drinking straw in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for drinking straw in the English»French Dictionary

to drink sth with a straw

boire qc avec une paille or à la paille

Translations for drinking straw in the French»English Dictionary

boire avec une paille

to drink through a straw

Translations for drinking straw in the English»French Dictionary

straw [Brit strɔː, Am strɔ] N

1. straw (gen):

straw (substance)

paille f

straw (single stem)

fétu m de paille

straw (single stem)

brin m de paille

bedding straw

paille f à litière

bedding straw attr bag, hat

de paille

2. straw (for thatching):

straw

chaume m

3. straw (for drinking):

straw

paille f

to drink sth with a straw

boire qc avec une paille or à la paille

to draw straws

tirer à la courte paille

to draw the short straw

tirer le mauvais numéro

to grasp or clutch at straws

se raccrocher à une chimère

it's not worth a straw

cela ne vaut pas un clou inf

I don't care a straw inf

je m'en moque éperdument

the last or final straw

la goutte qui fait déborder le vase

a man of straw

un homme de paille

a straw in the wind

un indice

to make bricks without straw

faire avec ce que l'on a

I.drinking [Brit ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, Am ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ] N (consumption of alcohol)

drinking

consommation f d'alcool

drinking and driving

l'alcool au volant

there was a lot of drinking at the party

on a beaucoup bu à la soirée

there was a lot of drinking at the party attr laws

sur l'alcool

there was a lot of drinking at the party companion

de beuverie

a drinking session

une beuverie

you must change your drinking habits

vous devez réduire votre consommation d'alcool

II.-drinking COMP

beer/whisky-drinking

buveur/-euse de bière/de whisky

I.drink [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] N

1. drink (nonalcoholic):

drink

boisson f

orange/pineapple drink

boisson à l'orange/à l'ananas

to have a drink

boire quelque chose

could I have a drink of water?

est-ce que je pourrais boire un verre d'eau

to give sb a drink

donner à boire à qn

to give a plant a drink

arroser une plante

2. drink (alcoholic):

drink

boisson f (alcoolisée)

drink

verre m

to have a drink

prendre or boire un verre

would you like a drink?

tu veux prendre un verre?

a quick drink

un petit verre

to go for a drink

aller boire un verre

he likes a drink

il aime bien la bouteille

3. drink (act of drinking):

to take or have a drink of sth

boire une gorgée de qc

4. drink U:

drink (collectively)

boisson f

drink (alcoholic)

alcool m

food and drink

la nourriture et la boisson

to smell of drink

sentir l'alcool

to be under the influence of drink

être en état d'ivresse

to take to drink

se mettre à boire

5. drink (sea) inf:

in the drink

à la flotte inf

II.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB trans

drink liquid, glass:

drink

boire

he's had nothing to drink all day

il n'a rien bu de toute la journée

to drink sth from a cup/glass/can

boire qc dans une tasse/un verre/une boîte

you can drink some red wines chilled

certains vins rouges se boivent frais

to drink a toast to sb

porter un toast à qn

‘…and what would you like to drink?’ (in restaurant)

‘…et comme boisson?’

what are you drinking?

qu'est-ce que vous voulez boire?

III.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB intr

1. drink (consume liquid):

drink

boire (from, out of dans)

to drink (straight) from the bottle

boire à la bouteille

2. drink (consume alcohol):

drink

boire

his mother drank

sa mère buvait

have you been drinking?

tu as bu?

don't drink and drive

ne conduisez pas si vous avez bu

3. drink (as toast):

to drink to the bride/to the health of Mr X

boire à la mariée/à la santé de M. X

IV.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB refl

to drink oneself stupid or silly

se soûler

V.drink [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk]

to drive sb to drink

pousser qn à la boisson or à boire

I'll drink to that!

excellente idée!

don't listen to him, it's the drink talking

ne l'écoute pas, l'alcool lui fait dire n'importe quoi

drinking straw in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drinking straw in the English»French Dictionary

drinking straw N

drinking straw

paille f

Translations for drinking straw in the French»English Dictionary

paille

(drinking) straw

Translations for drinking straw in the English»French Dictionary

I.drinking N no pl FOOD

1. drinking (beverage):

drinking

boire m

2. drinking (alcohol):

drinking

alcool m

to do heavy drinking

boire beaucoup

her drinking destroyed their marriage

son alcoolisme a détruit leur mariage

II.drinking ADJ FOOD

drinking

à boire

drinking glass

verre m

drinking water

eau f potable

a drinking man

un homme qui boit

to change one's drinking habits

changer ses habitudes quant à la boisson

I.drink [drɪŋk] N

1. drink FOOD:

drink

boisson f

soft drink

boisson sans alcool

to have no food or drink

ne pas s'alimenter f

2. drink no pl (alcoholic beverage):

drink

verre m

to take to drink

se mettre à boire

II.drink <drank, drunk> [drɪŋk] VB intr

drink

boire

to drink to sb/sth

boire à la santé de qn/à qc

to drink and drive

conduire sous l'emprise de l'alcool

Phrases:

to drink like a fish

boire comme un trou

I'll drink to that!

et comment!

III.drink <drank, drunk> [drɪŋk] VB trans

drink

boire

to drink one's fill

boire tout son saoul

to drink a toast

porter un toast

to drink sb under the table

tenir l'alcool mieux que qn

straw [strɔ:, Am strɑ:] N

1. straw no pl (dry cereal stems):

straw

paille f

a straw hat

un chapeau de paille

to draw straws

tirer à la courte paille

2. straw (drinking tube):

straw

paille f

Phrases:

to not care a straw inf

s'en moquer complètement

a straw in the wind

un signe

to be the straw that breaks the camel's back [or to be the last straw]

être la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase

to clutch at straws

se raccrocher à de faux espoirs

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The entire process is powered by suction, similar to using a conventional drinking straw, and filters up to 1000 litres of water.

en.wikipedia.org

The larvae bite a hole into the cuticula of the host and use a stylostome, which acts like a drinking straw, to drink body fluids dissolved tissues.

en.wikipedia.org

Layer by layer, the lightweight robot obtains its shape, with pneumatic leg joints that bend like the crinkled elbow in a drinking straw.

en.wikipedia.org

The artist also holds the records for the world's largest cork mosaic, the largest drinking straw mosaic and the largest brush mosaic among others.

www.ndtv.com

Using a drinking straw is often advised by dentists as the drink does not come into as much contact with the teeth.

en.wikipedia.org

To understand what this means, imagine viewing a drinking straw side-on, from a distance.

cosmosmagazine.com

We are peering at an entire universe through a drinking straw.

www.independent.co.uk

Run a steady stream of cold water at least the diameter of a standard drinking straw, the city told property owners.

www.ottawasun.com

Cut a piece of drinking straw to fit.

en.wikipedia.org

The old-fashioned ones are made typically of copper and resemble a drinking straw in design.

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