beer belly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for beer belly in the English»French Dictionary

beer belly N

beer belly

bedaine f (de buveur de bière)

Translations for beer belly in the English»French Dictionary

beer [Brit bɪə, Am bɪr] N

beer

bière f

beer attr barrel, bottle

de bière

life isn't all beer and skittles

la vie n'est pas toujours rose

See also small

I.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] N

the small of the back

le creux du dos, les reins mpl

in the small of her back

dans le creux du dos

II.smalls N

smalls npl Brit inf, euph:

smalls

petit linge m

III.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADJ

1. small (not big):

small house, car, book, coin, dog, bag

petit

small attr change, job, mistake, matter

petit

small attr increase, majority, proportion, quantity, amount, stake

faible

small attr sum, number

petit

the dress is too small for her

la robe est trop petite pour elle

a small sweatshirt

un sweatshirt de petite taille

the change was small

le changement était sans importance

his influence was small

son influence était négligeable

it would cost a small fortune inf

ça me coûterait une petite fortune

the small matter of the £1, 000 you owe me iron

la bagatelle de 1 000 livres que tu me dois iron

it is written with a small letter

ça s'écrit avec une minuscule

in his or her own small way (gen)

à sa façon

in his or her own small way (financially)

dans la mesure de ses modestes moyens

small amount of

ajoutez un peu de

to cut sth up small

couper qc en petits morceaux

to fold sth up small

plier qc plusieurs fois

everybody, great and small, will be affected

riches et pauvres, tout le monde sera touché

the smallest room inf euph

le petit coin inf, euph

it's a small world!

que le monde est petit!

2. small (petty):

small person, act

mesquin

3. small (not much):

to have small cause or reason for worrying or to worry

n'avoir guère de raisons de s'inquiéter

it is small comfort or consolation to sb

c'est une piètre consolation pour qn

it is of small consequence

c'est sans importance

it is of no small consequence

c'est loin d'être sans importance

small wonder he left!

pas étonnant qu'il soit parti!

4. small (quiet):

small voice, noise

petit

small sound

faible

5. small (humiliated):

to feel or look small

être dans ses petits souliers inf

to make sb feel or look small

humilier qn

‘I did it, ’ she said in a small voice

‘c'est moi qui l'ai fait’ a-t-elle dit d'une petite voix

IV.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADV

small write:

small

petit

V.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl]

he's small beer inf or potatoes inf Am

il est insignifiant

it's small beer or potatoes Am

c'est de la petite bière inf

belly [Brit ˈbɛli, Am ˈbɛli] N

1. belly inf:

belly (stomach)

ventre m

belly (paunch)

bedaine f inf

2. belly (of animal):

belly

ventre m

3. belly (abdomen):

belly

ventre m

4. belly (curved part):

belly (of ship, plane)

ventre m

belly (of violin, cello)

table f (d'harmonie)

belly (of jar, vase)

renflement m

belly (of sail)

creux m

5. belly:

belly of pork

poitrine f de porc

6. belly (womb):

belly archaic

entrailles fpl

to go belly up inf fish:

mourir

to go belly up business:

faire faillite

beer belly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beer belly in the English»French Dictionary

beer [bɪəʳ, Am bɪr] N

beer

bière f

belly <-ies> [ˈbeli] N

belly inf:

belly

ventre m

belly of animal

panse f

Phrases:

to go belly up inf

tourner court

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is described as a beer belly appearance since the greatest protrusion occurs below the horizontal midline (unlike keratoconus).

en.wikipedia.org

This advert was trying to convince you to lose that beer belly, believe it or not.

metro.co.uk

He has shaggy dog hair parted down the middle, big flashy glasses, and a beer belly.

en.wikipedia.org

Your chest, shoulders, and arms might be t-shirt ready, but you'll still look dumpy if you're sporting muffin tops or a beer belly.

www.huffingtonpost.com

Not a beer belly or a bald spot in sight.

www.birminghammail.co.uk

The fact that he's done that at 128 kph (and with a pretty decent beer belly) makes it even more impressive.

www.espncricinfo.com

Then there's the beer belly, which makes its bearer look like a shaved ape (minus the intelligence).

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

And he has (let's be real) a big, round, beer belly.

au.complex.com

A beer belly is not ideal but a bit of soft flesh over the waistband is forgivable -- just don't look like you swallowed the keg.

www.independent.ie

If you're getting a beer belly, you need to drink less.

www.digitaljournal.com