house martin in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for house martin in the English»French Dictionary

house martin N

house martin

hirondelle f de fenêtre

Translations for house martin in the French»English Dictionary

hirondelle de fenêtre

house martin

Translations for house martin in the English»French Dictionary

I.house N [Brit haʊs, Am haʊs]

1. house (home):

house

maison f

at my/his house

chez moi/lui

to go/come to sb's house

aller/venir chez qn

to be good around the house

aider à la maison

to keep house

tenir la maison (for de)

you'll wake the whole house

tu vas réveiller toute la maison

the children were playing house

les enfants jouaient au papa et à la maman

2. house:

house, a. House POL

Chambre f

the bill before the house

le projet de loi soumis à la Chambre

this house deplores

les députés ici présents déplorent

3. house COMM:

house

maison f

on the house

aux frais de la maison

the drinks are on the house!

c'est la maison qui offre!

4. house THEAT:

house (audience)

assistance f

house (auditorium)

salle f

house (performance)

séance f

‘house full’ (on notice)

‘complet’

is there a doctor in the house?

y a-t-il un médecin dans la salle?

there wasn't a dry eye in the house

la salle entière était en émoi

to bring the house down

faire crouler la salle de rire

5. house:

house, a. House (family line)

maison f

the house of Windsor

la Maison des Windsor

6. house REL:

house

maison f

7. house Brit SCHOOL (team):

house

groupe m (formé à l'entrée de l'école pour les activités extra-scolaires)

8. house ASTROL:

house

maison f

Phrases:

house, a. House

house music f (musique de discothèque)

II.house VB trans [Brit haʊz, Am haʊz]

1. house (give lodging to):

house (permanently) person

loger

house (temporarily) homeless, refugees

héberger

to be badly or poorly housed

être mal logé

2. house (contain) building, room, library:

house books, collection, exhibition

abriter

III.house

to put or set one's house in order

mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires

first set your own house in order

vous devriez d'abord mettre de l'ordre dans vos propres affaires

to get on like a house on fire inf

s'entendre à merveille

house martin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for house martin in the English»French Dictionary

house martin N

house martin

hirondelle f de fenêtre

Translations for house martin in the English»French Dictionary

martin [ˈmɑ:tɪn, Am ˈmɑ:rtn] N ZOOL

martin

martinet m

I.house [haʊs] N

1. house (building):

house

maison f

2. house POL:

house

chambre f

3. house THEAT:

house

salle f

to play to a full house

jouer devant une salle pleine

4. house MUS:

house

house f

Phrases:

you should set your own house in order before

tu devrais d'abord mettre de l'ordre dans vos propres affaires

II.house [haʊs] VB trans

1. house (give place to live):

house

héberger

2. house (contain):

house

contenir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Woodpeckers visit the garden every day, house martins nest under the eaves and kingfishers live down by the river.

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Although this bird is superficially similar to a house martin, it is not closely related to that passerine species.

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Although this bird is superficially similar to a barn swallow or house martin, it is not related to those passerine species.

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House sparrows frequently attempt to take over the nest during construction, with the house martins rebuilding elsewhere if they are successful.

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The common house martin tends to breed colonially, and nests may be built in contact with each other.

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The marquees are now starting to be put up and there's a buzz about the place like the house martins in the garden now.

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It is joined by the house martin, the plover, and hundreds of other species of birds.

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As a group, the house martins can not easily be confused with any other swallows.

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Among the wildlife species found there are butterflies, dragonflies, kestrels, swallows and house martins.

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Swallows and house martins swooped for the insects that clouded around the surface on a summer's evening.

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