Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
culture / ˈkʌltʃə(r)/ noun - (noncountable) (art and thought) culture f;
to bring ~ to the masses mettre la culture à la portée de tous;
- (way of life) culture f;
street ~ culture qui vient de la rue;
drug ~ l'univers m de la drogue;
- (cultivation) culture f;
- (of bacteria) culture f (bactérienne).
culture : culture shock ~ shock noun choc m culturel;
culture vulture ~ vulture (familier) noun fana mf de culture (familier).
'culture' found in these Oxford entries:
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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| culture n | (values, customs) habitudes, valeurs | culture nf |
| | The culture in many parts of the country is quite conservative. |
| | La majeure partie du pays est plutôt de culture conservatrice. |
| culture n | (intellectual creations) production intellectuelle | culture nf |
| | The city produced a lot of culture in the nineteenth century. |
| | * Les subventions versées aux salles de spectacles dépendent du Ministère de la culture. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| culture n | (people: aesthetic awareness) conscience esthétique | culture nf |
| | The level of culture is quite high in many European cities. |
| | On rencontre un niveau de culture élevé dans de nombreuses villes européennes. |
| culture n | (agriculture) agriculture | culture nf |
| | agriculture : animaux | élevage nm |
| | Livestock culture requires twenty-four hour attention, especially for younger animals. |
| | * La culture du maïs requiert d'énormes quantités d'eau. |
| | L'élevage requiert une attention permanente, surtout quand il y a des petits. |
| culture n | (biology) biologie | culture nf |
| | The bacteria was put in a culture so the biologist could identify it. |
| | on a mis la bactérie en culture pour pouvoir l'identifier. |
| culture vtr | (biology) biologie | mettre en culture⇒ vtr |
| | The biologist cultured the bacteria in a Petri dish. |
| | Le biologiste a mis la bactérie en culture dans une boîte de Pétri. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| beauty culture | | soins de beauté nmpl |
| blood culture | | hémoculture nf |
| commercial culture | commerce marketing | culture commerciale nf |
| counter-culture, counter culture n | (political or social nonconformism) | contre-culture nf |
| counter-culture, counter culture adj | (hippyish, nonconformist) | de contre-culture adj |
| | It doesn't take long for the counter culture to become the mainstream culture. |
| culture area | | quartier culturel nm |
| culture area | | zone culturelle nf |
| culture myth | | mythe culturel |
| culture phenomenon | | phénomène culturel |
| culture shock n | (anxiety in an unfamiliar culture) | choc culturel nm |
| | Moving from Chicago to a rural Mexican village was a real culture shock. |
| | En débarquant en Inde, il ressentit un choc culturel auquel il s'était mal préparé. |
| enterprise culture | | culture d'entreprise nf |
| fish culture | | élevage de poissons |
| high culture n | (highbrow artforms) | Culture avec un grand C nf, expr |
| | One does not expect the masses to appreciate high culture. |
| material culture | | connaissance des antiquités |
| mussel culture | Zoologie | mytiliculture nf |
| pop culture | | culture pop |
| silk culture n | (cultivation of silk worms) | culture de la soie nf |
| | La culture de la soie cambodgienne a bien failli disparaître. |
| | | sériciculture nf |
| starter culture n | (bacteria for fermenting yoghurt) | culture de ferment lactique nf |
| tissue culture n | (cultivation of cells in a laboratory) | culture tissulaire nf |
| | | culture de tissu nf |
| | On étudie les modifications de la morphologie cellulaire dans une culture de tissu cutané. |
| Western culture n | (European and US civilization) | culture occidentale nf |
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