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Detailed Translations for command from English to French

command:

command [the ~] noun

  1. the command (assignment; order; shibboleth; )
    l'assignation; l'ordre; la consigne; la mission; l'instruction; le commandement; la devise; la sommation; la contrainte
  2. the command (control)
    le niveau de capacité; le contrôle; la maîtrise
  3. the command (order)
    la commande; l'ordre; le commando; le commandement; la sommation; la mission; l'impératif; le mandat; l'ordre donné à l'armée
  4. the command (order)
    l'ordre; le commandement; l'impératif
  5. the command (order)
    le commandement; l'ordre de service; l'instruction
  6. the command (dominion; authority; mastery; power)
    l'autorité; le pouvoir; la puissance; la domination
  7. the command (front position; leading; taking the lead; lead)
    la tête; la direction
  8. the command (instruction; assignment; order)
    l'instruction; la consigne; l'assignation; la mission; la sommation; l'indication; le commandement; l'impératif; la contrainte; l'ordre
  9. the command
  10. the command
    – An instruction to a computer program that, when issued by the user, causes an action to be carried out. Commands are usually either typed at the keyboard or chosen from a menu. 1
    la commande

to command verb (commands, commanded, commanding)

  1. to command (lead; preside; direct)
    conduire; gérer; diriger; gouverner; mener; présider; commander; manier; administrer
    • conduire verb (conduis, conduit, conduisons, conduisez, )
    • gérer verb (gère, gères, gérons, gérez, )
    • diriger verb (dirige, diriges, dirigeons, dirigez, )
    • gouverner verb (gouverne, gouvernes, gouvernons, gouvernez, )
    • mener verb (mène, mènes, menons, menez, )
    • présider verb (préside, présides, présidons, présidez, )
    • commander verb (commande, commandes, commandons, commandez, )
    • manier verb (manie, manies, manions, maniez, )
    • administrer verb (administre, administres, administrons, administrez, )
  2. to command (be in command of; preside; take the lead; order)
    mener; diriger; commander; avoir le commandement; ordonner; présider; gouverner; administrer; piloter
    • mener verb (mène, mènes, menons, menez, )
    • diriger verb (dirige, diriges, dirigeons, dirigez, )
    • commander verb (commande, commandes, commandons, commandez, )
    • ordonner verb (ordonne, ordonnes, ordonnons, ordonnez, )
    • présider verb (préside, présides, présidons, présidez, )
    • gouverner verb (gouverne, gouvernes, gouvernons, gouvernez, )
    • administrer verb (administre, administres, administrons, administrez, )
    • piloter verb (pilote, pilotes, pilotons, pilotez, )
  3. to command (order; charge)
    ordonner; décréter; assigner; dévouer; régir; charger; commander; sommer; consacrer à; obliger à; diriger
    • ordonner verb (ordonne, ordonnes, ordonnons, ordonnez, )
    • décréter verb (décrète, décrètes, décrétons, décrétez, )
    • assigner verb (assigne, assignes, assignons, assignez, )
    • dévouer verb (dévoue, dévoues, dévouons, dévouez, )
    • régir verb (régis, régit, régissons, régissez, )
    • charger verb (charge, charges, chargeons, chargez, )
    • commander verb (commande, commandes, commandons, commandez, )
    • sommer verb (somme, sommes, sommons, sommez, )
    • obliger à verb
    • diriger verb (dirige, diriges, dirigeons, dirigez, )
  4. to command (decree; dedicate; commission; )
    dicter; ordonner; prescrire; enjoindre
    • dicter verb (dicte, dictes, dictons, dictez, )
    • ordonner verb (ordonne, ordonnes, ordonnons, ordonnez, )
    • prescrire verb (prescris, prescrit, prescrivons, prescrivez, )
    • enjoindre verb (enjoins, enjoint, enjoignons, enjoignez, )

Conjugations for command:

present
  1. command
  2. command
  3. commands
  4. command
  5. command
  6. command
simple past
  1. commanded
  2. commanded
  3. commanded
  4. commanded
  5. commanded
  6. commanded
present perfect
  1. have commanded
  2. have commanded
  3. has commanded
  4. have commanded
  5. have commanded
  6. have commanded
past continuous
  1. was commanding
  2. were commanding
  3. was commanding
  4. were commanding
  5. were commanding
  6. were commanding
future
  1. shall command
  2. will command
  3. will command
  4. shall command
  5. will command
  6. will command
continuous present
  1. am commanding
  2. are commanding
  3. is commanding
  4. are commanding
  5. are commanding
  6. are commanding
subjunctive
  1. be commanded
  2. be commanded
  3. be commanded
  4. be commanded
  5. be commanded
  6. be commanded
diverse
  1. command!
  2. let's command!
  3. commanded
  4. commanding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for command:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
assignation assignment; command; cue; instruction; motto; order; parole; shibboleth allotment; citation; commission; instruction; mandate; order; orders; subpoena; summon; summons
autorité authority; command; dominion; mastery; power administration; authorities; authority; cabinet; colonial administration; colonial government; competence; control; establishment; expert; government; leadership; local government; power; public authorities; qualification; regime; reign; right of say; rule; rule of life; ruler; specialist
commande command; order controls; driving-wheel; handle-bar; instruction; order; ordering; orders; steerage; steering-gear; steering-wheel; wheel
commandement assignment; command; cue; instruction; motto; order; parole; shibboleth
commando command; order commando
consigne assignment; command; cue; instruction; motto; order; parole; shibboleth cloakroom; close arrest; commission; confinement to barracks; confinement to one's room; deposit; instruction; left luggage office; mandate; order; orders; password; prescription; recommendation; regulation; wardrobe
contrainte assignment; command; cue; instruction; motto; order; parole; shibboleth constraint; force; reserve; restraint; reticence; strength; violence
contrôle command; control Assay Office; administration; care; check; composure; control; cool; examination; examining; guardianship; inspecting; inspection; management; monitoring; observation; quarantine; restraint; self-control; supervision; surveillance; test; testing; validation; watch
devise assignment; command; cue; instruction; motto; order; parole; shibboleth battle cry; central argument; device; election-cry; foreign currency; main proposition; maxim; motto; parole; password; precept; principle; promotion line; slogan; war cry; whoop; yell
direction command; front position; lead; leading; taking the lead Board of Directors; Board of Governors; board; board of directors; board of managers; cable; committee; course; directing; direction; direction of the wind; directorate; directorship; employees; executive body; government; leadership; leading; management; management team; manpower; navigational route; personnel; point of the compass; points of the compass; quarter of the compass; quarters of the compass; regime; reign; rule; rule of life; servants; staff; steering; supervision; wind direction; wire
domination authority; command; dominion; mastery; power domination; rule
impératif assignment; command; instruction; order imperative
indication assignment; command; instruction; order allusion; clue; evidence; hint; indicating; indication; innuendo; lead; omen; pointer; pointing out; reference; showing; sign; starting point; suggestion; symptom; tip
instruction assignment; command; cue; instruction; motto; order; parole; shibboleth action statement; briefing; college; commission; cultivation; development; drilling; education; evolvement; guidebook; guideline; handbook; instruction; instruction book; lesson; mandate; manual; order; orders; preliminary inquiry; preliminary investigation; qualification; schooling; statement; teaching; training; tuition; upbringing
mandat command; order authority; authorization form; commission; form of proxy; instruction; instructions; mandate; money order; order; power of attorney; warrant
maîtrise command; control composure; control; cool; doctorate; mastership; mastery; restraint; self-control
mission assignment; command; cue; instruction; motto; order; parole; shibboleth chore; consignment; delivery; dispatch; duties; labor; labour; mission; remittance; sending; sending in; supplies; supply; task; work; working; workpiece
niveau de capacité command; control
ordre assignment; command; cue; instruction; motto; order; parole; shibboleth arrangement; building; civility; class; classification; construction; decency; disposition; faultlessness; hierarchy; impeccability; irreprochability; joy; level; light-heartedness; marshalling; merriment; mirth; neatness; order; order of rank; orderliness; perfection; pleasure; position; propriety; purity; ranging; rank; regularity; respectability; sequence; social class; social group; social position; soundness; specialism; spotlessness; stainlessness; succession; tidiness
ordre de service command; order commission; instruction; mandate; order; orders; service order
ordre donné à l'armée command; order army order
ordre suprême command
pouvoir authority; command; dominion; mastery; power authorities; authority; capacity; competence; control; establishment; force; mandate; power; qualification; right of say; rule; strength; warrant
puissance authority; command; dominion; mastery; power authority; capacity; competence; courage; fiber; fibre; force; fortitude; influence; power; qualification; rule; ruler; strength
sommation assignment; command; cue; instruction; motto; order; parole; shibboleth admonition; announcement; demand; notification; reminder; subpoena; summons; urgent request; warning; warrant
sommer giving notice of; notifying
tête command; front position; lead; leading; taking the lead boss; captain; chief; forewoman; head; head of a human being; headline; leader; master; principal; sphere; superior; woman-leader
- bid; bidding; control; dictation; instruction; mastery; program line; statement
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
administrer be in command of; command; direct; lead; order; preside; take the lead administer; manage; pour in; run
assigner charge; command; order allocate; allot; assign; bestow on; confer; give; subpoena; summon
avoir le commandement be in command of; command; order; preside; take the lead
charger charge; command; order accuse; aggravate; blow up; burden; charge; charge with; charge with electricity; denounce; exaggerate; fill; freight; heap up; heighten; imputate; impute; incriminate; insinuate; lade; load; load a gun; make heavier; overdo; recharge; ship; weight
commander be in command of; charge; command; direct; lead; order; preside; take the lead bid; charge; dictate; direct; exercise authority; exert power; extort; instruct; ordain; order; reign; rule
conduire command; direct; lead; preside accompany; be at the wheel; chaperon; come along with; conduct; direct; drive; escort; guide; lead; lead about; operate; point the direction; ride; show around; steer; walk along
consacrer à charge; command; order dedicate; devote
dicter charge; command; commission; decree; dedicate; devote; dictate; exert power; force; order; rule charge; dictate; ordain; order
diriger be in command of; charge; command; direct; lead; order; preside; take the lead administer; direct; drive; exercise authority; exert power; guide; head for; lead; lead up to; manage; operate; order; pilot through; point the direction; reign; ride; rule; run
décréter charge; command; order call; decree; give notice of; ordain; order; proclaim; to declare; to decree; to ordain
dévouer charge; command; order
enjoindre charge; command; commission; decree; dedicate; devote; dictate; exert power; force; order; rule
gouverner be in command of; command; direct; lead; order; preside; take the lead crush; dominate; exercise authority; exert power; have the upper hand; keep back; keep in control; order; predominate; prevail; pulverise; pulverize; recant; reign; retract; revoke; rub fine; rule; subdue; suppress; take back; withhold
gérer command; direct; lead; preside administer; cope with; manage; run
manier command; direct; lead; preside attend to it; attend to the matter; cope with; manage; manoeuver; manoeuvre; march; treat; work on
mener be in command of; command; direct; lead; order; preside; take the lead accompany; be ahead; chaperon; come along with; conduct; direct; escort; guide; lead; point the direction; walk along
obliger à charge; command; order compel; force; oblige; oblige to
ordonner be in command of; charge; command; commission; decree; dedicate; devote; dictate; exert power; force; order; preside; rule; take the lead call; charge; decree; dictate; dictate a letter; give notice of; list all the points; ordain; order; proclaim
piloter be in command of; command; order; preside; take the lead drive; fly a machine; fly an aeroplane; lead in; navigate; operate; ride; show in; sneak in
pouvoir be able; be allowed to; have permission; may
prescrire charge; command; commission; decree; dedicate; devote; dictate; exert power; force; order; rule bid; charge; dictate; direct; instruct; ordain; order
présider be in command of; command; direct; lead; order; preside; take the lead
régir charge; command; order exercise authority; exert power; order; reign; rule
sommer charge; command; order announce; call upon; dun; exhort; give notice of; remind; remind forcefully; remind strongly; send for; subpoena; summon; urge
- control; dominate; overlook; overtop; require
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
contrôle control
instruction instruction
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- commanding; fetch; injunction; involve; lead; leadership; order
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
impératif binding; compelling; imperative; stringent

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Related Definitions for "command":

  1. availability for use2
    • the materials at the command of the potters grew2
  2. the power or authority to command2
    • an admiral in command2
  3. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity2
    • a good command of French2
  4. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program2
  5. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something2
  6. a military unit or region under the control of a single officer2
  7. a position of highest authority2
    • the corporation has just undergone a change in command2
  8. make someone do something2
  9. be in command of2
    • The general commanded a huge army2
  10. demand as one's due2
    • This speaker commands a high fee2
    • The author commands a fair hearing from his readers2
  11. exercise authoritative control or power over2
  12. look down on2
  13. An instruction to a computer program that, when issued by the user, causes an action to be carried out. Commands are usually either typed at the keyboard or chosen from a menu.1
  14. An instruction sent via mobile phone to perform a certain action on Windows Live, such as updating a status message, or to retrieve information, such as a list of the day's events).1

Wiktionary Translations for command:

command
verb
  1. to order
command
noun
  1. comm|fr ordre donné à un fabricant, à un ouvrier, à un artiste de faire un certain ouvrage, ou à un marchand de faire une certaine livraison.
  2. Ordre donner
  3. militaire|nocat=1 Ordre bref
  4. Autorité qui octroie le pouvoir
  5. Action, manière de commander
  6. Idée, notion qu’on a de quelque chose, de quelqu’un; le fait de le connaître
verb
  1. Ordonner, enjoindre quelque chose à quelqu’un. (Sens général).
  2. Imposer, rendre obligatoire.
  3. Inspirer un sentiment dont il est difficile de se défendre.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
command commandement BefehlsgewaltRecht oder Befugnis, Befehle zu erteilen
command commande commando — opdracht om een bepaald proces uit te voeren
command commandement commando — bevel, leiding
command commander commanderen — het bevel voeren over
command commander bevelen — een dwingende opdracht geven.
command commander aanvoeren — bevel voeren over

Related Translations for command