ceiling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ceiling in the English»French Dictionary

ceiling [Brit ˈsiːlɪŋ, Am ˈsilɪŋ] N

1. ceiling:

ceiling AVIAT, CONSTR, METEO

plafond m

a high-ceilinged room

une pièce avec un haut plafond

2. ceiling (upper limit):

ceiling

plafond m

to set a ceiling of 10% on wage rises

fixer un plafond de 10% d'augmentation des salaires

to set a ceiling on the number of shareholders

imposer une limite sur le nombre d'actionnaires

to hit the ceiling Am

sortir de ses gonds

ceiling joist N CONSTR

ceiling joist

solive f de plafond

ceiling price N

ceiling price COMM, ECON

prix m plafond

ceiling light N

ceiling light

plafonnier m

ceiling rate N

ceiling rate (gen)

taux m plafond

ceiling rate (of currency)

cours m maximum

glass ceiling N

glass ceiling

niveau professionnel que la discrimination empêche certains groupes sociaux de dépasser

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plasterboard attr wall, ceiling

de plaque de plâtre

Translations for ceiling in the French»English Dictionary

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tête-de-loup

ceiling brush

déplafonnement

lifting of the ceiling

déplafonner

to lift the ceiling on

déplafonné

without ceiling

les cotisations sont déplafonnées

the ceiling on contributions has been lifted

ceiling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ceiling in the English»French Dictionary

ceiling [ˈsi:lɪŋ] N

1. ceiling (opposite floor, upper limit):

ceiling

plafond m

to impose a ceiling on prices

plafonner les prix

2. ceiling METEO:

cloud ceiling

couverture f nuageuse

3. ceiling AVIAT:

ceiling

plafond m

Phrases:

he hit the ceiling inf

il explosa de colère

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fall in the roof, ceiling

s'effondrer

to hit the ceiling

sortir de ses gonds

a fly on the wall/ceiling

une mouche sur la table/le mur/au plafond

Translations for ceiling in the French»English Dictionary

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plafonnier

ceiling light

lustre

ceiling light

plafond

ceiling

plafond

ceiling

le toit/le plafond goutte

the roof/ceiling is leaking

plafonner qc

to put a ceiling in sth

être haut de plafond pièce

to have a high ceiling

ceiling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a fly on the wall/ceiling

une mouche sur la table/le mur/au plafond

to impose a ceiling on prices

plafonner les prix

cloud ceiling

couverture f nuageuse

he hit the ceiling inf

il explosa de colère

to hit the ceiling

sortir de ses gonds

to put a ceiling in sth

plafonner qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Many other original architectural details have been preserved and refinished, such as the grand maple staircase, maple wainscoting and tin ceilings.

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It is the only part of the palace where the original 14th- and 15th-century ceilings are still entirely visible.

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He styled it like an old-style riverboat, with low ceilings and velvet wallpaper.

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This is because of the unique spatial relationship between the microphone and boundaries such as walls, ceiling, floor and other objects in the room.

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The interior walls and ceilings are also covered with tin.

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The walls and ceilings are done in plaster.

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Characteristic features include the independence of the pitched roof from the design of the interior domed ceiling.

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The vertical model was 20 inches and multiples of this would delineate everything upright, for example, from window ledges, to window and ceiling heights.

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Standard sheet metal is added to the underside of the interior ceilings and a protective parasol is used as the roof.

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The ceilings are plaster and there is a marbleized slate fireplace inside.

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