klenot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for klenot in the English»French Dictionary

I.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] N

1. knot (tied part):

knot

nœud m

to tie sth in a knot

nouer qc

2. knot (tangle in hair, rope):

knot

nœud m

to comb the knots out of one's hair

se démêler les cheveux avec un peigne

3. knot (in wood):

knot

nœud m

4. knot (group):

knot fig

petit groupe m (of de)

5. knot (tense feeling) fig:

to have a knot in one's stomach

avoir l'estomac noué

6. knot NAUT:

knot

nœud m

to do 15 knots

filer 15 nœuds

II.knot <pres part knotting; pret, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB trans

knot strings, ends, scarf, handkerchief:

knot

nouer (together ensemble)

to knot one's tie

faire un nœud à sa cravate

III.knot <pres part knotting; pret, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB intr

knot stomach, muscles:

knot

se nouer

IV.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt]

to do sth at a rate of knots

faire qc à toute allure

to get tied up in knots

s'embrouiller

to tie the knot

se marier

double knot N

double knot

double nœud m

reef knot N

reef knot

nœud m plat

granny knot N

granny knot

nœud m de vache

Gordian knot [Brit ˈɡɔːdɪən, Am ˌɡɔrdiən ˈnɑt] N MYTH

Gordian knot

nœud m gordien

fig to cut the Gordian knot

trancher le nœud gordien

love knot N

love knot

lacs m d'amour

slip knot N

slip knot

nœud m coulant

square knot N Am

square knot

nœud m plat

denote [Brit dɪˈnəʊt, Am dəˈnoʊt] VB trans

1. denote:

denote (stand for) written symbol: (on map etc)

indiquer

denote MATH

désigner

denote word, phrase, notice, picture:

signifier

2. denote (show proof of):

denote taste, intelligence etc

dénoter

klenot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for klenot in the English»French Dictionary

I.knot¹ [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] N

knot

nœud m

knot (small group)

noyau m

Phrases:

sb's stomach is in knots

qn a l'estomac noué

to tie oneself up in knots

s'embrouiller

II.knot¹ <-tt> [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] VB trans

knot

nouer

to knot a tie

faire un nœud de cravate

to knot sth together

nouer qc ensemble

III.knot¹ <-tt-> [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] VB intr

knot muscles, stomach:

knot

se nouer

knot² N NAUT

knot

nœud m

reef knot N (square knot)

reef knot

nœud m plat

have-not N

have-not

sans-le-sou mf

denote [dɪˈnəʊt, Am -ˈnoʊt] VB trans

denote

dénoter