white elephant stall nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di white elephant stall nel dizionario inglese»francese

white elephant stall SOST

white elephant stall

stand m de bibelots

Traduzioni di white elephant stall nel dizionario inglese»francese

white elephant

bibelot m

white elephant

réalisation f coûteuse et peu rentable

Traduzioni di white elephant stall nel dizionario inglese»francese

elephant [ingl brit ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt, ingl am ˈɛləfənt] SOST

elephant

éléphant m

to have a memory like an elephant

avoir une mémoire d'éléphant

to see pink elephants

voir des éléphants roses, avoir des hallucinations

the elephant in the room

le problème criant qu'on décide d'ignorer

Vedi anche: baby elephant

baby elephant SOST

baby elephant

éléphanteau m

I.stall [ingl brit stɔːl, ingl am stɔl] SOST

1. stall:

stall (at market, fair)

stand m

stall (newspaper stand)

kiosque m

cake stall

stand des pâtisseries

to run a stall

tenir un stand

to set up/take down a stall

installer/démonter un stand

to buy sth from a stall

acheter qc à un stand

2. stall (in stable):

stall

stalle f

3. stall EQUIT:

stall

starting-gate m

stall

barrière f de départ

4. stall AVIAZ:

stall

décrochage m

5. stall ARCHIT (in church):

stall

stalle f

6. stall (cubicle):

stall (for shower)

compartiment m

stall ingl am (for toilet)

cabinet m

7. stall ingl am (parking space):

stall

stalle f

stall

place f de parking

II.stalls SOST

stalls sost pl ingl brit TEATR:

stalls

orchestre m

in the stalls

à l'orchestre

III.stall [ingl brit stɔːl, ingl am stɔl] VB vb trans

1. stall AUTO CORSE:

stall engine, car

caler

2. stall (hold up):

stall talks, negotiations, action, process

bloquer

stall person

faire patienter

I managed to stall him

j'ai réussi à le faire patienter

IV.stall [ingl brit stɔːl, ingl am stɔl] VB vb intr

1. stall car, driver, engine:

stall

caler

2. stall plane, pilot:

stall

décrocher

3. stall (play for time):

stall

temporiser

to stall for time

chercher à gagner du temps

stop or quit ingl am stalling!

arrête de temporiser!

4. stall (stop, stagnate):

stall market, industry:

stagner

stall talks, diplomacy:

se bloquer

V.stalled AGG

stalled negotiations

bloqué

stalled market, industry

stagnant

I.white [ingl brit wʌɪt, ingl am (h)waɪt] SOST

1. white (colour):

white

blanc m

I like white

j'aime le blanc

in white

en blanc

a shade of white

un ton de blanc

2. white (part of egg, eye):

white

blanc m

the whites of sb's eyes

le blanc des yeux de qn

3. white:

white, a. White (Caucasian)

Blanc/Blanche m/f

4. white (white ball):

white

bille f blanche (de billard/snooker)

5. white (wine):

white

blanc m

6. white (in chess, draughts):

white

blancs mpl

I'll be white

je prends les blancs

white wins

les blancs gagnent

locuzioni:

white, a. White POL (reactionary)

Blanc/Blanche m/f

II.whites SOST sost pl

1. whites (clothes):

cricket/tennis/chef's whites

tenue f de cricket/de tennis/de chef-cuisinier

2. whites MED (leucorrhoea):

whites

pertes fpl blanches

III.white [ingl brit wʌɪt, ingl am (h)waɪt] AGG

1. white paint, tooth, flower, hair:

white

blanc/blanche

bright/cool white

blanc éclatant/glacial

inv to go or turn white

devenir blanc, blanchir

to turn sth white

faire blanchir qc

to paint/colour sth white

peindre/colorer qc en blanc

2. white (Caucasian):

white race, child, skin

blanc/blanche

white area

habité par des Blancs

white culture, prejudice, fears

des Blancs

a white man/woman

un Blanc/une Blanche

an all-white jury

un jury exclusivement composé de Blancs

3. white (pale):

white face, person, cheek

pâle (with de)

to go or turn white

pâlir (with de)

IV.white [ingl brit wʌɪt, ingl am (h)waɪt]

he would swear black was white

il a l'esprit de contradiction

the men in white coats scherz

les infirmiers psychiatriques

two blacks don't make a white

on n'efface pas un tort par un autre

whiter than white reputation, person:

plus blanc/blanche que neige

white elephant stall nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di white elephant stall nel dizionario inglese»francese

white elephant

chose f sans utilité

Traduzioni di white elephant stall nel dizionario inglese»francese

elephant [ˈel·ɪ·fənt] SOST

elephant

éléphant

I.stall [stɔl] SOST

1. stall (for animal):

stall

stalle f

2. stall (compartment in room):

stall

cabine f

shower stall

cabine de douche

3. stall (seat in church):

(choir) stalls

stalle f

4. stall (vendor booth):

stall

stand m

a newspaper stall

un kiosque à journaux

5. stall AUTO (loss of power):

stall

calage m

II.stall [stɔl] VB vb intr

1. stall (stop running):

stall motor, vehicle

caler

2. stall colloq (delay):

stall

essayer de gagner du temps

III.stall [stɔl] VB vb trans

1. stall (cause to stop running):

stall car, motor

caler

2. stall colloq (keep waiting):

stall

faire poireauter

3. stall (delay):

stall

repousser

I.white [(h)waɪt] AGG

white

blanc(he)

locuzioni:

whiter than white

plus blanc que neige

to turn white with fear

pâlir de peur

II.white [(h)waɪt] SOST

1. white (color, of egg, eye):

white

blanc m

2. white (person):

white

Blanc(Blanche) m (f)

Vedi anche: blue

I.blue [blu] AGG

1. blue (color):

blue

bleu(e)

light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

jupe f bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

locuzioni:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu] SOST

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond