beards in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for beards in the English»French Dictionary

I.beard [Brit bɪəd, Am ˈbɪrd] N

1. beard (on man):

beard

barbe f

a bushy beard

une barbe touffue

to grow a beard

se faire pousser la barbe

to shave off one's beard

se raser la barbe

to wear a beard

avoir la barbe

the man with the beard

l'homme qui a une barbe

2. beard (tuft, barbel):

beard (on dog, goat)

barbiche f

beard (on fish)

barbes fpl

beard (on bird)

barbe f

3. beard (on wheat, barley):

beard

barbe f

4. beard (in typography):

beard

talus m (de pied)

5. beard (pretend girlfriend):

beard inf

femme accompagnant un homosexuel à une fête ou soirée dans le seul but de ne pas dévoiler son homosexualité

II.beard [Brit bɪəd, Am ˈbɪrd] VB trans

beard

affronter

III.beard [Brit bɪəd, Am ˈbɪrd]

to beard the lion in his den

braver le lion dans son antre

goat's beard N BOT

goat's beard

salsifis m des prés

old man's beard N BOT

old man's beard

clématite f des haies

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gingery hair, beard, colour

roux/rousse

Translations for beards in the French»English Dictionary

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barbiche (d'homme)

goatee (beard)

barbiche (de chèvre)

(small) beard

barbouze

beard

barbichette

(small) goatee (beard)

barbichu (barbichue)

with a goatee (beard) attr, après n

barbichu

man with a goatee (beard)

clématite des haies

old man's beard, traveller's joy

barbe

beard

porter la barbe

to have a beard

se laisser pousser la barbe

to grow a beard

avoir la barbe dure/fournie

to have a bristly/bushy beard

faire la barbe à qn (raser)

to shave off sb's beard

faire la barbe à qn (égaliser)

to trim sb's beard

se faire faire la barbe (raser)

to have one's beard shaved off

se faire faire la barbe (égaliser)

to have one's beard trimmed

parler dans sa barbe fig

to mutter into one's beard

barbe (de bouc, chien)

beard

beards in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beards in the English»French Dictionary

beard [bɪəd, Am bɪrd] N

1. beard (hair):

beard

barbe f

to grow a beard

se laisser pousser une barbe

to have a beard

porter la barbe

2. beard ZOOL:

beard

bouc m

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bristly beard

dru(e)

neat beard

bien soigné(e)

to trim one's beard

se tailler la barbe

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collier

beard (without moustache)

laisser repousser sa barbe/ses cheveux

to let one's beard/hair grow back

barbe

beard

se tailler la barbe

to trim one's beard

se raser la barbe/la tête

to shave off one's beard/hair

se tripoter la barbe en parlant

to fiddle with one's beard while speaking

beards Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to trim one's beard

se tailler la barbe

to grow a beard

se laisser pousser une barbe

to have a beard

porter la barbe

to let one's beard/hair grow back

laisser repousser sa barbe/ses cheveux

the bristles [or hairs] of a beard

les poils de la barbe

to fiddle with one's beard while speaking

se tripoter la barbe en parlant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although there were many full beards, there were no long caftans, no skullcaps.

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Both full beards and goatees are allowed, as long as they proffer a professional, non-eccentric image.

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The teachers in charge had trim beards and sinewy thighs and wanted us to do abseiling and ridge-walks.

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We might as soon reconcile ourselves to the Spartan community of goods and wives, to their iron coin, their long beards, or their black broth.

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A few beards reach down to the mouth.

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The three witches sang impressively but the decision to give them stick-on beards introduced a level of the comic which undercut their malevolence.

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But we had to have beards, so we'd put the beards on and lose the cadaverous cheek thing we all had going on.

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Some of my friends were into the skater look, wearing old band t-shirts and cutoff jeans, others wore flannel and had beards.

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Many were arbitrarily fined for such offenses as wearing beards or turbans.

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According to some commentators, the real reason beards have been prohibited is the feeling that they are unseemly and make service members appear sloppy.

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