preheat [preheated, preheating, preheats]◼◼◼(to heat something in preparation for further action, especially cooking) verb [UK: ˌpriː.ˈhiːt] [US: ˌpriː.ˈhiːt]Preheat the oven to 130 degrees. = Préchauffe le four à 130 degrés.
préchrétien adjectif
pre-Christian◼◼◼(before the arrival of Christianity) adjective [UK: pre ˈkrɪs.tʃən] [US: ˈpriː ˈkrɪs.tʃən]
précieux adjectif
valuable◼◼◼(having a great value) adjective [UK: ˈvæ.ljʊəb.l̩] [US: ˈvæ.ljʊəb.l̩]It's very valuable. = C'est très précieux.
precious◼◼◼(of high value or worth) adjective [UK: ˈpre.ʃəs] [US: ˈpre.ʃəs]Time is precious. = Le temps est précieux.
préciosité nom {f}
preciousness◼◼◼(the condition of being precious) noun [UK: ˈpre.ʃə.snəs] [US: ˈpre.ʃə.snəs]
préciosité nom
circumbendibus(a roundabout or confusing manner) noun [UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.ˈben.dɪ.bəs] [US: ˌsɜːrk.əm.ˈben.də.bəs]
precipitation [precipitations]◼◼◼(chemistry: chemical reaction forming solid in liquid) noun [UK: prɪ.ˌsɪ.pɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: prə.ˌsɪ.pə.ˈteɪʃ.n̩]Three hundred millimeters of precipitation fell overnight. = Trois cent millimètres de précipitation sont tombés pendant la nuit.
precipitation [precipitations]◼◼◼(unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste) noun [UK: prɪ.ˌsɪ.pɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: prə.ˌsɪ.pə.ˈteɪʃ.n̩]Three hundred millimeters of precipitation fell overnight. = Trois cent millimètres de précipitation sont tombés pendant la nuit.
precipitation [precipitations]◼◼◼(weather: water falling from the atmosphere) noun [UK: prɪ.ˌsɪ.pɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: prə.ˌsɪ.pə.ˈteɪʃ.n̩]Three hundred millimeters of precipitation fell overnight. = Trois cent millimètres de précipitation sont tombés pendant la nuit.
hurry◼◼◻(rushed action) noun [UK: ˈhʌ.ri] [US: ˈhɜː.ri]What's the hurry? = Pourquoi cette précipitation ?
rainfall [rainfalls]◼◼◼(amount of rain that falls on a single occasion) noun [UK: ˈreɪn.fɔːl] [US: ˈreɪn.ˌfɒl]
précipiter verbe
precipitate [precipitated, precipitating, precipitates]◼◼◼(to come out of a liquid solution into solid form) verb [UK: prɪ.ˈsɪ.pɪ.teɪt] [US: prə.ˈsɪ.pə.ˌtet]
plunge [plunged, plunging, plunges]◼◼◻((figuratively, transitive) to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action) verb [UK: plʌndʒ] [US: ˈpləndʒ]
accurate◼◼◼(exact or careful conformity to truth) adjective [UK: ˈæ.kjə.rət] [US: ˈæ.kjə.rət]That's accurate enough. = C'est assez précis.
precise◼◼◼(exact) adjective [UK: prɪ.ˈsaɪs] [US: prə.ˈsaɪs]You're precise. = Tu es précis.
sharp [sharper, sharpest]◼◼◻(exact, precise, accurate, keen) adjective [UK: ʃɑːp] [US: ˈʃɑːrp]Come at ten o'clock sharp. = Viens à dix heures précises.
précis adjectif {m}
exact [exacter, exactest]◼◼◻(precisely agreeing) adjective [UK: ɪɡ.ˈzækt] [US: ɪg.ˈzækt]She is exact in all the instructions she gives. = Les instructions qu'elle donne sont très précises.
on the dot◼◼◼(exactly) preposition [UK: ɒn ðə dɒt] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈdɑːt]
on the button◼◻◻(precisely) preposition [UK: ɒn ðə ˈbʌt.n̩] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈbʌt.n̩]
précision nom
precision [precisions]◼◼◼(the state of being precise or exact; exactness) noun [UK: prɪ.ˈsɪʒ.n̩] [US: pri.ˈsɪʒ.n̩]Precision in measurement is a necessity. = La mesure nécessite de la précision.
accuracy [accuracies]◼◼◼(state of being accurate) noun [UK: ˈæ.kjə.rə.si] [US: ˈæ.kjə.rə.si]
precisely◼◼◼(in a precise manner) adverb [UK: prɪ.ˈsaɪ.sli] [US: prə.ˈsaɪ.sli]That's precisely the point. = C'est précisément le sujet.
accurately◼◼◻(exactly, precisely) adverb [UK: ˈæ.kjə.rət.li] [US: ˈæ.kjə.rət.li]There are not enough recent progress to accurately predict it. = Il n'y a pas assez de progrès récents pour le prédire précisément.
brightly(in a bright manner) adverb [UK: ˈbraɪt.li] [US: ˈbraɪt.li]
précité adjectif
above-mentioned◼◼◼(mentioned or named before; aforesaid) adjective [UK: ə.ˌbʌv.ˈmenʃ.n̩d] [US: ə.ˌbʌv.ˈmenʃ.n̩d]
précoce adjectif
early [earlier, earliest]◼◼◼(illness: having begun to occur) adjective [UK: ˈɜː.li] [US: ˈɝː.li]Snow fell early this winter. = Cet hiver la neige a été précoce.
