pegs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pegs in the English»French Dictionary

I.peg [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ] N

1. peg (to hang garment):

peg

patère f

2. peg Brit:

peg, a. clothes peg

pince f à linge

3. peg:

peg (to mark place in ground, game)

piquet m

peg (for surveying)

piquet m d'arpentage

4. peg (in carpentry):

peg

cheville f

5. peg (for tuning):

peg

cheville f

6. peg ECON:

peg

indice m

7. peg (barrel stop):

peg

fausset m

8. peg (piton):

peg

piton m

9. peg Brit (small drink):

peg

goutte f inf

peg

doigt m

II.peg <pres part pegging; pret, pp pegged> [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ] VB trans

1. peg (fasten cloth):

to peg sth on or onto a line washing

accrocher qc sur une corde avec des pinces

to peg sth down or in place fabric, tent

fixer qc avec des piquets

2. peg (fasten wood):

peg

cheviller (to à, together ensemble)

3. peg ECON:

peg price, currency, rate

indexer (to sur)

to peg sth at 10%/at present levels

indexer qc à 10%/au niveau actuel

to peg sth for 12 months

indexer qc pour une durée de 12 mois

4. peg Am (characterize):

peg person

cataloguer (as comme)

III.pegged ADJ

pegged price, rate, tax:

pegged

indexé

IV.peg [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ]

to be a square peg (in a round hole)

ne pas être dans son élément

to be taken or brought down a peg (or two) inf

être rabaissé d'un cran (ou deux)

to take or bring sb down a peg (or two) inf

remettre qn à sa place

to use sth as a peg (to hang a discussion/a theory on)

se servir de qc comme prétexte (pour entamer la discussion/exposer une théorie)

peg doll, peg dolly N Brit

peg doll

poupée f fabriquée à partir d'une pince à linge

tent peg N

tent peg

piquet m de tente

I.peg out VB [Brit pɛɡ -, Am pɛɡ -] (peg out) inf

peg out (die)

claquer inf

peg out (collapse)

s'écrouler de fatigue

II.peg out VB [Brit pɛɡ -, Am pɛɡ -] (peg out [sth], peg [sth] out)

1. peg out Brit (hang out):

peg out washing

étendre

2. peg out (stake out):

peg out land

délimiter

3. peg out (spread out):

peg out hide

tendre [qc] avec des piquets

peg away VB [Brit pɛɡ -, Am pɛɡ -] inf

peg away

travailler ferme, bosser inf (at sur)

peg it VB [Brit pɛɡ -, Am pɛɡ -] inf Brit

1. peg it (die):

peg it

mourir

2. peg it (run away):

peg it

s'enfuir

peg leg N

peg leg

jambe f de bois

I.off-the-peg ADJ

off-the-peg garment:

off-the-peg

de prêt-à-porter

II.off the peg ADV

to buy clothes off the peg

acheter du prêt-à-porter

Translations for pegs in the French»English Dictionary

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chevillette

small peg

patère

peg, hook

pegs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pegs in the English»French Dictionary

I.peg [peg] N

peg (small hook):

peg

piquet m

peg for clothes

pince f à linge

peg of a violin, guitar

cheville f

Phrases:

to buy off the peg

acheter du prêt-à-porter

to take sb down a peg or two

remettre qn à sa place

to use sth as a peg to hang sth on

prendre qc comme prétexte à qc

II.peg <-gg-> [peg] VB trans

1. peg (fix):

peg

fixer (avec des piquets)

2. peg (hold at certain level):

peg

maintenir

3. peg (guess correctly):

peg

deviner

tent peg N

tent peg

piquet m de tente

I.peg out VB trans

1. peg out (hang out):

peg out laundry

étendre

2. peg out (mark):

peg out

délimiter

II.peg out VB intr Aus, Brit

1. peg out inf (die):

peg out

crever

2. peg out (stop working):

peg out car, machine

lâcher

peg-leg N inf

peg-leg

jambe f de bois

coat peg N Brit

coat peg → coat hook

See also coat hook

coat hook N

coat hook

patère f

off-the-peg ADJ

off-the-peg clothes:

off-the-peg

de prêt-à-porter

clothes peg N Brit, clothes pin N Am

clothes peg

pince f à linge

Translations for pegs in the French»English Dictionary

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quenotte

toothy peg Brit

pilon

peg-leg

rabattre [ou rabaisser] le caquet à qn inf

to take sb down a peg or two

pegs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bring sb down a peg (or two)

remettre qn à sa place

to buy off the peg

acheter du prêt-à-porter

to take sb down a peg or two

remettre qn à sa place

to use sth as a peg to hang sth on

prendre qc comme prétexte à qc

to take sb down a peg or two

rabattre [ou rabaisser] le caquet à qn inf

the drawings are held on the string with clothes pegs Brit

des pinces à linge attachent les dessins à la ficelle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Around them lie the silent husks of war: a submarine, a warplane, tracked transports, tent pegs, ships and shells some still waiting to explode.

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The upper, spore-bearing surface is shiny and dotted with small pimples or pegs.

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Negatives hung with clothes pegs over the bathtub.

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A pot can be supported above this with a circle of chicken wire or metal tent pegs.

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In some species the chelicerae have stimulatory organs, microscopic ridges, with pegs that scrape over them when they rub the chelicerae together.

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Secure the cover at the bottom of each of the hoops, using the clothes pegs.

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The strings pass over a bridge near the playing end of the instrument, and are tuned at the other end by two tuning pegs.

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Using tent-pegs and strong flaxen lines, they climbed the cliff face at night, losing about 30 of their number during the ascent.

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If using the wooden clothes pegs, dab a little glue onto the fabric and pull it over the top of the peg.

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The framework is held together with metal dowels and pegs.

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