FETCHING - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

fetching [Brit ˈfɛtʃɪŋ, Am ˈfɛtʃɪŋ] ADJ

fetching child, habit, photo

charmant

fetching outfit, hat

ravissant

fetch [Brit fɛtʃ, Am fɛtʃ] VB trans

1. fetch (bring):

fetch (gen)

aller chercher

(go and) fetch a ladder/the foreman

va chercher une échelle/le contremaître

to fetch sth for sb

aller chercher qc pour qn

to fetch sth for sb (carry back)

(r)apporter qc à qn

fetch him a chair please

apporte-lui une chaise s'il te plaît

she'll come and fetch you

elle viendra vous chercher

fetch! (to dog)

rapporte!

to fetch sb back

ramener qn

2. fetch (bring financially):

fetch goods:

rapporter

to fetch a good price

rapporter un bon prix

it won't fetch much

ça ne rapportera pas grand-chose

these vases can fetch up to £600

le prix de ces vases peut atteindre 600 livres

3. fetch (hit) inf:

to fetch sb a blow

flanquer un coup à qn inf

to fetch and carry for sb

faire les quatre volontés de qn

I. fetch in VB [Brit fɛtʃ -, Am fɛtʃ -] inf (fetch [sth] in, fetch in [sth])

fetch in chairs, washing etc:

fetch in

rentrer

II. fetch in VB [Brit fɛtʃ -, Am fɛtʃ -] inf (fetch [sb] in)

fetch in

faire rentrer

I. fetch out VB [Brit fɛtʃ -, Am fɛtʃ -] inf (fetch [sth] out, fetch out [sth])

fetch out object:

fetch out

sortir

II. fetch out VB [Brit fɛtʃ -, Am fɛtʃ -] inf (fetch [sb] out, fetch out [sb])

fetch out person:

fetch out

faire sortir

fetch up VB [Brit fɛtʃ -, Am fɛtʃ -] inf

to fetch up in Rome

finir par débarquer à Rome inf

French

English

aller quérir qn/qc

to fetch sb/sth

aller chercher de l'eau/boire à la fontaine

to fetch water/to drink from the fountain

récupérer

to fetch

elle doit récupérer son fils chez la nourrice

she must go and pick up ou fetch her son from the childminder Brit ou babysitter Am

je suis allé récupérer le ballon chez les voisins

I went to get ou fetch the ball back from the neighbours

cherche, mon chien, cherche!

fetch, boy, fetch!

aller chercher qc chien:

to fetch sth

une maison dans ce quartier, ça va chercher dans les 300 000 euros

a house in this area must fetch Brit ou get Am about 300, 000 euros

se vendre cher objet:

to fetch a lot

ses tableaux ne se vendent pas cher

his/her paintings don't fetch much

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

fetching ADJ iron hum

fetching

charmant(e)

fetch [fetʃ] VB trans

1. fetch (bring back):

fetch

aller chercher

to fetch sb/sth from somewhere

ramener qn/qc de quelque part

to fetch sb sth from somewhere

rapporter qc à qn de quelque part

fetch me a glass of water

apporte-moi un verre d'eau

to fetch and carry for sb

être la bonne à tout faire de qn

2. fetch (be sold for):

fetch

rapporter

fetch a price

remporter

to fetch a price

atteindre une somme

French

English

je vais lui frictionner les oreilles! inf

I'm going to fetch him one!

je recours aussitôt vous chercher (revenir)

I'll dash back to fetch you

aller rechercher qn/qc

to go and fetch sb/sth

va me chercher le journal, tu seras un amour inf

be a dear and fetch me the newspaper

in the PONS Dictionary

fetching ADJ iron hum

fetching

charmant(e)

fetch [fetʃ] VB trans

1. fetch (bring back):

fetch stick, object

aller chercher

2. fetch (be sold for):

fetch

rapporter

fetch price

remporter

to fetch a price

atteindre une somme

Present

I	fetch
you	fetch
he/she/it	fetches
we	fetch
you	fetch
they	fetch

Past

I	fetched
you	fetched
he/she/it	fetched
we	fetched
you	fetched
they	fetched

Present Perfect

I	have	fetched
you	have	fetched
he/she/it	has	fetched
we	have	fetched
you	have	fetched
they	have	fetched

Past Perfect

I	had	fetched
you	had	fetched
he/she/it	had	fetched
we	had	fetched
you	had	fetched
they	had	fetched

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Surveyors estimated then that the site could fetch up to $20 billion if the site were auctioned by the government.

en.wikipedia.org

It had been expected to fetch up to 40 million pounds.

www.cleveland.com

It is expected to fetch up to 450,000.

en.wikipedia.org

The sale of a fake passport, on the other hand, can fetch up to five times as much.

www.globalpost.com

A stuffed dog more than 150 years old is expected to fetch up to $35,000 at auction this week.

www.stuff.co.nz