peace offering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for peace offering in the English»French Dictionary

peace offering N

peace offering

gage m de réconciliation

Translations for peace offering in the English»French Dictionary

offering [Brit ˈɒf(ə)rɪŋ, Am ˈɔf(ə)rɪŋ, ˈɑf(ə)rɪŋ] N

1. offering (act of giving):

offering

offre f

the offering of bribes is unethical

l'offre de pots-de-vin est immorale

2. offering (gift):

offering

cadeau m

I heard the band's latest offering yesterday iron, pej

j'ai écouté le dernier album du groupe hier

3. offering REL:

offering

collecte f

offering

quête f

4. offering (sacrifice):

offering

offrande f

to make an offering

faire une offrande

I.offer [Brit ˈɒfə, Am ˈɔfər, ˈɑfər] N

1. offer (proposition) (gen) FIN:

offer

offre f (to do de faire)

an offer of help/work

une offre d'assistance/de travail

to make sb an offer

faire une offre à qn

an offer of marriage

une proposition de mariage

an offer of £10 per share

une offre à 10 livres sterling l'action

offers over/around 40, 000 dollars

offres supérieures à/autour de 40 000 dollars

that's my final or best offer

c'est mon dernier mot

to be open to offers

être ouvert à toute proposition

to put in or make an offer on a house

faire une offre sur une maison

the house is under offer

il y a une promesse d'achat sur cette maison

or near(est) offer (in property ad)

à débattre

offers in the region of £80, 000

prix 80 000 livres, à débattre

2. offer COMM (promotion):

offer

promotion f

to be on special offer

être en promotion

3. offer (available):

the goods/cases on offer were dear

les marchandises/valises en vente étaient chères

there's a lot/nothing on offer

il y a beaucoup/peu de choix

what's on offer in the catalogue?

qu'est-ce qu'on propose dans le catalogue?

II.offer [Brit ˈɒfə, Am ˈɔfər, ˈɑfər] VB trans

1. offer (proffer):

offer advice, explanation, information, friendship

donner

offer cigarette, help, job, reward, suggestion, support

offrir

offer opinion

émettre

offer reduction

faire

offer service

proposer

offer discount

accorder

to offer sb sth, to offer sth to sb

offrir qc à qn

to offer to do

se proposer pour faire

‘I'll do it, ’ she offered

‘je le ferai, ’ proposa-t-elle

she has a lot to offer the company

elle peut beaucoup apporter à la société

he had little to offer in the way of news/evidence

il n'avait pas beaucoup de nouvelles/preuves à apporter

2. offer (provide):

offer facilities, advantages, guarantee, resistance

offrir

offer insight

donner

the tree offers protection from the rain

l'arbre offre une protection contre la pluie

this vest offers protection against bullets

ce gilet protège des balles

3. offer (possess):

offer language

posséder

offer experience

avoir

candidates must offer two foreign languages

les candidats doivent posséder deux langues étrangères

4. offer (sell):

offer goods

offrir

the radios were being offered at bargain prices

les radios étaient vendues à prix réduit

to offer sth for sale

mettre qc en vente

5. offer (present):

offer

présenter

the army/battleship offered its flank to the enemy

l'armée/le cuirassé a présenté son flanc à l'ennemi

III.offer [Brit ˈɒfə, Am ˈɔfər, ˈɑfər] VB intr (volunteer)

offer

se proposer

IV.offer [Brit ˈɒfə, Am ˈɔfər, ˈɑfər] VB refl

to offer oneself

se proposer (for pour)

to offer itself opportunity:

se présenter

OFFER [ˈɒfə(r)] N Brit

OFFER → Office of Electricity Regulation

OFFER

autorité de régulation du marché de l'électricité

peace [Brit piːs, Am pis] N

1. peace (absence of conflict):

peace

paix f

to be at peace

être en paix

to make peace

faire la paix (with avec)

to bring peace to a country

rétablir la paix dans un pays

to keep the peace (between countries, individuals)

maintenir la paix

to keep the peace (in town) police:

maintenir l'ordre public

to keep the peace citizen:

ne pas troubler l'ordre public

to keep the peace attr campaign, march, moves

pour la paix

to keep the peace agreement, conference, initiative, mission, plan, settlement, talks, treaty

de paix

2. peace (period without war):

peace

paix f

a fragile/an uneasy/a negotiated peace

une paix fragile/instable/négociée

3. peace (tranquillity):

peace

paix f

peace

tranquillité f

to live in peace

vivre en paix

to leave sb in peace/give sb no peace

laisser qn/ne pas laisser qn en paix

to break the peace of sth

troubler la paix de qc

I need a bit of peace and quiet

j'ai besoin d'un peu de calme

to find peace of mind

trouver la paix

to disturb sb's peace of mind

troubler qn

to be at peace (dead) euph

avoir trouvé la paix

to be a man of peace

être un homme de paix

to come in peace

venir avec des intentions pacifiques

to hold one's peace

rester muet

to make one's peace with sb

faire la paix avec qn

peace offering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peace offering in the French»English Dictionary

offre de paix/d'emplois

offer of peace/job advertisement

Translations for peace offering in the English»French Dictionary

I.offer [ˈɒfəʳ, Am ˈɑ:fɚ] VB trans

1. offer (give):

offer

offrir

to offer sb sth

offrir qc à qn

2. offer (give choice of having):

to offer sb sth

proposer qc à qn

to offer a choice

donner un choix

to offer congratulations

adresser des félicitations

3. offer (volunteer):

to offer to +infin

proposer de +infin

to offer a suggestion

faire une suggestion

4. offer (provide):

offer information, excuse, reward

donner

to have much to offer

avoir beaucoup à donner

to offer resistance

offrir de la résistance

to offer a glimpse

donner un coup d'œil

what have you got to offer?

qu'est-ce que vous proposez?

5. offer (bid):

offer

faire une offre de

6. offer (sell):

offer

proposer

we're offering them at £20 each

nous les offrons à 20 livres pièce

to be offered for sale

être mis en vente

II.offer [ˈɒfəʳ, Am ˈɑ:fɚ] VB intr

1. offer (volunteer):

offer

se proposer

2. offer (happen):

offer occasion

se présenter

III.offer [ˈɒfəʳ, Am ˈɑ:fɚ] N a. ECON

offer

offre f

on offer

en vente

to make sb an offer they can't refuse

faire une offre à qn qui ne se refuse pas

to be on special offer Aus, Brit

être en promotion

offering N

1. offering (thing offered):

offering

offre f

the offerings on TV

ce que la télé nous propose

the offerings of thanks

les remerciements mpl

2. offering REL:

offering

offrande f

sacrificial offering

sacrifice m

peace [pi:s] N no pl

peace a. fig:

peace

paix f

peace activist

activiste mf pacifiste

peace enforcement troops

troupes fpl pour le maintien de la paix

peace conference/negotiations

conférence f /négociations fpl pour la paix

to make peace

faire la paix

to be at peace countries

être en paix

to be at peace deceased

reposer en paix

to be at peace with the world

ne pas avoir le moindre souci

to keep/disturb the peace

veiller à/troubler l'ordre public

to make one's peace with sb

faire la paix avec qn

to leave sb/sth in peace

laisser qn/qc en paix

I'd like a bit of peace now

je voudrais un peu de calme maintenant

to give sb no peace

ne pas laisser de répit à qn

Phrases:

to hold one's peace

garder le silence

to smoke the peace pipe

fumer le calumet de la paix

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He allowed others in the band to contribute ideas as a peace offering.

www.timescolonist.com

It doesn't have to be a grand gesture, or an obvious peace offering, just something that shows you that you're on their side.

www.lifehacker.com.au

And now, they're offering a printable card as a holiday peace offering.

www.wired.com

To take the sting out of my confession, please accept this peace offering of a picture of an ashamed puppy (see below).

www.stuff.co.nz

A small fortune was being tendered as a peace offering, in other words.

www.wired.com

Perhaps he'll bring an example of his preserves to the palace as a peace offering.

www.dailymail.co.uk

She told him to throw two doves in the air as a peace offering.

www.nydailynews.com

What a thoughtful and generous peace offering -- across the partisan divide!

news.nationalpost.com

All the meat of the peace offering had to be eaten on the day that it was offered.

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