alley cat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for alley cat in the English»French Dictionary

alley cat N

alley cat

chat m de gouttière

to have the morals of an alley cat pej

coucher à droite et à gauche sl

Translations for alley cat in the French»English Dictionary

chat de gouttière pej

alley cat

Translations for alley cat in the English»French Dictionary

alley [Brit ˈali, Am ˈæli] N

1. alley:

alley (for pedestrians)

allée f

alley (for vehicles)

ruelle f

2. alley (in park):

alley

allée f

3. alley Am (on tennis court):

alley

couloir m

it's right up my alley inf

c'est vraiment mon truc inf

cat [Brit kat, Am kæt] N

1. cat:

cat (domestic)

chat m

cat (female)

chatte f

cat attr basket

pour chat

cat litter, food

pour chats

2. cat (feline):

cat

félin m

the cat family

les félins mpl

3. cat (woman):

cat inf, pej

chipie f

4. cat (guy):

cat inf, dated

type m inf

5. cat inf abrév → catalytic converter

it was enough to make a cat laugh inf

c'était à se tordre inf

there are more ways than one to kill or skin a cat

il y a plus d'une façon de s'y prendre

to be like a cat on a hot tin roof or on hot bricks

être sur des charbons ardents

to fight like cat and dog

se battre comme des chiffonniers

to grin like a Cheshire cat

avoir un sourire fendu jusqu'aux oreilles

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

the cat's out of the bag

ce n'est plus un secret pour personne

to look like something the cat brought or dragged in

être en piteux état

to rain cats and dogs

pleuvoir des cordes

there's hardly enough room to swing a cat

il y a à peine la place de se retourner

to think one is the cat's whiskers Brit or pajamas Am or meow Am

se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter

to (wait and) see which way the cat jumps

attendre de voir d'où vient le vent

when the cat's away, the mice will play

quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent

to play cat and mouse with sb

jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn

See also catalytic converter

catalytic converter N

catalytic converter

pot m catalytique

cat.

cat. → catalogue

See also catalogue

I.catalogue [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] N

1. catalogue (of goods, books etc):

catalogue

catalogue m

catalogue attr number, price

de catalogue

2. catalogue (series):

a catalogue of disasters/complaints

une série de catastrophes/plaintes

3. catalogue Am UNIV:

catalogue

brochure f (universitaire)

II.catalogue [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] VB trans

catalogue

dresser un catalogue de

CAT N

1. CAT COMPUT → computer-assisted teaching

CAT

enseignement m assisté par ordinateur

2. CAT COMPUT → computer-assisted testing

CAT

essais mpl assistés par ordinateur

3. CAT COMPUT → computer-assisted training

CAT

formation f assistée par ordinateur

4. CAT MED → computerized axial tomography

CAT

scannographie f

5. CAT Brit HISTORY → College of Advanced Technology

CAT

cf IUT

alley cat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for alley cat in the English»French Dictionary

alley cat

chat m de gouttière

Translations for alley cat in the English»French Dictionary

alley [ˈælɪ] N

1. alley (narrow street):

alley

ruelle f

blind alley

impasse f

alley cat

chat m de gouttière

2. alley (path in garden):

alley

allée f

CAT [kæt] N

CAT abbreviation of Computer-Assisted Testing

CAT

EAO m

cat [kæt] N

1. cat (feline):

cat

chat(te) m (f)

a she-cat

une chatte

a stray cat

un chat errant

2. cat (class of animal):

cat

félin m

3. cat fig inf (spiteful female):

cat

vache f

Phrases:

to fight like cat and dog

se quereller comme chien et chat

to have a cat in hell's chance Brit

ne pas avoir l'ombre d'une chance

to play (a game of) cat and mouse

jouer au chat et à la souris

the cat's got sb's tongue

avoir perdu sa langue

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

to look like something the cat brought in

être dégoûtant

to put the cat among the pigeons

mettre le loup dans la bergerie

to rain cats and dogs

pleuvoir à torrent

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the book, she was described as having not only the morals but the claws of an alley cat.

en.wikipedia.org

Alley cat urban races, involving scavenger hunt-style obstacles and serious traffic navigation, have long been a staple of the bike messenger community.

velonews.competitor.com

While she finds him amusing, an alley cat isn't her type.

en.wikipedia.org

She has insulted the good name of every soldier named on that memorial just for some puerile pleasure worthy of a common alley cat.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Other generic terms include house cat and alley cat (the latter may be used more specifically to refer to feral specimens).

en.wikipedia.org

He reaches into the bag to rummage for the goods and comes out with two empty tin cans and a live alley cat.

www.avclub.com

However, their hypocrisy shames even an alley cat.

www.ghanaweb.com

She prowls around like an alley cat and is not the nicest person.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

This fails when the little bird floats in the direction of a hungry alley cat tries to make the bird his lunch.

en.wikipedia.org

And he's about as loyal as an alley cat.

www.sportal.co.nz