l'attirent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for l'attirent in the French»English Dictionary

I.attirer [atiʀe] VB trans

1. attirer (faire venir) (gén) PHYS:

attirer foudre, personne, animal, capitaux, convoitises

to attract

attirer foule, attention

to draw, to attract

le film attire les foules

the film draws ou attracts the crowds, the film is a big draw ou crowd-puller

attirer l'attention ou l'œil de qn sur qc

to draw sb's attention to sth

attirer qn vers/à/contre soi

to draw sb toward(s)/to/against oneself

le bruit l'attira dans le jardin

the noise drew him to the garden Brit ou yard Am

c'est ce qui les a attirés l'un vers l'autre

it's what drew them together

attirer qn dans un coin

to take sb into a corner

attirer qn dans un piège

to lure sb into a trap

attirer qn par des promesses

to entice sb with promises

2. attirer (séduire):

attirer personne, pays:

to attract

attirer études, métier: personne

to appeal to

les brunes l'attirent

he goes for brunettes

3. attirer (susciter):

attirer reproche, critique

to bring [sth] (à qn on sb)

attirer colère

to bring [sth] down (à qn on sb)

attirer honte, mépris

to bring [sth] (sur qn on sb)

attirer des ennuis à qn

to cause sb problems

son échec ne lui a pas attiré de compliments

his failure earned him no congratulations

attirer sur soi ou sa tête la colère du patron

to bring the boss down on one's head

ça va lui attirer des jalousies

people are going to be jealous of him

II.s'attirer VB refl

s'attirer refl:

s'attirer des ennemis

to make enemies

s'attirer l'estime/les compliments de qn

to earn sb's respect/praise

s'attirer le soutien de qn

to win sb's support

s'attirer la colère/les reproches de qn

to incur sb's anger/reproaches

le livre s'est attiré de nombreuses critiques

the book has attracted a lot of criticism

s'attirer des ennuis

to get into trouble

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s'attirer des emmerdements

to get into trouble

s'attirer des emmerdements

to get oneself in the shit sl

attirer du populo

to pull in the crowds

Translations for l'attirent in the English»French Dictionary

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attract person, animal, students, buyers, custom, investment, criticism etc

attirer

to attract attention

attirer l'attention

to attract sb's attention

attirer l'attention de qn (to sur)

attention-seeking

besoin m d'attirer l'attention

attention-seeking

cherchant à attirer l'attention

to be the cynosure of all eyes

attirer tous les regards

to run afoul of

s'attirer des ennuis avec

decoy

attirer [qn] dans un piège

decoy

attirer [qc] avec un appeau

children vying (with each other) for attention

des enfants qui rivalisent (entre eux) pour attirer l'attention

to be good box office person:

attirer les foules

to be a box office attraction

attirer les foules

l'attirent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for l'attirent in the French»English Dictionary

I.attirer [atiʀe] VB trans

1. attirer (tirer à soi, retenir) a. PHYS:

attirer le regard/l'attention

to make people look/pay attention

2. attirer (faire venir):

attirer personne

to attract

attirer animal

to lure

3. attirer (allécher):

attirer

to entice

4. attirer (intéresser):

attirer projet, pays

to draw

5. attirer (procurer):

attirer des ennuis à qn

to cause sb problems

6. attirer (susciter):

attirer sur soi la colère de toute la ville

to bring down the anger of the whole town on oneself

II.attirer [atiʀe] VB refl

1. attirer (se plaire):

s'attirer

to attract each other

s'attirer PHYS

to attract

2. attirer (obtenir, susciter):

s'attirer de nombreux ennemis/amis

to make many enemies/friends

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they're packing them in

ils attirent un monde fou

attract

attirer

incur sb's anger

s'attirer

entice

attirer

drum up

attirer

to lure sb/sth into a trap

attirer qn/qc dans un piège

to be appealing to sb

attirer qn

pull in fans, a crowd

attirer

to get a lot of publicity

attirer beaucoup de publicité

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

French

En hiver, il mange les fruits secs et charnus des sureaux, églantiers, sorbiers et autres plantes ligneuses qui l'attirent dans les parcs.

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Légèrement misanthrope, il aime la compagnie des femmes, même si elles ne l'attirent pas forcément.

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Les phénomènes surnaturels, étranges ou mystérieux l'attirent et inversement les gens normaux l'indiffèrent.

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