cat burglar in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cat burglar in the English»French Dictionary

cat burglar N Brit

cat burglar

monte-en-l'air m inv

Translations for cat burglar in the French»English Dictionary

monte-en-l'air

cat burglar

souris d'hôtel

(female) cat burglar

Translations for cat burglar in the English»French Dictionary

burglar [Brit ˈbəːɡlə, Am ˈbərɡlər] N

burglar

cambrioleur/-euse m/f

cat [Brit kat, Am kæt] N

1. cat:

cat (domestic)

chat m

cat (female)

chatte f

cat attr basket

pour chat

cat litter, food

pour chats

2. cat (feline):

cat

félin m

the cat family

les félins mpl

3. cat (woman):

cat inf, pej

chipie f

4. cat (guy):

cat inf, dated

type m inf

5. cat inf abrév → catalytic converter

it was enough to make a cat laugh inf

c'était à se tordre inf

there are more ways than one to kill or skin a cat

il y a plus d'une façon de s'y prendre

to be like a cat on a hot tin roof or on hot bricks

être sur des charbons ardents

to fight like cat and dog

se battre comme des chiffonniers

to grin like a Cheshire cat

avoir un sourire fendu jusqu'aux oreilles

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

the cat's out of the bag

ce n'est plus un secret pour personne

to look like something the cat brought or dragged in

être en piteux état

to rain cats and dogs

pleuvoir des cordes

there's hardly enough room to swing a cat

il y a à peine la place de se retourner

to think one is the cat's whiskers Brit or pajamas Am or meow Am

se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter

to (wait and) see which way the cat jumps

attendre de voir d'où vient le vent

when the cat's away, the mice will play

quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent

to play cat and mouse with sb

jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn

See also catalytic converter

catalytic converter N

catalytic converter

pot m catalytique

cat.

cat. → catalogue

See also catalogue

I.catalogue [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] N

1. catalogue (of goods, books etc):

catalogue

catalogue m

catalogue attr number, price

de catalogue

2. catalogue (series):

a catalogue of disasters/complaints

une série de catastrophes/plaintes

3. catalogue Am UNIV:

catalogue

brochure f (universitaire)

II.catalogue [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] VB trans

catalogue

dresser un catalogue de

CAT N

1. CAT COMPUT → computer-assisted teaching

CAT

enseignement m assisté par ordinateur

2. CAT COMPUT → computer-assisted testing

CAT

essais mpl assistés par ordinateur

3. CAT COMPUT → computer-assisted training

CAT

formation f assistée par ordinateur

4. CAT MED → computerized axial tomography

CAT

scannographie f

5. CAT Brit HISTORY → College of Advanced Technology

CAT

cf IUT

cat burglar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cat burglar in the English»French Dictionary

burglar [ˈbɜ:gləʳ, Am ˈbɜ:rglɚ] N

burglar

cambrioleur(-euse) m (f)

CAT [kæt] N

CAT abbreviation of Computer-Assisted Testing

CAT

EAO m

cat [kæt] N

1. cat (feline):

cat

chat(te) m (f)

a she-cat

une chatte

a stray cat

un chat errant

2. cat (class of animal):

cat

félin m

3. cat fig inf (spiteful female):

cat

vache f

Phrases:

to fight like cat and dog

se quereller comme chien et chat

to have a cat in hell's chance Brit

ne pas avoir l'ombre d'une chance

to play (a game of) cat and mouse

jouer au chat et à la souris

the cat's got sb's tongue

avoir perdu sa langue

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

to look like something the cat brought in

être dégoûtant

to put the cat among the pigeons

mettre le loup dans la bergerie

to rain cats and dogs

pleuvoir à torrent

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Once a cat burglar, a master among jewel thieves.

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The cat burglar lands on his feet on top of a table but then spills onto the floor, video shows.

www.nydailynews.com

Max also lives a secret life as a cat burglar, in order to fund the expensive search for her missing brothers and sisters.

en.wikipedia.org

But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda.

www.moviesonline.ca

This would also have seen the subsequent introduction of a new companion, planned as an aristocratic cat burglar.

en.wikipedia.org

Become a cat burglar and climb through second storey windows (the fiction described characters doing this, but your character still couldn't).

www.kotaku.com.au

With the clever manoeuvring of a powerful magnet, the cat burglar found a way to get his hands on the sweet, sweet booty of basically worthless badges.

pickle.nine.com.au

A cat burglar by trade, he was adept at scaling walls.

www.independent.co.uk

The most recent cat burglar took off with a pelt about 1.8 metres (six feet) long.

www.timescolonist.com

This was inspired by films often featuring scenes where cat burglars cut holes in glass and remove them with suction cups.

en.wikipedia.org