Pearly Gates in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Pearly Gates in the English»French Dictionary

Pearly Gates N npl

the Pearly Gates hum

les portes fpl du Paradis

Translations for Pearly Gates in the English»French Dictionary

I.gate [Brit ɡeɪt, Am ɡeɪt] -gate N

1. gate:

gate (of field, level crossing)

barrière f

gate (in underground railway)

portillon m automatique

gate (of town, prison, garden)

porte f

gate (of courtyard, palace)

portail m

gate (at airport)

porte f

please proceed to gate 12

veuillez vous rendre à la porte 12

at the gate

à l'entrée

2. gate SPORTS:

there was a good gate at the match (money)

le match a fait une grosse recette

there was a gate of 29, 000

il y a eu 29 000 spectateurs

3. gate (in skiing):

gate

porte f

4. gate COMPUT:

gate

porte f

II.gate [Brit ɡeɪt, Am ɡeɪt] -gate VB trans inf Brit

gate

coller inf

III.gate [Brit ɡeɪt, Am ɡeɪt] -gate

to give sb/get the gate inf Am

mettre qn/être mis à la porte

See also -gate

-gate Info

-gate

Depuis l'affaire des écoutes de l'immeuble du Watergate qui entraîna la démission du président Nixon, le suffixe -gate est employé pour parler d'un scandale dans les milieux politiques américains et britanniques (Irangate, Monicagate).

pearly [Brit ˈpəːli, Am ˈpərli] ADJ

pearly

nacré

Pearly Gates in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Pearly Gates in the English»French Dictionary

gate [geɪt] N

1. gate (entrance barrier):

gate of field

barrière f

gate of garden, property

portail m

safety gate

portail de sécurité

safety gate RAIL

barrière f automatique

2. gate (for horses):

starting gate

starting-gate

3. gate (number of paying customers):

gate

entrées fpl

4. gate AVIAT:

gate

porte f

5. gate NAUT:

gate

vanne f

pearly <-ier, -iest> ADJ

1. pearly (made of pearl):

pearly

de perles

2. pearly (pearl-colored):

pearly

nacré(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In a short time, the angels wing is fully healed, allowing her to take flight and return to the pearly gates.

en.wikipedia.org

It's exhilarating: feeling the coming-and-going of the spirit, the flashing of life before the eyes, and visions of pearly gates and whatnot.

thequietus.com

And you know the pearly gates in heaven?

en.wikipedia.org

Which dead star would welcome you at the pearly gates of heaven?

www.clashmusic.com

These gates are each made of a single pearl, giving them the name of the pearly gates.

en.wikipedia.org

Yes, there are pearly gates, but who would have thought they'd be sponsored.

www.stuff.co.nz

W hen some people think of heaven, they picture pearly gates.

thefacts.com

I entered the pearly gates of my retail savior.

www.vanityfair.com

We joke and say that he's probably up at the pearly gates showing everybody his birds.

poststar.com

Yet it's case of bolting the pearly gates after the unicorn has bolted.

www.independent.co.uk