| Principales traductions |
four,
4 n | (cardinal number: 4) | quatre, 4 nm inv |
| | Four is an even number. |
| | Quatre est un nombre pair. |
four,
4 n | (symbol for number 4) (symbole) | quatre, 4 nm inv |
| | I can't read your handwriting; is this a 4 or a 7? |
| | Je n'arrive pas à lire ton écriture : c'est un 4 ou un 7 ? |
four,
4 n | (people, things: set, group of 4) | quatre, 4 nm inv |
| | The four of them went out last night. |
| | Ils sont sortis tous les quatre hier soir. |
four,
4 n | (time: 4 o'clock) (du matin ou de l'après-midi) | quatre heures, 4 h nfpl |
| | (l'après-midi) | seize heures, 16 h nfpl |
| | What time is it? It's four. |
| | Quelle heure est-il ? Il est quatre heures (or: seize heures). |
four,
4 adj | (4 in number) | quatre adj n card |
| | She drank four beers that night. |
| | Elle a bu quatre bières cette nuit-là. |
four,
4 adj | (4 years of age) | quatre ans nmpl |
| | (plus soutenu) | âgé de quatre ans loc adj |
| Note: to be four : avoir quatre ans, être âgé de quatre ans |
| | My son will be four tomorrow. |
| | Mon fils aura quatre ans demain. |
four,
4 pron | (people, things: 4 of them) | quatre nm inv |
| | Out of 20 questions, Millie answered just four correctly. |
| | Sur 20 questions, Millie a répondu à quatre correctement. |
| 4 n | US, written (fourth day of specified month) (date) | 4, le 4 nm inv |
| Note: The example would be spoken "August fourth". |
| | I was born on August 4, so my star sign is Leo. |
| | Je suis né le 4 août, donc mon signe astrologique est Lion. |
| 4 n | mainly UK, written (fourth day of specified month) (date) | 4, le 4 nm inv |
| Note: The example would be spoken as "(the) fourth of August". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | The deadline for submissions is 4 August. |
| | La date limite de remise est le 4 août. |
Formes composées
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24 hours,
24 hours a day,
twenty-four hours,
twenty-four hours a day expr | (all day, night) | 24h/24, 24 heures sur 24, vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre expr |
| | The convenience store is open 24 hours a day. |
24-hour,
twenty-four-hour n as adj | (lasting 24 hours) | de 24 heures loc adj |
24-hour,
twenty-four-hour n as adj | (open all day, night) | ouvert 24 heures sur 24 loc adj |
| | There's a 24-hour ATM on the corner. |
the 24-hour clock,
the twenty-four-hour clock n | (time format: 00-23 hours) | le système horaire sur 24 heures nm |
| | | le format 24 heures nm |
24/7,
twenty-four-seven adv | US, informal (all the time) | vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre, sept jours sur sept loc adv |
| | | 24 heures sur 24, 7 jours sur 7 loc adv |
| | (familier) | H24 adv |
| | This supermarket is open 24/7. |
brush-footed butterfly,
four-footed butterfly n | colloquial (flying insect: nymphalid) (famille de papillons) | nymphalidé nm |
the four corners of the earth,
all four corners of the earth,
the four corners of the globe npl | figurative (every part of the world) | les quatre coins de la planète, les quatre coins du monde expr |
| four corners rule n | (law: by text of contract) (Droit) | règle des quatre coins nf |
four hundred,
400 n | (cardinal number: 400) | quatre cents nmpl |
| | (orthographe de 1990) | quatre-cents nmpl |
| Note: « Quatre cent » ou « quatre-cent » si suivi d'un autre numéral. Ex : « quatre cent cinquante, quatre-cent-cinquante (450) ». |
| | 400 minus three is 397. |
four hundred,
400 adj | (400 of [sth]) | quatre cents adj n card |
| | (orthographe de 1990) | quatre-cents adj n card |
| | He claimed he could eat four hundred hot dogs in three hours. |
| | Il a affirmé qu'il pouvait manger quatre cents hot-dogs en trois heures. |
four o'clock,
4 o'clock n | (time: 4 P.M.) (de l'après-midi) | quatre heures nfpl |
| | | seize heures nfpl |
four o'clock,
4 o'clock n | (time: 4 A.M.) (du matin) | quatre heures nfpl |
| four of a kind n | (hand in card games) (Cartes) | carré nm |
| | Four of a kind beats any hand in poker except a straight flush. |
| | Le carré bat toutes les mains à part la quinte flush au poker. |
| four of a kind n | (four similar things) | quatre [substantif] identiques |
| | These antique chairs are four of a kind that form a set. |
| | Ce lot de chaises comporte quatre pièces identiques. |
| four square n | US (handball: teams of 4) | jeu de ballon américain nm |
| four-square adj | (building: square in shape) (bâtiment) | carré adj |
| four-square adj | (person: resolute) (personne) | résolu, déterminé adj |
| four-square adv | (building: squarely, solidly) (bâtiment) | fermement, solidement adv |
| four-square adv | (person: resolutely) (personne) | fermement, résolument adv |
four-by-four,
4x4 n | (vehicle with four-wheel drive) (véhicule) | quatre-quatre nmf inv |
| | | 4x4, 4 X 4 nmf inv |
four-color process (US),
four-colour process (UK) n | (four-hue printing method) | quadrichromie nf |
| four-door adj | (car: having four doors) (voiture) | quatre portes loc adj |
| four-engined adj | (airplane: with four engines) | quadrimoteur adj |
| four-eyed adj | pejorative, offensive, informal (person: wearing glasses) (familier, péjoratif) | binoclard adj |
| | (familier, péjoratif) | bigleux, bigleuse adj |
| four-eyes n | pejorative, offensive, informal (person: wearing glasses) (familier, péjoratif) | binoclard, binoclarde nm, nf |
| | (familier, péjoratif) | bigleux, bigleuse nm, nf |
| four-footed adj | (animal: having four feet) (animal) | à quatre pattes loc adj |
| | (plus soutenu) | quadrupède adj |
| four-four time n | (music: time signature) (Musique) | mesure à quatre-quatre, mesure à 4/4 nf |
| four-handed adj | (using four hands) | à quatre mains loc adj |
| four-in-hand n | (carriage: four horse team) | attelage à quatre nm |
| four-in-hand n | (tie knot) | nœud de cravate nm |
| four-leaf clover n | (clover with four leaves) | trèfle à quatre feuilles nm |
| | I searched the grass for a four-leaf clover. |
| | J'ai cherché un trèfle à quatre feuilles dans l'herbe. |
| four-leaf clover n | (symbol of good luck) (symbole de chance) | trèfle à quatre feuilles nm |
| | My dog's been a kind of four-leaf clover to me all his life. |
| | Mon chien a été un trèfle à quatre feuilles pour moi toute sa vie. |
| four-legged adj | (animal: having four legs) (animal) | à quatre pattes loc adj |
| four-legged friend n | (beloved animal, usually a dog or horse) (animal) | ami à quatre pattes, compagnon à quatre pattes nm |
| four-letter adj | (word: having four letters) (mot) | à quatre lettres loc adj |
| four-letter word n | (curse word, bad word) | gros mot nm |
| four-o'clock family n | (plant group) (groupe de plante) | famille des nyctaginacées nf |
| four-poster n | (canopied bed with four posts) | lit à baldaquin nm |
| four-poster bed n | (bed: post at each corner) | lit à baldaquin nm |
| | My grandparents have a four-poster bed. |
| four-star n as adj | (military: being a full general, admiral) (Militaire : général) | quatre étoiles loc adj |
| four-star n as adj | (hotel, etc.: rated four stars) (hôtel...) | quatre étoiles loc adj |
| four-star general n | (high-ranking military officer) | général quatre étoiles nm |
| | Dwight David Eisenhower was a four-star-general. |
four-stroke engine,
also US: four-cycle engine n | (internal combustion engine) | moteur à quatre temps, quatre temps nm |
| four-wheel n as adj | (having four wheels) (véhicule) | à quatre roues loc adj |
| four-wheel n as adj | (powered by four wheels) (véhicule) | à quatre roues motrices, quatre roues motrices loc adj |
| four-wheel drive n | (vehicle: SUV) (voiture) | 4x4, quatre-quatre nm inv |
| Note: Prononcé "quatre-quatre". |
| | Drivers in rural areas need a four-wheel drive to cope with winter conditions. |
| four-wheel drive n as adj | (vehicle: of SUV type) | 4x4, quatre-quatre adj inv |
| four-year term n | (official period of four years) | mandat de quatre ans nm |
| | In the United States the President serves a four-year term. |
| | Aux États-Unis, le Président a un mandat de quatre ans. |
fourfold,
four-fold adj | (having four parts) (avec 4 parties) | quadruple adj |
| | The stages of this plan are fourfold, beginning with the identification of key factors. |
fourfold,
four-fold adj | (quadruple, times four) (multiplication) | par quatre loc adv |
| | | to be a fourfold increase : être multiplié par quatre loc v |
| | This year we have seen a fourfold increase in sales thanks to our new marketing campaign. |
fourfold,
four-fold adv | (by four, four times) | au quadruple loc adv |
| | (être multiplié,...) | par quatre loc adv |
| | | to grow/increase fourfold : quadrupler⇒ vi |
| | This microscope increases the size of the specimen fourfold. |
fourfold,
four-fold adv | (in four ways) | quadruplement adv |
| | | de quatre façons loc adv |
| | Owning a dog can improve your life fourfold, bringing companionship, exercise, reduced stress, and an opportunity to meet people. |
lucky clover,
four-leaf clover n | (four-leafed plant considered lucky) | trèfle à quatre feuilles nm |
| petit four n | (small cake) | petit four, petit gâteau nm |
quad bike,
four-wheeler n | informal (ATV: four-wheeled motorcycle) | quad nm |
| | (Can, abr) | VTT, V.T.T. nm inv |
| | (Can) | véhicule tout-terrain nm |
| rule of four n | US (law: Supreme Court convention) (règle propre à la Cours Suprême, US) | règle des quatre nf |
| three-four time n | (music: 3/4 time signature) (Musique) | mesure à 3/4 nf |
| | Waltzes are usually in three-four time. |
twenty-four,
24 n | (cardinal number: 24) | vingt-quatre nm inv |
twenty-four,
24 adj | (24 in number) | vingt-quatre adj n card |
| | Jack a vingt-quatre heures pour sauver le monde. |
twenty-four,
24 adj | (24 years of age) | vingt-quatre ans nmpl |
| | (plus soutenu) | âgé de vingt-quatre ans loc adj |
| | He was twenty-four years old when he got married for the first time. |
| | Il avait vingt-quatre ans quand il s'est marié pour la première fois. |
| | Il était âgé de vingt-quatre ans quand il s'est marié pour la première fois. |
twenty-four,
24 pron | (people, things: 24 of them) | vingt-quatre adj n card |
| 24 n | US, written (twenty-fourth day of specified month) (date) | 24 nm inv |
| Note: The example would be spoken "December twenty-fourth". |
| | Christmas Eve is on December 24. |
| 24 n | mainly UK, written (twenty-fourth day of specified month) (date) | 24 nm inv |
| Note: The example would be spoken as "(the) twenty-fourth of June". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | Thank you for your letter of 24 June. |
twenty-four carat,
24-carat n as adj | figurative, informal (genuine) | authentique, véritable adj |
| | If John believes that, he is a 24-carat idiot. |
| two-by-four n | (length of timber) (Can : taille de bois) | colombage, coulombage nm |
| | (Can, familier : planche) | deux-par-quatre nf |
| | | planche (de bois) nf |
| two-four time n | (music: time signature of 2/4) (Musique) | mesure à deux-quatre, mesure à 2/4 nf |