mites in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mites in the English»French Dictionary

mite [Brit mʌɪt, Am maɪt] N

1. mite (child):

poor little mite!

pauvre petit!

2. mite (small amount) inf:

she seemed a mite confused

elle semblait un tantinet perplexe

he was a mite ridiculous

il était un tantinet ridicule

3. mite (animal):

mite

acarien m

cheese mite N

cheese mite

mite f du fromage

dust mite N

dust mite

acarien m

harvest mite N

harvest mite

aoûtat m

widow's mite N BIBL

widow's mite fig

denier m de la veuve

Translations for mites in the French»English Dictionary

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acarien

dust mite

antiacarien (antiacarienne)

anti-dust mite attr

aoûtat

harvest mite Brit

moustique inf

(little) mite inf

mite du fromage

cheese mite

mites in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mites in the English»French Dictionary

mite¹ [maɪt] N

mite

mite f

dust mites

acariens mpl

I.mite² N

1. mite (small child, thing):

mite

petite chose f

2. mite (small amount):

a mite of sth

un peu de qc

II.mite² ADV inf

a mite ...

un tantinet ...

Translations for mites in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

acarien

dust mite

mites Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dust mites

acariens mpl

a mite of sth

un peu de qc

a mite ...

un tantinet ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Beekeepers who are aware that a colony has swarmed may add brood with eggs that is free of mites.

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It is particularly effective against fruit flies, leaf hoppers, cereal bugs, stem borers, mosquitoes, animal parasites, mites, aphids, codling moths, and weaver birds.

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The tracts made by the mites within the skin cause scaly lesions.

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Compulsive hoarding is associated in various studies with serious health risks such as household falls, obesity, respiratory problems (caused by dust mites and squalor) and poor medication compliance.

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It is used to control insects and mites in horticulture and agriculture, as well as in the home garden.

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Many mites which have been well studied are parasitic on plants and animals.

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While their relatives mostly look like lozenges on spindly legs, face-mites are more like wall plugs -- long cones with stubby legs at one end.

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A few of the closely related mites also infest humans, causing intense itching, and others cause allergic diseases, including hay fever, asthma and eczema.

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It is helpful in cases where all symptoms of mange are present but no mites are observed with a microscope.

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Scabies mites construct their burrows in the skin of the infested animal or human.

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