brown paper bag in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brown paper bag in the English»French Dictionary

brown paper bag N

brown paper bag

sac m en papier kraft

Translations for brown paper bag in the English»French Dictionary

brown paper

papier m kraft

catch wind: paper, bag

emporter

Translations for brown paper bag in the French»English Dictionary

kraft

brown paper

cornet

paper bag

Translations for brown paper bag in the English»French Dictionary

I.bag [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ] N

1. bag (container):

bag

sac m (of de)

to put sth in a bag

mettre qc dans un sac

20 pence a bag

20 pence le sac

2. bag (hunting):

to get a good bag

faire bonne chasse

3. bag (woman):

bag sl, pej

teigne f pej

II.bags N npl

1. bags (baggage):

bags

bagages mpl

to pack one's bags lit

faire ses bagages

to pack one's bags fig

faire ses valises

2. bags Brit (lots) inf:

bags of money, time

plein de

I've got bags left

il m'en reste des tonnes inf

III.bag <pres part bagging; pret, pp bagged> [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ] VB trans

1. bag (save, get) inf:

bag seat, table

retenir

bag medal

empocher

to bag sth for sb, to bag sb sth

retenir qc pour qn

2. bag inf SPORTS:

bag goal, point

marquer

bag hare, bird

tuer

bag fish

attraper

3. bag (put in bags) → bag up

4. bag Am (capture):

bag inf

capturer

IV.bag <pres part bagging; pret, pp bagged> [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ] VB intr

bag garment:

bag

se déformer

to bag at the knees

pocher aux genoux

V.bag [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ]

a mixed bag

un mélange hétérogène

bags I inf , bags me Brit inf

à moi

it's in the bag inf

c'est dans le sac or la poche inf

it's not my bag inf Am

ce n'est pas mon truc inf

the whole bag of tricks inf

tout le bataclan inf

to be left holding the bag Am

payer les pots cassés inf

to have bags under one's eyes

avoir des valises sous les yeux inf

See also bag up

I.bag up VB [Brit baɡ -, Am bæɡ -] (bag [sth] up, bag up [sth])

bag up

mettre [qc] en sac, ensacher

I.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] N

1. brown (colour):

brown (of object)

marron m

brown (of hair, skin, eyes)

brun m

I don't like brown

je n'aime pas le marron

in brown

en marron

to be a deep brown

être d'un marron foncé

2. brown SPORTS (in snooker):

brown

bille f marron

II.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] ADJ

1. brown (in colour):

brown suit, shoes, leaves, paint, sofa, car, eyes

marron

brown inv hair

brun, châtain

to go or turn brown leaf, paint:

devenir marron

to paint/dye sth brown

peindre/teindre qc en marron

to turn the water brown

rendre l'eau marron

dark or deep brown

marron foncé

inv light or pale brown

marron clair

2. brown (tanned):

brown person, skin

bronzé, bruni

to be very brown

être très bronzé

to go brown

bronzer

to go brown easily

bronzer facilement

3. brown (as racial feature):

brown skin, face, person, race

basané

III.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] VB trans

1. brown FOOD (in cooking):

brown sauce, gravy

faire roussir

brown meat, onion, potato

faire dorer

to brown sth under the grill

faire dorer qc au gril

2. brown (tan):

brown skin, face, body

brunir

browned by the sun

bruni or bronzé par le soleil

IV.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] VB intr

brown meat, potatoes:

brown

dorer

leave to brown in the oven

faire dorer au four

I.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] N

1. paper (substance):

paper (for writing etc)

papier m

a piece/a sheet of paper

un morceau/une feuille de papier

to get or put sth down on paper

mettre qc par écrit

it's a good idea on paper fig

c'est une bonne idée en théorie

the car only exists on paper

la voiture n'existe que sur le papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on

ce contrat ne vaut absolument rien

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on attr bag, hat, napkin

en papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on plate

en carton

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on industry manufacture

du papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on industry manufacture

de papier

2. paper attr (not existing in reality) fig:

paper loss, profit

théorique

paper promise, agreement

sans valeur

3. paper:

paper, a. wallpaper

papier m peint

4. paper (newspaper):

paper

journal m

local/Sunday paper

journal m local/du dimanche

5. paper (scholarly article):

paper

article m (on sur)

6. paper:

paper (lecture)

communication f (on sur)

paper (report)

exposé m (on sur)

I'm writing Monday's discussion paper

je prépare le sujet du débat de lundi

7. paper (examination):

paper

épreuve f (on de)

the French paper

l'épreuve de français

8. paper FIN:

paper

effet m de commerce

paper

papier m

long/short paper

effets mpl à long/court terme

long/short paper

papier m long/court

9. paper (government publication):

paper

livre m

II.papers N

papers npl ADMIN:

papers

papiers mpl

III.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] VB trans a. wallpaper

paper room, wall:

paper

tapisser

IV.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] VB intr

to paper over the existing wallpaper

recouvrir le papier actuel

to paper over one's differences/problems

passer sur ses différences/problèmes

V.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər]

to paper over the cracks

passer sur les problèmes

brown paper bag in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brown paper bag in the English»French Dictionary

brown paper

papier m kraft

paper bag

sac m en papier

Translations for brown paper bag in the English»French Dictionary

I.bag [bæg] N

1. bag:

bag

sac m

bag of sweets

sachet m

bag of sweets

cornet m CH

2. bag (luggage):

bag

sac m de voyage

to pack one's bags

faire ses bagages

3. bag (baggy skin):

bag

poches fpl (sous les yeux)

4. bag (woman):

bag

vieille grincheuse f

5. bag (game caught by hunter):

bag

tableau m

6. bag pl Aus, Brit inf:

to have bags of

avoir plein de

Phrases:

a bag of bones

un sac d'os

the whole bag of tricks

tout le bataclan

it's in the bag

c'est du tout cuit

II.bag <-gg-> [bæg] VB trans

1. bag (put in bag):

bag

mettre en sac

2. bag inf (obtain):

to bag sb sth [or sth for sb]

retenir qc pour qn

3. bag (hunt and kill):

bag

abattre

I.brown [braʊn] ADJ

brown

brun(e)

brown

marron inv

brown hair

châtain

II.brown [braʊn] VB intr

brown leaves

roussir

brown person

bronzer

Phrases:

to be browned off inf

en avoir ras le bol

III.brown [braʊn] VB trans

brown

brunir

brown meat

faire dorer

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

I.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] N

1. paper no pl (writing material):

paper

papier m

paper hat

chapeau m en papier

to commit sth to paper

coucher qc par écrit

to get sth down on paper

mettre qc par écrit

on paper

en théorie

2. paper (newspaper):

paper

journal m

daily paper

quotidien m

3. paper (wallpaper):

paper

papier m peint

4. paper (official documents in general):

paper

document m

papers

pièces fpl

papers for identity

papiers mpl (d'identité)

5. paper no pl (set of exam questions):

paper

épreuve f

6. paper UNIV:

paper by student

exposé m

paper at conference, in review

papier m

to give a paper

faire un exposé

II.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB trans

paper

tapisser

III.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB intr (hide)

to paper over problems

dissimuler les problèmes

to paper over the cracks

dissimuler les failles

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He took out a marble design notebook from a brown paper bag.

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Around the beginning of the twentieth century, separatist standards, such as the brown paper bag, comb, pencil, and flashlight tests began to be implemented.

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Some organizations used the brown paper bag principle as a test for entrance.

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He started his musical life playing the accordion until his father gave him his first guitar in a brown paper bag.

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The kit is mostly spices in several packets, all contained in a miniature brown paper bag.

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A detective then opened the trunk and discovered a closed brown paper bag.

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He takes the brown paper bag to an undisclosed location where he interrupts a dominoes game by throwing the bag onto the table.

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It is important to note that drinking an alcoholic beverage from a brown paper bag in public does not make it legal.

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People at many churches, fraternities and nightclubs would take a brown paper bag and hold it against a person's skin.

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