cat's paw in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cat's paw in the English»French Dictionary

cat's paw N

cat's paw

dupe f

Translations for cat's paw in the French»English Dictionary

tirer les marrons du feu (être la victime)

to be a cat's paw

Translations for cat's paw 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

CAT N

1. CAT COMPUT → computer-assisted teaching

CAT

enseignement m assisté par ordinateur

2. CAT COMPUT → computer-assisted testing

CAT

essais mpl assistés par ordinateur

3. CAT COMPUT → computer-assisted training

CAT

formation f assistée par ordinateur

4. CAT MED → computerized axial tomography

CAT

scannographie f

5. CAT Brit HISTORY → College of Advanced Technology

CAT

cf IUT

I.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] N

1. care (attention):

care

attention f

care

soin m

to take care to do

prendre soin de faire

to take care not to do

faire attention de ne pas faire

to take care when doing

faire attention en faisant

to take care that …

faire attention que …

+ subj he took (great) care over or with his work

il a fait son travail avec le plus grand soin

to take care in doing sth

faire qc avec soin

she always takes (great) care in choosing the wine/preparing to go out

elle choisit toujours le vin/se prépare toujours à sortir avec (le plus grand) soin

‘take care!’

‘fais attention!’

‘take care!’ (expression of farewell)

‘à bientôt!’

with care

avec soin, en faisant attention

‘handle with care’

‘fragile’

have a care! Brit give a care! Am

fais attention!

to exercise due or proper care ADMIN, LAW

prendre les précautions nécessaires

2. care (looking after):

care (of person, animal)

soins mpl

care (of car, plant, house, clothes)

entretien m (of de)

to take care of (deal with) (gen) child, client

s'occuper de

to take care of MED patient, invalid

soigner

to take care of (be responsible for) house, garden, details, tickets, arrangements

s'occuper de

to take care of (be careful with) machine, car

prendre soin de

to take care of (keep in good condition) machine, car, teeth

entretenir

to take care of (look after for safe-keeping) shop, watch

garder

to take good care of sb/sth

prendre soin de qn/qc

to put or leave sb/sth in sb's care

confier qn/qc à qn

in his/your care

à sa/ta garde

the pupils/patients in my care

les élèves/malades dont j'ai la responsabilité

in the care of his father/teacher

à la garde de son père/professeur

John Smith, care of Mr and Mrs L. Smith (on letter)

John Smith, chez or aux bons soins de M et Mme L. Smith

to take care of oneself (look after oneself)

prendre soin de soi

to take care of oneself (cope)

se débrouiller tout seul

to take care of oneself (defend oneself)

se défendre

that takes care of that

c'est réglé

3. care:

care MED, PSYCH

soins mpl

a policy of care in the community

une politique de soins en dehors du milieu hospitalier

4. care Brit (protective custody of children):

to be in care

être (placé) en garde

to take or put a child into care

placer un enfant sous la garde des services sociaux

5. care (worry):

care

souci m

without a care in the world

parfaitement insouciant

II.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] VB trans

I don't care to do

cela ne me plaît pas de faire, cela ne me dit rien de faire

if you care to examine the report, you'll find that… iron

si vous voulez avoir l'obligeance d'examiner le rapport, vous constaterez que…

(as polite formula) would you care to sit down?

voulez-vous vous asseoir?

he has more money than he cares to admit

il a plus d'argent qu'il ne veut bien le dire

III.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] VB intr

1. care (feel concerned):

she really cares

elle prend ça à cœur

to care about art, culture, money, environment

s'intéresser à

to care about staff, pupils, the elderly

se soucier du bien-être de

to care about injustice, inequality

se soucier de

I don't care!

ça m'est égal!, je m'en moque!

what do I care if…?

qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire que…?

+ subj as if I/he cared!

comme si ça me/lui faisait quelque chose!

I/he couldn't care less! Brit, I/he could care less! Am

ça m'est/ça lui est complètement égal!

she couldn't care less about…

elle se moque complètement de…

she couldn't care less about…

elle se fiche complètement de… inf

I couldn't care less who wins/what happened

je me moque de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé

I couldn't care less who wins/what happened

je me fiche de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé inf

they could all have died, for all he cared

ils auraient pu mourir tous, cela lui était égal

I don't care who he marries

il peut épouser qui il veut, ça m'est égal

I'm past caring

je m'en moque

who cares?

qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?

2. care (love):

to care about sb

aimer qn

show him that you care

montre-lui que tu l'aimes

I didn't know you cared! hum

je ne connaissais pas tes sentiments! hum

IV.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr]

he doesn't care a fig or a damn inf

il s'en fiche complètement inf

I.paw [Brit pɔː, Am pɔ] N

paw (of animal)

patte f

paw (hand) pej

patte f inf

II.paw [Brit pɔː, Am pɔ] VB trans

1. paw animal:

paw

donner des coups de patte à

to paw the ground horse:

piaffer

to paw the ground bull:

frapper le sol du sabot

2. paw pej person:

paw

peloter inf

cat's paw in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cat's paw in the English»French Dictionary

CAT [kæt] N

CAT abbreviation of Computer-Assisted Testing

CAT

EAO m

CARE [keəʳ, Am ker] N

CARE abbreviation of Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere

CARE

Association de Solidarité Internationale au statut de bienfaisance

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

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

I.paw [pɔ:, Am pɑ:] N a. iron hum a. inf

paw

patte f

II.paw [pɔ:, Am pɑ:] VB trans

1. paw (strike with the paw):

paw

donner un coup de patte à

2. paw pej inf (touch in an offensive way):

paw

tripoter

III.paw [pɔ:, Am pɑ:] VB intr

paw

donner des coups de pattes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The paw ranges from 2937 millimeters wide, in contrast to the 2430 millimeters of a house cat's paw.

en.wikipedia.org

She had felt the heat of a leviathan's roar, and the warmth within a cat's paw.

theconversation.com

Did you know; a cat can't climb head first down a tree because every claw on a cat's paw points the same way.

www.clarechampion.ie

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

www.thehindu.com

Are they a cat's paw for other interests?

news.nationalpost.com

Under the cat's paw sign was a slot to put money in and a lead tube.

en.wikipedia.org

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

jurist.org

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