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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Le « heat pipe » reliant le processeur à un échangeur thermique ?
En ce qui a trait à l'aménagement interne d'un ordinateur portable :
We've got a single heat pipe running from the CPU over to a small heat
exchanger that exhausts here at the back of the unit.
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How is the idea of “X comes a distant third” commonly expressed in French?
We were having a conversation in German. Citing, one by one, three reasons why I think my friend has been hired for a job, I said jokingly:
Die Antwort ist denkbar einfach. Erstens X. Zweitens Y. ...
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Ways to express “The reader may wish to…” / “The reader may want to…”
As an application the reader may wish to prove...
(see for instance here)
The reader may want to show that for our example...
What are some standard ways (if it is a common practice as in English)...
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“Faire le buzz” / “faire du buzz”
Les expressions « faire le buzz / faire du buzz » sont-elles assez répandues en dehors des mondes technologique internet, entreprise, marketing, etc. ?
Comment doit-on prononcer buzz afin d'être bien ...
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Comment correctement traduire “s'intéresser à” ? [closed]
J'aimerais traduire en anglais :
Notre équipe s'intéresse à ces modèles-ci.
S'intéresser à, peut générallement se traduire par :
Care about (sth): he is a shallow person who cares only about ...
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Contexte et orthographe du mot « feedback »
Il me semble que le mot « feedback » est assez répandu dans le monde académique, le monde industriel, et celui des entreprises et du commerce.
Peut-on l'utiliser en dehors de ces contextes ?
Le mot « ...
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Le « tin tie coffee bag » ?
Comment nomme-t-on ou décrit-on un « tin tie coffee bag » ? On utilise souvent ce genre de sac que ce soit de papier ou en plastique pour le vente de café moulu ou en grains. On a parfois des ...
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Traduction de core dans un contexte particulier
Je participe à la traduction d'un site anlgais et plus généralement à la passation de connaissances de la communauté anglophone à la communauté français sur le sommeil polyphasique et je bloque sur l'...
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Does “comme on était à New York” mean “since” or “as though”?
Quote:
— Je sais que tu pars souvent avec lui, mais dis-moi franchement, êtes-vous allés chez le même coiffeur ?
— As-tu l’intention de me faire un interrogatoire ? Car si c’est le cas, je ...
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“It will become the talk of Paris” - translation into French
"This innovative Canadian TV comedy will soon become the talk of Paris once again."
I'd like to know, when a certain TV star or program, or a scandalous politician or company is expected to become ...
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At the eleventh hour
What are some colloquial ways to say "at the eleventh hour" (the last moment or almost too late, see, e.g., https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/eleventh-hour)?
One way should obviously ...
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What is currently the most annoying anglicism? [closed]
Enough is enough! The Committee of Public Safety is in session. Bills of indictment have been drawn up. Swift and fair justice is to be meted out against the most egregious and repulsive anglicisms ...
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“Handle/treat someone/something with kids gloves”: translation variants and phrasing?
I'm looking at the translations for the idiom handle/treat (someone) with kids gloves and I can see manipuler avec des gants de soie, prendre des gants (Wiktionary) and prendre des gants avec quelqu'...
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« C'est simplement outrageant » : un faux « faux-ami » en contexte ?
"It's just outrageous, there's no other word to describe it,"
said John English, who wrote an acclaimed biography of Trudeau. "It's
a tragedy that this has happened, and I think the explanation is
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« This », l'interjection en argot d'internet ?
— At this point, a great ending would have been to have Bran get up
and walk. Might as well. [Rendu là, un bonne fin aurait été de de voir Bran se lever et marcher. Tant qu'à faire.]
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Traduction du « literally » argotique ?
Bon, en anglais on dit SUPER souvent « literally » pour souligner quelque chose. Par exemple :
« I literally can’t stand you. »
« Literally stop! »
« Did you literally eat six burgers? »
« Are ...
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Why French dicts do not contain the distinct pronunciations of words in Canada and France (as UK and US pronunciations in English dicts)?
English is pronounced differently in each country where it is spoken. The two most popular accents are the ones from UK and US. The most widely taught UK English accent is called Received ...
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Is there anything like “little old X” for describing something?
So in English you might hear people say something like “Oh, I went to this little old shop the other day!” or “He bought me this little old book about space!” when they’re talking about something nice ...
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Comment traduire « I know, right » ?
Ça veut dire qu’on est vachement d’accord avec ce qu’a dit l’autre personne.
ex.
That new horror movie is so damn good.
I know, right?
J’ai vu utiliser « T’as vu ! » Est-ce que ça serait ...
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« Those aren't just home runs, those are moon shots » ?
Those aren't just home runs, those are moon shots... [ sur Youtube ]
On parle d'un coup de circuit (au baseball) ayant une très haute trajectoire résultant en une très longue distance, et où la balle ...
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“You've got another thing coming” - translation into French
"If you think we're gonna get married just to please you, you've got another thing
coming. (I have my own career to think about, too.)"
I'd like to know, when you think someone is probably ...
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Trail Running translation
I've seen the term "trail running" translated as "course à pied" and "course de sentir".
I appreciate one may be grammatically correct and the other a colloquialism, or something similar.
As far as I ...
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Comment traduire « (the) vulnerable world hypothesis » ?
Let us introduce the hypothesis that the urn of creativity contains at
least one black ball. We can refer to this as the vulnerable world
hypothesis. Intuitively, the hypothesis is that there is ...
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How can the noun “moyen” be used to denote the meaning “they still don't stop complaining”?
Our French prof at our university assigned us about 30 questions aimed at brushing up on our speaking skills, and one of the questions completely escapes me. So basically, we need to create a natural ...
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Quel est l'équivalent de « peer » en français?
Je travaille en informatique et nous utilisons souvent le terme anglais « peer ».
Par exemple, « each peer communicates its information through the channel ».
Quelle serait la traduction exacte en ...
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Comment exprimer le « data center » ?
J'écris un texte, un rapport, une thèse, un mémoire, un document d'information, une marche à suivre, une explication, un article, une publicité, un roman, de la poésie, une définition, un curriculum ...
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It isn’t that you must stop now
Il faut que vous vous arrêtiez maintenant.
means “You must stop now.” , while
Il ne faut pas que vous vous arrêtiez maintenant.
means “You must not stop now.”; how can one say
It isn’t that ...
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How to translate “Legs curl” in French?
I'm a work-out/gym/musculation athlete and I must speak about this exercize, but I have to use only French words.
How could I translate "legs curl" in French?
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How to translate “the white accessories tray”?
In the context of packaging, it's a foam insert inside a cardboard box to put some accessories (so it's the tray that's white, not the accessories :-)):
My best guess so far is "la mousse d’emballage ...
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Comment rendre “naysayers” ?
Quel mot/expression rend mieux en français le sens de "naysayers" comme décrit ci-dessous : https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=naysayer
One who frequently engages in excessive ...
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How is 'you'll never miss something' said in french?
Oh by the way, I'll bet you know that there exist paths around here that can only be trekked on foot. They can easily be recognized from the traces in the vicinity that were left by animals.
You'll ...
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French for 'It must be my imagination'?
It looks like there are a lot less cars on the streets than usual, don't you think? No? Really? It must be my imagination, then.
What is the usual French way for saying 'It must be my imagination' in ...
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How do you say “I see what you did there”?
How do you express "I see what you did there", which is used "to point out that another person's joke [or witty remark] has been understood, either to praise its cleverness or to clearly communicate a ...
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How do you say “I hear you”?
How do you say "I hear you" meaning "to sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of" (Wiktionary; see also tFD, Macmillan, ELU, Urban). Do you need a (preposition and a) pronoun, some ...
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“The program runs forever”
This simple C++ program runs forever and I can't figure out why.
Which word or locution renders forever in this contexte?
pour toujours, à jamais, perpétuellement, sans arrêt,...?
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Natural French phrases for 'the self-destructive streak in me'?
How do French people usually describe the notion 'the self-destructive streak in me' as below?
I just can't seem to get out of this vicious circle of constantly and consciously making bad decisions ...
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Rater / louper / manquer/ échapper et “missing something”
[I have seen the relevant question here
« Louper » : nuance entre rater/manquer et laisser échapper etc. ? ]
What am I missing here? (implying a failure to reach a purpose)
Quel ...
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« (Compare, mix) apples and oranges » : les fruits ou le textile etc. ?
Laquelle des expressions « mélanger des choux et des carottes » (aussi comparer) et « mélanger les torchons et les serviettes » se rapproche le plus de (compare, mix) apples and oranges pour la ...
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What is a natural way to say 'The rumor proved to be no more than that'?
I got stuck for words when I wanted to say 'The rumor proved to be no more than that' like below.
'The rumor of his proposing to her proved to be no more than that.'
Does this make sense in French, ...
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Seeking colloquialism for “just because”
I know that “juste parce que” means “just because” but if I wanted to use this as a statement rather than as part of a sentence, is there a colloquial way of saying this?
Why do you want to go to ...
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Prononciation du mot “challenge” [duplicate]
Challenge :
(Anglicisme) Défi, épreuve.
La prononciation logique, et utilisée, est \ʃa.lɑ̃ʒ\, mais, réemprunté à l’anglais, le mot est depuis le XXe siècle généralement prononcé à l’anglaise.
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Emploi du mot “misconception”
Enlever la ``misconception'' des étudiants que les solutions aux problèmes en mécanique sont un méli-mélo de cas particuliers.
Le mot misconception n'existe pas dans les dictionnaires. Ce Ngram ...
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“ blow someone out of water”
https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/blow-someone-out-of-the-water
The English phrase to blow someone out of the water has literal origins, but it is more commonly used in a figurative sense ...
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How do you translate “trial” (in terms of try-out) in French?
How would you translate trial, meaning try-out/test period in French? I would like to use it in terms of software that will expire after a certain time. Would évaluation suffice as a label next to the ...
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What is the best translation for “slot” in the context of multiplayer video games?
In a multiplayer video game, servers have "slots" for players to join into. I have been trying to figure out what is the best translation for "slot" in this context.
Basically, a multiplayer server ...
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How do you say “merge conflicts” in French?
From github:
Merge conflicts occur when competing changes are made to the same line of a file, or when one person edits a file and another person deletes the same file.
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« Special Issue: Joe Easton – Engineering Scientist. Celebrating his 70th Anniversary » [closed]
Comment rendre en français la phrase :
Special Issue: Joe Easton – Engineering Scientist. Celebrating his 70th Anniversary
vue, par ex. ici : https://link.springer.com/journal/419/84/9
ou bien ...
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Traduction de « this » dans « We believe that this is the first work that shows how… »
We believe that this is the first work that shows how...
A/
Nous pensons que c’est le premier travail qui montre comment...
B/
Nous pensons que cela est le premier travail qui montre comment......
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Traduction de « require » : « requérir » ou « exiger » ?
Invert R(T) to find the temperature T as a function of R. Require that
T(R) be an ever-increasing function of R between the normal ice point
and the melting point of sulfur.
Inverser R(T) ...
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Subjonctif en français et en anglais [closed]
La principale différence est qu'en anglais il est à peu près aussi utilisé que son imparfait en français. Mais pour ce qui est du choix de l'utilisation du subjonctif ou de l'indicatif, les règles ...
