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design

1. noun
   1. (development) (of object, appliance) conception f;
      (of building, room) agencement m;
      (of clothing) création f;
   2. (drawing, plan) plan m (for de);
   3. (art of designing) design m;
      (fashion) stylisme m;
   4. (pattern) motif m;
      a leaf ~ un motif de feuilles;
   5. (subject of study) arts mpl appliqués.

2. transitive verb
   1. concevoir (building, appliance);
      to be ~ed for sth/to do être conçu/-e pour qch/pour faire;
   2. (designer) créer (costume, garment);
      dessiner (building, appliance).

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'design' found in these entries:

English:

awkward - bold - CAD - CADCAM - computer-aided design - design fault - elaborate - eye-catching - floral - flowery - functional - graphic design - pattern - plan - popular - print - rip - streamline - striking - style - styling - zigzag

French:

calquer - conception - concevoir - décoration - dessein - dessin - dessiner - destiner - graphisme - noir - symétrique - tarabiscoté - visée

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
design	n	(conception) technologie	conception nf
The car's poor performance was due to faulty design.
La faible performance de la voiture était due à une conception défectueuse.
design	n	(pattern)	motif nm
I don't like the design on this wallpaper.
Je n'aime pas les motifs de ce papier peint.
design	n	(styling)	forme nf
			design nm
		familier, anglicisme	look nm
I like the design of this new mobile phone.
J'aime la forme de son nouveau mobile.
design	n	(sketch)	croquis nm
She showed me her design for the company's logo.
Elle m'a montré son croquis pour le logo de la société.
design	vtr	(sketch)	ébauche nf
This is a rough design for the new sports' centre.
C'est une ébauche du nouveau centre sportif.
design	vtr	(plan)	concevoir vtr ⇒
She designed a new way of organizing the information.
Elle a conçu une nouvelle façon d'organiser l'information.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
design	n	(plan)	projet nm
We have no design to expand into Asia at this point.
Nous n'avons pas de projet d'expansion en Asie à ce jour.
design	n	(outline)	ébauche nf
This is the basic design for the new park.
C'est une ébauche pour le nouveau parc.
design	n	(art: composition) art	dessin nf
She sketched a design for the new mural.
Elle a esquissé un dessin pour la nouvelle peinture murale.
design	n	(practice of designing) création	design nm
He works in design.
Il travaille dans le design.
design	n	(plot) familier	vues nfpl
He has designs on my girlfriend.
Il a des vues sur ma copine.
design	n	(intention)	dessein nm
Was the world created by design or by chance?
Le monde a-t-il été créé à dessein ou par hasard ?
design	vi	(draw)	dessiner vtr ⇒
She picked up her pencils and started designing.
Elle a attrapé ses crayons et s'est mise à dessiner.
design	vi	(plan)	concevoir vtr ⇒
I'll start designing the computer program as soon as the contract is signed.
Je commencerai à concevoir le programme informatique dès que le contrat sera signé.
design for	vtr	(intend for)	destiné adj
They make films designed for the domestic market.
Ils font des films destinés au marché intérieur.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
art design			conception artistique
design load			charge de calcul
design load			charge théorique
design office			bureau d'études (conception)
industrial design			design industriel
industrial design			conception industrielle (industrie)
interior design			design d'intérieur
interlaced design		nm	entrelacs
sampling design		nm	plan d'échantillonnage
school of design			école de design
systems design		nm	design
with an openwork design		adj	ajouré (Sculpture)
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