linger in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for linger in the English»French Dictionary

linger [Brit ˈlɪŋɡə, Am ˈlɪŋɡər] VB intr

1. linger person, eyes, gaze:

linger

s'attarder

he lingered for another few weeks (before dying)

il a encore vécu quelques semaines avant de mourir

2. linger sensation, memory, smell:

linger

persister

the scent lingers on the air

le parfum persiste dans l'air

3. linger doubt, question, suspicion:

linger

subsister

linger on VB [Brit ˈlɪŋɡə -, Am ˈlɪŋɡər -]

linger on memory, pain:

linger on

persister

I.linger over VB [Brit ˈlɪŋɡə -, Am ˈlɪŋɡər -] (linger over [sth])

linger over meal, drink:

linger over

savourer

II.linger over VB [Brit ˈlɪŋɡə -, Am ˈlɪŋɡər -] (linger over doing)

linger over

prendre son temps pour faire

Translations for linger in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

surnager

to linger on

s'attarder (traîner)

to linger

persister odeur:

to linger

faire une longue station devant une vitrine

to stop ou linger for a long time in front of a shop window

traîner odeur:

to linger

linger in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for linger in the English»French Dictionary

linger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ, Am -gɚ] VB intr

1. linger (hang around):

linger

traîner

2. linger (be slow to do):

linger

s'attarder

to linger on sb/sth [or over]

s'attarder sur qn/qc

3. linger (be slow to die):

to linger on

subsister

Translations for linger in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

s'attarder

to linger

surnager

to linger on

linger Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to linger on sb/sth [or over]

s'attarder sur qn/qc

to linger on

subsister

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These sheds lingered on at the park for a number of years after the war.

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From ghosts that cause chills, and spirits that linger to poltergeists that move things around.

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Severe pain usually persists for over 24 hours after being bitten, and symptoms of envenomation may linger for weeks or even months.

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Minor crusading efforts lingered into the 14th century.

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While many fails are settled in a short time, some have been allowed to linger in the system.

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It is said there is a mo o wahine (lizard woman) who lingers around the pass.

This new name was not favoured by the fans and talk of a name change lingered for a few years before eventually falling away.

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The play is sprinkled with not only one-liners, but jokes that just lingered inside of my head even hours after the play had ended.

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Where others linger and milk the moment, she presses ahead, testing the ability of conductors to follow her.

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Many of the descendants of these refugees still linger forth in the region.

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