brother-in-law in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brother-in-law in the English»French Dictionary

brother-in-law <pl brothers-in-law> N

brother-in-law

beau-frère m

Translations for brother-in-law in the French»English Dictionary

beau-frère <pl beaux-frères> [bofʀɛʀ] N m

beau-frère

brother-in-law

beauf [bof] N m inf

1. beauf abbrev → beau-frère

beauf

brother-in-law

2. beauf (rustre):

beauf pej

boor inf

beauf pej

redneck Am inf

See also beau-frère

beau-frère <pl beaux-frères> [bofʀɛʀ] N m

beau-frère

brother-in-law

brother-in-law in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brother-in-law in the English»French Dictionary

brother-in-law <brothers-in-law [or -s Brit]> [ˈbrʌðərɪnlɔ:, Am -ɚɪnlɑ:] N

brother-in-law

beau-frère m

Translations for brother-in-law in the French»English Dictionary

beau-frère <beaux-frères> [bofʀɛʀ] N m

beau-frère

brother-in-law

beauf [bof] N m inf

1. beauf (beau-frère):

beauf

brother-in-law

2. beauf (pauvre type):

beauf

narrow-minded Frenchman

I.foutre [futʀ] VB trans inf

1. foutre (faire):

ne rien foutre

to do not a damn thing

ne rien foutre

to do damn all

qu'est-ce que tu fous?

what are you up to?

2. foutre (donner):

foutre une baffe à qn

to clout sb

fous-moi la paix!

get lost!

fous-moi la paix!

bugger off! Brit

ce temps de cochon me fout le cafard

this lousy weather gives me the creeps

3. foutre (mettre):

foutre qc dans sa poche

to shove sth in one's pocket

foutre qc par terre (par accident)

to send sth flying

foutre qc par terre (exprès)

to sling sth on the ground

son arrivée a tout foutu par terre

it loused everything up when he arrived

Phrases:

je n'en ai rien à foutre!

I couldn't give a damn!

foutre bas CH (jeter (avec violence))

to chuck away

foutre qn dedans

to mix sb up

ça la fout mal

it doesn't look good

qu'est-ce que ça peut me/te foutre?

what the hell's that got to do with me/you?

je t'en fous!

no chance!

je t'en foutrais des ordinateurs!

don't you talk to me about computers!

II.foutre [futʀ] VB refl inf

1. foutre (se mettre):

se foutre un coup de marteau sur les doigts

to hit one's fingers with a hammer

foutez-vous par terre!

hit the deck!

fous-toi ça dans le crâne!

get that into your thick head!

2. foutre (se moquer):

se foutre de qn

to mock sb

se foutre de qn

to take the mickey out of sb Brit

il se fout de notre gueule!

he's taking us for damn idiots!

3. foutre (se désintéresser):

se foutre de qn/qc

not to give a damn about sb/sth

ton beau-frère, je m'en fous

I couldn't give a damn for your brother-in-law

il se fout que tu aies fait ça

he couldn't give a damn about you doing that

Phrases:

va te faire foutre! (va te faire voir)

go screw yourself!

va te faire foutre! (rien à faire)

no way!

se foutre dedans

to screw up

s'en foutre jusque-là

to stuff oneself

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His brother-in-law hired him to his textile factory.

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She is described as an active participator in dynastic intrigue, and assisted in the marriage between her cousin and brother-in-law.

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Now he has something to brag about to his brother-in-law.

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In one case he conveyed it to his brother-in-law; in another to a speculator.

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A husband who mistreats his wife in this arrangement can expect his brother-in-law to retaliate in-kind against his sister.

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But you can't do anything anymore without paying off this mullah's son or that mullah's brother-in-law - and these days usually both.

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His brother-in-law vainly tried to stop the bleeding.

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The motivational intent might be to create work for his brother-in-law who is a flying buttress subcontractor.

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Does that sound like your know-it-all neighbor or blowhard brother-in-law?

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Barefooted and still in her nightgown, which was soaked in her blood, she ran across the street to her sister's and brother-in-law's house.

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