improbable-sounding nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di improbable-sounding nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.sounding [ingl brit ˈsaʊndɪŋ, ingl am ˈsaʊndɪŋ] SOST

1. sounding NAUT (measurement of depth):

sounding

sondage m

to take soundings

faire des sondages

2. sounding (questioning, probing):

sounding fig

sondage m

3. sounding MUS, MILIT:

the sounding of the retreat

le signal de la retraite

the sounding of the trumpets announced the Queen's arrival

les trompettes annoncèrent l'arrivée de la reine

II.-sounding COMP

a grand-sounding/English-sounding name

un nom qui fait bien/qui fait anglais

unlikely-sounding

bizarre

high-sounding AGG

high-sounding

ronflant

sounding board [ingl brit, ingl am ˈsaʊndɪŋ ˌbɔ(ə)rd] SOST

1. sounding board:

sounding board (above stage)

abat-voix m inv

sounding board (on instrument)

table f d'harmonie

2. sounding board (person):

sounding board fig

personne f sur qui on peut tester ses idées

can I use you as a sounding board?

est-ce que je peux tester mes idées sur toi?

sounding line SOST

sounding line

ligne f de sonde

sounding lead SOST

sounding lead

plomb m de sonde

I.founding [ingl brit ˈfaʊndɪŋ, ingl am ˈfaʊndɪŋ] SOST

founding

fondation f

II.founding [ingl brit ˈfaʊndɪŋ, ingl am ˈfaʊndɪŋ] AGG

founding

fondateur/-trice

pounding [ingl brit ˈpaʊndɪŋ, ingl am ˈpaʊndɪŋ] SOST

1. pounding (sound):

pounding (of waves, drums, heart)

battement m

pounding (of fists, hooves)

martèlement m

pounding (of guns)

pilonnage m

2. pounding (damage, defeat):

to take a pounding area, building:

être pilonné

we took a pounding in the final colloq SPORT

on s'est pris la pâtée en finale colloq

we gave the other team a pounding colloq

nous avons donné une bonne raclée à l'autre équipe colloq

grounding [ingl brit ˈɡraʊndɪŋ, ingl am ˈɡraʊndɪŋ] SOST

1. grounding U (preparation):

grounding

bases fpl (in en, de)

to have a good or thorough grounding in sth

avoir de bonnes or de très solides bases en qc

2. grounding AVIAZ:

grounding (of plane)

immobilisation f

grounding (of crew)

inaptitude f au vol

3. grounding NAUT:

grounding

échouage m (on sur)

4. grounding ingl am ELETTR:

grounding

mise f à la terre (of de)

wounding [ingl brit ˈwuːndɪŋ, ingl am ˈwundɪŋ] AGG

wounding sarcasm, comment:

wounding

blessant

founding father

founding father SOST fig:

founding father

père m fondateur

the Founding Fathers ingl am STOR

les pères mpl fondateurs (des États-Unis)

Vedi anche: Founding Fathers

Founding Fathers

Founding Fathers

The

Founding Fathers

Ce sont les 55 délégués des treize colonies américaines qui se réunirent lors de la Convention de Philadelphie en 1787. Ils s'accordèrent sur le contenu des sept articles de la Constitution et celle-ci fut ratifiée deux ans plus tard. Parmi les délégués se trouvaient George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams et James Madison. → Constitution

improbable-sounding nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di improbable-sounding nel dizionario inglese»francese

sounding board SOST MUS

sounding board

table f d'harmonie

sounding SOST

1. sounding NAUT:

sounding

sondage m

2. sounding pl:

sounding

sondages mpl

to take soundings

faire des sondages

to make soundings

enquêter

pounding SOST

pounding

battement m

pounding of guns

pilonnage m

there's a pounding in my head

ma tête résonne comme un tambour

to take a pounding

être pilonné

to take a pounding (defeat)

essuyer une défaite

to take a pounding (be criticized)

être descendu en flammes

grounding SOST

grounding

rudiments mpl

founding father SOST

founding father

père m fondateur

improbable [ɪm·ˈpra·bə·bl] AGG

improbable

improbable

an improbable excuse

une excuse invraisemblable

it is improbable that he will come

il est peu probable qu'il vienne

resounding AGG a. fig

resounding

retentissant(e)

probable [ˈpra·bə·bl] AGG

probable

vraisemblable

it is probable that

il est probable que +subj

improbability SOST

improbability

invraisemblance f

surrounding AGG

surrounding area:

surrounding

environnant(e)