dust sheet in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dust sheet in the English»French Dictionary

dust sheet N

dust sheet

housse f

Translations for dust sheet in the English»French Dictionary

I.sheet [Brit ʃiːt, Am ʃit] N

1. sheet (of paper) (gen) TYPO:

sheet

feuille f

blank/loose sheet

feuille blanche/volante

sheet of stamps

feuille de timbres

2. sheet:

sheet (for bed)

drap m

sheet (shroud)

linceul m

waterproof sheet

alaise f

3. sheet JOURN:

sheet (periodical)

périodique m

sheet (newspaper)

journal m

fact or information sheet

bulletin m d'informations

4. sheet:

sheet (of plastic, rubber)

feuille f

sheet (of canvas, tarpaulin)

bâche f

sheet (of metal)

plaque f

sheet (thinner)

feuille f

sheet (of glass)

plaque f

sheet (thinner)

vitre f

sheet of iron

tôle f

5. sheet (expanse):

sheet (of snow, water etc)

couche f

sheet (of mist, fog)

nappe f

a sheet of ice (thick)

une plaque de glace

a sheet of ice (thin)

une couche de glace

a sheet of ice (on road)

une plaque de verglas

a sheet of flame

un rideau de flammes

the rain was coming down in sheets

il pleuvait à torrents

6. sheet NAUT:

sheet

écoute f

7. sheet Am inf LAW:

sheet

casier m

II.sheet [Brit ʃiːt, Am ʃit] VB trans

sheet furniture

recouvrir [qc] d'une housse

sheet cargo

recouvrir [qc] d'une bâche, bâcher

III.sheet [Brit ʃiːt, Am ʃit]

to be as white as a sheet

être blanc comme un linge

to be three sheets to the wind dated

avoir du vent dans les voiles inf

to get in between the sheets with sb

sauter au lit avec qn inf

to have a clean sheet SPORTS

avoir un palmarès vierge

I.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst] N

1. dust (grime, grit):

dust

poussière f

chalk/coal dust

poussière de craie/charbon

cosmic/radioactive/volcanic dust

poussières fpl cosmiques/radioactives/volcaniques

thick with dust

couvert de poussière

a speck of dust (on a surface)

un grain de poussière

a speck of dust (in the eye)

une poussière

to allow the dust to settle lit

laisser retomber la poussière

to allow the dust to settle fig

laisser les choses se calmer

2. dust (fine powder):

dust

poudre f

3. dust (ground):

dust liter

poussière f

II.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst] VB trans

1. dust (clean):

dust furniture, house

épousseter

2. dust (coat lightly):

dust cake

saupoudrer (with de, avec)

dust face

poudrer (with de, avec)

III.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst] VB intr

dust

épousseter, faire les poussières inf

IV.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst]

to throw dust in sb's eyes

embrouiller qn

to shake the dust (of sth) off one's feet

partir (de qc)

to bite the dust person:

mordre la poussière

to bite the dust plan, idea:

tomber à l'eau

dust sheet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dust sheet in the English»French Dictionary

sheet [ʃi:t] N a. COMPUT

sheet

feuille f

I.dust [dʌst] N no pl

dust

poussière f

dust cover for furniture

housse f

dust cover for books

jaquette f

Phrases:

to bite the dust

mordre la poussière

to throw dust in the eyes of sb

jeter à qn de la poudre aux yeux

to wait till the dust has settled, to let the dust settle, to allow the dust to settle

attendre que tout redevienne calme subj

II.dust [dʌst] VB trans

1. dust (clean dust from):

dust

dépoussiérer

2. dust (spread finely):

to dust sth with sth

saupoudrer qc de qc

to dust sth with insecticide

vaporiser qc d'insecticide

III.dust [dʌst] VB intr

dust

épousseter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I will cover you in a dust sheet.

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Or more accurately, a dust sheet.

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In some cases it felt as if we were skiing through a prehistoric meteor garden shrouded in dust sheets.

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This inspired me to hang lengths of semi-transparent dust sheets over the same pipes in order to create a slightly dreamy, ephemeral atmosphere, which resounds with those watery sound effects.

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She expected him to sit on the floor (because all the furniture was covered in dust sheets) and insisted he tore all her rubbish into identically sized pieces.

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The $35,000 purchase was hidden in plain sight under a dust sheet in the garage.

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Rather than just have the whole place covered in dusty dust sheets, they're ornaments, memories of ex-girlfriends.

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To clean behind a wardrobe too heavy to move, put a dust sheet over the top at the back and pull it from side to side, working to the bottom.

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