Summer Bank Holiday in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Summer Bank Holiday in the English»French Dictionary

summer holiday (gen)

vacances fpl (d'été)

summer holiday SCHOOL, UNIV

grandes vacances fpl

bank holiday

jour m de fermeture des banques

bank holiday

jour m férié

Translations for Summer Bank Holiday in the French»English Dictionary

jour férié

bank holiday Brit

ils ont expédié inf leurs trois enfants en colonie de vacances

they packed their three children off to a holiday Brit ou summer Am camp inf

Colonie de vacances

A holiday village or summer camp for children. Originally set up to give poorer children a means of getting out into the countryside, these are still largely state-subsidized. The informal word for them is colo.

Translations for Summer Bank Holiday in the English»French Dictionary

I.holiday [Brit ˈhɒlɪdeɪ, Am ˈhɑləˌdeɪ] N

1. holiday Brit (vacation):

holiday

vacances fpl

the school holidays

les vacances scolaires

the summer holidays

les vacances d'été

the summer holidays

les grandes vacances

to go/be on holiday

partir/être en vacances

to go/be on holiday attr region, brochure

touristique

2. holiday Brit (time off work):

holiday

congé m

to take ten days' holiday

prendre dix jours de congé

four weeks' holiday with pay

quatre semaines de congés payés

3. holiday (public, bank):

holiday

jour m férié

4. holiday Am:

the holidays

les fêtes (de fin d'année)

happy holidays!

bonnes fêtes!

II.holiday [Brit ˈhɒlɪdeɪ, Am ˈhɑləˌdeɪ] VB intr

holiday

passer les vacances

I.summer [Brit ˈsʌmə, Am ˈsəmər] N

summer

été m

in summer

en été

in the summer of 1991

pendant l'été de 1991

a lovely summer('s) day

une belle journée d'été

a youth of sixteen summers liter

un jeune de seize printemps

a youth of sixteen summers attr weather, evening, resort, clothes, vacation

d'été

summer tourist or visitor

estivant/-e m/f

II.summer [Brit ˈsʌmə, Am ˈsəmər] VB trans Am FARM

summer cattle

estiver

III.summer [Brit ˈsʌmə, Am ˈsəmər] VB intr

summer

passer l'été

I.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk] N

1. bank:

bank FIN, GAMES

banque f

the Bank of France/of England

la Banque de France/d'Angleterre

to break the bank GAMES

faire sauter la banque

it won't break the bank fig

ça ne ruinera personne

it won't break the bank attr credit, debt

bancaire

it won't break the bank employee, staff

de banque

2. bank (border):

bank (of river, lake)

rive f

bank (of canal)

berge f

the banks of the Nile/of the Thames

les bords mpl du Nil/de la Tamise

to break its banks river:

sortir de son lit

3. bank (mound):

bank (of earth, mud)

talus m

bank (of snow)

congère f

4. bank (slope):

bank (by road, railway track)

talus m

bank (by racetrack)

virage m incliné

bank (by mineshaft)

carreau m

5. bank (section of sea bed):

bank

banc m

6. bank (mass):

bank (of flowers)

massif m

bank (of fog, mist)

banc m

a bank of cloud

un banc de nuages

7. bank AVIAT:

bank

virage m sur l'aile

8. bank (series):

bank (of switches, oars, keys, floodlights)

rangée f

9. bank MIN (face):

bank

front m de taille

10. bank (bench for rower):

bank

banc m de nage

II.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk] VB trans

1. bank FIN:

bank cheque, money

déposer [qc] à la banque

2. bank (border):

bank track, road

border

to be banked by

être bordé par

3. bank AVIAT:

bank plane

incliner [qc] sur l'aile

4. bank (fuel) → bank up

III.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk] VB intr

1. bank FIN:

to bank with

avoir un compte à la

who do you bank with?

où as-tu ton compte?

2. bank AVIAT:

bank plane:

virer sur l'aile

IV.bank [Brit baŋk, Am bæŋk]

to be as safe as the Bank of England

être à toute épreuve

See also bank up

I.bank up VB [Brit baŋk -, Am bæŋk -] (bank up)

bank up snow, earth, mud:

bank up

s'amonceler

II.bank up VB [Brit baŋk -, Am bæŋk -] (bank [sth] up, bank up [sth])

1. bank up (pile up):

bank up snow, earth, mud

entasser

2. bank up (cover with fuel):

bank up fire

charger

3. bank up (make a slope by):

bank up road, racetrack

surhausser

Summer Bank Holiday in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Summer Bank Holiday in the English»French Dictionary

Summer Bank Holiday N no pl (in Great Britain: end of August, in Scotland: beginning of August)

Summer Bank Holiday

jour férié qui célèbre l'été

Translations for Summer Bank Holiday in the English»French Dictionary

Spring Bank Holiday

jour de fermeture des banques et de la plupart des commerces

summer holiday(s)

vacances fpl d'été

summer holiday(s) at school, university

grandes vacances fpl

bank holiday

jour m férié

bank holiday

jour m de fermeture des banques

holiday [or summer] camp

camp de vacances

Translations for Summer Bank Holiday in the English»French Dictionary

I.holiday [ˈhɒlədeɪ, Am ˈhɑ:lə-] N

1. holiday Brit, Aus (vacation):

holiday

vacances fpl

to be (away) on holiday

être en vacances

to take holiday

prendre des vacances

2. holiday (public day off):

holiday

jour m férié

II.holiday [ˈhɒlədeɪ, Am ˈhɑ:lə-] VB intr

holiday

être en vacances

I.summer [ˈsʌməʳ, Am -ɚ] N

summer

été m

in (the) summer

en été

II.summer [ˈsʌməʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

summer

d'été

III.summer [ˈsʌməʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

summer person

passer l'été

summer animals, plants

estiver

I.bank¹ [bæŋk] N

bank

banque f

to pay sth into the bank

déposer qc à la banque

to play bank

être la banque

blood/data bank

banque du sang/de données

II.bank¹ [bæŋk] VB intr

to bank with ...

avoir un compte à ...

III.bank¹ [bæŋk] VB trans (deposit)

to bank money/valuables

déposer de l'argent/des objets de valeur

bank² [bæŋk] N (row)

bank

rangée f

I.bank³ [bæŋk] N

1. bank of river:

bank (edge)

bord m

bank (of land)

talus m

bank (of road)

remblai m

the river broke its banks

la rivière est sorti de son lit

2. bank (elevation in water):

bank

banc m

3. bank AVIAT:

bank

virage m incliné

4. bank (mass):

bank

massif m

bank of cloud

amoncellement m

bank of fog

couche f

II.bank³ [bæŋk] VB intr AVIAT

bank

virer (sur l'aile)

III.bank³ [bæŋk] VB trans

1. bank (cover):

to bank the fire

couvrir le feu

2. bank AVIAT:

to bank an aeroplane

faire virer un avion sur l'aile