hospital corner in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hospital corner in the English»French Dictionary

hospital corner N

to do hospital corners

≈ faire un lit au carré

Translations for hospital corner in the English»French Dictionary

hospital [Brit ˈhɒspɪt(ə)l, Am ˈhɑˌspɪdl] N

hospital

hôpital m

to/from hospital Brit or the hospital Am

à/de l'hôpital

to be taken to or admitted to hospital with…

être hospitalisé pour…

I've never been in hospital

je n'ai jamais été hospitalisé

he died in hospital

il est mort à l'hôpital

he died in hospital attr facilities, staff, treatment, ward

hospitalier/-ière

he died in hospital administration, food, waiting list

des hôpitaux

I.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] N

1. corner lit MOTOR:

corner (in geometry)

angle m

corner (of street, building)

angle m

corner (of street, building)

coin m

corner (of table, box, page, fabric, field, room)

coin m

corner (bend)

virage m

the house on the corner

la maison qui fait l'angle

at the corner of the street

au coin de la rue

to turn or go round the corner

tourner au coin de la rue

to put a child in the corner SCHOOL

mettre un enfant au coin

she wiped her eyes with a corner of her apron

elle s'est essuyé les yeux avec un coin or le bord de son tablier

to fold sth from corner to corner

plier qc en diagonale

to turn down the corner of a page

corner une page

the car took the corner too fast

la voiture a pris le virage trop vite

he lives around the corner from me (nearby)

il habite tout près de chez moi

the post office is just around the corner (around the bend)

la poste est juste au coin

she disappeared round the corner

elle a disparu au coin de la rue

Christmas is just around the corner

Noël approche

you never know what's around the corner

on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver

you never know what's around the corner attr cupboard, shelf, table

de coin

a corner seat (on a train)

un coin fenêtre

2. corner (side):

corner (of eye, mouth)

coin m

to watch/see sb out of the corner of one's eye

regarder/voir qn du coin de l'œil

3. corner:

corner (remote place)

coin m

corner (of mind) fig

coin m

corner (of mind) fig

recoin m

a quiet corner of Brittany/the office

un coin tranquille de Bretagne/du bureau

in a remote corner of India

dans une région reculée de l'Inde

I searched every corner of the house

j'ai cherché partout dans la maison

from all four corners of the world

des quatre coins du monde

4. corner SPORTS:

corner (in boxing)

coin m (de repos)

corner (in football, hockey)

corner m

to take a corner

tirer un corner

5. corner (column):

corner

coin m

kids'/collectors' corner

le coin des enfants/des collectionneurs

II.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] VB trans

1. corner (trap):

corner lit animal, enemy

acculer

corner fig

coincer inf

2. corner (monopolize):

corner supply, best seats

accaparer

she's cornered the market in fashion jewellery

elle a accaparé le marché du bijou fantaisie

III.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] VB intr MOTOR

corner car:

prendre un virage

this car corners well

cette voiture tient bien la route

IV.-cornered COMP

three-/four-cornered

à trois/quatre coins

V.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər]

to be in a tight corner

être dans une impasse

to hold or fight one's corner

se défendre

to paint or box oneself into a corner

se mettre dans une impasse

to cut corners (financially)

faire des économies

to cut corners (in a procedure)

simplifier les choses

hospital corner in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hospital corner in the English»French Dictionary

hospital [ˈhɒspɪtəl, Am ˈhɑ:spɪt̬əl] N

hospital

hôpital m

hospital staff/bill

le personnel/tarif hospitalier

to go to the hospital no pl Am

aller à l'hôpital

to be admitted to hospital

rentrer à l'hôpital

to be discharged from hospital

sortir de l'hôpital

to spend time in [or Am in the] hospital no pl

être hospitalisé

I.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] N

1. corner (junction of two roads):

corner

coin m

just around the corner

à deux pas d'ici

to cut corners

prendre des raccourcis

2. corner (place):

corner

coin m

to search every corner of the house

chercher dans les coins et recoins de la maison

3. corner SPORTS:

corner

corner m

4. corner (difficult position):

to be in a tight corner

être dans le pétrin

to drive sb into a (tight) corner

mettre qn au pied du mur

to get oneself into a (tight) corner

se mettre dans une situation difficile

5. corner (domination):

to have a corner of the market

avoir le monopole du marché

6. corner (periphery):

corner

commissure f

out of the corner of one's eye

du coin de l'œil

7. corner fig:

to be round the corner

être sur le point de

to have turned the corner

avoir surmonté la crise

II.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] VB trans

1. corner (hinder escape):

corner

attraper

corner iron hum

coincer

2. corner ECON:

corner market

accaparer

III.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] VB intr

corner auto:

corner

virer

to corner well

prendre bien les virages