vacances in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vacances in the English»French Dictionary

vacancy [Brit ˈveɪk(ə)nsi, Am ˈveɪkənsi] N

1. vacancy (free room):

vacancy

chambre f libre

‘vacancies’ (on sign)

‘chambres libres’

‘no vacancies’

‘complet’

2. vacancy (on campsite):

vacancy

emplacement m libre

3. vacancy (unfilled job, place):

vacancy

poste m à pourvoir

vacancy

poste m vacant

a vacancy for an accountant

un poste de comptable à pourvoir

to fill/create a vacancy

pourvoir/libérer un poste (for de)

to advertise a vacancy

faire paraître une offre d'emploi

‘no vacancies’ (on sign)

‘pas d'embauche’

4. vacancy (dreaminess):

vacancy

air m absent

5. vacancy (stupidity):

vacancy

stupidité f

vacancy rate N

vacancy rate

coefficient m d'occupation

vacant [Brit ˈveɪk(ə)nt, Am ˈveɪkənt] ADJ

1. vacant:

vacant (unoccupied) flat, room, seat, place

libre, disponible

vacant office, land

inoccupé

vacant (on toilet door)

libre

2. vacant (available):

vacant job, post

vacant, à pourvoir

to become or fall vacant

se libérer

‘Situations vacant’ (in newspaper)

‘offres d'emploi’

3. vacant (dreamy):

vacant look, stare

absent

vacant expression

vide

vacant face, smile

vide d'expression

he looks vacant

il a l'air absent

he gave me a vacant stare or look

il m'a regardé d'un air absent

4. vacant (stupid):

vacant

stupide

vacant possession N Brit LAW

vacant possession

jouissance f immédiate

vacant lot N Am

vacant lot

terrain m vague

vacantly [Brit ˈveɪk(ə)ntli, Am ˈveɪkəntli] ADV

1. vacantly (absently):

vacantly answer, stare

d'un air absent

2. vacantly (stupidly):

vacantly smile, stare

d'un air stupide

I.cancel out VB [Brit ˈkans(ə)l -, Am ˈkænsəl -] (cancel out)

cancel out figures:

s'annuler

cancel out arguments, views:

s'annuler

II.cancel out VB [Brit ˈkans(ə)l -, Am ˈkænsəl -] (cancel out [sth])

1. cancel out (gen):

cancel out emotion, effect, trend, gain

neutraliser

the arguments cancel each other out

les arguments se neutralisent

2. cancel out MATH:

cancel out equation

éliminer

I.cancel <pres part cancelling, , canceling, Am pret, pp cancelled, canceled Am> [Brit ˈkans(ə)l, Am ˈkænsəl] VB trans

1. cancel (call off):

cancel event, order, booking, train, flight

annuler

2. cancel FIN (nullify):

cancel contract, policy

résilier

cancel loan, debt, invoice

annuler

cancel cheque, credit card

mettre une opposition à

3. cancel LAW:

cancel order

lever

cancel decree, will

révoquer

4. cancel MATH → cancel out

5. cancel (mark as used):

cancel stamp

oblitérer

6. cancel COMPUT:

cancel command, instruction

annuler

II.cancel <pres part cancelling, , canceling, Am pret, pp cancelled, canceled Am> [Brit ˈkans(ə)l, Am ˈkænsəl] VB intr

1. cancel:

cancel (from meal, function, meeting)

se décommander

cancel (after booking)

annuler

2. cancel MATH → cancel out

See also cancel out

I.cancel out VB [Brit ˈkans(ə)l -, Am ˈkænsəl -] (cancel out)

cancel out figures:

s'annuler

cancel out arguments, views:

s'annuler

II.cancel out VB [Brit ˈkans(ə)l -, Am ˈkænsəl -] (cancel out [sth])

1. cancel out (gen):

cancel out emotion, effect, trend, gain

neutraliser

the arguments cancel each other out

les arguments se neutralisent

2. cancel out MATH:

cancel out equation

éliminer

cancer-causing ADJ

cancer-causing

cancérigène

cancerous [Brit ˈkans(ə)rəs, Am ˈkænsərəs] ADJ

cancerous

cancéreux/-euse

vacances in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vacances in the English»French Dictionary

vacancy <-ies> [ˈveɪ·k ə n(t)·si] N

1. vacancy (available room):

vacancy

chambre f à louer

‘vacanciesʼ

chambres fpl disponibles

‘no vacanciesʼ

(hôtel) complet

2. vacancy (employment opportunity):

vacancy

poste m vacant

to fill a vacancy

pourvoir un poste vacant

3. vacancy (lack of expression):

vacancy

vide m

vacant [ˈveɪ·k ə nt] ADJ

1. vacant (empty):

vacant

vide

2. vacant (unoccupied):

vacant room

inoccupé(e)

vacant seat, chair

libre

vacant position

vacant(e)

3. vacant (expressionless):

vacant

vide

4. vacant (unfilled):

vacant hours

disponible

I.cancel <-l- [or -ll-]> [ˈkæn(t)·s ə l] VB trans

1. cancel (annul):

cancel

annuler

cancel order

décommander

cancel contract

résilier

cancel check

faire opposition à

to cancel a booking

se décommander

to cancel each other

s'annuler

2. cancel (mark as being used):

cancel a stamp

oblitérer

cancel ticket

composter

II.cancel <-l- [or -ll-]> [ˈkæn(t)·s ə l] VB intr

cancel

se décommander

lung cancer N

lung cancer

cancer m du poumon

skin cancer N

skin cancer

cancer m de la peau

ancestry <-ies> [ˈæn·ses·tri] N

ancestry

ascendance f

to be of Polish ancestry

être d'origine polonaise

ancestral [æn·ˈses·tr ə l] ADJ

ancestral

ancestral(e)

ancestor [ˈæn·ses·tər] N

ancestor

ancêtre mf

cancer specialist N

cancer specialist

cancérologue mf

cancer cell N

cancer cell

cellule f cancéreuse