þorna in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for þorna in the English»French Dictionary

ornate [Brit ɔːˈneɪt, Am ɔrˈneɪt] ADJ

ornate (gen)

richement orné

ornate LIT style

très fleuri

tornado <pl tornadoes or tornados> [Brit tɔːˈneɪdəʊ, Am tɔrˈneɪdoʊ] N

1. tornado METEO:

tornado

tornade f

Phrases:

tornado, a. Tornado MIL, AVIAT

avion m de combat Tornado

I.born [Brit bɔːn, Am bɔrn] ADJ

born person, animal:

born

né (of de, to do pour faire, with avec)

to be born

naître

she was born in Paris/in 1976

elle est née à Paris/en 1976

when the baby is born

quand le bébé sera né

born a Catholic

d'origine catholique

she was born into a Jewish family

elle est née d'une famille juive

to be born deaf/blind

être sourd/aveugle de naissance

the children born to them

les enfants qu'ils auront (or qu'ils ont eus)

to be a born leader

être un chef né

a born liar

un parfait menteur

she's a born loser

elle est née perdante

I wish I'd never been born!

je voudrais ne jamais être né!

to be born out of one's time

se tromper d'époque

to be born (out) of sth fig emotion, idea, group etc:

naître de qc

II.-born COMP

London-/Irish-born

né à Londres/en Irlande, originaire de Londres/d'Irlande

III.born [Brit bɔːn, Am bɔrn]

in all my born days inf

de toute ma vie

I wasn't born yesterday inf

je ne suis pas né de la dernière pluie

she hasn't got the sense she was born with inf

elle est sosotte inf

there's one born every minute inf!

quel idiot/quelle idiote!

were you born in a barn?

c'est pas la journée portes ouvertes aujourd'hui! inf

I.scorn [Brit skɔːn, Am skɔrn] N

scorn

mépris m

scorn

dédain m (for pour)

she has nothing but scorn for him

elle n'a que du mépris pour lui

to be held up to scorn by sb

être l'objet des railleries de qn

to pour or heap scorn on person

accabler [qn] de mépris

to pour or heap scorn on attempt, argument, organization

dénigrer

II.scorn [Brit skɔːn, Am skɔrn] VB trans

1. scorn (despise):

scorn person, action

mépriser

scorn fashion, make-up

dédaigner

2. scorn (reject):

scorn advice, invitation, offer of help

rejeter

scorn claim, suggestion

accueillir avec mépris

3. scorn form:

to scorn to do, to scorn doing

ne pas daigner faire

III.scorn [Brit skɔːn, Am skɔrn]

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

une femme humiliée est capable de tout

to laugh sth to scorn

exprimer son mépris pour qc

I.born-free N (in Africa)

born-free

membre de la génération post-apartheid en Afrique du Sud ou post-indépendance au Zimbabwe

the born-frees will make up about a third of the voters by 2019

les "Born Free" constitueront à peu près un tiers des votants d'ici 2019

II.born-free ADJ (in Africa)

born-free

né libre

the born-free generation

la génération née libre

I.worn [Brit wɔːn, Am wɔrn] VB pp

worn → wear

II.worn [Brit wɔːn, Am wɔrn] ADJ

worn carpet, clothing, shoe, tyre

usé

worn façade, stone

abîmé

worn tread

lisse

See also wear

I.wear [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] N U

1. wear (clothing):

wear

vêtements mpl

children's/beach wear

vêtements pour enfants/de plage

in beach/sports wear

en tenue f de plage/de sport

2. wear (use):

for everyday wear

de tous les jours

for summer wear

pour l'été

to stretch with wear shoes:

s'assouplir à l'usage

I've had three years' wear out of these boots

ces bottes m'ont duré trois ans

there's some wear left in these tyres

ces pneus ne sont pas encore usés

there's still a few months' wear in this shirt

cette chemise peut encore servir quelques mois

3. wear (damage):

wear

usure f (on de)

wear and tear

usure f

fair or normal wear and tear

usure normale

to stand up to wear

résister à l'usure

to get hard or heavy wear

servir beaucoup

there are signs of wear on the brake linings

les garnitures de freins sont un peu usées

to show signs of wear

commencer à être usé

to look the worse for wear (damaged)

être abîmé

to be somewhat the worse for wear (drunk)

être ivre

to be somewhat the worse for wear (tired)

être épuisé

II.wear <pret wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB trans

1. wear (be dressed in):

wear garment, jewellery, earphones etc

porter

to wear blue

s'habiller en bleu

to wear one's hair long/short

avoir les cheveux longs/courts

to wear one's hair in a bun

porter un chignon

to wear a ribbon in one's hair

avoir un ruban dans les cheveux

to wear one's skirts long

s'habiller long

to wear one's clothes loose

aimer les vêtements lâches

2. wear (put on):

wear garment, jewellery etc

mettre

what are you wearing tonight?

qu'est-ce que tu vas mettre ce soir?

what should I wear?

qu'est-ce que je devrais mettre?

I haven't got a thing to wear

je n'ai rien à me mettre

3. wear (use):

wear perfume, sun-cream

mettre

to wear make-up

se maquiller

she's wearing make-up

elle est maquillée

4. wear (display):

he or his face wore a puzzled frown

il fronçait les sourcils d'un air perplexe

her face wore a smug expression

elle avait un air plein de suffisance

5. wear (damage by use):

wear carpet, clothes, clutch, component

user

to be worn to a thread

être usé jusqu'à la corde

to wear a hole in garment, sheet

trouer

to wear a track/a groove in

creuser un sentier/une rigole dans

6. wear (accept) inf:

wear behaviour, attitude

tolérer

wear excuse

accepter

III.wear <pret wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB intr

1. wear (become damaged):

wear carpet, garment, shoes:

s'user

my patience is wearing thin

je commence à être à bout de patience

2. wear (withstand use):

a carpet/fabric that will wear well

un tapis/tissu solide

he's worn very well fig

il est encore bien pour son âge

I.torn [Brit tɔːn, Am tɔrn] VB pp

torn → tear

II.torn [Brit tɔːn, Am tɔrn] ADJ (all contexts)

torn

déchiré

See also tear², tear¹

tear² [Brit tɪə, Am tɪr] N gén pl

tear

larme f

close to tears

au bord des larmes

in tears

en larmes

to burst/dissolve into tears

éclater/fondre en larmes

to reduce sb to tears

réduire qn aux larmes

to shed tears of rage/laughter

pleurer de rage/de rire

it brings tears to the eyes

cela fait venir les larmes aux yeux

it brought tears to her eyes, it moved her to tears

elle en avait les larmes aux yeux

there were tears in his eyes

il avait les larmes aux yeux

French/gardening without tears

le français/le jardinage sans peine

to end in tears game, party:

finir par des pleurs

to end in tears campaign, experiment:

mal se terminer

I.tear¹ [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] N

1. tear (gen):

tear (from strain)

déchirure f (in dans)

tear (done on nail, hook etc)

accroc m (in à or dans)

2. tear MED:

tear

déchirure f

perineal tear

déchirure f du périnée

II.tear¹ <pret tore; pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB trans

1. tear (rip):

tear garment, paper

déchirer (on sur)

tear flesh, prey

mettre [qc] en pièces

to tear sth from or out of book, notepad

arracher qc de

to tear a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc

I've torn a hole in my coat

j'ai fait un accroc à mon manteau

to tear sth in half or in two

déchirer qc en deux

to tear sth in(to) pieces/strips

déchirer qc en morceaux/lambeaux

to tear sth to pieces or bits or shreds fig proposal, argument, book, film

démolir

to tear sth to pieces or bits or shreds lit fabric

déchirer

to tear sth to pieces or bits or shreds objet

démolir

to tear sb to pieces fig

descendre qn en flammes

to tear sb to pieces lit

écharper qn

to tear one's hair (out) lit, fig

s'arracher les cheveux

to tear a muscle/ligament

se claquer un muscle/ligament inf

to tear a muscle/ligament

se déchirer un muscle/ligament

‘tear along the dotted line’

‘déchirer en suivant le pointillé’

2. tear (remove by force):

to tear sth from or off roof, surface, object

arracher qc de

to tear sth from sb's hands or grasp

arracher qc des mains de qn

he was torn from his mother's arms

il a été arraché des bras de sa mère

to tear sth out of ground

arracher qc de

you nearly tore my arm out of its socket!

tu as failli m'arracher le bras!

3. tear (emotionally) tjrs au passif:

to be torn between options, persons

être tiraillé entre

she's torn between keeping on her job and going to college

elle hésite entre garder son emploi et faire des études

4. tear (divided):

to be torn by war/racism

être déchiré par la guerre/le racisme

III.tear¹ <pret tore; pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB intr

1. tear (rip):

tear

se déchirer

to tear into flesh, cloth

déchirer

2. tear (rush):

to tear out/off/past

sortir/partir/passer en trombe

to tear up/down the stairs

monter/descendre les escaliers quatre à quatre

she came tearing into the yard/house

elle est entrée en trombe dans la cour/maison

she went tearing (off) down the road

elle a filé à toute allure

they were tearing along at 150 km/h

ils filaient à 150 km/h

the car came tearing around the corner

la voiture a pris le tournant à toute allure

they're tearing around the streets

ils passent en trombe dans les rues

I tore through the book in two days

j'ai dévoré le livre en deux jours

3. tear:

to tear at (pull forcefully) animal: flesh, prey

déchiqueter

to tear at person: rubble

s'attaquer à

Phrases:

to tear into (criticize) inf

engueuler sl (about à cause de)

to tear into (criticize) inf

démolir inf

IV.tearing ADJ

1. tearing:

a tearing sound

un craquement

2. tearing inf:

to be in a tearing hurry Brit

être terriblement pressé (to do de faire)

she was in a tearing hurry

elle avait le feu aux trousses inf

V.tear¹ [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr]

that's torn it inf! Brit

il ne manquait plus que ça!

I.sworn [Brit swɔːn, Am swɔrn] VB pp

sworn → swear

II.sworn [Brit swɔːn, Am swɔrn] ADJ

1. sworn LAW (under oath):

sworn statement

fait sous serment

he said in sworn evidence or testimony that …

il a témoigné sous serment que …

2. sworn (avowed):

sworn enemy

juré

sworn ally

pour la vie

we are sworn enemies

on s'est juré une haine éternelle

See also swear

I.swear <pret swore; pp sworn> [Brit swɛː, Am swɛr] VB trans

1. swear LAW:

swear (gen) (promise) loyalty, allegiance, revenge

jurer

to swear (an oath of) allegiance to

faire serment d'allégeance à

I swear!, I swear it! form

je le jure!

I swear to God, I didn't know

je ne le savais pas, je le jure

to swear to do

jurer de faire

to swear (that)

jurer que

he swore he'd never write again/never to write again

il a juré qu'il n'écrirait plus jamais/de ne plus jamais écrire

I could have sworn she was there

j'aurais juré qu'elle y était

to swear to sb that …

jurer à qn que …

I swear by all that I hold dear that …

je jure sur la tête de tous ceux que j'aime que …

to swear blind (that) inf

jurer sur sa tête que

2. swear (by solemn oath):

to swear sb to secrecy

faire jurer le secret à qn

she had been sworn to secrecy

on lui avait fait jurer le secret

to be sworn to do

avoir prêté serment de faire

to be sworn into office

prêter serment

3. swear (curse):

‘damn!’ he swore

‘bon Dieu!’ jura-t-il

to swear at

pester contre

to be or get sworn at

se faire injurier

II.swear <pret swore; pp sworn> [Brit swɛː, Am swɛr] VB intr

1. swear (curse):

swear

jurer

she swore loudly

elle a lâché un juron

he never swears

il ne dit jamais de gros mots

to swear in front of

dire de gros mots devant

stop swearing!

arrête de jurer!, ne sois pas si grossier!

2. swear (attest):

to swear to having done

jurer d'avoir fait

would he swear to having seen them?

est-ce qu'il pourrait jurer de les avoir vus?

I wouldn't or couldn't swear to it

je n'en jurerais pas

to swear on Bible, honour

jurer sur

I.adorn [Brit əˈdɔːn, Am əˈdɔrn] liter VB trans

adorn building, room, walls

orner (with de)

adorn body, hair

parer (with de)

II.to adorn oneself VB refl

to adorn oneself refl:

to adorn oneself

se parer (with de)

born-again [Brit ˌbɔːnəˈɡɛn, Am ˌbɔrnəˈɡɛn] ADJ

1. born-again Christian:

born-again

régénéré

2. born-again hum:

born-again

nouvellement converti

þorna in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for þorna in the English»French Dictionary

tornado <-s [or -es]> [tɔr·ˈneɪ·doʊ] N

tornado

tornade f

ornate [ɔr·ˈneɪt] ADJ

1. ornate (elaborately decorated):

ornate

orné(e) richement

2. ornate language:

ornate

châtié(e)

I.worn [wɔrn] VB

worn pp of wear

II.worn [wɔrn] ADJ

worn

usé(e)

worn stone, statue

abîmé(e)

worn person

las(se)

See also wear

I.wear <wore, worn> [wer] N

1. wear (clothing):

wear

vêtements mpl

men's wear

vêtements pour hommes

2. wear (amount of use):

wear

usure f

there's some wear left in sth

on peut encore utiliser qc

to show signs of wear

commencer à s'user

wear and tear

usure f

to be the worse for wear

être ivre

II.wear <wore, worn> [wer] VB trans

1. wear (have on body):

wear a. fig

porter

2. wear (make a hole):

wear

user

to wear holes in sth

trouer qc

Phrases:

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

laisser transparaître ses sentiments

to wear the pants

porter la culotte

III.wear <wore, worn> [wer] VB intr

wear

s'user

to wear thin

être usé

to wear thin fig

être à bout

I.sworn [swɔrn] VB

sworn pp of swear

II.sworn [swɔrn] ADJ inv

sworn

sous serment

sworn enemy

ennemi m juré

See also swear

I.swear <swore, sworn> [swer] VB intr

1. swear (curse):

swear

dire des jurons

2. swear (state as truth):

swear

jurer

3. swear (take oath):

swear

prêter serment

to swear on the Bible

jurer sur la Bible

I wouldn't/couldn't swear to it inf

je ne le jurerais pas

II.swear <swore, sworn> [swer] VB trans

1. swear (curse):

swear

jurer

2. swear (promise):

swear

jurer

to swear sb to secrecy

faire jurer le secret à qn

to swear up and down that ... inf

jurer ses grands dieux que ...

shorn [ʃɔrn] VB

shorn pp of shear

See also shear

I.shear <-ed, -ed [or shorn]> [ʃɪr] VB trans

1. shear (cut):

shear

tondre

to shear sb's hair

raser la tête de qn

2. shear fig:

to be shorn of sth

être dépouillé de qc

II.shear <-ed, -ed [or shorn]> [ʃɪr] VB intr TECH

shear

tondre

corny <-ier, -iest> [ˈkɔr·ni] ADJ inf

corny

banal(e)

corn¹ [kɔrn] N

1. corn (plant):

corn

maïs m

2. corn inf (something trite):

corn

banalité f

corn² [kɔrn] N MED

corn

cor m

torn [tɔrn] VB

torn pp of tear

See also tear², tear¹

I.tear² [ter] N

tear

déchirure f

there's a tear in your shirt

ta chemise est déchirée

II.tear² <tore, torn> [ter] VB trans

1. tear (rip, pull apart):

tear a. fig

déchirer

to tear a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc (en le déchirant)

to tear sth into shreds

mettre qc en lambeaux

to tear a muscle

se déchirer un muscle

to tear sb/sth to shreds fig

mettre qn/qc en pièces

2. tear fig:

to be torn between X and Y

être déchiré entre X et Y

III.tear² <tore, torn> [ter] VB intr

1. tear (rip, come asunder):

tear

se déchirer

2. tear (rush wildly):

tear

foncer

to tear along

foncer

to tear down the stairs

dévaler l'escalier

to tear in

entrer à toute allure

to tear off

partir à toute allure

tear¹ [tɪr] N

tear

larme f

to be in tears

être en larmes

to burst into tears

éclater en sanglots

to have tears in one's eyes

avoir les larmes aux yeux

to reduce sb to tears

faire pleurer qn

to not shed (any) tears over sth

ne pas verser la moindre larme sur qc

born [bɔrn] ADJ a. fig

born

né(e)

to be born

naître