corner seat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for corner seat in the English»French Dictionary

a corner seat (on a train)

un coin fenêtre

Translations for corner seat in the English»French Dictionary

I.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] N

1. corner lit MOTOR:

corner (in geometry)

angle m

corner (of street, building)

angle m

corner (of street, building)

coin m

corner (of table, box, page, fabric, field, room)

coin m

corner (bend)

virage m

the house on the corner

la maison qui fait l'angle

at the corner of the street

au coin de la rue

to turn or go round the corner

tourner au coin de la rue

to put a child in the corner SCHOOL

mettre un enfant au coin

she wiped her eyes with a corner of her apron

elle s'est essuyé les yeux avec un coin or le bord de son tablier

to fold sth from corner to corner

plier qc en diagonale

to turn down the corner of a page

corner une page

the car took the corner too fast

la voiture a pris le virage trop vite

he lives around the corner from me (nearby)

il habite tout près de chez moi

the post office is just around the corner (around the bend)

la poste est juste au coin

she disappeared round the corner

elle a disparu au coin de la rue

Christmas is just around the corner

Noël approche

you never know what's around the corner

on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver

you never know what's around the corner attr cupboard, shelf, table

de coin

a corner seat (on a train)

un coin fenêtre

2. corner (side):

corner (of eye, mouth)

coin m

to watch/see sb out of the corner of one's eye

regarder/voir qn du coin de l'œil

3. corner:

corner (remote place)

coin m

corner (of mind) fig

coin m

corner (of mind) fig

recoin m

a quiet corner of Brittany/the office

un coin tranquille de Bretagne/du bureau

in a remote corner of India

dans une région reculée de l'Inde

I searched every corner of the house

j'ai cherché partout dans la maison

from all four corners of the world

des quatre coins du monde

4. corner SPORTS:

corner (in boxing)

coin m (de repos)

corner (in football, hockey)

corner m

to take a corner

tirer un corner

5. corner (column):

corner

coin m

kids'/collectors' corner

le coin des enfants/des collectionneurs

II.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] VB trans

1. corner (trap):

corner lit animal, enemy

acculer

corner fig

coincer inf

2. corner (monopolize):

corner supply, best seats

accaparer

she's cornered the market in fashion jewellery

elle a accaparé le marché du bijou fantaisie

III.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] VB intr MOTOR

corner car:

prendre un virage

this car corners well

cette voiture tient bien la route

IV.-cornered COMP

three-/four-cornered

à trois/quatre coins

V.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər]

to be in a tight corner

être dans une impasse

to hold or fight one's corner

se défendre

to paint or box oneself into a corner

se mettre dans une impasse

to cut corners (financially)

faire des économies

to cut corners (in a procedure)

simplifier les choses

I.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit] N

1. seat (allocated place):

seat

place f

I sat down on or in the first seat I could find

je me suis assis à la première place que j'ai trouvée

the nearest available seat

la place la plus proche

to book or reserve a seat (in theatre, on train)

réserver une place

to keep a seat for sb

garder une place pour qn

to give up one's seat to sb

céder sa place à qn

to take sb's seat

prendre sa place à qn

has everybody got a seat?

est-ce que tout le monde est assis?

keep your seats please

nous vous prions de rester assis

take your seats please THEAT (before performance)

veuillez gagner vos places

take your seats please (after interval)

veuillez regagner vos places

the best seats in the house

les meilleures places

would you prefer a seat next to the window or next to the aisle? (on plane)

voulez-vous (une place côté) fenêtre ou (une place côté) couloir?

2. seat (type, object) MOTOR:

seat (gen)

siège m

seat (bench-type)

banquette f

leather/fabric seats

sièges en cuir/en tissu

the back seat

la banquette arrière

how many seats do we need to put out in the hall?

combien de sièges est-ce qu'il faut installer dans la salle?

‘take a seat’ (indicating)

‘prenez un siège’

take or have a seat

asseyez-vous

sit in the front seat

assieds-toi à l'avant

3. seat Brit POL (in parliament, on committee):

seat

siège m

safe/marginal seat

siège sûr/menacé

to win a seat

gagner un siège

they won the seat from the Democrats

ils ont enlevé ce siège aux Démocrates

the CDU lost seven seats to the Greens

la CDU a perdu six sièges au profit des Verts

to keep/lose one's seat

garder/perdre son siège

to have a seat on the council

siéger au conseil

to take up one's seat

entrer en fonction

4. seat (part of chair):

seat

siège m

5. seat (location, centre):

seat

siège m

seat of government/learning

siège du gouvernement/savoir

6. seat (residence):

seat

résidence f familiale

7. seat RIDING:

to have a good seat

avoir une bonne assiette

to keep one's seat

rester en selle

to lose one's seat

perdre son assiette

8. seat (bottom):

seat euph

postérieur m

9. seat (of pants, trousers):

seat

fond m

II.-seat COMP

a 150-seat plane/cinema

un avion/cinéma de 150 places

a single-seat constituency Brit

une circonscription à siège unique

III.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit] VB trans

1. seat (assign place to):

seat person

placer

to seat sb next to sb

placer qn à côté de qn

2. seat (have seats for):

the car seats five

c'est une voiture à cinq places

how many does it seat? (of car)

elle a combien de places?

the table seats six

c'est une table de six couverts

the room seats 30 people

la salle peut accueillir 30 personnes

IV.to seat oneself VB refl

to seat oneself refl:

to seat oneself

prendre place

to seat oneself at the piano/next to sb

prendre place au piano/à côté de qn

V.seated ADJ

seated

assis

to be seated at table, desk

être assis à

is everybody seated?

est-ce que tout le monde est assis?

please remain seated

veuillez rester assis

VI.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit]

to take/occupy a back seat fig

se mettre/se tenir en retrait

corner seat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for corner seat in the English»French Dictionary

corner seat N

corner seat

siège m en coin

Translations for corner seat in the English»French Dictionary

I.seat [si:t] N

1. seat (furniture):

seat

siège m

back seat

siège arrière

is this seat free/taken?

est-ce que cette place est libre/prise?

to keep a seat for sb

garder une place à qn

2. seat THEAT:

seat

fauteuil m

3. seat sing (part):

seat of a chair

siège m

seat of trousers, pants

fond m

4. seat (buttocks):

seat

fesses fpl

5. seat (elected position):

seat

siège m

to take one's seat

prendre ses fonctions

6. seat (country residence):

seat

résidence f

a country seat

un château

7. seat (style of riding):

seat

assiette f

Phrases:

by the seat of one's pants

par intuition

II.seat [si:t] VB trans

1. seat (sit down):

seat

asseoir

2. seat (offer a seat):

seat

placer

3. seat (have enough seats for):

the hall seats 250 guests

le réfectoire peut contenir 250 invités à table

I.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] N

1. corner (junction of two roads):

corner

coin m

just around the corner

à deux pas d'ici

to cut corners

prendre des raccourcis

2. corner (place):

corner

coin m

to search every corner of the house

chercher dans les coins et recoins de la maison

3. corner SPORTS:

corner

corner m

4. corner (difficult position):

to be in a tight corner

être dans le pétrin

to drive sb into a (tight) corner

mettre qn au pied du mur

to get oneself into a (tight) corner

se mettre dans une situation difficile

5. corner (domination):

to have a corner of the market

avoir le monopole du marché

6. corner (periphery):

corner

commissure f

out of the corner of one's eye

du coin de l'œil

7. corner fig:

to be round the corner

être sur le point de

to have turned the corner

avoir surmonté la crise

II.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] VB trans

1. corner (hinder escape):

corner

attraper

corner iron hum

coincer

2. corner ECON:

corner market

accaparer

III.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] VB intr

corner auto:

corner

virer

to corner well

prendre bien les virages

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I stayed for five hours at the corner seat.

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At the end of the car, a woman sitting in a corner seat is applying makeup.

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I am more a person who would take a corner seat and enjoy with my own self.

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I fancied the bed with a built-in corner seat at the foot, allowing for a comfy place to read.

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I was sitting in a corner seat reading my paper and talking to people around me.

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A concrete grandstand at the finish line in the southeast corner seats approximately 1,000.

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He brought the lineup card out to umpires before each game, and then from his corner seat in the dugout watched others play baseball.

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