Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
horizon /həˈraɪzn/ noun - (skyline) horizon m;
on the ~ (visible) à l'horizon;
(imminent) en vue;
- (of ideas, interests) horizon m;
to broaden one's ~s élargir ses horizons.
'horizon' found in these Oxford entries:
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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| horizon | | horizon nm |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| a-horizon | | un horizon nm |
| clouds on the horizon npl | figurative (prospect of trouble) | l'horizon se couvre |
| | The tobacco industry has been quite profitable in the past but now there are clouds on the horizon. |
| | L'industrie du tabac a fait beaucoup de profits par le passé mais maintenant, l'horizon se couvre. |
| | | les nuages s'amoncellent (sur, pour) |
| | | nuages à l'horizon nmpl |
| clouds on the horizon npl | literal (clouds near the horizon) | nuages sur l'horizon nmpl |
| | We won't be able to watch the sunset because of the clouds on the horizon. |
| on the horizon adv | literal (between the land and the sky) | à l'horizon loc adv |
| | I could see a huge ship on the horizon. |
| on the horizon adv | figurative (coming up, ahead) | à l'horizon loc adv |
| | There are several new projects on the horizon for our workgroup. |
| | De nombreuses collaborations se profilent à l'horizon. |
| | | en perspective loc adv |
| | fig | en vue loc adv |