comb in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for comb in the English»French Dictionary

I.comb [Brit kəʊm, Am koʊm] N

1. comb (for hair):

comb

peigne m

to run a comb through one's hair, to give one's hair a (quick) comb

se donner un coup de peigne

2. comb TEXTIL:

comb

carde f

3. comb (honeycomb):

comb

rayon m

4. comb (cock's crest):

comb

crête f

II.comb [Brit kəʊm, Am koʊm] VB trans

1. comb:

to comb sb's hair

peigner qn

to comb one's hair

se peigner

2. comb (search):

to comb a place (looking) for sth

passer un lieu au peigne fin à la recherche de qc

3. comb TEXTIL:

comb wool, textile

carder

curry comb N

curry comb

étrille f

I.comb out VB [Brit kəʊm -, Am koʊm -] (comb out [sth], comb [sth] out)

comb out knots, hair:

comb out

démêler

to comb fleas/lice out of a dog

épucer/épouiller un chien

I.comb through VB [Brit kəʊm -, Am koʊm -] (comb through [sth])

comb through book, article:

comb through

passer [qc] au peigne fin (for sth, looking for sth à la recherche de qc)

fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb [Brit, Am ˈˌfaɪn ˌtuθ ˈˌkoʊm] N

fine-tooth comb

peigne m fin

to go over or through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

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tortoiseshell attr clip, comb

en écaille

Translations for comb in the French»English Dictionary

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démêloir

wide-toothed comb

peigne

comb

se donner un coup de peigne

to run a comb through one's hair

peigne

graining comb

peigne africain

Afro comb Brit

peigne à poux

fine-tooth comb (for headlice)

passer qc au peigne fin

to go over ou through sth with a fine-tooth comb

crête (de volaille)

comb

peigner

to comb

se peigner

to comb one's hair

comb in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for comb in the English»French Dictionary

I.comb [kəʊm, Am koʊm] N

1. comb (hair device):

comb

peigne m

2. comb ZOOL → cockscomb

II.comb [kəʊm, Am koʊm] VB trans

1. comb (tidy with a comb):

to comb one's hair

se peigner

2. comb (search):

comb

chercher minutieusement

comb book

décortiquer

to comb an apartment for clues

passer l'appartement au peigne fin

See also cockscomb

cockscomb [ˈkɒkskəʊm, Am ˈkɑ:kskoʊm] N ZOOL

cockscomb

crête f de coq

fine-tooth comb N

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

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tooth of a comb/saw

dent de peigne/scie

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

Translations for comb in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

peigner

to comb

peigner qn

to comb sb's hair

se peigner

to comb one's hair

démêloir

wide-toothed comb

peigne

comb

peigne fin

fine-tooth comb

peigne à manche/de poche

tail/pocket comb

se donner un coup de peigne

to run a comb through one's hair

passer au peigne fin livre, témoignage

to go over with a fine-tooth comb

passer au peigne fin région

to comb

crête (de coq)

comb

passer une région au tamis

to comb a region

passer qc au crible

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

ratisser

to comb

comb Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to run a comb through one's hair

se passer un coup de peigne

tooth of a comb/saw

dent de peigne/scie

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

to comb one's hair

se peigner

to comb an apartment for clues

passer l'appartement au peigne fin

to give one's hair a quick comb

se donner un coup de peigne

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au crible

to run a comb through one's hair

se donner un coup de peigne

to go over with a fine-tooth comb

passer au peigne fin livre, témoignage

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The comb is often cross-attached and can not be moved without destroying it.

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Behind her, another lady helps comb her hair.

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Interested parties frequently comb through the agencys own data to find flaws in the agencys reasoning.

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Combs made from ivory and tortoiseshell were once common but concerns for the animals that produce them have reduced their usage.

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He was always smartly dressed, with his light brown hair always neatly combed.

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Combs can be made out of a number of materials, most commonly plastic, metal, cotton material or wood.

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The dry stems were combed with a loop of willow to draw out the fiber just beneath the very thin outer skin.

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The children threw down the comb, and the witch found it impossible to force her way through it.

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There are niches in both the roof comb and the frieze, the niche in the roof comb contains the remains of a sculpted figure.

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Scholars were expected to be at least six years old, free of any contagious distemper and to arrive washed and combed.

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