house sparrow in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for house sparrow in the English»French Dictionary

house sparrow N

house sparrow

moineau m domestique

Translations for house sparrow in the English»French Dictionary

sparrow [Brit ˈsparəʊ, Am ˈspɛroʊ] N

sparrow

moineau m

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 sparrow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for house sparrow in the English»French Dictionary

sparrow [ˈspærəʊ, Am ˈsperoʊ] N

sparrow

moineau 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

Seed attracts introduced species such as house sparrow, greenfinch, chaffinch, goldfinch, and dunnock.

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The most common birds are the house sparrow, the collared dove and the goldfinch, while the rodents are represented by the ferret and the brown rat.

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A number of chewing lice occupy different niches on the house sparrow's body.

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The typical number of individuals, around 200, is relatively low compared to other bird species (1,400 individual beetles for house sparrow, 2,000 for sand martin).

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Because of their familiarity, the house sparrow and other sparrows are frequently used to represent the common and vulgar, or the lewd.

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A few species, like the house sparrow and northern grey-headed sparrow scavenge for food around cities, and are almost omnivorous.

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The female is effectively inseparable from house sparrow in its plumage, which is grey-brown overall but more boldly marked.

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