floor covering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for floor covering in the English»French Dictionary

floor covering N

floor covering

revêtement m de sol

Translations for floor covering in the English»French Dictionary

covering [Brit ˈkʌv(ə)rɪŋ, Am ˈkəv(ə)rɪŋ] N

1. covering:

covering (for wall, floor)

revêtement m

covering (wrapping)

enveloppe f

you'll need some sort of covering for your head

il faudra vous couvrir la tête

2. covering (layer of snow, dust, moss etc):

covering

couche f

I.cover [Brit ˈkʌvə, Am ˈkəvər] N

1. cover:

cover (protective lid, sheath)

couverture f

cover (for duvet, cushion, birdcage)

housse f

cover (for table, furniture)

protection f

cover (for umbrella, blade, knife)

fourreau m

cover (for typewriter, record player, pan, bowl)

couvercle m

2. cover (blanket):

cover

couverture f

3. cover:

cover (of book, magazine)

couverture f

cover (of record)

pochette f

on the cover (of book)

sur la couverture

on the cover (of magazine)

en couverture

she's made the cover of ‘Time’

elle a fait la couverture de ‘Time’

from cover to cover

de la première à la dernière page

from cover to cover attr design, illustration, text

de couverture

4. cover (shelter):

cover

abri m

to provide cover

servir d'abri (for à)

to take cover

se mettre à l'abri

to run for cover

courir se mettre à l'abri

take cover!

aux abris!

to break cover

quitter son abri

under cover

à l'abri

under cover of darkness

à la faveur de la nuit

under cover of the confusion he escaped

il a profité de la confusion pour s'évader

open land with no cover

terrain découvert sans abri possible

5. cover (for spy, agent, operation, crime):

cover

couverture f (for pour)

that's her cover

c'est sa couverture

to work under cover

travailler sous une identité d'emprunt

under cover of sth

sous le couvert de qc

under cover of doing

sous prétexte de faire

to blow sb's cover inf

griller qn inf

6. cover MIL:

cover

couverture f

to give sb cover

couvrir qn

I gave cover as he advanced

je l'ai couvert tandis qu'il avançait

7. cover (replacement):

cover (for teacher, doctor)

remplacement m

to provide emergency cover

parer aux urgences

8. cover Brit (insurance):

cover

assurance f (for pour, against contre)

to give or provide cover against

garantir contre

she has cover for fire and theft

elle est couverte contre l'incendie et le vol

9. cover FIN (collateral):

cover

provision f

10. cover (table setting):

cover

couvert m

11. cover MUS → cover version

II.cover [Brit ˈkʌvə, Am ˈkəvər] VB trans

1. cover (to conceal or protect):

cover table, bed, pan, legs, wound

couvrir (with avec)

cover cushion, sofa, corpse

recouvrir (with de)

cover hole

boucher (with avec)

we had the sofa covered

on a fait recouvrir le canapé

cover your mouth when you yawn

mets la main devant la bouche quand tu bâilles

cover one eye and read the chart

cachez un œil et lisez le tableau

to cover one's ears

se boucher les oreilles

2. cover (coat) person, dust, snow, water, layer:

cover ground, surface, person, cake

recouvrir (with de)

the ground was covered with snow, snow covered the ground

le sol était recouvert de neige, la neige recouvrait le sol

everything got covered with or in sand

tout a été recouvert de sable

the animal is covered in scales

l'animal est couvert d'écailles

to cover one's face with cream

s'enduire le visage de crème

to be covered in glory

être couvert de gloire

3. cover (be strewn over):

cover litter, graffiti, blossom, bruises, scratches:

couvrir

the tree was covered with blossom, blossom covered the tree

l'arbre était couvert de fleurs

to cover sb's face with kisses

couvrir le visage de qn de baisers

4. cover:

cover (travel over) distance, area

parcourir

cover (extend over) distance, area

s'étendre sur

we covered a lot of miles on holiday

nous avons fait beaucoup de kilomètres pendant les vacances

5. cover (deal with, include):

cover article, book, speaker: subject, field

traiter

cover word, term, item: meaning, aspect

englober

cover teacher: chapter

faire

cover rule, law: situation, person, organization

s'appliquer à

cover department, office: area, region, activity

s'occuper de

cover rep: area

couvrir

that price covers everything

le prix comprend tout, tout est inclus dans le prix

we will cover half the syllabus this term

nous ferons or couvrirons la moitié du programme ce trimestre

6. cover (report on) journalist, reporter, station:

cover event, angle, story, subject, match

couvrir

the game will be covered live on BBC1

le match sera diffusé en direct par BBC1

7. cover (pay for) amount, salary, company, person:

cover costs, outgoings

couvrir

cover loss, deficit

combler

£20 should cover it inf

20 livres sterling devraient suffire

to cover one's costs

rentrer dans ses frais

8. cover (insure):

cover person, possession

assurer, couvrir (for, against contre, for doing pour faire)

cover guarantee: costs, parts

couvrir

are you adequately covered?

est-ce que vous êtes suffisamment assuré?

9. cover (protect):

cover MIL, SPORTS person, advance, retreat, exit, area of pitch

couvrir

I'll cover you

je te couvre

I've got you covered! (threat)

ne bougez pas ou je tire!

keep him covered

tenez-le en joue

to cover one's back fig

se couvrir

10. cover (conceal):

cover emotion, ignorance

cacher

cover noise

couvrir

cover smell

masquer

11. cover MUS (make version of):

cover song

faire sa version de

12. cover ZOOL (mate with):

cover

couvrir

cover

saillir

III.to cover oneself VB refl

to cover oneself refl:

to cover oneself

se protéger (against contre, by doing en faisant)

to cover oneself with glory, praise, shame

se couvrir de

IV.-covered COMP

snow-/scrub-covered

couvert de neige/de broussailles

chocolate-covered

enrobé de chocolat

V.covered ADJ

covered porch, passage, courtyard

couvert

covered dish, pan

à couvercle

See also cover version

cover version N MUS

cover version

version f

I.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr] N

1. floor (of room):

floor (wooden)

plancher m

floor (wooden)

parquet m

floor (stone)

sol m

floor (of car, lift)

plancher m

to polish the floor

cirer le parquet

to fall/sit/sleep on the floor

tomber/s'asseoir/coucher par terre

to take the floor dancer:

se lancer sur la piste de danse

2. floor (of sea, tunnel, valley):

floor

fond m

the forest floor

le tapis forestier

3. floor:

floor (of Stock Exchange)

parquet m

floor (of debating Chamber)

auditoire m

floor (of factory)

atelier m

questions from the floor

des questions de l'auditoire

to have/hold/take the floor

avoir/garder/prendre la parole

the floor is yours

la parole est à vous

to be elected from the floor

être élu à vote ouvert

4. floor (storey):

floor

étage m

on the first floor Brit

au premier étage

on the first floor Am

au rez-de-chaussée

the top floor

le dernier étage

bottom floor Brit

rez-de-chaussée m

we're six floors up (on the sixth storey)

nous sommes au sixième étage

we're six floors up (six storeys above this storey)

nous sommes six étages plus haut

5. floor FIN (of prices, charges):

floor

plancher m (on sur)

II.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr] VB trans

1. floor:

floor (in cement)

faire le sol de

floor (in wood) room

mettre un plancher dans

an oak-floored room

une pièce avec un parquet de chêne

2. floor (knock over):

floor attacker, boxer

terrasser

3. floor fig:

floor (silence) person, critic

réduire [qn] au silence

floor (stump) question: candidate

décontenancer

the news floored me

la nouvelle m'a laissé sans voix

4. floor Am inf MOTOR:

floor accelerator

appuyer à fond sur

to floor it inf

appuyer sur le champignon inf

III.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr]

to wipe the floor with sb

battre [qn] à plates coutures

to cross the floor

changer de camp

See also ground floor

ground floor N esp Brit

1. ground floor:

ground floor

rez-de-chaussée m

on the ground floor

au rez-de-chaussée

to come in on the ground floor inf fig

commencer en bas de l'échelle

Phrases:

ground-floor attr apartment, room, window

au rez-de-chaussée

at ground-floor level

au rez-de-chaussée

floor covering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for floor covering in the English»French Dictionary

floor covering

revêtement m de sol

Translations for floor covering in the English»French Dictionary

I.covering N

covering

couverture f

floor covering

revêtement m de sol

II.covering ADJ MIL

covering

de couverture

I.cover [ˈkʌvəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. cover (top):

cover

couverture f

cover on pot

couvercle m

cover on furniture

housse f

2. cover JOURN:

cover

couverture f

hard-cover edition

édition f reliée

soft-cover edition

édition f de poche

to read sth from cover to cover

lire qc de la première à la dernière page

3. cover pl (sheets):

the covers

les draps mpl

4. cover (envelope):

cover

enveloppe f

under plain cover

sous pli simple

under separate cover

sous pli séparé

5. cover (means of concealing):

cover

couverture f

under cover of darkness

sous le couvert de la nuit

to blow sb's cover

révéler l'identité de qn

to go under cover

prendre une identité d'emprunt

to use sth as a cover for sth

utiliser qc comme couverture pour qc

6. cover (shelter):

cover

abri m

to break cover

sortir de l'abri

to run for cover

se mettre à l'abri

7. cover FIN:

cover

couverture f

8. cover (insurance):

cover

couverture f

full cover

garantie f totale

9. cover FOOD:

cover

couvert m

10. cover MUS (recording):

cover

reprise f

Phrases:

never judge a book by its cover

il ne faut jamais juger des apparences

II.cover [ˈkʌvəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. cover (put over):

cover

couvrir

cover surface, wall, sofa

recouvrir

to cover sth with sth

recouvrir qc de qc

to cover sth with sth

(re)couvrir qc de qc

2. cover (hide):

cover

dissimuler

to cover one's eyes with one's hands

se couvrir les yeux avec les mains

to cover one's eyes with one's hands fig

se voiler la face

3. cover (pay):

cover one's costs

couvrir

4. cover (extend over):

cover

s'étendre sur

5. cover (travel):

cover

parcourir

6. cover (deal with):

cover

traiter de

to cover a lot of ground fig

traiter beaucoup de sujets

7. cover (include):

cover

inclure

8. cover (be enough for):

cover

couvrir

9. cover (report on):

cover

couvrir

10. cover (insure):

cover a. fig

couvrir

to cover sb for/against sth

couvrir qn contre qc

11. cover MIL, SPORTS:

cover

couvrir

12. cover (do sb's job):

cover

remplacer

13. cover (adopt song):

cover

reprendre

Phrases:

to cover your ass [or back] inf

se couvrir

to cover oneself with glory

se couvrir de gloire

to cover a multitude of sins

cacher une multitude de péchés

to cover one's tracks

brouiller ses pistes

I.floor [flɔ:ʳ, Am flɔ:r] N

1. floor (surface):

floor

sol m

floor wooden

plancher m

2. floor (level of a building):

floor

étage m

ground floor apartment

appartement m de plein pied

first floor Brit

premier étage m

first floor Am

rez-de-chaussée m

3. floor GEO (bottom):

floor of ocean

fond m

floor of forest

sol m

4. floor ECON, POL (place of formal discussion):

the floor

le parquet

to have the floor

avoir la parole

Phrases:

to go through the floor prices

toucher le plancher

to take the floor

prendre la parole

to take the floor (stand up and start dancing)

aller sur la piste de danse

II.floor [flɔ:ʳ, Am flɔ:r] VB trans

1. floor (make floor out of sth):

to floor a room

poser un revêtement de sol dans une pièce

to floor a room with wood

parqueter une pièce

2. floor (knock down):

floor

terrasser

3. floor (shock):

floor

désarçonner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It features vinyl floor covering and fitted kitchen units with plumbing for a washing machine and dryer.

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Additionally, vocational courses will be provided, including electricity, small engine and motorcycle repair, floor covering, general maintenance, carpentry, plumbing and computer literacy.

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The grass rug business was successful until linoleum floor covering was invented and became popular in homes.

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Thus, a linoleum floor covering featuring a multicolored pebble design which was produced by a mechanical process in unrepeatable, random patterns, is not registrable.

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