clothes peg in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for clothes peg in the English»French Dictionary

peg, a. clothes peg

pince f à linge

clothes attr basket, line, peg, pin

à linge

to buy clothes off the peg

acheter du prêt-à-porter

Translations for clothes peg in the French»English Dictionary

pince à linge

clothes peg

s'habiller en prêt-à-porter

to buy one's clothes off the peg Brit

s'habiller en confection

to buy one's clothes off the peg Brit

acheter du prêt-à-porter

to buy clothes off the peg Brit

Translations for clothes peg in the English»French Dictionary

I.peg [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ] N

1. peg (to hang garment):

peg

patère f

2. peg Brit:

peg, a. clothes peg

pince f à linge

3. peg:

peg (to mark place in ground, game)

piquet m

peg (for surveying)

piquet m d'arpentage

4. peg (in carpentry):

peg

cheville f

5. peg (for tuning):

peg

cheville f

6. peg ECON:

peg

indice m

7. peg (barrel stop):

peg

fausset m

8. peg (piton):

peg

piton m

9. peg Brit (small drink):

peg

goutte f inf

peg

doigt m

II.peg <pres part pegging; pret, pp pegged> [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ] VB trans

1. peg (fasten cloth):

to peg sth on or onto a line washing

accrocher qc sur une corde avec des pinces

to peg sth down or in place fabric, tent

fixer qc avec des piquets

2. peg (fasten wood):

peg

cheviller (to à, together ensemble)

3. peg ECON:

peg price, currency, rate

indexer (to sur)

to peg sth at 10%/at present levels

indexer qc à 10%/au niveau actuel

to peg sth for 12 months

indexer qc pour une durée de 12 mois

4. peg Am (characterize):

peg person

cataloguer (as comme)

III.pegged ADJ

pegged price, rate, tax:

pegged

indexé

IV.peg [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ]

to be a square peg (in a round hole)

ne pas être dans son élément

to be taken or brought down a peg (or two) inf

être rabaissé d'un cran (ou deux)

to take or bring sb down a peg (or two) inf

remettre qn à sa place

to use sth as a peg (to hang a discussion/a theory on)

se servir de qc comme prétexte (pour entamer la discussion/exposer une théorie)

clothes [Brit kləʊ(ð)z, Am kloʊ(ð)z] N npl

1. clothes (garments):

clothes

vêtements mpl

children's/work clothes

vêtements mpl d'enfants/de travail

to put on/take off one's clothes

s'habiller/se déshabiller

to change one's clothes

se changer

without any clothes on

tout nu

to make one's own clothes

faire ses vêtements

2. clothes (washing):

clothes

linge m

clothes attr basket, line, peg, pin

à linge

with only the clothes he stood up in

sans rien d'autre que les vêtements qu'il avait sur le dos

I.clothe [Brit kləʊð, Am kloʊð] VB trans

clothe

habiller, vêtir

to feed and clothe family, refugees

nourrir et habiller or vêtir

to be clothed in

être habillé en or vêtu de

fully clothed

tout habillé

II.to clothe oneself VB refl

to clothe oneself refl:

to clothe oneself

s'habiller

to clothe oneself

se vêtir

clothes peg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clothes peg in the English»French Dictionary

clothes peg N Brit, clothes pin N Am

clothes peg

pince f à linge

Translations for clothes peg in the English»French Dictionary

peg for clothes

pince f à linge

Translations for clothes peg in the French»English Dictionary

pince à linge

clothes peg Brit

Translations for clothes peg in the English»French Dictionary

I.peg [peg] N

peg (small hook):

peg

piquet m

peg for clothes

pince f à linge

peg of a violin, guitar

cheville f

Phrases:

to buy off the peg

acheter du prêt-à-porter

to take sb down a peg or two

remettre qn à sa place

to use sth as a peg to hang sth on

prendre qc comme prétexte à qc

II.peg <-gg-> [peg] VB trans

1. peg (fix):

peg

fixer (avec des piquets)

2. peg (hold at certain level):

peg

maintenir

3. peg (guess correctly):

peg

deviner

clothes N pl

clothes

vêtements mpl

clothes

hardes fpl Quebec

to put one's clothes on

s'habiller

clothes designer

styliste mf

clothe [kləʊð, Am kloʊð] VB trans

clothe

vêtir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Somehow, buying a distressed zinc bucket, factory-style metal lampshade or wooden clothes pegs makes consumers feel less guilty than splashing out on the (equally expensive) above-stairs versions.

www.telegraph.co.uk

This will allow you to fit the clothes peg or skewer in later.

www.irishcatholic.ie

I put her back and secured the catch with a clothes peg.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Secure the cover at the bottom of each of the hoops, using the clothes pegs.

www.mirror.co.uk

The time-starved might be baffled at the thought of decorating clothes pegs and storing them in a hand-sewn fabric bag.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Clothing that has recently been washed is hung along the line to dry, using clothes pegs or clothespins.

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Negatives hung with clothes pegs over the bathtub.

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Then there's the "beauty nose" - a giant clothes peg in the shape of a butterfly.

www.smh.com.au

None of my friends' families have clothes pegs like ours.

www.telegraph.co.uk

We bought a rabbit at the market and hung it by a clothes peg in the hall.

www.independent.co.uk