ank in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ank in the English»French Dictionary

I.wink [Brit wɪŋk, Am wɪŋk] N

wink

clin m d'œil

to give sb a wink

faire un clin d'œil à qn

we didn't get a wink of sleep all night

nous n'avons pas fermé l'œil de la nuit

II.wink [Brit wɪŋk, Am wɪŋk] VB trans

to wink one's eye

cligner de l'œil

he winked his eye at me

il m'a fait un clin d'œil

III.wink [Brit wɪŋk, Am wɪŋk] VB intr

1. wink person:

wink

cligner de l'œil

to wink at sb

faire un clin d'œil à qn

to wink at sth fig

fermer les yeux sur qc

2. wink:

wink light:

clignoter

wink jewellery:

briller

IV.wink [Brit wɪŋk, Am wɪŋk]

a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse or man

c'est bien, on a compris

as quick as a wink , in the wink of an eye

en un clin d'œil

to tip sb the wink inf

avertir qn

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

I.sink [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] N

1. sink (basin):

sink (in kitchen)

évier m

sink (in bathroom)

lavabo m

double sink

évier à deux bacs

2. sink (cesspit):

sink lit

fosse f d'aisance

sink fig

cloaque m

Phrases:

sink, a. sinkhole GEOL

doline f

II.sink <pret sank, pp sunk> [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] VB trans

1. sink NAUT:

sink (by scuttling) ship

couler

sink (by torpedo) ship

torpiller

2. sink (bore):

sink oilwell, shaft

forer

sink foundations

creuser

3. sink (embed):

sink post, pillar

enfoncer (into dans)

to sink one's teeth into sandwich etc

mordre à pleines dents dans

the dog sank its teeth into my arm

le chien a planté ses crocs dans mon bras

to sink a knife into cake

enfoncer un couteau dans

4. sink Brit (drink):

sink inf

descendre inf

5. sink SPORTS:

sink billiard ball

mettre [qc] dans le trou

sink putt

rentrer

6. sink (destroy) scandal:

sink party

faire couler

without capital/a leader we're sunk

sans capital/chef nous sommes perdus

7. sink FIN:

sink debt

amortir

III.sink <pret sank, pp sunk> [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] VB intr

1. sink (fail to float):

sink ship, object, person:

couler

to sink without a trace fig idea, project etc:

tomber dans les oubliettes

2. sink (drop to lower level):

sink sun:

baisser

sink cake:

se dégonfler

sink pressure, temperature, water level:

baisser

the sun sinks in the West

le soleil disparaît à l'ouest

to sink to the floor

s'effondrer

to sink to one's knees

tomber à genoux

to sink into a chair

s'affaler dans un fauteuil

to sink into a deep sleep/coma

sombrer dans un profond sommeil/dans le coma

3. sink (fall) fig:

sink profits, production:

baisser

he has sunk in my estimation

il a baissé dans mon estime

my heart or spirits sank

j'ai eu un serrement de cœur

I wouldn't sink so low as to beg from him

je ne m'abaisserais pas à lui demander de l'argent

4. sink (subside):

sink building, wall:

s'effondrer

to sink into person, feet: mud

s'enfoncer dans

to sink into country, person: anarchy, apathy

sombrer dans

to sink into celebrity: obscurity

sombrer dans

to sink under the weight of shelf: boxes etc

plier sous le poids de

to sink under the weight of person, company: debt

crouler sous le poids de

IV.sink [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk]

to sink one's differences

oublier ses différences

to sink money into (invest heavily) project, company

investir de l'argent dans

I.pink [Brit pɪŋk, Am pɪŋk] N

1. pink (colour):

pink

rose m

a shade of pink

un ton rosé

2. pink BOT:

pink

œillet m mignardise

3. pink (in snooker):

pink

bille f rose

II.pink [Brit pɪŋk, Am pɪŋk] ADJ

1. pink (rosy):

pink

rose

to go or turn pink

rosir

to go or turn pink (blush)

rougir (with de)

2. pink (leftwing):

pink

gauchisant

3. pink (gay):

pink inf

homosexuel/-elle

III.pink [Brit pɪŋk, Am pɪŋk] VB trans

1. pink (scallop):

pink fabric

denteler

2. pink (prick):

pink person

toucher

IV.pink [Brit pɪŋk, Am pɪŋk] VB intr Brit MOTOR

pink

cliqueter

V.pink [Brit pɪŋk, Am pɪŋk]

to be in the pink

être en pleine forme

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

I.rank [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] N

1. rank:

rank (in military, police)

grade m

rank (in company, politics)

rang m

rank (social status)

rang m

of high/low rank

de haut/bas rang

to pull rank

abuser de son rang

2. rank (line):

rank (of people)

rang m

rank (of objects)

rangée f

rank upon rank of soldiers

des rangs de soldats

to arrange [sth] in ranks toy soldiers

disposer [qc] en rangées

to break ranks lit soldiers:

rompre les rangs

to break ranks fig politicians:

se rebeller

to close ranks (against) lit, fig

serrer les rangs (contre)

3. rank (for taxis):

rank

station f

4. rank LING:

rank

rang m

5. rank (in chess):

rank

rangée f

II.ranks N npl

1. ranks:

ranks

rangs mpl

to be in the ranks MIL

être dans les rangs

to rise through the ranks

sortir du rang

a leader chosen from the ranks of the party POL

un dirigeant choisi dans les rangs du parti

the ranks of the unemployed/of the homeless

les rangs des chômeurs/des sans-abri

to be reduced to the ranks MIL

être dégradé

2. ranks (echelons):

ranks

échelons mpl

to rise through the ranks of the civil service

gravir les échelons de la fonction publique

III.rank [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] ADJ

1. rank (absolute) (for emphasis) pej:

rank outsider, beginner

complet/-ète

rank favouritism, injustice, stupidity

flagrant

2. rank (foul):

rank odour

fétide

3. rank (exuberant):

rank ivy, weeds

envahissant

to be rank with weeds garden:

être envahi par les mauvaises herbes

IV.rank [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] ADV

to smell rank

avoir une odeur fétide

V.rank [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] VB trans

1. rank (classify) person:

rank player, novel, restaurant

classer (among parmi, above au-dessus de, below au-dessous de)

to be ranked third in the world

être classé troisième au niveau mondial

2. rank Am (be senior to) officer, colleague:

rank person

commander

VI.rank [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] VB intr

1. rank (rate):

rank

se classer

how do I rank compared to her?

où est-ce que je me classe or situe par rapport à elle?

to rank as a great composer

être considéré comme un grand compositeur

to rank among or with the champions

être classé parmi les or au nombre des champions

to rank above/below/alongside sb

occuper un rang supérieur/inférieur/égal à qn

this has to or must rank as one of the worst films I've ever seen

c'est un des films les pires que j'aie jamais vus

that doesn't rank very high on my list of priorities

cela ne figure pas très haut dans ma liste de priorités

2. rank Am MIL (be most senior):

rank admiral, general:

commander

European Central Bank N

European Central Bank

Banque f centrale européenne

European Central Bank

BCE f

tank truck N Am

tank truck

camion-citerne m

expansion tank N MOTOR

expansion tank

réservoir m à expansion

tank engine, tank locomotive N

tank engine

locomotive f à vapeur

ank in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ank in the English»French Dictionary

water tank N

water tank

citerne f

rink [rɪŋk] N

rink for ice skating

patinoire f

rink for roller skating

piste f

Yank [jæŋk] N inf

Yank

Ricain(e) m (f)

printing ink N

printing ink

encre f d'imprimerie

Spring Bank Holiday N no pl Brit (end of May)

Spring Bank Holiday

jour de fermeture des banques et de la plupart des commerces

clearing bank N Brit

clearing bank

banque f de compensation

dunk [dʌŋk] VB trans

dunk

tremper

skating rink N

1. skating rink (ice skating):

skating rink

patinoire f

2. skating rink (roller skating):

skating rink

piste f de patin à roulettes

dank [dæŋk] ADJ

dank

froid(e) et humide

kitchen sink N

kitchen sink

évier m

Phrases:

everything but the kitchen sink

tout sauf les murs