tail dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de tail dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.tail [GB teɪl, Am teɪl] SUBST

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) fam:

to put a tail on sb

faire filer qn, prendre qn en filature

4. tail (buttocks):

tail fam

postérieur m fam

II.tails SUBST pl. tantum

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 [GB teɪl, Am teɪl] VERBE trans fam

tail

filer fam

tail suspect, car

suivre (to jusqu'à)

we're being tailed

on est pris en filature

IV.tail [GB teɪl, 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 fam

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

partir la queue basse

to turn tail péj

tourner les talons péj

tail race SUBST

tail race

galerie f d'évacuation

tail end SUBST

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 fam (buttocks):

tail end

derrière m fam

shirt tail [GB ˈʃəːt ˌteɪl, Am ˈʃər(t)teɪl] SUBST

1. shirt tail (of shirt):

shirt tail

pan m de chemise

2. shirt tail Am fam PRESSE:

shirt tail

commentaire en bas d'un article

tail assembly SUBST

tail assembly

empennage m (de queue)

tail back VERBE [GB teɪl -, Am teɪl -] GB

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 VERBE [GB teɪl -, 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 VERBE [GB teɪl -, 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 SUBST

tail feather

penne f rectrice

tail-heavy ADJ

tail-heavy aircraft:

tail-heavy

centré à l'arrière

tail dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de tail dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.tail [teɪl] SUBST

1. tail (on animal):

tail

queue f

2. tail (rear):

tail

postérieur m

3. tail AVIAT:

tail

queue f

4. tail (side of a coin):

tail

face f

heads or tails? – tails

pile ou face? – pile

5. tail fam (buttocks):

tail

derrière m

6. tail fam (spy):

tail

fileur m

Idiomes/Tournures:

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] VERBE trans

tail

pister

to be tailed

être suivi

tail off VERBE trans

tail off

diminuer

tail off sound

baisser

tail end SUBST

tail end

bout m

tail wind SUBST

tail wind

vent m arrière

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

stubby tail

bout m de queue

with a wag of his tail

en remuant la queue

Traductions de tail dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

traînée d'une étoile filante

tail

chevelure d'une comète

tail

queue en tirebouchon

curly tail

prendre qn en filature

to tail sb

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

anglais

The tail has three or four black and buff bars, a broad black band near the tip and a pale rufous tip.

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The tail has 6 or 7 black saddle marks.

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The fuselage reduced in height to the tail, where a broad chord, triangular fin carried a straight edged rudder that extended to the keel.

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This species has an average total length (including tail) of 1.11.8m ft.

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This simply presented their tail to the attacker, usually with disastrous results.

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This high number made its tail the longest relative to body length of any theropod.

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Behind the spine, the tail becomes laterally compressed with a low keel above and a short, narrow fin fold below.

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Numerous small dermal denticles are also found between the eyes and on the tail behind the spine.

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Variations of the species may also have orange eyes, and orange highlights in the tail fins.

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A slow speed-chase follows involving the male flying around the female exposing his expanded under tail coverts to her.

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