flower bed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flower bed in the English»French Dictionary

flower bed N

flower bed

parterre m de fleurs

Translations for flower bed in the French»English Dictionary

parterre de fleurs

flower bed

plant de fleurs

flower bed

plate-bande

border, flower bed

Translations for flower bed in the English»French Dictionary

I.flower [Brit ˈflaʊə, Am ˈflaʊ(ə)r] N

1. flower (bloom, plant):

flower

fleur f

to be in flower

être en fleur

to come into flower

fleurir

the roses are just coming into flower

les roses commencent à fleurir

in full flower

en pleine floraison

‘No flowers by request’

‘Ni fleurs ni couronnes’

2. flower (best part) fig:

the flower of age, era, group

la fine fleur de

in the flower of her youth

dans la fleur de l'âge

in full flower

en plein épanouissement

II.flower [Brit ˈflaʊə, Am ˈflaʊ(ə)r] VB intr lit

flower flower, tree:

fleurir

flower idea, love, person, talent:

s'épanouir

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

flower bed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flower bed in the English»French Dictionary

flower bed N

flower bed

parterre m de fleurs

Translations for flower bed in the French»English Dictionary

parterre de fleurs

flower bed

platebande

(flower) bed

Translations for flower bed in the English»French Dictionary

I.flower [ˈflaʊəʳ, Am ˈflaʊɚ] N

flower

fleur f

to be in flower

être en fleur

II.flower [ˈflaʊəʳ, Am ˈflaʊɚ] VB intr a. fig

flower

fleurir

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

Built from an oil barrel with red lights and fog, it was placed in the flower bed in front of the original sign.

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The outer edge of the flower bed facing the central lawn are edged with boxwood.

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The courtyard was adorned by a long rectangular flower bed, with fifty-five sycamore and eight tamarisk trees planted in deep pits filled with soil.

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The cards in the bouquet can be used to aid in building, be put into the foundations, or fill an empty flower bed.

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A 33by20 ft concrete fountain, now used as a flower bed, is located in front of the band shell's stage.

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The focus of the park remained the raised flower bed, the original fountain.

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For example, an ornamental flower bed may be considered to be a biotope (albeit rather a small one) since it enhances the experience of daily life.

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The very next day, while she was returning after a bath from a nearby river, she saw a pretty child lying on a flower bed.

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As part of the 140th anniversary celebrations, members added landscaping and a flower bed along the north side of the property.

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The outer edge of the flower bed facing the central lawn is edged with boxwood.

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