cat's in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cat's in the English»French Dictionary

cat [Brit kat, Am kæt] N

1. cat:

cat (domestic)

chat m

cat (female)

chatte f

cat attr basket

pour chat

cat litter, food

pour chats

2. cat (feline):

cat

félin m

the cat family

les félins mpl

3. cat (woman):

cat inf, pej

chipie f

4. cat (guy):

cat inf, dated

type m inf

5. cat inf abrév → catalytic converter

it was enough to make a cat laugh inf

c'était à se tordre inf

there are more ways than one to kill or skin a cat

il y a plus d'une façon de s'y prendre

to be like a cat on a hot tin roof or on hot bricks

être sur des charbons ardents

to fight like cat and dog

se battre comme des chiffonniers

to grin like a Cheshire cat

avoir un sourire fendu jusqu'aux oreilles

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

the cat's out of the bag

ce n'est plus un secret pour personne

to look like something the cat brought or dragged in

être en piteux état

to rain cats and dogs

pleuvoir des cordes

there's hardly enough room to swing a cat

il y a à peine la place de se retourner

to think one is the cat's whiskers Brit or pajamas Am or meow Am

se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter

to (wait and) see which way the cat jumps

attendre de voir d'où vient le vent

when the cat's away, the mice will play

quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent

to play cat and mouse with sb

jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn

See also catalytic converter

catalytic converter N

catalytic converter

pot m catalytique

cat.

cat. → catalogue

See also catalogue

I.catalogue [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] N

1. catalogue (of goods, books etc):

catalogue

catalogue m

catalogue attr number, price

de catalogue

2. catalogue (series):

a catalogue of disasters/complaints

une série de catastrophes/plaintes

3. catalogue Am UNIV:

catalogue

brochure f (universitaire)

II.catalogue [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] VB trans

catalogue

dresser un catalogue de

fraidy-cat [Brit ˈfreɪdɪkat, Am ˈfreɪdiˌkæt] N Am inf, child language

fraidy-cat

poule f mouillée inf

cat around VB [Brit kat -, Am kæt -] inf Am

cat around

draguer inf

cat litter N

cat litter

litière f pour chats

cat's eye N

1. cat's eye (gem):

cat's eye

œil-de-chat m

Phrases:

catseye Brit MOTOR

plot m rétroréfléchissant

cat's cradle N

cat's cradle

jeu m de ficelle

Burmese cat N

Burmese cat

chat m birman

cat food N

cat food

aliments mpl pour chats

cat's whisker N RADIO

cat's whisker

chercheur m de détecteur à galène

cat's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cat's in the English»French Dictionary

cat [kæt] N

1. cat (feline):

cat

chat(te) m (f)

a she-cat

une chatte

a stray cat

un chat errant

2. cat (class of animal):

cat

félin m

3. cat fig inf (spiteful female):

cat

vache f

Phrases:

to fight like cat and dog

se quereller comme chien et chat

to have a cat in hell's chance Brit

ne pas avoir l'ombre d'une chance

to play (a game of) cat and mouse

jouer au chat et à la souris

the cat's got sb's tongue

avoir perdu sa langue

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

to look like something the cat brought in

être dégoûtant

to put the cat among the pigeons

mettre le loup dans la bergerie

to rain cats and dogs

pleuvoir à torrent

cat's cradle [ˌkætsˈkreɪdl] N GAMES

cat's cradle

jeu m de ficelles (consistant à faire des figures)

cat's eye N

1. cat's eye (stone):

cat's eye

œil m de chat

Phrases:

catseye®

cataphote ® m

cat litter N

cat litter

litière f de chat

fat cat N pej inf

fat cat

profiteur (-euse) du système m (f)

CAT [kæt] N

CAT abbreviation of Computer-Assisted Testing

CAT

EAO m

I.care [keəʳ, Am ker] N

1. care (looking after):

care

soin m

hair care

soin capillaire

to take good care of sb/sth

prendre bien soin de qn/qc

to be in sb's care

être sous la responsabilité de qn

to be under a doctor's care

être suivi par un docteur

to take care of oneself

s'occuper de ses affaires

to take care of sth

s'occuper de qc

to be in care

être à l'Assistance publique

to be taken into care

être confié à l'Assistance publique

(in) care of sb

aux bons soins de qn

take care!

fais attention (à toi)!

take care! (goodbye)

salut!

2. care (carefulness):

care

prudence f

to do sth with care

faire qc avec prudence

to take care with sth/to +infin

prendre soin de qc/de +infin

to take care that

veiller à ce que +subj

take care that you don't fall!

fais attention de ne pas tomber!

3. care (worry):

care

souci m

to not have a care in the world

ne pas avoir le moindre souci

to be free from care

être insouciant

II.care [keəʳ, Am ker] VB intr

1. care (be concerned):

care

se faire du souci

to care about sb/sth

se soucier de qn/qc

not to care about sb/sth

se moquer de qn/qc

I don't care

ça m'est égal

I couldn't care less

je m'en fiche

she doesn't appear to care how she dresses

elle se moque de son apparence

for all I care

pour ce que cela me fait

who cares?

qu'est-ce que ça fait?

2. care (feel affection):

care

aimer

to care about sb

aimer qn

3. care (want):

care

vouloir

to care to +infin

vouloir +infin

to care for sth

vouloir qc

easy-care ADJ

easy-care

facile d'entretien

care for VB intr

1. care for (like):

care for

aimer

2. care for (look after):

care for

soigner

Translations for cat's in the French»English Dictionary

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félin

cat

cat's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit inf

une toilette de chat

every child/cat/pencil/call

chaque enfant/chat/crayon/appel

to fight like cat and dog

se quereller comme chien et chat

to have a cat in hell's chance Brit

ne pas avoir l'ombre d'une chance

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

to put the cat among the pigeons

mettre le loup dans la bergerie

the cat hurt its head

le chat s'est blessé à la tête

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

get the cat down from the table

fais descendre le chat de la table

to fight like cat and dog

s'entendre [ou vivre] comme chien et chat

cat's Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for cat's in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

crèche

child day-care centre

accès aux soins

access to health care

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That cat's cradle will resolve itself in time.

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All such markings must be less than 6 mm high, with cat's eye reflectors no more than 15 mm above the road surface.

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In some jurisdictions the worker could successfully sue the employer for employment discrimination using a legal theory called cat's paw liability.

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Early radio receivers, called crystal radios, used a cat's whisker of fine wire pressing on a crystal of galena (lead sulfide) to serve as a point-contact rectifier or crystal detector.

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The most popular and well-known string game appears to be cat's cradle.

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But we pay no heed to the wondrous details hovering above eye level -- from cat's paw prints in 150-year-old bricks to gargoyles galore.

www.montrealgazette.com

It is variously known as the flat cup coral, the solitary cup coral, the button, doughnut or cat's eye coral.

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The letter left her feeling like the cat's pyjamas but her housemates are more worried it may put the cat among the pigeons.

www.stuff.co.nz

Cat's whisker diodes were also called crystal diodes and found application in crystal radio receivers.

en.wikipedia.org

Slap your friend's face with the included fake cat's paw.

www.thehindu.com