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being noun

1. (human) ~ être m (humain);

2. to come into ~ prendre naissance.

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'being' found in these entries:

English:

apart - creature - develop - fear - help - hers - his - human being - imagine - laugh - mind - mine - miss - ours - sting - theirs - time - unreasonable - wash - welfare - well-being - would-be - youth

French:

bien-être - considérer - cruellement - doute - écoute - être - humain - immédiat - impression - individu - joindre - mortel - pour - relever - sensible - taxer - tenable - vivant - vouloir

being: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
being	v pres p	(be)	être vi ⇒
Lori is being nice because she wants a favour.
being	n	(creature)	être nm
			créature nf
Many people believe that the galaxy is full of intelligent beings.
Beaucoup de gens croient que la galaxie est remplie d'êtres doués d'intelligence.
Beaucoup de gens croient que la galaxie est remplie de créatures douées d'intelligence.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
being	adj	(time being)	pour le moment, pour l'instant adv
We're going to wait and see, for the time being.
Pour le moment (or: Pour l'instant), nous allons attendre.
being	n	(existence) philosophie	être nm
Philosophers debate the meaning of being.
Les philosophes débattent de la signification de l'être.
being	n	(nature) nature profonde	être nm
		nature profonde, littéraire	âme nf
Theresa hates liars with every fibre of her being.
Theresa déteste les menteurs de tout son être.
Theresa déteste les menteurs de toute son âme.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
all being		phrase	tout étant
being ahead			être devant
being alive			être vivant
being cognizant of			ayant connaissance de
being conspicuous in one's absence			brillant par son absence
being done			être fait
being here			être ici
being there			être là
being-psychology (psychology)		nf	psychologie de l'être (psychologie)
bring into being			devenir réalité
come into being		v	venir au monde
fellow human being		nm	semblable
for the time being		phrase	pour l'instant
for the time being		phrase	pour le moment
human being			être humain
in being			étant
innermost being		nmpl	tréfonds de son être
living being		nm	être vivant
spiritual being			être spirituel
state of being		nf	existence (philosophie)
state of being aground		nm	échouage (état)
supernatural being		nm	être surnaturel
supreme being		nm	être suprême
that being so			cela étant
that being the case			cela étant le cas
the being		n	l'être
this being so			cela étant
true being			être sincère
well-being		nm inv	bien-être
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