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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
tower / ˈtaʊə(r)/
- noun gen, Comput tour f.
- intransitive verb to ~ above ou over dominer (village, street).
IDIOMS:
to be a ~ of strength être solide comme un roc.
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tower: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| tower | n | (broadcast) | relais nm |
| tour nf | |||
| They erected a mobile phone tower next to the local school. | |||
| Ils ont construit un relais de téléphone mobile près de l'école du quartier. | |||
| Ils ont construit une tour de téléphone mobile près de l'école du quartier. | |||
| tower | n | (building) | tour nf |
| They are building a new office tower downtown. | |||
| Ils construisent une nouvelle tour de bureaux en centre ville. | |||
| tower | n | (fortress) | donjon nm |
| This tower is where king imprisoned his enemies. | |||
| C'est dans ce donjon que le roi emprisonnait ses ennemis. | |||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| tower | n | (control) aéronautique | tour de contrôle nf |
| The tower lost contact with the pilot just before the accident. | |||
| La tour de contrôle perdit contact avec le pilote juste avant l'accident. | |||
| tower | vi | (be above) | dominer⇒ vtr |
| être en surplomb | surplomber⇒ vtr | ||
| He's very tall and towers above everyone else. | |||
| Il est très grand et domine tout le monde. | |||
| * L'arbre surplomble le potager. | |||
| tower | vi | figurative (surpass) | surpasser⇒ vtr |
| Through his military genius, Napoleon towered above his contemporaries. | |||
| Grâce à son génie militaire, Napoléon surpassait ses contemporains. | |||
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tower: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||
| antenna tower | n | (pylon) | tour de transmission nm |
| The inexperienced young pilot flew her plane into the antenna tower. | |||
| pylône d'antenne nm | |||
| bell tower | n | (tower in which bells are hung) | clocher nm |
| There were bats living in the church bell-tower. | |||
| bridge tower | tour nf | ||
| control tower | n | (building from which air traffic is directed) | tour de contrôle nf |
| Before the airplanes collided, the control tower alerted them that they were too close. | |||
| fire tower | tour d'eau nf | ||
| fire tower | tour d'exercice nf | ||
| fire tower | tour d'incendie nf | ||
| fire tower | tour ignifuge nf | ||
| great tower | donjon nm | ||
| guard tower | n | (tall structure for keeping watch) | tour de garde nf |
| The prison was surrounded by guard towers, each of which held an armed guard round the clock. | |||
| Le château est entouré de cinq belles tours de garde. | |||
| prison, camp | mirador nm | ||
| La prison était cernée de miradors. | |||
| ivory tower | n | figurative (removal from reality) | tour d'ivoire nf |
| Such impractical idealism may serve you well in the ivory tower, but not in the real world. | |||
| Dans ta tour d'ivoire, tu ne réalises pas comment nous vivons, nous autres. | |||
| ivory-tower | tour d'ivoire nf | ||
| leaning tower | tour penchée nf | ||
| light tower | tour illuminée | ||
| light tower | phare nm | ||
| observation tower | n | (lookout, observation point) | tour d'observation nf |
| The forrest rangers climbed the observation tower to watch for fires. | |||
| Pour bien voir les oiseaux, le mieux est encore de monter dans la tour d'observation. | |||
| tour de guet nm | |||
| Du haut de la tour de guet, Anne ne voyait jamais rien d'autre que la route qui poudroyait. | |||
| observatoire nm | |||
| Il guettait leur arrivée depuis son observatoire. | |||
| mirador nm | |||
| belvédère nm | |||
| tower above | s'élever au-dessus de v | ||
| tower above | dominer de toute sa hauteur v | ||
| tower house | tour d'habitation nf | ||
| tower of Babel | (biblical) | tour de Babel nf | |
| tower of strength | solide comme un roc | ||
| tower over | se dresser au-dessus de v | ||
| tower over | dominer v intr | ||
| tower server | (computing) informatique | serveur tour nm | |
| transmission tower | n | (tall structure for a radio aerial) | tour émettrice nf |
| There was no signal coming from the transmission tower during the thunderstrom. | |||
| La tour émettrice a tenu bon, mais la tempête a arraché les antennes. | |||
| transmission | tour-relais nf | ||
| TV, radio | relais nm | ||
| La couverture du relais n'est pas excellente : il reste des zones blanches. | |||
| water tower | château d'eau | ||
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "tower".
A Rotating Tower
a tower leaning 45 degrees
Acqualina's 51-story Mediterranean-style tower
Apron Control Tower
Cell (phone) tower
cell tower
CN Tower
CN tower
Computer Tower
eiffel tower
EN: the Eiffel Tower / Buckingham Palace - definite article with proper noun - grammaire
FR: I climbed the Eiffel tower - grammaire
FR: the Eiffel tower was built - grammaire
FR: Visiting the eiffel tower - infinitive to start a sentence - grammaire
go to the top of the Eiffel Tower
Hy-tower
I climbed the Eiffel Tower
I want to visit the Eiffel Tower
I went up the Eiffel tower and I could see the whole of Paris
I would like to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
I'm making/building a tower (of blocks, books, toys, etc.)
kitchen tower
Leaning Tower of Piza
lifeguard tower
lookout tower
mobile tower
race tower
radio tower
Regeneration is accomplished by reducing the pressure in the tower and passing previously dried air through the desiccant bed
Santa Croce from Giotto's bell tower
Suite...
a tower leaning 45 degrees
Acqualina's 51-story Mediterranean-style tower
Apron Control Tower
Cell (phone) tower
cell tower
CN Tower
CN tower
Computer Tower
eiffel tower
EN: the Eiffel Tower / Buckingham Palace - definite article with proper noun - grammaire
FR: I climbed the Eiffel tower - grammaire
FR: the Eiffel tower was built - grammaire
FR: Visiting the eiffel tower - infinitive to start a sentence - grammaire
go to the top of the Eiffel Tower
Hy-tower
I climbed the Eiffel Tower
I want to visit the Eiffel Tower
I went up the Eiffel tower and I could see the whole of Paris
I would like to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
I'm making/building a tower (of blocks, books, toys, etc.)
kitchen tower
Leaning Tower of Piza
lifeguard tower
lookout tower
mobile tower
race tower
radio tower
Regeneration is accomplished by reducing the pressure in the tower and passing previously dried air through the desiccant bed
Santa Croce from Giotto's bell tower
Suite...
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