horseshoe-shaped in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for horseshoe-shaped in the French»English Dictionary

I.fer [fɛʀ] N m

1. fer CHEM:

fer

iron

objet en fer

iron object, object made of iron

mine/minerai de fer

iron mine/ore

2. fer (métal quelconque):

fer

metal

3. fer fig:

de fer discipline, poigne, volonté

iron

diriger d'une main de fer

to rule with a rod of iron

avoir une santé de fer

to have an iron constitution

4. fer (objet):

fer (de chaussure)

steel tip

fer (pour marquer)

branding iron

fer (de relieur)

blocking tool

marquer un animal au fer (rouge)

to brand an animal

5. fer (arme):

fer (épée)

sword

fer (lame)

blade

croiser le fer avec lit, fig

to cross swords with

6. fer (train):

fer

rail transport

par fer

by rail

II.fers N mpl dated

1. fers MED:

fers

forceps

2. fers (de prisonnier):

fers

irons

mettre un prisonnier aux fers

to clap a prisoner in irons

être dans les fers lit

to be in irons

être dans les fers fig

to be in chains

III.fer [fɛʀ]

fer à cheval

horseshoe

mettre un fer à un cheval

to shoe a horse

en fer à cheval

horseshoe-shaped

fer à défriser

(hair) straighteners pl

fer forgé

wrought iron

fer à friser

curling iron

fer à gaufrer

hair crimper

fer de lance lit, fig

spearhead

le fer de lance de l'industrie française

the spearhead of French industry

fer à repasser (domestique)

iron

fer à repasser (pour carte de paiement)

manual imprinter (for credit card transactions)

donner un (petit) coup de fer à qc

to run the iron over sth

fer à vapeur, fer à repasser à vapeur

steam iron

fer à souder

soldering iron

fer à tuyauter

goffering iron

IV.fer [fɛʀ]

s'imposer par le fer et le feu

to conquer by fire and the sword

croire dur comme fer

to believe wholeheartedly

il faut battre le fer pendant ou tant qu'il est chaud prov

strike while the iron is hot

tomber les quatre fers en l'air

to fall flat on one's back

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The macronucleus is long, and may be curved, horseshoe-shaped or twisted into a shape resembling a figure eight.

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The player sits in the middle of a horseshoe-shaped shell made of elaborately carved wood and decorated with gold leaf.

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The mantle is granular with a deep but not conspicuous horseshoe-shaped groove with black streaks.

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The arrangement of the forefoot bone ("metacarpal") columns in eusauropods was semi-circular, so sauropod forefoot prints are horseshoe-shaped.

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Headbands generally consist of a loop of elastic material or a horseshoe-shaped piece of flexible plastic or metal.

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The horseshoe-shaped outdoor stadium opened to the east and seated 10,000.

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The horseshoe-shaped stadium runs in the traditional north-south configuration, opening to the north.

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