long-winded in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for long-winded in the English»French Dictionary

long-winded ADJ

long-winded

verbeux/-euse

Translations for long-winded in the French»English Dictionary

I.longu|et (longuette) [lɔ̃ɡɛ, ɛt] ADJ inf

longuet (longuette) film, discours

rather lengthy

longuet (longuette) orateur

long-winded

II.longu|et N m

longu|et m FOOD:

longu|et

breadstick

péroraison [peʀɔʀɛzɔ̃] N f

1. péroraison (conclusion):

péroraison (de discours)

peroration

péroraison (de cantate)

finale

2. péroraison (discours ennuyeux):

péroraison pej

long-winded speech

I.bavard (bavarde) [bavaʀ, aʀd] ADJ

1. bavard (qui parle beaucoup):

bavard (bavarde) personne

talkative

2. bavard (qui commet des indiscrétions):

on ne peut pas lui faire confiance, il est trop bavard

he can't be trusted, he talks too much ou he can't keep his mouth shut

3. bavard (prolixe) pej:

bavard (bavarde) roman, film, critique

long-winded pej

II.bavard (bavarde) [bavaʀ, aʀd] N m (f)

1. bavard (personne qui parle beaucoup):

bavard (bavarde)

chatterbox

un bavard impénitent

an incorrigible chatterbox

2. bavard (personne qui commet des indiscrétions):

bavard (bavarde)

indiscreet person

bavard (bavarde)

bigmouth inf

long-winded in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for long-winded in the English»French Dictionary

long-winded ADJ

long-winded

prolixe

Translations for long-winded in the French»English Dictionary

filandreux (-euse) [filɑ̃dʀø, -øz] ADJ

1. filandreux (rempli de filandres):

filandreux (-euse) viande

stringy

2. filandreux (long):

filandreux (-euse) discours

long-winded

souffle [sufl] N m

1. souffle:

souffle (respiration)

breathing

souffle (action, capacité pulmonaire)

breath

le dernier souffle

the last breath

souffle au cœur

heart murmur

avoir le souffle court

to be short of breath

arriver le souffle haletant

to arrive gasping for breath

éteindre les bougies d'un unique souffle

to blow out the candles in one puff

il faut du souffle

you have a lot of breath

manquer de souffle

to be short of breath

perdre le souffle

to get out of breath

2. souffle (déplacement d'air):

souffle d'une explosion, d'un incendie, ventilateur

blast

3. souffle (vent):

souffle

puff

souffle d'air

breath

4. souffle:

souffle (vitalité)

energy

souffle (persévérance)

perseverance

il faut du souffle

you need energy

second souffle

second wind

5. souffle (mouvement créateur):

souffle d'un écrivain, poète, d'une œuvre, histoire

inspiration

le souffle créateur de Dieu

the breath of God

Phrases:

avoir du souffle

to have a lot of breath

couper le souffle à qn

to take sb's breath away

être à couper le souffle

to be breathtaking

ne pas manquer de souffle

to be long-winded

reprendre son souffle (respirer)

to get one's breath back

reprendre son souffle (se calmer)

to calm down

dans un souffle

in a breath

d'un souffle

by a whisker [or hair Am]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The third question always involved a rather more long-winded answer, explained using props.

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He so fears losing her that he begins acting irrationally, leaving her a long-winded message begging forgiveness for having to cancel dinner because of work.

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The format is a resemblance of the long-winded aspect of speech.

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Shaggy dog stories are long-winded anti-jokes where the punchline is deliberately anticlimactic, and are not intended to elicit laughter.

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I am well aware that appellate judges have plenty to do and that long-winded opinions from district judges are seldom helpful....

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The final game ended in a long-winded draw.

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To avoid this long-winded process, regional committees were discarded.

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You see, long-winded, sappy moral science lectures are to be given at the very time.

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But just as often, his recollections are too dense and long-winded to penetrate.

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She has an extremely low and long-winded voice, speaking in a perpetual slur.

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