shoulder patch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shoulder patch in the English»French Dictionary

shoulder patch N Am MIL

shoulder patch

écusson m

Translations for shoulder patch in the English»French Dictionary

I.patch <pl patches> [Brit patʃ, Am pætʃ] N

1. patch (for repair):

patch (in clothes)

pièce f

patch (on tyre, airbed)

rustine ® f

2. patch (protective cover):

patch (on eye)

bandeau m

patch (on wound)

pansement m

3. patch (small area):

patch (of snow, ice)

plaque f

patch (of colour, damp, rust, sunlight)

tache f

patch (of fog)

nappe f

patch (of oil)

flaque f

patch (of blue sky)

coin m

to have a bald patch

être un peu dégarni

in patches

par endroits

4. patch (area of ground):

patch (gen)

zone f

patch (for planting)

carré m

strawberry/vegetable patch

carré m de fraises/de légumes

a patch of grass

un coin d'herbe

a patch of daisies

une touffe de marguerites

5. patch HISTORY (artificial beauty spot):

patch

mouche f

6. patch Brit inf:

patch (territory) (of gangster, salesman)

territoire m

patch (of policeman, official)

secteur m

7. patch (period):

patch inf

période f

to go through or have a bad patch

traverser une mauvaise passe inf

in patches

par moments

8. patch ELECTRON:

patch

connexion f

patch

raccordement m

9. patch COMPUT:

patch

correction f provisoire

II.patch [Brit patʃ, Am pætʃ] VB trans

1. patch (repair):

patch hole, trousers

rapiécer

patch tyre

réparer

2. patch ELECTRON:

patch circuits

raccorder

3. patch COMPUT:

patch software

corriger

III.patch [Brit patʃ, Am pætʃ]

he's not a patch on his father

il n'arrive pas à la cheville de son père

the film isn't a patch on the book

le film est loin de valoir le livre

I.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] N

1. shoulder ANAT:

shoulder

épaule f

on or over one's shoulder

à l'épaule

on or over one's shoulders

sur les épaules

this jacket is too tight across the shoulders

cette veste est trop étroite d'épaules

to put one's shoulders back

rejeter les épaules en arrière

to straighten one's shoulders

redresser les épaules

to look over sb's shoulder

regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn

to cry on sb's shoulder

pleurer sur l'épaule de qn

I am always there if you need a shoulder to cry on

je suis toujours là si tu as besoin d'une épaule pour pleurer

his shoulders shook with laughter/sobs

il était secoué de rire/de sanglots

to have round shoulders

avoir le dos rond

to look (back) over one's shoulder lit, fig

regarder derrière soi

the burden/responsibility is or falls on my shoulders

la charge/la responsabilité m'incombe

to stand shoulder to shoulder lit two people:

être côte à côte

to work shoulder to shoulder

travailler coude à coude or côte à côte

2. shoulder (on mountain):

shoulder

replat m

3. shoulder FASHION:

shoulder

épaule f

4. shoulder (on road):

shoulder

bas-côté m

5. shoulder FOOD:

shoulder

épaule f

II.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] VB trans

1. shoulder lit bag, implement:

shoulder

mettre [qc] sur l'épaule

to shoulder one's gun

mettre son fusil sur l'épaule

to shoulder arms MIL

se mettre au port d'armes

shoulder arms! MIL

l'arme sur l'épaule!

2. shoulder fig:

shoulder burden, expense, task

se charger de

shoulder responsibility

endosser

3. shoulder (push):

to shoulder one's way through crowd

se frayer un chemin à coups d'épaules à travers

to shoulder sb aside

écarter qn d'un coup d'épaule

III.-shouldered COMP

to be round-shouldered

avoir le dos rond

to be narrow/square-shouldered

avoir les épaules étroites/carrées

IV.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər]

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb lit

dépasser qn d'une bonne tête

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb fig

laisser qn loin derrière

to have a good head on one's shoulders

avoir la tête sur les épaules

to have an old head on young shoulders

être mûr avant l'âge

to put one's shoulder to the wheel

s'atteler à la tâche

to rub shoulders with sb

côtoyer qn

straight from the shoulder inf comment, criticism:

franc/franche

to give it to sb straight from the shoulder inf

dire qc à qn sans détours

shoulder patch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shoulder patch in the English»French Dictionary

I.patch [pætʃ] N

1. patch (small area):

patch

pièce f

a fog patch

une nappe de brouillard

an ice patch

une plaque de gel

a patch of ground

un bout de terrain

a patch of blue sky

un morceau de ciel bleu

2. patch Brit inf (phase):

patch

période f

to go through a bad patch

passer par un moment difficile

3. patch (area for work):

patch

secteur m

4. patch (repair piece):

patch

pièce f

patch for tyre

rustine f

5. patch (cover for eye):

patch

cache m

6. patch MED (piece of fabric):

patch

patch m

Phrases:

to be not a patch on sb/sth else Brit, Aus inf

ne pas arriver à la cheville de qn/qc

II.patch [pætʃ] VB trans (cover, reinforce, sew up)

patch

rapiécer

to patch a tyre

poser une rustine sur une roue

I.shoulder [ˈʃəʊldəʳ, Am ˈʃoʊldɚ] N

1. shoulder (body part):

shoulder

épaule f

2. shoulder FASHION:

shoulder

épaule f

padded shoulders

épaulettes fpl

3. shoulder FOOD:

shoulder

épaule f

4. shoulder (side of a road):

shoulder

accotement m

hard shoulder

bande f d'arrêt d'urgence

5. shoulder (shoulder-like part):

shoulder of a mountain

crête f

Phrases:

a shoulder to cry on

une épaule pour pleurer

to rest on sb's shoulders

se reposer sur qn

shoulder to shoulder

côte à côte

to fight shoulder to shoulder with sb

se battre ensemble

II.shoulder [ˈʃəʊldəʳ, Am ˈʃoʊldɚ] VB trans

1. shoulder (move one's shoulders):

shoulder

pousser de l'épaule

to shoulder one's way

se frayer un chemin à coups d'épaules

2. shoulder (place on shoulders):

shoulder

porter sur ses épaules

3. shoulder (accept):

shoulder responsibility

endosser

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Females are duller and lack the chestnut shoulder patch.

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Shoulder patch insignia would have three, two or one bar or star.

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The wing lining is conspicuously spotted black-and-white; the rusty shoulder patch is absent in younger birds.

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Each uniform also bore a new shield shoulder patch.

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Members of other units picked up on the idea, devising their own insignia, and these evolved over the years into the modern shoulder patch.

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Aside from a new shoulder patch, the team's uniform design will not change.

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There is an iridescent green shoulder patch.

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Their current third jersey features the monsters head, taken from their shoulder patch design.

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Males have a chestnut shoulder patch which can sometimes be hard to see.

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A dark gray, roughly triangular "thorax field" separates the two, while a narrower dark gray "shoulder infill" separates the thorax patch from the shoulder patch.

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