room’—‘whereabouts in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for room’—‘whereabouts in the English»French Dictionary

I.whereabouts N [Brit ˈwɛːrəbaʊts, Am ˈ(h)wɛrəˌbaʊts]

do you know his whereabouts?

savez-vous où il est?

II.whereabouts ADV [Brit wɛːrəˈbaʊts, Am ˈ(h)wɛrəˌbaʊts] (gen)

whereabouts

où

‘I've put them in the living room’—‘whereabouts?’

‘je les ai mis dans le salon’—‘où ça?’

thereabouts [Brit ˈðɛːrəbaʊts, ðɛːrəˈbaʊts, Am ˌðɛrəˈbaʊts] Brit, thereabout [ˈðeərəbaʊt] Am ADV

1. thereabouts (in the vicinity):

thereabouts

par là

2. thereabouts (roughly):

100 dollars or thereabouts

100 dollars environ

hereabouts Brit, hereabout Am [Brit ˌhɪərəˈbaʊts, Am ˈhɪrəˌbaʊts] ADV

hereabouts

par ici

pom-pom, pompon [Brit ˈpɒmpɒm, Am ˈpɑmpɑm] N

pom-pom

pompon m

tom-tom [Brit ˈtɒmtɒm, Am ˈtɑm ˌtɑm] N

tom-tom

tam-tam m

I.boom out VB [Brit buːm -, Am bum -] (boom out)

boom out music, sound:

boom out

retentir

II.boom out VB [Brit buːm -, Am bum -] (boom [sth] out, boom out [sth])

boom out person: speech

brailler

boom out loudspeaker: announcement

faire retentir

boom out drum: rhythm

faire retentir

I.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] N

1. boom (noise):

boom (of voices, cannon, thunder)

grondement m

boom (of waves)

mugissement m

boom (of organ)

ronflement m

boom (of drum)

boum m

boom (of explosion)

détonation f

2. boom (noise):

boom

badaboum!

3. boom:

boom ECON, FIN (period of prosperity)

boom m

boom ECON, FIN (period of prosperity)

période f de forte expansion

boom (in demand, prices, sales etc)

explosion f (in de)

export/consumer boom

boom des exportations/de la consommation

property/credit boom

boom immobilier/du crédit

a boom and bust economy

une économie f en dents de scie

4. boom (increase in popularity):

boom

boom m (in de)

5. boom NAUT:

boom (spar)

bôme f

boom (barrage)

estacade f

6. boom (on crane):

boom

gui m

7. boom:

boom CINE, RADIO, TV

perche f

II.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] ADJ attr

boom economy, industry, sector, town

en pleine expansion

boom period, year

de croissance

boom share

à la hausse

III.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] VB trans

1. boom Am (cause to grow):

boom

donner un coup de fouet à

2. boom Am (publicize, push):

boom

pousser

3. boom (shout):

‘welcome!’ he boomed

‘bienvenue!’ dit-il d'une voix de stentor

IV.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] VB intr

1. boom (make a noise):

boom cannon, thunder:

gronder

boom bell, voice:

retentir

boom organ:

ronfler

boom sea:

mugir

2. boom (prosper):

boom economy, trade:

prospérer

boom exports, prices, sales:

monter en flèche

boom industry:

être en plein essor

boom hobby, sport:

être en plein boom

business is booming

les affaires vont bien

V.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum]

to lower the boom on sb inf Am

serrer la vis à qn

I.root [Brit ruːt, Am rut] N

1. root BOT:

root fig

racine f

to take root plant:

prendre racine

to take root idea, value, system, feeling:

s'établir

to take root company, industry:

s'implanter

to pull sth up by the roots

déraciner qc

to pull sb's hair out by the roots

arracher les cheveux à qn

to destroy/reject sth root and branch

détruire/rejeter complètement qc

root and branch review/opposition

revue/opposition radicale

root and branch review/opposition attr growth

des racines

root and branch review/opposition system

radiculaire

2. root (origin):

root (of problem, matter)

fond m

root (of unhappiness, evil)

origine f

to get to the root of the problem

prendre le problème à la racine

to be at the root of sth

être à l'origine de qc

to be at the root of sth attr cause

profond

to be at the root of sth problem

de base

3. root LING:

root

racine f

4. root MATH:

root

racine f

the fourth root of sth

la quatrième racine de qc

II.roots N npl

1. roots (of dyed hair):

roots

racines fpl

2. roots fig:

roots

racines fpl

to try to get back to one's roots

essayer de retrouver ses racines

she has no roots

elle n'a aucune racine

to pull up one's roots

s'arracher à son milieu

to put down new roots

se créer de nouvelles racines

III.root [Brit ruːt, Am rut] VB trans

1. root fig:

to be rooted in sth music, film, person:

être ancré dans qc

deeply-rooted lit, fig

bien enraciné

to be/stand rooted to the spot or the ground

être/rester figé sur place

2. root BOT:

root plant

faire prendre racine

IV.root [Brit ruːt, Am rut] VB intr

1. root BOT:

root

prendre racine

2. root (search):

root person, animal:

fouiller (in, through dans)

I.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm] N

1. room (closed area):

room (for living)

pièce f

room (for sleeping)

chambre f

room (for working)

bureau m

room (for meetings, teaching, operating)

salle f

a three room apartment

un appartement de trois pièces

the room fell silent

tout le monde se tut

in the next room

dans la pièce d'à côté

‘rooms to let’

‘chambres à louer’

room 159

la chambre 159

room and board

chambre avec repas

he gets room and board

il est logé (et) nourri

2. room U (space):

room

place f (for pour, to do pour faire)

to make room

faire de la place

to take up room

prendre de la place

to be short of room

manquer de place

3. room (opportunity):

room for improvement/doubt

possibilité f d'amélioration/de doute

room for manoeuvre

marge f de manœuvre

II.rooms N npl dated

1. rooms (rented):

rooms

meublé m

2. rooms Brit UNIV:

rooms

chambre f d'étudiant

III.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm] VB intr Am

room

loger

to room with sb

loger chez qn

we room together

nous habitons ensemble

IV.-roomed COMP

4-roomed

de 4 pièces

V.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm]

there is always room at the top

quand on veut réussir dans la vie on peut

I.root out VB [Brit ruːt -, Am rut -] (root out [sth], root [sth] out)

root out corruption, inefficiency:

root out

traquer

II.root out VB [Brit ruːt -, Am rut -] (root [sb] out, root out [sb])

root out

déloger

room’—‘whereabouts in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for room’—‘whereabouts in the English»French Dictionary

I.whereabouts [ˈ(h)wer·ə·baʊts] ADV inf

whereabouts

où

II.whereabouts [ˈ(h)wer·ə·baʊts] N

sb/sth's exact whereabouts

le lieu exact où se trouve qn/qc

hereabouts ADV

hereabouts

par ici

thereabouts ADV

1. thereabouts (place):

thereabouts

par là

2. thereabouts (time, amount):

thereabouts

à peu près

tom-tom [ˈtam·tam] N

tom-tom

tam-tam m

I.room [rum] N

1. room:

room (in house)

pièce f

room (in house)

place f Belg, Nord

room (bedroom)

chambre f

room (classroom, meeting room)

salle f

room (for work)

bureau m

room and board

pension f complète

2. room (people in room):

room

assemblée f

3. room (space):

room

place f

to take up room

prendre de la place

4. room (possibility):

room

marge f

to have room for sth

avoir une marge de qc

to have room for improvement

pouvoir mieux faire

II.room [rum] VB intr

to room with sb (share room)

partager une chambre avec qn

III.room [rum] ADJ

two-room apartment

deux-pièces m

I.vroom inf VB intr

vroom

foncer

II.vroom inf INTERJ

vroom

vroum

I.groom [grum] N

1. groom (person caring for horses):

groom

palefrenier m

2. groom (bridegroom):

groom

marié m

II.groom [grum] VB trans

1. groom (clean):

groom animal

faire la toilette de

groom horse

panser

2. groom (prepare):

groom

préparer

to groom sb for sth

préparer qn à qc

powder room N

powder room

toilettes fpl pour dames

property room N THEAT

property room

salle f des accessoires

reading room N

reading room

salle f de lecture