barley water in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for barley water in the English»French Dictionary

barley water N Brit

barley water

sirop m d'orgeat

Translations for barley water in the French»English Dictionary

sirop d'orgeat

barley water

(sirop d')orgeat

barley water

Translations for barley water in the English»French Dictionary

barley [Brit ˈbɑːli, Am ˈbɑrli] N

barley FARM

orge f

barley FOOD

orge m

I.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

water

eau f

drinking water

eau potable

running water

eau courante

tap water

eau du robinet

washing-up water

eau de vaisselle

by water

par bateau

under water (submerged)

sous l'eau

under water (flooded)

inondé

at high/low water

à marée haute/basse

to let in water shoe, boat:

prendre l'eau

to make water ship:

faire eau

to pass water

uriner

to turn the water on/off

ouvrir/fermer le robinet

he lives across the water on the mainland

il habite sur le continent

our French colleagues across the water

nos collègues français de l'autre côté de la Manche

the wine was flowing like water

le vin coulait à flots

to keep one's head above water lit

garder la tête hors de l'eau

to keep one's head above water (financially) fig

faire face à ses engagements

to keep one's head above water attr glass, jug, tank

à eau

to keep one's head above water snake, shrew

d'eau

to keep one's head above water filter, pump

à eau

to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, shortage

d'eau

to keep one's head above water industry

de l'eau

II.waters N npl

1. waters NAUT:

waters

eaux fpl

enemy/international waters

eaux (territoriales) ennemies/internationales

2. waters (spa water):

to take the waters

faire une cure thermale

to drink the waters

prendre les eaux fpl

3. waters MED (in obstetrics):

waters

eaux fpl

her waters have broken

elle a perdu les eaux

III.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB trans

water (in gardening) lawn, plant

arroser

water FARM crop, field

irriguer

water horse, livestock

abreuver

a country watered by many rivers liter

un pays arrosé par de nombreuses rivières

IV.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB intr

the smell of cooking makes my mouth water

l'odeur de cuisine me fait venir l'eau à la bouche

the smoke/onion made her eyes water

la fumée/l'oignon l'a fait pleurer

V.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

to spend money like water

jeter l'argent par les fenêtres

not to hold water theory, argument:

ne pas tenir debout

I can't walk on water!

je ne peux pas faire de miracles!

he's a cheat/liar of the first water

c'est un menteur/lâche de la pire espèce

barley water in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for barley water in the English»French Dictionary

barley [ˈbɑ:li, Am ˈbɑ:r-] N no pl

barley

orge f

I.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] N

water (liquid):

water

eau f

bottled water

eau en bouteille

a bottle/glass of water

une bouteille/un verre d'eau

under water

sous l'eau

under water (flooded)

inondé(e)

hot and cold water

eau courante

to keep one's head above water a. fig

maintenir la tête hors de l'eau

low/high water

marée f basse/haute

to tread water a. fig

faire du sur-place f

to pass water

uriner

Phrases:

to throw out the baby with the bath water

jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain

to be water under the bridge

être du passé

to be like a fish out of water

être complètement dépaysé

through hell and high water

contre vents et marées

to spend money like water

jeter l'argent par les fenêtres

to pour cold water on sth

se montrer réticent à l'égard de qc

of the first water

de tout premier ordre

to get into hot water

se mettre dans le pétrin

to be in deep water

avoir dans le pétrin

still waters run deep

il faut se méfier de l'eau qui sommeille

to hold water

tenir debout

II.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB trans

1. water (give water to):

water plants

arroser

water cows, horses

faire boire

2. water (dilute):

water

diluer

III.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB intr

1. water (produce tears):

water

pleurer

2. water (salivate):

water

saliver

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Drinking barley water is also believed to check white heads.

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Drinking barley water is also said to help control whiteheads.

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My friend wants the chicken sandwich, but they don't have it, nor do they have the orange and lemon barley water.

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There are recipes for nettle beer, rhubarb wine, barley water, cider, a chocolate cake that keeps and the intriguingly named gobly cake, the recipe for which is below.

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Drinking barley water is also said to help prevent whiteheads.

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But most children may not take to barley water, which is a tad too plain and boring, but there are other creative ways of dressing up this healthy wholegrain.

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Drinking barley water is also said to help reduce whiteheads.

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Drinking barley water is also said to help.

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Barley water has been used as a first baby food, before feeding with barley mush.

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