boot polish in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for boot polish in the English»French Dictionary

boot polish N

boot polish

cirage m

Translations for boot polish in the French»English Dictionary

être noir comme de l'ébène/du cirage

to be as black as ebony/boot polish

Translations for boot polish in the English»French Dictionary

I.polish [Brit ˈpɒlɪʃ, Am ˈpɑlɪʃ] N

1. polish (substance):

polish (for wood, floor, furniture)

cire f

polish (for shoes)

cirage m

polish (for brass, silver)

pâte f à polir

polish (for car)

lustre m

2. polish (action):

to give sth a polish (dust)

faire reluire or briller qc

to give sth a polish (put polish on)

cirer qc

3. polish (shiny surface):

polish

éclat m

to lose its polish

perdre son éclat

table with a high polish

table f vernie

4. polish fig:

polish (elegance) (of manner, performance)

brio m

polish (of person)

chic m

II.polish [Brit ˈpɒlɪʃ, Am ˈpɑlɪʃ] VB trans

1. polish lit:

polish shoes, wood, floor, furniture

cirer

polish leather, car, glass, glasses, silver, brass

astiquer

polish stone, jet, marble

polir

2. polish (refine) fig:

polish performance, act, image

soigner

polish manner, style

affiner

III.polish [Brit ˈpɒlɪʃ, Am ˈpɑlɪʃ] VB intr

polish

cirer

I.Polish [Brit ˈpəʊlɪʃ, Am ˈpoʊlɪʃ] N

1. Polish LING:

Polish

polonais m

2. Polish (people):

the Polish + vb pl

les Polonais

II.Polish [Brit ˈpəʊlɪʃ, Am ˈpoʊlɪʃ] ADJ

Polish

polonais

I.boot [Brit buːt, Am but] N

1. boot:

boot (footwear)

botte f

boot (for workman, soldier)

brodequin m

climbing/hiking boot

chaussure f de montagne/randonnée

football/rugby boot Brit

chaussure f de football/rugby

to put the boot in lit

rouer qn de coups de pied

to put the boot in fig

y aller fort

a boot up the backside

un bon coup de pied au derrière also fig

2. boot Brit MOTOR:

boot

coffre m

3. boot (dismissal) inf:

to get the boot

se faire virer

to give sb the boot

virer qn

4. boot (kick):

boot inf

coup m de pied

to give sth a boot

donner un coup de pied dans qc

5. boot Am MOTOR (wheel clamp):

boot

sabot m de Denver

6. boot Am (puncture patch):

boot

rustine ® f

7. boot Am (recruit):

boot inf

bleu m inf

boot inf

recrue f

II.boot [Brit buːt, Am but] VB trans

1. boot (kick) inf:

boot person

envoyer un coup de pied à

boot ball

donner un coup de pied dans

2. boot COMPUT → boot up

III.boot [Brit buːt, Am but]

as tough as old boots meat:

dur comme la semelle (de facteur)

the boot is on the other foot Brit

les rôles sont renversés

to be/get too big for one's boots Brit

avoir/prendre la grosse tête

to boot

par dessus le marché

to lick sb's boots

lécher les bottes à qn

you can bet your boots that …

je te parie tout ce que tu veux que …

See also boot up

I.boot up VB [Brit buːt -, Am but -] COMPUT (boot [sth] up, boot up [sth])

boot up computer, system:

boot up

amorcer

boot polish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boot polish in the English»French Dictionary

I.Polish [ˈpəʊlɪʃ, Am ˈpou-] ADJ

Polish

polonais(e)

II.Polish [ˈpəʊlɪʃ, Am ˈpou-] N LING

Polish

polonais m

See also English

I.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] ADJ

English

anglais(e)

English people

les Anglais

an English national

un ressortissant anglais

an English film

un film en anglais

an English class

un cours d'anglais

the English team

l'équipe d'Angleterre

English speaker

anglophone mf

II.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] N

1. English pl (people):

the English

les Anglais

2. English LING:

English

anglais m

to speak English fluently

parler couramment (l')anglais

to write in English

écrire en anglais

to translate into English

traduire en anglais

I.polish [ˈpɒlɪʃ, Am ˈpɑ:lɪʃ] N

1. polish (substance to polish things):

polish

cirage m

furniture polish

cire f

shoe polish

cirage à chaussures

silver polish

produit m d'entretien pour les métaux

2. polish (act of polishing sth):

to give sth a polish

faire briller qc

to give one's shoes a polish

cirer ses chaussures

3. polish (sophisticated or refined style):

polish

raffinement m

II.polish [ˈpɒlɪʃ, Am ˈpɑ:lɪʃ] VB trans a. fig

polish

polir

polish shoes, floor, furniture

cirer

polish silver, brass

astiquer

to polish one's English

perfectionner son anglais

I.boot [bu:t] N

1. boot (footwear):

boot calf-length

botte f

boot short

boot f

a pair of boots

une paire de boots fpl

2. boot Brit AUTO:

boot

coffre m

3. boot COMPUT:

boot

amorce f

warm/cold boot

démarrage m à chaud/froid

Phrases:

to get the boot

se faire virer

to put the boot in

y aller fort

II.boot [bu:t] VB trans

1. boot inf (kick):

to boot sth somewhere

envoyer qc quelque part (d'un coup de pied)

he booted the ball past the line

il donna un coup de pied dans la balle qu'il envoya au-delà de la ligne

2. boot COMPUT:

to boot

amorcer