Achilles heel no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para Achilles heel no dicionário inglês»francês

Achilles heel SUBST

Achilles heel

talon m d'Achille

Achilles heel

point m faible

Traduções para Achilles heel no dicionário francês»inglês

talon d'Achille

Achilles heel

Traduções para Achilles heel no dicionário inglês»francês

Achilles [Brit əˈkɪliːz, americ əˈkɪliz]

Achilles

Achille

I.heel [Brit hiːl, americ hil] SUBST

1. heel ANAT (of foot):

heel

talon m

to turn on one's heel

tourner les talons

a puppy at his heel(s)

un chiot sur ses talons

to bring a dog to heel

rappeler un chien

‘heel boy!’

‘au pied!’

to bring [sb] to heel fig rebel

mater

to bring [sb] to heel dissident, child, employee

mettre [qn] au pas

to come to heel dog:

venir au pied

to come to heel person: fig

se soumettre

2. heel (of shoe, sock):

heel

talon m

to click one's heels

claquer des talons

3. heel (of hand):

heel

talon m

4. heel (of loaf, plant cutting):

heel

talon m

5. heel TÉC (of saw, golfclub, ski):

heel

talon m

6. heel (power):

heel fig

botte f

under the heel of the enemy

sous la botte de l'ennemi

7. heel Brit (person):

heel coloq, antiq

chameau m coloq

II.[high] heels SUBST subst pl

[high] heels

chaussures fpl à (hauts) talons

III.heel [Brit hiːl, americ hil] VERBO trans

1. heel (repair):

heel shoe

refaire un talon à

2. heel DESP:

heel ball

talonner

IV.heel [Brit hiːl, americ hil]

to cool or kick one's heels

attendre, faire le pied de grue coloq

we left him to cool his heels for an hour

nous l'avons laissé poireauter pendant une heure coloq

to dig in one's heels, to dig one's heels in (mulishly)

se braquer coloq

I'm prepared to dig my heels in on or over this

je ne suis pas prêt à faire des compromis là-dessus

to fall or go head over heels (tumble)

culbuter

to fall/be head over heels in love with sb

tomber/être éperdument amoureux de qn

to be hard or close on sb's heels

être sur les talons de qn

to be hot on sb's heels

talonner qn

to come or follow hard on the heels of sth

suivre de près qc

to kick up one's heels

se défouler coloq

to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels humor

prendre ses jambes à son cou, s'enfuir

Achilles heel no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para Achilles heel no dicionário inglês»francês

I.heel [hi:l] SUBST

1. heel (back of foot, sock, shoe):

heel

talon m

2. heel (back of the hand):

heel

paume f

3. heel pej coloq (unfair person):

heel

peau f de vache

Expressões:

to be down at the heel

être en mauvais état

to be hard on sb's heels

être sur les talons de qn

to bring sb to heel

rappeler qn à l'ordre

to bring a dog to heel

rappeler un chien

to come to heel dog

venir aux pieds

to take to one's heels

prendre ses jambes à son cou

to turn on one's heel

tourner les talons

to be at sb's heels

être sur les talons de qn

under the heel of sb/sth

sous la botte de qn/qc

II.heel [hi:l] INTERJ

heel

au pied!

III.heel [hi:l] VERBO trans DESP

heel ball

talonner