continental quilt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for continental quilt in the English»French Dictionary

continental quilt Brit N

continental quilt

couette f

Translations for continental quilt in the French»English Dictionary

couette

continental quilt Brit

Translations for continental quilt in the English»French Dictionary

I.quilt [Brit kwɪlt, Am kwɪlt] N

1. quilt Brit (duvet):

quilt

couette f

2. quilt (bed cover):

quilt

dessus m de lit

II.quilt [Brit kwɪlt, Am kwɪlt] VB trans

quilt

matelasser

III.quilted ADJ

quilted cover, garment:

quilted

matelassé

I.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, Am ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l] N

continental

Européen/-éenne m/f du continent

II.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, Am ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l] ADJ

1. continental GEOG:

continental vegetation, climate

continental

2. continental Brit universities, philosophy:

continental

d'Europe continentale

continental car

voiture f fabriquée en Europe continentale

continental holiday

vacances fpl en Europe continentale

III.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, Am ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l]

it's not worth a continental inf Am

ça ne vaut pas un sou

continental quilt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for continental quilt in the English»French Dictionary

continental quilt

couette f

Translations for continental quilt in the English»French Dictionary

I.quilt [kwɪlt] N

quilt

édredon m

continental quilt

couette f

II.quilt [kwɪlt] VB trans

quilt

piquer

continental ADJ

continental

continental(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Anyway, the continental quilt, as it was more usually known until the mid-1970s, wasn't an instant best-seller.

www.independent.co.uk

Duvets, or continental quilts as they were usually called then, had been available for some time to the more avant-garde consumer.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Back then, they were called continental quilts and considered an exotic foreign phenomenon.

www.express.co.uk