Pole Star in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Pole Star in the English»French Dictionary

Pole Star [Brit] N ASTRON

Pole Star

étoile f polaire

Pole Star fig

principe m directeur

Translations for Pole Star in the French»English Dictionary

étoile polaire

Pole Star

Translations for Pole Star in the English»French Dictionary

Pole [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

Pole

Polonais/-e m/f

I.pole [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

1. pole (stick):

pole (gen)

perche f

pole (for tent, flag)

mât m

pole (for athletics, boat, garden)

perche f

pole RIDING

barre f

pole (for skiing)

bâton m

pole (piste marker)

piquet m

pole (for scaffolding)

perche f

2. pole:

pole GEOG, PHYS

pôle m

North/South pole

pôle m Nord/Sud

negative/positive pole

pôle m négatif/positif

to go from pole to pole fig

faire le tour de la terre

to be at the opposite pole from fig

être aux antipodes de

3. pole FISH:

pole

canne f à pêche

4. pole (unit of length):

pole

≈ 5 mètres

II.pole [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] VB trans

pole boat:

pole

pousser [qc] à la perche

III.pole [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl]

to be up the pole inf (wrong)

se tromper

to be up the pole (mad)

être toqué inf

to be poles apart theories, methods:

être aux antipodes

to be poles apart people:

être vraiment différents

to be poles apart opinions:

être diamétralement opposés

I wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole Am

je ne voudrais rien avoir à faire avec lui

I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole Am

je ne voudrais de cela pour rien au monde

I.star [Brit stɑː, Am stɑr] N

1. star:

star ASTRON, ASTROL

étoile f

the stars are out

les étoiles brillent

to navigate by the stars

naviguer aux étoiles

born under a lucky star

né sous une bonne étoile

2. star (person):

star

vedette f

star

star f

a star of stage and screen

une vedette de la scène et de l'écran

a tennis/soccer star

une vedette du tennis/du football

to make sb a star

faire une star de qn

to make sb a star attr billing, quality

de vedette

3. star (asterisk):

star

astérisque m

4. star (award):

star (to hotel, restaurant)

étoile f

star (to pupil)

bon point m

5. star MIL (mark of rank):

star

étoile f

II.stars N

stars npl ASTROL:

stars

horoscope m

what do the stars foretell?

qu'est-ce que l'horoscope prédit?

it's written in the stars

c'est le destin

III.-star COMP

1. -star (rating):

three-/four-star hotel/restaurant

restaurant/hôtel (à) trois/quatre étoiles

2. -star MIL:

four-/five-star general

général à quatre/cinq étoiles

IV.star <pres part starring; pret, pp starred> [Brit stɑː, Am stɑr] VB trans

1. star film, play actor:

star

avoir [qn] pour vedette

the play stars Alan Bates and Maggie Smith as the uncle and aunt

la pièce a pour vedettes Alan Bates dans le rôle de l'oncle et Maggie Smith dans le rôle de la tante

a comedy starring Lenny Henry

une comédie avec Lenny Henry en vedette

2. star (mark with star):

star gén au passif

marquer [qc] d'un astérisque

the starred items/dishes are…

les articles/plats marqués d'un astérisque sont…

3. star (decorate):

star

parsemer

starred with flowers, dots

parsemé de

V.star <pres part starring; pret, pp starred> [Brit stɑː, Am stɑr] VB intr

star actor:

star

jouer le rôle principal (in dans)

Bela Lugosi stars as Dracula or in the role of Dracula

Bela Lugosi joue (le rôle de) Dracula

Meryl Streep also stars

Meryl Streep est également à l'affiche

VI.star [Brit stɑː, Am stɑr]

star → all-star

to reach for the stars

vouloir décrocher la lune

to see stars

voir trente-six chandelles

See also ill-starred, all-star

ill-starred ADJ liter

ill-starred

infortuné form

all-star [Brit, Am ˈɔlˌstɑr] ADJ

all-star team:

all-star

de vedettes

Pole Star in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Pole Star in the English»French Dictionary

Pole Star N

Pole Star

étoile f polaire

Translations for Pole Star in the English»French Dictionary

Pole [pəʊl, Am poʊl] N (person)

Pole

Polonais(e) m (f)

pole¹ [pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

pole

poteau m

pole for tent

mât m

pole for skiing

bâton m

electricity/telegraph pole

poteau électrique/télégraphique

fishing pole Am

canne f à pêche

Phrases:

to be up the pole Brit wrong

se planter

to be up the pole mad

être complètement fou

pole² [pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

1. pole (axis of rotation):

pole

pôle m

the minus/positive pole

pôle négatif/positif

2. pole (one of two opposed positions):

pole

antipode m

to be poles apart

être aux antipodes l'un de l'autre

I.star [stɑ:ʳ, Am stɑ:r] N

1. star (heavenly body):

star a. fig

étoile f

to reach for the stars

essayer d'atteindre les étoiles

to be born under a lucky star

être né sous une bonne étoile

2. star (famous, principal performer):

star

star f

a film/rock star

un(e) star du cinéma/de rock

3. star (asterisk):

star

astérisque f

Phrases:

to see stars

voir trente-six chandelles

II.star <-rr-> [stɑ:ʳ, Am stɑ:r] VB intr THEAT, CINE (appear as chief performer)

to star in a film

être la vedette d'un film

starring Johnny Depp

avec dans le rôle principal Johnny Depp

III.star <-rr-> [stɑ:ʳ, Am stɑ:r] VB trans

1. star THEAT, CINE (feature as chief performer):

star

avoir en vedette

2. star (mark with an asterisk):

star

marquer d'un astérisque

IV.star [stɑ:ʳ, Am stɑ:r] ADJ

1. star (outstanding):

star

de premier ordre

2. star (having specified number of stars):

a four-star hotel

un hôtel quatre étoiles

3. star (related to cinema, music):

star

vedette

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But he recognized they were not the elusive pole star of the south.

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That first night in the open sea, steering by the Pole Star, under a deep blue velvet start-studded sky was never to be forgotten.

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The identity of the pole stars gradually changes over time because the celestial poles exhibit a slow continuous drift through the star field.

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But the Pole Star disappeared beyond the horizon as the equator was crossed, rendering this method useless in the southern hemisphere.

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While other stars' apparent positions in the sky change throughout the night, as they appear to rotate around the celestial poles, pole stars' apparent positions remain virtually fixed.

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I suggest to you that this may at least in spirit be a denial of their right to equal protection with the virtual pole star of our constitutional ambit.

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These known intervals were predetermined by timing a star of known declination passing from one wire to the other, the pole star being best on account of its slow motion.

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Hunt called his friend the pole star to which all other attorneys should be measured.

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Alignment of the effigy to the Pole Star at that position also shows how true north may have been found.

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It is the brightest of the successive northern pole stars.

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