blue chip in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for blue chip in the English»French Dictionary

I.blue chip N

1. blue chip FIN:

blue chip

valeur f vedette

2. blue chip GAMES (in poker):

blue chip

jeton m de grande valeur

II.blue chip ADJ attr FIN

blue chip

valeur f de premier ordre

blue chip company, customer

de premier ordre

blue chip share

valeur f de premier ordre

blue chip investment

placement m sûr or de tout repos

Translations for blue chip in the French»English Dictionary

valeur vedette FIN

blue chip

valeur sûre

blue chip

valeur de premier ordre FIN

blue chip

titre ou valeur vedette FIN

blue chip

Translations for blue chip in the English»French Dictionary

I.chip [Brit tʃɪp, Am tʃɪp] N

1. chip (fragment):

chip (gen)

fragment m (of de)

chip (of wood)

copeau m

chip (of glass)

éclat m

2. chip (mark, flaw):

chip (in wood, china, glass)

ébréchure f

this cup has a chip in it

cette tasse est ébréchée

3. chip Brit FOOD (fried potato):

chip

frite f

4. chip Am (potato crisp):

chip

chips f

a packet of chips

un paquet de chips

5. chip COMPUT:

chip

puce f (électronique)

6. chip SPORTS:

chip (in golf)

coup m d'approche

chip (in football)

chandelle f

to play a chip (in golf)

faire une approche

7. chip GAMES:

chip (in gambling)

plaque f

chip (smaller)

jeton m

to cash in one's chips lit

encaisser ses plaques

to cash in one's chips fig

ramasser ses billes inf

II.chip <pres part chipping; pret, pp chipped> [Brit tʃɪp, Am tʃɪp] VB trans

1. chip (damage):

chip glass, cup, plate

ébrécher

chip precious stone

écorner

chip paint

écailler

to chip a tooth/bone

se casser une dent/un os

a chipped cup

une tasse ébréchée

2. chip (carve):

chip wood, stone

tailler

3. chip FOOD:

chip potatoes

couper

III.chip <pres part chipping; pret, pp chipped> [Brit tʃɪp, Am tʃɪp] VB intr

1. chip (damage):

chip plate, glass:

s'ébrécher

chip paint, varnish:

s'écailler

chip tooth:

se casser

chip precious stone:

s'écorner

2. chip SPORTS (in golf):

chip

faire une approche

IV.chip [Brit tʃɪp, Am tʃɪp]

to have a chip on one's shoulder

être amer/-ère

he's got a chip on his shoulder about not having gone to university

il n'est jamais allé à l'université et il en veut à tout le monde à cause de cela

to be a chip off the old block

être bien le fils de son père/la fille de sa mère

when the chips are down

dans les moments difficiles

he's had his chips inf Brit

il est cuit inf

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

See also murder, moon

I.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] N

1. murder LAW (crime):

murder

meurtre m

2. murder attr:

murder inquiry, investigation

sur un meurtre

murder scene, weapon

du crime

murder squad, trial

criminel/-elle

murder (gen) story, mystery

policier/-ière

murder hunt

chasse f à l'assassin

murder victim

victime f (d'un meurtre)

3. murder (hell) inf:

it's murder in town today!

c'est infernal en ville aujourd'hui! inf

finding a parking space here is sheer murder!

trouver à se garer ici, c'est infernal! inf

to be murder on the feet/nerves

être un cauchemar pour les pieds/nerfs

II.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] VB trans

1. murder LAW (kill):

murder lit

assassiner (with avec)

2. murder fig, inf:

murder

tuer inf

I could murder that woman inf!

elle est à tuer, cette femme! inf

3. murder (ruin):

murder inf

massacrer inf

4. murder (defeat):

murder inf

écraser inf

murder inf

battre [qn] à plates coutures

5. murder Brit (devour) inf:

I could murder a pint/a sandwich!

je me taperais bien une bière/un sandwich! sl

III.murdered ADJ

the murdered man/woman

la victime

IV.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər]

to get away with murder dishonest people:

s'en tirer impunément

that child gets away with murder!

on lui passe tout à cet enfant!

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder inf child:

crier comme un putois

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder public figure, press:

s'indigner

I.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] N ASTRON

moon (satellite)

lune f

the moon (of the earth)

la Lune

the moons of Saturn

les lunes de Saturne

there will be a moon tonight

il y aura clair de lune cette nuit

there will be no moon tonight

ce soir, ce sera une nuit sans lune

by the light of the moon

au clair de lune

to put a man on the moon

envoyer un homme sur la Lune

II.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] VB intr

1. moon (daydream):

moon

rêvasser (over sth/sb à qc/qn)

2. moon (display buttocks):

moon inf

montrer ses fesses

III.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun]

to be over the moon about sth

être aux nues à propos de qc

many moons ago liter

il y a des lustres

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois inf

the man in the moon

le visage de la Lune

to shoot the moon Am

déménager à la cloche de bois inf

blue chip in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blue chip in the English»French Dictionary

I.chip [tʃɪp] N

1. chip (flake):

chip

fragment m

2. chip (place where piece is missing):

chip

ébréchure f

the cup has got a chip in it

la tasse est ébréchée

3. chip pl Brit (deep-fried potato):

chip

pommes frites fpl

chip

patates frites fpl Quebec

4. chip pl Am (potato snack):

chip

chips fpl

5. chip COMPUT:

chip

puce f électronique

single chip computer

ordinateur m à puce unique

6. chip (money token):

chip

jeton m

Phrases:

to be a chip off the old block inf

tenir de ses ancêtres

to have a chip on one's shoulder inf

être aigri

when the chips are down Brit inf

lorsque les ennuis arrivent

to have had one's chips inf

ne plus valoir grand-chose

II.chip <-pp-> [tʃɪp] VB trans

chip

fragmenter

III.chip <-pp-> [tʃɪp] VB intr

chip

s'ébrécher

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 game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited blue chip boys high school basketball players graduating in 2013.

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As a blue chip company, it was one of the most traded stocks.

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He worked variously in investment banking, financial journalism and public relations consultancy, before setting up his own business advising blue chip international companies on communications.

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Around 8,000 people are now employed by a range of blue chip companies.

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Lee is as blue chip as they come.

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These may be thought of as the equivalent of buying a blue chip share.

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He was a former blue chip prospect and holds many high school rushing records.

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Many blue chip athletes simply didn't have the grades.

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The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited blue chip boys high school basketball players graduating in 2014.

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Seeing the way the blue chip lawyers treated his father was a motivation to be a lawyer.

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