feather bed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for feather bed in the English»French Dictionary

I.feather bed N

feather bed

lit m de plumes

II.feather-bed VB intr

feather-bed intr COMM:

feather-bed

réduire la productivité pour éviter le chômage

Translations for feather bed in the English»French Dictionary

I.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] N

feather

plume f

feather attr boa, cushion, mattress

de plumes

II.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] VB trans

1. feather (in rowing):

feather blade

plumer

2. feather AVIAT:

feather

mettre [qc] en drapeau

III.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər]

as light as a feather

léger comme une plume

birds of a feather (flock together) prov

qui se ressemble s'assemble prov

in full feather

en excellente forme

that'll make the feathers fly

ça va faire du vilain

that's a feather in his cap

c'est un bon point pour lui

you could have knocked me down with a feather

j'en avais le souffle coupé

BEd [Brit biːˈɛd, Am biˈɛd] N

BEd → bachelor of education

BEd

diplôme m universitaire de pédagogie

I.bed [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] N

1. bed (place to sleep):

bed

lit m

to get into bed

se mettre au lit

to get out of bed

sortir du lit

to go to bed

aller au lit

it's time for bed

il est l'heure d'aller au lit or de se coucher

to send/put sb to bed

envoyer/mettre qn au lit

to be in bed

être au lit, être couché

to take to one's bed dated

s'aliter

a 40 bed ward/hotel

une salle/un hôtel de 40 lits

I need a bed for the night

j'ai besoin d'un lit pour la nuit

to give sb a bed for the night

héberger qn pour une nuit

to sleep in separate beds

faire lit à part

her bed of pain liter

son lit de douleur

the dog makes his bed in the hall

le chien a un coin pour dormir dans l'entrée

2. bed (sex) inf:

to go to bed with

coucher avec

what's he like in bed?

au lit il est comment?

to catch sb in bed with

surprendre qn au lit avec

to get into bed with lit person

coucher avec

to get into bed with fig company, group, lobby

s'associer à

3. bed:

bed (of flowers)

parterre m

bed (of manure, compost)

lit m

bed (of produce)

carré m

a rose bed a bed of roses

un parterre de roses

4. bed (bottom):

bed (of sea)

fond m

bed (of river)

lit m

the sea bed

le fond de la mer

5. bed GEOL:

bed

couche f

6. bed TECH (of machine tool):

bed

banc m

7. bed JOURN, TYPO:

to put a newspaper to bed

boucler un journal

8. bed MOTOR:

bed (of car)

châssis m

bed (of truck)

plateau m

9. bed CONSTR:

bed (of wall)

lit m

bed (of road)

plate-forme f

II.bed <pres part bedding; pret, pp bedded> [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] VB trans

1. bed (plant outside):

bed, a. bed out seedlings

repiquer

bed, a. bed out plants

dépoter

2. bed (sleep with) dated:

bed person

coucher avec

III.bed [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd]

to be brought to bed of dated boy, girl

accoucher de

to get out of bed on the wrong side

se lever du pied gauche

her life is a bed of nails

sa vie est un calvaire

life is not a bed of roses

tout n'est pas rose dans la vie

you've made your bed, now you must lie in it prov

comme on fait son lit, on se couche prov

feather bed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for feather bed in the English»French Dictionary

I.feather bed N

feather bed

lit m de plumes

II.feather bed VB trans pej

to feather-bed

choyer

Translations for feather bed in the English»French Dictionary

feather [ˈfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

feather

plume f

Phrases:

to be a feather in sb's cap

être quelque chose dont qn peut être fier

as light as a feather

aussi léger qu'une plume

bed [bed] N

1. bed (furniture):

bed

lit m

to get out of bed

se lever

to go to bed

aller au lit

to put sb to bed

mettre qn au lit

in bed

au lit

2. bed (related to sexuality):

good in bed

bon(ne) au lit

to go to bed with sb

coucher avec qn

3. bed TYPO:

to put sth to bed

mettre qc sous presse

4. bed (flower patch):

bed

parterre m

5. bed (bottom):

sea bed

fond m de la mer

river bed

lit m de la rivière

Phrases:

it's not a bed of roses

ce n'est pas une partie de plaisir

to get out of [or up on Am] the wrong side of the bed

se lever du mauvais pied

BEd [bi:ˈed] N

BEd abbreviation of Bachelor of Education

BEd

diplôme m universitaire de pédagogie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Limited's call for any feather beds wives might be throwing out.

www.irishcentral.com

Each has a mouth the size of a king-sized feather bed.

www.independent.co.uk

He makes it seem like the first innings was played on a minefield and second on a feather bed.

www.espncricinfo.com

During this period, each room in the hotel contained two feather beds, a table and chairs, and a washstand and looking glass.

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Imports began to include a wider group of luxury goods, such as beer, spices, wine, altarpieces, picture, iron, salt, soap and feather beds.

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There is no feather bed upon which we can rest our politically weary selves.

www.cleveland.com

In another building, bird feathers and down feathers were made into pillows and feather beds.

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No one will serve the opponents a feather bed to feast on...

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He was also a wholesale and retail dealer in rosewood, mahogany and black walnut furniture as well as feathers and feather beds.

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What a difference -- two blankets on the wet ground and a feather bed.

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