starting block no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

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starting block SUBST DESP

starting block

bloc m de départ

starting block

starting-block m

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plot de départ DESP

starting block

starting-block

starting block

bloc de départ

starting block

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I.start [Brit stɑːt, americ stɑrt] SUBST

1. start (beginning):

start

début m

at the start of the war/season

au début de la guerre/saison

(right) from the start

dès le début

it would be a start

ce serait déjà un début

to make a start on doing

se mettre à faire

to make a start on the gardening/one's homework/the dinner

aller faire le jardinage/faire ses devoirs/préparer le dîner

to make an early start (on journey)

partir tôt

to make an early start (on work)

commencer tôt

that's a good start literal

c'est un bon début

that's a good start irón

ça commence bien

it was a bad start to the day

la journée commençait mal

to make a fresh or new start

prendre un nouveau départ

from start to finish

d'un bout à l'autre

for a start

pour commencer

the start of a new school year

la rentrée scolaire

the ‘Start’ button

le bouton ‘Marche’

2. start DESP (gen):

start (advantage)

avantage m

start (in time, distance)

avance f

you have a 20 metre/five minute start

vous bénéficiez d'une avance de 20 mètres/de cinq minutes d'avance

to give sb a start in business

aider qn à démarrer dans les affaires

3. start DESP (departure line):

start

ligne f de départ

lined up at the start

sur la ligne de départ

4. start (movement) (of surprise, fear):

to give a start of surprise

sursauter

to give sb a start

faire sursauter qn

with a start

en sursaut

II.start [Brit stɑːt, americ stɑrt] VERBO trans

1. start (begin):

start day, exercise, activity

commencer

start bottle, packet

entamer

to start doing or to do

commencer à faire, se mettre à faire

he's just started a new job

il vient juste de changer de travail

the butterfly starts life as a caterpillar

le papillon est d'abord une chenille

to start a new page

prendre une nouvelle page

don't start that again!

ne recommence pas!

2. start (put to work):

start person

mettre [qn] au travail

to start sb on, to get sb started on typing, cleaning etc

mettre qn à

3. start (cause, initiate):

start quarrel, war

déclencher

start custom

instaurer

start fire

mettre

start trouble, rumour

être à l'origine de

start fashion, enterprise

lancer

to start a family

avoir des enfants

4. start MEC (activate):

start car

faire démarrer

start machine

mettre [qc] en marche

5. start TÉC (cause to loosen):

start rivet, screw

faire jouer

6. start CAÇA:

start game

lever

to start a hare literal, fig

lever un lièvre

III.to start with ADV

1. to start with (firstly):

to start with

d'abord, premièrement

2. to start with (at first):

to start with

au début

I didn't understand to start with

au début je n'ai pas compris

3. to start with (at all):

I should never have told her to start with

pour commencer, je n'aurais jamais dû lui en parler

IV.start [Brit stɑːt, americ stɑrt] VERBO intr

1. start (begin):

start (gen)

commencer

start (in job)

débuter (as comme)

to start at 8 o'clock/with the living room

commencer à huit heures/avec le salon

to start again or afresh

recommencer

to start with smoked salmon

commencer par du saumon fumé

it all started when…

tout a commencé quand…

prices start at around 50 dollars

les prix commencent autour de 50 dollars

she started up the stairs/down the corridor

elle s'est mise à monter l'escalier/longer le couloir

to start by doing

commencer par faire

to start on memoirs, journey

commencer

to start on a high salary

commencer avec un salaire élevé

let's get started (on work)

allez, on commence

let's get started (on journey)

allez, on y va

let's get started on the washing-up

allez! on fait la vaisselle

he got started in the clothes trade

il a débuté dans la vente de vêtements

don't start on me (in argument)

ne recommence pas avec moi

the day will start cloudy

il fera nuageux en début de journée

starting Wednesday…

à compter de mercredi…

2. start (depart):

start

partir

to start in good time

partir de bonne heure

3. start (jump nervously):

start

sursauter (in de)

she started at the sudden noise

le bruit soudain l'a fait sursauter

4. start (bulge):

her eyes almost started out of her head

les yeux lui sont presque sortis de la tête

5. start (be activated):

start MOTOR, MEC car, engine, machine:

démarrer

6. start TÉC (work loose):

start

jouer

V.start [Brit stɑːt, americ stɑrt]

start as you mean to go on

prenez tout de suite les choses en main

the start of something big

un début prometteur

to start something coloq

semer la zizanie coloq

I.block [Brit blɒk, americ blɑk] SUBST

1. block (slab):

block

bloc m

a block of ice/marble

un bloc de glace/marbre

a block of ice cream

une glace f (au litre)

2. block (building):

block of flats

immeuble m (d'habitation)

office/residential block

immeuble de bureaux/d'habitation

administration block

bâtiment m administratif

science block

bloc m scientifique

3. block (group of buildings):

block

pâté m de maisons

to drive round the block

faire le tour du pâté de maisons

he lives three blocks away americ

il habite à trois rues d'ici

the bank is two blocks south americ

la banque est à deux rues d'ici au sud

4. block (for butcher, executioner):

block

billot m

to put or lay one's head on the block fig

donner sa tête à couper

5. block (group):

block (of seats, tickets)

groupe m

block (of stamps)

bloc m

block (of shares)

paquet m

block (of shares)

tranche f

a block of three lessons

trois cours d'affilée

6. block (obstruction):

block

obstacle m

block

entrave f

to be a block to reform, agreement

être un obstacle à

to be a block to progress

être une entrave au progrès

to put a block on price, sale

bloquer

to put a block on initiative

entraver

7. block TIPOGR:

block

cliché m

8. block COMPUT:

block

bloc m

9. block TÉC (housing pulleys):

block

palan m

10. block (head):

block coloq

caboche f coloq

block coloq

tête f

I'll knock your block off calão

je vais te casser la figure coloq

11. block FERROVIA:

block

canton m

12. block DESP:

block

obstruction f

II.blocks SUBST

blocks subst pl (ballet shoes):

blocks

chaussons mpl à pointes

III.block [Brit blɒk, americ blɑk] VERBO trans

1. block (obstruct):

block exit, road, pass

bloquer

block drain, gutter, hole, artery

boucher

block traffic

gêner

to block sb's way or path

barrer le passage à qn

to have a blocked nose

avoir le nez bouché

2. block (impede):

block market, project

bloquer

block advance, escape, progress

faire obstacle à

block bill

faire opposition à

you're blocking my light

tu me caches la lumière

you're blocking my view

tu me bouches la vue

3. block FINAN:

block assets, currency, funds

bloquer

4. block DESP:

block ball, opponent, rope

bloquer

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Traduções para starting block no dicionário inglês»francês

starting block SUBST

starting block

starting-block m

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starting ADJ

starting

de départ

I.start [stɑ:t, americ stɑ:rt] VERBO intr

1. start (begin):

start

commencer

to start to do/doing sth

commencer à faire qc

to start by doing sth

commencer par faire qc

to start afresh [or (all over) again]

recommencer à zéro

to start at the beginning

commencer par le commencement

... to start with

pour commencer ...

to start with, ... coloq

tout d'abord

don't start! pej coloq

ne commence pas!

don't you start! pej coloq

tu ne vas pas t'y mettre aussi!

2. start (begin a journey):

start

partir

3. start (begin to operate):

start vehicle, motor

démarrer

4. start (make a sudden movement):

start

sursauter

to start out of sleep

se réveiller en sursaut

5. start DESP:

start

prendre le départ

II.start [stɑ:t, americ stɑ:rt] VERBO trans

1. start (begin):

start

commencer

start a family

fonder

to start doing sth

commencer à faire qc

to get started

commencer

2. start (set in motion):

start a conversation, bottle

entamer

start a fight, trouble, war

déclencher

start a trend, fashion, rumor

lancer

start a meeting

débuter

start a fire

allumer

to start legal proceedings

engager une action en justice

to start it coloq

commencer

3. start TÉC (set in operation):

start a machine

mettre en marche

start a motor, car

démarrer

4. start COM (establish):

start

lancer

to start sb in sth

lancer qn dans qc

5. start coloq (cause sb to do sth):

to start sb/sth doing sth

faire faire qc à qn/qc

6. start COMPUT:

start

démarrer

III.start [stɑ:t, americ stɑ:rt] SUBST

1. start (beginning):

start

commencement m

to make [or get off to] a start on sth

commencer qc

to make a start on doing sth

commencer à faire qc

to make a late/early start

commencer tard/de bonne heure

to make a fresh/good start

recommencer/bien commencer

to give sb a start in sth

lancer qn dans qc

from start to finish

du début à la fin

a false start

un faux départ

... for a start [or for a start, ...]

pour commencer

2. start DESP (beginning place):

start

départ m

3. start (beginning time):

start

départ m

to make a start

se mettre en route

4. start (beginning advantage):

start

avance f

to have a good start in life

avoir bien débuté dans la vie

to have a start on sb

avoir de l'avance sur qn

to give sb a start

donner de l'avance à qn

to give sb a one hour/mile start

donner une heure/un mile d'avance à qn

5. start (sudden movement):

start

sursaut m

to give a start

sursauter

to give sb a start

faire sursauter qn

I.block [blɒk, americ blɑ:k] SUBST

1. block (solid lump of sth):

block

bloc m

block of wood

tronçon m

2. block (for executions):

block

billot m

to go to the block

monter à l'échafaud

to go on the block americ

être mis aux enchères

to put one's head on the block fig

mettre sa tête à prix

3. block COMPUT:

block

bloc m

4. block ARQUIT:

block

pâté m de maisons

block of flats Brit, apartment block americ

immeuble m

block of flats Brit, apartment block americ

conciergerie f Québec

two blocks away americ

à deux rues d'ici

5. block (barrier):

block a. fig

entrave f

a block to sth

un obstacle à qc

mental block PSICO

blocage m

6. block JOGOS:

building block

cube m de construction

II.block [blɒk, americ blɑ:k] VERBO trans

block road, passage

bloquer

block pipe

boucher

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block; timing of the starts was thus important.

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In the 400 individual medley, he came off the starting block like a torpedo.

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She was the starting block for generations of female pilots.

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Meaning that in the case of single pringles like me, it can feel like we haven't left the starting block at all.

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Mimetic evolution also involved direct selection with the model acting as a starting block for the mimic to evolve against.

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Afterwards, he sat on the starting block and waved his hand in front of his throat, indicating to the world he was completely cooked.

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This is a good starting block, after that it's a lot of hard work, hard graft.

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Four diminutive humanoids have left the starting block in what's believed to be the world's first bipedal-robot marathon.

www.wired.co.uk

She was always very nervous on the starting block when competing though.

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The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.

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