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| field adj | (sports: non-track) | de terrain loc adj |
| | I prefer field events to track events. |
| | Je préfère les sports de terrain aux sports de piste. |
| field adj | (military: combat) (Militaire) | manœuvre nf |
| | He's just finished several weeks of field operations. |
| | Il vient de terminer plusieurs semaines de manœuvres. |
| field adj | US (agriculture: field grown) (Agriculture) | des champs loc adj |
| | | naturel, naturelle adj |
| | They harvested a crop of field hay. |
| | Ils ont moissonné une récolte de foin des champs. |
| | Ils ont moissonné une récolte de foin naturel. |
| field adj | (farm labor) | agricole adj |
| | He's a field hand and works at the farm. |
| | C'est un ouvrier agricole et il travaille à la ferme. |
| field n | (area: profession, study, etc.) (domaine) | champ nm |
| | The field of applied linguistics has always interested me. |
| | Le champ de la linguistique appliquée a toujours éveillé un certain intérêt chez moi. |
| field n | figurative (sports: all participants) (Sport) | peloton nm |
| | She reached the finishing line well ahead of the field. |
| | Elle a franchi la ligne d'arrivée bien avant le reste du peloton. |
| field n | (geology: terrain) (Géologie) | champ nm |
| | There's an oil field ten miles west of here. |
| | Il y a un champ pétrolifère à environ seize kilomètres vers l'ouest. |
| field n | (military: combat) (Militaire) | campagne nf |
| | He was always with his troops in the field. |
| | Il était toujours en campagne avec ses troupes. |
| field n | (baseball: team not at bat) (Base-ball : en défense) | champ nm |
| | The Red Sox bat while the Yankees play in the field. |
| | Les Red Sox sont à la batte et les Yankees sont au champ. |
| field n | (baseball: outfield) (Base-ball) | champ nm |
| | Bernie Williams plays center field for the champions. |
| | Bernie Williams joue champ centre pour les champions. |
| field n | figurative (expanse) (figuré) | champ nm |
| | (figuré) | couverture nf |
| | A field of snow lay round about. |
| | Une couverture de neige s'étendait à perte de vue. |
| field n | (background surface) (décor) | fond nm |
| | She painted a tree against a field of blue. |
| | Elle a peint un arbre sur un fond bleu. |
| field n | (magnetism) (magnétisme) | champ nm |
| | It produces a strong magnetic field. |
| | Il produit un puissant champ magnétique. |
| field n | (mathematics: set) (Maths) | corps nm |
| | Prove that the following set is a field. |
| field⇒ vi | (baseball, cricket) (Base-ball, Cricket) | tenir le champ loc v |
| | The home team is currently fielding. |
| | L'équipe locale tient actuellement le champ. |
| field [sth]⇒ vtr | (baseball, cricket: catch ball) (Base-ball, Cricket : une balle) | arrêter⇒ vtr |
| | He fielded the ball with dexterity. |
| | Il arrêta la balle avec dextérité. |
| field [sth] vtr | (sports: put into play) (Base-ball, Cricket : une équipe) | réunir⇒ vtr |
| | They fielded a very competent team. |
| | Ils ont réuni une équipe très compétente. |
| field [sth] vtr | figurative (deal with: questions) (des questions) | répondre à vtr ind |
| | The candidate fielded a number of questions from the reporters. |
| | Le candidat a répondu à un certain nombre de questions des journalistes. |
| field [sb]⇒ vtr | (military: deploy) (Militaire) | déployer⇒ vtr |
| | The UN has fielded troops in Sierra Leone. |
| | Les Natiions unies ont déployé des troupes en Sierra Leone. |
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athletic field (US),
athletics field (UK) n | (sports ground with track) | piste d'athlétisme nf |
| | | terrain d'athlétisme nm |
| | | stade nm |
| | The athletic field had been damaged by the rain. |
| | La piste d'athlétisme a été abîmée par la pluie. |
| baseball field n | (pitch for baseball) | terrain de base-ball nm |
| | Chicago is home to one of the most famous baseball fields. |
binoculars,
field glasses npl | (magnifying eye glasses) | jumelles nfpl |
| | I keep binoculars by the window to look at birds. |
| | Je laisse mes jumelles près de la fenêtre pour observer les oiseaux. |
| cane field n | (sugar plantation) | champ de canne à sucre nm |
| career field n | (area of work) | domaine professionnel nm |
| | Il y a beaucoup d'incertitudes dans mon domaine professionnel. |
center field (US),
centre field (Can,
UK) n | (baseball: location) (Base-ball) | champ centre nm |
| | The ball flew into center field and Jeff caught it. |
| | La balle a volé dans le champ centre et Jeff l'a attrapée. |
center field (US),
centre field (Can,
UK) n | (baseball: player's position) (Base-ball : position) | champ centre nm |
| | You can be center field in today's game. |
| | Tu peux être champ centre au match d'aujourd'hui. |
| chosen field n | (area of study, expertise) | domaine de prédilection nm |
corn poppy,
field poppy,
Flanders poppy n | (flower) | coquelicot nm |
| cotton field n | (plantation) | champ de coton nm |
| depth of field n | (part of an image in sharp focus) | profondeur de champ nf |
| | I set the camera aperture to obtain maximum depth of field. |
| electric field n | (physics: charged area around [sth]) | champ électrique nm |
| electromagnetic field n | (electronics) | champ électromagnétique nm |
| fallow field n | (agricultural land not in use) | jachère nf |
| | Les jachères fleuries sont de plus en plus répandues dans notre région. |
| field army | (military) | armée nf |
| field artillery | (military) | artillerie de campagne nf |
| field coil | (electronics) | bobine inductrice, bobine de champ nf |
field day,
sports day n | (school's outdoor sports event) (Scolaire) | journée sportive nf |
| | | olympiades nfpl |
| field day n | figurative, informal (great opportunity to enjoy yourself) (familier) | s'en donner à cœur joie loc v |
| | | faire ses choux gras de [qch] loc v |
| | The revelation about the Prime Minister's love life was a field day for the tabloids. |
| | Les tabloïdes ont fait leur choux gras de la révélation de la vie sentimentale du Premier ministre. |
| field event n | (sports: track meet event) (hors courses) | épreuve d'athlétisme nf |
| field glasses npl | (binoculars) | jumelles nfpl |
| field goal n | US (football: three-point goal) (Football américain, anglicisme) | field goal nm |
| | (Can) | botté de placement nm |
| field goal n | (basketball: while ball is in play) (Basket) | panier (qui ne soit pas un lancer franc), panier à 2 ou 3 points nm |
| field guide | (illustrated book) | guide de poche, guide pratique nm |
| field gun n | (weapon: artillery) | canon de campagne nm |
| field hand | (agricultural worker) | ouvrier agricole, ouvrière agricole nm, nf |
| field hockey n | mainly US (sport: hockey played on a field) | hockey sur gazon nm |
| | Field hockey is played with a ball, not a puck. |
| field hospital n | (medical camp) | hôpital de campagne nm |
| | | poste médical avancé nm |
| | They set up the field hospital a short distance away from the fighting. |
| | L'armée a déployé un hôpital de campagne non loin des combats. |
| field house n | (athletics: for storage, dressing) | pavillon des athlètes, quartier des athlètes nm |
| | | vestiaires nmpl |
| field house n | (used for indoor sports) | gymnase nm |
| field jacket | (clothing) | veste de treillis, veste de style militaire nf |
| field lark n | US, regional (bird: meadowlark) (oiseau) | sturnelle nf |
| field magnet | (electronics) | électro-aimant d'excitation, inducteur nm |
| field marshal n | (high-ranking military officer) (Militaire) | maréchal nm |
field mouse,
plural: field mice n | (small rodent that lives in fields) | mulot nm |
| | Cinderella's fairy godmother turned four field mice into white horses to pull the coach. |
| field of study n | (research: area) | domaine d'étude nm |
| | (doctorat) | domaine de recherche nm |
| | (général) | discipline nf |
| | Joe's field of study is French literature. |
| field of view | (optics) | champ de vision nm |
field of vision,
visual field n | (everything visible to the eye) | champ de vision, champ visuel nm |
| field office n | (branch or local agency) | filiale nf |
| | Sometimes the policies dictated by the company's headquarters make no sense to the field offices. |
| | | succursale nf |
| | | bureau délocalisé nm |
| field officer n | (military) | officier supérieur nm |
| field officer n | (staff member with practical duties) | agent de terrain nm |
field strength,
field intensity n | (physics) (Physique) | intensité de champ nf |
| field study n | (observation of nature in the wild) | étude sur le terrain nf |
| | It was essential to conduct a field study to get to know the bird species better in their own habitat. |
| field study n | (observation off-site) | étude sur le terrain nf |
| field surgeon n | (military doctor) | traduction non disponible |
| field theory | (physics) (Physique) | théorie des champs nf |
| field trial n | (sporting dog competition) (anglicisme) | Field Trial nm |
| | | concours de chiens de chasse nm |
| field trial n | (new product test) | essai sur le terrain, essai terrain nm |
| field trip n | (research outing) (Éducation) | sortie scolaire, sortie pédagogique, sortie éducative nf |
| | (Géologie,...) | sortie sur le terrain nf |
| | The class went on a field trip to the zoo. |
| | La classe est partie en sortie pédagogique au zoo. |
| field work n | (research carried out on site) | travail de terrain nm |
| | Smithers is in the Amazon doing field work on endangered species. |
| | Her fieldwork confirmed her academic theory about economic development. |
field-based,
field based adj | (carried out in nature) | sur le terrain loc adv |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | From our field-based observations, we conclude that native species of grasses are in decline. |
field-based,
field based adj | figurative (carried out on site) | sur le terrain loc adv |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| field-test [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (trial [sth] under real conditions) | tester sur le terrain vtr |
fieldstrip [sth],
field-strip [sth]⇒ vtr | mainly US (disassemble: a weapon) (une arme) | démonter⇒ vtr |
fieldstrip [sth],
field-strip [sth] vtr | mainly US (cigarette butt: leave no trace of) | ne pas laisser de trace de loc v |
| | | désagréger⇒, désintégrer⇒ vtr |
| flower field n | (land where flowers grow) | champ de fleurs nm |
| flower field n | (meadow) | prairie nf |
football field (UK),
soccer field (US) n | (for soccer) | terrain de football nm |
| | (courant) | terrain de foot nm |
| | (Can) | terrain de soccer nm |
| | The injured player was carried off the football field on a stretcher. |
| | Le joueur blessé a été évacué du terrain de football en civière. |
football field (US),
American football field (UK) n | (for American football) | terrain de football américain nm |
| | (Can) | terrain de football nm |
| | I drove the length of a football field before my car broke down. |
| | J'ai conduit la longueur d'un terrain de football américain avant que ma voiture ne tombe en panne. |
| gas field n | (natural gas area) | champ de gaz naturel nm |
| gravitational field n | (physics: attractive field) (physique) | champ gravitationnel, champ de gravitation nm |
| gravitational field n | (region around planet, etc.) | champ de pesanteur nm |
greenfield,
green-field n as adj | UK (land, site: undeveloped) (terrain) | jamais construit loc adj |
| | (terrain) | vierge de construction loc adj |
| | More and more development is taking place on greenfield land. |
greenfield,
green-field n as adj | (investment, project: on undeveloped land) (projet...) | sur du terrain jamais construit loc adj |
| | (projet...) | sur du terrain vierge de construction loc adj |
| have a field day v expr | figurative, informal (revel in an opportunity) (familier) | s'en donner à cœur joie loc v |
| | | faire ses choux gras de [qch] loc v |
| ice field | (floating ice) | champ de glace nm |
| | | banquise nf |
| in the field adv | figurative (away from office) | sur le terrain loc adv |
| | He likes to work in the field, rather than behind a desk. |
| | Il aime travailler sur le terrain, plutôt que derrière un bureau. |
| landing field n | (airfield: where planes take off and land) | terrain d'atterrissage nm |
| | The locals called it "The Airport" but it was really nothing more than a grass landing field. |
| lead the field v expr | (be first in a race) | mener⇒ vi |
| | | être en tête, mener la course loc v |
| lead the field v expr | figurative (be foremost) | être à la pointe loc v |
| left field n | (baseball: location) (Base-ball : emplacement) | champ gauche nm |
| | He hit the ball straight to left field. |
| left field n | (baseball: player's position) (Base-ball : position) | champ gauche nm |
| | He played left field professionally for 10 years. |
| left-field adj | (unconventional) (idée...) | décalé adj |
| level playing field n | figurative (equality, fair situation) | pied d'égalité nm |
| | We can only compete if we're all on a level playing field. |
| level the playing field v expr | figurative (make opportunities equal for all) | uniformiser les règles du jeu loc v |
| | | égaliser les chances loc v |
| | | rendre équitable loc v |
line of force,
field line n | (physics) (Physique) | ligne de force, ligne de champ nf |
magnetic field,
magnetic intensity,
magnetic field strength,
magnetizing field,
magnetizing force n | (where magnetic force acts) | champ magnétique nm |
| major field of study n | (research: main area) | matière principale nf |
| | My major field of study is Greek, and I am minoring in art history. |
| | Ma matière principale est le grec, et j'étudie l'histoire de l'art en option. |
minefield,
mine field n | (area full of explosives) | champ de mines nm |
| | He lost his leg in the war, when his platoon strayed into a minefield. |
| | Il a perdu sa jambe à la guerre, quand son peloton est entré par mégarde dans un champ de mines. |
minefield,
mine field n | figurative (sensitive subject or situation) (figuré) | terrain miné nm |
| | Don't discuss religion with them; it's a mine field! |
| | Ne parlez pas de religion avec eux, c'est un terrain miné ! |
| off the field expr | (sportsperson: when not playing) (Sports) | sur le banc loc adv |
oil field,
oilfield n | (area where oil is mined) | gisement de pétrole, champ pétrolifère nm |
| | We plan to drill five exploration wells in this oil field. |
| | Nous prévoyons de creuser cinq puits d'exploration dans ce gisement de pétrole (or: champ pétrolifère). |
| open field n | (American football) (Football américain) | champ ouvert, champ libre nm |
| open field n | (military: battlefield) (Militaire) | champ de bataille nm |
| open field n | (farming: undivided field) (Agriculture, anglicisme) | openfield nm |
| | | champs ouverts nmpl |
| open field n | (wide-open opportunity) (occasion) | ouverture nf |
| open-field n as adj | (American football) (Football américain) | en champ ouvert, en champ libre loc adj |
| open-field n as adj | historical (farming: using open fields) (Agriculture, anglicisme) | en openfield loc adj |
| | | sans clôture loc adj |
| open-field n as adj | (with wide-open opportunity) | ouvert adj |
| out in left field expr | US, figurative, slang (completely mistaken, wrong) (personne : familier) | à côté de la plaque loc adv |
| be out in left field v expr | US, figurative, slang (be completely mistaken) (personne : familier) | être à côté de la plaque loc v |
| be out in left field v expr | (odd, eccentric) | être loufouque vi + adj |
| out of left field expr | mainly US, figurative, slang (surprising) (surprenant) | décalé adj |
| paddy field n | (field where rice is cultivated) | rizière nf |
| play the field v expr | figurative, informal (have many relationships) | enchaîner les conquêtes (sans lendemain) loc v |
| | (familier) | coucher à droite à gauche loc v |
| | | courir les filles loc v |
| | Simon has gained a reputation for playing the field. |
| | Simon a gagné la réputation d'être un homme qui enchaîne les conquêtes. |
| playing field n | (sports ground) | terrain de sport nm |
| | | terrain nm |
| | The children used the playing field for football, rugby and hockey. |
| | Les enfants jouaient au football, au rugby et au hockey sur le terrain de sport. |
| potter's field n | (burial ground) | fosse commune nf |
rice field,
ricefield,
rice paddy,
paddy field,
paddy n | (wetland where rice is grown) | rizière nf |
| | Because they are irrigated by flooding, rice fields are breeding grounds for mosquitoes. |
| | Les rizières sont des lieux de reproduction des moustiques parce qu'elles sont irriguées par inondation. |