flat-bottomed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flat-bottomed in the English»French Dictionary

flat-bottomed ADJ

flat-bottomed boat:

flat-bottomed

à fond plat

Translations for flat-bottomed in the French»English Dictionary

pinasse [pinas] N f NAUT

pinasse

(flat-bottomed) fishing smack

I.plat (plate) [pla, plat] ADJ

1. plat (sans relief):

plat (plate) fond, surface, pays, terrain

flat

plat (plate) mer

smooth

un terrain parfaitement plat

a perfectly flat plot of land

être plate, avoir la poitrine plate

to be flat-chested

électroencéphalogramme plat

electroencephalograph showing a flat trace

2. plat:

plat (plate) (peu profond) chapeau

flat

plat (plate) bateau, embarcation

flat-bottomed

plat (plate) (sans épaisseur) caillou, paquet

flat

plat (plate) montre, calculatrice, briquet

slimline

plat (plate) cheveux

limp

3. plat (sans talon):

plat (plate) chaussure, soulier

flat

4. plat:

plat (plate) (fade) saveur, goût

bland

plat (plate) vin

insipid

plat (plate) (sans caractère) style, description

lifeless

plat (plate) traduction

flat

plat (plate) texte, discours

dull

5. plat (humble):

faire de plates excuses à qn

to apologize abjectly to sb

II.plat N m

1. plat (pour cuire, servir):

plat

dish

plat de porcelaine/d'argent

china/silver dish

2. plat (aliments servis):

plat

dish

plat froid/chaud

cold/hot dish

un plat de spaghetti/viande

a dish of spaghetti/meat

un bon petit plat

a tasty dish

3. plat (partie d'un repas):

plat

course

plusieurs plats au choix

a choice of several courses

4. plat (partie plate):

le plat de la main

the flat of one's hand

le plat d'un couteau

the flat of a knife

5. plat (terrain plat):

plat

flat ground

courir sur du plat

to run on the flat

III.plate N f

1. plate NAUT:

plate

flat-bottomed boat

2. plate HISTORY:

plate

piece of plate armour Brit

IV.à plat ADV

1. à plat (horizontalement):

à plat mains, pieds

flat

poser ou mettre qc à plat

to lay sth down flat

pose les livres à plat sur mon bureau

lay the books down flat on my desk

dormir à plat

to sleep without a pillow

à plat ventre lit

flat on one's stomach

dormir à plat ventre

to sleep flat on one's stomach

se mettre à plat ventre devant qn fig

to grovel in front of sb

tomber à plat plaisanterie, remarque:

to fall flat

2. à plat (hors d'usage):

à plat pneu

flat

à plat batterie

flat Brit

à plat batterie

dead

3. à plat (sans énergie) inf:

être à plat personne:

to be run down

sa maladie l'a mis à plat

his illness really took it out of him inf

4. à plat (en ordre):

mettre/remettre qc à plat comptes, activité, dossier:

to review sth from scratch

une mise à plat du système fiscal est envisagée

a complete review of the tax system is planned

V.plat (plate) [pla, plat]

plat de côtes

top rib of beef

plat cuisiné

ready-cooked meal

plat cuisiné (chez soi)

dish that takes time and trouble

plat du jour

today's special, dish of the day

plat à légumes

vegetable dish

plat de nouilles inf pej

drip inf, pej

plat à poisson

serving dish for fish

plat de résistance FOOD

main course

plat de résistance fig

main item

plat à tarte

pie dish

plates côtes FOOD

top rib uncountable of beef

VI.plat (plate) [pla, plat]

faire un plat (en natation) inf

to do a belly flop inf

faire du plat à qn inf

to chat sb up Brit inf

faire du plat à qn inf

to come on to sb inf

mettre les petits plats dans les grands inf

to go to town on a meal inf

mettre les pieds dans le plat inf

to put one's foot in it

faire tout un plat de qc inf

to make a song and dance about sth Brit inf

faire tout un plat de qc inf

to make a big deal about sth

See also vengeance, couture

vengeance [vɑ̃ʒɑ̃s] N f

1. vengeance (concept):

vengeance

revenge

par vengeance

out of revenge

esprit de vengeance

spirit of revenge

crier vengeance

to cry out for revenge

2. vengeance (acte):

vengeance

revenge (contre against)

un acte de vengeance

an act of revenge

mettre sa vengeance à exécution

to get one's revenge

ma vengeance sera terrible!

my vengeance will be terrible!

vengeance pornographique

revenge porn uncountable

Phrases:

la vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid prov

revenge is a dish best eaten cold prov

I.couture [kutyʀ] ADJ inv

couture

designer

II.couture [kutyʀ] N f

1. couture:

couture (activité, chose à coudre)

sewing

couture (activité professionnelle)

dressmaking

faire de la couture

to sew

faire de la couture (occasionnellement)

to do some sewing

haute couture

haute couture

2. couture (bords cousus):

couture

seam

faire une couture pour assembler

to stitch [sth] together

sans coutures

seamless

avec ou à coutures

seamed

couture apparente

visible seam

couture rabattue

flat seam

couture anglaise

French seam

III.couture [kutyʀ]

le petit doigt sur la couture du pantalon

standing stiffly to attention

regarder ou examiner qc sous toutes les coutures

to look at ou scrutinize sth from every angle

battre qn à plates coutures

to beat sb hollow

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Flat-bottomed canoes are most popular among recreational canoeists.

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The pontoons are catamarans with rectangular shaped twin flat-bottomed hulls.

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These containers vary greatly in size, but are typically glazed white, flat-bottomed, round porcelain containers with unglazed bottoms and fluted exterior borders.

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As boating increased in popularity, and the mode of transportation evolved from flat-bottomed skiffs to canoes, additional boathouses opened in 1906 and 1911.

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The ship was also outfitted with four whaleboats, 20 ft long and 4 ft wide, and a flat-bottomed scow.

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The construction is similar to their building these waters' more common flat-bottomed rectangular rowboat used for fishing and river crossing of local goods.

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Spittoons are flat-bottomed, often weighted to minimize tipping over, and often with an interior lip to make spilling less likely if they tip.

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An extreme example of tumblehome architecture, she sported a conventionally shaped superstructure mounted on a wide, flat-bottomed, turbot-shaped submerged hull or pontoon.

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In general, the area is having hilly to undulating topography with flat-bottomed valleys.

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Whereas a counterbore is a "flat-bottomed" enlargement of a smaller coaxial hole, a countersink is a "conical" enlargement of such.

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