Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
M, m [Brit ɛm, Am ɛm] N
I. million [Brit ˈmɪljən, Am ˈmɪljən] N
1. million (figure):
II. millions N
III. million [Brit ˈmɪljən, Am ˈmɪljən] ADJ
IV. million [Brit ˈmɪljən, Am ˈmɪljən]
I. mile [Brit mʌɪl, Am maɪl] N
1. mile (unit of length):
2. mile fig:
II. miles N
I. a welter of N
I. lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] PRON
1. lot:
2. lot inf:
3. lot (specific group of people) inf:
II. lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N
1. lot (great deal):
III. lots N
lots inf:
IV. lots ADV
lots inf:
V. a lot ADV
I. fat [Brit fat, Am fæt] N
1. fat (in diet):
3. fat (for cooking):
4. fat (in body):
II. fat [Brit fat, Am fæt] ADJ
1. fat:
2. fat (full, swollen):
3. fat (remunerative):
7. fat (not much) inf, iron:
I. bit [Brit bɪt, Am bɪt] VB pt
bit → bite
II. bit [Brit bɪt, Am bɪt] N
1. bit (small piece):
2. bit (small amount) inf:
3. bit (section):
III. a bit ADV
a bit inf (rather):
IV. bit [Brit bɪt, Am bɪt]
I. bite [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] N
1. bite (mouthful):
2. bite (snack):
3. bite fig:
5. bite FISH:
II. bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB trans
III. bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB intr
IV. bite [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt]
A/D ADJ
A/D → analogue-digital
A1, a [Brit ə, eɪ, Am eɪ, ə] N
I. many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] ADJ
II. many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] PRON
III. many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] N
lot2 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N
1. lot:
2. lot Am (piece of land):
3. lot (at auction):
4. lot (decision-making process):
little2 [Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l, Am ˈlɪdl] ADJ
1. little (small):
2. little (young):
3. little (feeble, weak):
5. little (expressing scorn, contempt):
6. little (short):
I. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.
II. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON
III. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV
1. little (rarely):
2. little (hardly, scarcely):
3. little (not at all):
IV. a little (bit) ADV (slightly)
I. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] ADJ When few is used as an adjective to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity (few houses, few shops, few people) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de magasins, peu de gens. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see I. 1. in the entry.
When few is used as an adjective in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I. 2. in the entry.
When a few is used as an adjective(a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see II. in the entry.
For translations of few used as a pronoun (few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II. and III. in the entry.
For translations of the few used as a noun (the few who voted for him) see IV. in the entry.
1. few (not many):
2. few (some, several):
II. a few ADJ
III. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] PRON
1. few (not many):
2. few (some):
IV. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] N
V. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju]
I. lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] PRON
1. lot:
2. lot inf:
3. lot (specific group of people) inf:
II. lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N
1. lot (great deal):
III. lots N
lots inf:
IV. lots ADV
lots inf:
V. a lot ADV
I. account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] N
1. account FIN (money held at bank):
2. account COMM (credit arrangement):
5. account (bill):
7. account (description):
8. account:
9. account (impression):
10. account (indicating reason):
11. account (advantage, benefit):
II. accounts N npl
1. accounts (records):
2. accounts (department):
III. account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] VB trans
u rečniku PONS
I. medium [ˈmi:diəm] ADJ
II. medium [ˈmi:diəm] N
1. medium <-s> <[or media]> (a means):
4. medium JOURN, TV:
I. male [meɪl] ADJ
I. m N
million <-(s)> [ˈmɪlɪən, Am ˈ-jən] N
1. million (a thousand thousand):
2. million inf (countless number):
A, a [eɪ] <-'s [or -s]> N
1. A (letter):
I. account [əˈkaʊnt] N
1. account FIN:
4. account pl (financial records):
6. account (description):
7. account (cause):
8. account no pl (consideration):
II. account [əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form (consider)
-
- considérer qn qc
a.o.b. [ˌeɪəʊˈbi:, Am -oʊ-]
a.o.b. abbreviation of any other business
M&A N
I. m N
million <-(s)> [ˈmɪl·jən] N
1. million (a thousand thousand):
2. million inf (countless number):
I. medium [ˈmi·di·əm] ADJ
II. medium [ˈmi·di·əm] N
1. medium <-s> <[or media]> (a means):
4. medium JOURN, TV:
I. male [meɪl] ADJ
air conditioning [ˈer·kən·ˌdɪʃ· ə n·ɪŋ ] N
I. account [ə·ˈkaʊnt] N
1. account FIN:
4. account pl (financial records):
6. account (description):
7. account (cause):
8. account (consideration):
II. account [ə·ˈkaʊnt] VB trans form (consider)
-
- considérer qn comme qc
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| you | bit |
| he/she/it | bits |
| we | bit |
| you | bit |
| they | bit |
| I | bitted |
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| you | bitted |
| he/she/it | bitted |
| we | bitted |
| you | bitted |
| they | bitted |
| I | have | bitted |
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| you | have | bitted |
| he/she/it | has | bitted |
| we | have | bitted |
| you | have | bitted |
| they | have | bitted |
| I | had | bitted |
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| you | had | bitted |
| he/she/it | had | bitted |
| we | had | bitted |
| you | had | bitted |
| they | had | bitted |