forks in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for forks in the English»French Dictionary

I.fork [Brit fɔːk, Am fɔrk] N

1. fork (for eating):

fork

fourchette f

2. fork (tool):

fork

fourche f

3. fork (division):

fork (in tree)

fourche f

fork (in river)

fourche f

fork (on bicycle)

fourche f

fork (in railway)

embranchement m

fork (in road)

bifurcation f

to come to a fork in the road

arriver à une bifurcation

4. fork (in chess):

fork

fourchette f

II.fork [Brit fɔːk, Am fɔrk] VB trans

1. fork (lift with fork):

fork hay, manure, earth

fourcher

2. fork (in chess):

fork opponent, chesspiece

fourcher

III.fork [Brit fɔːk, Am fɔrk] VB intr a. fork off

fork road, river, railway line, driver:

fork

bifurquer

you fork to the left

vous bifurquez à gauche

I.fork over VB [Brit fɔːk -, Am fɔrk -] (fork [sth] over, fork over [sth])

1. fork over (turn over):

fork over hay, manure, garden

retourner à la fourche

2. fork over Am (hand over) fig, inf:

fork it over!

allez, allonge! inf

I.fork out VB [Brit fɔːk -, Am fɔrk -] inf (fork out)

fork out

casquer inf (for pour)

II.fork out VB [Brit fɔːk -, Am fɔrk -] inf (fork out [sth])

fork out money:

fork out

débourser

fork supper N

fork supper

buffet m (froid)

fork up VB [Brit fɔːk -, Am fɔrk -]

fork up → fork over

See also fork over

I.fork over VB [Brit fɔːk -, Am fɔrk -] (fork [sth] over, fork over [sth])

1. fork over (turn over):

fork over hay, manure, garden

retourner à la fourche

2. fork over Am (hand over) fig, inf:

fork it over!

allez, allonge! inf

fork spanner N

fork spanner

clé f plate

hay fork N

hay fork

fourche f à foin

dinner fork N

dinner fork

grande fourchette f

tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork

diapason m

toasting fork N

toasting fork

fourchette f à griller

forks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for forks in the English»French Dictionary

I.fork [fɔ:k, Am fɔ:rk] N

1. fork (eating tool):

fork

fourchette f

2. fork (garden tool):

fork

fourche f

3. fork (Y-shaped division):

fork

embranchement m

take the left/right fork

prendre à gauche/droite à l'embranchement

4. fork pl (support of bicycle):

fork

fourche f

II.fork [fɔ:k, Am fɔ:rk] VB trans (till)

fork garden

fourcher

III.fork [fɔ:k, Am fɔ:rk] VB intr

fork

bifurquer

to fork left/right

bifurquer à gauche/droite

fork-lift (truck) N

fork-lift (truck)

chariot m élévateur

fork out VB trans, intr

fork out

payer

tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork

diapason m

Translations for forks in the French»English Dictionary

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fork

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trident

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fork

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forks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

knives and forks

des couverts

take the left/right fork

prendre à gauche/droite à l'embranchement

to fork left/right

bifurquer à gauche/droite

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, a philosopher can only eat spaghetti when he has both left and right forks.

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Garden forks are slightly different from pitchforks, which are used for moving loose materials such as piled hay, compost, or manure.

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Spatial juxtaposition of replication sites brings clustering of replication forks.

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In order to pick up the forks, a philosopher must ask permission of the waiter.

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During the winter they hibernate in the forks of sallow branches, where they change colour from green to brown to match their surroundings.

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The 750 gained a telescopic front suspension and the 1200 model retained springer forks.

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Initially a producer of aluminium forks and spoons, the company expanded into miniature aluminium accessories for doll's tea parties in the 1920s.

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The two forks merge 2300 ft past the southern inlet stream.

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And if you think eat-in fish and chips means disposable forks and wipe-clean plastic chairs, think again.

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On typical telescopic forks, the upper portion, known as the "fork tubes", slide inside the "fork bodies", which are the lower part of the forks.

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