cotton batting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cotton batting in the English»French Dictionary

cotton batting N Am

cotton batting → cotton wool

See also cotton wool

cotton wool N

cotton wool

ouate f (de coton)

absorbent cotton wool

ouate hydrophile

to wrap sb in cotton wool

élever qn dans du coton

Translations for cotton batting in the English»French Dictionary

I.bat [Brit bat, Am bæt] N

1. bat SPORTS:

bat

batte f

cricket/baseball bat

batte de cricket/de baseball

table tennis bat

raquette f de tennis de table

2. bat ZOOL:

bat

chauve-souris f

3. bat inf:

old bat pej

vieille bique inf

4. bat (blow):

bat inf

coup m

II.bat <pres part batting; pret, pp batted> [Brit bat, Am bæt] VB trans

bat

frapper

III.bat <pres part batting; pret, pp batted> [Brit bat, Am bæt] VB intr

bat SPORTS (be batsman)

être le batteur

bat (handle a bat)

manier la batte

IV.bat [Brit bat, Am bæt]

at a terrific bat inf Brit

à toute allure

to be blind as a bat

être myope comme une taupe

to do sth off one's own bat inf

faire qc de sa propre initiative

to go to bat for sb inf Am

appuyer qn inf

(right) off the bat inf Am

sans délai

like a bat out of hell inf

comme un possédé

to play a straight bat

jouer franc jeu

without batting an eyelid Brit or eye(lash) Am

sans sourciller

See also belfry

belfry [Brit ˈbɛlfri, Am ˈbɛlfri] N

belfry

beffroi m

belfry

clocher m

to have bats in the belfry inf

avoir une araignée au plafond inf

cotton [Brit ˈkɒt(ə)n, Am ˈkɑtn] N

1. cotton:

cotton BOT, TEXTIL

coton m

cotton attr clothing, fabric, field

de coton

cotton industry, town

cotonnier/-ière

2. cotton (thread):

cotton

fil m de coton

cotton batting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cotton batting in the English»French Dictionary

bat¹ [bæt] N

bat ZOOL:

bat

chauve-souris f

Phrases:

to have bats in the belfry

avoir une araignée au plafond

like a bat out of hell

comme un fou

to leave like a bat out of hell

partir comme si on avait le diable aux trousses

(as) blind as a bat

myope comme une taupe

bat² [bæt] VB trans

to bat one's eyelids at sb

battre des paupières pour qn

Phrases:

she didn't bat an eyelid when ...

elle n'a pas bronché quand ...

I.bat³ [bæt] N

bat

batte f

Phrases:

right off the bat Am

sur le champ

to do sth off one's own bat Brit inf

faire qc de sa propre initiative

II.bat³ <-tt-> [bæt] VB intr

bat

être à la batte

III.bat³ <-tt-> [bæt] VB trans

to bat the ball

frapper la balle

I.cotton [ˈkɒtn, Am ˈkɑ:tn] N

1. cotton:

cotton

coton m

2. cotton (thread):

cotton

fil m

II.cotton [ˈkɒtn, Am ˈkɑ:tn] ADJ

cotton

en coton

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It wraps them in cotton batting and, when they express ingratitude, apologizes profusely.

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Instead, she tried to cover up her negligence with a web of lies, cotton batting and a shopping spree.

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It's amazing what some faux snow (cotton batting) and a touch of green can do alongside some figurines.

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