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word
- noun
- mot m;
to have the last ~ avoir le dernier mot;
I couldn't get a ~ in je n'ai pas pu placer un mot;
in other ~s en d'autres termes;
a ~ of warning un avertissement;
a ~ of advice un conseil;
too sad for ~s trop triste;
I believed every ~ he said je croyais tout ce qu'il me disait;
I mean every ~ of it je pense ce que je dis;
a man of few ~s un homme peu loquace;
not a ~ to anybody pas un mot à qui que ce soit;
I don't believe a ~ of it je n'en crois pas un mot;
- (information) nouvelles fpl (about concernant);
there is no ~ of the missing climbers on est sans nouvelles des alpinistes disparus;
~ got out that… la nouvelle a transpiré que…;
to bring/send ~ that annoncer/faire savoir que;
- (promise, affirmation) parole f;
he gave me his ~ il m'a donné sa parole;
to keep/break one's ~ tenir/ne pas tenir parole;
to take sb's ~ for it croire qn sur parole;
take my ~ for it! crois-moi!;
- (rumour) ~ has it that he's a millionaire on dit qu'il est millionnaire;
~ got around that… le bruit a couru que…;
- (command) ordre m;
to give the ~ to do donner l'ordre de faire.
- mot m;
- words plural noun (of play) texte m;
(of song) paroles fpl.
- transitive verb formuler (reply, letter, statement).
IDIOMS:
my ~! (in surprise) ma parole!;
right from the ~ go dès le départ;
to have a ~ with sb about sth parler à qn à propos de qch;
to have ~s with sb s'accrocher avec qn;
to put in a good ~ for sb glisser un mot en faveur de qn.
right from the ~ go dès le départ;
to have a ~ with sb about sth parler à qn à propos de qch;
to have ~s with sb s'accrocher avec qn;
to put in a good ~ for sb glisser un mot en faveur de qn.
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'word' found in these entries:
English:
breathe - come - compound - edgeways - emotive - four-letter word - gender - imply - inappropriate - introduce - leave - mean - meaning - meaningful - meaningless - mint - misuse - mouth - never - obliterate - obsolete - odd - pledge - quiet - right - rude - speak - spell - term - translate - type - use - usual - utter - very - where - word for word - word-of-mouth - word processing - word processor - written - you
French:
abréger - acception - accorder - aimable - appuyer - bouche-à-oreille - carpe - clé - consigne - consonance - contracter - courant - croire - désigner - désuet - donner - écorcher - employer - emprunt - engager - entendre - épeler - familier - faux - foi - geste - grand - grossièreté - juste - lèvre - libeller - malheureux - manquer - mot - mot-clé - naturaliser - nec plus ultra - nomenclature - ouïr - ouvrir - parole - pendu - piper - place - placer - promesse - prononcer - qualificatif - remerciement - rencontrer
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| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| word | n | (linguistic unit) | mot nm | ||||||
| This sentence has five words. | |||||||||
| C'est une phrase de cinq mots. | |||||||||
| word | n | (promise) promesse | parole nf | ||||||
| He gave his word that he would fix the problem by Friday. | |||||||||
| Il lui donna sa parole qu'il arrangerait le problème avant vendredi. | |||||||||
| word | vtr | (phrase) | formuler, exprimer vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| You should word it differently so he doesn't get upset. | |||||||||
| Tu devrais formuler (or: exprimer) ça différemment pour ne pas le vexer. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| word | n | (rumour) rumeur | bruit nm | ||||||
| Did you hear the word about Jack and Jill? | |||||||||
| Tu as entendu le bruit qui court sur Jack et Jill ? | |||||||||
| word | n | (news) | nouvelles nfpl | ||||||
| parler vi ⇒ | |||||||||
| Have you heard any word from your brother lately? | |||||||||
| Tu as eu des nouvelles de ton frère récemment ? | |||||||||
| Tu as entendu parler de ton frère, ces derniers temps ? | |||||||||
| word | n | (brief conversation) conversation brève | mot nm | ||||||
| Let me go have a word with him about the loud music. | |||||||||
| Laisse-moi lui dire un mot à propos du volume de la musique. | |||||||||
| word | n | (lyrics) chanson | paroles nfpl | ||||||
| Have you listened closely to the words to this song? | |||||||||
| Avez-vous bien écouté les paroles de la chanson ? | |||||||||
| word | n | (command) | ordre nm | ||||||
| You better follow your father's words. | |||||||||
| Tu ferais mieux de suivre les ordres de ton père. | |||||||||
| word | n | (password) | mot de passe nm | ||||||
| You need to give the word, or we cannot open the door for you. | |||||||||
| Tu dois nous donner le mot de passe sinon nous ne pouvons pas t'ouvrir la porte. | |||||||||
| Word | n | (divine wisdom) | parole nf | ||||||
| You can read the Word of God in the Bible. | |||||||||
| Tu peux lire la parole de Dieu dans la bible. | |||||||||
| Word | n | (gospel) Bible | évangile nm | ||||||
| That is the Word according to John. | |||||||||
| Ceci est l'évangile selon Saint Jean. | |||||||||
| Word | n | (expression of the will of God) expression de la volonté | volonté nf | ||||||
| And that is the Word of God. | |||||||||
| Ceci est la volonté divine. | |||||||||
| words | npl | (angry conversation) dispute | mots nmpl | ||||||
| They exchanged words, and he left very upset. | |||||||||
| Ils eurent des mots, après quoi il partit vexé. | |||||||||
| words | npl | (discourse) discours | paroles nfpl | ||||||
| The doctor's words failed to comfort her. | |||||||||
| Les paroles du médecin ne purent la réconforter. | |||||||||
| words | npl | (empty talk, not action) | mots nmpl | ||||||
| Words are not enough. You have to do something about it. | |||||||||
| Les mots ne suffisent pas. Tu dois faire quelque chose aussi. | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "{0}" ci-dessus. | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| a word to the wise is enough | expr | à bon entendeur salut ! | |||||||
| at a word | à un mot | ||||||||
| at one word | à un mot | ||||||||
| big word | grand mot | ||||||||
| by word of mouth | par le bouche-à-oreille | ||||||||
| by-word | nm | dicton | |||||||
| by-word | nm | slogan | |||||||
| code word | mot de code | ||||||||
| content word | mot signifiant | ||||||||
| curse word | nm | juron (gros mots, blasphèmes) | |||||||
| cuss word (US) | nm | gros mot | |||||||
| dirty word | nm | gros mot | |||||||
| empty word | mot vide | ||||||||
| entry word (US) | nf | entrée (dictionnaire) | |||||||
| four-letter word | nf | obscénité | |||||||
| four-letter word | nm | gros mot | |||||||
| from the word 'go' | le mot "go" | ||||||||
| full word | mot principal | ||||||||
| function word (linguistics) | nm | mot fonctionnel (linguistique) | |||||||
| give his word | v | donner sa parole | |||||||
| have a word with | v | parler à | |||||||
| have the last word | v | avoir le dernier mot | |||||||
| household word | mot que tout le monde connaît | ||||||||
| in a word | adv | enfin | |||||||
| in one word | en un seul mot | ||||||||
| keep his word | v | respecter sa parole | |||||||
| keep one's word | v | tenir parole | |||||||
| kind word | nf | gentillesse | |||||||
| last word | dernier mot | ||||||||
| last word, the | le dernier mot | ||||||||
| loan word | nm | emprunt (linguistique) | |||||||
| long word | long mot | ||||||||
| machine word | mot machine | ||||||||
| man of his word | homme de parole | ||||||||
| meaningless word | nm | non-sens | |||||||
| mum's the word | motus et bouche cousue | ||||||||
| my word | exclamation | mon dieu | |||||||
| not say a word | ne rien dire | ||||||||
| portmanteau word | nm | mot-valise (Linguistique) | |||||||
| put in a good word for | glisser un mot en faveur de qqn | ||||||||
| swear word | nm | gros mot | |||||||
| swear word | nm | juron | |||||||
| swear-word | juron; gros mot | ||||||||
| take your word (I take you at your word) | je vous crois sur parole | ||||||||
| take your word for (I'll take your word for it) | je vous crois sur parole | ||||||||
| the last word | le dernier mot | ||||||||
| the written word | la parole écrite | ||||||||
| two-word | à deux mots | ||||||||
| unique word | nm | hapax (Linguistique) | |||||||
| word boundary | frontière de mot | ||||||||
| word by word | mot à mot | ||||||||
| word class | catégorie grammaticale | ||||||||
| word for word | mot pour mot | ||||||||
| word history | historique des mots | ||||||||
| word list | liste de mots | ||||||||
| word music | la musique des mots | ||||||||
| word of advice | petit conseil | ||||||||
| word of command | nm | ordre | |||||||
| word of explanation | mot d'explication | ||||||||
| word of honor (US) | parole d'honneur | ||||||||
| word of honor | nf | parole | |||||||
| word of mouth | nm | bouche-à-oreille | |||||||
| word order | ordre des mots | ||||||||
| word processing | nm | traitement de texte | |||||||
| word processor | logiciel de traitement de texte | ||||||||
| word time | nm | temps des mots | |||||||
| word-book | nm | lexique | |||||||
| word-for-word | mot pour mot | ||||||||
| word-formation | formation des mots | ||||||||
| word-of-mouth (de vive voix) | adj | verbal (de vive voix) | |||||||
| Report an error. | |||||||||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "word".
-là at the end of a word
4-letter word row
a word derived from...
A word from
A word from you could have stopped it.
A word of caution
aint... but why the additional word "no" ?
All the word's a stage...
although neither the word nor the concept had entered the language yet
an "in" word
An Iroquois Word
antiquated word
At a word from
backbeat the word was on the street
bad word
Bird is the word
Briquet (English word)
Buzz word
by using the word 'me' instead of saying 'we'
by word of mouth
can I have a word?
can't get a word out of someone
coin a word
Considered as the 'last word' in literature
define the word in french then give the english equivalent
Deliver the word of God
DesmelÉnate (word in english & french)
Do you fling any random French word you have at me?
documents in MS Word format...
Does this word sound bookish?
Suite...
4-letter word row
a word derived from...
A word from
A word from you could have stopped it.
A word of caution
aint... but why the additional word "no" ?
All the word's a stage...
although neither the word nor the concept had entered the language yet
an "in" word
An Iroquois Word
antiquated word
At a word from
backbeat the word was on the street
bad word
Bird is the word
Briquet (English word)
Buzz word
by using the word 'me' instead of saying 'we'
by word of mouth
can I have a word?
can't get a word out of someone
coin a word
Considered as the 'last word' in literature
define the word in french then give the english equivalent
Deliver the word of God
DesmelÉnate (word in english & french)
Do you fling any random French word you have at me?
documents in MS Word format...
Does this word sound bookish?
Suite...
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