horns in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for horns in the English»French Dictionary

horn [Brit hɔːn, Am hɔrn] N

1. horn ZOOL fig:

horn (of animal, snail)

corne f

horn (of owl)

aigrette f

horn (on moon, anvil)

corne f

horn (of devil)

corne f

2. horn MUS:

horn

cor m

to play the horn

jouer du cor

to learn the horn

apprendre le cor

for horn

pour cor

the horns

les cors

the horns attr player, teacher, solo

de cor

the horns concerto, part

pour cor

3. horn:

horn (of car)

klaxon ® m

horn (of car)

avertisseur m (sonore)

horn (of ship)

sirène f

to sound one's horn car:

klaxonner

to sound one's horn ship:

donner un coup de sirène

4. horn U (substance):

horn

corne f

made of horn

en corne

5. horn (for drinking):

horn

corne f

to blow one's own horn Am

chanter ses propres louanges

to draw or pull in one's horns (feeling hurt)

rentrer dans sa coquille

to draw or pull in one's horns (financially)

réduire son train de vie

to lock horns with sb

croiser le fer avec qn

to take the bull by the horns

prendre or saisir le taureau par les cornes

horn-rimmed ADJ

horn-rimmed spectacles

à monture d'écaille

horn-rimmed frames

d'écaille

French horn N

French horn

cor m (d'harmonie)

post horn N

post horn

cornet m de poste

horn in VB [Brit hɔːn -, Am hɔrn -] inf Am

to horn in (on a conversation)

mettre son grain de sel inf

stop horning in

ne te mêle pas de ça

horn rims N npl

horn rims

lunettes fpl à monture d'écaille

hunting horn N

hunting horn

cor m de chasse

basset horn N

basset horn

cor m de basset

bass horn N

bass horn

serpent m

French horn player N

French horn player

corniste mf

horns in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horns in the English»French Dictionary

horn [hɔ:n, Am hɔ:rn] N

1. horn ZOOL:

horn

corne f

2. horn no pl (material):

horn

corne f

3. horn (receptacle, shape):

horn

corne f

4. horn (honk):

horn

klaxon m

5. horn MUS:

horn

cor m

Phrases:

to be on the horns of a dilemma

être assis entre deux chaises

to take the bull by the horns

prendre le taureau par les cornes

horn in VB intr Am inf

to horn in on sth

fourrer son nez dans qc

horn-rimmed [ˈhɔ:nrɪmt, Am ˈhɔ:rn-] ADJ

horn-rimmed glasses:

horn-rimmed

à monture d'écaille

French horn N MUS

French horn

cor m d'harmonie

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to toot a horn

donner un coup de klaxon

Translations for horns in the French»English Dictionary

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être cornu

to have horns

klaxonner

to honk (one's horn)

klaxonner

to hoot (one's horn) Brit

cor

horn

trompe

horn

corne

horn

horns Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on the horns of a dilemma

être assis entre deux chaises

to take the bull by the horns

prendre le taureau par les cornes

to horn in on sth

fourrer son nez dans qc

to toot a horn

donner un coup de klaxon

to lock horns over sth

se disputer pour qc

to hoot one's horn

klaxonner

to sound the (car) horn

klaxonner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Horns are used for defence from predators, and during fights among males for dominance in the breeding season.

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