cocooning in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cocooning in the English»French Dictionary

cocooning [Brit kəˈkuːnɪŋ, Am kəˈkunɪŋ] N

cocooning

cocooning m

I.cocoon [Brit kəˈkuːn, Am kəˈkun] N ZOOL

cocoon fig

cocon m

wrapped in a cocoon of blankets

enfoui douillettement sous des couvertures

II.cocoon [Brit kəˈkuːn, Am kəˈkun] VB trans

cocoon

envelopper douillettement

a cocooned existence

une existence surprotégée

Translations for cocooning in the French»English Dictionary

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cocooning

staying at home, cocooning Am

ouaté (ouatée) ambiance

cocoon-like

cocon

cocoon

dévider la soie du cocon

to spin the silk off the cocoon

cocooning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cocooning in the English»French Dictionary

I.cocoon [kəˈku:n] N

cocoon

cocon m

II.cocoon [kəˈku:n] VB trans

cocoon

protéger

Translations for cocooning in the French»English Dictionary

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cocon

cocoon

couver

to cocoon

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English

They kept up this pretense in the first eight years by constantly protecting him, cosseting him and cocooning him.

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A swarm of tarantulas cover him with webbing and moss, cocooning him completely.

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Popcorn identified cocooning as a commercially significant trend that would lead to, among other things, stay-at-home electronic shopping.

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Cocooning the machine in bubble wrap is one option for the computer-toting oaf, but the most evolved solution is a rugged laptop.

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