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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] N

1. form (kind, manifestation):

form (of activity, energy, exercise, transport, government, protest, work, substance)
forme f
form (of entertainment, taxation, disease)
sorte f
different forms of life or life forms
différentes formes de vie
it's a form of blackmail
c'est une forme de chantage
some form of control is needed
un système de contrôle est nécessaire
in the form of crystals/a loan
sous forme de cristaux/de prêt
in a new/different form
sous une nouvelle/autre forme
to publish articles in book form
réunir des articles dans un livre
he won't touch alcohol in any form
il évite l'alcool sous toutes ses formes
to take various forms
prendre diverses formes
to take the form of a strike
prendre la forme d'une grève

2. form (document):

form
formulaire m
to fill in or fill out or complete a form
remplir un formulaire
blank form
formulaire vierge

3. form (shape):

form
forme f
to take or assume the form of a man/a swan
prendre la forme d'un homme/d'un cygne

4. form (of athlete, horse, performer):

form
forme f
to be in good form
être en bonne or pleine forme
to be on form
être très en forme
to return to form
retrouver la forme
to return to one's best form
retrouver sa meilleure forme
to study the form
étudier le tableau des performances
true to form, she was late
fidèle à elle-même, elle était en retard

5. form:

form LIT, ART (structure)
forme f
form (genre)
genre m
form and content
la forme et le fond
a literary form
un genre littéraire
theatrical forms
formes du théâtre
verse forms
genres en vers
the limitations of this form
les limites de ce genre

6. form (etiquette):

it is bad form
cela ne se fait pas (to do de faire)
purely as a matter of form
purement par politesse or pour la forme
I never know the form at these ceremonies
je ne sais jamais comment me comporter à ces cérémonies
you know the form
tu sais ce qu'il faut faire

7. form Brit SCHOOL:

form
classe f
in the first/fourth form
≈ en sixième/troisième
in the first/fourth form attr captain, room
de classe

8. form (prescribed set of words):

form
formule f
they object to the form of words used
ils ne sont pas d'accord avec la formulation

9. form Brit (criminal record) inf:

to have form
avoir fait de la taule inf (for pour)

10. form LING:

form
forme f
in question form
à la forme interrogative

11. form (hare's nest):

form
gîte m
form
forme f

12. form (bench):

form
banc m

II. form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] VB trans

1. form (organize or create):

form queue, circle, barrier, club, cartel, alliance, government, union, band
former (from avec)
form friendship, relationship
nouer
form sentence, tense
former
to form one's letters
former ses lettres
please form a circle
s'il vous plaît, formez un cercle
how are stalactites formed?
comment se forment les stalactites?
to form part of sth
faire partie de qc
to form a large part/the basis of sth
constituer une grande partie/la base de qc

2. form (conceive):

form impression, image, picture, opinion, idea
se faire
form admiration
concevoir
to form the habit of doing
prendre l'habitude de faire

3. form (mould):

form child, pupil, personality, taste, ideas, attitudes
former
tastes formed by television
des goûts formés par la télévision

4. form (constitute):

form jury, cabinet, panel
former
the 12 people who form the jury
les 12 personnes qui forment le jury

III. form [Brit fɔːm, Am fɔrm] VB intr (all contexts)

form
se former

IV. -formed COMP

half-/perfectly-formed
à moitié/parfaitement formé

form master, form mistress, form teacher N Brit SCHOOL

form master
≈ professeur m principal

tax form N

tax form
feuille f d'impôts

first form N Brit SCHOOL

first form
sixième f
first form
classe f de sixième

booking form N Brit

booking form
bon m de réservation

consent form N Brit

consent form
autorisation f

pro-form [Brit, Am ˈproʊfɔrm] N

pro-form
proforme f

registration form N

registration form
formulaire m d'inscription

claim form N

claim form
déclaration f de sinistre

art form N lit

art form
forme f d'art
to become an art form
devenir un art

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
French
French

I. form [fɔ:m, Am fɔ:rm] N

1. form (type, variety):

form
forme f
in the form of sth
dans la forme de qc
to take the form of sth
être sous la forme de qc

2. form (outward shape) a. LING:

form
forme f
in the form of sth
dans la forme de qc
to take form
prendre forme

3. form CHEM (physical state):

form
forme f
in liquid/solid form
dans la forme liquide/solide

4. form (document):

form
formulaire m
an application form for a job
un formulaire de candidature
an application form for loan, brochure
un formulaire de demande

5. form no pl (condition):

form
forme f
to be in [or Brit on] good/excellent form
être en bonne/excellente forme
to be out of form
ne pas avoir la forme
on present form Brit
vu l'état des choses actuelles

6. form no pl (correct procedure):

form
forme f
in due form
en bonne et due forme
as a matter of form, for form
pour la forme
what's the form?
quelle est la marche à suivre?

7. form Brit (class):

form
classe f
first form
sixième f
sixth form
première f

8. form Brit (bench):

form
banc m

9. form (mould):

form
forme f

Phrases:

in any (way,) shape or form
en aucune façon
true to form
comme d'habitude

II. form [fɔ:m, Am fɔ:rm] VB trans

1. form (make the shape of):

form
former
to form sth into an object
modeler un objet en qc
I formed the ideas into a book
j'ai transformé les idées en un livre

2. form (develop in the mind):

form opinion
former
to form the impression
donner l'impression

3. form (set up):

form committee, group
former
form friendship
nouer

4. form LING (use):

form
former

5. form form (influence):

form
former
to form sb/sb's character
former qn/le caractère de qn

6. form (constitute):

form
constituer
to form part of sth
faire partie de qc

III. form [fɔ:m, Am fɔ:rm] VB intr

form
se former
to form into groups of six
se regrouper par six

application form N

1. application form for job, admission:

application form
formulaire m de candidature

2. application form ADMIN:

application form
formulaire m (pour une demande)

entrance form N

entrance form
fiche f d'inscription

life form N BIOL

life form
forme f de vie

order form N

order form
bon m de commande

entry form N

entry form → entrance form

See also

entrance form N

entrance form
fiche f d'inscription

I. re-form, reform [ˌri:ˈfɔ:m, Am -ˈfɔ:rm] VB trans

re-form
reformer

II. re-form, reform [ˌri:ˈfɔ:m, Am -ˈfɔ:rm] VB intr MIL

re-form
reformer les rangs

sixth-form college

sixth-form college
En Grande-Bretagne un sixth-form college est un "College" pour des élèves de 16 à 18 ans, qui souvent viennent d'écoles qui ne possèdent pas de "sixth-form" (classe de sixième). Au "College", ils peuvent passer le "A-levels" (l'équivalent du bac) ou alors ils fréquent un cours équivalent de deux ans et se préparent ainsi aux examens d'admission à l'université.
to evolve new forms of life
développer de nouvelles formes de vie
French
French
English
English
paperasse
forms pl
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
French
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I. form [fɔrm] N

1. form (type, variety):

form
forme f
in the form of sth
dans la forme de qc
to take the form of sth
prendre la forme de qc

2. form (outward shape) a. LING:

form
forme f
in the form of sth
dans la forme de qc
to take form
prendre forme

3. form CHEM (physical state):

form
forme f
in liquid/solid form
sous forme liquide/solide

4. form (document):

form
formulaire m
an application form for a job
un formulaire de candidature
an application form for loan, brochure
un formulaire de demande

5. form (condition):

form
forme f
to be in good/excellent form
être en bonne/excellente forme

6. form (correct procedure):

form
forme f
in due form
en bonne et due forme
as a matter of form, for form
pour la forme
what's the form?
quelle est la marche à suivre?

7. form (mold):

form
forme f

Phrases:

in any (way,) shape or form
en aucune façon
true to form
comme d'habitude

II. form [fɔrm] VB trans

1. form (make the shape of):

form
former
to form sth into an object
modeler un objet en qc
I formed the ideas into a book
j'ai transformé les idées en un livre

2. form (develop in the mind):

form opinion
former
to form the impression
donner l'impression

3. form (set up):

form committee, group
former
form friendship
nouer

4. form LING (use):

form
former

5. form form (influence):

form
former
to form sb/sb's character
former qn/le caractère de qn

6. form (constitute):

form
constituer
to form part of sth
faire partie de qc

III. form [fɔrm] VB intr

form
se former
to form into groups of six
former des groupes de six

order form N

order form
bon m de commande

I. re-form [ˌri·ˈfɔrm] VB trans

re-form
reformer

II. re-form [ˌri·ˈfɔrm] VB intr MIL

re-form
reformer les rangs

application form N

1. application form for job, admission:

application form
formulaire m de candidature

2. application form ADMIN:

application form
formulaire m (pour une demande)

entrance form N

entrance form
fiche f d'inscription

life form N BIOL

life form
forme f de vie
to evolve new forms of life
développer de nouvelles formes de vie
French
French
English
English
paperasserie (papiers à remplir)
forms pl
paperasse (papiers à remplir)
forms pl
bulletin-réponse
entry form

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

Present
Iform
youform
he/she/itforms
weform
youform
theyform
Past
Iformed
youformed
he/she/itformed
weformed
youformed
theyformed
Present Perfect
Ihaveformed
youhaveformed
he/she/ithasformed
wehaveformed
youhaveformed
theyhaveformed
Past Perfect
Ihadformed
youhadformed
he/she/ithadformed
wehadformed
youhadformed
theyhadformed
See further verb tables
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dev
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