| Principales traductions |
six,
6 n | (cardinal number: 6) (chiffre) | six, 6 nm inv |
| | Two times three equals six. |
six,
6 n | (symbol for number 6) (symbole) | six, 6 nm inv |
| | The flanker had a 6 on the back of his shirt. |
six,
6 n | (time: 6 o'clock) (du matin ou du soir) | six heures, 6 h nfpl |
| | (le soir) | dix-huit heures, 18 h nfpl |
| | I get off work at 6. |
| | Je sors du travail à six heures (or: dix-huit heures). |
six,
6 adj | (6 in number) | six, 6 adj n card |
| | There are six students in the class. |
| | Il y a six élèves dans la classe. |
six,
6 adj | (6 years of age) (âge) | six ans, 6 ans nmpl |
| | (plus soutenu) | agé de six ans loc adj |
| Note: to be six : avoir six ans, être âgé de six ans |
| | Hilary learned how to read when she was six. |
| | Hilary a appris à lire quand elle avait six ans. |
six,
6 pron | (people, things: 6 of them) | six, 6 nm inv |
| | I ordered a dozen eggs, but they have only sent six. |
| 6 n | US, written (sixth day of specified month) (date) | 6, le 6 nm inv |
| Note: The example would be spoken "March sixth". |
| | My son was born on March 6, which is my daughter's birthday also. |
| | Mon fils est né le 6 mars, qui est aussi l'anniversaire de ma fille. |
| 6 n | mainly UK, written (sixth day of specified month) (date) | 6, le 6 nm inv |
| Note: The example would be spoken as "(the) sixth of March". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | We would like to book a double room for three nights, from 6 March. |
| | Nous aimerions réserver une chambre double pour trois nuits, à partir du 6 mars. |
Formes composées
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| deep six n | US, informal (rejection) | rejet, abandon nm |
| deep-six [sth]⇒ vtr | US, informal (get rid of, destroy) | détruire⇒ vtr |
| | (familier) | virer⇒, bazarder⇒ vtr |
| deep-six [sth] vtr | US, informal (reject) (figuré : un projet,...) | enterrer⇒ vtr |
| | The President deep-sixed the proposal. |
| eighty-six n | US, slang (unwelcome customer) | mauvais client, client intempestif nm |
| eighty-six [sb]⇒ vtr | US, slang (refuse to serve [sb]) | refuser de servir [qqn], refuser de prendre la commande de [qqn] loc v |
| eighty-six [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | US, slang (reject, discard) (familier) | virer⇒, jarreter⇒ vtr |
| | | se débarrasser de [qch/qqn] v pron + prép |
| eighty-six adj | US, slang (out of stock) | en rupture de stock loc adj |
increase sixfold,
increase six-fold vi + adv | (get six times larger or more) | sextupler⇒ vi |
| | | être multiplié par six loc v |
ninety-six,
96 adj | (96 of [sth]) (France, Can) | quatre-vingt seize adj n card |
| | (Belgique, Suisse) | nonante six adj n card |
ninety-six,
96 adj | (96 years old) (France, Can) | quatre-vingt-seize ans nmpl |
| | (Belgique, Suisse) | nonante six ans nmpl |
| | Ma grand-mère a quatre-vingt-seize ans. |
| | Ma grand-mère a nonante six ans. |
| rule of six n | UK (pandemic group size ban) (Pandémie, Royaume-Une) | « règle des six » nf |
| | | interdiction de se réunir à plus de six personnes nf |
| six feet tall adj | (imperial measure: 1.8 metres in height) | qui mesure un mètre quatre-vingts loc adj |
| | | d'un mètre quatre-vingts loc adj |
| six feet under adj | (dead and buried) | six pieds sous terre adv |
| | | mort et enterré adj |
| six feet under adv | (in one's grave) | six pieds sous terre adv |
six hundred,
600 n | (cardinal number: 600) | six cents nmpl |
| | (orthographe de 1990) | six-cents nmpl |
| Note: « Six cent » ou « six-cent » si suivi d'un autre numéral. Ex : « six cent cinquante, six-cent-cinquante (650) ». |
six hundred,
600 adj | (600 of [sth]) | six cents adj n card |
| | (orthographe de 1990) | six-cents adj n card |
| | In the Biblical story of the Flood, Noah was 600 years old. |
six o'clock,
6 o'clock n | (time: 6 P.M.) | six heures (du soir) nfpl |
| | | dix-huit heures nfpl |
| | I should be leaving work around six o'clock tonight. |
| | Je devrais quitter le travail vers six heures ce soir. |
six o'clock,
6 o'clock n | (time: 6 A.M.) | six heures (du matin) nfpl |
| | (familier) | six heures du mat' nfpl |
| | It's still dark when I get up at six o'clock. |
| | Il fait encore nuit quand je me lève à six heures. |
six thousand,
six-thousand adj | (6000 of [sth]) | six mille adj n card |
| | Six mille personnes ont bravé le froid pour assister au concert. |
| six-eight time n | (music: time signature) | mesure à six-huit, mesure à 6/8 nf |
| six-figure income n | UK (earnings of thousands of pounds a year) | salaire à six chiffres, gros salaire nm |
| | | revenu (annuel) à six chiffres nm |
| | (France, familier, vieilli) | salaire à cent mille et quelques nm |
| | I'll be earning a six-figure income in my new job. |
| six-figure income n | US (earnings of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year) | salaire à six chiffres, gros salaire nm |
| | | revenu (annuel) à six chiffres nm |
| | (France, familier, vieilli) | salaire à cent mille et quelques nm |
| | Il n'est pas à plaindre : il a un revenu annuel à six chiffres. |
| | Avec son salaire à cent mille et quelques, il peut bien nous payer le resto ! |
| six-figure salary n | (earnings of thousands of pounds a year) (France, familier, vieilli) | salaire à cent mille et quelques nm |
| | I get paid a six-figure salary to sit in an office all day and do nothing. |
| six-figure salary n | US (earnings of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year) | salaire à 6 chiffres nm |
| | (France, familier, vieilli) | salaire à cent mille et quelques nm |
| | | gros salaire nm |
| | Avec son salaire à cent mille et quelques, il peut bien nous payer le resto ! |
| six-footer n | (six-feet tall person) | personne de plus d'1,80 m nf |
| | (moins précis : homme) | grand gaillard nm |
| | (moins précis, familier : homme) | malabar nm |
| six-pack n | (pack of six drinks) | pack de six nm |
| six-pack n | figurative, slang (abdominal muscles) (figuré, familier) | tablettes de chocolat nfpl |
| | (familier) | abdos nmpl |
| | (Can, familier) | six-pack nm |
| | He took off his shirt to reveal a well-defined six pack. |
| six-pack n as adj | (drinks: in a pack of six) | en pack de six loc adj |
| six-pack n as adj | figurative, informal (muscles, abs: well toned) (abdos...) | bien dessiné loc adj |
| | (figuré, familier) | six-pack abs : tablettes de chocolat nfpl |
six-shooter,
six-gun n | US, informal (revolver: can fire six shots) | six-coups nm inv |
| | | revolver à six coups nm |
sixfold,
six-fold adj | (having six parts) (avec 6 parties) | sextuple adj |
| | We propose a sixfold approach to the problem. |
| | Nous proposons une approche sextuple à ce problème. |
sixfold,
six-fold adj | (times six) (multiplication) | par six loc adv |
| | | to be a sixfold increase : être multiplié par six loc v |
| | The country has seen a sixfold increase in gun crime since the law was changed. |
| | Les crimes liés aux armes à feu ont été multipliés par six dans le pays depuis que la loi a changé. |
sixfold,
six-fold adv | (by six, six times) | au sextuple loc adv |
| | (être multiplié,...) | par six loc adv |
| | | to grow/increase sixfold : sextupler⇒ vi |
| | The population of the town has grown sixfold over the past 50 years. |
| | La population de la ville a été multipliée par six (or: a sextuplé) au cours de ces 50 dernières années. |
sixfold,
six-fold adv | (in six ways) | en six loc adv |
twenty-six,
26 n | (cardinal number: 26) | vingt-six nm inv |
twenty-six,
26 adj | (26 in number) | vingt-six adj n card |
| | J'ai reçu vingt-six cadeaux à Noël ! |
twenty-six,
26 adj | (26 years of age) (âge) | vingt-six ans nmpl |
| | (plus soutenu) | âgé de vingt-six ans loc adj |
| Note: to be 26 : être âgé de 26 ans |
| | Ma sœur a vingt-six ans. |
| | Ma sœur est âgée de vingt-six ans. |
twenty-six,
26 pron | (people, things: 26 of them) | vingt-six adj n card |
| 26 n | US, written (twenty-sixth day of specified month) (date) | 26 nm inv |
| Note: The example would be spoken "October twenty-sixth". |
| | If your birthday is October 26, then you're a Scorpio. |
| 26 n | mainly UK, written (twenty-sixth day of specified month) (date) | 26 nm inv |
| Note: The example would be spoken as "(the) twenty-sixth of May". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | I am leaving for Paris on 26 May. |