| Subject | English | French |
| gen. | a few indistinct shapes | des formes vagues à peine ébauchées |
| immigr., tech. | a round watermark in the shape of a ladder | filigrane de forme ronde en échelle |
| med.appl. | accurate of shape | dans les formes |
| med.appl. | accurate of shape | en due forme |
| gen. | analogous in shape | analogue par la forme |
| met. | angles, shapes and sections | profilés |
| met. | angles, shapes and sections not further worked than hot-rolled or extruded | profilés simplement laminés ou filés à chaud |
| fin., polit., met. | angles, shapes and sections of iron or steel | profilés en fer ou en acier |
| commun. | antenna adapted to the shape of flying objects | antenne adaptée à la forme d'objets volants |
| construct. | arched truss with crescent-shape units | ferme en arc à éléments en forme de faucille |
| comp., MS | assistant shape | forme Assistant (In an organization chart, a shape that is placed below and connected to any other shape with an elbow connector. This shape is placed above any additional subordinate shapes for the particular superior shape it is attached to) |
| gen. | assume the shape of | prendre la forme de |
| construct. | assumed channel shape | lit fictif |
| med.appl. | back-shape rasterstereograph | stéréographe de trames à forme de dos |
| met. | ball shape | forme sphérique |
| textile | balloon shape | forme du ballon |
| met. | bars, angles, shapes and sections, wire, sheets and strips | barres, profilés, fils, tôles, feuilles et bandes |
| met. | basaltic shape | forme basaltique |
| fin., polit. | basketwork, wickerwork and other articles of plaiting materials, made directly to shape | ouvrages de vannerie obtenus directement en forme |
| inf. | be in great shape | tenir la forme |
| inf. | be in great shape | avoir la forme |
| gen. | be in poor physical shape | être en mauvaise condition physique |
| hi.energ. | beam shape | forme du faisceau |
| el. | beam-shaping | modelage du faisceau |
| el. | beam-shaping | mise en forme du faisceau |
| transp. | black diamond shape | marque noire biconique |
| earth.sc., mech.eng. | blade shape | forme d'ailette |
| nat.sc., agric. | body shape | extérieur |
| construct. | bow-shape welded butt joint | joint soudé bout à bout en arc |
| met. | brick shape | forme de brique |
| agric. | butter shaping machine | moule à beurre |
| construct. | centering, form, trussed centre, true shape section, turning piece | cintre |
| comp. | character shape | forme de caractère |
| comp. | character shape | contour de caractère |
| met. | circular shape | forme circulaire |
| comp., MS | Click and Type pointer shape | forme du pointeur Cliquer-taper (A visual cue to indicate which formatting will be applied when you double-click: a left-aligned, centered, or right-aligned tab stop; a left indent; or left or right text wrapping) |
| met. | cold shaping | façonnage à froid |
| gen. | come through an operation in good shape | bien supporter une opération |
| IT | computer controlled micro-shaping | micro-façonnage assisté par ordinateur |
| met. | concave shape of hearth | forme concave |
| transp. | conical shape | marque de forme conique |
| industr., construct., chem. | constriction shaping | façonnage de l'étranglement |
| mech.eng. | contour shaping machine | machine à raboter les profils |
| comp., MS | Convert to Shape | Convertir en forme (A feature that enables Tablet PC users to convert an ink drawing to a standard OfficeArt shape, which can be formatted with colors and effects exactly as if it were inserted using "Insert Shape.") |
| met., mech.eng. | copy shaping | rabotage ou mortaisage par copiage |
| comp., MS | coworker shape | forme Collègue (In an organization chart, a shape next to another shape that is connected to the same superior (or manager) shape) |
| life.sc., el. | crack shape | configuration de la fracture |
| construct. | crescent shape | déformation en forme de faucille |
| textile | cross section shape checking | contrôle de la section transversale |
| forestr. | cross-section shape shelterbelt | structure volumétrique rideau-abri |
| met. | cube shape | forme cubique |
| telecom. | curve shape | allure de la courbe |
| met. | cylindrical shape | forme cylindrique |
| comp., MS | 2-D shape | forme à deux dimensions (A shape that has four selection handles that you can use to resize the shape proportionally) |
| comp., MS | 1-D shape | forme à une dimension (Either a straight line you draw or a shape that has a beginning point and ending point and can be glued between two shapes to connect them) |
| comp. | 3D shape | figure 3D |
| construct. | deck in the shape of a flat arch | aire de foulée en arc surbaissé |
| comp., MS | default shape | forme par défaut (A virtual shape that contains default formatting properties for new shapes. Each presentation contains one default shape) |
| construct. | deformed shape | profilé rond crénelé |
| med. | dental wax in plates, horseshoe shapes, sticks | cire pour l'art dentaire, présentée en plaquettes, fers à cheval, ou bâtonnets |
| life.sc., coal. | description of the shape of a deposit | plan descriptif du gisement |
| comp., MS | diamond-shape relationship | relation en forme de losange (A chain of attribute relationships that splits and rejoins but that contains no redundant relationships. For example, Day ->Month ->Year and Day ->Quarter ->Year have the same start and end points, but do not have any common relationships) |
| gen. | don't pull your cardigan out of shape | ne tire pas sur ton gilet |
| nat.res. | dust shape | forme de la poussière |
| met. | dynamic shape roll | cylindre à forme dynamique |
| gen. | E-shape setup | disposition en E |
| met. | egg shape | forme ovo'ide |
| comp. | electrode shape | forme d’électrode |
| tech., industr., construct. | equipment for shaping with saturated steam under pressure | matériel de formage à la vapeur saturée sous pression |
| tech., industr., construct. | equipment for shaping with saturated steam under pressure | matériel de formage à la vapeur saturée |
| tech., industr., construct. | equipment for shaping with water | thermofixeuse à eau chaude |
| tech., industr., construct. | equipment for shaping with water | matériel de formage à l'eau |
| tech., industr., construct. | equipment for shaping with water under pressure | matériel de formage à l'eau sous pression |
| tech., industr., construct. | equipment for shaping with water under pressure | autoclave de préformage |
| tech., industr., construct. | equipment for shaping with water without pressure | postformeuse à eau chaude |
| tech., industr., construct. | equipment for shaping with water without pressure | matériel de formage à l'eau sans pression |
| hi.energ. | event shape | forme de l'événement |
| automat. | exciting voltage pulse shape | forme de l'impulsion du voltage excitateur |
| fin., polit. | ... fabric, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up | ... tissus, même découpés, cousus ou autrement assemblés |
| bot. | fan-shape | flabellé |
| nucl.phys., med. | field shape | forme de champ |
| el. | filter shape | gabarit |
| met. | final shape | forme finale |
| met. | first shape | dimension primitive |
| nat.res. | flow shape | lignes de courant |
| earth.sc. | flux shape | forme du flux |
| transp. | fore or aft shapes of the ship | formes arrière ou avant du navire |
| met., mech.eng. | form shaping | rabotage de forme |
| met., mech.eng. | form shaping | rabotage ou mortaisage de forme |
| gen. | formula-defined shapes | formes définie par une équation |
| construct. | foundation bed shape factor | coefficient de forme de la semelle de fondation |
| el. | frequency shaping | mise en forme de la bande passante |
| commun. | general shape of the spectrum envelope | allure générale de l'enveloppe d'un spectre |
| gen. | get in shape | se mettre en forme |
| gen. | get oneself into shape | se mettre en condition |
| gen. | give your ideas some shape | mettez vos idées en forme |
| nat.res. | grain shape dependence | dépendance de la forme des grains |
| el. | groove shape | profil du sillon |
| fin., polit. | hat-shapes | cloches ou formes pour chapeaux |
| gen. | hat-shapes ... neither blocked to shape nor with made brims, excluding hat-shapes for Panama hats | cloches ... pour chapeaux ... non-dressées mises en forme, ni tournurées mise en tournure, à l'exclusion des cloches pour panamas |
| gen. | hat-shapes, plaited or made from plaited or other strips of any material | cloches ou formes pour chapeau, tressées ou obtenues par l'assemblage de bandes tressées, tissées ou autrement obtenues en toutes matières |
| law, social.sc. | have a permanent stake in shaping - | être partie prenante |
| textile | helicoidal shape | forme hélicoïdale |
| gen. | he's in great shape | il se porte magnifiquement |
| automat., meas.inst. | horizontal convergence shape control | dispositif de réglage de la convergence horizontale |
| met. | hot shaping | façonnage à chaud |
| met. | hot shaping by hammer forging or drop forging | façonnage à chaud par forgeage à frappe libre ou par estampage |
| gen. | hot shaping of steels | déformation à chaud des aciers |
| tech., industr., construct. | hot water post-shaping | postformeuse à eau chaude |
| construct. | hydraulic shape | profil hydraulique |
| fish.farm. | hydrodynamic shape | forme hydrodynamique |
| gen. | I saw a shape behind the curtains | je vis une silhouette derrière les rideaux |
| gen. | I saw a shape in the fog | je vis une silhouette dans le brouillard |
| health. | impairment of memory for shapes | déficience de la mémoire des formes |
| med. | in a variety of shapes | polymorphe |
| gen. | in a variety of shapes | qui présente des aspects différents |
| gen. | in excellent shape | en excellente condition physique |
| gen. | in excellent shape | en grande condition physique |
| met. | intricate shape | forme compliquée |
| gen. | it's the idea for a scenario which needs to be given some shape | c'est une ébauche de scénario qu'il faudrait structurer |
| med.appl. | ladies' shape arch support | semelle orthopédique forme pour dames |
| met. | lamellar shape | forme lamellaire |
| med.appl. | laser incision shape | forme d'incision au laser |
| ichtyol. | lengthened shape guitar-fish | rhinobate commune (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) |
| ichtyol. | lengthened shape guitar-fish | rhinobate de la Méditerranée (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) |
| ichtyol. | lengthened shape guitar-fish | guitare tachetée (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) |
| med.appl. | lens shape | forme du verre (spectacles) |
| comp. | letter shape | figure de lettre |
| gen. | linoleum and materials prepared on a textile base in a similar manner to linoleum, whether or not cut to shape or of a kind used as floor coverings | linoléums pour tous usages, découpés ou non |
| earth.sc. | low energy shape | forme de faible énergie |
| mech.eng. | machine for making gears by changing the shape or form of metal | machine fabriquant les engrenages par déformation du métal |
| industr. | machine-tool for planing/shaping | machine à raboter |
| commun., IT | macroscopic shape of the spectrum | forme macroscopique du spectre |
| med.appl. | man's shape arch support | semelle orthopédique moulée pour hommes |
| earth.sc., coal. | map showing the shape and tectonics of a mineral-deposit | plan projet des allures du gisement |
| comp., MS | master shape | forme de base (A shape on a stencil that you use repeatedly to create drawings. When you drag a shape from a stencil onto the drawing page, the shape becomes an instance of that master) |
| met. | medium shape | profil moyen |
| comp., MS | Merge Shapes | Combiner les formes (A tool that enables users to create custom shapes by combining multiple shapes into a single shape, using one of five geometric Boolean operations: Union, Combine, Fragment, Intersect, and Subtract) |
| construct. | metal shapes | métal profilé |
| mater.sc. | near net shaping | mise en forme à côtes semi-finies |
| nat.sc. | net shaping | mise en forme à cotes finies |
| mater.sc. | net shaping | mise en forme à côtes finies |
| el. | noise shaping | mise en forme du bruit |
| radiat. | non-deformation of pulse shape | non-distorsion de la forme d'impulsion |
| textile | ... not embroidered, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size | ... non brodés en pièces, en rubans ou découpés |
| gen. | nut turned from bars, rods, angles, shapes, sections or wire, of solid section | écrou décolleté dans la masse |
| mech.eng. | offset shaping | décalage d'axe |
| comp., MS | open shape | forme ouverte (A shape such as a line, arc, or zigzag. You can format an open shape with line patterns and ends, such as by changing a solid line to a dashed line and adding an arrow to one end) |
| met. | other angles,shapes and sections,80 mm or more and Omega sections | autres profilés de +80mm et zorès |
| industr., construct., met. | out of shape | déformé |
| industr., construct., met. | out of shape | gauchi |
| industr., construct., met. | out of shape | ovale |
| mech.eng. | pallet for special shapes | praticable |
| chem. | particle shape | forme de particules |
| gen. | parts of base metal, turned from bars, rods, angles, shapes, sections of wire, of solid section | pièces décolletées dans la masse, en métaux communs |
| med.appl. | peak shape | forme de pic |
| industr., construct., chem. | pear shape | poire |
| gen. | physical shape | condition physique |
| comp., MS | placeable shape | forme positionnable (A 2-D shape that is set to work with routable connectors and automatic layout. If a shape is set as placeable, a routable connector can detect and avoid crossing through it) |
| lab.law. | planing/shaping machine operator | raboteur-mortaiseur |
| lab.law. | planing/shaping machine operator | conducteur de raboteuse-mortaiseuse |
| transp. | plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, of aluminium | tôles, barres, profilés, tubes etc., en aluminium |
| met. | plates, sheets, strips, rods and profile shapes, of unhardened vulcanised rubber | plaques, feuilles, bandes, bâtons et profilés, en caoutchouc vulcanisé, non durci |
| tech., mech.eng. | polygon shaping lathe | tour à écroûter les lingots de section polygonale |
| tech., industr., construct. | pre-shaping autoclave | matériel de formage à l'eau sous pression |
| met. | pressed to shape | façonné à la presse |
| gen. | processing, conversion or shaping of ores | traitement,transformation ou mise en forme de minerais |
| met. | profile shape | profilé |
| gen. | psychological shape | condition psychologique |
| gen. | pull a hat back into shape | rendre sa forme à un chapeau |
| telecom. | pulse shape | forme de l'impulsion |
| radiat. | pulse-shape analysis | analyse des impulsions en forme |
| radiat. | pulse-shape analysis | analyse en forme |
| radiat. | pulse shape discrimination | discrimination de forme (d'impulsions) |
| nucl.phys., radiat. | pulse shape discriminator | sélecteur de forme |
| radiat. | pulse shape selector | discriminateur de forme |
| commun. | pulse shaping | mise en forme d'impulsion |
| el. | pulse-shaping circuit | circuit de mise en forme d'impulsions |
| commun., el. | pulse-shaping circuit | conformateur d'impulsions |
| el. | pulse-shaping circuit | circuit de mise en forme d'impulsion |
| mech.eng. | punch forming and shaping machine | étau-limeur à usiner les poinçons |
| met. | quality suitable for cold shaping on rollers | qualité pour profilage à froid sur galets |
| econ. | quasi-equity in shape of long-term loan | quasi-capital sous forme de prêt à long terme |
| industr., construct., chem. | rim shaping | rogner un bord |
| chem. | rods, tubes and profile shapes, solutions and dispersions | solutions ou dispersions, tubes, baguettes ou profilés |
| met. | rolled shapes USA | laminés |
| met. | rollformed shape | profilé a froid (cintré) |
| tech. | scale shape | forme d'échelle |
| chem. | set shaping | conformation avec fixage à froid |
| paraglid. | shape a course | prendre la. route |
| met. | shape and bar production | production des profiles par laminage |
| chem., el. | shape block | pièce de forme |
| chem., el. | shape block | brique de forme |
| met. | shape by cutting | travailler par coupe |
| met. | shape by cutting | façonner par coupe |
| met. | shape by stock removal | travailler par enlèvement de matière |
| met. | shape by stock removal | travailler par enlèvement de copeaux |
| met. | shape by stock removal | travailler par enlèvement |
| automat. | shape control | commande de la forme |
| met. | shape cutting | formation par enlèvement des coupeaux |
| tech. | shape elasticity | élasticité de forme |
| earth.sc., mech.eng. | shape factor | facteur d'angle |
| automat. | shape-forming device | dispositif de formation |
| comp. | shape library | bibliothèque de formes |
| comp. | shape library | bibliothèque graphique |
| met. | shape memory | mémoire de forme |
| mater.sc. | shape memory in metallic materials | mémoire de forme dans les matériaux métalliques |
| astr. | shape of a comet | forme d'une comète |
| astr. | shape of a comet | forme cométaire |
| UN, polit. | shape of any final settlement | grandes lignes d’un règlement final |
| met. | shape of brick | forme de brique |
| construct. | shape of cross section | coupe transversale |
| construct. | shape of cross section | profil de travers |
| tech. | shape of cross-section of the wire | forme de la section transversale du fil |
| met. | shape of passe | contour du profil |
| met. | shape of pores | forme de pores |
| industr., construct. | shape of pressure bar | profil de la barre de pression |
| med.appl. | shape of stimulus | forme du stimulus |
| agric. | shape of the crown | forme de la cime de l'arbre |
| life.sc. | shape of the earth | figure de la terre |
| life.sc. | shape of the earth | forme de la terre |
| astr. | shape of the meteor body | forme de la particule météorique |
| agric. | shape of the seed | forme de graines |
| life.sc. | shape of the sky | forme apparante du ciel |
| tech., industr., construct. | shape of the working part of a rotary instrument | forme de la partie active d'un instrument rotatif |
| met. | shape profile control method | méthode de contrôle de profil |
| met. | shape roll | cylindre profilé |
| met. | shape rolling mill | laminoir à profilés |
| gen. | shape somebody's taste | éduquer le goût de (quelqu'un) |
| construct. | shape stability analysis | calcul de stabilité de forme |
| gen. | shape the dough into small mounds | faites des petits tas de pâte |
| comp., MS | shape-to-shape connection | connexion forme à forme (A method of connecting shapes. The actual point of connection might change when you move the connected shapes. You make shape-to-shape connections by dragging a connector from the center of one shape to the center of another shape) |
| gen. | shape up | prendre forme |
| gen. | to shape up the slag | épaissir un laitier |
| gen. | to shape up the slag | geler un laitier |
| fin., econ. | shaped edge with fine scallops | dentelée |
| fin. | shaped with fine scallops | dentelée |
| industr., construct. | shaping and processing of flat glass | façonnage et transformation du verre plat |
| industr. | shaping and processing of hollow glass | façonnage et transformation du verre creux |
| industr., construct., met. | shaping block | mailloche |
| met. | shaping by cutting | travail par taillage de la matière |
| met. | shaping by stock removal | usinage par enlèvement de matière |
| commun. | shaping circuit | circuit de mise en forme |
| commun. | shaping circuit | circuit à distorsion |
| earth.sc., el. | shaping die | guide de forme |
| el. | shaping filter | filtre de mise en forme |
| industr., construct., mech.eng. | shaping lathe | tour à reproduire |
| met. | shaping machine | étau-limeur |
| met. | shaping machines, sawing machines and cutting-off machines, machines and broaching and slotting machines | étaux-limeurs, machines à scier ou à tronçonner, machines à brocher, machines à mortaiser |
| industr., construct. | shaping mould for glassmakers'lathes | forme pour tour de verrier |
| IT | shaping network | réseau de mise en forme |
| earth.sc., el. | shaping network | circuit correcteur |
| nucl.phys. | shaping of minerals | mise en forme de minerais |
| coal., met. | shaping of ores | mise en forme de minerais |
| industr., construct. | shaping panel | panneau en forme |
| IT, el. | shaping preamplifier | préamplificateur égaliseur |
| commun., IT | shaping stage | étage de mise en forme |
| mech.eng. | shaping tool | outil de mortaisage |
| industr., construct., met. | shaping tool | outil à dresser |
| mech.eng. | shaping width | course maximum transversale de la table |
| met., mech.eng. | shaping with generating motion | mortaisage par outil-pignon |
| met., mech.eng. | shaping with generating motion | taillage par outil-crémaillère |
| met. | shaping without stock removal | mise en forme sans enlèvement de copeaux |
| met. | sheathing, unsheathing, shaping | gainage, dégainage, façonnage |
| met. | sheets and plates ... cut into shapes other than rectangular shapes | tôles ... découpées de forme autre que carrée ou rectangulaire |
| IT, tech. | signal shaping | mise en forme de signal |
| commun., IT | signal-shaping filter | filtre de mise en forme du signal |
| commun., el. | signal-shaping network | réseau correcteur de distorsion |
| el. | skew-symmetrical sigmoidal shape | allure de sigmoïde à symétrie centrale |
| gen. | some exercise will get you back into shape again | un peu d'exercice vous décrassera |
| chem., el. | special brick shape | pièce de forme |
| chem., el. | special brick shape | brique de forme |
| automat. | specific shape of work piece | forme spécifique de pièce d'œuvre |
| tab.tenn. | spherical shape of the bail | rondeur de balle |
| met., construct. | steel structure of cold rolled shapes | ossature acier en profilés laminés à froid |
| met. | stone shaping blowpipe | chalumeau pour le travail des roches à la flamme supersonique |
| met. | stone shaping by flame | modelage des roches à la flamme |
| met. | stone shaping torch | chalumeau pour le travail des roches à la flamme supersonique |
| met. | structural shape | profil |
| met. | structural shape | profilé |
| construct. | structural shape | pièce usinée |
| construct. | structural shape | pièce façonnée |
| met. | structural shapes | profilés et poutrelles |
| met. | suitability for cold shaping on rollers | aptitude au profilage à froid sur galets |
| comp., MS | superior shape | forme supérieure (In an organization chart, a shape that is placed above and connected to any other shape, such as an employee (subordinate or coworker shape) or assistant shape) |
| met. | surface shape defect | défaut de forme en surface |
| gen. | T-shape setup | disposition en T |
| gen. | take shape | prendre tournure |
| gen. | take shape | prendre forme |
| gen. | take shape | prendre figure |
| mater.sc. | technology for shaping components | technologie de mise en forme des composants |
| met. | the martensitic microstructure consists of needles of very different shape and size | la structure martensitique est composée d'aiguilles de forme et de grosseur variable |
| gen. | the notion first took shape in the minds of town planners | le concept a d'abord germé dans l'esprit des urbanistes |
| fig. | the project is taking shape | le projet prend consistance |
| gen. | the project's starting to take shape | le projet commence à prendre tournure |
| gen. | the project's starting to take shape | le projet commence à prendre forme |
| met. | the shape of the surface can be ribbed, checkered | la forme de la surface peut être crénelée, striée |
| med. | theory of shape conformity | théorie de l'adaptation cylindrique du foetus |
| met. | three high shape | laminoir trio à profilés |
| chem. | to shape | façonner |
| chem. | to shape | mouler |
| chem. | to shape | traiter |
| chem. | to shape | former |
| chem. | to shape | déformer |
| chem. | to shape | convertir |
| mech.eng. | tooth shape | forme de la dent |
| mech.eng. | tooth shape | profil |
| avia., Canada, ed. | Top Shape | Programme de forme optimale |
| build.mat. | torch shape | configuration de la flamme |
| food.ind. | trained shape | forme dirigée |
| med. | triangular in shape/to be | éventail/avoir la forme d'un |
| med.appl. | tubular shape metal speculum | spéculum tubulaire en métal |
| med.appl. | tubular shape metal speculum | spéculum de Ferguson |
| gen. | U-shape setup | disposition en U |
| gen. | use gel, your hair'll hold its shape better | mets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux |
| met. | UTMM shapes | profils U.T.M.M. |
| gen. | V-shape setup | disposition en arête de poisson |
| gen. | V-shape setup | disposition en V |
| industr., construct. | vacuum shaping | formage sous vide |
| earth.sc., mech.eng. | vane shape | forme d'ailette |
| met. | vertical shaping machine | mortaiseuse |
| environ. | wastes from shaping including forging, welding, pressing, drawing, turning, cutting and filing | déchets provenant de la mise en forme forge, soudure, presse, étirage, tournage, découpe, fraisage |
| environ. | wastes from shaping including forging, welding, pressing, drawing, turning, cutting and filing | déchets provenant de la mise en formeforge,soudure,presse,étirage,tournage,découpe,fraisage |
| nat.res. | wave shape | forme des ondes |
| automat. | wave-shape monitor | contrôleur de forme d'onde |
| commun. | waveform shape | forme du signal |
| construct. | welded shape | profilé soudé |
| met. | wrong shape | irrégularité de forme |
| met. | wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium: aluminium wire: wire rod | barres, profilés et fils de section pleine, en aluminium: fil machine |
| met. | wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of tungsten wolfram | tungstène wolfram sous forme de barres, profilés |