TAIL FEATHER - Traducción inglés-francés

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

tail feather SUST.

tail feather

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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. feather [ingl. brit. ˈfɛðə, ingl. am. ˈfɛðər] SUST.

feather

plume f

feather atrbv. boa, cushion, mattress

de plumes

II. feather [ingl. brit. ˈfɛðə, ingl. am. ˈfɛðər] V. trans.

1. feather (in rowing):

feather blade

plumer

2. feather AERO.:

feather

mettre [qc] en drapeau

III. feather [ingl. brit. ˈfɛðə, ingl. am. ˈfɛðər]

as light as a feather

léger comme une plume

birds of a feather (flock together) provb.

qui se ressemble s'assemble provb.

in full feather

en excellente forme

that'll make the feathers fly

ça va faire du vilain

that's a feather in his cap

c'est un bon point pour lui

you could have knocked me down with a feather

j'en avais le souffle coupé

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.

en el diccionario PONS

feather [ˈfeðəʳ, ingl. am. -ɚ] SUST.

feather

plume f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be a feather in sb's cap

être quelque chose dont qn peut être fier

as light as a feather

aussi léger qu'une plume

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

en el diccionario PONS

feather [ˈfeð·ər] SUST.

feather

plume f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be a feather in sb's cap

être quelque chose dont qn peut être fier

as light as a feather

aussi léger qu'une plume

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

Present

I	feather
you	feather
he/she/it	feathers
we	feather
you	feather
they	feather

Past

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

Present Perfect

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

Past Perfect

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

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

The body is decorated with dark spots, with a pale underside and a ringed tail.

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The tail is brown at the base and white past the sting.

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Immature birds have a black tail and lack almost all iridescence.

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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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