cat flap in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cat flap in the English»French Dictionary

cat flap N

cat flap

chattière f

Translations for cat flap in the French»English Dictionary

chattière

cat flap

Translations for cat flap in the English»French Dictionary

I.flap [Brit flap, Am flæp] N

1. flap (on pocket, envelope, hat, tent):

flap

rabat m

2. flap (made of wood):

flap (on table, bar)

abattant m

flap (of trapdoor)

trappe f

flap (for cat)

chatière f

3. flap (movement):

flap (of wings)

battement m (of de)

flap (of sail)

claquement m (of de)

4. flap AVIAT:

flap

volet m

5. flap (panic) inf:

to be in a flap

être affolé

to get into a flap

s'affoler

6. flap LING:

flap

battement m

II.flap <pres part flapping; pret, pp flapped> [Brit flap, Am flæp] VB trans

flap wind: sail, cloth

claquer

flap paper, clothes

faire voleter

flap person: sheet, cloth etc

secouer

flap paper, letter

agiter

to flap sth at sb/sth

agiter qc en direction de qn/qc

the bird was flapping its wings

l'oiseau battait des ailes

he flapped his arms around

il battait l'air de ses bras

III.flap <pres part flapping; pret, pp flapped> [Brit flap, Am flæp] VB intr

1. flap (move):

flap wing:

battre

flap sail, flag, material, door:

claquer

flap paper, clothes:

voleter

the birds flapped away

les oiseaux se sont éloignés en battant des ailes

2. flap inf (panic):

flap

s'affoler

stop flapping!

calme-toi!

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

cat flap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cat flap in the English»French Dictionary

a cat flap

une chatière

Translations for cat flap in the French»English Dictionary

chatière f

cat flap

Translations for cat flap in the English»French Dictionary

I.flap <-pp-> [flæp] VB trans

to flap sth

agiter qc

to flap one's wings

battre des ailes

II.flap <-pp-> [flæp] VB intr

1. flap (fly by waving wings):

flap

battre des ailes

2. flap (vibrate, flutter):

flap

battre

3. flap inf (become excited):

flap

s'affoler

III.flap [flæp] N

1. flap (flutter):

flap

battement m

2. flap (fold):

flap

rabat m

3. flap (hinged part):

flap

rabat m

flap on wing

volet m de freinage

a cat flap

une chatière

4. flap inf (fluster, panic):

flap

affolement m

to be in a flap

s'affoler

CAT [kæt] N

CAT abbreviation of Computer-Assisted Testing

CAT

EAO m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's not the biggest space, so he must have panicked like crazy and tried to get out of the kitchen somehow through the cat flap.

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Check all potential escape routes (e.g. windows, cat flaps etc.) are closed off.

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Let's say we were teaching a cat to go through a cat flap.

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An ambulance worker told yesterday how a fox crept into her house through the cat flap and attacked her.

www.dailymail.co.uk

You lived next door, and we got to each other's houses through a big cat flap under my kitchen sink that you had to put 50 pence in to open...

www.irishmirror.ie

They have their own enclosed garden -- with its own fountain -- which they reach through the cat flap.

www.dailymail.co.uk

It entered a house through a cat flap and explored the kitchen.

www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk

The world of cat flaps has moved on to the next stage of technology: it's now possible to buy one that's activated by a cat's microchip.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The 47-year-old lecturer, was unaware he was sneaking through her neighbours cat flap at night.

www.telegraph.co.uk

You might be surprised to learn what walks or slithers through these intrepid pet owners' cat flaps...

www.mirror.co.uk