Cap

cap [kap]

masculine noun

   a. (Geography) cape ; ( = promontoire) headland

• le cap Horn Cape Horn

• le cap de Bonne Espérance the Cape of Good Hope

• Le Cap Cape Town

• passer or doubler un cap [bateau] to round a cape

• passer or franchir le cap des 40 ans to turn 40

• dépasser or franchir le cap des 50 millions to pass the 50-million mark

   b. ( = direction) course

• changer de cap to change course

• mettre le cap sur to head for

• tenir or maintenir le cap (figurative) to steer a steady course

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seape

nom masculin: abbr certificat

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seape abr nm

Certificat d'aptitude professionnelle vocational training certificate taken at secondary school

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cap nm

1 Géog (promontoire) cape; le cap Horn Cape Horn; doubler or franchir un cap to round a cape;

2 (obstacle) hurdle; franchir or passer un cap to get over a hurdle;

3 (limite) mark; le cap des 1 000 abonnés the 1,000 subscribers mark; passer le cap de la cinquantaine to pass the fifty mark;

4 (orientation) course; changer de cap [navire, capitaine, parti, ministre] to change course; tenir or garder or maintenir le cap [navire, capitaine, parti, ministre] to hold one's course; mettre le cap sur [capitaine, navire] to head for; mettre le cap au sud [navire, capitaine] to head south.

[kap] nom propre

Le Cap

{{ind}}a. [ville] Cape Town

{{ind}}b. [province] Cape Province

au Cap in Cape Town