brooding in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brooding in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for brooding in the French»English Dictionary

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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

brooding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brooding in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for brooding in the French»English Dictionary

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nichée

brood

nichée

brood

couvée

brood

remâcher qc

to brood over sth

ruminer son chagrin

to brood over one's sorrows

brooding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to brood on a grievance

entretenir des griefs

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was all in very somber blues and black tones, very dark and brooding.

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This is especially important in the brooding chambers, because the developing ants need to be kept at optimal temperatures for growth.

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They use visual displays and vocalizations for communication, courtship, fighting, territoriality, and brooding.

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The latter shows limp figures with featureless or hidden faces, over which loom the threatening shapes of heavy trees and brooding houses.

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The album expanded on the use of sampled rhythm loops and brooding, heavy electronic sounds.

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His family said that he was morose, melancholy, taciturn, brooding, rough with small children, secretive, and difficult.

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If the young sense danger or feel threatened, they are able to re-enter the brooding pouch.

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The performance was preceded by a video interlude featuring snarling dogs and brooding ravens.

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This is the road through the brooding wilderness.

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The nestling period varies from 38 to 50 days with brooding primarily by the female.

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