Translations for blue whale in the English»French Dictionary

blue whale N

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baleine f bleue

Translations for blue whale in the French»English Dictionary

baleine bleue

Translations for blue whale in the English»French Dictionary

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I.whale [Brit weɪl, Am (h)weɪl] N

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1. whale ZOOL:

2. whale inf:

a whale of a difference/story

une super différence/histoire inf

to have a whale of a time

s'amuser comme un fou

II.whale [Brit weɪl, Am (h)weɪl] VB trans Am (thrash)

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whale inf, lit, fig

donner une raclée à inf

I.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] N

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1. blue (colour):

blue

to go or turn blue

bleuir, devenir bleu

2. blue (sky) liter:

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

II.blues N npl

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2. blues (depression) inf:

to have the blues

avoir le cafard inf

III.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] ADJ

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1. blue (in colour):

blue

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:

osé, cochon/-onne inf

4. blue Brit inf POL:

blue

conservateur/-trice

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

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to blue (all) one's money on sth

dépenser tout son fric sur qc inf

V.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu]

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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

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1. murder LAW (crime):

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

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1. murder LAW (kill):

murder lit

assassiner (with avec)

2. murder fig, inf:

tuer inf

I could murder that woman inf!

elle est à tuer, cette femme! inf

3. murder (ruin):

murder inf

4. murder (defeat):

murder 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

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the murdered man/woman

IV.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər]

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I.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] N ASTRON

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II.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] VB intr

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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]

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Translations for blue whale in the English»French Dictionary

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I.whale [weɪl] N

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Phrases:

to have a whale of a time

drôlement bien s'amuser

a whale of a ... Am, Aus

II.whale [weɪl] VB intr

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pêcher la baleine

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

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2. blue fig:

to feel blue

II.blue [blu:] N

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The pygmy blue whale is the only one of the three identifiable subspecies to be found regularly in tropical waters. en.wikipedia.org

It is now thought it could be the same subspecies as the pygmy blue whale. en.wikipedia.org

The village is also known for its gigantic jawbone of a blue whale. en.wikipedia.org

He puts a blue whale into his graphics, incongruously lying alongside the girl and her cat, to give an amusing idea of relative sizes. en.wikipedia.org

Robin's skepticism about the blue whale incident prompts the security officer to check old records. en.wikipedia.org

The newspaper had previously featured the museum's blue whale exhibit. en.wikipedia.org

In 2009, researchers found that blue whale song has been deepening in its tonal frequency since the 1960s. en.wikipedia.org

That's the reason why in the ocean organisms can be that huge like the blue whale and macrophytes. en.wikipedia.org

In the deeper waters, a blue whale feasts on some krill. en.wikipedia.org

By comparison the blue whale, which is on average the longest living creature, reaches 30 m in length. en.wikipedia.org

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