tails no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para tails no dicionário inglês»francês

I.tail [Brit teɪl, americ 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) coloq:

to put a tail on sb

faire filer qn, prendre qn en filature

4. tail (buttocks):

tail coloq

postérieur m coloq

II.tails SUBST subst pl

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 [Brit teɪl, americ teɪl] VERBO trans coloq

tail

filer coloq

tail suspect, car

suivre (to jusqu'à)

we're being tailed

on est pris en filature

IV.tail [Brit teɪl, americ 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 coloq

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

partir la queue basse

to turn tail pej

tourner les talons pej

coat-tails [Brit ˈkəʊtteɪlz] SUBST subst pl

coat-tails

queue f d'un habit

to be always hanging on sb's coat-tails

être toujours pendu aux basques de qn coloq

to ride on sb's coat-tails (gen)

profiter des efforts de qn

to ride on sb's coat-tails pej POL

se faire élire à la traîne de qn

lamb's-tails SUBST subst pl BOT

lamb's-tails

chatons mpl

cat-o'-nine-tails <pl cat-o'-nine-tails> SUBST

cat-o'-nine-tails

martinet m

tail back VERBO [Brit teɪl -, americ teɪl -] Brit

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 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 coloq (buttocks):

tail end

derrière m coloq

shirt tail [Brit ˈʃəːt ˌteɪl, americ ˈʃər(t)teɪl] SUBST

1. shirt tail (of shirt):

shirt tail

pan m de chemise

2. shirt tail americ coloq JORNAL:

shirt tail

commentaire en bas d'un article

tail assembly SUBST

tail assembly

empennage m (de queue)

Traduções para tails no dicionário francês»inglês

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queue-de-pie

tails pl , tailcoat

tails no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para tails no dicionário inglês»francês

coat-tails SUBST pl

coat-tails

queue f de pie

Expressões:

on sb's coat-tails

dans le sillage de qn

I.tail [teɪl] SUBST

1. tail (on animal):

tail

queue f

2. tail (rear):

tail

postérieur m

3. tail AERONÁUT:

tail

queue f

4. tail (side of a coin):

tail

face f

heads or tails? — tails

pile ou face? — pile f

5. tail coloq (buttocks):

tail

derrière m

6. tail coloq (spy):

tail

fileur m

Expressões:

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] VERBO trans

tail

pister

to be tailed

être suivi

tail back VERBO intr Brit

tail back

bouchonner

tail wind SUBST

tail wind

vent m arrière

tail off VERBO trans

tail off

diminuer

tail off sound

baisser

tail end SUBST

tail end

bout m

Traduções para tails no dicionário francês»inglês

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le côté pile

tails

pile ou face?

heads or tails?

chevelure d'une comète

tail

traînée d'une étoile filante

tail

prendre qn en filature

to tail sb

tails Exemplos do Dicionário PONS (verificados pela redação)

heads or tails? — tails

pile ou face? — pile f

heads I win, tails you lose

face je gagne, pile tu perds

to chase one's tail trying to get sth

s'évertuer à obtenir qc de qn

with a wag of his tail

en remuant la queue

on sb's coat-tails

dans le sillage de qn

heads or tails?

pile ou face?

in two shakes of a duck's tail coloq

en moins de deux

with one's tail between one's legs

à la queue basse coloq

the dog was wagging its tail

le chien frétille de la queue

I can't make head (n)or tail of it

je m'y perds