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Multiple Entries: word words Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press: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.
- 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. Subscribe to the Oxford Concise or Unabridged dictionary for more translations, meanings and examples. ' words' found in these entries: words: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009| 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. |
| words | (in play, lines) | nf | ligne (dans une pièce de théâtre) |
| words | (in songs, lyrics) | nfpl | paroles (dans les chansons) |
| words | (language) | nmpl | mots (langue) |
| words | (spoken words) | nmpl | mots (mots parlés) | | Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| association of words | | association de mots |
| bitter words | | mots amers |
| choice of words | | choix des mots |
| compound words | | mots composés |
| dying words | | dernières paroles |
| eat your words | v | manger ses mots |
| empty words | | mots vides |
| final words | nm | le mot de la fin |
| get drunk on words (figurative meaning) | v | s'enivrer de mots sens figuré |
| hard words | | mots durs |
| have words to say | v | avoir à dire ⇒ |
| high words | | belles paroles |
| in a few words | | en peu de mots |
| in other words | | en d'autres mots |
| in plain words | | avec des mots simples (dit simplement) |
| in so many words | | en d'autres mots |
| in two words | | en deux mots |
| last words | | derniers mots |
| magic words | | mots magiques |
| man of few words | nm | homme peu loquace |
| mince words, not to | | ne pas mâcher ses mots |
| not mince one's words | expr | ne pas faire dans la dentelle (y aller carrément) |
| not mince words | | ne pas mâcher ses mots |
| of few words | | de peu de mots |
| of few words | | peu bavard |
| parting words | nf | paroles d'adieu |
| plain words | | mots ordinaires |
| play on words | | jeu de mots |
| pun (play on words) | nm | calembour |
| put into words | v | formuler ⇒ (proposition) |
| soothing words | | mots apaisants, rassurants |
| sweet words | nfpl | douceurs |
| the very words | | les paroles exactes |
| use of words | nf | utilisation des mots |
| war of words | | guerre des mots |
| weasel words | | mots ambigus |
| words of wisdom | | mots de sagesse | | Report an error. | Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "words".
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