Schatten in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Schatten in the English»French Dictionary

I.chattering [Brit ˈtʃatərɪŋ, Am ˈtʃædərɪŋ] N

chattering

bavardage m

II.chattering [Brit ˈtʃatərɪŋ, Am ˈtʃædərɪŋ] ADJ

chattering person:

chattering

qui bavarde

I.chatter [Brit ˈtʃatə, Am ˈtʃædər] N

chatter (of person)

bavardage m

chatter (of crowd, audience)

bourdonnement m

chatter (of birds) (gen)

gazouillis m

chatter (of magpies)

jacassement m

chatter (of machine)

cliquetis m

II.chatter [Brit ˈtʃatə, Am ˈtʃædər] VB intr a. chatter away, chatter on

chatter person:

bavarder

chatter birds:

gazouiller

chatter magpies:

jacasser

chatter machine:

cliqueter

her teeth were chattering

elle claquait des dents

his teeth were chattering with the cold

le froid le faisait claquer des dents

I.flatten out VB [Brit ˈflat(ə)n -, Am ˈflætn -] (flatten out)

flatten out slope, road, ground:

s'aplanir

flatten out graph, curve, flight path:

se redresser

flatten out growth, exports, decline:

se stabiliser

II.flatten out VB [Brit ˈflat(ə)n -, Am ˈflætn -] (flatten out [sth], flatten [sth] out)

flatten out ground, road:

flatten out

aplanir

he flattened the map out on the table

il a étalé la carte bien à plat sur la table

chatterer [Brit ˈtʃatərə, Am ˈtʃædərər] N

chatterer

moulin m à paroles inf

chatterbox [Brit ˈtʃatəbɒks, Am ˈtʃædərˌbɑks] N

chatterbox

moulin m à paroles inf

chattel [Brit ˈtʃat(ə)l, Am ˈtʃædl] N LAW

chattel

bien m

chattel

possession f

he treats his wife/child as a chattel

il traite sa femme/son enfant comme si elle/s'il était sa propriété

goods and chattels

biens et effets

batten on VB [Brit ˈbat(ə)n -, Am ˈbætn -] pej

batten on person, family:

batten on

être or vivre aux crochets de

I.fatten up VB [Brit ˈfat(ə)n -, Am ˈfætn -] (fatten [sb/sth] up, fatten up [sb/sth])

1. fatten up:

fatten up animal

engraisser

fatten up person

faire grossir

2. fatten up fig industry:

fatten up

investir gros dans

I.batten [Brit ˈbat(ə)n, Am ˈbætn] N

1. batten CONSTR:

batten (for door, floor)

latte f

batten (in roofing)

volige f

2. batten NAUT:

batten (in sail)

latte f (de voile)

batten (for tarpaulin)

latte f (de fixation)

3. batten THEAT:

batten

herse f

II.batten [Brit ˈbat(ə)n, Am ˈbætn] VB trans

batten door

latter

batten floor

planchéier, latter

batten roof

voliger

III.batten [Brit ˈbat(ə)n, Am ˈbætn]

to batten down the hatches NAUT

fermer les écoutilles

to batten down the hatches fig

se préparer au pire

I.fatten [Brit ˈfat(ə)n, Am ˈfætn] VB trans

fatten → fatten up

II.fatten [Brit ˈfat(ə)n, Am ˈfætn] VB intr

fatten animal:

fatten

engraisser

See also fatten up

I.fatten up VB [Brit ˈfat(ə)n -, Am ˈfætn -] (fatten [sb/sth] up, fatten up [sb/sth])

1. fatten up:

fatten up animal

engraisser

fatten up person

faire grossir

2. fatten up fig industry:

fatten up

investir gros dans

Schatten in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Schatten in the English»French Dictionary

I.chatter N

chatter

conversation f

chatter of birds

pépiements mpl

to break out in chatter

bavarder

II.chatter VB intr

1. chatter (converse):

to chatter about sth

converser à propos de qc

to chatter about everything and nothing

parler de tout et de rien

to chatter away

parler sans cesse

2. chatter (make clacking noises):

chatter

claquer

chatter machines

cliqueter

chatter birds

pépier

3. chatter COMPUT:

chatter

chatter

Phrases:

the chattering classes Brit inf pej

les intellos mpl

fatten [ˈfætən] VB trans

fatten

engraisser

flatten [ˈflætn] VB trans

flatten

aplatir

I.batten [ˈbætn] N

batten

latte f

II.batten [ˈbætn] VB trans

batten

latter

III.batten [ˈbætn] VB intr

to batten on sb

vivre aux crochets de qn

I.attendant [əˈtendənt] N

1. attendant official:

attendant

employé(e) m (f)

2. attendant (servant):

attendant

serviteur m

II.attendant [əˈtendənt] ADJ

attendant on sth

résultant de qc

I.shatter VB trans

shatter

briser en morceaux

II.shatter VB intr

shatter

se briser en morceaux

I.attend [əˈtend] VB trans

1. attend (be present at):

attend

assister à

to attend church

aller à l'église

the fête was well attended

il y avait plein de monde à la kermesse

a well-attended seminar

un séminaire très suivi

2. attend (accompany):

attend

assister

II.attend [əˈtend] VB intr

1. attend (be present):

attend

être présent

2. attend form (listen carefully):

attend

être attentif

attenuate [əˈtenjʊeɪt] VB trans form

attenuate

atténuer

fattening ADJ

to be fattening

faire grossir

chatty <-ier, -iest> [ˈtʃæti, Am ˈtʃæt̬-] ADJ inf

1. chatty (person):

chatty

causant(e)

2. chatty LIT:

chatty

courant(e)