dressing-down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dressing-down in the English»French Dictionary

dressing-down N

dressing-down

réprimande f

to give sb a dressing-down

réprimander qn

Translations for dressing-down in the French»English Dictionary

I.soigné (soignée) [swaɲe] VB pp

soigné → soigner

II.soigné (soignée) [swaɲe] ADJ

1. soigné (bien entretenu):

soigné (soignée) mains, ongles

well-manicured

soigné (soignée) coiffure, vêtements, tenue

immaculate

il est très soigné de sa personne

he's very well-groomed

individu peu soigné

unkempt person

2. soigné (bien fait):

soigné (soignée) catalogue, revue, édition

carefully produced

soigné (soignée) emballage, maquette

carefully done

soigné (soignée) conception, organisation, tactique

carefully thought out

soigné (soignée) réglage, alignement

careful, meticulous

soigné (soignée) travail

meticulous

peu soigné emballage

carelessly done

peu soigné travail

careless

III.soigné (soignée) [swaɲe] ADJ inf (d'importance)

avoir une grippe soignée

to have terrible flu

faire des reproches soignés à qn

to give sb a thorough dressing-down

l'addition était soignée!

the bill was astronomical! Brit inf

l'addition était soignée!

the check was astronomical! Am inf

See also soigner

I.soigner [swaɲe] VB trans

1. soigner (chercher à guérir):

soigner personne, animal, maladie

to treat

soigner un rhume avec de l'aspirine

to treat a cold with aspirin

sa patte n'est pas cassée, on pourra la soigner

its paw isn't broken, we can treat it

faire soigner qn

to get sb treatment

se faire soigner

to get treatment

il n'y a pas moyen de se faire soigner correctement ici

you just can't get the proper treatment here

il faut te faire soigner! inf, hum

you should have your head examined!

2. soigner (s'occuper de):

soigner personne, animal, client

to look after

3. soigner (faire attention à):

soigner tenue, présentation

to take care over

soigner mains

to look after

soignez votre écriture/orthographe

take care over your writing/spelling

II.se soigner VB refl

1. se soigner (chercher à guérir):

se soigner

to treat oneself

je me soigne aux antibiotiques

I'm treating myself with antibiotics

elle n'aime pas se soigner

she doesn't like to take anything when she's ill

soigne-toi bien!

look after yourself!

je ne suis pas très intelligent mais je me soigne hum

I'm not very clever but I'm working on it!

2. se soigner (pouvoir être guéri):

se soigner maladie:

to be treatable

infection qui se soigne facilement aux antibiotiques

infection that can easily be treated with antibiotics

ça se soigne, tu sais! hum

(time to) get the men in white coats! hum

3. se soigner:

se soigner (veiller à sa tenue)

to take care over one's appearance

se soigner (veiller à son bien-être)

to take care of oneself

grade [ɡʀad] N m

1. grade (niveau hiérarchique):

grade

rank

nommé au grade de

appointed to the rank of

de grade élevé

high-ranking attr

monter en grade

to be promoted

casser un officier de son grade

to demote an officer to the ranks

2. grade UNIV (titre):

grade

degree

grade de docteur

doctor's degree

3. grade MATH (en géométrie):

grade

grade

4. grade (viscosité de lubrifiant):

grade

grade

en prendre pour son grade inf

to be hauled over the coals, to get a good dressing-down

dressing-down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dressing-down in the English»French Dictionary

dressing-down N

to give sb a dressing-down

enguirlander qn

to give sb a dressing-down inf

habiller qn pour l'hiver

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Offer resigned five days later after a public dressing-down.

www.cnn.com

Yet this ultimate dressing-down of menswear's most dressed-up item is beginning to hit the mainstream.

www.macleans.ca

Forget dressing-up, dressing-down is what we want.

www.dailymail.co.uk

However, seasonal dressing-down is wholly unwelcome for those who feel undressed in anything unstructured or uncovered.

www.independent.co.uk

If his ears were burning from the brief dressing-down he got earlier, you'd never know it from his body language which exuded "just happy to be here".

edmontonjournal.com

I couldn't possibly go for lunch in the staffroom after such a dressing-down.

www.independent.co.uk

Many women have been subjected to a bra dressing-down -- that is, to be chastised by a sales person for the incorrect size or make of a brassiere.

www.thestar.com

A 10-2 victory does not usually provoke a dressing-down from the president.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Yet a simple question to a minister about his status led to a defensive dressing-down.

ottawacitizen.com

Even the city's public art choices did not escape the savage dressing-down.

www.canberratimes.com.au