Questions tagged [anglais]
La question fait référence à un mot, une expression, un texte en anglais ou à la langue anglaise directement.
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Lean manufacturing
Dans des polycopiés distribués j'ai rencontré le terme anglais lean manufacturing. Peut-on employer le terme tel il est déhors le monde académique ou est-ce mieux d'utiliser une interprétation ...
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Prononciation différente des « u » de « club » et « rugby »
Je me demande pourquoi le u de ces deux mots ne se prononce pas identiquement.
Plus précisément, pourquoi rugby est francisé tandis que club se prononce presque comme en anglais.
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Think outside the box
One should aspire to think outside the box.
Google Translate donne
Il faut aspirer à sortir des sentiers battus.
Selon linguee :
https://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/traduction/ability+to+...
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Governing equations
Governing Equations of Continuum Mechanics.
Équations gouvernantes de la mécanique des milieux continus.
L'emploi de équations gouvernantes se considéré-t-il un anglicisme ? Dans ce cas, comment ...
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“If any” in French
How can if any be interpreted in French in cases like those below?
Her feelings, if any, were not shown.
She could take two of those candies, if any.
“Le cas échéant” is rather formal, isn't ...
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Comment traduire « (software) package » en français ?
Comment peut on traduire le mot package (dans le sens informatique du terme) en français ? Apparemment on ne peut pas dire paquet.
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Génitif de l'anglais en français
Je me demande comment traduire le génitif de l'anglais comme par exemple dans la phrase ci-dessous :
Do not suggest that the author includes citations to your (or your associates’) work.
Ne ...
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2 is the oddest prime: équivalent français dans le même esprit?
En anglais, un jeu de mot qui joue sur la double signification du mot odd (étrange ou impair) nous donne un succulent :
2 is the oddest prime number → 2 est le plus étrange/impair des nombres ...
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Last but not least [duplicate]
Je sais qu'il existe une discussion pertinente qui est un peu vieille quand même.
Peut-on employer « last but not least » en français comme une expression figée ?
Linguee donne « enfin et surtout » ...
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Comment traduire « project roadmap » ?
En gestion de projet, l'expression «Project roadmap» réfère à une liste d'étapes ou de jalons positionnés dans le temps pour la livraison finale d'un projet. Elle est abondamment utilisée en anglais. ...
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Interpretation of noun plus like construction
Je me demande comment interpréter en français les constructions anglaises de la forme : noun+like.
E.g., les phrases :
In general, viscoelastic materials exhibit a combination of solidlike and ...
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terminer vs finir to complete a range of actions
For a web interface uploading photos, I need a button with phrase: finish up when all images are done uploading. The current term being used is terminer, but this feels like the operation will be ...
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“Shuffle images” in French
For an button caption I am looking for a short French translation of the term “shuffle images”. This button would order a set of images randomly.
A couple of attempts:
randomiser l'ordre
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« Labeled » en français
Eq. (1) gives the displacement of the particle labeled by X.
Éq. (1) donne le déplacement de la particule...par X.
Quel participe passé interprète « labeled » dans ce contexte ?
Définie, ...
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To attack a problem
Comment peut-on interpréter la locution to attack a problem ?
P.ex. pour la phrase
Eighteen Ways to Attack a Problem.
je pense à
Dix-huit façons d’attaquer un problème.
Dix-huit façons de ...
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Traduction du terme grammatical anglais « collocation »
On trouve en français le terme « collocation » en linguistique et il est défini comme suit,
Emploi d'un terme relativement à d'autres, toutes variantes morphologiques confondues, et sans égard à ...
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Enjoy a wide range of applications
Comment peut-on traduire
enjoy a wide range of applications
?
Par example
Continuum mechanics enjoys a wide range of applications.
La mécanique des milieux continus bénéficie d'un grand ...
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Comment dire « any two » ?
Je me demande comment traduire la phrase
F vanishes if any two indices are equal.
F est nul si deux indices sont égaux.
La phrase française respecte-t-elle le sens de any two ?
Si, par ...
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Use this instead
Use this instead.
Does plutôt interprets the meaning of instead in this context ? I.e.
Utilise ça plutôt.
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The equation reads
Je me demande comment traduire correctement la phrase ci-après :
After the simplification, the corresponding mth-order deformation equation reads
Voici mon interprétation :
Après la ...
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Meaningful: translation by significatif
I am puzzled about the interpretation of meaningful in the following phrase
Intermediate scales: meaningful local averages of physical quantities.
Échelles intermédiaires: moyennes locales ...
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Natural French phrase for 'you got a strange idea for fun'?
The vocabulary needed seems simple enough but I'm struggling with composing a whole sentence. Is there a natural French phrase to say this kind of things half jestingly?
(You wave at total strangers ...
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Black box (metaphorically)
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Computer games are a sort of a "black box" where players enter some input and get some output in return, based on rules they can't be sure of.
Les jeux informatiques sont une sorte de « ...
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Can I say “jalousie” instead of “store”?
According to the Wiktionnaire, we have the following meanings of the word "jalousie":
(Menuiserie) Treillis de bois ou de fer au travers duquel on voit sans être vu.
(Menuiserie) Persienne ...
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Win win situation
We think that in many ways this is a win-win situation.
Nous pensons qu’à bien des égards, il s’agit d’une situation gagnant-gagnant.
J'ai entendu l'emploi de situation gagnant-gagnant. Mais ...
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What is a natural French phrase for 'As if I could find them in just about any shop!'
Having consulted the online dictionaries, I tried to come up with a French phrase for 'As if I could find them in just about any shop!', but I can't think of an appropriate phrase describing the ...
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What is a natural French phrase for 'You could do worse than'?
In order to recommend to someone something you think is a good idea, 'You could do worse than' is said like an understatement. It's like saying, 'Why don't you at least do something, there are a lot ...
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Mismatch (basketball)
On parle de mismatch lorsque deux joueurs aux profils très différents sont adversaires directs (par exemple l'un a un avantage important en taille).
En général, ceux qui sont familiers avec le ...
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Is there a French phrase to say 'you're not green in this'?
I checked the online dictionary and 'un bleu' appears to signify 'a person who is green, inexperienced'. But what is a natural French phrase to say 'I guess you're not green in this' in negative? ...
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What is a natural French phrase for 'I've never seen you two apart'?
Having consulted the online dictionary, 'séparés' appears to be able to be used for 'apart'. But doesn't 'séparés' seem like the word for the romantic relationship going bad and the couple being ...
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Terminologie : « linear and angular momentum » vs « quantité de mouvement et moment cinétique »
En anglais on utilise :
linear momentum and angular momentum
en français, respectivement,
quantité de mouvement et moment cinétique
Pourquoi existe-t-il cette différence dans la terminologie ...
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“Sample problem” translation
Let's see how the model could be applied to a sample problem.
Comment peut-on interpreter la tournure sample problem ? Je pense à :
1) Voyons comment le modèle pourrait être appliqué à un exemple ...
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How do I say “so proud of X for finishing X” in French? [closed]
how do I say "So proud of this girl for finishing her thesis" in French? Not trusting Google Translate because I don't want to include "I'm so proud...", just "so proud...."
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Is there a French phrase to say 'I wouldn't put anything past her'?
I want to write a short message addressed to a friend of mine. Unfortunately my French is not good enough to come up with a French phrase to say the phrase put in italics.
It was luck and luck ...
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« Trafic » peut-il être utilisé de façon similaire à l'anglais « car traffic » ?
Somewhat surprisingly, and in tribute to its effectiveness, continuum mechanics effectively models car traffic.
Je voudrais interpréter la phrase ci-dessus. Voici le résultat :
De manière assez ...
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Snacking en français
Le terme snacking peut-il être considéré comme un anglicisme ?
Doit-on employer plutôt « prêt-à-manger » ?
« Casse-croûte » peut-il aussi être utilisé ?
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Comment traduire “Après avoir fait un tour sur la plateforme” ? [closed]
J'étais en train d'écrire un email et j'ai complètement bloqué sur la traduction de la phrase
Après avoir fait un tour sur la plateforme
du français en anglais.
mais avec Google me donne ça
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French TV sites with English subtitles
I would like to improve my listening abilities post French A-level. I am currently struggling to find any sites where they have French TV/movies but with English subtitles. Occasionally you can find ...
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Bilingual books post A-level
I have about the standard of A-level French and would like to further my reading ability. What are some good/standard bilingual books to read? I am struggling to work how to best improve my reading ...
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each — they each realized their feelings / after each getting married
In the French language, I'm searching for a natural way to say,
I did think Dan and Mary were a perfect couple, but they each realized their feelings only after each getting married to a different ...
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than the number of real stars visible in the sky (comparative)
In the French language, I'm searching for a natural way to say,
In a planetarium you can see a lot more stars than real stars visible in the sky.
I'm having difficulty in how I should use ...
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« Covariate shift » en français?
Des idées sur comment traduire covariate shift en français?
Décalage covariant?
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“flyer” vs. “prospectus” and “il suffit de nous dire” vs. “dis nous” (translation)
I'm currently working on a translation (just for practice) and have come to a point where I cannot tell whether or not my translations would actually make sense to a native speaker. I have two ...
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connect with likeminded people and build networks (translation)
Ok, I'm working on a translation (just to practice my French) and have come to a point where I cannot tell, whether or not my translation is actually correct. To me "entrer en contact avec" and "...
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Est-ce qu'il y a un glissement de sens si on traduit l'adjectif « vrai » par « yes » en anglais?
Since "vrai" is an adjectif and "yes" is not, I'm guessing that its meaning become not really the same. Here's the example:
A: Bonjour ! Vous avez l'air très fatiguée C!
B: C'est vrai ! ...
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Idiomatic French expression for “blossom into (a star)” or “rise to become (a top player)”
En seulement une année, elle est devenue le n°1 de l’équipe !
Here I'm looking for a French expression (a commonly used, idiomatic one) to convey the idea of "sich entwickeln" in German. The "sich ...
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“Cool car” and “hot car” in the context of a robbery
Context is bank robbery.
The gang set up a system with two cars : first car is a hot car, usually stolen, used for the robbery. The second car, the cool car, is the one parked not too far from the ...
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Why does “hein” have an exclamation mark in this section of Le Petit Prince?
I'm trying to translate Le Petit Prince into English, and came across this passage:
Alors vous imaginez ma suprise, au lever du jour, quand une drôle de petite voix m'a réveillé.
Elle disait:
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Comparison of French and English Tenses
What are some general sources (and discussions inside FSE) in which the French and English Tenses are thoroughly compared?
For instance what are the guidelines of interpreting in English the ...
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Question and query
In English there are two nouns, question and query, that they are almost equal but in depth they are a bit different to each other.
In a class or meeting: "Any Questions/Any Queries" are similar. But,...
