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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French
French
English
English

arc [aʀk] N m

1. arc:

arc HUNT, SPORTS
bow
tendre ou bander un arc
to bend a bow back

2. arc (courbe):

arc
curve
en (forme d') arc
arched

3. arc MATH:

arc
arc
arc de cercle
arc of a circle

4. arc ARCHIT:

arc
arch

5. arc ELEC:

arc
arc
arc électrique
electric arc
arc en accolade
ogee arch
arc brisé
lancet arch
arc de décharge
discharging arch
arc plein cintre
round arch
arc rampant
rampant arch
arc trilobé
trefoil arch
arc de triomphe
triumphal arch
arc Tudor
Tudor arch

Phrases:

avoir plus d'une corde à son arc
to have more than one string to one's bow
ajouter une corde à son arc
to add another string to one's bow

arc-en-ciel <pl arcs-en-ciel> [aʀkɑ̃sjɛl] N m

arc-en-ciel
rainbow

arc-boutant, arcboutant <pl arcs-boutants, arcsboutants> [aʀkbutɑ̃] N m ARCHIT

arc-boutant
flying buttress

I. arc-bouter, arcbouter [aʀkbute] VB trans

arc-bouter
to buttress

II. s'arc-bouter VB refl

s'arc-bouter refl:

s'arc-bouter
to brace oneself (contre against)
Jeanne d'Arc
Joan of Arc
English
English
French
French
flying buttress
arc-boutant m
arc (gen) MATH
arc m
arc ELEC
arc m (électrique)
arc (gen)
décrire un arc
arc ELEC
faire jaillir un arc
lancet arch
arc m en lancette
lancet arch
arc m lancéolé
bowstring
corde f d'arc
rainbow coalition
coalition f arc-en-ciel

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

arc [aʀk] N m

1. arc (arme):

arc
bow

2. arc MATH:

arc
arc
arc de cercle
arc of a circle

3. arc ARCHIT:

arc
arch
arc de triomphe
triumphal arch

ARC [aʀk] N f

ARC abbreviation of Association pour le développement de la recherche sur le cancer

ARC
French cancer research association

arc-bouter [aʀkbute] VB refl

s'arc-bouter contre [ou à] qc/sur qc
to brace oneself against sth

arc-boutant <arcs-boutants> [aʀkbutɑ̃] N m ARCHIT

arc-boutant
flying buttress

arc-en-ciel <arcs-en-ciel> [aʀkɑ̃sjɛl] N m

arc-en-ciel
rainbow
English
English
French
French
arc
arc m
flying buttress
arc-boutant m
rainbow
arc-en-ciel m
lancet arch
arc m lancéolé
bowstring
corde f d'arc
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

arc [aʀk] N m

1. arc (arme):

arc
bow

2. arc math:

arc
arc
arc de cercle
arc of a circle

3. arc ARCHIT:

arc
arch
arc de triomphe
triumphal arch

arc-boutant <arcs-boutants> [aʀkbutɑ͂] N m ARCHIT

arc-boutant
flying buttress

arc-bouter [aʀkbute] VB refl

s'arc-bouter contre [ou à] qc/sur qc
to brace oneself against sth

arc-en-ciel <arcs-en-ciel> [aʀkɑ͂sjɛl] N m

arc-en-ciel
rainbow
English
English
French
French
rainbow
arc-en-ciel m
arc
arc m
flying buttress
arc-boutant m
lancet arch
arc m lancéolé
bowstring
corde f d'arc
flying buttress
arc-boutant m
Présent
j'arcboute
tuarcboutes
il/elle/onarcboute
nousarcboutons
vousarcboutez
ils/ellesarcboutent
Imparfait
j'arcboutais
tuarcboutais
il/elle/onarcboutait
nousarcboutions
vousarcboutiez
ils/ellesarcboutaient
Passé simple
j'arcboutai
tuarcboutas
il/elle/onarcbouta
nousarcboutâmes
vousarcboutâtes
ils/ellesarcboutèrent
Futur simple
j'arcbouterai
tuarcbouteras
il/elle/onarcboutera
nousarcbouterons
vousarcbouterez
ils/ellesarcbouteront
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