white feather nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di white feather nel dizionario inglese»francese

white feather SOST

white feather

symbole de reddition, avec connotation de poltronnerie

to show the white feather

se rendre comme un poltron

Traduzioni di white feather nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.feather [ingl brit ˈfɛðə, ingl am ˈfɛðər] SOST

feather

plume f

feather attr boa, cushion, mattress

de plumes

II.feather [ingl brit ˈfɛðə, ingl am ˈfɛðər] VB vb trans

1. feather (in rowing):

feather blade

plumer

2. feather AVIAZ:

feather

mettre [qc] en drapeau

III.feather [ingl brit ˈfɛðə, ingl am ˈfɛðər]

as light as a feather

léger comme une plume

birds of a feather (flock together) prov

qui se ressemble s'assemble prov

in full feather

en excellente forme

that'll make the feathers fly

ça va faire du vilain

that's a feather in his cap

c'est un bon point pour lui

you could have knocked me down with a feather

j'en avais le souffle coupé

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 feather nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di white feather nel dizionario inglese»francese

feather [ˈfeðəʳ, ingl am -ɚ] SOST

feather

plume f

locuzioni:

to be a feather in sb's cap

être quelque chose dont qn peut être fier

as light as a feather

aussi léger qu'une plume

I.white [waɪt] AGG

white

blanc(he)

locuzioni:

whiter than white

plus blanc que neige

to turn white with fear

pâlir de peur

II.white [waɪt] SOST

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

white

blanc m

2. white (person):

white

Blanc(he) m (f)

Vedi anche: blue

I.blue [blu:] AGG

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe 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

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

A few neckerchiefs with the white feather silk screened on them are known to exist.

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The adult has an unstreaked grey-brown back, whitish grey underparts, and a darker undertail, which has white feather tips giving a contrasting pattern.

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Juvenile birds are like the adults but with white feather tips on the crown or throat instead of fuller white.

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He received a white feather anyway.

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Some time after the war, pacifists found an alternative interpretation of the white feather as a symbol of peace.

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Juvenile plumage is largely a uniform dark brown with occasional grey-brown streaking about the head and the neck, white feather bases and light mottling on the retrices.

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Black or white feather angel wings, which similarly could catch fire.

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Nevertheless, the invisible kobold travelled along with them as a white feather, which they discovered when they stayed at an inn.

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The wings have a silvery appearance due to white feather edgings.

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Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, three of his friends and his fiance each give him a white feather, the symbol of cowardice.

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