purpose im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für purpose im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.purpose [Brit ˈpəːpəs, Am ˈpərpəs] SUBST

1. purpose (aim):

purpose

but m

for the purpose of doing

dans le but de faire

what was his purpose in coming?

dans quel but est-il venu?

to have a purpose in life

avoir un but dans la vie

for cooking/business purposes

pour la cuisine/les affaires

for our purposes, we can assume that…

dans l'optique qui nous intéresse, nous pouvons considérer que…

for the purposes of this book, I shall confine myself to the 18th century

pour (les besoins de) ce livre, je me limiterai au XVIII e siècle

for all practical purposes

en pratique

purpose unknown

usage m inconnu

this knife will serve the purpose

ce couteau fera l'affaire

this bag is large enough for the purpose

ce sac est assez grand

put it in the bin provided for the purpose

mets-le dans la poubelle prévue à cet effet

to some or good purpose

utilement

to no purpose

inutilement

to the purpose form

à propos

not to the purpose form

hors de propos

2. purpose (determination):

purpose, a. strength of purpose

résolution f

to have a sense of purpose

savoir ce que l'on veut, être déterminé

lack of purpose

indécision f

II.on purpose ADV (deliberately)

on purpose

exprès

I didn't do it on purpose

je ne l'ai pas fait exprès

she said it on purpose to frighten him

elle l'a dit exprès pour l'effrayer

III.purpose [Brit ˈpəːpəs, Am ˈpərpəs] VERB trans archaic

purpose

se proposer liter (to do de faire)

dual-purpose ADJ

dual-purpose

à double usage

general-purpose ADJ

general-purpose tool, knife, detergent:

general-purpose

à usages multiples

purpose-built [Brit ˌpəːpəsˈbɪlt, Am ˈpərpəs ˌbɪlt] ADJ Brit

purpose-built

conçu pour un usage déterminé

a purpose-built apartment

≈ un appartement indépendant

it's not a purpose-built apartment

ça a été transformé en appartement

purpose-made [Am ˌpərpəsˈmeɪd] ADJ Brit

purpose-made

fait spécialement (for pour)

all-purpose ADJ

all-purpose building, living area

polyvalent

all-purpose utensil, machine

multi-usages

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singleness of purpose

ténacité f

Übersetzungen für purpose im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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modulable salle

multi-purpose

adaptable à toutes les circonstances ou tous les besoins

all-purpose attr

finalité

purpose, aim

purpose im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für purpose im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.purpose [ˈpɜ:pəs, Am ˈpɜ:rpəs] SUBST

purpose

but m

for financial/humanitarian purposes

dans un but financier/humanitaire

to have a strength of purpose

être très résolu

to serve a purpose

faire l'affaire

for that very purpose

à cette fin

for that very purpose (for this reason)

pour cette raison

for all practical purposes

en fait

to be to no purpose

être inutile

on purpose

exprès

II.purpose [ˈpɜ:pəs, Am ˈpɜ:rpəs] VERB intr form

to purpose to +infin

se proposer de +infin

purpose-built ADJ

purpose-built

construit(e) spécialement

all-purpose [ɔ:lˈpɜ:pəs, Am -ˈpɜ:r-] ADJ

all-purpose

multi-usage

Übersetzungen für purpose im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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omnisports

general purpose

exprès

on purpose

passe-partout

all-purpose

destination

purpose

universel(le) remède

all-purpose

c'est voulu ugs

it's all on purpose

colle universelle

all-purpose glue

purpose Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

to have a strength of purpose

être très résolu

to serve a purpose

faire l'affaire

for that very purpose

à cette fin

for that very purpose (for this reason)

pour cette raison

to be to no purpose

être inutile

on purpose

exprès

to purpose to +infin

se proposer de +infin

the ultimate purpose

le but ultime

to serve the purpose

faire l'affaire

she got to the stage of thinking he was doing it on purpose

elle en vint à penser qu'il (le) faisait exprès

purpose aus dem Kälte-Glossar des Maschinenbaukonzerns GEA

Übersetzungen für purpose im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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outil spécial

special-purpose tool

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Englisch

Micro-hydro plants may use purpose-designed turbines or use industrial centrifugal pumps, connected in reverse to act as turbines.

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They assumed that the domain-specific hypothesis was correct without first ruling out the general-purpose hypothesis.

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The initial launch left users confused with the application's user interface and purpose.

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It also created a start up fund that is accessible to student for this purpose.

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Instead, new regional exam boards were created for this purpose, to operate in parallel with the GCE boards.

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Empiric estimates that 91pc of students have no access to purpose-built accommodation after their first year.

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Sometimes the purpose is as innocent as wanting to sell more books or attract attention with a startling headline.

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While its primary purpose was to elect new kings, it also possessed rudimentary legislative powers.

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The purpose of the immersion experiences is to reflect upon vocational discernment and their place in the world.

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In many countries, a use is required to be "commercial" (or to have a "commercial" purpose) to constitute patent infringement.

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