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by
- preposition
- (with passive verbs) par;
he was bitten ~ a snake il a été mordu par un serpent;
- (with present participle) en;
~ working extra hours en faisant des heures supplémentaires;
to learn French ~ listening to the radio apprendre le français en écoutant la radio;
to begin ~ doing commencer par faire;
- (by means of) par;
to pay ~ cheque payer par chèque;
~ mistake/accident par erreur/accident;
to travel to Rome ~ Venice aller à Rome en passant par Venise;
to travel ~ bus/train voyager en bus/train;
~ bicycle à bicyclette, en vélo;
~ candlelight (dine) aux chandelles;
(read) à la bougie;
- (from) à;
I could tell ~ the look on her face that rien qu'à la regarder je savais que;
- (near) à côté de, près de;
~ the window à côté de la fenêtre;
~ the sea au bord de la mer;
- (showing authorship) de;
a film ~ Claude Chabrol un film de Claude Chabrol;
who is it ~? c'est de qui?;
- (in time expressions) avant;
~ midnight avant minuit;
~ this time next week d'ici la semaine prochaine;
~ the time she had got downstairs he was gone le temps qu'elle descende, il était parti;
he should be here ~ now il devrait être déjà là;
- (according to) selon;
to play ~ the rules jouer selon les règles;
~ my watch à ma montre;
- (showing amount) de;
prices have risen ~ 20% les prix ont augmenté de 20%;
he's taller than me ~ two centimetres il fait deux centimètres de plus que moi;
- (in measurements) sur;
20 metres ~ 10 metres 20 mètres sur 10;
- (showing rate, quantity) à;
paid ~ the hour payé à l'heure;
- little ~ little peu à peu;
day ~ day jour après jour;
one ~ one un par un, une par une;
~ oneself tout seul/toute seule;
to go or pass ~ sb/sth passer devant qn/qch;
- (in compass directions) quart;
south ~ south-west sud quart sud-ouest.
- (with passive verbs) par;
- adverb
- (past) to go ~ passer;
the people walking ~ les gens qui passent/passaient, les passants;
as time goes ~ avec le temps;
- (near) près;
he lives close ~ il habite tout près;
- (aside) to put money ~ mettre de l'argent de côté.
- (past) to go ~ passer;
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'by' found in these entries:
English:
a - abide - able - accident - accidentally - again - air - airmail - all - along - alternatively - amuse - annoy - annoyed - another - any - apathetic - appearance - astonished - at - baffled - beset - better - bewildered - bicycle - bind - birth control - bit - blow - bombing - bound - bowl - brute - bus - by(e)-election - by(e)law - bypass - by-product - carry - catch - categorize - certified mail - chance - characterize - cliff - close - coincidence - comparison - consent - consume
French:
abordage - accabler - accès - accidentellement - acharner - à-coup - acquérir - adjudication - aéroporté - agrément - aiguillonner - alléger - amiable - animé - année - après - as - assisté - atteint - attouchement - autrement - avancer - avant - avion - avis - baisser - baser - beaucoup - biais - bord - catalogue - cause - celui-ci - changer - charge - cheveu - circuler - coefficient - cœur - coiffer - coin - coincer - colis - collection - commun - communication - constat - contourner - contre - contrepartie
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| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| by | prep | (close: beside, near to) | près de, à côté de prép | ||||||
| The keys are by the door over there. | |||||||||
| Les clés sont près de (or: à côté de) la porte là-bas. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (close: around) | près de prép | ||||||
| There's a drinking fountain by the tennis court. | |||||||||
| Il y a une fontaine d'eau près du court de tennis. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (close: past) | devant prép | ||||||
| We always walk by the post office on the way to work. | |||||||||
| Nous passons toujours devant la poste en allant au travail. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (close: distance measure) | de prép | ||||||
| The ball missed the window by a metre. | |||||||||
| La balle a manqué la vitre d'un mètre. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (time: not later than) | pour, d'ici à prép | ||||||
| You must have the report done by Monday. | |||||||||
| Tu dois avoir terminé le rapport pour (or: d'ici à) lundi. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (via: using the means of) | en prép | ||||||
| Should we go by car or by taxi? | |||||||||
| Devrions-nous y aller en voiture ou en taxi ? | |||||||||
| by | prep | (via: using a route) | par prép | ||||||
| I usually go by New York when I fly to Europe. | |||||||||
| Je passe généralement par New York lorsque je vais en Europe. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (invention, composition of) | de prép | ||||||
| Hamlet is a play by Shakespeare. | |||||||||
| Hamlet est une pièce de Shakespeare. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (according to) | par prép | ||||||
| I know him by his first name. | |||||||||
| Je le connais par son prénom. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (unit of measure) | à prép | ||||||
| à prép | |||||||||
| She bought eggs by the dozen. | |||||||||
| We get paid by the hour. | |||||||||
| Elle achetait les oeufs à la douzaine. | |||||||||
| Nous sommes payés à l'heure. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| by | prep | (during) | pendant prép | ||||||
| The street is noisy by day but very quiet by night. | |||||||||
| La rue est très bruyante pendant la journée mais très calme pendant la nuit. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (with the authority of) | par prép | ||||||
| By the authority vested in me, I proclaim you husband and wife. | |||||||||
| Par les droits qui me sont conférés, je vous déclare mari et femme. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (in conformity with) | selon prép | ||||||
| He does everything by the book. | |||||||||
| Il fait tout selon les règles. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (on the basis of) | par prép | ||||||
| They met by chance. | |||||||||
| Ils se sont rencontrés par hasard. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (after, serially) | après prép | ||||||
| Things got more tense minute by minute. | |||||||||
| They walked down the road two by two. | |||||||||
| Les choses sont devenues de plus en plus tendues minute après minute. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (multiply) | fois adv | ||||||
| Two by four is eight. | |||||||||
| Deux fois quatre égalent huit. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (divide) | par prép | ||||||
| Twelve divided by six is two. | |||||||||
| Douze divisés par six font deux. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (horse paternity, sired by) généalogie équine | par prép | ||||||
| Screaming Thunder, by Screaming Eagle, won the Preakness. | |||||||||
| Screaming Thunder, par Screaming Eagle, a gagné la course de Preakness. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (describing compass points) points cardinaux | quart nm | ||||||
| Head north by northeast. | |||||||||
| Dirige-toi Nord quart Nord-Est. | |||||||||
| by | prep | (agent in passives) | par prép | ||||||
| The tree was cut down by his neighbour. | |||||||||
| L'arbre a été abattu par son voisin. | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "by" ci-dessus. | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| abide by (stick to) | v | se conformer à (respecter) | |||||||
| absorbed by | absorbé par | ||||||||
| affected by rosacea | adj | couperosé (qui a couperose) | |||||||
| along by | le long de | ||||||||
| as attested by | comme l'atteste | ||||||||
| attended by | fréquenté par | ||||||||
| be advised by | adj | être conseillé par | |||||||
| be amazed by | v | s'émerveiller de | |||||||
| be bounded by | v | être lié par ⇒ | |||||||
| be constituted by | v | être constitué de | |||||||
| be guided by | être guidé par | ||||||||
| be limited by | être limité par | ||||||||
| be regulated by | être régi par | ||||||||
| be seized by | être saisi par | ||||||||
| be taken by surprise | v | être pris au dépourvu | |||||||
| be troubled by | v | s'embarrasser ⇒ | |||||||
| be turned off by | être dégoûté par | ||||||||
| be turned on by | être attiré par | ||||||||
| bit by bit | peu à peu | ||||||||
| bit-by-bit | petit à petit | ||||||||
| blocked by snow | adj | enneigé (col, route) | |||||||
| blow by | v | anéantir ⇒ | |||||||
| blow-by-blow | adj | très détaillé | |||||||
| brush by | v | effleurer ⇒ (être effleuré par) | |||||||
| brush by | v | frôler ⇒ | |||||||
| by a great deal | de beaucoup | ||||||||
| by a hair | d'un cheveu | ||||||||
| by a hair's-breadth | de justesse | ||||||||
| by a majority | adv | majoritairement | |||||||
| by a narrow margin | de justesse | ||||||||
| by a show of hands | à main levée (voter) | ||||||||
| by accident | par accident | ||||||||
| by accident | par inadvertance | ||||||||
| by accident | adv | accidentellement (par hasard) | |||||||
| by agent | par agent | ||||||||
| by airmail | par avion | ||||||||
| by airplane | par avion | ||||||||
| by all means | je vous en prie | ||||||||
| by and by | adv | bientôt (dans peu de temps) | |||||||
| by and large | dans l'ensemble | ||||||||
| by any chance | par hasard | ||||||||
| by any means | par tous les moyens | ||||||||
| by auction | aux enchères | ||||||||
| by authority of | phrase | sur l'autorité de | |||||||
| by birth | de naissance | ||||||||
| by brute force | de force | ||||||||
| by bus | en bus | ||||||||
| by cable | par câble | ||||||||
| by categories | par catégorie | ||||||||
| by chance (accidentally) | adv | par hasard | |||||||
| by choice | par choix | ||||||||
| by command | phrase | sur commande | |||||||
| by common consent | par consentement mutuel | ||||||||
| by comparison | à côté (en comparaison) | ||||||||
| by comparison with | comparé avec | ||||||||
| by consensus | par consensus | ||||||||
| by craftsmen | adv | artisanalement | |||||||
| by definition | par définition | ||||||||
| by degrees | par degrés | ||||||||
| by dint of | à force de | ||||||||
| by dint of | n | à force de | |||||||
| by far | de beaucoup | ||||||||
| by far | de loin | ||||||||
| by foot | à pied | ||||||||
| by force | de force | ||||||||
| by force of arms | par la force des armes | ||||||||
| by freight | par fret | ||||||||
| by half | de moitié | ||||||||
| by hand | à la main | ||||||||
| by hazard | par chance | ||||||||
| by heart | par cœur | ||||||||
| by horse | à cheval | ||||||||
| by inches | de quelques centimètres | ||||||||
| by installments | en plusieurs versements | ||||||||
| by instinct | par instinct | ||||||||
| by instinct | adv | instinctivement | |||||||
| by intuition | par intuition | ||||||||
| by itself | de soi-même | ||||||||
| by Jove | nm | diantre vieux, littéraire, humour | |||||||
| by land | par voie de terre | ||||||||
| by law | phrase | selon la loi | |||||||
| by mail | par courrier | ||||||||
| by marriage | par mariage | ||||||||
| by means of | par le biais de | ||||||||
| by means of | prep | au moyen de | |||||||
| by means of | prep | moyennant | |||||||
| by memory | en mémoire | ||||||||
| by mistake | adv | erreur, par | |||||||
| by mistake | phrase | par inadvertance (Locution) | |||||||
| by mutual agreement | loc | de gré à gré | |||||||
| by name | de nom | ||||||||
| by name | adv | nominativement | |||||||
| by nature | de caractère | ||||||||
| by nature | par nature | ||||||||
| by necessity | par nécessité | ||||||||
| by night | de nuit | ||||||||
| by night | adv | nuitamment | |||||||
| by no means | en aucun cas | ||||||||
| by one | de un | ||||||||
| by order | par ordre | ||||||||
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "by".
... by those Frenchmen who...
... to pass by ...
...and self-assertion by bieng attuned
...are by lesser expenses
...by a further...
...by having a competition
...by its art, fashion, lifestyles, and philosophy
...in a heat exchanger that uses the evaporation of a liquid refrigerant, causing condensate to form that is drained off by means of a separator and trap'
...not by King George, but by German soldiers
...waiting to be served by
..by the main ones
'He is not worried by the warnings they give him'
'i like passing time by reading'
'on an event by event basis
'paris' lyrics by delerium
(...) by observing who is in, who is out, who is up, who is down
(Sth) will be followed by (sth else)
[EN->FR] to see something pass by
"are considered by many to be..."
"by anything as straightforward as making money"
"by hazard you remained alone together at your table "
"by making purchases"
"By not being the best intern possible"
"by the time we catch...."
"By" et "Print" dans un contrat anglais.
"caused by"
"Chance favors only the prepared mind." by Louis Pasteur
"daughter" - as used by father
"don't judge a book by it's cover"
"even much by way of"
Suite...
... to pass by ...
...and self-assertion by bieng attuned
...are by lesser expenses
...by a further...
...by having a competition
...by its art, fashion, lifestyles, and philosophy
...in a heat exchanger that uses the evaporation of a liquid refrigerant, causing condensate to form that is drained off by means of a separator and trap'
...not by King George, but by German soldiers
...waiting to be served by
..by the main ones
'He is not worried by the warnings they give him'
'i like passing time by reading'
'on an event by event basis
'paris' lyrics by delerium
(...) by observing who is in, who is out, who is up, who is down
(Sth) will be followed by (sth else)
[EN->FR] to see something pass by
"are considered by many to be..."
"by anything as straightforward as making money"
"by hazard you remained alone together at your table "
"by making purchases"
"By not being the best intern possible"
"by the time we catch...."
"By" et "Print" dans un contrat anglais.
"caused by"
"Chance favors only the prepared mind." by Louis Pasteur
"daughter" - as used by father
"don't judge a book by it's cover"
"even much by way of"
Suite...
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