clove hitch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for clove hitch in the English»French Dictionary

clove hitch N

clove hitch

demi-clé f

Translations for clove hitch in the English»French Dictionary

I.clove [Brit kləʊv, Am kloʊv] VB pt

clove → cleave

II.clove [Brit kləʊv, Am kloʊv] N FOOD

1. clove (spice):

clove

clou m de girofle

oil of cloves

essence f de girofle

2. clove (of garlic):

clove

gousse f

See also cleave

I.cleave <pret clove or cleaved, pp cleft or cleaved> [Brit kliːv, Am kliv] VB trans

1. cleave liter:

cleave

fendre

to cleave sth in two

fendre qc en deux

2. cleave GEOL:

cleave stone

cliver

II.cleave <pret cleaved, or clave, dated pp cleaved> [Brit kliːv, Am kliv] VB intr liter

1. cleave:

to cleave to (be loyal to)

être foncièrement attaché à

to cleave to (stick to)

adhérer à

2. cleave (split):

cleave

se fendre

I.cleave <pret clove or cleaved, pp cleft or cleaved> [Brit kliːv, Am kliv] VB trans

1. cleave liter:

cleave

fendre

to cleave sth in two

fendre qc en deux

2. cleave GEOL:

cleave stone

cliver

II.cleave <pret cleaved, or clave, dated pp cleaved> [Brit kliːv, Am kliv] VB intr liter

1. cleave:

to cleave to (be loyal to)

être foncièrement attaché à

to cleave to (stick to)

adhérer à

2. cleave (split):

cleave

se fendre

I.hitch [Brit hɪtʃ, Am hɪtʃ] N

1. hitch (problem):

hitch

problème m

hitch

pépin m inf

there has been a slight hitch

il y a eu un petit pépin inf

to pass off without a hitch

se dérouler sans problème

2. hitch (knot):

hitch

nœud m

3. hitch Am (in prison):

hitch

séjour m

to do a hitch in the army

rester quelque temps dans l'armée

II.hitch [Brit hɪtʃ, Am hɪtʃ] VB trans

1. hitch (fasten):

hitch rope, reins, trailer

attacher (to à)

hitch horse, team

atteler (to à)

hitch wagon, rail carriage

accrocher (to à)

2. hitch (thumb) inf:

to hitch a ride or lift

faire du stop inf

I hitched a lift to York

je suis allé à York en stop inf

can I hitch a ride to school?

tu m'emmènes à l'école?

III.hitch [Brit hɪtʃ, Am hɪtʃ] VB intr inf

1. hitch (hitchhike):

hitch

faire du stop inf

to hitch to Paris in two days

mettre deux jours pour aller à Paris en stop

2. hitch Am (limp):

hitch

boitiller

IV.hitch [Brit hɪtʃ, Am hɪtʃ]

to get hitched inf

convoler en justes noces inf

clove hitch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clove hitch in the English»French Dictionary

clove¹ [kləʊv, Am kloʊv] N (plant part)

clove

gousse f

clove² [kləʊv, Am kloʊv] N (spice)

clove

clou m de girofle

clove³ [kləʊv, Am kloʊv] VB

clove pt of cleave

See also cleave

cleave <pt, pp -ed, -ed [or cleft, cleft] [or Am clove, cloven]> [kli:v] VB trans

cleave

fendre

cleave <pt, pp -ed, -ed [or cleft, cleft] [or Am clove, cloven]> [kli:v] VB trans

cleave

fendre

I.hitch [hɪtʃ] N

1. hitch (temporary difficulty or obstacle):

hitch

anicroche f

technical hitch

incident m technique

without a hitch

sans accroc

2. hitch (knot):

hitch

nœud m

II.hitch [hɪtʃ] VB trans

1. hitch (fasten):

to hitch sth to sth

attacher qc à qc

2. hitch inf (hitchhike):

to hitch a lift

faire du stop

III.hitch [hɪtʃ] VB intr inf

hitch

faire du stop

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is one of the four basic maritime knots (the other three are figure-eight knot, reef knot and clove hitch).

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Some of the knots learned included the figure of eight, bowline, rolling hitch, reef knot and clove hitch.

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