clock tower dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de clock tower dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

clock tower SUBST

clock tower

beffroi m

Traductions de clock tower dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.tower [GB ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] SUBST (gen)

tower INFOR

tour f

II.tower [GB ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] VERBE intr

1. tower:

to tower above, to tower over (dominate) village, countryside

dominer

to tower above or over sb (gen)

être plus grand que qn

to tower above or over sb (menacingly)

dominer qn de toute sa hauteur

Idiomes/Tournures:

to tower above (outstrip) rival, peer

dominer

III.tower [GB ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r]

to be a tower of strength

être solide comme un roc

she's been a tower of strength to me

elle a été d'un grand soutien pour moi

I.clock [GB klɒk, Am klɑk] SUBST

1. clock (timepiece):

clock (large)

horloge f

clock (small)

pendule f

what time does the clock say?

quelle heure indique l'horloge or la pendule?

to set a clock

mettre une pendule à l'heure

to put the clocks forward/back one hour

avancer/reculer les pendules d'une heure

he does everything by the clock

tout est minuté chez lui

to work/watch sb around the clock

travailler/surveiller qn 24 heures sur 24

to work against the clock

faire une course contre la montre

the biological clock

l'horloge biologique

the twenty-four hour clock

l'horloge de vingt-quatre heures

2. clock (timer):

clock (in computer)

horloge f (interne)

clock (for central heating system)

horloge f (incorporée)

3. clock fam MOTOR:

clock

compteur m

a car with 40, 000 kilometers on the clock

une voiture qui a 40 000 kilomètres au compteur

4. clock (in workplace):

clock

pointeuse f

to punch the clock

pointer

5. clock SPORT:

clock

chronomètre m

to complete the course against the clock ÉQUIT

finir la course dans le temps limite

to beat the clock (in games)

jouer dans les temps

a race against the clock

une course contre la montre

II.clock [GB klɒk, Am klɑk] VERBE trans

1. clock SPORT:

he clocked 9.6 seconds in the 100 metres

il a fait le 100 mètres en 9, 6 secondes

to clock 5 minutes 2.987 seconds

faire un temps de 5 minutes et 2, 987 secondes

2. clock GB (hit) fam:

to clock sb (one)

flanquer un marron à qn fam

3. clock (catch):

the police clocked him doing 150 km an hour

la police l'a arrêté alors qu'il roulait à 150 km à l'heure

4. clock GB fam MOTOR:

clock car

trafiquer le compteur de

III.clock [GB klɒk, Am klɑk]

they want to turn or put the clock back 600 years

ils veulent revenir 600 ans en arrière

clock tower dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de clock tower dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] SUBST

tower

tour f

Idiomes/Tournures:

a tower of strength

un roc

II.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] VERBE intr

tower

s'élever

I.clock [klɒk, Am klɑ:k] SUBST

1. clock:

clock

pendule f

alarm clock

réveil m

to put a clock back

retarder l'horloge

to put the clocks forward [or GB on]

avancer l'horloge

round the clock

24 heures sur 24

to work against the clock

travailler contre la montre

to work according to the clock

faire qc en respectant l'horaire

to have one's eye on the clock

surveiller l'heure

2. clock (speedometer):

clock

compteur m

3. clock (mileometer):

clock

compteur m kilométrique

II.clock [klɒk, Am klɑ:k] VERBE trans

1. clock (measure time or speed):

clock

chronométrer

2. clock fam (hit):

clock

coller un pain

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

anglais

Hydraulic power was supplied by via an accumulator tower which also functioned as a clock tower.

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A postmodern clock tower, also painted for the show, was built alongside the station in the 1980s.

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In parallel, a new clock tower was also to be built, but not separately as it had been hitherto, but integrated into the church building.

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In the old clock tower we examine remnants: 19th-century homoeopathic medicines, enema syringes and surgeon's instruments.

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The clock tower is topped with a hipped roof and weathervane.

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It is topped by an ornate clock tower, but due to a lack of funds, the clockworks was never installed.

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In this time they refurbished the boathouse including the addition of a weathervane and, some years later, a clock tower.

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The subtle balance is able to stand out at the main entrance of the building and prevent it from being overshadowed by the clock tower.

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Though the courthouse had a clock tower, there was no clock and the county did not purchase the clockworks needed for a working clock.

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All that is observed is a dark, desolate cliff-side, and a large clock tower.

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