French chalk in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for French chalk in the English»French Dictionary

French chalk N

French chalk

craie f de tailleur

Translations for French chalk in the French»English Dictionary

craie (de) tailleur

French chalk, tailor's chalk

Translations for French chalk in the English»French Dictionary

I.chalk [Brit tʃɔːk, Am tʃɔk] N

1. chalk (gen) ART:

chalk

craie f

a stick or piece of chalk

un bâton de craie

a stick or piece of chalk attr drawing

à la craie

2. chalk (Geol):

chalk

craie f

on chalk

sur un sol crayeux

on chalk attr cliff, landscape

de craie

3. chalk attr GEOL:

chalk layer, period

crétacé

II.chalk [Brit tʃɔːk, Am tʃɔk] VB trans

1. chalk (write):

chalk

écrire [qc] à la craie

2. chalk (apply chalk to):

chalk

frotter [qc] avec de la craie

III.chalk [Brit tʃɔːk, Am tʃɔk]

not by a long chalk inf!

loin de là! inf

not to be able to tell chalk from cheese

ne pas savoir reconnaître un chat d'un chien

to be as different as chalk and cheese

être comme le jour et la nuit

to be as white as chalk

être blanc comme un linge

I.French [Brit frɛn(t)ʃ, Am frɛn(t)ʃ] N

1. French (language):

French

français m

2. French (people):

the French

les Français mpl

II.French [Brit frɛn(t)ʃ, Am frɛn(t)ʃ] ADJ

French

français

III.French [Brit frɛn(t)ʃ, Am frɛn(t)ʃ]

to take French leave

filer à l'anglaise

pardon my French hum

si vous me passez l'expression

French chalk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for French chalk in the English»French Dictionary

French chalk N no pl

French chalk

craie f de tailleur

Translations for French chalk in the English»French Dictionary

I.chalk [tʃɔ:k] N no pl

chalk

craie f

Phrases:

to be (as different as) chalk and/from cheese

être le jour et la nuit

II.chalk [tʃɔ:k] VB trans

chalk

écrire à la craie

I.French [frentʃ] ADJ

French

français(e)

French team

équipe de France

French speaker

francophone mf

II.French [frentʃ] N

1. French (people):

the French

les Français

2. French LING:

French

français m

excuse my French!

passez-moi l'expression!

See also English

I.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] ADJ

English

anglais(e)

English people

les Anglais

an English national

un ressortissant anglais

an English film

un film en anglais

an English class

un cours d'anglais

the English team

l'équipe d'Angleterre

English speaker

anglophone mf

II.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] N

1. English pl (people):

the English

les Anglais

2. English LING:

English

anglais m

to speak English fluently

parler couramment (l')anglais

to write in English

écrire en anglais

to translate into English

traduire en anglais

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Most tailor's chalk, or French chalk, is talc, as is the chalk often used for welding or metalworking.

en.wikipedia.org

The canvas was then evenly coated with a paste of French chalk ("gopi") or powdered limestone and a binding medium and dried.

en.wikipedia.org

The only thing he hasn't tried is the old stagehand's trick of sprinkling French chalk or talc into the joints -- but this is only a temporary measure anyway.

www.telegraph.co.uk