closing hour nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di closing hour nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.close¹ [ingl brit kləʊs, ingl am kloʊz] SOST

1. close (road):

close

passage m

2. close (of cathedral):

close

enceinte f

II.close¹ [ingl brit kləʊs, ingl am kloʊz] AGG

1. close (with close links):

close relative

proche

close resemblance

frappant

to bear a close resemblance to sb/sth

ressembler beaucoup à qn/qc

close links with POL country

liens étroits avec

close links with group, twinned town etc

liens d'amitié avec

to work in close collaboration with sb

collaborer étroitement avec qn

in close contact with government department etc

en contact permanent avec

in close contact with friend etc

en contact avec

in close harmony MUS

dans une tessiture rapprochée

2. close (intimate):

close friend, adviser

proche (to de)

they have a close friendship

ils sont très bons amis

3. close (almost equal):

close contest, finish, result, vote

serré

‘is it the same?’—‘no but it's close’

‘c'est le même?’—‘non mais c'est proche’

a close copy of his signature

une imitation presque parfaite de sa signature

it's a close match (of colour, hairpiece)

c'est presque la même couleur

4. close (careful, rigorous):

close scrutiny, examination, study

minutieux/-ieuse

close supervision

étroit

to pay close attention to sth

faire une attention toute particulière à qc

to keep a close watch or eye on sb/sth

surveiller étroitement qn/qc

5. close (compactly aligned):

close texture, grain

dense

close print, military formation

serré

close handwriting

ramassé

6. close (stuffy):

close weather

lourd

it's close

il fait lourd

7. close (secretive) colloq:

she's been very close about it

elle n'a rien voulu dire

III.close¹ [ingl brit kləʊs, ingl am kloʊz] AVV

1. close (nearby):

to live/work quite close (by)

habiter/travailler tout près

they look closer than they are

ils semblent plus près qu'ils ne le sont

how close is the town?

est-ce que la ville est loin?

it's close, I can hear it

il ne doit pas être loin, je l'entends

the closer he came

plus il approchait

to bring sth closer

approcher qc

to follow close behind

suivre de près

to hold sb close

serrer qn

close together

serrés les uns contre les autres

to come closer together

se rapprocher

2. close (close temporally):

the time is close when

dans peu de temps

how close are they in age?

combien ont-ils de différence d'âge?

Christmas is close

Noël approche

3. close (almost):

that's closer (to) the truth

ça c'est plus proche de la vérité

‘is the answer three?’—‘close!’

‘est-ce que la réponse est trois?’—‘tu y es presque’

IV.close enough AVV

1. close enough (sufficiently near):

that's close enough (no nearer)

tu es assez près

that's close enough (acceptable as answer)

ça ira

to be/come close enough to do

être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire

2. close enough (approximately):

there were 20 yachts or close enough

il y avait à peu près 20 yachts

V.close to PREP AVV

1. close to lett place, person, object:

close to

près de

close to where

près de l'endroit où

closer to

plus près de

how close are we to…?

à quelle distance sommes-nous de…?

2. close to (on point of):

close to tears, hysteria, collapse

au bord de

to be close to doing

être sur le point de faire

3. close to (almost at):

closer to 30 than 40

plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30

to come closest to ideal, conception

s'approcher le plus de

to come close to doing

faillir faire

he came close to giving up

il a failli abandonner

how close are you to completing…?

est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…?

close to the time when

à peu près au moment où

it's coming close to the time when we must decide

l'heure de nous décider approche

locuzioni:

close to, a. close on (approximately) colloq close to or on colloq 60 people

près de or presque 60 personnes

close to or on colloq a century ago

il y a près d'un siècle

VI.close by PREP AVV

close by wall, bridge:

close by

près de

the ambulance is close by

l'ambulance n'est pas loin

VII.close¹ [ingl brit kləʊs, ingl am kloʊz]

(from) close to colloq, (from) close up

de près

it was a close call colloq or shave colloq or thing

je l'ai/tu l'as etc échappé belle

Vedi anche: draw

I.draw [ingl brit drɔː, ingl am drɔ] SOST

1. draw (raffle):

draw

tirage m (au sort)

to win (sth in) a draw

gagner (qc) dans une loterie

2. draw (tie):

draw (in match)

match m nul

it was a draw (in match)

ils ont fait match nul

it was a draw (in race)

ils sont arrivés ex aequo

3. draw (attraction):

draw (person, film, event, place)

attraction f

Bob Dylan was the big draw

Bob Dylan était la grande attraction

4. draw (on cigarette, pipe):

draw

bouffée f

5. draw ingl am (hand of cards):

draw

main f

II.draw <pret drew, part perf drawn> [ingl brit drɔː, ingl am drɔ] VB vb trans

1. draw (on paper etc):

draw picture, plan, portrait, sketch, cartoon

faire

draw person, face, object, diagram

dessiner

draw line, circle, square

tracer

to draw a picture lett

faire un dessin, dessiner

to draw (a picture of) a boat

dessiner un bateau

to draw a map (giving directions)

faire un plan

to draw a map (in school)

dessiner une carte

to draw sb sth, to draw sth for sb picture, plan, cartoon, sketch

faire qc à qn

to draw sb sth, to draw sth for sb person, face, object, diagram

dessiner qc à qn

2. draw fig:

draw character, picture

dépeindre

draw analogy, comparison, distinction, parallel

faire

3. draw (pull):

draw animal, car, engine: object, cart, rope, plough

tirer

draw machine, suction: liquid, gas

aspirer

to draw a plough along

tirer une charrue

the water is drawn along the pipe

l'eau est aspirée dans le tuyau

I drew the book towards me

j'ai tiré le livre vers moi

he drew the child towards him

il a attiré l'enfant vers lui

to draw a bolt/the curtains

tirer un verrou/les rideaux

I drew the string as tight as I could

j'ai tiré sur la ficelle aussi fort que j'ai pu

she drew a ten pound note from her purse

elle a tiré un billet de dix livres de son porte-monnaie

he drew his finger along the shelf

il a passé un doigt sur l'étagère

to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead/a comb through ones' hair

se passer un mouchoir sur le front/un peigne dans les cheveux

she drew his arm through hers

elle a passé son bras sous le sien

she drew her shawl round her shoulders

elle a resserré son châle autour de ses épaules

to draw water from a well

tirer de l'eau d'un puits

to draw a pint of beer

≈ tirer un demi-litre de bière à la pression

to draw blood lett

provoquer un saignement

to draw a bow

bander un arc

4. draw (derive):

draw conclusion

tirer (from de)

I drew comfort from the fact that/from doing

cela m'a un peu réconforté de savoir que/de faire

to draw a lesson/a moral from sth

tirer une leçon/une morale de qc

to draw inspiration from sth

puiser son inspiration dans qc

he drew hope/encouragement from this

cela lui a donné de l'espoir/du courage

to be drawn from energy, information:

provenir de

his friends/our readers are drawn from all walks of life

ses amis/nos lecteurs viennent de tous les horizons

5. draw (cause to talk):

draw person

faire parler (about, on de)

I'd hoped she'd tell me, but she wouldn't be drawn or she refused to be drawn

j'avais espéré qu'elle me le dirait, mais elle a refusé de parler

to draw sth from or out of sb information

obtenir qc de qn

to draw sth from or out of sb truth

faire dire or arracher qc à qn

she drew tears of laughter from the audience

elle a fait rire son public aux larmes

I managed to draw a smile from him

j'ai réussi à lui arracher un sourire

6. draw (attract) person, event, film:

draw crowd, person

attirer (to vers)

draw reaction, criticism, praise, interest

susciter

the idea drew much criticism from both sides/from the experts

l'idée a suscité de nombreuses critiques des deux côtés/chez les experts

the course draws students from all over the world

le cours attire des étudiants du monde entier

his speech drew great applause

son discours a soulevé des applaudissements

to draw sb's attention to sth

attirer l'attention de qn sur qc

to draw attention to oneself

attirer l'attention sur soi

to feel drawn to sb

se sentir attiré vers qn

to draw sb to person, religion

attirer qn vers

to draw sb to profession

pousser qn vers

the sound of the explosion drew her to the window

le bruit de l'explosion l'a attirée à la fenêtre

to draw sb into conversation

mêler qn à

to draw sb into argument, battle

entraîner qn dans

I'm not going to be drawn into an argument with you

je ne vais pas me laisser entraîner dans une dispute avec toi

they were drawn together by their love of animals

leur amour des animaux les a rapprochés

to draw the enemy fire

offrir un cible au feu ennemi

I'll draw their fire

je ferai diversion

7. draw FIN:

draw (take out) money

retirer (from de)

draw cheque, bill of exchange, promissory note

tirer (on sur)

draw (receive) wages, pension

toucher

8. draw GIOCHI (choose at random):

draw name, ticket, winner

tirer [qc] au sort

they asked him to draw the winner (out of the hat)

ils lui ont demandé de tirer au sort le gagnant

to draw a winning ticket competitor:

tirer un billet gagnant

Italy has been drawn against Spain or to play Spain

le tirage au sort a désigné l'Italie comme adversaire de l'Espagne

Jones drew Smith in the first round

le tirage au sort a désigné Smith comme adversaire de Jones au premier tour

9. draw SPORT:

to draw a match

faire match nul

10. draw (remove, pull out):

draw tooth

extraire

draw thorn, splinter, sting

retirer, enlever (from de)

draw cork

retirer (from de)

draw sword, dagger

dégainer, sortir

draw knife, gun

sortir

draw card

tirer

to draw a gun on sb

sortir un pistolet et le braquer sur qn

to draw a knife on sb

sortir un couteau pour en menacer qn

with drawn sword

l'épée dégainée

11. draw (disembowel):

draw chicken, turkey, goose

vider

draw STOR prisoner

étriper

12. draw CACCIA:

draw animal

suivre la voie de

13. draw GIOCHI:

to draw trumps

tirer ses atouts

14. draw TECN:

draw wire, metal, glass

étirer

15. draw NAUT:

the ship draws six metres

le navire a un tirant d'eau de six mètres

16. draw (run) disuso:

draw bath

faire couler

III.draw <pret drew, part perf drawn> [ingl brit drɔː, ingl am drɔ] VB vb intr

1. draw (make picture):

draw

dessiner

he draws very well

il dessine très bien

to draw round or around sth hand, template

dessiner en suivant les contours de

2. draw (move):

to draw ahead (of sth/sb) lett vehicle, person:

gagner du terrain (sur qc/qn)

to draw ahead (of sth/sb) fig person, company:

prendre de l'avance (sur qc/qn)

to draw alongside boat:

accoster

the car drew alongside the lorry

la voiture s'est mise à côté du camion

to draw close or near time, date, ordeal:

approcher

the time/day is drawing close when…

l'heure/le jour approche où…

they drew nearer to listen

ils se sont rapprochés pour écouter

to draw into bus: station

arriver à

the train drew into the station

le train est entré en gare

to draw level

se retrouver au même niveau

to draw level with the other athletes (in score)

se retrouver au même niveau que les autres athlètes

to draw level with the other athletes (in race)

rattraper les autres athlètes

to draw over vehicle (stop)

se ranger

to draw over (still moving)

se rabattre vers le bas-côté

the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road

le camion s'est rangé sur la voie de droite

to draw to one side person:

s'écarter

to draw round or around people:

se rassembler

they drew round the teacher

ils se sont rassemblés autour du professeur

to draw to a halt

s'arrêter

to draw to a close or an end day, event, life:

toucher à sa fin

3. draw SPORT:

draw (gen) (in match) teams:

faire match nul

draw (finish at same time in race) runners, racers:

arriver ex aequo

draw (finish equal, with same points)

se retrouver ex aequo

they drew for second place

ils sont arrivés deuxièmes ex aequo

X drew with Y (in match)

X a fait match nul avec Y

X drew with Y (in race)

X est arrivé ex aequo avec Y

4. draw (choose at random):

to draw for

tirer (au sort)

they drew for partners

ils ont tiré leurs partenaires (au sort)

5. draw:

draw chimney, pipe:

tirer

draw pump, vacuum cleaner:

aspirer

to draw on or at one's pipe/cigarette

tirer sur sa pipe/sa cigarette

6. draw tea:

draw

infuser

IV.draw [ingl brit drɔː, ingl am drɔ]

to be quick/slow on the draw colloq (in understanding)

avoir l'esprit vif/lent

to be quick/slow on the draw (in replying)

avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile

to be quick/slow on the draw cowboy:

dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite

to beat sb to the draw rival, competitor:

devancer qn

to beat sb to the draw cowboy:

dégainer plus vite que qn

to draw the line

fixer des limites

you've got to draw the line somewhere

il faut savoir fixer des limites

to draw the line at doing

se refuser à faire

she drew the line at blackmail

elle se refusait à faire du chantage

I draw the line at violence

je n'irai pas jusqu'à la violence

the union agreed to longer working hours but drew the line at wage cuts

le syndicat a accepté une augmentation des heures de travail mais a refusé une baisse des salaires

I.close² [ingl brit kləʊz, ingl am kloʊz] SOST

1. close (gen) SPORT:

close

fin f

to bring sth to a close

mettre fin à qc

to draw to a close

tirer à sa fin

to come to a close

se terminer

at the close of day letter

à la tombée du jour letter

2. close FIN:

close (of trading)

clôture f

at the close

à la clôture

II.close² [ingl brit kləʊz, ingl am kloʊz] VB vb trans

1. close (shut):

close container, door, window, eyes, mouth, mind, book, file, museum, office, shop

fermer

2. close (block):

close border, port, airport

fermer

close pipe, opening

boucher

close road

barrer

close area of town

interdire l'accès à

3. close → close down

4. close (bring to an end):

close meeting, discussion, investigation, case

mettre fin à

close account

fermer

to close the meeting, we have

pour clore la réunion nous avons

the subject is now closed

le sujet est clos

‘this correspondence is now closed’

‘cette rubrique est interrompue’

5. close (reduce):

to close the gap fig

réduire l'écart (between entre)

to close the gap on sb/sth lett, fig

rattraper qn/qc

to close the gaps (improve fault)

remédier aux lacunes (in dans)

6. close (agree):

close deal, contract, sale

conclure

7. close ELETTR:

close circuit

fermer

III.close² [ingl brit kləʊz, ingl am kloʊz] VB vb intr

1. close (shut):

close airport, factory, office, polls, shop, station:

fermer (for pour)

close door, window, container, lid, eyes, mouth:

se fermer

close hand, arms:

se (re)fermer (around sur)

the museum has closed

le musée est fermé au public

2. close (cease to operate):

close business, factory, mine, institution:

fermer définitivement

3. close (end):

close meeting, enquiry, play, concert, season:

prendre fin

to close with scene, event, song

se terminer par

4. close FIN:

close currency, index, shares, market:

clôturer (at à)

the market closed down/up

le marché a clôturé en baisse/en hausse

the pound closed up against the euro

la livre (sterling) a clôturé en hausse contre l'euro

5. close (get smaller):

close

se réduire

the gap is closing between X and Y fig

l'écart entre X et Y se réduit

the gap is closing between X and Y lett

la distance entre X et Y se réduit

6. close (get closer):

close pursuer, enemy:

se rapprocher (on de)

7. close (heal):

close wound:

se refermer

IV.closed AGG

1. closed (shut):

closed door, window, container, business, public building, shop

fermé

closed fist, mouth, eyes

fermé

‘closed’ (sign in shop)

‘fermé’

‘closed’ (in theatre)

‘relâche’

‘closed for lunch/for repairs’

‘fermé pour le déjeuner/pour cause de réparations’

‘road closed’

‘route barrée’

‘closed to the public’

‘interdit au public’

‘closed to traffic’

‘circulation interdite’

behind closed doors fig

à huis clos

2. closed (restricted):

closed community, circle, meeting, organization, economy

fermé

to have a closed mind

avoir l'esprit fermé

3. closed MAT:

closed set

fermé

4. closed LING:

closed syllable

fermé

Vedi anche: close down

I.close down VB [ingl brit kləʊz -, ingl am kloʊz -] (close down)

close down

fermer définitivement

TV we are now closing down

nos émissions sont terminées pour ce soir

II.close down VB [ingl brit kləʊz -, ingl am kloʊz -] (close down [sth], close [sth] down)

close down business, factory:

close down

fermer [qc] définitivement

I.closing [ingl brit ˈkləʊzɪŋ, ingl am ˈkloʊzɪŋ] SOST

closing

fermeture f

a closing of ranks fig

un resserrement des rangs

II.closing [ingl brit ˈkləʊzɪŋ, ingl am ˈkloʊzɪŋ] AGG

closing minutes, months, days, words

dernier/-ière

closing scene, pages, stage

final

closing speech

de clôture

I.hour [ingl brit ˈaʊə, ingl am ˈaʊ(ə)r] SOST

1. hour (60 minutes):

hour

heure f

an hour ago

il y a une heure

after an hour

au bout d'une heure

a solid or full hour

une heure entière

for hours

pendant des heures

he'll be here within or inside an hour

il sera là d'ici une heure

it's an hour (away) from London

c'est à une heure de Londres

at 14.00 hours

à 14 heures

twice an hour

deux fois par heure

£10 per hour

10 livres sterling (de) l'heure

to be paid by the hour

être payé à l'heure

2. hour (time of day):

hour

heure f

the clock strikes the hour

l'horloge sonne les heures

the bus leaves on the hour

le bus part à l'heure juste

she got home in the early hours

elle est rentrée au petit matin

at an early hour

de bonne heure

to stay out until all hours

rentrer très tard dans la nuit

at this hour?

à l'heure qu'il est?

at this late hour fig

au point où nous en sommes

3. hour (point in time):

hour

heure f

the hour of his execution has come

l'heure de son exécution est arrivée

your hour has come

ton heure a sonné

her finest/darkest hour

son heure de gloire/la plus sombre

in my hour of need

dans un moment difficile

II.hours SOST sost pl

1. hours (times):

hours

heures fpl

business or opening hours

heures fpl d'ouverture

office/visiting/working hours

heures fpl de permanence/de visite/de travail

our business hours are 9 am to 2 pm

nous sommes ouverts de 9 h à 14 h

I can't serve drinks after hours

je ne peux pas vous servir à boire après l'heure de fermeture

out of hours

en dehors des heures d'ouverture

to keep early/late hours

se coucher tôt/tard

to keep regular hours

se coucher et se lever à des heures régulières

2. hours RELIG:

hours

heures fpl

book of hours

livre m d'heures

closing hour nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di closing hour nel dizionario inglese»francese

closing hour SOST

closing hour

heure f de fermeture

Traduzioni di closing hour nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.closing <inv> AGG

closing

final(e)

closing speech

de clôture

II.closing SOST

1. closing (ending):

closing

clôture f

2. closing (end of business hours):

closing

heure f de fermeture

early closing

fermeture f l'après-midi

I.close¹ [kləʊs, ingl am kloʊs] AGG

1. close (near):

close

proche

at close quarters

de très près

at close range

à bout portant

close combat

corps m à corps

2. close (intimate):

close

proche

to be close to sb

être proche de qn

to be close to sb ties

étroit(e)

3. close (similar):

close resemblance

fort(e)

to be close in sth

se ressembler dans qc

4. close (careful):

close

minutieux(-euse)

close attention

soutenu(e)

after close consideration

après mûre réflexion

5. close (airless):

close

étouffant(e)

close weather

lourd(e)

6. close (almost equal):

close contest

serré(e)

7. close (dense):

close

serré(e)

locuzioni:

to keep a close eye on sb/sth

surveiller qn/qc de très près

II.close¹ [kləʊs, ingl am kloʊs] AVV

1. close (near in location):

close

près

2. close (near in time):

close

proche

to get close

(s')approcher

3. close fig:

close

proche

locuzioni:

to sail close to the wind

jouer un jeu dangereux

III.close¹ [kləʊs, ingl am kloʊs] SOST

close

impasse f

close of cathedral

enceinte f

I.close² [kləʊz, ingl am kloʊz] SOST no pl

close

fin f

to bring sth to a close

conclure qc

to come to a close

prendre fin

II.close² [kləʊz, ingl am kloʊz] VB vb trans

1. close (shut):

close

fermer

2. close (end):

close

mettre fin à

close bank account

fermer

close deal

conclure

locuzioni:

to close the stable door after the horse has bolted

prendre des précautions après coup

to close one's eyes to sth

fermer les yeux sur qc

III.close² [kləʊz, ingl am kloʊz] VB vb intr

1. close (shut):

close

fermer

close eyes, door

se fermer

2. close (end):

close

prendre fin

hour [ˈaʊəʳ, ingl am ˈaʊr] SOST

hour

heure f

to be paid by the hour

être payé à l'heure

at any hour

à toute heure

to keep irregular/regular hours

ne pas avoir/avoir des heures fixes

to keep late hours

se coucher à pas d'heure

for hours

pendant des heures

at all hours of the day and night pegg

à n'importe quelle heure du jour ou de la nuit

every hour on the hour

toutes les heures

opening hours

heures fpl d'ouverture

an hour away

à une heure de distance

locuzioni:

sb's hour has come

l'heure de qn est venue

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

We can look at issues of closing hours; we can look at issues of licensing laws.

www.abc.net.au

The law was rushed through in the closing hours of the legislative session with virtually no debate.

en.wikipedia.org

The city's galleries keep their doors open late, welcoming visitors long after their normal closing hours.

www.therecord.com

This type of glass is perfect for diverting attention away during closing hours, yet maintains an inviting shop environment during the day.

www.professionaljeweller.com

The closing hours change throughout the year.

en.wikipedia.org

The drive through line did not stop until about three weeks after the opening and the internal store was constantly forced to remove people from the building after closing hours.

en.wikipedia.org

With the start of the session run in damp conditions, it took until the closing hour of the morning session for the times to take a serious tumble.

formulaspy.com

I would have waited for him to come back home after the closing hour.

thenationonlineng.net

The idea was also to serve people after the shop's closing hours.

www.irishexaminer.com

He managed to recover and was back on his bike again in the closing hours of the test.

www.grandprixtimes.com