black sheep in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for black sheep in the English»French Dictionary

black sheep N fig

black sheep

brebis f galeuse

Translations for black sheep in the French»English Dictionary

brebis galeuse

black sheep

il est le déshonneur de la famille

he is the black sheep of the family

Translations for black sheep in the English»French Dictionary

sheep <pl sheep> [Brit ʃiːp, Am ʃip] N

sheep

mouton m

sheep (ewe)

brebis f

to count sheep fig

compter les moutons

to follow sb/sth like sheep

suivre qn/qc comme des moutons

to make sheep's eyes at sb

faire les yeux doux à qn

may as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb

tant qu'à être condamné pour un crime, autant qu'il en vaille la peine

See also goat

goat [Brit ɡəʊt, Am ɡoʊt] N

1. goat:

goat ZOOL, FOOD

chèvre f

goat attr cheese, meat, milk, stew

de chèvre

2. goat Brit (fool):

goat inf

andouille f inf

to act the goat

faire l'andouille inf

3. goat (lecher):

goat inf

vieux cochon m inf

he really gets my goat inf

il me tape sur les nerfs inf

that will separate the sheep from the goats

cela permettra de voir ce que vaut chacun

I.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] N

1. black (colour):

black

noir m

in black

en noir

to wear black (gen)

porter du noir, s'habiller en noir

to wear black (in mourning)

porter le deuil

2. black:

black, a. Black (person)

Noir/-e m/f

3. black FIN:

to be in the black

être créditeur/-trice

to stay in the black

maintenir un solde créditeur

to put sb back in the black

permettre à qn de sortir du rouge

4. black GAMES:

black (in chess, draughts)

noirs mpl

black (in roulette)

noir m

I'll be black

je prends les noirs

5. black (snooker or pool ball):

black

noire f

black

bille f noire

II.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] ADJ

1. black (dark):

black car, cloud, hair, paint

noir

black night

obscur

to paint/dye sth black

peindre/teindre qc en noir

to go or turn black

devenir noir, noircir

2. black (African, Afro-Caribbean):

black, a. Black skin, community, culture, president

noir

black, a. Black school

pour les Noirs

a black man/woman

un Noir/une Noire

3. black (without milk):

black coffee

noir

black tea

nature

4. black (dirty):

black face, mark, towel

noir

5. black (macabre):

black comedy, humour

noir

6. black (gloomy):

black mood, picture, thoughts

noir

black despair

profond

black future, prospect

sombre

black news, day, week

mauvais

it was a black day for us when he left

le jour où il est parti a été un mauvais jour pour nous

she's in one of her black moods

elle est d'humeur noire

things are looking black for us

les choses se présentent mal pour nous

Black Monday FIN

Lundi noir

7. black (angry):

black look

meurtrier/-ière

black mood

massacrant

his face was as black as thunder

on lisait dans ses yeux une colère noire

8. black (evil):

black deed, heart, magic, thought

noir

III.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] VB trans

1. black (put black onto):

black sb's face, hands

noircir

black boots

cirer

to black one's face/hands

se noircir le visage/les mains

2. black Brit (bruise):

to black sb's eye

faire un œil au beurre noir à qn

3. black Brit (boycott):

black

boycotter

IV.black [Brit blak, Am blæk]

as black as coal/soot

noir comme du charbon/de la suie.

See also blue, black and white

I.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] N

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu m

to go or turn blue

bleuir, devenir bleu

2. blue (sky) liter:

the blue

l'azur m liter

3. blue Brit UNIV (honour):

to be/get an Oxford/Cambridge blue

être/devenir membre d'une équipe sportive d'Oxford/de Cambridge

4. blue Brit inf POL:

a true blue

un partisan ardent du parti Conservateur

5. blue Am HISTORY (in civil war):

blue

nordiste mf

II.blues N npl

1. blues MUS:

the blues

le blues m

to sing/play the blues

chanter/jouer du blues

to sing/play the blues attr music, musician, fan, festival

de blues

2. blues (depression) inf:

the blues

le cafard inf

to have the blues

avoir le cafard inf

III.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] ADJ

1. blue (in colour):

blue

bleu

fig to be blue from or with the cold

être bleu de froid

2. blue (depressed):

to feel blue

avoir le cafard inf

to look blue

avoir l'air déprimé

3. blue (smutty) inf:

blue film

porno inf

blue joke

osé, cochon/-onne inf

4. blue Brit inf POL:

blue

conservateur/-trice

IV.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] VB trans inf Brit (squander)

to blue (all) one's money on sth

dépenser tout son fric sur qc inf

V.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu]

to say sth out of the blue

dire qc à brûle-pourpoint

to appear/happen out of the blue

apparaître/se passer à l'improviste

to go off into the blue

partir à l'aventure

to vanish into the blue

s'évanouir dans la nature

the air was blue!

les gros mots fusaient!

black and blue

couvert de bleus

to beat sb black and blue inf

battre qn comme plâtre inf

to throw a blue fit

piquer une crise inf

to tell sb sth/repeat sth (to sb) until one is blue in the face

se tuer à dire qc à qn/à répéter qc (à qn)

you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway!

cause toujours, j'y vais quand même! inf

I.black and white N

1. black and white:

black and white CINE, PHOTO

noir et blanc m

in black and white

en noir et blanc

2. black and white (in writing):

here it is in black and white

le voici écrit noir sur blanc

II.black and white ADJ

1. black and white:

black and white CINE, PHOTO, TV TV, camera film

noir et blanc

black and white inv movie, print, photo, photography

(en) noir et blanc

2. black and white (clear-cut):

black and white matter, situation

nettement défini

III.black and white

he sees everything in black and white

pour lui c'est tout noir ou tout blanc

black sheep in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for black sheep in the English»French Dictionary

black sheep N fig

black sheep

brebis f galeuse

Translations for black sheep in the French»English Dictionary

brebis galeuse

black sheep

c'est le déshonneur de la famille

he is the black sheep of the family

Translations for black sheep in the English»French Dictionary

sheep [ʃi:p] N

sheep

mouton m

sheep (ewe)

brebis f

I.black [blæk] ADJ

black

noir(e)

black art

art m nègre

black arts

magie f noire

Black Death

peste f noire

black tea

thé sans lait

a black and white photo/television

une photo/télé en noir et blanc

everything's black and white with her

pour elle tout est tout blanc ou tout noir

II.black [blæk] N

1. black (colour):

black

noir m

2. black (person):

black

Noir m

Phrases:

(down) in black and white

écrit noir sur blanc

III.black [blæk] VB trans

black

noircir

black shoes

cirer

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The problem is to do this in such a way as to maximize the expected final number of black sheep.

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Vir is introduced as a quiet, introspective and somewhat shy character, possibly even a black sheep.

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The optimal solution at each step to remove just enough white sheep so that there are more black sheep than white sheep.

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The black sheep and lambs were thought to have been a friendly black bear and her cubs.

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Consequently, there are several factors which influence the black sheep effect.

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He is described as the black sheep of the family.

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A doctor's son, he was the black sheep of the family, obtaining bad results at school and dropping a chemistry degree at college.

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So many of the black sheep of the world end up here.

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