money-spinner in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for money-spinner in the English»French Dictionary

money-spinner N Brit

money-spinner

mine f d'or fig

Translations for money-spinner in the French»English Dictionary

I.vache [vaʃ] ADJ inf

vache commentaire, personne:

vache

mean, nasty

il est vache avec elle

he's really mean to her

cette prof, elle est vache!

she's really mean, that teacher!

il n'a pas été vache, il aurait pu nous coller une amende

he was nice about it, he could have given us a fine

faire un coup vache à qn

to pull a mean ou dirty trick on sb

II.vache de ADJ

vache de inf:

vache de

hell of inf

on m'a offert un vache de bouquin

I was given a hell of a good book

III.vache [vaʃ] N f

1. vache (animal):

vache

cow

2. vache (cuir):

vache

cowhide

3. vache inf:

vache (personne méchante) (homme)

bastard sl

vache (personne méchante) (homme)

son of a bitch sl

vache (femme)

bitch sl

ah les vaches, ils sont partis sans moi!

the bastards, they've gone without me! sl

faire un coup en vache à qn

to pull a mean ou dirty trick on sb

donner des coups de pieds en vache à qn lit

to kick sb when no-one is looking

donner des coups de pieds en vache à qn fig

to stab sb in the back

4. vache (police) inf, dated:

les vaches

the fuzz + vb pl inf

les vaches

the pigs inf

mort aux vaches!

kill the pigs! inf

IV.la vache INTERJ

la vache inf:

la vache (admiration)

wow!

(commisération) oh la vache! il a dû se faire mal!

God! that must have hurt!

oh la vache! il a dû se faire mal! (agacement, douleur)

hell!

V.vache [vaʃ]

vache à eau

water bottle

vaches grasses

prosperous times

années de vaches grasses

prosperous years

vache à lait FARM

dairy cow

vache à lait fig

cash cow inf

vache à lait fig

money-spinner inf

vache laitière FARM

dairy cow

vaches maigres

lean times

années de vaches maigres

lean years

vache sacrée REL

sacred cow

VI.vache [vaʃ]

parler français comme une vache espagnole inf

to speak very bad French

avoir l'air d'une vache qui regarde passer un train inf

to look vacant

avoir l'air d'une vache qui regarde passer un train inf

to look gormless Brit

See also pisser, enrager, enragé

I.pisser [pise] VB trans sl

pisser du sang

to pass blood

pisser le sang personne, nez, blessure:

to pour with blood

mon moteur pissait l'huile

my engine was leaking oil all over the place

II.pisser [pise] VB intr

1. pisser sl personne, animal:

pisser (uriner)

to pee sl

pisser (plus vulgaire)

to piss sl

j'ai envie de pisser

I want to pee sl

pisser de rire

to piss oneself laughing sl

pisser dans sa culotte

to wet one's pants

rire à en pisser dans sa culotte

to wet one's pants laughing

rire à en pisser dans sa culotte

to piss one's pants laughing sl

pisser au lit

to wet the bed

2. pisser (fuir) inf:

pisser récipient:

to leak

un tonneau qui pisse de partout

a cask that leaks like a sieve

l'eau pisse de partout

water is pouring out from everywhere

III.pisser [pise]

il pleut comme vache qui pisse sl

it's pissing down sl

il pleut comme vache qui pisse sl

it's pouring down inf

se regarder ou s'écouter pisser , ne plus se sentir pisser sl

to be full of oneself

ça lui a pris comme une envie de pisser sl

he had a sudden urge to do it

laisse pisser! sl

forget it!

enrager [ɑ̃ʀaʒe] VB intr

enrager

to be furious

enrager de devoir faire

to be furious at having to do

j'enrage de voir

I'm furious to see

faire enrager qn (taquiner)

to tease sb

faire enrager qn (ennuyer)

to annoy sb

I.enragé (enragée) [ɑ̃ʀaʒe] VB pp

enragé → enrager

II.enragé (enragée) [ɑ̃ʀaʒe] ADJ

1. enragé (passionné):

enragé (enragée) chasseur, collectionneur

fanatical

être enragé de

to be mad about

2. enragé (furieux):

enragé (enragée)

enraged

3. enragé:

enragé (enragée) MED, VET

rabid

III.enragé (enragée) [ɑ̃ʀaʒe] N m (f) (passionné, révolté)

enragé (enragée)

fanatic

IV.enragé (enragée) [ɑ̃ʀaʒe]

manger de la vache enragée

to go through hard times

money-spinner in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for money-spinner in the English»French Dictionary

money-spinner N

money-spinner

mine f d'or

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He's been a great money-spinner and has now won sixteen races.

www.irishmirror.ie

The flagship product is a money-spinner to a firm.

en.wikipedia.org

There are plenty of obvious -- and not so obvious -- ways to turn your property into a money-spinner.

www.independent.co.uk

Tourism could be a future money-spinner, which may be why huge sums are being spent over-conserving many of the country's main historic sites.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It was a successful money-spinner, but after a few years, he figured that franchised fast-food restaurants might provide an even better return.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The rest say it is just a huge money-spinner (37%), overrated (27%), or just plain tacky (7%).

www.breakingnews.ie

It ultimately proved a lucrative money-spinner for the tourism industry.

www.wexfordpeople.ie

History suggests, however, that we display the independent decision-making of the average lemming when an exotic new money-spinner is dangled in front of us.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Education turns up only as a money-spinner in the economy.

theconversation.com

Tobacco and cigarette smuggling has become a massive black market money-spinner for crime gangs in the last few years.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk