nictation in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nictation in the English»French Dictionary

notation [Brit nəʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am noʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. notation:

notation MUS, MATH

notation f

2. notation (system):

notation

notation f

notation

système m de notation

3. notation (record):

notation

note f

dance notation N

dance notation

notation f chorégraphique

hexadecimal notation N COMPUT

hexadecimal notation

numération f hexadécimale

dictation [Brit dɪkˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am dɪkˈteɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. dictation:

dictation SCHOOL, COMM

dictée f

to take dictation COMM

écrire sous la dictée

2. dictation (authority):

dictation form

autorité f

expectation [Brit ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. expectation (assumption, prediction):

expectation

prévision f

it is my expectation that …

je m'attends à ce que …

+ subj to have expectations of success

avoir des espoirs de succès

against all expectation(s)

à l'encontre des prévisions générales

beyond all expectation(s)

au-delà de toute attente

it is in line with expectation(s)

c'est conforme à nos prévisions

you have been chosen in the expectation that …

on vous a choisi dans l'espoir que …

in the expectation of a shortage

en prévision d'une pénurie

2. expectation (aspiration, hope):

expectation

aspiration f

expectation

attente f

to live up to/fail to live up to sb's expectations

répondre à/ne pas répondre à l'attente de qn

I don't want to raise their expectations

je ne veux pas trop leur promettre

to have great expectations of

attendre beaucoup de

an atmosphere of expectation

une atmosphère d'attente

3. expectation (requirement, demand):

expectation

exigence f

to have certain expectations of police, employee

attendre or demander certaines choses de

delectation [Brit ˌdiːlɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌdilɛkˈteɪʃən, ˌdɛlɛkˈteɪʃən] N

delectation

délectation f

delectation

délice m

for the delectation of

pour le plus grand plaisir de

lactation [Brit lakˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am lækˈteɪʃ(ə)n] N

lactation

lactation f

affectation [Brit afɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)n] N (all contexts)

affectation

affectation f (of de)

I.imitation [Brit ɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɪməˈteɪʃ(ə)n] N (all contexts)

imitation

imitation f

in imitation of

à l'imitation de

to learn by imitation

apprendre par imitation

to do an imitation of sb/sth

faire une imitation de qn/qc

beware of imitations!

méfiez-vous des contrefaçons!

II.imitation [Brit ɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɪməˈteɪʃ(ə)n] ADJ

imitation plant, snow:

imitation

artificiel/-ielle

imitation fur

imitation f de fourrure

imitation fur coat

manteau en imitation de fourrure

imitation gold

similor m

imitation jewel

faux bijou m

imitation leather

similicuir m

imitation marble

faux marbre m

imitation mink

imitation f vison

III.imitation [Brit ɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɪməˈteɪʃ(ə)n]

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

l'imitation est la plus sincère des flatteries

I.station [Brit ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. station RAIL:

station

gare f

in or at the station

à la gare

the train came into the station

le train est entré en gare

the train came into the station attr facilities, hotel, platform, staff

de la gare

2. station:

station (service) RADIO

station f de radio

station TV

station f de télévision

station (frequency)

station f

jazz station

station f de jazz

local/national radio station

radio f locale/nationale

3. station (base):

station MIL, NAUT

base f

naval/RAF station

base f navale/de la RAF

4. station (gen):

station MIL, NAUT (post)

poste m

at one's station

à son poste

5. station:

station, a. police station

commissariat m

station, a. police station (small)

poste m de police

6. station FARM:

station

élevage m

cattle/sheep station

élevage m bovin/de moutons

7. station (rank):

station dated

condition f

one's station in life

sa condition dans la société

to get ideas above one's station

ne pas avoir les moyens de ses ambitions

8. station REL:

the Stations of the Cross

les Stations fpl de la croix

to do the Stations of the Cross

faire le chemin de la croix

II.station [Brit ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] VB trans (gen) MIL

station officer, guard, steward

poster

station troops

stationner

station ship, tank

déployer

to be stationed in Germany/at Essen

être en garnison en Allemagne/à Essen

III.to station oneself VB refl

to station oneself refl:

to station oneself

se poster

nictation in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nictation in the English»French Dictionary

notation [noʊ·ˈteɪ·ʃ ə n] N

notation

notation f

dictation N

dictation

dictée f

affectation [ˌæf·ek·ˈteɪ·ʃ ə n] N pej

affectation

affectation f

delectation [ˌdi·lek·ˈteɪ·ʃ ə n] N iron hum form

delectation

délice m

for sb's delectation

au délice de qn

expectation [ˌek·spek·ˈteɪ·ʃ ə n] N

expectation

attente f

to live up to sb's expectations

répondre aux attentes de qn

I.station [ˈsteɪ·ʃ ə n] N

1. station (train stop):

station

gare f

subway [or metro] station

station f de métro

2. station (building):

station

poste m

police station

poste de police

power station

centrale f électrique

gas [or service] station

station-service f

3. station RADIO, TV:

station

station f

4. station (position):

station

poste m

to take up [or man] one's station

se rendre à son poste

5. station (social position):

station

position f

one's station in life

sa situation sociale

II.station [ˈsteɪ·ʃ ə n] VB trans MIL

station troops

poster

I.imitation N

1. imitation (mimicry):

imitation

mimique f

imitation of voices

imitation f

in imitation of sb/sth

en imitant qn/qc

2. imitation (copy):

imitation

copie f

II.imitation ADJ

imitation

faux(fausse)

imitation leather

skaï m

mutation [mju·ˈteɪ·ʃ ə n] N

mutation

mutation

outstation N

outstation

avant-poste m

power station N

power station → power plant

See also power plant

power plant N

power plant

centrale f électrique

coal-fired/nuclear power plant

centrale thermique au charbon/nucléaire