sort-out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sort-out in the English»French Dictionary

sort-out [Brit] N Brit inf

to have a sort-out

faire du rangement

to give sth a sort-out bedroom, cupboard

ranger qc

I.sort out VB [Brit sɔːt -, Am sɔrt -] (sort [sth] out, sort out [sth])

1. sort out (resolve):

sort out problem, matter

régler

to sort out the confusion

dissiper un malentendu

it will take me hours to sort this mess out

il va me falloir des heures pour remettre de l'ordre dans tout ça

I'll sort it out

je m'en occuperai

they have sorted out their differences

ils ont réglé leurs différends

go and sort it out elsewhere

allez vous expliquer ailleurs

it's time to sort this thing out

il est temps de tirer cette affaire au clair

2. sort out (organize):

sort out details, arrangements

s'occuper de

sort out ideas

clarifier

I'll sort something out with Tim

j'arrangerai quelque chose avec Tim

Rex will sort something out for you

Rex arrangera quelque chose pour vous

I'll sort out with him what I have to do

je verrai avec lui ce que j'ai à faire

3. sort out (tidy up, put in order):

sort out cupboard, desk

ranger

sort out files, documents

classer

sort out finances, affairs

mettre de l'ordre dans

to sort out one's life

mettre de l'ordre dans sa vie

4. sort out (select):

sort out photos, clothes

trier

5. sort out (find):

sort out replacement, stand-in

trouver

6. sort out (mend):

sort out clutch, fault

réparer

II.sort out VB [Brit sɔːt -, Am sɔrt -] (sort out [sth])

1. sort out (separate):

to sort out the clean socks from the dirty

séparer les chaussettes propres des chaussettes sales

to sort out the truth from the lies

démêler le vrai du faux

2. sort out (establish):

to sort out who is responsible

établir qui est responsable

we're still trying to sort out what happened

nous essayons toujours de comprendre ce qui s'est passé

III.sort out VB [Brit sɔːt -, Am sɔrt -] (sort [sb] out inf)

1. sort out (punish):

sort out

régler son compte à qn inf

2. sort out (help) representative, receptionist, organizer:

sort out person

aider

the doctor will soon sort you out

le médecin te remettra sur pied

IV.sort out VB [Brit sɔːt -, Am sɔrt -] (sort [oneself] out)

sort out (get organized)

s'organiser

sort out (in one's personal life)

résoudre ses problèmes

to get oneself sorted out

s'organiser

things will sort themselves out

les choses vont s'arranger d'elles-mêmes

the problem sorted itself out

le problème s'est résolu de lui-même

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to sort out the men from the boys

décider des plus forts et des plus faibles

Translations for sort-out in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

procéder au triage de qc

to sort sth out

déblayer (traiter) correspondance

to sort out

déblayer une question

to sort out the main issue

démêler affaire, situation

to sort out

démêler le vrai du faux

to sort out truth from falsehood

démêler la part de responsabilité de chacun

to sort out everyone's responsibilities

se démerder avec ses problèmes

to sort out one's own problems

faire le tri de documents, vêtements

to sort out

régler son compte à qn inf (frapper)

to sort sb out

régler litige, problème

to settle, to sort out

régler ses affaires

to sort out one's affairs

régulariser position

to sort out, to regularize

sort-out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sort-out in the English»French Dictionary

sort out VB trans

1. sort out (select):

sort out

trier

to sort sth out from sth

séparer qc de qc

2. sort out (organize, clean up):

sort out

ranger

sort out files

classer

sort out papers, desk

mettre de l'ordre dans

to sort oneself out

se reprendre

3. sort out (fix):

sort out

arranger

4. sort out (resolve):

sort out problem

régler

sort out difficulties

aplanir

sort out priorities

établir

to sort out whether/how/what/who ...

essayer de savoir si/combien/ce que/qui

5. sort out inf (attack as warning):

to sort sb out

régler son compte à qn

Translations for sort-out in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

démêler affaire

to sort out

régulariser

to sort out

départager les bons et les mauvais

to sort out the good from the bad

débrouiller affaire

to sort out

régler problème

to sort out

arranger

to sort out

mettre bon ordre à qc

to sort sth out

remettre qc en ordre

to sort sth out

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They sort out their differences when the cold war began to affect his performance during training.

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Spike advised him to sort out what was going on in his head and have some fun.

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The series is a comedy tale focusing on how the two sort out their lives, and try their best to get what they want.

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In the end they are able to sort out their differences and make up.

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Where a child has both auditory and language problems, it can be hard to sort out cause-and-effect.

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Hotels and other assets were also lost although court proceedings are currently underway to sort out the tangle.

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The appellate court therefore returned the case to district court to sort out how this could be done.

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It is a free, independent service to help people sort out any unresolved problems with their electricity, gas or water supplier.

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Back in their villages, the women sort out the leaves and tie them up in bundles, squatting for hours inside their huts.

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They sort out the mail by putting it anywhere they can find.

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