Bible Belt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Bible Belt in the English»French Dictionary

Bible Belt N

Bible Belt

région du sud des États-Unis caracterisée par son fondamentalisme

Translations for Bible Belt in the English»French Dictionary

Bible [Brit ˈbʌɪb(ə)l, Am ˈbaɪbəl] N

Bible

Bible f

it's his bible fig

c'est sa bible

it's his bible attr reading, study

de la Bible

I.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] N

1. belt FASHION:

belt

ceinture f

he had a gun in his belt

il avait un pistolet à la ceinture

2. belt:

belt MOTOR, AVIAT

ceinture f

safety or seat belt

ceinture de sécurité

3. belt (area):

belt

ceinture f

a belt of industry

une ceinture industrielle

a belt of poverty around the inner city

une zone de pauvreté autour du centre urbain

a belt of trees

une rangée d'arbres

mountain/earthquake belt

zone f de montagnes/de séisme

4. belt METEO:

belt

zone f

a belt of rain/of low pressure

une zone de pluie/de basse pression

5. belt TECH:

belt

courroie f

6. belt SPORTS (in boxing, judo):

belt

ceinture f

to be a black belt

être ceinture noire

the world heavyweight belt

le titre mondial des poids lourds

7. belt (blow):

belt inf

beigne f inf

belt inf

coup m de poing

to give sb a belt

flanquer une beigne à qn inf

I gave the ball a good belt

j'ai donné un grand coup de pied dans le ballon

8. belt SCHOOL (for punishing):

belt

lanière f de cuir

II.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB trans inf

1. belt (hit):

belt inf

flanquer une beigne à inf

belt person

gifler

belt ball

donner un grand coup de pied dans

he belted him in the mouth/across the face

il lui a flanqué une beigne en plein sur la bouche/la figure inf

2. belt SCHOOL (as punishment):

belt

donner une correction à [qn] (avec une lanière de cuir)

3. belt inf → belt down

III.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB intr (go fast)

he belted home

il est rentré chez lui à toute vitesse

to belt along or down person: street

dévaler [qc] à toute vitesse

to belt along or down car: motorway

filer sur

IV.belted ADJ

belted coat:

belted

avec (une) ceinture

V.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt]

to tighten one's belt

se serrer la ceinture

to hit sb below the belt

donner un coup bas à qn

that remark was a bit below the belt

cette remarque était un coup bas

she has 15 years' experience/two tournaments under her belt

elle a 15 ans d'expérience/deux tournois à son actif

a belt and braces job inf

un boulot où deux précautions valent mieux qu'une inf

See also belt down

I.belt down VB [Brit bɛlt -, Am bɛlt -] inf (belt down [sth], belt [sth] down) Am

belt down drink:

belt down

avaler [qc] d'un trait

Bible Belt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Bible Belt in the English»French Dictionary

Bible [ˈbaɪbl] N

Bible

Bible f

I.belt [belt] N

1. belt a. SPORTS, AUTO:

belt

ceinture f

a blow below the belt

un coup bas

2. belt TECH:

belt

sangle f

3. belt (area):

belt

zone f

commuter belt

grande banlieue

4. belt inf (punch):

belt

gnon m

Phrases:

to tighten one's belt

se serrer la ceinture

to have sth under one's belt

avoir qc à son actif

II.belt [belt] VB trans

1. belt (secure):

belt

sangler

2. belt inf (hit):

belt

flanquer un coup à

III.belt [belt] VB intr inf

belt

se précipiter

to belt along

foncer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The area was sometimes nicknamed the Bible belt.

en.wikipedia.org

How's this going to be played in the Bible belt?

en.wikipedia.org

There are cities in the bible belt where people have walked out.

www.broadway.com

That could explain all those tornadoes and hurricanes in the bible belt.

religion.blogs.cnn.com

Most of us came from the "bible belt region" and were not used to examining faith from a logical perspective.

www.huffingtonpost.com

Over 85 per cent of executions in the last 40 years have been in the Bible belt.

www.christiantoday.com