Highland fling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Highland fling in the English»French Dictionary

Highland fling N

Highland fling

danse f écossaise

Translations for Highland fling in the English»French Dictionary

I.highland [Brit ˈhʌɪlənd, Am ˈhaɪlənd] N

1. highland:

highland, a. highlands

région f montagneuse

Phrases:

the Highlands

Highlands mpl

the Highlands

Hautes-Terres fpl (d'Écosse)

II.highland [Brit ˈhʌɪlənd, Am ˈhaɪlənd] ADJ

1. highland:

highland animal

des montagnes

highland vegetation

de montagne

Phrases:

Highland customs, dress, cattle

des Highlands (d'Écosse)

Highland holiday

dans les Highlands

I.fling [Brit flɪŋ, Am flɪŋ] N

1. fling (spree):

fling inf

bon temps m

to have a fling

se payer du bon temps

to have a last or final fling

faire la fête avant de se ranger

2. fling inf:

fling (affair) (sexual)

aventure f

fling (intellectual)

flirt m inf

to have a brief fling with Marxism

flirter brièvement avec le marxisme

II.fling <pret, pp flung> [Brit flɪŋ, Am flɪŋ] VB trans (throw)

fling ball, grenade, stone

lancer (onto sur, into dans)

fling insult, accusation

lancer (at à)

to fling a scarf around one's shoulders

jeter une écharpe sur ses épaules

to fling a few things into a suitcase

jeter quelques affaires dans une valise

to fling sb to the ground person:

jeter qn à terre

to fling sb to the ground blast:

projeter qn à terre

to fling sb against sth blast, person:

projeter qn contre qc

I flung my arms around her neck

je me suis jeté à son cou

to fling sb into prison

jeter qn en prison

III.to fling oneself VB refl

to fling oneself refl:

to fling oneself

se jeter (across en travers de, into dans, onto sur, over par dessus, under sous)

to fling oneself off sth bridge, cliff

sauter de

he flung himself at her feet

il s'est jeté à ses pieds

IV.fling [Brit flɪŋ, Am flɪŋ]

to fling oneself at sb's head

se jeter à la tête de qn

youth must have its fling

il faut que jeunesse se passe

Highland fling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Highland fling in the English»French Dictionary

highland N

highland

région f montagneuse

the Highlands

les Highlands

I.fling <flung> [flɪŋ] VB trans a. fig

fling

jeter

fling ball

lancer

I flung the money back at them

je leur ai renvoyé l'argent à la figure

to be flung into jail

être jeté en prison

II.fling <flung> [flɪŋ] N

1. fling (good time):

fling

bon temps m

2. fling (affair):

fling

aventure m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There was nothing, save perhaps a highland fling, that merited any commendation.

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She grew up assuming everyone knew how to do a highland fling and weekends were spent dancing at ceilidhs rather than nightclubs.

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And dance she did -- the Highland fling, to be precise -- when her family threw a party for the centenary birthday of their matriarch and brought in some bagpipe players.

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Other large successful events have included a highland fling.

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The mist enshrouded lochs, the calm of the glens, the skirl of the pipes and the swirl of the kilt as the highland fling dances on its with merry way.

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The first one was a big picnic; there was a Highland fling.

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