litter lout in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for litter lout in the English»French Dictionary

litter lout N Brit

litter lout → litterbug

See also litterbug

litterbug N pej

litterbug

personne qui jette des détritus par terre

Translations for litter lout in the English»French Dictionary

lout [Brit laʊt, Am laʊt] N

lout (rude-mannered)

malotru m inf

lout (hooligan)

voyou m

lout (clumsy)

rustaud m

I.litter [Brit ˈlɪtə, Am ˈlɪdər] N

1. litter:

litter (rubbish)

détritus mpl

litter (more substantial)

ordures fpl

litter (paper)

papiers mpl

to drop litter

jeter des détritus

the streets are full of litter

les rues sont pleines de détritus or d'ordures

(on sign) ‘no litter, penalty £500’

‘défense de déposer des ordures sous peine d'une amende de 500 livres sterling’

2. litter (random collection):

litter

fouillis m (of de)

you can hardly see the floor for the litter of books

on aperçoit à peine le plancher à cause du fouillis de livres

3. litter ZOOL:

litter

portée f

to have a litter

mettre bas

4. litter (for farm stock, cat):

litter

litière f

5. litter (stretcher):

litter (for casualty)

brancard m

litter (for dignitary)

litière f

II.litter [Brit ˈlɪtə, Am ˈlɪdər] VB trans

litter leaves, books ground, floor:

litter

joncher

to litter clothes around a room

laisser traîner ses vêtements partout dans une pièce

to litter a house with sth clothes, magazines

semer qc dans toute la maison

to litter the floor/ground with sth

recouvrir le plancher/sol de qc

to litter a surface with sth

couvrir une surface de qc

to be littered with papers/corpses ground, field:

être jonché de papiers/cadavres

to be littered with allusions/references fig

être parsemé d'allusions/de références

history is littered with crooks

l'histoire est pleine d'escrocs

III.litter [Brit ˈlɪtə, Am ˈlɪdər] VB intr ZOOL

litter animal:

mettre bas

litter lout in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for litter lout in the English»French Dictionary

lout [laʊt] N inf

lout

brute f

I.litter [ˈlɪtəʳ, Am ˈlɪt̬ɚ] N

1. litter no pl (refuse):

litter

détritus mpl

a litter bin

une poubelle

2. litter no pl (domestic disorder):

litter

bazar m

3. litter ZOOL:

litter

portée f

4. litter no pl (bedding for cats):

litter

litière f

5. litter MED:

litter

civière f

II.litter [ˈlɪtəʳ, Am ˈlɪt̬ɚ] VB trans

to be littered with sth

être recouvert de qc

to litter a place with sth

recouvrir un endroit de détritus

his dirty clothes littered the floor

ses vêtements sales jonchaient le sol

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The figures do, however, reveal that the council is not afraid to initiate prosecutions against litter louts.

www.herald.ie

Most of the country seems populated by litter louts.

www.bristolpost.co.uk

Calling us the litter louts is wrong.

www.independent.ie

If litter louts can't put their rubbish in the bin perhaps we can hit them in the pocket instead?

www.dnaindia.com

Council bosses yesterday waged war on the litter louts and vowed to bring to justice those who had turned parts of the town into makeshift landfill sites.

www.nwemail.co.uk

This needs to be doubled to send a clear message that we are serious about tackling litter louts.

www.waterford-today.ie

But it's up to us adults to take the lead by giving up an hour of our time and doing our bit in the battle against the litter louts.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Litter louts probably don't see themselves in the same category as bankers, but there's a thread connecting them.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Well done, but unfortunately the litter louts will continue to dump their rubbish whether it be in town or along the roadside.

www.plymouthherald.co.uk

They still tend to dismiss it as just a safe, clean place for shoppers, a retail utopia where litter louts are arrested and chewing gum is banned.

www.telegraph.co.uk