anchor in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.anchor [Brit ˈaŋkə, Am ˈæŋkər] N

3. anchor → anchorman, → anchorwoman

II.anchor [Brit ˈaŋkə, Am ˈæŋkər] VB intr

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III.anchor [Brit ˈaŋkə, Am ˈæŋkər] VB trans

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See also anchorwoman, anchorman

anchorwoman [Brit ˈaŋkəˌwʊmən, Am ˈæŋkərˌwʊmən] N

anchorman [Brit ˈaŋkəmən, Am ˈæŋkərˌmæn] N

anchor ring [Brit ˈaŋkə rɪŋ] N

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ancre
anchor
jeter l'ancre lit
to cast anchor
lever l'ancre lit
to weigh anchor
être à l'ancre
to be ou lie ou ride at anchor
ancre (en horlogerie)
anchor escapement
ancre de salut, ancre miséricorde
sheet anchor
filer par le bout
to slip anchor
présentateur (présentatrice) RADIO, TV (de spectacle, d'émission)
presenter, anchor
être au mouillage
to lie ou ride at anchor
ancrer navire
to anchor
les navires ancrés dans la baie
the ships lying at anchor ou anchored in the bay
ancrer qc dans la réalité
to anchor sth to reality
s'ancrer
to anchor, to cast anchor

anchor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for anchor in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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I.anchor [ˈæŋkəʳ, Am -kɚ] N

II.anchor [ˈæŋkəʳ, Am -kɚ] VB trans

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III.anchor [ˈæŋkəʳ, Am -kɚ] VB intr

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to weigh anchor
lever l'ancre
drop anchor
jeter

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anchor Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be at anchor
être au mouillage
to drop/weigh anchor
jeter/lever l'ancre
the anchor of sth
la pièce maîtresse de qc
to be sb's anchor
être la planche de salut de qn
to weigh anchor
lever l'ancre
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It provides the anchor for dialogue whereby the facilitator can bring the participants back to the text if they begin to digress.
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The currency board needs to ensure the maintenance of adequate reserves of the anchor currency.
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During that time, she originated numerous shows, performed interviews and was the only female anchor of the nightly news.
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Major anchor stores normally have extended standard trading hours.
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Other examples include clothesline, chalk line, anchor line (rode), stern line, fishing line, marline and so on.
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The location to drop the anchor should be approached from down wind or down current, whichever is stronger.
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The anchor is at the stern of the ship so it can be used to help pull the ship off the beach if necessary.
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Her rudder, anchor, and windlass were illegally removed from her wreck site in the 1980s.
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The eagle clutches laurels while perched on the horizontal shank of an anchor with its flukes to the right.
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Elastic filaments are composed of titin, a large springy protein; these filaments anchor the thick filaments to the Z disc.
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