middle ear in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for middle ear in the English»French Dictionary

middle ear N

middle ear

oreille f moyenne

Translations for middle ear in the English»French Dictionary

inner/middle/outer ear (of both ears)

des oreilles

inner/middle/outer ear attr infection, operation (of one ear)

de l'oreille

inner/middle/outer ear

oreille f interne/moyenne/externe

Translations for middle ear in the French»English Dictionary

barillet

middle ear

caisse de tympan

middle ear, tympanic cavity spec

l'oreille externe/moyenne/interne

the outer/middle/inner ear

Translations for middle ear in the English»French Dictionary

ear [Brit ɪə, Am ɪr] N

1. ear:

ear ANAT, ZOOL

oreille f

inner/middle/outer ear

oreille f interne/moyenne/externe

inner/middle/outer ear attr infection, operation (of one ear)

de l'oreille

inner/middle/outer ear (of both ears)

des oreilles

2. ear (hearing, perception):

ear

oreille f

pleasant to the ear

agréable à l'oreille

to the trained/untrained ear

pour une oreille exercée/qui n'est pas exercée

to sound odd to the English ear

sonner bizarrement pour l'oreille d'un Anglais

to play music by ear

jouer de la musique à l'oreille

to have a good ear for languages

avoir une bonne oreille pour les langues

to have an ear for music

avoir l'oreille musicale

to have a good ear for accents

reconnaître les accents

to have good ears

avoir une bonne ouïe

3. ear BOT (of wheat, corn):

ear

épi m

he is wet behind the ears

c'est un petit jeunot

it has come to my ears that …

il m'est arrivé aux oreilles que …

about or around one's ears

tout autour de soi

my ears are burning

j'ai les oreilles qui sifflent

to be all ears inf

être tout ouïe

to be on one's ear Irish (drunk) inf

être rond inf

to be on one's ear Irish (drunk) inf

être ivre

to bend sb's ear

insister auprès de qn

to be out on one's ear inf (from job)

avoir été mis à la porte inf

to be out on one's ear (from home)

être or se retrouver à la rue

to be up to one's ears in debt/work

être endetté/avoir du travail jusqu'au cou

to get a thick ear inf

recevoir une baffe inf

to give sb a thick ear inf

coller une baffe à qn inf

to have a word in sb's ear

parler à qn en privé

to close or shut one's ear(s) to sth/sb

refuser d'écouter qc/qn

to go in one ear and out the other

entrer par une oreille et sortir par l'autre

to have or keep one's ear to the ground

garder l'œil ouvert

to have the ear of sb

avoir l'oreille de qn

I'll keep my ears open

si j'entends parler de quelque chose, je te le dirai

to lend or give a sympathetic ear to sb

prêter une oreille compatissante à qn

to listen with (only) half an ear

n'écouter que d'une oreille

to play it/sth by ear fig

improviser

to set or put sb on his/her ear Am inf

provoquer la colère de qn

See also flap, deaf, bend

I.flap [Brit flap, Am flæp] N

1. flap (on pocket, envelope, hat, tent):

flap

rabat m

2. flap (made of wood):

flap (on table, bar)

abattant m

flap (of trapdoor)

trappe f

flap (for cat)

chatière f

3. flap (movement):

flap (of wings)

battement m (of de)

flap (of sail)

claquement m (of de)

4. flap AVIAT:

flap

volet m

5. flap (panic) inf:

to be in a flap

être affolé

to get into a flap

s'affoler

6. flap LING:

flap

battement m

II.flap <pres part flapping; pret, pp flapped> [Brit flap, Am flæp] VB trans

flap wind: sail, cloth

claquer

flap paper, clothes

faire voleter

flap person: sheet, cloth etc

secouer

flap paper, letter

agiter

to flap sth at sb/sth

agiter qc en direction de qn/qc

the bird was flapping its wings

l'oiseau battait des ailes

he flapped his arms around

il battait l'air de ses bras

III.flap <pres part flapping; pret, pp flapped> [Brit flap, Am flæp] VB intr

1. flap (move):

flap wing:

battre

flap sail, flag, material, door:

claquer

flap paper, clothes:

voleter

the birds flapped away

les oiseaux se sont éloignés en battant des ailes

2. flap inf (panic):

flap

s'affoler

stop flapping!

calme-toi!

I.deaf [Brit dɛf, Am dɛf] N Ce mot peut être perçu comme injurieux dans cette acception. Lui préférer hearing-impaired.

the deaf + vb pl

les sourds mpl

the deaf + vb pl

les malentendants mpl

II.deaf [Brit dɛf, Am dɛf] ADJ

1. deaf person, animal:

deaf

sourd voir note

to go deaf

devenir sourd

to be deaf in one ear

être sourd d'une oreille

that's his deaf ear

il n'entend pas de cette oreille, il est sourd de cette oreille

2. deaf fig:

to be deaf to

être sourd à

to turn a deaf ear to

faire la sourde oreille à, rester sourd à

to fall on deaf ears request, advice:

ne pas trouver d'écho

III.deaf [Brit dɛf, Am dɛf]

to be as deaf as a post inf

être sourd comme un pot inf

there are none so deaf as those who will not hear prov

il n'est pire sourd que celui qui ne veut pas entendre prov

I.bend [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd] N

1. bend (gen):

bend (in road)

tournant m

bend (in road)

virage m

bend (in racetrack)

tournant m

bend (in pipe)

coude m

bend (in river)

courbe f

bend (of elbow, knee)

pli m

at the bend of the road

au tournant or virage de la route

on the bend

dans le tournant

there's a bend in the road

la route fait un virage

to come around a bend

prendre un virage

2. bend NAUT (knot):

bend

nœud m de jonction

II.the bends N MED

the bends npl + vb sing ou pl

maladie f des caissons

III.bend <pret, pp bent> [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd] VB trans

1. bend:

bend (force into a curve) knee, arm, leg

plier

bend head

courber, pencher

bend body

pencher, plier

bend back

courber

bend pipe, bar

faire un coude à

bend wire

plier

bend light

réfracter

bend ray

infléchir

bend (by mistake) pipe, mudguard, nail

tordre

to bend one's arm

plier le bras

to go down on bended knee

se mettre à genoux

to bend sb to one's will fig

plier qn à sa volonté

2. bend (distort):

bend truth, facts

travestir

bend principle

faire une entorse à

to bend the rules

contourner le règlement

3. bend (direct):

to bend one's mind/attention to

concentrer son esprit/attention sur

to bend one's steps towards liter

se diriger vers

IV.bend <pret, pp bent> [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd] VB intr

1. bend:

bend (become curved) road, path:

tourner

bend river: (once)

s'incurver

bend (several times)

faire des méandres

bend frame, bar:

plier

bend branch:

ployer

bend nail, mudguard:

se tordre

my arm won't bend

je ne peux pas plier le bras

2. bend (stoop):

bend person:

se courber, se pencher

to bend forward/backwards

se pencher en avant/en arrière

to bend low

se courber jusqu'à terre

to bend double

se plier en deux

his head was bent over a book

il était penché sur un livre

3. bend (submit):

to bend to person, will

se plier à

V.bend [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd]

round Brit or around Am the bend inf

fou/folle

to go (a)round the bend inf

devenir fou/folle

to drive sb (a)round the bend inf

rendre qn fou/folle

to bend over backwards for sb/to do

se mettre en quatre pour qn/pour faire inf

I.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] N

1. middle:

middle

milieu m

in the middle of one's back/forehead

au milieu du dos/du front

in the middle of place, night, meal

au milieu de

to be caught in the middle

être pris entre deux feux

I was in the middle of a good book when…

j'étais plongé dans un bon livre quand…

in the middle of May

à la mi-mai

right in the middle of meeting, crisis, debate

en plein milieu de

right in the middle of dinner

en plein dîner

to be in the middle of doing

être en train de faire

to split [sth] down the middle bill, work

partager [qc] en deux

to split [sth] down the middle argument, issue: group, opinion

diviser [qc] en deux

2. middle (waist):

middle inf

taille f

to grab sb round the middle

attraper qn par la taille

II.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] ADJ

middle (gen) door, shelf, house

du milieu

middle price

modéré

middle size, height, difficulty

moyen/-enne

middle ranks MIL

intermédiaire

in middle life

au milieu de ma/ta etc vie, aux alentours de la cinquantaine

to be in one's middle thirties Brit

avoir environ 35 ans

the middle child (of three children)

le deuxième enfant

the middle child (of five children)

le troisième enfant

to steer or take or follow a middle course

adopter une position intermédiaire

there must be a middle way

il doit y avoir un juste milieu

III.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl]

in the middle of nowhere

dans un trou perdu

middle ear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for middle ear in the English»French Dictionary

ear¹ [ɪəʳ, Am ɪr] N

ear

oreille f

to smile from ear to ear

sourire jusqu'aux oreilles

ear, nose and throat specialist

oto-rhino-laryngologiste mf

Phrases:

to be up to one's ears in debt/work

avoir des dettes/du travail jusqu'au cou

to have a good ear for sth

avoir de l'oreille pour qc

to be all ears

être tout ouïe

to be out on one's ear

se faire sortir

sb's ears are burning

qn a les oreilles qui sifflent

sb's ears are flapping

qn tend l'oreille

to have sb's ear

avoir de l'influence sur qn

to go in one ear and out the other

rentrer par une oreille et sortir par l'autre

to have an ear for music

avoir l'oreille musicale

ear² [ɪəʳ, Am ɪr] N BOT

ear

épi m

I.middle [mɪdl] N sing

1. middle a. fig (centre):

middle

milieu m

in the middle of sth

au milieu de qc

in the middle of 2002

au milieu de l'année 2002

to be in the middle of doing sth

être en train de faire qc

in the middle of nowhere pej

en pleine pampa

2. middle inf (waist):

middle

taille f

II.middle [mɪdl] ADJ

1. middle (in the middle):

middle

du milieu

in my middle forties

quand j'avais autour de quarante-cinq ans

2. middle (intermediate):

middle

moyen(ne)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With an otoscope, it is possible to see the outer ear and middle ear.

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In the basilosaur skull, the inner and middle ear are enclosed by a dense tympanic bulla.

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The various names have created some confusion about this uncommon middle ear tumor.

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The mammalian middle ear contains three ossicles, which transfers the vibrations of the eardrum into waves in the fluid and membranes of the inner ear.

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Air pressure changes in the ear canal cause the vibrations of the tympanic membrane and middle ear ossicles.

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Conductive hearing loss may also result from middle ear inflammation causing fluid build-up in the normally air-filled space.

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Some forms of nonsyndromic deafness involve changes in both the inner ear and the middle ear; this combination is called mixed hearing loss.

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The middle ear is packed with gelfoam soaked with an antibiotic.

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Pressure waves move the tympanic membrane which in turns moves the malleus, the first bone of the middle ear.

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Most middle ear problems result in stiffening of the middle ear, which causes more of the sound to be reflected back.

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