four-leaf clover in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for four-leaf clover in the English»French Dictionary

four-leaf clover, four-leaved clover N

four-leaf clover

trèfle m à quatre feuilles

Translations for four-leaf clover in the French»English Dictionary

trèfle à quatre feuilles

four-leaf clover

Translations for four-leaf clover in the English»French Dictionary

I.four [Brit fɔː, Am fɔr] N

four

quatre m inv

to make up a four

compléter un quatuor inf

II.four [Brit fɔː, Am fɔr] ADJ

four

quatre

III.four [Brit fɔː, Am fɔr]

on all fours

à quatre pattes

to the four winds

aux quatre vents

I.leaf <pl leaves [liːvz]> [Brit liːf, Am lif] N

1. leaf (of plant):

leaf

feuille f

dock/oak/lettuce leaf

feuille de patience/de chêne/de salade

autumn leaves

feuilles d'automne

to come into leaf

se couvrir de feuilles

2. leaf:

leaf (of paper)

feuille f

leaf (of book)

page f

leaf (of book)

feuillet m spec

3. leaf (of gold, silver):

leaf

feuille f

4. leaf (of table):

leaf (sliding, removable)

rallonge f

leaf (hinged)

abattant m

II.-leafed, -leaved COMP

red-leaf

à feuilles rouges

III.leaf [Brit liːf, Am lif]

to shake like a leaf

trembler comme une feuille

to take a leaf out of sb's book

s'inspirer de qn

to turn over a new leaf

tourner la page

clover [Brit ˈkləʊvə, Am ˈkloʊvər] N

clover

trèfle m

to be/live in clover , to be/live like a pig in clover

être/vivre comme un coq en pâte

four-leaf clover in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for four-leaf clover in the English»French Dictionary

four-leaf clover, four-leaved clover N

four-leaf clover

trèfle m à quatre feuilles

Translations for four-leaf clover in the English»French Dictionary

four-leaf clover

trèfle à quatre feuilles

Translations for four-leaf clover in the English»French Dictionary

clover N no pl

clover

trèfle m

four-leaf clover

trèfle à quatre feuilles

Phrases:

to be in clover

être comme un coq en pâte

leaf <leaves> [li:f] N

1. leaf a. BOT, TECH:

leaf

feuille f

2. leaf (table part):

leaf

rallonge f

Phrases:

to take a leaf from sb's book

en prendre de la graine sur qn

to shake like a leaf

trembler comme une feuille

I.four [fɔ:ʳ, Am fɔ:r] ADJ

four

quatre

II.four [fɔ:ʳ, Am fɔ:r] N

four

quatre m

Phrases:

to be on all fours

être à quatre pattes

See also eight

I.eight [eɪt] ADJ

eight

huit

he is eight

il a huit ans

II.eight [eɪt] N

1. eight (number):

eight

huit m

eight o'clock

huit heures

it's eight

il est huit heures

eight twenty hours

huit heures vingt

2. eight (boat):

eight

canot m à huit rameurs

Phrases:

to have had one over the eight Brit inf

avoir un verre dans le nez

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The book is a veritable four-leaf clover of academia: a witty work of political science written from a defiantly rural populist point of view.

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A four-leaf clover was consistently believed to be a lucky charm.

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If a four-leaf clover bestows luck upon the finder based on its rarity, wouldn't a five-leaf clover be even luckier?

inventorspot.com

The surviving keep stands roughly 27 meters tall and is a quatrefoil plan (much like a four-leaf clover).

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Considered a symbol of good luck, the four-leaf clover is a rare find.

www.cbc.ca

The modern music industry's version of a four-leaf clover is the diamond-status album.

www.mtv.com

It's said that only by finding one accidentally is a four-leaf clover lucky, he said, but the reason for the extra leaf is pure science.

newsok.com

Seen from above, the intake tower is shaped like a four-leaf clover with each leaf containing an inlet gate - all at different levels.

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Common names include water clover and four-leaf clover because the long-stalked leaves have four clover-like lobes and are either held above water or submerged.

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Almost a century later, it still has a four-leaf clover pressed between its fading pages.

www.therecord.com