dove in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dove in the English»French Dictionary

I.dove N [Brit dʌv, Am dəv]

dove ZOOL, POL

colombe f

II.dove [Brit dəʊv, Am doʊv] Am VB pt

dove → dive

See also dive

I.dive [Brit dʌɪv, Am daɪv] N

1. dive SPORTS:

dive (gen) (plunge into water)

plongeon m

2. dive (swimming under sea):

dive

plongée f sous-marine

to be on a dive

être en plongée

3. dive (descent):

dive (of plane, bird)

piqué m

to pull out of a dive

sortir d'un piqué

to take a dive fig prices:

chuter

the party's fortunes have taken a dive

le destin du parti a basculé

4. dive (lunge):

to make a dive for sth

foncer vers qc

5. dive (deliberate fall) inf (in fixed fight):

to take a dive

aller au tapis

(in football) that was a dive!

c'est du chiqué! inf

6. dive (bar, club):

dive inf, pej

tripot m inf

II.dive <pret dived Brit dove Am> [Brit dʌɪv, Am daɪv] VB intr

1. dive SPORTS:

dive (gen) (into water)

plonger (off, from de, into dans, down to jusqu'à)

2. dive plane, bird:

dive

plonger, descendre en piqué (from de)

3. dive (go diving):

dive (as hobby)

faire de la plongée

dive (as job)

être plongeur

4. dive (lunge, throw oneself):

to dive into the bushes/under the bed

plonger dans les buissons/sous le lit

to dive into a bar/shop

s'engouffrer dans un bar/un magasin

he dived into his pocket and produced some money

il a plongé la main dans sa poche et a sorti de l'argent

dove grey N ADJ

dove grey

gris m perle

turtle dove N

turtle dove

tourterelle f

I.dive [Brit dʌɪv, Am daɪv] N

1. dive SPORTS:

dive (gen) (plunge into water)

plongeon m

2. dive (swimming under sea):

dive

plongée f sous-marine

to be on a dive

être en plongée

3. dive (descent):

dive (of plane, bird)

piqué m

to pull out of a dive

sortir d'un piqué

to take a dive fig prices:

chuter

the party's fortunes have taken a dive

le destin du parti a basculé

4. dive (lunge):

to make a dive for sth

foncer vers qc

5. dive (deliberate fall) inf (in fixed fight):

to take a dive

aller au tapis

(in football) that was a dive!

c'est du chiqué! inf

6. dive (bar, club):

dive inf, pej

tripot m inf

II.dive <pret dived Brit dove Am> [Brit dʌɪv, Am daɪv] VB intr

1. dive SPORTS:

dive (gen) (into water)

plonger (off, from de, into dans, down to jusqu'à)

2. dive plane, bird:

dive

plonger, descendre en piqué (from de)

3. dive (go diving):

dive (as hobby)

faire de la plongée

dive (as job)

être plongeur

4. dive (lunge, throw oneself):

to dive into the bushes/under the bed

plonger dans les buissons/sous le lit

to dive into a bar/shop

s'engouffrer dans un bar/un magasin

he dived into his pocket and produced some money

il a plongé la main dans sa poche et a sorti de l'argent

swan dive N

swan dive

saut m de l'ange

swallow dive N Brit SPORTS

swallow dive

saut m de l'ange

dive-bombing N

dive-bombing

bombardement m en piqué

dive-bomber N

dive-bomber

bombardier m

Translations for dove in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

colombe

dove

colombe

dove

tourterelle

turtle dove

dove in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dove in the English»French Dictionary

I.dove¹ [dʌv] N

dove

colombe f

II.dove¹ [dʌv] ADJ (grey)

dove

grisâtre

dove² [dəʊv, Am doʊv] Am

dove pt of dive

See also dive

I.dive [daɪv] N

1. dive (plunge):

dive a. fig

plongeon m

to take a dive

plonger

2. dive AVIAT:

dive

piqué m

3. dive inf (undesirable establishment):

dive

boui(-)boui m

II.dive <dived [or Am dove], dived [or Am dove]> [daɪv] VB intr

1. dive (plunge):

dive a. fig

plonger

shares dived by 25% to ...

les actions ont plongé de 25 % et sont maintenant à ...

2. dive (go sharply downwards):

dive plane

descendre en piqué

3. dive (move towards quickly):

to dive for sth

se ruer vers qc

to dive for cover

plonger à l'abri

I.dive [daɪv] N

1. dive (plunge):

dive a. fig

plongeon m

to take a dive

plonger

2. dive AVIAT:

dive

piqué m

3. dive inf (undesirable establishment):

dive

boui(-)boui m

II.dive <dived [or Am dove], dived [or Am dove]> [daɪv] VB intr

1. dive (plunge):

dive a. fig

plonger

shares dived by 25% to ...

les actions ont plongé de 25 % et sont maintenant à ...

2. dive (go sharply downwards):

dive plane

descendre en piqué

3. dive (move towards quickly):

to dive for sth

se ruer vers qc

to dive for cover

plonger à l'abri

swallow dive N Brit, Aus SPORTS

swallow dive

saut m de l'ange

swan dive N Am

swan dive SPORTS → swallow dive

See also swallow dive

swallow dive N Brit, Aus SPORTS

swallow dive

saut m de l'ange

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

headfirst dive/jump

tête f

Translations for dove in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

colombe

dove

descendre en piqué

to nose-dive

bouge

dive

plongeon

dive

faire un plongeon

to take a nose-dive

dove Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take a dive

plonger

to dive for sth

se ruer vers qc

to dive for cover

plonger à l'abri

to do a high dive

faire un grand plongeon

headfirst dive/jump

tête f

to dive back into the swimming pool

replonger dans la piscine

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Quail, dove, ducks, and deer abound in the fields and forests.

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Once tamed, the dove is a sweet and gentle pet, who greets its owner with happy coos and will perch on the finger or shoulder.

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In times of persecution a pearl, symbolizing a teardrop, replaced the dove.

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However, the beetles are carrion specialists in that they need carrion the size of a dove or a chipmunk in order to reproduce.

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She taunted her torturers all the while, and as she expired a dove flew out of her mouth.

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Principal game in the is deer, squirrel, wild turkey, woodcock, quail, dove and duck.

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It is known throughout the region for its dove, squirrel, deer, and turkey hunting.

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The swallow has belittled (9) the dove, and the sparrow and the staff.

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We dove into the nearest shop, my heart thrumming and ears buzzing.

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Birds include two species of cassowary, 31 dove and pigeon species, 31 species of cockatoo, 13 species of kingfisher and 29 species of sunbird.

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