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measure
- noun
- gen mesure f;
to take ~s prendre des mesures;
weights and ~s les poids et mesures mpl;
- (measuring device) instrument m de mesure.
- gen mesure f;
- transitive verb
- mesurer;
to ~ four by five metres mesurer quatre mètres sur cinq;
- (compare) to ~ sth against comparer qch à.
- mesurer;
IDIOMS:
for good ~ pour faire bonne mesure.
measure out mesurer (land, flour, liquid);
doser (medicine).
measure up doser (medicine).
(person) avoir les qualités requises;
to ~ up to être à la hauteur de (expectations);
soutenir la comparaison avec (achievement).
to ~ up to être à la hauteur de (expectations);
soutenir la comparaison avec (achievement).
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'measure' found in these entries:
English:
bring - drastic - extreme - imperial - made-to-measure - overdue - part - ruler - step - tape measure - tough - transitional - warrant
French:
adresser - antidopage - centimètre - demi-mesure - disposition - dose - doser - écologiste - effet - étendre - hauteur - large - litre - mesure - mesurer - mètre - passer - pif - porter - rétrograde - sanction
measure:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| measure | vtr | (determine dimensions, quantity) dimensions | mesurer vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| quantité | estimer la quantité vi | ||||||||
| I need to measure the wood before I cut it. | |||||||||
| Je dois mesurer le bois avant la découpe. | |||||||||
| * Je dois estimer la quantité de bois nécessaire avant d'acheter. | |||||||||
| measure | n | (law or bill) loi, décret | mesure nf | ||||||
| politique | projet de loi nm | ||||||||
| The measure was approved by the legislature. | |||||||||
| La mesure a été approuvée en commission. | |||||||||
| Le projet de loi a été voté. | |||||||||
| measure | n | (dimension) | dimension nf | ||||||
| métré nm | |||||||||
| I have the measures of the room in my notebook. | |||||||||
| J'ai noté les dimensions de la chambre dans mon carnet. | |||||||||
| * J'ai fait effectuer le métré de l'appartement par l'architecte. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| measure | n | (measuring instrument) instrument de mesure | mètre nm | ||||||
| instrument de mesure | règle nf | ||||||||
| The worker took out his measure before he started working. | |||||||||
| Le maçon a sorti son mètre avant de commencer à travailler. | |||||||||
| L'écolier utilise sa règle pour tirer des lignes droites. | |||||||||
| measure | n | (unit of measurement) | unité de mesure nf | ||||||
| unité de poids nf | |||||||||
| unité de volume nf | |||||||||
| They use pounds as a measure in the USA. | |||||||||
| * Le pouce et le mètre sont des unités de mesure. | |||||||||
| Aux États-Unis, on utilise la livre comme unité de poids. | |||||||||
| * Le mètre cube est une unité de volume. | |||||||||
| measure | n | (system of measurement) liquide | unité de capacité nf | ||||||
| The litre is a liquid measure. | |||||||||
| Le litre est une unité de capacité. | |||||||||
| measure | n | (standard of measurement or judgement) étalon de mesure | aspect nm | ||||||
| égard nm | |||||||||
| Our process is the best one, by any measure. | |||||||||
| Notre procédé est le meilleur sous tous les aspects. | |||||||||
| Notre procédé est le meilleur à tous égards. | |||||||||
| measure | n | (limited amount) peu | outre mesure adv | ||||||
| He had just a measure of curiosity about the subject. | |||||||||
| Le sujet ne l'intéressait pas outre mesure. | |||||||||
| measure | n | (bounds, limits) | dimension nf | ||||||
| The measure of the court was 30 x 90 meters. | |||||||||
| Les dimensions de la cour étaient de 30 mètres sur 90. | |||||||||
| measure | vtr | (estimate) calculer | jauger vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| The player measured the distance to the goal. | |||||||||
| Le joueur jaugea la distance entre le gardien et lui. | |||||||||
| measure | vtr | figurative (weigh or consider) figuré | considérer, peser vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| peser le pour et le contre expr | |||||||||
| He measured all of his options before acting. | |||||||||
| Il considéra (or: Il pesa) toutes les solutions avant d'agir. | |||||||||
| Il pesa le pour et le contre avant de se décider. | |||||||||
| measure | vtr | (compare) | se comparer vi ⇒ | ||||||
| He tested his skill to see how he measures against the competition. | |||||||||
| Il testait ses capacités afin de voir comment il se comparait à ses concurrents. | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "measure" ci-dessus.Cacher les phrases | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| beyond measure | adj | démesurément (immensément) | |||||||
| common measure | mesure commune | ||||||||
| counter measure | nf | contre-mesure (mesure contraire) | |||||||
| full measure | nm | bon poids (bonne mesure) | |||||||
| good measure | nf | bonne mesure | |||||||
| half-measure | nf | demi-mesure (compromis) | |||||||
| implement to measure water depth | nf | sonde (nautique) | |||||||
| in a measure | dans une mesure | ||||||||
| in full measure | adv | pleinement | |||||||
| in great measure | en grande quantité | ||||||||
| in some measure | dans une certaine mesure | ||||||||
| made-to-measure | adj | fait sur mesure | |||||||
| measure against | mesure contre | ||||||||
| measure for measure | mesure par mesure | ||||||||
| measure out | v | doser ⇒ (un médicament) | |||||||
| measure out | v | mesurer ⇒ | |||||||
| measure time | v | compter ⇒ (mesurer - temps) | |||||||
| measure up | v | avoir les qualités requises | |||||||
| measure up to | être à la hauteur de | ||||||||
| measure zero | mesure nulle | ||||||||
| measure, survey | v | arpenter ⇒ (terrain) | |||||||
| not measure up | pas à la mesure de | ||||||||
| preventive measure | mesure préventive | ||||||||
| repression measure | acte de répression | ||||||||
| rough measure | mesure approximative | ||||||||
| simple measure | mesure simple | ||||||||
| tape measure | mètre enrouleur | ||||||||
| tape measure | mètre de couturière | ||||||||
| tape measure | mètre ruban | ||||||||
| temporary measure | mesures temporaires | ||||||||
| the measure of all things | la mesure de toutes choses | ||||||||
| without measure | phrase | sans mesure | |||||||
| Suggest additional English compound forms. | |||||||||
| Report an error. | |||||||||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot "measure".
"to give somebody their measure of justice"
a measure of brand ability to command a premium
A measure of the decline of great politcal speeches is that
A measure of the decline of great political speeches is that, unlike their predecessors, no current politician has had any of their opuses recored on album...
a measure of variation en statistiques
as a conscious measure
ballot measure?
dry pint (U.S. unit of dry measure)
end-of-the-pipe corrective measure
free measure and quote / obligation free quote
I have standards which my friends have to measure up to
in the measure where
Intense love does not measure, it only gives
joint measure
Let any prime number D measure C
Made-to-measure
Measure
Measure
measure of decency and grace (barbaric sentence)
Measure of Success
Measure twice, cut once
measure up to
player measure-up areas and displays
Pub measure
some people feel comforted by having lots of things (material objects), it is a way to measure themselves against others.
take measure
The experiment he in fact did was to roll balls down a leaning surface and measure th
they come in double measure for a woman
Threshold measure
to measure against
Suite...
a measure of brand ability to command a premium
A measure of the decline of great politcal speeches is that
A measure of the decline of great political speeches is that, unlike their predecessors, no current politician has had any of their opuses recored on album...
a measure of variation en statistiques
as a conscious measure
ballot measure?
dry pint (U.S. unit of dry measure)
end-of-the-pipe corrective measure
free measure and quote / obligation free quote
I have standards which my friends have to measure up to
in the measure where
Intense love does not measure, it only gives
joint measure
Let any prime number D measure C
Made-to-measure
Measure
Measure
measure of decency and grace (barbaric sentence)
Measure of Success
Measure twice, cut once
measure up to
player measure-up areas and displays
Pub measure
some people feel comforted by having lots of things (material objects), it is a way to measure themselves against others.
take measure
The experiment he in fact did was to roll balls down a leaning surface and measure th
they come in double measure for a woman
Threshold measure
to measure against
Suite...
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