combs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for combs 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 combs 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

combs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for combs 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 combs 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

combs 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

Bone and antler were used in small tools but even more prominently in ornamental objects such as beads, combs, and worked animal-jaw gorgets or paraphernalia.

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She combs through the company account books and investigates the underlying business operation.

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A method of manipulating colors evolved that employed various tools including rakes, combs, and other apparatus, utilized in a series of movements, resulted in incredibly elaborate, intricate, and mesmerizing designs.

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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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Her son combs her hair, feeds her, covers her with a coat, and takes her in his arms.

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These appear similar to large peanut-like structures about an inch long that hang from the center or side of the brood combs.

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Models were assigned to stylists, who juggled brushes, straigheners, combs, sprays and blow dryers.

www.macleans.ca

However, these insects store their food within their nest or in combs.

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Rows of glass bangles, cheap plastic hair slides, combs and conch shells vie for attention with garish religious pictures, peacock feathers, sticky sweets and sandalwood elephants.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The various handles and glazes have pinhole-incised designs made from tooth combs.

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