Hudson Bay in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Hudson Bay in the English»French Dictionary

Hudson Bay [Am ˈhədsən ˌbeɪ]

Hudson Bay

Baie f d'Hudson

Translations for Hudson Bay in the English»French Dictionary

I.bay [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] N

1. bay GEOG:

bay

baie f

the Bay of Biscay/of Bengal

le golfe de Gascogne/du Bengale

the Bay of Pigs

la Baie des Cochons

2. bay HUNT:

to be at bay

être aux abois

to bring to bay

acculer

to hold or keep at bay fig attacker, opponent

tenir [qn] à distance

to hold or keep at bay famine

stopper

to hold or keep at bay unemployment, inflation etc

enrayer

3. bay BOT:

bay, a. bay tree

laurier(-sauce) m

4. bay (parking area):

bay

aire f de stationnement

5. bay ARCHIT:

bay (section of building)

travée f

bay (recess)

renfoncement m

bay (window)

fenêtre f en saillie

6. bay (compartment):

bay AVIAT, NAUT

soute f

7. bay (horse):

bay

alezan m

II.bay [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] ADJ

bay horse:

bay

bai

III.bay [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] VB intr

bay dog:

bay

aboyer (at contre, après)

to bay at the moon

hurler à la lune or à la mort

to bay for sb's blood fig

réclamer la tête de qn

See also bomb bay

bomb bay N

bomb bay

soute f à bombes

Hudson Bay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Hudson Bay in the English»French Dictionary

bay¹ [beɪ] N GEO

bay

baie f

bay² [beɪ] N BOT

bay

laurier m

bay³ [beɪ] N

1. bay (marked-off space):

bay

emplacement m

loading bay

aire f de chargement

2. bay (recess):

bay

renfoncement m

bay⁴ [beɪ] N (horse)

bay

cheval m bai

I.bay⁵ [beɪ] VB intr

1. bay (bark):

bay

aboyer

2. bay fig, pej:

to bay for blood

être assoiffé de sang

II.bay⁵ [beɪ] N no pl a. fig

to be at bay

être aux abois

to hold sth/sb at bay

tenir qc/qn à distance