grey seal in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grey seal in the English»French Dictionary

grey seal N

grey seal

phoque m gris

Translations for grey seal in the English»French Dictionary

I.seal [Brit siːl, Am ˈsi(ə)l] N

1. seal ZOOL:

seal

phoque m

seal attr hunting

au phoque

seal meat

de phoque

seal population

de phoques

2. seal LAW (gen):

seal (insignia)

sceau m

to set one's seal on lit document

apposer son cachet sur

to set one's seal on fig championship, match

conclure

to set the seal on friendship

sceller

to set the seal on trend, regime

confirmer

I need your seal of approval

j'ai besoin de votre approbation

to give sth one's seal of approval

approuver qc

look for our seal of quality

exigez le label de qualité

3. seal (integrity mechanism):

seal (on container)

plomb m

seal (on package, letter)

cachet m

seal (on door)

scellés mpl

4. seal (closing mechanism):

seal

fermeture f

the cork provides a tight seal

le bouchon ferme hermétiquement

cheap envelopes have a poor seal

les enveloppes bon marché se collent mal

an airtight/watertight seal

une fermeture étanche (à l'air/à l'eau)

the rubber strip forms a seal around the door

la bande de caoutchouc scelle le tour de la porte

II.seal [Brit siːl, Am ˈsi(ə)l] VB trans

1. seal (authenticate):

seal document, letter

cacheter

the letter was sealed with a kiss

un baiser servit de sceau à la lettre

2. seal (close):

seal envelope, package

fermer

seal container, lorry

plomber

seal oil well, pipe

sceller

seal gap

boucher

3. seal (make airtight, watertight):

seal jar, tin

fermer [qc] hermétiquement

seal plaster

lisser

seal roof, window frame

rendre [qc] étanche

4. seal (settle definitively):

seal alliance, friendship

sceller (with par)

seal deal

conclure (with par)

to seal sb's fate

décider du sort de qn

III.seal [Brit siːl, Am ˈsi(ə)l] VB intr HUNT

seal

chasser le phoque

to go sealing

aller à la chasse au phoque

IV.sealed ADJ

sealed envelope

cacheté

sealed package

scellé

sealed bid, instructions, orders

sous pli cacheté

sealed jar

fermé hermétiquement

sealed door, vault

scellé

I.grey Brit, gray Am [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] N

1. grey (colour):

grey

gris m

a shade of grey

un ton gris

2. grey (horse):

grey

gris m

grey

cheval m gris

II.grey Brit, gray Am [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] ADJ

1. grey (colour):

grey

gris

light/dark grey

gris clair/foncé

inv to go or turn grey

devenir gris

2. grey (with grey hair):

grey person

aux cheveux gris, grisonnant

to go or turn grey

grisonner

3. grey existence, life, day:

grey

morne

4. grey pej character, town:

grey

terne

III.grey Brit, gray Am [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] VB trans

grey age, worry hair, person:

grey

grisonner

IV.grey Brit, gray Am [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] VB intr

grey

grisonner

to be greying at the temples

avoir les tempes grisonnantes

the population is greying

la population vieillit

V.grey Brit, gray Am [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ]

all cats are grey in the dark

la nuit tous les chats sont gris

grey seal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grey seal in the English»French Dictionary

seal¹ [si:l] N

seal

phoque m

I.seal² [si:l] N

1. seal (official wax mark):

seal

sceau m

2. seal (stamp):

seal

cachet m

3. seal:

seal (device to prevent opening)

cachet m

seal (on door)

fermoir m

4. seal (airtight or watertight joint):

seal

joint m

Phrases:

sb's seal of approval

l'approbation de qn

II.seal² [si:l] VB trans

1. seal (put a seal on):

seal

cacheter

2. seal (make airtight or watertight):

seal

colmater

3. seal (close):

seal frontier, port

fermer

4. seal (confirm and finalize):

seal

approuver

grey [greɪ] ADJ

1. grey (colored):

grey

gris(e)

grey matter

matière f grise

to go [or turn] grey

grisonner

2. grey fig:

she went [or turned] grey on hearing that

elle a blêmi en entendant ça

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Spot the difference between the harbour or common seal (left) and the grey seal.

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