hot potato in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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potato <pl potatoes> [Brit pəˈteɪtəʊ, Am pəˈteɪdoʊ] N

hot [Brit hɒt, Am hɑt] ADJ

1. hot (very warm):

hot season, country, bath, plate, hands, feet
chaud
hot sun
chaud
hot food, drink
(bien) chaud
it's hot here
il fait chaud ici
the weather is hot in July
il fait un temps chaud au mois de juillet
it was a hot day
il faisait chaud ce jour-là
to be or feel hot person:
avoir chaud
to get hot person:
commencer à avoir trop chaud
to get hot parked car:
devenir chaud
to get hot engine, iron, oven, radiator:
chauffer
to get hot weather:
se réchauffer
it gets hot in this office
il fait parfois chaud dans ce bureau
the room feels hot
il fait chaud dans cette pièce
the sun felt hot on his back
il sentait la chaleur du soleil sur son dos
your forehead feels hot
tu as le front chaud
digging is hot work
ça donne chaud de bêcher le jardin
she's had a hot walk from the station
elle a eu chaud en venant à pied de la gare
the sun is at its hottest at this time of day
c'est l'heure où le soleil est le plus chaud
how hot should I have the oven/iron?
à quelle température dois-je régler le four/le fer?
to be hot from the oven bread, cake:
sortir du four
to go hot and cold (with fever)
être fiévreux/-euse
to go hot and cold (with fear)
avoir des sueurs froides
it's terribly hot!
on étouffe!

hot potato in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hot potato in the English»French Dictionary

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potato <-es> [pəˈteɪtəʊ, Am -t̬oʊ] N

hot <-ter, -test> [hɒt, Am hɑ:t] ADJ

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Pretty soon these properties are going to be a hot potato.
www.salon.com
Faced with such a hot potato, many managers will tough it out and hope the problem goes away.
www.stuff.co.nz
But by being belligerently truculent she has singlehandedly turned herself into a political hot potato.
www.firstpost.com
Perhaps it's time to make the needs of this group a political hot potato.
www.stuff.co.nz
This is -- can be politically a hot potato here, why are we gon na reopen this case?
www.cbsnews.com
The bill's own primary sponsor was among those dropping it like a hot potato after hearing public testimony.
cleantechnica.com
According to a new alliance, the two men are apparent victims of "laglagan," political slang for someone dropped like a hot potato.
www.interaksyon.com
While it is common for people to play hot potato and refuse to accept the money, the important idea is that the offer was made.
en.wikipedia.org
And for some reason it becomes a political hot potato.
www.nzherald.co.nz
Selecting subcontinent breed of players and then dropping them like hot potato has spoiled many cricket players career.
www.espncricinfo.com

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