mother country in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mother country in the English»French Dictionary

mother country N

mother country

mère patrie f

Translations for mother country in the English»French Dictionary

I.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər] N

1. mother (parent):

mother

mère f

a mother of two

une mère de deux enfants

she's like a mother to me

c'est une mère pour moi

2. mother (form of address):

mother (to mother)

mère f form

mother (to mother)

maman f

3. mother Am sl:

a mother of

un bon dieu de inf

II.Mother REL

Mother

Mère f

III.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər] VB trans

1. mother lit young:

mother

materner

2. mother (fuss over):

mother

dorloter also pej

IV.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər]

every mother's son (of them)

tous sans exception

to learn sth at one's mother's knee, to take sth in with one's mother's milk

apprendre qc dans sa plus tendre enfance

country [Brit ˈkʌntri, Am ˈkəntri] N

1. country (nation, people):

country

pays m

developing/Third World country

pays en voie de développement/du tiers-monde

to go to the country Brit POL

appeler le pays aux urnes

2. country (native land):

country

patrie f

to die for one's country

mourir pour sa patrie

the old country

le pays natal

3. country:

country, a. countryside (out of town)

campagne f

across country

à travers la campagne

in the country

à la campagne

in the country attr person, road, life

de campagne

in the country scene

campagnard

4. country (area):

country

région f

fishing/walking country

une région bonne pour la pêche/la marche

cattle country

une région d'élevage de bétail

Brontë country

le pays des Brontë

cowboy country

la terre des cowboys

5. country MUS:

country, a. country music

country (music) f

country, a. country music attr music, singer

de country (music)

it's a free country!

on est en république!, on est libre de faire ce qu'on veut!

it's my line of country

ça me connaît

it's not really my line of country

ce n'est pas vraiment mon fort

mother country in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mother country in the English»French Dictionary

mother country N

mother country

mère f patrie

Translations for mother country in the English»French Dictionary

I.mother [ˈmʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. mother (female parent):

mother

mère f

2. mother Am → motherfucker

Phrases:

the mother of all ... the mother of all storms

la tempête des tempêtes

II.mother [ˈmʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

mother

materner

III.mother [ˈmʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

mother

mère

See also motherfucker

motherfucker N vulg

motherfucker man

connard m

motherfucker woman

salope f

motherfucker thing

saloperie f

I.country [ˈkʌntri] N

1. country no pl (rural area):

country

campagne f

in the country

dans la campagne

2. country <-ies> (political unit):

country

pays m

native country

patrie f

the whole country

l'ensemble du pays

to go to the country Brit form

appeler le pays à voter

3. country (area of land):

country

région f

marshy country

région f marécageuse

open country

rase campagne f

rough country

région f sauvage

4. country (music style):

country

country f

II.country [ˈkʌntri] ADJ

1. country (rural):

country

campagnard(e)

2. country (in the countryside):

country people, manners

de la campagne

country road

de campagne

country life

à la campagne

3. country (relating to music style):

country

country inv

country singer

de country