white feather dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de white feather dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

white feather SUBST

white feather

symbole de reddition, avec connotation de poltronnerie

to show the white feather

se rendre comme un poltron

Traductions de white feather dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.feather [GB ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] SUBST

feather

plume f

feather épith boa, cushion, mattress

de plumes

II.feather [GB ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] VERBE trans

1. feather (in rowing):

feather blade

plumer

2. feather AVIAT:

feather

mettre [qc] en drapeau

III.feather [GB ˈfɛðə, 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 [GB wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt] SUBST

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

Idiomes/Tournures:

white, a. White POL (reactionary)

Blanc/Blanche m/f

II.whites SUBST pl. tantum

1. whites (clothes):

cricket/tennis/chef's whites

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

2. whites MÉD (leucorrhoea):

whites

pertes fpl blanches

III.white [GB wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt] ADJ

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 [GB wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt]

he would swear black was white

il a l'esprit de contradiction

the men in white coats hum

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 dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de white feather dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

feather [ˈfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] SUBST

feather

plume f

Idiomes/Tournures:

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] ADJ

white

blanc(he)

Idiomes/Tournures:

whiter than white

plus blanc que neige

to turn white with fear

pâlir de peur

II.white [waɪt] SUBST

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

white

blanc m

2. white (person):

white

Blanc(he) m (f)

Voir aussi : blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

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

Idiomes/Tournures:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] SUBST

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

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

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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