granny knot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for granny knot in the English»French Dictionary

granny knot N

granny knot

nœud m de vache

Translations for granny knot in the English»French Dictionary

granny [Brit ˈɡrani, Am ˈɡræni] N inf

1. granny (grandmother):

granny

bonne-maman f

granny

mamie f inf

2. granny (fusspot, gossip):

granny pej

vieille mémère f inf

I.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] N

1. knot (tied part):

knot

nœud m

to tie sth in a knot

nouer qc

2. knot (tangle in hair, rope):

knot

nœud m

to comb the knots out of one's hair

se démêler les cheveux avec un peigne

3. knot (in wood):

knot

nœud m

4. knot (group):

knot fig

petit groupe m (of de)

5. knot (tense feeling) fig:

to have a knot in one's stomach

avoir l'estomac noué

6. knot NAUT:

knot

nœud m

to do 15 knots

filer 15 nœuds

II.knot <pres part knotting; pret, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB trans

knot strings, ends, scarf, handkerchief:

knot

nouer (together ensemble)

to knot one's tie

faire un nœud à sa cravate

III.knot <pres part knotting; pret, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB intr

knot stomach, muscles:

knot

se nouer

IV.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt]

to do sth at a rate of knots

faire qc à toute allure

to get tied up in knots

s'embrouiller

to tie the knot

se marier

granny knot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for granny knot in the English»French Dictionary

I.knot¹ [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] N

knot

nœud m

knot (small group)

noyau m

Phrases:

sb's stomach is in knots

qn a l'estomac noué

to tie oneself up in knots

s'embrouiller

II.knot¹ <-tt> [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] VB trans

knot

nouer

to knot a tie

faire un nœud de cravate

to knot sth together

nouer qc ensemble

III.knot¹ <-tt-> [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] VB intr

knot muscles, stomach:

knot

se nouer

knot² N NAUT

knot

nœud m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Two consecutive overhands of the same handedness will make a granny knot.

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It is difficult to tie by mistake, unlike the granny knot.

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