milk float in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for milk float in the English»French Dictionary

milk float N Brit

milk float

camionnette f de laitier

Translations for milk float in the English»French Dictionary

I.float [Brit fləʊt, Am floʊt] N

1. float FISH:

float (on net)

flotteur m

float (on line)

bouchon m

2. float AVIAT:

float

flotteur m

3. float (in plumbing):

float

flotteur m

4. float:

float Brit (swimmer's aid)

planche f

float Am (life jacket)

gilet m de sauvetage

5. float (vehicle):

float

char m

6. float COMM:

float, a. cash float (in till)

fonds m de caisse

7. float Am (drink):

float

soda avec une boule de glace

8. float Brit CONSTR:

float

taloche f

float

bouclier m

9. float Am FIN:

float (time period)

délai m avant l'encaissement d'un chèque

float (value)

masse f des effets en circulation (qui n'ont pas été encaissés)

II.float [Brit fləʊt, Am floʊt] VB trans

1. float:

float person: boat

faire flotter

float tide: ship

mettre à flot

to float logs down a waterway

faire flotter du bois sur un cours d'eau

2. float FIN:

float shares, securities

introduire [qc] en Bourse, émettre

float company

lancer [qc] en Bourse

float loan

lancer, émettre

float currency

laisser flotter

3. float (propose):

float idea, suggestion

lancer

III.float [Brit fləʊt, Am floʊt] VB intr

1. float (on liquid, in air):

float

flotter

there were leaves floating on the water

des feuilles flottaient à la surface de l'eau

to float on one's back swimmer:

faire la planche

to float back up to the surface

remonter à la surface

the logs floated down the river

les troncs d'arbre descendaient la rivière

the boat was floating out to sea

le bateau voguait vers le large

the balloon floated up into the air

le ballon s'est envolé

2. float (waft) fig:

float smoke, mist:

flotter

clouds floated across the sky

des nuages traversaient lentement le ciel

music floated out into the garden

la musique parvenait dans le jardin

she floated into the room

elle est entrée dans la pièce d'un pas léger

the thought floated through his mind

l'idée lui a traversé l'esprit

3. float FIN:

float currency:

flotter

I.milk [Brit mɪlk, Am mɪlk] N

1. milk FOOD:

milk

lait m

powdered/evaporated milk

lait en poudre/concentré

full cream milk

lait entier

skimmed/semi-skimmed milk

lait écrémé/demi-écrémé

2. milk:

milk PHYSIOL, VET

lait m

to be in milk VET

donner du lait

to produce milk

avoir du lait

to express milk MED

tirer le lait

when the milk comes in MED

quand la montée du lait se fait

3. milk (lotion):

milk

lait m

4. milk BOT:

milk

lait m

II.milk [Brit mɪlk, Am mɪlk] VB trans

1. milk:

milk FARM, VET

traire

2. milk fig:

milk (exploit) (for money) company, state

pomper (for de)

to milk sb dry

saigner qn à blanc

he milked the audience for applause

il a extorqué des applaudissements aux spectateurs

3. milk sap, juice:

milk

extraire

III.milk [Brit mɪlk, Am mɪlk] VB intr

milk cow, goat etc:

donner du lait

milk dairyman, farmer:

faire la traite

this cow milks well

cette vache donne beaucoup de lait

IV.milk [Brit mɪlk, Am mɪlk]

to come home with the milk

rentrer au petit matin

it's no good crying over spilt milk prov

il est trop tard pour pleurer

See also kindness

kindness [Brit ˈkʌɪn(d)nəs, Am ˈkaɪn(d)nəs] N

1. kindness U (quality):

kindness

gentillesse f (to, towards envers, à l'égard de)

to show sb kindness , to show kindness to or towards sb

témoigner de la gentillesse à l'égard de or envers or à qn

I never showed you anything but kindness

j'ai toujours été gentil avec toi

an act of kindness

un acte de bonté

out of kindness

par gentillesse

2. kindness C (instance):

kindness

gentillesse f

your little kindnesses towards me

tes petites gentillesses envers moi

to do sb a kindness

rendre service à qn

it's no kindness to him to do

on ne lui rend pas service en faisant

out of the kindness of one's heart

par pure gentillesse

to kill sb with kindness

trop gâter qn

to be full of the milk of human kindness

être pétri d'humanité

milk float in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for milk float in the English»French Dictionary

milk float N Brit

milk float

véhicule m de laitier

Translations for milk float in the English»French Dictionary

I.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] VB intr

1. float (on water, air):

float a. fig

flotter

float boat

être à flot

to float to the surface

remonter à la surface

to float down the stream

flotter dans le ruisseau (dans le sens du courant)

balloons floated by

des ballons flottaient en l'air

music/the smell of cooking floated through the window

de la musique/une odeur de cuisine sortait de la fenêtre

2. float (move aimlessly):

float

errer

3. float ECON (fluctuate in exchange rate):

float

flotter

II.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] VB trans

1. float (keep afloat):

float

faire flotter

float boat

mettre à flot

2. float ECON, FIN (offer on the stock market):

float

introduire en bourse

3. float (put forward):

float idea, plan

lancer

4. float FIN:

float currency

laisser flotter

III.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] N

1. float (buoyant device):

float

flotteur m

float on fishing line

bouchon m

2. float (decorated parade vehicle):

float

char m

3. float Aus, Brit (cash):

float

fonds m de caisse

I.milk [mɪlk] N no pl

milk

lait m

full fat milk

lait entier

long-life milk

lait longue conservation

semi-skimmed/skimmed milk

lait demi-écrémé/écrémé

Phrases:

it's no use crying over spilt milk

ce qui est arrivé est arrivé

II.milk [mɪlk] VB trans

1. milk (extract milk):

milk

traire

2. milk (take money from):

milk

soutirer de l'argent à

3. milk (exploit):

milk story, situation

tirer avantage de

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Several weeks later two inmates hijacked a milk float and used it to dodge security.

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The newlywed, who later left church in her husband's milk float, said it was good to know there were still "amazing people" around.

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A milk float was also listed, as was a body style called a canopy pickup.

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During the violence milk floats were set on fire and directed at police lines.

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It was one of the oldest milk float manufacturers lasting from the early 1940s to the early 1990s.

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Over the next 80 years the company developed a plethora of vehicles including milk floats.

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Broad decks, wide enough for milk floats, had large numbers of front doors opening onto them.

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Real survivalists with a milk float and smartphones.

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An orchestral milk float looks set to take you on quite an auricular adventure and there's an intriguing giant, vertical electronic wave to discover.

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The choice really isn't solitary confinement or hitching a ride home on a milk float.

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