arches in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for arches in the English»French Dictionary

I.arch [Brit ɑːtʃ, Am ɑrtʃ] N

1. arch ARCHIT:

arch (dome)

voûte f

arch (archway)

arche f

arch (for bridge)

arche f

arch (triumphal)

arc m

2. arch ANAT:

arch (of foot)

voûte f plantaire

arch (of eyebrows)

arc m

to have fallen arches

avoir un affaissement de la voûte plantaire

II.arch [Brit ɑːtʃ, Am ɑrtʃ] ADJ

1. arch (mischievous):

arch look, manner

malicieux/-ieuse

2. arch (superior) pej:

arch person, voice, remark

condescendant

III.arch [Brit ɑːtʃ, Am ɑrtʃ] VB trans

arch

arquer

to arch one's back person:

cambrer le dos

to arch one's back cat:

faire le dos rond

IV.arch [Brit ɑːtʃ, Am ɑrtʃ] VB intr

arch branch, rainbow:

arch

former une voûte

V.arch+ COMP

arch+

par excellence

aortic arch N

aortic arch

crosse f aortique

skew arch N

skew arch ARCHIT (vault)

voûte f biaise

skew arch (arch)

arche f biaise

proscenium arch N

proscenium arch

arc m de scène

lancet arch N ARCHIT

lancet arch

arc m en lancette

lancet arch

arc m lancéolé

arch-enemy N

arch-enemy

ennemi/-e m/f juré/-e

arch-rival N

arch-rival

grand rival m

triumphal arch N

triumphal arch

arc m de triomphe

Translations for arches in the French»English Dictionary

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lancette

lancet (arch)

voussure (partie courbe)

arch

arches in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for arches in the English»French Dictionary

I.arch¹ [ɑ:tʃ, Am ɑ:rtʃ] N

arch

arche f

arch of the foot

voûte f plantaire

II.arch¹ [ɑ:tʃ, Am ɑ:rtʃ] VB intr

arch

former une voûte

sth arches over sth

qc enjambe qc

III.arch¹ [ɑ:tʃ, Am ɑ:rtʃ] VB trans

arch

cintrer

to arch one's eyebrows

froncer les sourcils

arch² <-er, -est> [ɑ:tʃ, Am ɑ:rtʃ] ADJ

arch

narquois(e)

arch smile

sourire forcé

lancet arch <-es> N ARCHIT

lancet arch

arc m lancéolé

arch-enemy <-ies> [ˌɑ:tʃˈenɪmi, Am ˌɑ:rtʃ-] N

arch-enemy

ennemi(e) m (f) juré(e)

Translations for arches in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

arche

arch

arc

arch

arc de triomphe

triumphal arch

arcade sourcilière

arch of the eyebrows

voussure de la fenêtre

arch of the window

voûte plantaire

arch of the foot

plein cintre

round arch

arches Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

arch of the foot

voûte f plantaire

sth arches over sth

qc enjambe qc

to arch one's eyebrows

froncer les sourcils

arch smile

sourire forcé

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Like other monumental gates, it has a large central arch for horse-drawn vehicles and two smaller arches on either side for pedestrians.

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In the past each side also had smaller arches, which may have been pedestrian passageways, but these have since been torn down.

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Above them are the merlons, supported by ogival arches.

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It is a limestone structure with three graceful 146ft m arches.

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Its three segmental arches, with a total span of 17 m, are built of voussoirs covering the whole breadth of the bridge.

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Their design incorporated the surviving Norma crossing wall and arches.

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The latter has five ogival arches, and is decorated by two rows of polychrome sculptures.

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The chapel consists of three notional bays and a central octagon buttressed by eight piers, adorned with crockets, supporting deeply stilted arches.

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In the chancel is a double piscina with intersecting arches made from clunch.

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The arcades consist of terracotta arches carried on pink sandstone piers.

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