pruning hook in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pruning hook in the French»English Dictionary

élagu|eur

pruning hook

émondoir

pruner, pruning hook

Translations for pruning hook in the English»French Dictionary

pruning [Brit ˈpruːnɪŋ, Am ˈprunɪŋ] N (of bush, tree)

pruning

taille f

to do the pruning

tailler

I.prune [Brit pruːn, Am prun] N

1. prune FOOD:

prune

pruneau m

2. prune Am (prude):

prune sl

sainte-nitouche f

II.prune [Brit pruːn, Am prun] VB trans

1. prune (in gardening):

prune, a. prune back (cut back)

tailler

prune, a. prune back (thin out)

élaguer

2. prune fig:

prune essay, article

élaguer

prune budget, expenditure

réduire

I.hook [Brit hʊk, Am hʊk] N

1. hook (for clothing, picture):

hook

crochet m

2. hook FISH:

hook

hameçon m

3. hook (in sewing):

hook

agrafe f

hooks and eyes

agrafes fpl

4. hook FARM:

hook

faucille f

5. hook (on stick):

hook

crosse f

6. hook TELEC:

to take the phone off the hook

décrocher le téléphone

to leave the phone off the hook

laisser le téléphone décroché

7. hook (boxing):

hook

crochet m

left/right hook

crochet du gauche/du droit

8. hook (golf):

hook

coup m hooké

9. hook Am (bend):

hook

coude m

hook

courbe f

10. hook COMM:

hook

accroche f

II.hook [Brit hʊk, Am hʊk] VB trans

1. hook (hang):

hook

accrocher (on, onto à, round autour de)

2. hook (pull through):

hook string, loop

faire passer (through dans)

hook limb, finger, stick

passer (through dans)

3. hook FISH:

hook fish

prendre

hook fig, hum, inf

mettre le grappin sur inf

4. hook:

hook (golf)

hooker

hook (rugby)

talonner

III.hook [Brit hʊk, Am hʊk]

to be off the hook

être tiré d'affaire

to get sb off the hook

tirer qn d'affaire

to let sb off the hook

laisser filer qn inf

to get one's hooks into sb

mettre le grappin sur qn inf

pruning hook in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pruning hook in the English»French Dictionary

pruning hook N BOT

pruning hook

taille-haie m

Translations for pruning hook in the English»French Dictionary

pruning N

pruning

taillage m

prune¹ [pru:n] VB trans

1. prune BOT (trim) tree, shrub:

to prune sth (down)

tailler qc

2. prune (make smaller):

prune article

raccourcir

prune costs, budget

tailler dans

prune² [pru:n] N (dried plum)

prune

prune f

I.hook [hʊk] N

hook (curved device) a. SPORTS:

hook

crochet m

hook for coats

patère f

hook for fish

hameçon m

Phrases:

by hook or by crook

par tous les moyens

hook, line and sinker

complètement

II.hook [hʊk] VB trans

hook

accrocher

hook a fish

hameçonner

to hook sth to sth

accrocher qc à qc

III.hook [hʊk] VB intr

hook

s'agrafer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And their spears into pruning hooks.

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