platform shoes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for platform shoes in the English»French Dictionary

platform shoes N npl

platform shoes

chaussures fpl à plateforme

Translations for platform shoes in the English»French Dictionary

I.shoe [Brit ʃuː, Am ʃu] N

1. shoe (footwear):

shoe

chaussure f

a pair of shoes

une paire de chaussures

to take off/put on one's shoes

enlever/mettre ses chaussures

to take off/put on one's shoes attr box, brush, cleaner, cream

à chaussures

to take off/put on one's shoes factory, manufacturer, retailer, shop

de chaussures

2. shoe (for horse):

shoe

fer m

3. shoe PHOTO (for flash):

shoe

griffe f

4. shoe MOTOR:

shoe, a. brake shoe

sabot m de frein

5. shoe ENGINEER:

shoe, a. pile shoe

sabot m de pieu

II.shoe <pres part shoeing; pret, pp shod> [Brit ʃuː, Am ʃu] VB trans

shoe horse

ferrer

shoe person

chausser

III.shoe [Brit ʃuː, Am ʃu]

it's a question of dead men's shoes

il s'agit d'attendre la mort de quelqu'un pour prendre sa place

to be in sb's shoes

être à la place de qn

what would you have done in my shoes?

qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place?

to save/wear out shoe leather

ménager/user ses semelles

to shake or shiver in one's shoes

avoir peur, avoir la frousse inf

to step into or fill sb's shoes

prendre la place de qn

I.platform [Brit ˈplatfɔːm, Am ˈplætfɔrm] N

1. platform (stage):

platform (for performance)

estrade f

platform (at public meeting)

tribune f

please address your remarks to the platform

adressez vos remarques à la tribune or aux membres de la tribune

to share a platform with sb

partager la tribune avec qn

to provide a platform for sb/sth

offrir une tribune à qn/qc

2. platform:

platform (in oil industry, in scaffolding, on loading vehicle, for guns)

plate-forme f

platform (on weighing machine) (gen)

plateau m

platform (for vehicles)

plate-forme f

3. platform POL (electoral programme):

platform

plate-forme f électorale

to come to power on a platform of economic reform

arriver au pouvoir grâce à une plate-forme de réformes économiques

4. platform RAIL:

platform

quai m

5. platform (springboard):

platform also fig

tremplin m

6. platform COMPUT:

platform

plate-forme f

II.platforms N

platforms npl → platform shoes

See also platform shoes

platform shoes N npl

platform shoes

chaussures fpl à plateforme

platform shoes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for platform shoes in the English»French Dictionary

platform shoes N pl

platform shoes

chaussures fpl à semelles compensées

Translations for platform shoes in the English»French Dictionary

I.shoe [ʃu:] N

1. shoe (foot covering):

shoe

chaussure f

shoe

soulier m Quebec

to do up one's shoes

lacer ses chaussures

flat/high-heeled shoes

chaussures plates/à talons hauts

to put on/take off shoes

se chausser/se déchausser

2. shoe (horseshoe):

shoe

fer m

Phrases:

if I were in your shoes inf

si j'étais à votre place

to fill sb's shoes

prendre la place de qn

to shake in one's shoes

avoir une peur bleue

II.shoe <shod [or Am shoed], shod [or Am shoed]> [ʃu:] VB trans

shoe horse:

shoe

ferrer

platform [ˈplætfɔ:m, Am -fɔ:rm] N

1. platform (raised surface):

platform

plateforme f

2. platform Brit, Aus RAIL:

platform

quai m

3. platform (stage):

platform

estrade f

to share a platform with sb

partager la tribune avec qn

to be a platform for sth fig

être une tribune pour qc

4. platform pl → platform shoes

See also platform shoes

platform shoes N pl

platform shoes

chaussures fpl à semelles compensées

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She has long red braided hair strands and wears platform shoes to compensate for her small stature.

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Each doll in the standard editions came packaged on a large blister card with a stock outfit, pants, platform shoes and a plastic stand.

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He has white/green clothes, a bandage on his cheek and platform shoes.

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They were also known as fashion innovators wearing sashes, kimonos and platform shoes.

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It consists of musical scores, scripts, programs and costumes, and their collection of clothing, with costumes social and scenes, jewelry, platform shoes, turbans and accessories.

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There are loads of platform shoes out there that look quite stylish.

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There are sparkles, straps and huge platform shoes.

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Although platform shoes did provide added height without the discomfort of spike heels, they seem to have been worn primarily for the sake of attracting attention.

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The reason for wearing these very high platform shoes were not for fashion, but for practical reasons.

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The preferred shoes were platform shoes with soles at least 2 in thick and heels 4to5 in to keep the pants' hems off the ground.

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