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 Translation for 'a number of' from English to French
un certain nombre dea number of
un certain nombre de {adj}a number of
nombre de {pron} [loc.] [beaucoup de]a number of [idiom] [many]
4 Words: Others
à différentes reprises {adv}a number of times
d'innombrables {adj}a vast number of
un certain nombre de {adj}quite a number of
5+ Words: Others
de différentes façons {adv}in a number of ways
à différentes reprises {adv}on a number of occasions
5+ Words: Verbs
dégager quelques points fortsto discern a number of major points
math.
élever un nombre à la puissance deux
to raise a number to the power of two
5+ Words: Nouns
beaucoup de monde {m}a great number of people
beaucoup de monde {m}a large number of people
Partial Matches
math.
élever un nombre au carré
to square a number
math.
élever un nombre au cube
to cube a number
télécom.
composer un numéro de téléphone
to dial a number
télécom.
refaire un numéro de téléphone
to redial a number
chim.phys.
nombre {m} de masse <A>
mass number <A>
chim.phys.
nombre {m} de masse <A>
nucleon number <A>
exécuter un numéro en soloto execute a solo number
chim.phys.
nombre {m} de masse <A>
atomic mass number <A>
se la couler douce [fam.]to have a cushy number [Br.] [idiom]
défilé {m} d'imagesnumber of images
défilé {m} de souvenirsnumber of memories
éduc.
effectif {m} [d'école, de classe]
number of pupils
éduc.
effectif {m} [d'université]
number of students
nombre {m} de places limitélimited number of places
immo.
numéro {m} (de maison)
number of the house
nombre {m} indéterminé de qc.unspecified number of sth.
bonne partie {f} de qc.large number of sth.
grande partie {f} de qc.large number of sth.
faire diminuer un nombre de qc.to reduce the number of sth.
souvent {adv}on any number of occasions
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Translation for 'a number of' from English to French

a number of
un certain nombre de

un certain nombre de {adj}
a number of [idiom] [many]
nombre de {pron} [loc.] [beaucoup de]

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a number of times
à différentes reprises {adv}
a vast number of
d'innombrables {adj}
quite a number of
un certain nombre de {adj}

in a number of ways
de différentes façons {adv}
on a number of occasions
à différentes reprises {adv}

to discern a number of major points
dégager quelques points forts
to raise a number to the power of two
élever un nombre à la puissance deuxmath.

a great number of people
beaucoup de monde {m}
a large number of people
beaucoup de monde {m}

to square a number
élever un nombre au carrémath.
to cube a number
élever un nombre au cubemath.
to dial a number
composer un numéro de téléphonetélécom.
to redial a number
refaire un numéro de téléphonetélécom.
mass number <A>
nombre {m} de masse <A>chim.phys.
nucleon number <A>
nombre {m} de masse <A>chim.phys.
to execute a solo number
exécuter un numéro en solo
atomic mass number <A>
nombre {m} de masse <A>chim.phys.
to have a cushy number [Br.] [idiom]
se la couler douce [fam.]
number of images
défilé {m} d'images
number of memories
défilé {m} de souvenirs
number of pupils
effectif {m} [d'école, de classe]éduc.
number of students
effectif {m} [d'université]éduc.
limited number of places
nombre {m} de places limité
number of the house
numéro {m} (de maison)immo.
unspecified number of sth.
nombre {m} indéterminé de qc.
large number of sth.
bonne partie {f} de qc.

grande partie {f} de qc.
to reduce the number of sth.
faire diminuer un nombre de qc.
on any number of occasions
souvent {adv}
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