formez in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.former [fɔʀme] VB trans

1. former (prendre l'aspect de):

former cercle, rectangle

to form

la rivière forme un coude

the river forms a bend

2. former (constituer):

former

to form, constitute

les personnes formant le comité

the people forming the committee

ils forment un couple très uni

they are a very close couple

il forme avec son partenaire une brillante équipe

he and his partner make a brilliant team

formez des groupes de cinq

get into groups of five

3. former (réunir les éléments de, réaliser):

former

to form

former un gouvernement

to form a government

former un train

to form a train

former une équipe/une commission/une association

to form a team/a commission/an association

4. former:

former (donner une formation à) personnel

to train (à faire to do)

former (éduquer) personne, goût

to educate

former (éduquer) personne, goût

to develop

former personnalité, caractère, esprit

to form

former intelligence

to develop

former opinion

to form

former qn au traitement de texte

to train sb in word processing

enseignement qui permet de former des individus responsables

teaching which produces responsible people

5. former (produire):

former abcès, pellicule

to form

6. former (mettre en forme):

former lettres, phrases

to form

7. former (concevoir) form:

former projet

to conceive

je forme le vœu que tout se passe bien

I hope that everything goes well

II.se former VB refl

1. se former (se créer):

se former

to form

un caillot s'est formé dans l'artère

a clot has formed in the artery

l'image qui se forme sur la rétine

the image that forms on the retina

il se forme de la buée

condensation forms

2. se former (être créé):

se former

to be formed

le gouvernement s'est formé autour d'une politique commune

the government was formed around a common policy

3. se former (acquérir une formation):

se former

to train, to be trained (à in)

se former à la vente/au marketing

to train in sales/in marketing

il est allé se former au Japon

he went to train in Japan

4. se former (s'éduquer):

se former caractère, personnalité, style:

to develop

se former personne:

to educate oneself

son style s'est formé peu à peu

his style developed gradually

il s'est formé à l'école de la vie

he was educated in the university of life

5. se former (concevoir):

se former

to form

See also jeunesse

jeunesse [ʒœnɛs] N f

1. jeunesse (période):

jeunesse

youth

dans ma jeunesse

in my youth

la première ou prime jeunesse

early youth

le charme de la jeunesse

the charms of youth

une seconde jeunesse

a new lease of life

il n'a pas eu de jeunesse

he didn't have a proper youth

un amour de jeunesse

an early girlfriend/boyfriend

une erreur de jeunesse

a youthful misdemeanour Brit

il n'est plus de la première jeunesse hum

he's no longer in the first flush of youth hum

2. jeunesse (fait d'être jeune):

jeunesse

youth

la jeunesse des candidats

the fact that the candidates are young, the youthfulness of the candidates

quand on a la jeunesse, tout est possible

when you are young, everything is possible

3. jeunesse (comme qualité):

jeunesse

youthfulness

la jeunesse de sa voix

the youthfulness of his/her voice

avoir un air de jeunesse

to look young

avoir une grande jeunesse d'esprit

to be young in spirit

être plein de jeunesse

to be full of vitality

4. jeunesse (les jeunes):

jeunesse

young people pl

la jeunesse ouvrière

young working people

l'entrain de la jeunesse

the enthusiasm of the young

littérature/émissions pour la jeunesse

literature/programmes Brit for young people

la jeunesse étudiante

students pl

5. jeunesse (femme):

jeunesse inf, dated

young woman

jeunesse dorée

bright young things pl , gilded youth

jeunesses communistes

Communist youth movement sing

jeunesses hitlériennes HISTORY, POL

Hitler Youth

Jeunesses musicales

organization promoting musical activities for young people

Phrases:

il faut que jeunesse se passe

youth must have its fling

les voyages forment la jeunesse

travel broadens the mind

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formez les faisceaux!

stack arms!

Translations for formez in the English»French Dictionary

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train up employee, staff, soldier

former

scrum down

former la mêlée

double back road, track etc:

former un demi-tour

get together company, action group

former

to form an alliance

former une alliance

form into

former

to form objects into patterns

grouper des objets pour former des motifs

to be/become addicted lit

avoir/former une dépendance (to à)

to make strange bedfellows

former un tandem bizarre

formez in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for formez in the French»English Dictionary

I.former [fɔʀme] VB trans

1. former (façonner, constituer, produire):

former

to form

2. former (créer, organiser):

former association, parti, coalition

to form

former complot

to organize

3. former (assembler des éléments):

former équipes, collection

to build

former cortège, armée

to form

4. former (concevoir):

former idée, pensée

to have

former le projet/dessein de +infin

to plan/intend to +infin

nous formons des vœux pour votre réussite

we wish you success

5. former (instruire):

former personne

to train

former caractère

to form

former qn voyage, épreuve

to form sb's character

6. former (prendre l'aspect, la forme de):

former cercle

to describe

former boucle

to form

II.former [fɔʀme] VB refl

1. former (naître):

se former images

to form

2. former (se disposer):

se former en colonne

to draw up in a column

3. former (s'instruire):

se former

to educate oneself

Translations for formez in the English»French Dictionary

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mould character

former

fall in soldiers, squad, company

former les rangs

pair off

former un couple

form

former

form opinion

former

form committee, group

former

form

former

form

former

to form sb/sb's character

former qn/le caractère de qn

form

se former

loop

former une boucle

arch

former une voûte

educate

former

train

former

to train sb to +infin

former qn à +infin

picket factory

former un piquet de grève face à

picket parliament

former un cordon de protestation face à

formez Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

former le projet/dessein de +infin

to plan/intend to +infin

former qn voyage, épreuve

to form sb's character

se former images

to form

se former en colonne

to draw up in a column

se former

to educate oneself

former un piquet de grève face à

picket factory

former un cordon de protestation face à

picket parliament

former un nœud en tordant qc

to twist sth into a knot