meet (counter):

meet accusation

recevoir

Phrases:

to meet one's death

trouver la mort

there's more to this than meets the eye

c'est moins simple que ça en a l'air

to make ends meet

joindre les deux bouts

to meet one's Waterloo

essuyer une défaite irréversible

to meet sb halfway

couper la poire en deux

II.meet <met, met> [mit] VB intr

1. meet (encounter):

meet

se rencontrer

2. meet (assemble):

meet

se réunir

3. meet sports, MIL:

meet

s'affronter

4. meet (get acquainted):

meet

faire connaissance

5. meet (join):

meet

se rejoindre

meet eyes

se rencontrer

we met in Paris

on s'est connus à Paris

III.meet <met, met> [mit] N

meet

rencontre f

swap meet N

swap meet

bourse f pour objets usagés

meet up VB intr

we met up in Paris, I met up with him in Paris

je l'ai retrouvé à Paris

race meet N

race meet

courses fpl

track meet N sports

track meet

compétition f sportive

meet with VB trans

meet with

rencontrer

meet with failure

essuyer

meet with success

remporter

meet with reaction

être reçu avec

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to meet sth with derision

tourner qc en dérision

to meet/to miss a deadline

respecter/dépasser la date limite

to meet the requirements of sb/sth

répondre aux besoins de qn/qc

Translations for meet in the French»English Dictionary

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rencontrer

to meet

rencontrer

to meet

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The next week the price was bumped up to $1.00 to meet the overwhelming demand for the paper, and people still bought it.

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They envisaged a club where gentlemen who travelled abroad might meet and offer hospitality to distinguished foreign visitors.

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The edges of the scaffold meet with the healthy skin, allowing the new skin to heal quicker.

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Other users reply to these advertisements and agree to meet the person to buy bitcoins with cash or pay with online banking.

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A family practice maternity clinic, the thinking goes, is more likely to meet those requirements than a model in which residents learn through stints on the obstetric care ward.

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However, if you meet the conditions for subsidization from your provincial government you will be exempted from this fee.

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He has since been haunting their high school, and when she goes to the class reunion, they meet up with each other to reminisce.

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In skew gears, teeth suddenly meet at a line contact across their entire width causing stress and noise.

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More importantly, it dispatches significant purchases we'd need to buy to meet that objective off into the never-never, with no guarantees for the future.

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She cajoled authors and financial contributors to meet deadlines.

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