TAIL - Traducción inglés-francés

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. tail [ingl. brit. teɪl, ingl. am. teɪl] SUST.

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 SUST. sust. 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 [ingl. brit. teɪl, ingl. am. teɪl] V. trans. coloq.

tail

filer coloq.

tail suspect, car

suivre (to jusqu'à)

we're being tailed

on est pris en filature

IV. tail [ingl. brit. teɪl, ingl. 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 coloq.

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

partir la queue basse

to turn tail pey.

tourner les talons pey.

tail race SUST.

tail race

galerie f d'évacuation

tail end SUST.

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 [ingl. brit. ˈʃəːt ˌteɪl, ingl. am. ˈʃər(t)teɪl] SUST.

1. shirt tail (of shirt):

shirt tail

pan m de chemise

2. shirt tail ingl. am. coloq. PRENSA:

shirt tail

commentaire en bas d'un article

tail assembly SUST.

tail assembly

empennage m (de queue)

tail back V. [ingl. brit. teɪl -, ingl. am. teɪl -] ingl. 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 off V. [ingl. brit. teɪl -, ingl. 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 V. [ingl. brit. teɪl -, ingl. 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 SUST.

tail feather

penne f rectrice

tail-heavy ADJ.

tail-heavy aircraft:

tail-heavy

centré à l'arrière

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inglés

francés

I. tail [teɪl] SUST.

1. tail (on animal):

tail

queue f

2. tail (rear):

tail

postérieur m

3. tail AERO.:

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

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

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] V. trans.

tail

pister

to be tailed

être suivi

tail back V. intr. ingl. brit.

tail back

bouchonner

tail wind SUST.

tail wind

vent m arrière

tail off V. trans.

tail off

diminuer

tail off sound

baisser

tail end SUST.

tail end

bout m

stubby tail

un bout de queue

francés

inglés

chevelure d'une comète

tail

traînée d'une étoile filante

tail

prendre qn en filature

to tail sb

queue en tire-bouchon

curly tail

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

francés

I. tail [teɪl] SUST.

1. tail (on animal):

tail

queue f

2. tail (rear):

tail

postérieur m

3. tail AERO.:

tail

queue f

4. tail (side of a coin):

tail

face f

heads or tails? – tails

pile ou face? – pile

5. tail coloq. (buttocks):

tail

derrière m

6. tail coloq. (spy):

tail

fileur m

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

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] V. trans.

tail

pister

to be tailed

être suivi

tail off V. trans.

tail off

diminuer

tail off sound

baisser

tail end SUST.

tail end

bout m

tail wind SUST.

tail wind

vent m arrière

stubby tail

bout m de queue

with a wag of his tail

en remuant la queue

francés

inglés

traînée d'une étoile filante

tail

chevelure d'une comète

tail

queue en tirebouchon

curly tail

prendre qn en filature

to tail sb

Present

I	tail
you	tail
he/she/it	tails
we	tail
you	tail
they	tail

Past

I	tailed
you	tailed
he/she/it	tailed
we	tailed
you	tailed
they	tailed

Present Perfect

I	have	tailed
you	have	tailed
he/she/it	has	tailed
we	have	tailed
you	have	tailed
they	have	tailed

Past Perfect

I	had	tailed
you	had	tailed
he/she/it	had	tailed
we	had	tailed
you	had	tailed
they	had	tailed

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

Not by morals patched and an educational finger wagged.

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A ro-langs can not speak or bend over, it signals its victims by wagging its tongue back and forth.

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The right hand is held up (as in a right turn signal) with the index finger extended and wagging.

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This is a practice in which the pair approach each other, each wagging its head from side to side, and then rattle their beaks together.

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Squirrels are frequently preyed upon by the rattlesnakes, but the snakes rarely attack squirrels who are wagging their tales.

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