TAIL - Traduzione inglese-francese

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. tail [ingl brit teɪl, ingl am teɪl] SOST

1. tail ZOOL (of mammal, bird, fish):

tail

queue f

2. tail (end piece):

tail (of aircraft, comet, kite)

queue f

at the tail of the procession

à la queue du cortège

3. tail (police observer) colloq:

to put a tail on sb

faire filer qn, prendre qn en filature

4. tail (buttocks):

tail colloq

postérieur m colloq

II. tails SOST sost pl

1. tails (tailcoat):

tails

habit m

wearing tails

en habit

white tie and tails

queue-de-pie f

2. tails (of coin):

tails

pile f

heads or tails?

pile ou face?

tails you win

pile tu gagnes

III. tail [ingl brit teɪl, ingl am teɪl] VB vb trans colloq

tail

filer colloq

tail suspect, car

suivre (to jusqu'à)

we're being tailed

on est pris en filature

IV. tail [ingl brit teɪl, ingl am teɪl]

I can't make head (n)or tail of this

je ne comprends rien du tout à cela

we couldn't make head or tail of his reply

sa réponse n'avait ni queue ni tête

to be on sb's tail

suivre qn de près

to be on sb's tail

talonner qn colloq

to go off with one's tail between one's legs

partir la queue basse

to turn tail pegg

tourner les talons pegg

tail race SOST

tail race

galerie f d'évacuation

tail end SOST

1. tail end (last piece):

tail end (of joint, roast)

dernier morceau m

tail end (of film, conversation)

fin f

to catch the tail end of the film

voir les toutes dernières minutes du film

2. tail end colloq (buttocks):

tail end

derrière m colloq

shirt tail [ingl brit ˈʃəːt ˌteɪl, ingl am ˈʃər(t)teɪl] SOST

1. shirt tail (of shirt):

shirt tail

pan m de chemise

2. shirt tail ingl am colloq GIORN:

shirt tail

commentaire en bas d'un article

tail assembly SOST

tail assembly

empennage m (de queue)

tail back VB [ingl brit teɪl -, ingl am teɪl -] ingl brit

to tail back from traffic jam:

remonter de

to tail back to traffic jam:

s'étirer jusqu'à

the traffic tails back for miles

le bouchon s'étire sur des kilomètres

tail off VB [ingl brit teɪl -, ingl am teɪl -]

1. tail off (reduce):

tail off percentage, figures, demand:

diminuer

tail off acceleration:

baisser

2. tail off (fade):

tail off remarks:

cesser

tail off voice:

s'éteindre

he tailed off into silence

sa voix s'est éteinte

tail away VB [ingl brit teɪl -, ingl am teɪl -] (fade)

tail away voice, noise:

s'éteindre

her voice tailed away to a whisper

elle a baissé la voix et s'est mise à chuchoter

tail feather SOST

tail feather

penne f rectrice

tail-heavy AGG

tail-heavy aircraft:

tail-heavy

centré à l'arrière

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. tail [teɪl] SOST

1. tail (on animal):

tail

queue f

2. tail (rear):

tail

postérieur m

3. tail AVIAZ:

tail

queue f

4. tail (side of a coin):

tail

face f

heads or tails? — tails

pile ou face? — pile f

5. tail colloq (buttocks):

tail

derrière m

6. tail colloq (spy):

tail

fileur m

locuzioni:

it's a case of the tail wagging the dog

c'est le monde à l'envers

I can't make head or tail of it

je n'y comprends rien

heads I win, tails you lose

face je gagne, pile tu perds

II. tail [teɪl] VB vb trans

tail

pister

to be tailed

être suivi

tail back VB vb intr ingl brit

tail back

bouchonner

tail wind SOST

tail wind

vent m arrière

tail off VB vb trans

tail off

diminuer

tail off sound

baisser

tail end SOST

tail end

bout m

stubby tail

un bout de queue

francese

inglese

chevelure d'une comète

tail

traînée d'une étoile filante

tail

prendre qn en filature

to tail sb

queue en tire-bouchon

curly tail

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. tail [teɪl] SOST

1. tail (on animal):

tail

queue f

2. tail (rear):

tail

postérieur m

3. tail AVIAZ:

tail

queue f

4. tail (side of a coin):

tail

face f

heads or tails? – tails

pile ou face? – pile

5. tail colloq (buttocks):

tail

derrière m

6. tail colloq (spy):

tail

fileur m

locuzioni:

it's a case of the tail wagging the dog

c'est le monde à l'envers

I can't make head or tail of it

je n'y comprends rien

heads I win, tails you lose

face je gagne, pile tu perds

II. tail [teɪl] VB vb trans

tail

pister

to be tailed

être suivi

tail off VB vb trans

tail off

diminuer

tail off sound

baisser

tail end SOST

tail end

bout m

tail wind SOST

tail wind

vent m arrière

stubby tail

bout m de queue

with a wag of his tail

en remuant la queue

francese

inglese

traînée d'une étoile filante

tail

chevelure d'une comète

tail

queue en tirebouchon

curly tail

prendre qn en filature

to tail sb

Present

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they	tail

Past

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Present Perfect

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Past Perfect

I	had	tailed
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you	had	tailed
they	had	tailed

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

The digits were presumed to be stubby and ineffective, not touching the ground when the dinosaur was walking or running.

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A pair of short, stubby arms soon develop on the body, with the ciliated bands extending into them.

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It is 2 feet shorter than the land version giving it a bore of only 54 inches (14.43 calibres), and hence a short stubby appearance.

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The stubby lower wings carried the divided main units of the fixed undercarriage.

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It has a round belly and its legs are quite stubby.

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