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Traduzioni di being nel dizionario inglese»francese

being [ingl brit ˈbiːɪŋ, ingl am ˈbiɪŋ] SOST

1. being (entity):

being (human)

être m

being (animal)

créature f

2. being (soul):

being

être m

with my whole being

de tout mon être

3. being (existence):

to bring sth into being

faire de qc une réalité

to be brought into being

devenir réalité

to come into being

prendre naissance

fellow being SOST

fellow being

semblable mf

human being SOST

human being

être m humain

well-being SOST

well-being

bien-être m inv

fellow human being SOST

fellow human being

semblable mf

be <part pres being, 3e pers sg prés is, prét was, part perf been> [ingl brit biː, ingl am bi] VB vb intr

1. be (gen):

be

être

it's me, it's I

c'est moi

he's a good pupil

c'est un bon élève

2. be (in probability):

if Henri were here

si Henri était là

were it not that…

si ce n'était que…

were they to know

s'ils savaient

if I were you

à ta place

had it not been for Frank, I'd have missed the train

sans Frank j'aurais raté le train

3. be (phrases):

so be it

d'accord

be that as it may

quoi qu'il en soit

as it were

pour ainsi dire

even if it were so

même si c'était le cas

I preferred it as it was

je l'aimais mieux avant

leave it as it is

ne changez rien

to be or not to be

être ou ne pas être

let or leave him be

laisse-le tranquille

Supreme Being SOST RELIG

Supreme Being

Être m suprême

would-be [ingl brit ˈwʊdbi, ingl am ˈwʊd ˌbi] AGG

1. would-be (desirous of being):

would-be emigrants/investors

des émigrés/investisseurs en puissance

would-be intellectuals pegg

des soi-disant or prétendus intellectuels pegg

2. would-be (having intended to be):

the would-be thieves were arrested

les voleurs ont été arrêtés avant qu'ils aient pu passer à l'acte

BE SOST abrév

BE → bill of exchange

Vedi anche: bill of exchange

bill of exchange, BE SOST

bill of exchange COMM, FIN

lettre f de change

never-to-be-forgotten AGG

never-to-be-forgotten

inoubliable

being nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di being nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] VB

being present participle of be

II.being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] SOST

1. being (living thing):

being

être m

being from another planet

créature f extraterrestre

2. being (existence):

to bring sth into being

concrétiser qc

to come into being

prendre naissance

III.being [ˈbi:ɪŋ] AGG

for the time being

pour l'instant

Vedi anche: be

I.be <was, been> [bi:] VB vb intr + agg or sost

1. be (expresses identity, position, place):

he's be English/a dentist

il est anglais/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues se trouvent au Louvre

2. be (expresses a state, situation):

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

my hands are cold

j'ai froid aux mains

how are you? — I'm fine

comment vas-tu/allez-vous? — je vais bien

be quiet!

reste(z) tranquille!

to be on a diet

faire un régime

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

to be on benefit [or welfare ingl am]

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50p

ce livre fait 50 pence

4. be (indicates age):

how old is he? — he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? — il a vingt ans

5. be (take place):

the meeting is next Tuesday

la réunion a lieu mardi prochain

6. be (exist):

there is/are ...

il y a ...

let her be!

laisse-la tranquille!

7. be (impersonal use):

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

it's three

il est trois heures

it's cold/windy

il fait froid/du vent

it's rainy

il pleut

it's fair

c'est juste

what's it to be?

ce sera?

as it were

pour ainsi dire

locuzioni:

the be-all and end-all

le but suprême

be that as it may

malgré cela

so be it

soit

far be it from sb to +infin

loin de qn l'idée de +infin

II.be <was, been> [bi:] VB vb aus

1. be (expresses continuation):

he's breathing

il respire

she's still sleeping

elle est encore en train de dormir

it's raining

il pleut

2. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that ...? form

est-ce possible que +subj ?

the exhibition is to be seen at the gallery

on peut voir l'exposition à la galerie

what is he to do?

qu'est-il censé faire?

may I be of service?

je peux vous aider?

3. be (expresses passive):

to be discovered by sb

être découvert par qn

to be left speechless

rester bouche bée

I'm asked to come at seven

on me demande de venir à sept heures

4. be (expresses future):

she's leaving tomorrow

elle part demain

you are to wait here

vous devez attendre ici

we are to meet at seven

on est censé se rencontrer à sept heures

5. be (expresses future in past):

she was never to see her brother again

elle n'allait jamais plus revoir son frère

6. be (in conditionals):

if sb were [or was] were to +infin, ...

si qn devait +infin , ...

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

s'il travaillait plus, il aurait de meilleures notes

were sb to +infin, ... form

si qn devait +infin , ...

well-being SOST no pl

well-being

bien-être m

fellow being SOST

fellow being

semblable mf

I.be <was, been> [bi:] VB vb intr + agg or sost

1. be (expresses identity, position, place):

he's be English/a dentist

il est anglais/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues se trouvent au Louvre

2. be (expresses a state, situation):

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

my hands are cold

j'ai froid aux mains

how are you? — I'm fine

comment vas-tu/allez-vous? — je vais bien

be quiet!

reste(z) tranquille!

to be on a diet

faire un régime

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

to be on benefit [or welfare ingl am]

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50p

ce livre fait 50 pence

4. be (indicates age):

how old is he? — he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? — il a vingt ans

5. be (take place):

the meeting is next Tuesday

la réunion a lieu mardi prochain

6. be (exist):

there is/are ...

il y a ...

let her be!

laisse-la tranquille!

7. be (impersonal use):

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

it's three

il est trois heures

it's cold/windy

il fait froid/du vent

it's rainy

il pleut

it's fair

c'est juste

what's it to be?

ce sera?

as it were

pour ainsi dire

locuzioni:

the be-all and end-all

le but suprême

be that as it may

malgré cela

so be it

soit

far be it from sb to +infin

loin de qn l'idée de +infin

II.be <was, been> [bi:] VB vb aus

1. be (expresses continuation):

he's breathing

il respire

she's still sleeping

elle est encore en train de dormir

it's raining

il pleut

2. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that ...? form

est-ce possible que +subj ?

the exhibition is to be seen at the gallery

on peut voir l'exposition à la galerie

what is he to do?

qu'est-il censé faire?

may I be of service?

je peux vous aider?

3. be (expresses passive):

to be discovered by sb

être découvert par qn

to be left speechless

rester bouche bée

I'm asked to come at seven

on me demande de venir à sept heures

4. be (expresses future):

she's leaving tomorrow

elle part demain

you are to wait here

vous devez attendre ici

we are to meet at seven

on est censé se rencontrer à sept heures

5. be (expresses future in past):

she was never to see her brother again

elle n'allait jamais plus revoir son frère

6. be (in conditionals):

if sb were [or was] were to +infin, ...

si qn devait +infin , ...

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

s'il travaillait plus, il aurait de meilleures notes

were sb to +infin, ... form

si qn devait +infin , ...

Vedi anche: off

I.off [ɒf, ingl am ɑ:f] PREP

1. off (apart from):

to be one metre off sb/sth

être à un mètre de qn/qc

the top is off the jar

le couvercle n'est pas sur le bocal

off the point

hors de propos

off Dover

au large de Douvres

the mill is off the road

le moulin est à l'écart de la route

2. off (away from):

her street is off the avenue

sa rue part de l'avenue

to take sth off the shelf/wall

prendre qc sur l'étagère/enlever qc du mur

keep off the grass

pelouse interdite

to go off the air RADIO

quitter l'antenne

3. off (down from):

to fall/jump off a ladder

tomber/sauter d'une échelle

to get off the train

descendre du train

4. off (from):

to eat off a plate

manger dans une assiette

to wipe the water off the bench

essuyer l'eau du banc

to cut a piece off this cheese

couper un morceau de ce fromage

to take £10 off the price

faire une réduction de 10£

to borrow money off sb colloq

emprunter de l'argent à qn

5. off (stop liking):

to go off sb/sth

cesser d'aimer qn/qc

to be off drugs

être désintoxiqué

II.off [ɒf, ingl am ɑ:f] AVV

1. off (not on):

to switch/turn sth off

éteindre/arrêter qc

it's off between them fig

c'est fini entre eux

2. off (away):

the town is 8 km off

la ville est à 8 km

not far/some way off

pas très loin/à quelque distance

to go/run off

partir/partir en courant

it's time I was off

il est temps que je m'en aille congt

we're off on Tuesday

nous ne sommes pas là jeudi

to be off SPORT

avoir pris le départ

3. off (removed):

there's a button off

il manque un bouton

the lid's off

le couvercle n'est pas dessus

with one's coat off

sans manteau

4. off (free from work):

to get off at 4:00

sortir du travail à 4 h

to get a day off

avoir un jour de congé

to take time/an afternoon off

prendre du temps/un après-midi de libre

5. off (completely):

to kill off

anéantir

to pay sth off

finir de payer qc

6. off COMM:

5% off

5% de rabais

7. off (until gone):

to walk off the dinner

faire une promenade digestive

to sleep off the wine

cuver son vin

to work off the calories

brûler les calories

locuzioni:

straight [or right] off

tout de suite

off and on [or on and off]

de temps en temps

it rained off and on

il pleuvait par intermittence

III.off [ɒf, ingl am ɑ:f] AGG inv

1. off (not on):

off light

éteint(e)

off tap

fermé(e)

off water, electricity

coupé(e)

off concert

annulé(e)

off engagement

rompu(e)

2. off (bad):

off day

mauvais(e)

off milk

tourné(e)

off food

avarié(e)

3. off (free from work):

to be off at 5 o'clock

terminer à 5 h

I'm off on Mondays

je ne suis pas là le lundi

4. off ingl Aus, ingl brit (provided for):

to be badly off

être dans la gêne

to be well/badly off for sth

être bien pourvu en/à court de qc

5. off (sold out):

veal is off now

il n'y a plus de veau

6. off ingl brit (rude):

that's a bit off!

c'est plutôt dur à avaler!

to go off on sb ingl am colloq

engueuler qn

IV.off [ɒf, ingl am ɑ:f] SOST no pl ingl brit

off

départ m

V.off [ɒf, ingl am ɑ:f] VB vb trans ingl am colloq (kill)

off

buter

to-be [təˈbi:] AGG

to-be

futur(e)

a bride-to-be

une future mariée

a mother-to-be

une future maman

would-be [ˈwʊdbi] AGG

would-be

soi-disant(e)

human being SOST

Contributo di un utente

human being

être humain

to be vested with

Contributo di un utente

to be vested with

être investi de

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you're being provocative

tu fais de la provocation

Traduzioni di being nel dizionario francese»inglese

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bien-être

well-being

une sensation de bien-être

a feeling of well-being

being Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

that's what comes of being too naive

voilà ce qui arrive quand on est trop naïf

they attributed their success to being lucky

ils ont attribué leur réussite à la chance

to make no pretence to being/having sth

ne pas avoir la prétention d'être/de faire qc

with the situation being what it is

la situation étant ce qu'elle est

he's playing at being in charge

il fait son numéro de personne responsable

she strikes me as being fairly intelligent

elle m'a l'air d'être assez intelligente

to be unsure about being able to +infin

être incertain de pouvoir +infin

to risk being sacked/going to prison

risquer le renvoi/la prison

to be in the process of being written

être en chantier roman

being in good health, that's what counts

ce qui compte, c'est d'être en bonne santé

being Secondo il glossario « Intégration et égalité des chances » pubblicato dall'Ufficio franco-tedesco per la Gioventù

Traduzioni di being nel dizionario francese»inglese

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flagrant délit

being caught in the act

être marginalisé

be marginalised

être relogé

to be rehoused

être dans la galère

be in a mess

se faire racketter

to be ripped off fam

avoir une double culture

to be at home in two cultures

être radié (chômage)

to be struck off the unemployment register and no longer receive benefits

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

I blame us for being suckered by all this mewing and for basking so cozily in the warm glow of virtue by association.

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The pair of whio in the centre's free flight aviary have seven eggs, which were being incubated as part of the whio nest egg programme.

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She has bad news: despite the class being especially aimed at socializing disruptive students, they still have to follow the school board's missive that they teach to the upcoming test.

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That means that every human being is capable, if so desiring, to change one's own life and character and earns one's own bliss.

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There are eight tennis courts altogether, each one of them being a hard court.

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He is noted for his gritty style of batting and also for being an athletic fielder in the covers.

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They will never backflip back onto their feet instead of being knocked down.

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Far from being contrite they seemed to take a pride in being untouchable.

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He later worked in the oil business after being released from prison as a result of a presidential commutation.

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Cause he had said: we shouldn't frown upon people being happy, or people dancing, or expressing themselves.

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