floor lamp in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for floor lamp in the English»French Dictionary

floor lamp N Am

floor lamp

lampadaire m

Translations for floor lamp in the French»English Dictionary

lampadaire (de salon)

floor lamp Am

Translations for floor lamp in the English»French Dictionary

lamp [Brit lamp, Am læmp] N (all contexts)

lamp

lampe 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 lamp in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for floor lamp in the English»French Dictionary

floor lamp N Am

floor lamp

lampadaire m

Translations for floor lamp in the French»English Dictionary

lampadaire

floor lamp Am

Translations for floor lamp in the English»French Dictionary

lamp [læmp] N

lamp

lampe f

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 is typically a floor lamp but may be wall-mounted like a sconce.

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A beautiful young woman wearing leggings with a psychedelic print is giving free haircuts by the light of a floor lamp.

www.canberratimes.com.au

A lamp cord (also known as a zip cord) is a light-weight, ungrounded, single-insulated two-wire cord used for small loads such as a table or floor lamp.

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Our favorite is the floor lamp fashioned from an exhaust system (pictured above).

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Also, lighting in the room is poor at the moment with one overhead fixture and one floor lamp.

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They tend to be about 40 watts, so you may want to add a floor lamp near reading areas.

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That chair in the corner, paired with a floor lamp... let's be honest, is it really a spot for reading?

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A giant arching chrome floor lamp with a big, black shade hovered overhead.

www.newyorker.com

To an outsider, designing street lights might appear to be no more complicated than building an oversized, waterproof floor lamp.

www.theglobeandmail.com

It's available in 10 colours and can be either placed on the ground, like a floor lamp, or wall-mounted.

www.independent.ie