CORRECT - Translation from English into French

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English

French

I. correct [Brit kəˈrɛkt, Am kəˈrɛkt] ADJ

1. correct (right):

correct amount, answer: correct, bon/bonne

correct figure: exact

correct decision, method, order, number: bon/bonne

that is correct: c'est exact

the correct time: l'heure exacte

to be correct in every detail: être exact jusque dans le moindre détail

you are quite correct: tu as parfaitement raison

you are quite correct in what you say: ce que tu dis est tout à fait juste

would I be correct in thinking that…?: aurais-je raison de croire que…?

her suspicions proved correct: ses soupçons se sont avérés exacts or justes

2. correct (proper):

correct behaviour, manner, dress, person: correct, convenable

according to the correct procedures: selon l'usage

II. correct [Brit kəˈrɛkt, Am kəˈrɛkt] VB trans

1. correct teacher, proofreader:

correct text, spelling, pronunciation: corriger

correct error: rectifier, corriger

2. correct (put right):

correct person: corriger, reprendre

correct false impression: corriger

correct me if I'm wrong, but…: arrêtez-moi si je me trompe, mais…

I stand corrected: je reconnais mon erreur

3. correct MED:

correct eyesight: corriger

4. correct (punish):

correct form: corriger, châtier

III. to correct oneself VB refl

to correct oneself refl:

to correct oneself: se reprendre

politically correct, PC

politically correct ADJ:

politically correct: politiquement correct

Politically correct, PC Info

Politically correct, PC: Apparue dans les années 1980, la notion de ‘politiquement correct’ désigne les comportements et formes d'expression qui ne trahissent aucun préjugé sexuel, raciste ou xénophobe afin de ne choquer personne. Si certains changements de formulation rétablissent une vérité historique (African American plutôt que Black, ou Native American plutôt que Indian), certains euphémismes semblent excessifs, par exemple involuntarily leisured pour exprimer unemployed.

to be orthographically correct/different: avoir une orthographe correcte/différente

to correct an imbalance: corriger un déséquilibre

French

English

politiquement correct: politically correct

corrigé: correct version

par la voie hiérarchique: through the correct channels

raturer page, texte: to correct

quitus: auditor's certificate of correct record

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English

French

I. correct [kəˈrekt] VB trans (put right)

correct: corriger

correct watch: régler

I stand corrected form iron hum: je reconnais mon erreur

II. correct [kəˈrekt] ADJ

1. correct (accurate):

correct: juste

that is correct form: c'est exact

2. correct (proper):

correct: correct

he's a very correct gentleman: c'est un monsieur comme il faut

politically correct: politiquement correct

to be essentially correct: être correct pour l'essentiel

French

English

se confirmer: to prove correct

rectifier: to correct

rectifier position: to correct

rectifier la position: to correct one's stance

correct(e): correct

corriger: to correct

corriger théorie: to correct

infidélité à la description des faits: failure to give a correct account of the facts

quelle est la procédure à suivre?: what is the correct procedure?

faire la correction de qc: to correct sth

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. correct [kə·ˈrekt] VB trans (put right)

correct: corriger

correct watch: régler

I stand corrected iron hum form: je reconnais mon erreur

II. correct [kə·ˈrekt] ADJ

1. correct (accurate):

correct: juste

that is correct form: c'est exact

2. correct (proper):

correct: correct(e)

he's a very correct gentleman: c'est un monsieur comme il faut

politically correct: politiquement correct

to be essentially correct: être correct pour l'essentiel

to have the correct change: avoir l'appoint

French

English

confirmer se confirmer: to prove correct

correct(e): correct

rectifier: to correct

rectifier position: to correct

rectifier la position: to correct one's stance

corriger: to correct

corriger théorie: to correct

faire la correction de qc: to correct sth

redresser situation: to correct itself

Present
I	correct
you	correct
he/she/it	corrects
we	correct
you	correct
they	correct

Past
I	corrected
you	corrected
he/she/it	corrected
we	corrected
you	corrected
they	corrected

Present Perfect
I	have	corrected
you	have	corrected
he/she/it	has	corrected
we	have	corrected
you	have	corrected
they	have	corrected

Past Perfect
I	had	corrected
you	had	corrected
he/she/it	had	corrected
we	had	corrected
you	had	corrected
they	had	corrected

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that is correct form: c'est exact

he's a very correct gentleman: c'est un monsieur comme il faut

to be essentially correct: être correct pour l'essentiel

politically correct: politiquement correct

to have the correct change: avoir l'appoint

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I. correct [Brit kəˈrɛkt, Am kəˈrɛkt] ADJ

1. correct (right):

2. correct (proper):

II. correct [Brit kəˈrɛkt, Am kəˈrɛkt] VB trans

1. correct teacher, proofreader:

2. correct (put right):

3. correct MED:

4. correct (punish):

III. to correct oneself VB refl

to correct oneself refl:

politically correct, PC

politically correct ADJ:

Politically correct, PC Info

in the PONS Dictionary

I. correct [kəˈrekt] VB trans (put right)

II. correct [kəˈrekt] ADJ

1. correct (accurate):

2. correct (proper):

I. correct [kə·ˈrekt] VB trans (put right)

II. correct [kə·ˈrekt] ADJ

1. correct (accurate):

2. correct (proper):

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