widow's peak in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for widow's peak in the English»French Dictionary

widow's peak N

widow's peak

implantation f des cheveux en V sur le front

Translations for widow's peak in the English»French Dictionary

I.widow [Brit ˈwɪdəʊ, Am ˈwɪdoʊ] N (gen)

widow TYPO

veuve f

golf widow hum

femme f délaissée par son mari golfeur

II.widow [Brit ˈwɪdəʊ, Am ˈwɪdoʊ] VB trans

to be widowed

devenir veuf/veuve m/f

she has been widowed for two years

elle est veuve depuis deux ans

my widowed mother/sister

ma mère/sœur devenue veuve

I.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] N

1. peak (of mountain):

peak

pic m (of de)

2. peak (of cap):

peak

visière f

3. peak STAT:

peak (of inflation, quantity, demand, price, market)

maximum m (in dans, of de)

peak (in hormone, popularity)

pic m

peak (on a graph)

sommet m

to be at its or a peak

être à son maximum

4. peak fig:

peak (high point) (of career, achievement, empire, mental powers, creativity)

apogée m (of de)

peak (of fitness, form)

meilleur m (of de)

her success is at its peak , she is at the peak of her success

son succès a atteint son apogée

her fitness is at its peak , she is at the peak of her fitness

elle est au meilleur de sa forme

at his peak, he earned…

à l'apogée de sa carrière, il gagnait…

in the peak of condition

en excellente santé

to be past its or one's peak

avoir fait son temps

5. peak (busiest time) (gen):

peak

heure f de pointe

peak TELEC

heures fpl rouges

to cost 40 pence peak TELEC

coûter 40p au tarif rouge

6. peak:

peak (of roof)

faîte m

peak (of hair)

banane f

‘beat the egg white until it forms stiff peaks’

‘battre les blancs jusqu'à ce qu'ils deviennent fermes’

II.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] ADJ attr

peak demand, figure, level, population, price, risk

maximum, maximal

peak fitness, form, performance

meilleur

III.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] VB intr

peak inflation, rate, market, workload:

culminer (at à)

peak fig career, performance, enthusiasm, interest:

culminer

to peak in May/in the morning

culminer en mai/dans la matinée

to peak too early runner:

se lancer trop tôt

to peak too early prodigy:

s'épanouir trop tôt

to peak too early (in career)

réussir trop tôt

widow's peak in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for widow's peak in the English»French Dictionary

I.widow [ˈwɪdəʊ, Am -oʊ] N

1. widow (dead man's wife):

widow

veuve f

2. widow fig:

she's a football/golf widow

son mari la délaisse pour aller jouer au foot/golf

II.widow [ˈwɪdəʊ, Am -oʊ] VB trans

widow

laisser veuf(ve)

to be widowed

être veuf(-ve)

I.peak [pi:k] N

1. peak (mountain top):

peak

pic m

to reach the peak

atteindre le sommet

2. peak (climax):

peak

sommet m

peak in a period

moment m le plus fort

peak of a trend

apogée f

to be at the peak of one's career

être au sommet de sa carrière

3. peak Brit (hat part):

peak

visière f

II.peak [pi:k] VB intr

peak sb's career

être à son sommet

peak athletes

atteindre un record

peak figures, rates, production

atteindre son niveau maximum

III.peak [pi:k] ADJ

1. peak (the busiest):

peak hours

heures fpl de pointe

2. peak (the best, highest):

peak speed, capacity

maximal(e)

peak demand

record

peak season

haut(e)

in peak condition

dans le meilleur état

in peak periods

pendant les périodes de pointe

peak time viewing

heures de pointe d'écoute

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He has small white teeth and dark, slicked-back hair with a widow's peak.

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A widow's peak raced back across his head -- this was the only real sign of life, of motion.

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The expression widow's peak dates from 1849.

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He has a widow's peak.

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These included blond hair, a widow's peak, green or blue eyes, a preference for wearing devil's green (a shade between chartreuse and lime), and a pointed left ear.

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The revelation for me, in the video, was that you have a very pronounced widow's peak.

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Her straight black hair, worn in a long braid bound up with red-gold wire, made a widow's peak above her dark eyes, just as her father's had.

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I had pale skin and ink-black hair with a widow's peak and was constantly asking questions.

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Without a widow's peak, these fields join in the middle of the forehead so as to give a hairline that runs straight across.

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The neck of the mask and the widow's peak are all there.

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