women's refuge in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for women's refuge in the English»French Dictionary

women's refuge N

women's refuge

foyer m pour femmes battues

Translations for women's refuge in the English»French Dictionary

refuge [Brit ˈrɛfjuːdʒ, Am ˈrɛfˌjudʒ, ˈrɛfˌjuʒ] N

1. refuge (protection):

refuge

refuge m (from contre)

to take refuge from danger, people

se mettre à l'abri de

to take refuge from weather

s'abriter de

to take refuge in place, drink, drugs

se réfugier dans

to seek/to find refuge (from danger, people)

chercher/trouver refuge

to seek/to find refuge (from weather)

chercher/trouver un abri

2. refuge (hostel):

refuge

foyer m

women [Brit ˈwɪmɪn, Am ˈwɪmɪn] N npl

women → woman

See also woman

woman <pl women> [Brit ˈwʊmən, Am ˈwʊmən] N

1. woman:

woman

femme f

the working woman

la femme active

woman as portrayed in the Victorian novel

la femme telle qu'elle est représentée dans le roman victorien

a woman of letters

une femme de lettres

a woman of the streets dated euph

une prostituée

I've never even spoken to the woman! pej

je n'ai même jamais parlé à cette femme!

a woman comes in to clean twice a week

une femme de ménage vient deux fois par semaine

she's her own woman

elle est maîtresse de sa vie

to talk about sth woman to woman

parler de qc entre femmes

for heaven's sake, woman!

mais enfin tu es idiote ou quoi?

my good woman

ma petite dame

the little woman dated pej

ma petite femme

the other woman pej

l'autre

a six-woman team

une équipe composée de six femmes

2. woman attr (female):

a woman Prime Minister

un premier ministre femme

she asked for a woman doctor

elle a demandé un médecin femme

women doctors were not so common then

les femmes médecins n'étaient pas très nombreuses à cette époque

he's always criticizing woman drivers

il est toujours en train de critiquer les femmes au volant

the women members of staff

les membres féminins du personnel

he has lots of women friends

il a beaucoup d'amies

women voters

électrices fpl

women writers

femmes fpl écrivains

a woman's place is in the home

la place d'une femme est au foyer

a woman's work is never done

une femme a toujours à faire dans sa maison

women's refuge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for women's refuge in the English»French Dictionary

refuge [ˈrefju:dʒ] N a. fig

refuge

refuge m

to take refuge in sth

chercher refuge dans qc

to take refuge in drink/drugs

se réfugier dans l'alcool/la drogue

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I would never have gone to a women's refuge.

www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

I work a lot with women's refuge centres and it would be nice to be able to give some to them.

www.hulldailymail.co.uk

It's not easy, everyone wants something from you - the police, lawyer, women's refuge, the court.

www.stuff.co.nz

The women's refuge movement had been kept alive for about 40 years because of its code of confidentiality, she said.

www.stuff.co.nz

Sixty per cent, or 11,300 victims, found shelter at a women's refuge -- many of which are overstretched and facing unprecedented cuts.

www.independent.co.uk

He confirmed plans for a women's refuge in the building are now on hold due to local concerns.

www.irishexaminer.com