flotsam and jetsam in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flotsam and jetsam in the English»French Dictionary

flotsam [Brit ˈflɒts(ə)m, Am ˈflɑtsəm] N U

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc).
For examples and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wait, try, go

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] N

II.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB trans <pret, pp tried>

2. try (test out):

III.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB intr <pret, pp tried>

1. try (make attempt):

IV.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ]

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

flotsam and jetsam in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flotsam and jetsam in the English»French Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The prints, in part, document the flotsam and jetsam of an artist's existence.
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Long considered wasteful, inefficient, and ineffective, they have been relegated to the flotsam and jetsam on the water's edge of advertising.
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He reaches out to the flotsam and jetsam of society because there he sees humility.
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Out of all the flotsam and jetsam that floated through his tent, reality show people were a high number of the visitors.
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These objects are flotsam and jetsam, washed up by years of technological development.
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Flotsam and jetsam are familiar concepts to us, but there are two more: derelict and lagan.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Like a whale slowly swimming through flotsam and jetsam, he sings his way past sampled snippets: people talking in the distance, what sounds like a newscast, sub-human voices.
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Flotsam and jetsam always appear linguistically joined at the hip.
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Flotsam and jetsam that has been washed up in a high moon tide.
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I'm not just throwing on any old flotsam and jetsam.
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