What does régime in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word régime in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use régime in French.

The word régime in French means diet, diet, dietary regime, regime, system, government, marriage settlement, bunch, speed, at a low level of output, at a low rate of productivity, at this rate, at a high level of output, at a high rate of productivity, at full capacity, the Ancien Régime, slow-down, downturn, be on a diet, be on a diet, function at full capacity, diet, diet, weight-loss diet, dictatorship, low-calorie diet, Mediterranean diet, bunch of bananas, common law system, community property regime, pension scheme, marriage contract with maintenance of separate property, marriage contract giving shared ownership of assets acquired during the marriage only, puppet regime, tax system, general social insurance scheme, low-calorie diet, legal regime, legal system, macrobiotic diet, type of marriage contract, marriage contract, marriage regime, Nazi regime, parliamentary system, political regime, presidential system, salt-free diet, régime social des indépendants, totalitarian regime, vegan diet, vegetarian diet, go on a diet, be on a diet, be flat out, be at full capacity. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word régime

diet

nom masculin (conduite alimentaire pour maigrir) (weight control)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour perdre du poids, elle suit un régime.
She has gone on a diet to lose weight.

diet, dietary regime

nom masculin (mode alimentaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Depuis plusieurs années, il suit un régime végétarien.
He has been on a vegetarian diet for years.

regime, system, government

nom masculin (institutions politiques) (Politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous critiquons beaucoup le régime actuel.
We are very critical of the current regime.

marriage settlement

nom masculin (contrat légal) (Law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sous quel régime êtes-vous marié ?
What marriage settlement did you have when you married?

bunch

nom masculin (groupe de fruits) (fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bananes et les dattes poussent en régime.
Bananas and dates grow in bunches.

speed

nom masculin (nombre de rotations moteur par minute) (engine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un moteur cale quand son régime est trop insuffisant.
An engine stalls when its speed is insufficient.

at a low level of output, at a low rate of productivity

locution adverbiale (à peu de tours par minute)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En été, l'usine tourne à bas régime.
In the summer, the factory functions at a low level of output.

at this rate

locution adverbiale (de cette façon-là)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
À ce régime, elle va gravir tous les échelons en un rien de temps.

at a high level of output, at a high rate of productivity

locution adjectivale (à puissance, cadence élevée)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
À l'usine, les machines tournaient à haut régime pour répondre aux commandes.

at full capacity

locution adverbiale (au maximum possible)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

the Ancien Régime

nom propre masculin (monarchie française)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Ancien Régime est la période de l'histoire de France allant de la Renaissance à la Révolution française.

slow-down, downturn

nom féminin (figuré (fatigue passagère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be on a diet

locution verbale (manger moins pour perdre du poids)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be on a diet

locution verbale (chercher à perdre du poids)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

function at full capacity

locution verbale (fonctionner au maximum)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

diet

nom masculin (habitudes alimentaires) (what you eat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je ne prête pas d'attention particulière à mon régime alimentaire.

diet

nom masculin (contraintes alimentaires) (limits to what you eat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le médecin imposa un régime alimentaire au patient.

weight-loss diet

nom masculin (façon de manger pour maigrir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il s'essaie à un régime amaigrissant.

dictatorship

nom masculin (dictature)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Europe du XXe siècle fut marquée par les régimes autoritaires.

low-calorie diet

nom masculin (régime faiblement calorique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Mediterranean diet

nom masculin (régime à base de fruits et légumes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bunch of bananas

nom masculin (grappe de bananes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common law system

nom masculin (droit habituel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

community property regime

nom masculin (mariage : partage des biens) (French marriage law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pension scheme

nom masculin (organisme de versement de retraites)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

marriage contract with maintenance of separate property

nom masculin (contrat de mariage) (French law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

marriage contract giving shared ownership of assets acquired during the marriage only

nom masculin (France (contrat de mariage par défaut)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Dans le régime des biens de la communauté réduite aux acquêts seuls les biens acquis après le mariage sont communs aux deux époux.

puppet regime

nom masculin (péjoratif (qui n'est pas représentatif) (Politics: figurative, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tax system

nom masculin (règles d'imposition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

general social insurance scheme

nom masculin (assurance santé par défaut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

low-calorie diet

nom masculin (régime à rations faibles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

legal regime, legal system

nom masculin (règles de lois d'une profession)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

macrobiotic diet

nom masculin (régime alimentaire asiatique) (nutrition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

type of marriage contract, marriage contract, marriage regime

nom masculin (lois régissant un mariage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Nazi regime

nom masculin (dictature d'Hitler)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le régime nazi s'installa lors des élections de janvier 1933.

parliamentary system

nom masculin (système politique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le régime parlementaire est le système constitutionnel caractérisé par l'équilibre entre les pouvoirs du cabinet ministériel et du Parlement.

political regime

nom masculin (type de gouvernement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

presidential system

nom masculin (régime politique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le régime présidentiel est un régime politique représentatif dans lequel la constitution organise la séparation des pouvoirs.

salt-free diet

nom masculin (alimentation sans sodium)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

régime social des indépendants

nom masculin (France (protection sociale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le régime social des indépendants est un organisme français de protection sociale des artisans, commerçants et professions libérales.

totalitarian regime

nom masculin (dictature) (politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Corée du Nord a un régime totalitaire.

vegan diet

nom masculin (alimentation strictement végétale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vegetarian diet

nom masculin (régime sans chair animale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

go on a diet

(diminuer ses rations alimentaires)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be on a diet

locution verbale (ne manger que des choses préconisées)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be flat out, be at full capacity

locution verbale (fonctionner au maximum)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le restaurant tourne à plein régime durant les week-ends.

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