airing cupboard in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for airing cupboard in the English»French Dictionary

airing cupboard N Brit

airing cupboard

placard qui contient la chaudière et où l'on range le linge

Translations for airing cupboard in the English»French Dictionary

airing [Brit ˈɛːrɪŋ, Am ˈɛrɪŋ] N

1. airing (of linen):

airing (drying)

séchage m

airing (freshening)

aération f

2. airing (mention) fig:

to give an idea/issue an airing

mettre une idée/question sur le tapis

the issue got its first public airing yesterday

la question a été abordée ouvertement pour la première fois hier

3. airing:

airing RADIO, TV

diffusion f

I.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] N

1. air (substance):

air

air m

in the open air

en plein air, au grand air

I need a change of air

j'ai besoin de changer d'air

to come up for air swimmer, animal:

remonter à la surface pour respirer

to let the air out of a tyre/balloon

dégonfler un pneu/ballon

2. air (atmosphere, sky):

air

air m

he threw the ball up into the air

il a jeté le ballon en l'air

the helicopter rose up into the air

l'hélicoptère a décollé

the birds of the air

les oiseaux qui volent

the swans took to the air

les cygnes se sont envolés or ont pris leur envol

to send sth/to travel by air

envoyer qc/voyager par avion

Paris (seen) from the air

Paris vu d'avion

the battle was fought on the ground and in the air

la bataille fut livrée sur terre et dans les airs

to clear the air lit storm:

rafraîchir l'air

to clear the air fig

apaiser les esprits

3. air RADIO, TV:

to be/go on (the) air broadcaster, interviewee:

être/passer à l'antenne

to go off the air

quitter l'antenne

while the programme was still on the air

alors que l'émission était encore en cours de diffusion

the series will be back on the air in January

le feuilleton reprendra en janvier

he went on the air to reassure the public

il est intervenu à la radio or à la télévision pour rassurer le public

off the air, she confided that…

hors antenne, elle a confié que…

the channel goes off the air at midnight

la chaîne cesse d'émettre à minuit

4. air (manner):

air (of person)

air m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

aspect m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

air m

with an air of innocence/indifference

d'un air innocent/indifférent

an air of mystery surrounds the project

le projet est entouré de mystère

he has a certain air about him

il a une certaine allure

5. air MUS:

air

air m

6. air (breeze):

air liter

souffle m de vent

II.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] VB trans

1. air:

air (dry)

faire sécher

air (freshen by exposing to air) garment, room, bed

aérer

don't wear that shirt, it hasn't been aired

ne mets pas cette chemise, elle n'est pas complètement sèche

2. air (express):

air opinion, view

exprimer, faire part de

to air one's grievances

exposer ses griefs

to air one's knowledge

faire étalage de son savoir

3. air Am (broadcast):

air

diffuser

III.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr]

there's something in the air

il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il y a quelque chose qui se trame

he could sense trouble in the air

il sentait qu'il y avait de l'orage dans l'air fig

there's a rumour in the air that…

le bruit court que…

to put on airs, to give oneself airs pej

se donner de grands airs

our plans are still totally up in the air

nos projets sont toujours très flous or vagues

to be walking or treading on air

être aux anges

to disappear or vanish into thin air

se volatiser

they produced or conjured these figures out of thin air

leurs chiffres étaient complètement fantaisistes

cupboard [Brit ˈkʌbəd, Am ˈkəbərd] N

cupboard

placard m

the cupboard is bare

les caisses sont vides

airing cupboard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for airing cupboard in the English»French Dictionary

I.air [eəʳ, Am er] N

1. air a. MUS:

air

air

to fire into the air

tirer en l'air

by air

par avion

there was an air of menace/excitement

il y avait de la menace/de l'émotion dans l'air

2. air no pl TV, RADIO:

to be off/on (the) air

être hors antenne/à l'antenne

Phrases:

airs and graces pej

manières fpl

to be floating on air

être aux anges

to be in the air

se tramer

to be up in the air

être flou

to give oneself airs pej

se donner des airs

II.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB trans

1. air TV, RADIO:

air

diffuser

2. air (expose to air):

air

aérer

3. air (let know):

air

faire connaître

to air one's grievances

exposer ses griefs

III.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB intr

1. air Am TV, RADIO:

air

passer

2. air (be exposed to air):

air

s'aérer

cupboard [ˈkʌbəd, Am -ɚd] N

cupboard

placard m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Up on the landing is an airing cupboard.

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The airing cupboard door was off its hinges and my quilt was on the floor.

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It had a spotlight fashioned from newspaper, tape and wire, and a backcloth purloined from the airing cupboard.

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The first floor has a carpeted landing and a large shelved airing cupboard.

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I want to ask to use the loo then sneakily raid the airing cupboard and un-colour coordinate the towels.

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Place the mixture into an oiled bowl, cling the top, keep warm (ideally in a proving draw or airing cupboard) and leave to prove for 1hr.

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The rather special landing with a deep stairwell has a built in separate airing cupboard with shelves.

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Jones' parents had found it, decades later, in the airing cupboard, wedged behind some socks.

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She also once lived in an airing cupboard.

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This was when avocados were something of a novelty you had to ripen in your airing cupboard for a week and nobody had ever heard of almond butter.

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