corners in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] N

1. corner lit MOTOR:

corner (in geometry)
angle m
corner (of street, building)
angle m
corner (of street, building)
coin m
corner (of table, box, page, fabric, field, room)
coin m
corner (bend)
virage m
the house on the corner
la maison qui fait l'angle
at the corner of the street
au coin de la rue
to turn or go round the corner
tourner au coin de la rue
to put a child in the corner SCHOOL
mettre un enfant au coin
she wiped her eyes with a corner of her apron
elle s'est essuyé les yeux avec un coin or le bord de son tablier
to fold sth from corner to corner
plier qc en diagonale
to turn down the corner of a page
corner une page
the car took the corner too fast
la voiture a pris le virage trop vite
he lives around the corner from me (nearby)
il habite tout près de chez moi
the post office is just around the corner (around the bend)
la poste est juste au coin
she disappeared round the corner
elle a disparu au coin de la rue
Christmas is just around the corner
Noël approche
you never know what's around the corner
on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver
you never know what's around the corner attr cupboard, shelf, table
de coin
a corner seat (on a train)
un coin fenêtre

II.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] VB trans

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III.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] VB intr MOTOR

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V.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər]

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cater-corner, cater-cornered [Brit ˈkeɪtəkɔːnə, ˈkatəkɔːnə] ADJ ADV Am

cater-corner → catty-corner

See also catty-corner

I.catty-corner, catty-cornered [Brit ˌkatɪˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkædiˌkɔrnər] Am ADJ

II.catty-corner, catty-cornered [Brit ˌkatɪˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkædiˌkɔrnər] Am ADV

I.catty-corner, catty-cornered [Brit ˌkatɪˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkædiˌkɔrnər] Am ADJ

II.catty-corner, catty-cornered [Brit ˌkatɪˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkædiˌkɔrnər] Am ADV

corners in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for corners in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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I.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] N

II.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] VB trans

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III.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] VB intr

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corners Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cut corners
prendre des raccourcis
to search every corner of the house
chercher dans les coins et recoins de la maison
to be in a tight corner
être dans le pétrin
to drive sb into a (tight) corner
mettre qn au pied du mur
to get oneself into a (tight) corner
se mettre dans une situation difficile
to have a corner of the market
avoir le monopole du marché
out of the corner of one's eye
du coin de l'œil
to cut a corner (too sharply)
prendre un virage à la corde
to cut corners
rogner sur les coûts
the little grocery on the corner Brit
la petite épicerie du coin
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It had arched widows and doors, curved corners and two round towers.
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Original beadboard paneling remains on the second story, along with the original window surrounds and their rosette corners.
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It was not uncommon for shipyards to cut corners and use sub-standard materials, and to pocket the difference in costs as extra profit.
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The drivers said the car was more nimble through the corners than its more exotic competitors.
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In plethodonts, the sensory epithelium of the vomeronasal organs extends to the nasolabial grooves, which stretch from the nostrils to the corners of the mouth.
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Drug dealers who have entered insurance fraud think its safer and more profitable than working street corners.
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A tri-oval resembles an isosceles triangle with rounded-off corners.
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The driver's vision flap was reduced to a plain square flap with rounded lower corners, in line with the glacis plate.
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Cotton is a beanpole of a man, six foot five and rail-thin, with a long face, prominent nose, and eyes that tilt down at the corners.
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Many of these contractors are not qualified to do the work or are all too willing to cut corners.
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