Blue Flag in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Blue Flag in the English»French Dictionary

I.flag [Brit flaɡ, Am flæɡ] N

1. flag (national symbol):

flag

drapeau m

to hoist or run up a flag

hisser un drapeau

to wave a flag

brandir un drapeau

a flag flew from every building

sur chaque bâtiment un drapeau flottait au vent

to sail under the Panamanian flag NAUT

battre pavillon panaméen

2. flag (as signal):

flag NAUT

pavillon m

flag RAIL

drapeau m

to show the white flag lit

hisser le drapeau blanc

to show the white flag fig

baisser pavillon

with flags flying NAUT

pavillon haut

3. flag (on map):

flag

drapeau m

4. flag BOT:

flag

iris m des marais

5. flag (stone):

flag

dalle f

6. flag COMPUT:

flag

drapeau m

II.flag <pres part flagging; pret, pp flagged> [Brit flaɡ, Am flæɡ] VB trans

1. flag (mark with tab):

flag text

baliser

2. flag (signal):

flag problem

signaler

3. flag COMPUT:

flag

signaler [qc] au moyen d'un drapeau

III.flag <pres part flagging; pret, pp flagged> [Brit flaɡ, Am flæɡ] VB intr

flag interest:

faiblir

flag morale, strength:

baisser

flag conversation:

languir

flag athlete, campaigner:

flancher inf

IV.flagging ADJ

flagging strength

qui baisse

flagging energy, economy, industry etc

chancelant

to revive the flagging fortunes of the government

donner un nouvel élan au gouvernement

V.flag [Brit flaɡ, Am flæɡ]

to fly the flag

représenter son pays (à l'étranger)

we must keep the flag flying

nous devons le faire pour l'honneur de notre pays

to wave the flag

faire des déclarations patriotiques

I.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] N

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu m

to go or turn blue

bleuir, devenir bleu

2. blue (sky) liter:

the blue

l'azur m liter

3. blue Brit UNIV (honour):

to be/get an Oxford/Cambridge blue

être/devenir membre d'une équipe sportive d'Oxford/de Cambridge

4. blue Brit inf POL:

a true blue

un partisan ardent du parti Conservateur

5. blue Am HISTORY (in civil war):

blue

nordiste mf

II.blues N npl

1. blues MUS:

the blues

le blues m

to sing/play the blues

chanter/jouer du blues

to sing/play the blues attr music, musician, fan, festival

de blues

2. blues (depression) inf:

the blues

le cafard inf

to have the blues

avoir le cafard inf

III.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] ADJ

1. blue (in colour):

blue

bleu

fig to be blue from or with the cold

être bleu de froid

2. blue (depressed):

to feel blue

avoir le cafard inf

to look blue

avoir l'air déprimé

3. blue (smutty) inf:

blue film

porno inf

blue joke

osé, cochon/-onne inf

4. blue Brit inf POL:

blue

conservateur/-trice

IV.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] VB trans inf Brit (squander)

to blue (all) one's money on sth

dépenser tout son fric sur qc inf

V.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu]

to say sth out of the blue

dire qc à brûle-pourpoint

to appear/happen out of the blue

apparaître/se passer à l'improviste

to go off into the blue

partir à l'aventure

to vanish into the blue

s'évanouir dans la nature

the air was blue!

les gros mots fusaient!

black and blue

couvert de bleus

to beat sb black and blue inf

battre qn comme plâtre inf

to throw a blue fit

piquer une crise inf

to tell sb sth/repeat sth (to sb) until one is blue in the face

se tuer à dire qc à qn/à répéter qc (à qn)

you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway!

cause toujours, j'y vais quand même! inf

See also murder, moon

I.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] N

1. murder LAW (crime):

murder

meurtre m

2. murder attr:

murder inquiry, investigation

sur un meurtre

murder scene, weapon

du crime

murder squad, trial

criminel/-elle

murder (gen) story, mystery

policier/-ière

murder hunt

chasse f à l'assassin

murder victim

victime f (d'un meurtre)

3. murder (hell) inf:

it's murder in town today!

c'est infernal en ville aujourd'hui! inf

finding a parking space here is sheer murder!

trouver à se garer ici, c'est infernal! inf

to be murder on the feet/nerves

être un cauchemar pour les pieds/nerfs

II.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] VB trans

1. murder LAW (kill):

murder lit

assassiner (with avec)

2. murder fig, inf:

murder

tuer inf

I could murder that woman inf!

elle est à tuer, cette femme! inf

3. murder (ruin):

murder inf

massacrer inf

4. murder (defeat):

murder inf

écraser inf

murder inf

battre [qn] à plates coutures

5. murder Brit (devour) inf:

I could murder a pint/a sandwich!

je me taperais bien une bière/un sandwich! sl

III.murdered ADJ

the murdered man/woman

la victime

IV.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər]

to get away with murder dishonest people:

s'en tirer impunément

that child gets away with murder!

on lui passe tout à cet enfant!

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder inf child:

crier comme un putois

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder public figure, press:

s'indigner

I.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] N ASTRON

moon (satellite)

lune f

the moon (of the earth)

la Lune

the moons of Saturn

les lunes de Saturne

there will be a moon tonight

il y aura clair de lune cette nuit

there will be no moon tonight

ce soir, ce sera une nuit sans lune

by the light of the moon

au clair de lune

to put a man on the moon

envoyer un homme sur la Lune

II.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] VB intr

1. moon (daydream):

moon

rêvasser (over sth/sb à qc/qn)

2. moon (display buttocks):

moon inf

montrer ses fesses

III.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun]

to be over the moon about sth

être aux nues à propos de qc

many moons ago liter

il y a des lustres

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois inf

the man in the moon

le visage de la Lune

to shoot the moon Am

déménager à la cloche de bois inf

Blue Flag in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Blue Flag in the English»French Dictionary

Blue Flag N

Blue Flag

pavillon m vert

Translations for Blue Flag in the English»French Dictionary

I.flag¹ [flæg] N

1. flag (national symbol) a. COMPUT:

flag

drapeau m

2. flag NAUT:

flag

pavillon m

II.flag¹ <-gg-> [flæg] VB trans

1. flag (mark):

flag

marquer

2. flag fig:

flag

signaler

III.flag¹ <-gg-> [flæg] VB intr

flag

faiblir

flag conversation

languir

flag party, film, player

faiblir

I.flag² [flæg] N

flag

dalle f

II.flag² [flæg] VB trans

flag

daller

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The beach is an important asset for locals and visitors and routinely qualifies for Blue Flag status.

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Those with fever cases on board were required to fly a blue flag.

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The Blue Flagger watches upstream traffic for overtaking cars and displays the blue flag and other flags as required.

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A municipal beach, partly organised and awarded with the blue flag every year since 2009.

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The beach has received the Blue Flag award, which requires the beach to satisfy a number of criteria in order to retain it.

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It is understood that the pollution problem has been resolved but that Blue Flag status must await clean reports during 2008 and 2009.

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If a man went inside a large machine or worked on an electrical circuit for example, his blue flag and tag was sacrosanct.

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It has been awarded with the blue flag for its clear water and its organisation.

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Since 1995 it has been recognized as a Blue Flag beach, a designation awarded to seaside areas adhering to specific environmental standards.

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When the pits opened, the blue flag waved to permit the odd-numbered cars to pit first.

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