parish-pump politics in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for parish-pump politics in the English»French Dictionary

parish-pump politics N Brit pej

parish-pump politics

politique f de clocher pej

Translations for parish-pump politics in the English»French Dictionary

parish [Brit ˈparɪʃ, Am ˈpɛrɪʃ] N

1. parish REL:

parish

paroisse f

parish attr church, hall, meeting, register

paroissial

2. parish Brit (administrative):

parish

commune f

3. parish Am:

parish

comté m (en Louisiane)

I.pump [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] N

1. pump TECH:

pump

pompe f

air/vacuum pump

pompe à air/à vide

to prime the pump lit

amorcer la pompe

to prime the pump fig

réamorcer la pompe

2. pump (squeeze):

to give sb's hand a pump

donner une poignée de main vigoureuse à qn

3. pump (plimsoll):

pump

chaussure f de sport

4. pump Brit (flat shoe):

pump

ballerine f

5. pump Am (shoe with heel):

pump

chaussure f à talon

6. pump (dancing shoe):

pump dated

chausson m de danse (pour homme)

7. pump (fire-engine):

pump

autopompe f

II.pump [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] VB trans

1. pump (push):

pump air, gas, water, blood

pomper (out of de)

to pump oil around the engine

pomper l'huile autour du moteur

to pump air into a tyre

injecter de l'air dans un pneu

to pump sewage into the sea

déverser les eaux usées dans la mer

the boiler pumps water to the radiators

la chaudière distribue l'eau dans les radiateurs

to pump the hold dry

pomper la cale à sec

to pump bullets

cracher des balles

to pump sb full of drugs inf

gaver qn de médicaments

to pump sb full of lead inf

truffer qn de plomb inf

to pump sb full of lead inf

mitrailler qn

to pump iron inf

faire de la gonflette inf

2. pump (move):

pump handle, lever

actionner

to pump the brakes

freiner par petits coups successifs

3. pump (shake):

to pump sb's hand

donner une poignée de main vigoureuse à qn

4. pump (question):

pump inf

cuisiner inf (about à propos de)

to pump sb for sth details, information

essayer de soutirer qc à qn

to pump sth out of sb

soutirer qc à qn

5. pump MED:

to pump sb's stomach

faire un lavage d'estomac à qn

to have one's stomach pumped

avoir un lavage d'estomac

III.pump [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] VB intr

1. pump (function):

pump machine, piston:

fonctionner

2. pump (flow):

pump

gicler (from, out of de)

3. pump (beat):

pump blood, heart:

battre violemment

IV.pump [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp]

all hands to the pumps!

il faut que tout le monde s'y mette!

politics [Brit ˈpɒlɪtɪks, Am ˈpɑləˌtɪks] N

1. politics + vb sing (political life, affairs):

politics

politique f

English/local politics

la politique anglaise/locale

to talk politics inf

parler politique inf

to make a career in politics

se lancer dans la politique

2. politics:

politics + vb sing SCHOOL, UNIV

sciences fpl politiques

politics attr exam, student

en sciences politiques

politics teacher, course

de sciences politiques

3. politics + vb pl (political views):

politics

opinions fpl politiques

parish-pump politics in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for parish-pump politics in the English»French Dictionary

parish-pump politics N Brit

parish-pump politics

politique f de clocher

Translations for parish-pump politics in the English»French Dictionary

pump¹ [pʌmp] N

1. pump Aus, Brit (low heeled slip on shoe):

pump

semelle f plate

2. pump Am, Aus (high-heeled shoe):

pump

escarpin m

3. pump (plimsoll):

pump

espadrille f

I.pump² N

pump

pompe f

water/fuel pump

pompe à eau/essence

II.pump² VB trans

1. pump (use pump on):

pump

pomper

to pump water out of a boat

pomper l'eau pour l'évacuer d'un bateau

to pump oil through a pipeline

pomper du pétrole dans un pipeline

to pump into a tyre

pomper de l'air dans une roue

to pump money into a industry

injecter de l'argent dans une industrie

pumped full of heroin

plein d'héroïne

to pump sb's stomach MED

faire un lavage d'estomac à qn

2. pump (interrogate):

pump

tirer les vers du nez à

parish [ˈpærɪʃ, Am ˈper-] N

parish

paroisse f

politics N + sing vb

1. politics (activities):

politics

politique f

to talk politics

parler politique

to be into politics

faire de la politique

to go into politics

se lancer dans la politique

office politics

politique de bureau

what are your politics?

vous êtes de quel parti?

2. politics Brit (political science):

politics

science f politique

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I champion the local but abhor the incestuous and prying nature of parish-pump politics.

www.universitytimes.ie

Some commentators have dismissed the election of independents as merely the rise of parish-pump politics and populism, with no progressive content.

www.spiked-online.com

The politics were becoming parish-pump politics and that depressed him.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Radical political reform is a dead duck - there will be no change to an electoral system that is anchored in parish-pump politics and clientelism.

www.independent.ie