clinging in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for clinging in the English»French Dictionary

clinging [Brit ˈklɪŋɪŋ, Am ˈklɪŋɪŋ] ADJ

clinging plant

à crampons

clinging person fig

collant

cling <pret, pp clung> [Brit klɪŋ, Am klɪŋ] VB intr

1. cling (physically):

to cling to person, rail, raft etc

se cramponner à

to cling together

se cramponner l'un à l'autre

to cling on to sth for dear life

se cramponner de toutes ses forces à qc

2. cling (emotionally):

to cling to parent, beliefs, myth, hope, habit, lifestyle, power

se cramponner à

he clings to me all the time

c'est un vrai crampon

she clings to people for support

elle s'appuie sur les autres

3. cling (adhere):

cling leaf, moss:

coller (to à)

cling smell:

résister

the road clung to the mountain

la route s'accrochait au flanc de la montagne

cling film [Brit ˈklɪŋ fɪlm, Am ˈklɪŋ ˌfɪlm] N Brit

cling film

scellofrais ® m

cling on VB [Brit klɪŋ -, Am klɪŋ -]

cling on custom, myth:

cling on

survivre obstinément

to cling on to sth

se cramponner à qc

cling peaches Brit, clingstone peaches Am N npl

cling peaches

pêches fpl jaunes

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to cling like a limpet

être une vraie sangsue inf

to cling to sb like a leech

coller qn comme une sangsue inf

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s'agripper à paroi, bras

to cling to

il était agrippé à une branche

he was clinging to a branch

cramponner

to cling to

se cramponner à qc/qn lit, fig

to cling to sth/sb

collant (collante) personne

clinging

clinging in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clinging in the English»French Dictionary

clinging ADJ

clinging

collant(e)

clinging dress

moulant(e)

Phrases:

to be clinging

être un pot de colle inf

cling <clung, clung> [klɪŋ] VB intr

1. cling (hold tightly):

to cling (together)

être collé l'un à l'autre

to cling (on) to sth

se cramponner à qc

(be dependent on) to cling to sb

s'accrocher à qn

2. cling (persist):

cling

être tenace

cling film N no pl, no art Brit

cling film

film m alimentaire

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to cling to sb like a limpet

être pendu à qn comme un pot de colle

Translations for clinging in the French»English Dictionary

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collant(e)

clinging

s'agripper à qn/qc

to cling on to sb/sth

se cramponner à qn/qc

to cling on to sb/sth

se cramponner à la vie

to cling on to life

épouser les formes du corps robe

to cling to the body

coller

to cling

se coller à qn

to cling to sb

s'accrocher à qc

to cling to sth

s'accrocher à qc

to cling to sth

clinging Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cling to sb like a limpet

être pendu à qn comme un pot de colle

to cling (together)

être collé l'un à l'autre

to cling (on) to sth

se cramponner à qc

(be dependent on) to cling to sb

s'accrocher à qn

to be clinging

être un pot de colle inf

the rain made her dress cling to her legs

la pluie plaquait sa robe sur ses jambes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Scrooge awakes in his own bed, clinging to the bedpost.

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Later, from the material procreative power of love develops the clinging to existence, permeated by a joyous sense of pleasure.

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Firebrand's main abilities are his fire breath, claws for clinging onto walls, and wings to hover in the air (though he can not gain height).

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Adults like to sip drops of dew clinging to leaves and almost exclusively nectar on their host plant, cranberries.

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And he remains independent, unsustained by (not clinging to) anything in the world...

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The city drifts in space for about 15 years, the residents clinging to a precarious existence.

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A strange creature, clinging to the wall, secretly observes their every move.

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The long finger and strongly recurved claw bones with large attachment points for flexor muscles may be adaptations for clinging to tree bark.

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From clinging/sustenance as a requisite condition comes becoming.

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The plan of the temple incorporates five large apses, with traces of the plaster that once covered the irregular wall still clinging between the blocks.

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