loose cover in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for loose cover in the English»French Dictionary

loose cover N Brit

loose cover

housse f (de fauteuil)

Translations for loose cover in the English»French Dictionary

I.loose [Brit luːs, Am lus] ADJ

1. loose (not firm or tight) lit:

loose knot, lace, screw

desserré

loose nail, handle

branlant

loose joint

lâche

loose component, section

mal fixé

loose button

qui se découd

loose thread

décousu

loose tooth

qui se déchausse

to come or work loose knot, screw:

se desserrer

to come or work loose brick, handle:

être branlant

to come or work loose nail:

lâcher

to come or work loose tooth:

se déchausser

to work [sth] loose rope, knot, screw, fixture

desserrer

to work [sth] loose nail, post

dégager

to work [sth] loose brick, bar

desceller

to hang loose hair:

être dénoué

to hang loose rope, reins, thread:

pendre

hang loose inf! Am

détends-toi!

loose connection ELEC

faux contact

2. loose (free):

loose animal

échappé

the bull's loose

le taureau s'est échappé

to break loose animal:

s'échapper (from de)

to break loose fig

rompre (from avec)

to cut sb loose

détacher qn

to roam or run loose

courir en liberté

to let or set or turn loose animal, prisoner

libérer

he let the dogs loose on me

il a lâché les chiens sur moi

I wouldn't let her loose on a classroom

je ne la laisserais pas seule face à une classe

I wouldn't let first year students loose on Joyce!

je ne ferais pas lire Joyce aux étudiants de première année!

to let loose with criticism/insults

critiquer/insulter sans retenue

3. loose COMM (not packed):

loose tea, tobacco, sweets, vegetables

en vrac

we sell envelopes loose

nous vendons les enveloppes au détail

just put the apples in the bag loose

mettez donc les pommes à même le sac or directement dans le sac

4. loose (that has come apart):

loose card, page

volant

loose stone, fragment

détaché

a loose sheet of paper

une feuille volante

these pages have come loose

ces pages se sont détachées

loose rust/paint

rouille/peinture friable

‘loose chippings’ Brit, ‘loose gravel’ Am (roadsign)

‘attention gravillons’

5. loose:

loose (not close-fitting) dress, jacket, trousers

ample

loose fold, waistband

large

loose collar

lâche

loose (flaccid) skin

flasque

loose muscle

détendu

6. loose (not compacted):

loose soil

meuble

loose link, weave

lâche

loose structure

lâche

loose association, alliance

vague

to have loose bowels

avoir la diarrhée

loose maul (in rugby)

mêlée ouverte

7. loose (not strict or exact):

loose translation, version

assez libre, approximatif/-ive

loose wording

imprécis

loose interpretation

assez libre, large

loose guideline

vague

loose discipline, style

relâché

8. loose (dissolute):

loose morals

dissolu, relâché

loose living

débauche f

loose living

vie f de débauche

9. loose (spare):

loose cash, funds

disponible

II.the loose N (in rugby)

the loose

la mêlée ouverte

III.loose [Brit luːs, Am lus] VB trans liter

1. loose (release):

loose

libérer

2. loose (shoot):

loose arrow

tirer

IV.loose [Brit luːs, Am lus]

on the loose prisoner, criminal, animal

qui s'est échappé

on the loose troublemakers

déchaîné

there's a killer/lion on the loose

il y a un tueur/lion qui s'est échappé

there is a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town

il y a une bande de voyous qui rôdent dans les rues de la ville

he is still on the loose

il est toujours en liberté or en cavale inf

to be at a loose end Brit , to be at loose ends Am

être désœuvré, ne pas trop savoir quoi faire

to tie up the loose ends

régler les derniers détails

to have a loose tongue

ne pas savoir tenir sa langue

I.cover [Brit ˈkʌvə, Am ˈkəvər] N

1. cover:

cover (protective lid, sheath)

couverture f

cover (for duvet, cushion, birdcage)

housse f

cover (for table, furniture)

protection f

cover (for umbrella, blade, knife)

fourreau m

cover (for typewriter, record player, pan, bowl)

couvercle m

2. cover (blanket):

cover

couverture f

3. cover:

cover (of book, magazine)

couverture f

cover (of record)

pochette f

on the cover (of book)

sur la couverture

on the cover (of magazine)

en couverture

she's made the cover of ‘Time’

elle a fait la couverture de ‘Time’

from cover to cover

de la première à la dernière page

from cover to cover attr design, illustration, text

de couverture

4. cover (shelter):

cover

abri m

to provide cover

servir d'abri (for à)

to take cover

se mettre à l'abri

to run for cover

courir se mettre à l'abri

take cover!

aux abris!

to break cover

quitter son abri

under cover

à l'abri

under cover of darkness

à la faveur de la nuit

under cover of the confusion he escaped

il a profité de la confusion pour s'évader

open land with no cover

terrain découvert sans abri possible

5. cover (for spy, agent, operation, crime):

cover

couverture f (for pour)

that's her cover

c'est sa couverture

to work under cover

travailler sous une identité d'emprunt

under cover of sth

sous le couvert de qc

under cover of doing

sous prétexte de faire

to blow sb's cover inf

griller qn inf

6. cover MIL:

cover

couverture f

to give sb cover

couvrir qn

I gave cover as he advanced

je l'ai couvert tandis qu'il avançait

7. cover (replacement):

cover (for teacher, doctor)

remplacement m

to provide emergency cover

parer aux urgences

8. cover Brit (insurance):

cover

assurance f (for pour, against contre)

to give or provide cover against

garantir contre

she has cover for fire and theft

elle est couverte contre l'incendie et le vol

9. cover FIN (collateral):

cover

provision f

10. cover (table setting):

cover

couvert m

11. cover MUS → cover version

II.cover [Brit ˈkʌvə, Am ˈkəvər] VB trans

1. cover (to conceal or protect):

cover table, bed, pan, legs, wound

couvrir (with avec)

cover cushion, sofa, corpse

recouvrir (with de)

cover hole

boucher (with avec)

we had the sofa covered

on a fait recouvrir le canapé

cover your mouth when you yawn

mets la main devant la bouche quand tu bâilles

cover one eye and read the chart

cachez un œil et lisez le tableau

to cover one's ears

se boucher les oreilles

2. cover (coat) person, dust, snow, water, layer:

cover ground, surface, person, cake

recouvrir (with de)

the ground was covered with snow, snow covered the ground

le sol était recouvert de neige, la neige recouvrait le sol

everything got covered with or in sand

tout a été recouvert de sable

the animal is covered in scales

l'animal est couvert d'écailles

to cover one's face with cream

s'enduire le visage de crème

to be covered in glory

être couvert de gloire

3. cover (be strewn over):

cover litter, graffiti, blossom, bruises, scratches:

couvrir

the tree was covered with blossom, blossom covered the tree

l'arbre était couvert de fleurs

to cover sb's face with kisses

couvrir le visage de qn de baisers

4. cover:

cover (travel over) distance, area

parcourir

cover (extend over) distance, area

s'étendre sur

we covered a lot of miles on holiday

nous avons fait beaucoup de kilomètres pendant les vacances

5. cover (deal with, include):

cover article, book, speaker: subject, field

traiter

cover word, term, item: meaning, aspect

englober

cover teacher: chapter

faire

cover rule, law: situation, person, organization

s'appliquer à

cover department, office: area, region, activity

s'occuper de

cover rep: area

couvrir

that price covers everything

le prix comprend tout, tout est inclus dans le prix

we will cover half the syllabus this term

nous ferons or couvrirons la moitié du programme ce trimestre

6. cover (report on) journalist, reporter, station:

cover event, angle, story, subject, match

couvrir

the game will be covered live on BBC1

le match sera diffusé en direct par BBC1

7. cover (pay for) amount, salary, company, person:

cover costs, outgoings

couvrir

cover loss, deficit

combler

£20 should cover it inf

20 livres sterling devraient suffire

to cover one's costs

rentrer dans ses frais

8. cover (insure):

cover person, possession

assurer, couvrir (for, against contre, for doing pour faire)

cover guarantee: costs, parts

couvrir

are you adequately covered?

est-ce que vous êtes suffisamment assuré?

9. cover (protect):

cover MIL, SPORTS person, advance, retreat, exit, area of pitch

couvrir

I'll cover you

je te couvre

I've got you covered! (threat)

ne bougez pas ou je tire!

keep him covered

tenez-le en joue

to cover one's back fig

se couvrir

10. cover (conceal):

cover emotion, ignorance

cacher

cover noise

couvrir

cover smell

masquer

11. cover MUS (make version of):

cover song

faire sa version de

12. cover ZOOL (mate with):

cover

couvrir

cover

saillir

III.to cover oneself VB refl

to cover oneself refl:

to cover oneself

se protéger (against contre, by doing en faisant)

to cover oneself with glory, praise, shame

se couvrir de

IV.-covered COMP

snow-/scrub-covered

couvert de neige/de broussailles

chocolate-covered

enrobé de chocolat

V.covered ADJ

covered porch, passage, courtyard

couvert

covered dish, pan

à couvercle

See also cover version

cover version N MUS

cover version

version f

loose cover in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for loose cover in the English»French Dictionary

I.loose [lu:s] ADJ

1. loose (not tight):

loose knot, rope, screw

desserré(e)

loose clothing

ample

loose skin

relâché(e)

loose connection

mauvais contact m

2. loose (partly detached, not confined):

loose

détaché(e)

to get loose

se détacher

to let a dog loose on sb

lâcher un chien sur qn

loose sheet of paper

feuille f de papier libre

3. loose (release):

to let sth loose

lâcher qc

4. loose (not exact):

loose

vague

loose translation

approximatif(-ive)

5. loose (not strict or controlled):

loose discipline, style

relâché(e)

6. loose (sexually immoral):

loose

amoral(e)

loose living

vie f dissolue

loose morals

mœurs fpl relâchées

II.loose [lu:s] ADV

to hang loose

pendre

Phrases:

hang loose!

reste calme!

III.loose [lu:s] N

to be on the loose

être en cavale

IV.loose [lu:s] VB trans form

loose

lâcher

I.cover [ˈkʌvəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. cover (top):

cover

couverture f

cover on pot

couvercle m

cover on furniture

housse f

2. cover JOURN:

cover

couverture f

hard-cover edition

édition f reliée

soft-cover edition

édition f de poche

to read sth from cover to cover

lire qc de la première à la dernière page

3. cover pl (sheets):

the covers

les draps mpl

4. cover (envelope):

cover

enveloppe f

under plain cover

sous pli simple

under separate cover

sous pli séparé

5. cover (means of concealing):

cover

couverture f

under cover of darkness

sous le couvert de la nuit

to blow sb's cover

révéler l'identité de qn

to go under cover

prendre une identité d'emprunt

to use sth as a cover for sth

utiliser qc comme couverture pour qc

6. cover (shelter):

cover

abri m

to break cover

sortir de l'abri

to run for cover

se mettre à l'abri

7. cover FIN:

cover

couverture f

8. cover (insurance):

cover

couverture f

full cover

garantie f totale

9. cover FOOD:

cover

couvert m

10. cover MUS (recording):

cover

reprise f

Phrases:

never judge a book by its cover

il ne faut jamais juger des apparences

II.cover [ˈkʌvəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. cover (put over):

cover

couvrir

cover surface, wall, sofa

recouvrir

to cover sth with sth

recouvrir qc de qc

to cover sth with sth

(re)couvrir qc de qc

2. cover (hide):

cover

dissimuler

to cover one's eyes with one's hands

se couvrir les yeux avec les mains

to cover one's eyes with one's hands fig

se voiler la face

3. cover (pay):

cover one's costs

couvrir

4. cover (extend over):

cover

s'étendre sur

5. cover (travel):

cover

parcourir

6. cover (deal with):

cover

traiter de

to cover a lot of ground fig

traiter beaucoup de sujets

7. cover (include):

cover

inclure

8. cover (be enough for):

cover

couvrir

9. cover (report on):

cover

couvrir

10. cover (insure):

cover a. fig

couvrir

to cover sb for/against sth

couvrir qn contre qc

11. cover MIL, SPORTS:

cover

couvrir

12. cover (do sb's job):

cover

remplacer

13. cover (adopt song):

cover

reprendre

Phrases:

to cover your ass [or back] inf

se couvrir

to cover oneself with glory

se couvrir de gloire

to cover a multitude of sins

cacher une multitude de péchés

to cover one's tracks

brouiller ses pistes