horses in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for horses in the English»French Dictionary

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horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] N

5. horse Am (condom):

horse inf
préservatif m
I could eat a horse
j'ai une faim de loup
to back the wrong horse
miser sur le mauvais cheval
to eat like a horse
manger comme quatre
to flog Brit or beat Am a dead horse inf
perdre sa peine et son temps
(straight) from the horse's mouth
de source sûre
to get on one's high horse
monter sur ses grands chevaux
hold your horses! inf
arrêtez!, une minute!
it's horses for courses
ce qui convient à une personne (or à une situation) ne convient pas forcément à une autre
you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov
on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif prov
that's a horse of a different colour
ça c'est une autre paire de manches
to work like a horse
travailler comme un forcené or une bête de somme
wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me
pour rien au monde je ne le révélerais
wild horses wouldn't drag me there
je n'irais pas pour tout l'or du monde!

horse about VB [Brit hɔːs -, Am hɔrs -], horse around VB

charley horse [Brit ˈtʃɑːli hɔːs, Am ˈtʃɑrli ˌhɔrs] N Am inf

dray horse [Am ˈdreɪ ˌhɔrs] N HISTORY

horses in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horses in the English»French Dictionary

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horse about VB intr, horse around VB intr

horses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

betting on horses
paris sur les chevaux
don't look a gift-horse in the mouth prov
à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la bride prov
to gamble at cards/on horses
jouer aux cartes/aux courses
wild horses couldn't make sb do sth
rien au monde ne pourra faire faire qc à qn
a judge of horses/wine
un expert en chevaux/vins
to play the horses
jouer aux courses
horses figure predominantly in his paintings
il a peint surtout des chevaux
a bet on the top three finishing horses in a race in any order
le Tiercé dans le désordre
French betting system: betters forecast the first three horses in a race
tiercé
to be as strong as a horse
avoir une force de cheval inf
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Horses are non-ruminant herbivores of a type known as a hindgut fermenter.
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There is also an important export trade in horses.
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These are motorcycles, horses and carts the most common means of locomotion flowing through the dirt roads.
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While conceding that federal law protects the animals, these individuals also argued that economic needs (like livestock grazing) should take precedence over the horses.
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With no shortage of the theatrical in their nature, the imposters pulled off the hoax and rode good horses.
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They encourage salivation and may also calm nervous horses or provide an outlet for nervous tongue movements.
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Feral horses will be encouraged to breed and multiply, and will be proxies for extinct equids.
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He noted that horses would sink in sand to their fetlocks, and walking in the sand exhausted men and animals.
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White coloration is occasionally found in the breed, though white in horses is very rare.
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The willing suspension of disbelief may be impossible henceforward in any film involving horses.
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