cojones in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cojones in the English»French Dictionary

colonel [Brit ˈkəːn(ə)l, Am ˈkərnl] N

colonel

colonel m

lieutenant colonel N

lieutenant colonel

lieutenant-colonel m

Dow-Jones, Dow-Jones industrial average [Brit ˌdaʊˈdʒəʊnz] N

Dow-Jones

indice m Dow Jones

I.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn] N

1. bone:

bone (of human, animal)

os m

bone (of fish)

arête f

made of bone

en os

chicken on/off the bone

poulet à l'os/désossé

to break a bone

casser un os

to break every bone in one's body

se rompre les os

I'll break every bone in his body!

je vais lui tordre le cou!

no bones broken

rien de cassé

he hasn't got a romantic/jealous bone in his body

il n'a pas une once de romantisme/jalousie

he hasn't got a romantic/jealous bone in his body attr handle, button

en os

2. bone (in corset etc):

bone

baleine f

3. bone (trombone):

bone inf

trombone m

II.bones N npl

1. bones (animal skeleton):

bones

ossements mpl

2. bones (human remains):

bones (in archeology)

ossements mpl humains

to lay sb's bones to rest

enterrer la dépouille de qn

my old bones inf

mes vieux os inf

he'll never make old bones

il ne fera pas de vieux os

3. bones (dice):

bones

dés mpl

III.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn] VB trans

1. bone FOOD:

bone joint, chicken

désosser

bone fish

enlever les arêtes de

2. bone (reinforce):

bone corset, bodice

consolider

IV.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn]

bone of contention

sujet m de dispute

bone of contention

pomme f de discorde

close to the bone (wounding)

blessant

close to the bone (racy)

osé

to be a bag of bones

être un sac d'os inf

to cut sth to the bone

réduire qc au minimum

to feel sth in one's bones

avoir le pressentiment de qc

to have a bone to pick with sb

avoir un compte à régler avec qn

to make no bones about sth

ne pas cacher qc

sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) prov

≈ les chiens aboient, la caravane passe prov

to work one's fingers to the bone

se crever à la tâche inf

I.bare bones [Brit ˈbɛːbəʊnz, Am ˈbɛrboʊnz] N npl

the bare bones

l'essentiel m

the bare bones of the story are

l'essentiel de l'histoire est

II.bare-bones ADJ

bare-bones account:

bare-bones

réduit à sa plus simple expression

Davy Jones's locker [Brit, Am ˌdeɪvi ˌdʒoʊnz(əz) ˈlɑkər] N fig, hum

to go to Davy Jones's locker

boire la grande tasse dated, inf

to go to Davy Jones's locker

se noyer

brittle bones, brittle-bone disease N

brittle bones

décalcification f

I.honest [Brit ˈɒnɪst, Am ˈɑnəst] ADJ

1. honest (truthful):

honest person

intègre

honest account, answer

sincère

to be honest about sth

être honnête au sujet de qc

the honest truth

la pure vérité

2. honest (trustworthy):

honest

honnête

3. honest (sincere):

honest face

franc/franche

honest attempt

fait de bon cœur

to be honest with sb

être franc avec qn

to be honest with oneself

être honnête avec soi-même

to be less than honest with sb

ne pas être tout à fait franc avec qn

be honest!

sois franc!

to be honest, …

à dire vrai…

4. honest (legal):

honest profit, money

honnêtement acquis

honest price

juste

by honest means

par des moyens légitimes

to make an honest living

gagner honnêtement sa vie

he's never done an honest day's work

il n'a jamais fait une vraie journée de travail de sa vie!

II.honest [Brit ˈɒnɪst, Am ˈɑnəst] INTERJ

it wasn't me, honest inf or honest to God!

ce n'était pas moi, parole d'honneur!

honest to goodness or honest to God, have you any sense!

mais, ma parole, n'as-tu aucun bon sens!

III.honest [Brit ˈɒnɪst, Am ˈɑnəst]

to make an honest woman of sb hum

épouser qn

I.flagellate N [Brit ˈfladʒ(ə)lət, ˈfladʒ(ə)leɪt, Am ˈflædʒələt, ˈflædʒəˌleɪt] BIOL

flagellate

flagellé m

II.flagellate ADJ [Brit ˈfladʒ(ə)lət, ˈfladʒ(ə)leɪt, Am ˈflædʒələt, ˈflædʒəˌleɪt] BIOL a. flagellated

flagellate

flagellé

III.flagellate VB trans [Brit ˈfladʒ(ə)leɪt, Am ˈflædʒəˌleɪt]

flagellate

flageller

IV.to flagellate oneself VB refl

to flagellate oneself refl:

to flagellate oneself

se flageller

I.find [Brit fʌɪnd, Am faɪnd] N (discovery)

find (gen)

découverte f

find (lucky purchase)

trouvaille f

an arms find

la découverte d'une cache d'armes

she's a real find inf

c'est une vraie perle

II.find <pret, pp found> [Brit fʌɪnd, Am faɪnd] VB trans

1. find (discover by chance):

find thing, person

trouver

‘found: black kitten’

‘trouvé: chaton noir’

I found a letter lying on the table

j'ai trouvé une lettre sur la table

to leave sth as one found it

laisser qc dans l'état où on l'a trouvé

to find sb doing

trouver qn en train de faire

to find sth locked/sb dead

trouver qc fermé/qn mort

to find sth to be locked/sb to be dead

constater que qc est fermé/que qn est mort

to find that …

constater que …

she arrived (only) to find that the train had left

elle est arrivée pour constater que le train était parti

2. find (discover by looking):

find thing, person

trouver, retrouver

I can't find my keys

je ne trouve pas mes clés

to find sth on a map

trouver qc sur un plan

to find one's place in a book

retrouver sa page

I found her glasses for her

je lui ai trouvé ses lunettes

to find one's or the way

trouver or retrouver son chemin

to find one's way out of building, forest, city

arriver à sortir de

to find one's own way home

se débrouiller tout seul pour rentrer chez soi

3. find (discover desired thing):

find job, vocation, flat, car, seat, solution

trouver

you'll find lingerie downstairs (in shop)

vous trouverez la lingerie à l'étage inférieur

to find room for object, food

trouver de la place pour

to find (the) time/the energy/the money for

trouver le temps/l'énergie/l'argent pour

to find sth for sb, to find sb sth

trouver qc pour qn

to find something for sb to do, to find sb something to do

trouver quelque chose à faire pour qn

to find oneself sth

se trouver qc

4. find (encounter):

find word, term, species

trouver

it is not found in Europe

on ne le trouve pas en Europe

it is to be found in the Louvre

on peut le voir au Louvre

5. find (judge, consider):

find

trouver (that que)

how did you find her?

comment l'as-tu trouvée?

to find sb polite/a bore

trouver qn poli/ennuyeux

to find sb/sth to be

trouver que qn/qc est

to find sth easy/hard etc to do

trouver qc facile/difficile etc à faire

to find it easy/painful/difficult to do

trouver facile/douloureux/difficile de faire

to find it incredible/encouraging that …

trouver incroyable/encourageant que …

6. find (experience):

find pleasure, satisfaction

éprouver (in dans, in doing à faire)

find comfort

trouver (in dans, in doing à faire)

7. find (reach):

to find its mark/its target

toucher son but/sa cible

to find its/one's (own) level

trouver son propre niveau

to find its way to/into bin, pocket, area

arriver dans

how did it find its way into your bag?

comment est-ce que c'est arrivé dans ton sac?

8. find LAW:

to find that …

conclure que …

to find sb guilty/not guilty

déclarer qn coupable/non coupable

to be found guilty

être déclaré coupable

how do you find the accused?

quel est votre verdict?

9. find (arrive to find) letter, card, day:

find person

trouver

I hope this card finds you well

j'espère que cette carte vous trouvera en bonne santé

the next day found him feeling ill

le lendemain il se sentait malade

10. find COMPUT:

find

rechercher

III.find <pret, pp found> [Brit fʌɪnd, Am faɪnd] VB intr LAW

to find for/against sb

se prononcer en faveur de/contre qn

IV.to find oneself <pret, pp found> VB refl

1. to find oneself (discover suddenly):

to find oneself

se retrouver

to find oneself in Crewe/trapped

se retrouver à Crewe/coincé

to find oneself unable to do

se sentir incapable de faire

to find oneself agreeing/wishing that …

se surprendre à être d'accord/à souhaiter que …

to find oneself being swept along by the crowd

se retrouver entraîné par la foule

2. to find oneself (discover one's vocation):

to find oneself

se découvrir

V.find [Brit fʌɪnd, Am faɪnd]

all found

logé et nourri

to find one's feet person:

prendre ses marques

to find one's feet company:

prendre pied

to take sb as one finds him/her

prendre qn comme il/elle est

cojones in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cojones in the English»French Dictionary

colonel [ˈkɜ:nl, Am ˈkɜ:r-] N MIL

colonel

colonel m

oneself [wʌnˈself] reflex pron

1. oneself after verbs:

oneself

se

oneself

s' + vowel

oneself

soi tonic form

to deceive/express oneself

se tromper/s'exprimer

2. oneself (same person):

oneself

soi-même

See also myself

myself [maɪˈself] reflex pron

1. myself after verbs:

myself

me

myself

m' + vowel

I injured/corrected myself

je me suis blessé/corrigé

I always enjoy myself

je m'amuse toujours

when I express/exert myself

quand je m'exprime/m'exerce

I've bought myself a bag

je me suis acheté un sac

2. myself (I or me):

myself

moi-même

my brother and myself

mon frère et moi-même

I'll do it myself

je le ferai moi-même

I did it all by myself

je l'ai fait tout seul

I prefer Mozart myself

personnellement je préfère Mozart

3. myself after prep:

I said to myself ...

je me suis dit ...

I am ashamed at myself

j'ai honte

I live by myself

je vis seul

honest-to-goodness ADJ

honest-to-goodness

vrai(e)

honesty [ˈɒnɪsti, Am ˈɑ:nɪ-] N

honesty

honnêteté f

in all honesty

en toute honnêteté

honest [ˈɒnɪst, Am ˈɑ:nɪst] ADJ

honest

honnête

lioness <-sses> [laɪəˈnes] N

lioness

lionne f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And if it tells about scary, icky subjects, then so much the better for the person who has the cojones to wear it in public.

en.wikipedia.org

It's why the concept of "ghosting" exists because some people just don't have the capacity to grow some cojones and say good-bye properly.

preen.inquirer.net

It's a look that requires serious cojones, so either be prepared to own it, or opt to tie one on.

www.gq.com

We strongly believe that each of them has a unique vision, as well as the cojones to see that vision through.

www.undertheradar.co.nz

As minister for justice he demonstrated some cojones in taking on the legal business, of which he was a product himself.

www.irishexaminer.com

They just don't have his mixture of ambition, political ruthlessness and, ahem... cojones.

www.independent.ie

I'll meekly fork over the goodies and hope that someone else has the cojones to call you out.

www.northumberlandnews.com

He uses his smarts and his cojones to face down baddies, not heat vision and super-breath.

www.torontosun.com

He didn't have the cojones to look at me when he said it.

www.huffingtonpost.com

Maybe someday someone will have the political cojones to start a dialog around indexing the $1 million insurance cap in major cities.

www.canadianmortgagetrends.com