lunatic fringe in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lunatic fringe in the English»French Dictionary

lunatic fringe N pej

lunatic fringe

les extrémistes mfpl

lunatic fringe

les jusqu'au-boutistes mfpl

Translations for lunatic fringe in the English»French Dictionary

I.lunatic [Brit ˈluːnətɪk, Am ˈlunəˌtɪk] N

1. lunatic dated MED:

lunatic

dément/-e m/f

lunatic

aliéné/-e m/f

2. lunatic dated LAW:

lunatic

dément/-e m/f

3. lunatic fig:

lunatic

fou/folle m/f

he drives like a lunatic!

il conduit comme un fou!

he drives like a lunatic!

il conduit comme un dingue! inf

II.lunatic [Brit ˈluːnətɪk, Am ˈlunəˌtɪk] ADJ

lunatic MED, LAW

dément

lunatic fig person

fou/folle

lunatic plan, idea, behaviour

démentiel/-ielle

I.fringe [Brit frɪn(d)ʒ, Am frɪndʒ] N

1. fringe Brit (of hair):

fringe

frange f

2. fringe (decorative trim):

fringe

frange f

3. fringe (edge):

fringe (of forest)

lisière f

fringe (of forest)

orée f (of de)

fringe (of town)

abords mpl

fringe (of town)

périphérie f (of de)

to be on the fringe of the crowd

être au bord de la foule

4. fringe (group):

fringe POL, SOCIOL

frange f

fringe POL, SOCIOL

élément m

the extremist fringe of the movement

la frange extrémiste du mouvement

5. fringe THEAT:

the fringe

théâtre m alternatif

II.fringes N

fringes npl:

on the (outer) fringes of the town

à la périphérie or aux abords de la ville

on the fringes of society

en marge de la société

he drifted around the fringes of showbusiness/the art world

il traînait à la périphérie du monde du spectacle/du monde artistique

III.fringe [Brit frɪn(d)ʒ, Am frɪndʒ] ADJ attr

1. fringe THEAT:

fringe theatre, performance

alternatif/-ive

2. fringe:

fringe POL, SOCIOL group, activity

marginal

fringe elements

marginaux mpl

IV.fringe [Brit frɪn(d)ʒ, Am frɪndʒ] VB trans

1. fringe (put trim on):

fringe curtains, cloth

orner [qc] d'une frange

2. fringe (form border) trees:

fringe field

border

lunatic fringe in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lunatic fringe in the English»French Dictionary

the lunatic fringe

les extrémistes

Translations for lunatic fringe in the English»French Dictionary

I.lunatic [ˈlu:nətɪk] N

1. lunatic (crazy person):

lunatic

dingue mf

2. lunatic POL:

the lunatic fringe

les extrémistes

3. lunatic vulg (mentally ill person):

lunatic

fou(folle) m (f)

II.lunatic [ˈlu:nətɪk] ADJ

lunatic

dingue

I.fringe [frɪndʒ] N

1. fringe Aus, Brit (hair):

fringe

frange f

2. fringe (edging):

fringe

bordure f

3. fringe fig (outer edge):

fringe

périphérie f

fringe of society

marge f

fringe of bushes

lisière f

fringe groups

groupes politiques en marge

4. fringe ART:

the fringe, fringe theatre

le théâtre d'avant-garde

II.fringe [frɪndʒ] VB trans

fringe

franger

III.fringe [frɪndʒ] ADJ no pl

fringe

alternatif(-ive)