BROODING - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. brooding [Brit ˈbruːdɪŋ, Am ˈbrudɪŋ] N

all this brooding is pointless

ça ne sert à rien de ressasser or de ruminer tout ça

II. brooding [Brit ˈbruːdɪŋ, Am ˈbrudɪŋ] ADJ

brooding atmosphere, presence, landscape

menaçant

brooding person, figure, face

sombre

brooding unease, menace

pesant

I. brood [Brit bruːd, Am brud] N

1. brood ZOOL:

brood (of birds)

couvée f

brood (of birds)

nichée f

brood (of mammals)

nichée f

2. brood hum (of children):

brood

nichée f

brood

progéniture f hum

II. brood [Brit bruːd, Am brud] VB intr

1. brood (ponder):

brood

broyer du noir

to brood about or on or over problem, event, disappointment

ressasser, ruminer

there's no point (in) brooding about things

ça ne sert à rien de ressasser toutes ces choses

2. brood ZOOL:

brood bird:

couver

brood mare N

brood mare

poulinière f

brood mare

jument f poulinière

French

English

couvaison (action)

brooding

rumination

brooding, rumination

couvain

brood

jument poulinière

brood mare

couvée (d'oisillons, enfants)

brood

nichée (d'oisillons, enfants)

brood

ruminer malheur

to brood on

ruminer

to brood

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

brooding ADJ

brooding

sombre

I. brood [bru:d] N

1. brood (hatch):

brood

couvée f

2. brood iron hum (children):

brood

progéniture f

II. brood [bru:d] VB intr

1. brood (ponder):

brood

broyer du noir

to brood on a grievance

entretenir des griefs

2. brood (hatch):

brood

couver

III. brood [bru:d] VB trans

brood

couver

French

English

nichée

brood

nichée

brood

couvée

brood

remâcher qc

to brood over sth

ruminer son chagrin

to brood over one's sorrows

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

brooding ADJ

brooding

sombre

I. brood [brud] N

1. brood (hatch):

brood

couvée f

2. brood iron hum (children):

brood

progéniture f

II. brood [brud] VB intr

1. brood (ponder):

brood

broyer du noir

to brood on a grievance

entretenir des griefs

2. brood (hatch):

brood

couver

III. brood [brud] VB trans

brood

couver

French

English

nichée

brood

couvée

brood

remâcher qc

to brood over sth

ruminer son chagrin

to brood over one's sorrows

Present

I	brood
you	brood
he/she/it	broods
we	brood
you	brood
they	brood

Past

I	brooded
you	brooded
he/she/it	brooded
we	brooded
you	brooded
they	brooded

Present Perfect

I	have	brooded
you	have	brooded
he/she/it	has	brooded
we	have	brooded
you	have	brooded
they	have	brooded

Past Perfect

I	had	brooded
you	had	brooded
he/she/it	had	brooded
we	had	brooded
you	had	brooded
they	had	brooded