barber's pole in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for barber's pole in the English»French Dictionary

barber's pole Brit, barber pole Am N

barber's pole

enseigne f de coiffeur

Translations for barber's pole in the English»French Dictionary

barber [Brit ˈbɑːbə, Am ˈbɑrbər] N

barber

coiffeur m (pour hommes)

he's a barber

il est coiffeur

to go to the barber's

aller chez le coiffeur

Pole [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

Pole

Polonais/-e m/f

I.pole [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

1. pole (stick):

pole (gen)

perche f

pole (for tent, flag)

mât m

pole (for athletics, boat, garden)

perche f

pole RIDING

barre f

pole (for skiing)

bâton m

pole (piste marker)

piquet m

pole (for scaffolding)

perche f

2. pole:

pole GEOG, PHYS

pôle m

North/South pole

pôle m Nord/Sud

negative/positive pole

pôle m négatif/positif

to go from pole to pole fig

faire le tour de la terre

to be at the opposite pole from fig

être aux antipodes de

3. pole FISH:

pole

canne f à pêche

4. pole (unit of length):

pole

≈ 5 mètres

II.pole [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl] VB trans

pole boat:

pole

pousser [qc] à la perche

III.pole [Brit pəʊl, Am poʊl]

to be up the pole inf (wrong)

se tromper

to be up the pole (mad)

être toqué inf

to be poles apart theories, methods:

être aux antipodes

to be poles apart people:

être vraiment différents

to be poles apart opinions:

être diamétralement opposés

I wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole Am

je ne voudrais rien avoir à faire avec lui

I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole Am

je ne voudrais de cela pour rien au monde

barber's pole in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for barber's pole in the English»French Dictionary

barber [ˈbɑ:bəʳ, Am ˈbɑ:rbɚ] N

barber

coiffeur m

barber

barbier m Quebec

Pole [pəʊl, Am poʊl] N (person)

Pole

Polonais(e) m (f)

pole¹ [pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

pole

poteau m

pole for tent

mât m

pole for skiing

bâton m

electricity/telegraph pole

poteau électrique/télégraphique

fishing pole Am

canne f à pêche

Phrases:

to be up the pole Brit wrong

se planter

to be up the pole mad

être complètement fou

pole² [pəʊl, Am poʊl] N

1. pole (axis of rotation):

pole

pôle m

the minus/positive pole

pôle négatif/positif

2. pole (one of two opposed positions):

pole

antipode m

to be poles apart

être aux antipodes l'un de l'autre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It marked the drugstore or apothecary in much the same way as the barber's pole marked tonsorial establishments in some countries.

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The final effect is a spiral knot vaguely resembling a section of a barber's pole.

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Her "glorified junk room" looks like it has been a barbershop for years - complete with a barber's pole and a full appointment book.

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