Harn in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Harn in the English»French Dictionary

Golden Horn N

Golden Horn

Corne f d'Or

Cape Horn N

Cape Horn

le cap Horn m

horn [Brit hɔːn, Am hɔrn] N

1. horn ZOOL fig:

horn (of animal, snail)

corne f

horn (of owl)

aigrette f

horn (on moon, anvil)

corne f

horn (of devil)

corne f

2. horn MUS:

horn

cor m

to play the horn

jouer du cor

to learn the horn

apprendre le cor

for horn

pour cor

the horns

les cors

the horns attr player, teacher, solo

de cor

the horns concerto, part

pour cor

3. horn:

horn (of car)

klaxon ® m

horn (of car)

avertisseur m (sonore)

horn (of ship)

sirène f

to sound one's horn car:

klaxonner

to sound one's horn ship:

donner un coup de sirène

4. horn U (substance):

horn

corne f

made of horn

en corne

5. horn (for drinking):

horn

corne f

to blow one's own horn Am

chanter ses propres louanges

to draw or pull in one's horns (feeling hurt)

rentrer dans sa coquille

to draw or pull in one's horns (financially)

réduire son train de vie

to lock horns with sb

croiser le fer avec qn

to take the bull by the horns

prendre or saisir le taureau par les cornes

horn-rimmed ADJ

horn-rimmed spectacles

à monture d'écaille

horn-rimmed frames

d'écaille

French horn N

French horn

cor m (d'harmonie)

horn in VB [Brit hɔːn -, Am hɔrn -] inf Am

to horn in (on a conversation)

mettre son grain de sel inf

stop horning in

ne te mêle pas de ça

hunting horn N

hunting horn

cor m de chasse

basset horn N

basset horn

cor m de basset

post horn N

post horn

cornet m de poste

horn rims N npl

horn rims

lunettes fpl à monture d'écaille

Harn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Harn in the English»French Dictionary

horn [hɔ:n, Am hɔ:rn] N

1. horn ZOOL:

horn

corne f

2. horn no pl (material):

horn

corne f

3. horn (receptacle, shape):

horn

corne f

4. horn (honk):

horn

klaxon m

5. horn MUS:

horn

cor m

Phrases:

to be on the horns of a dilemma

être assis entre deux chaises

to take the bull by the horns

prendre le taureau par les cornes

horn-rimmed [ˈhɔ:nrɪmt, Am ˈhɔ:rn-] ADJ

horn-rimmed glasses:

horn-rimmed

à monture d'écaille

horn in VB intr Am inf

to horn in on sth

fourrer son nez dans qc

French horn N MUS

French horn

cor m d'harmonie

yearn [jɜ:n, Am jɜ:rn] VB intr

to yearn for sth

désirer qc ardemment

to yearn to do sth

brûler de faire qc

warn [wɔ:n, Am wɔ:rn] VB trans

warn

avertir

I'm warning you!

je te préviens!

to warn sb against/about sth

mettre qn en garde contre qc

to warn sb of a danger

avertir qn d'un danger

to warn sb to do sth

conseiller qn de faire qc

to have been warned

avoir été prévenu

pay-as-you-earn, Pay As You Earn N Brit

pay-as-you-earn

retenue f à la source de l'impôt sur le revenu

earn [ɜ:n, Am ɜ:rn] VB trans

1. earn (be paid):

earn

gagner

to earn a living/one's daily bread

gagner sa vie/son pain

to earn $800 a week

gagner 800$ par semaine

he earns a living from his painting

il vit de sa peinture

2. earn fig:

her painting earned her success

sa peinture lui a valu le succès

to earn sb nothing but criticism

ne rapporter que des critiques à qn

3. earn (deserve):

earn

mériter

tarn [tɑ:n, Am tɑ:rn], Tarn N

tarn

petit lac m de montagne

barn owl N

barn owl

effraie f