poison pen letter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poison pen letter in the English»French Dictionary

poison pen letter N

poison pen letter

lettre f anonyme pleine de venin

Translations for poison pen letter in the English»French Dictionary

pen letter, article

écrire

Translations for poison pen letter in the French»English Dictionary

corbeau inf

poison-pen letter writer

Translations for poison pen letter in the English»French Dictionary

I.pen [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] N

1. pen (for writing):

pen

stylo m

to put or run one's pen through sth

barrer qc

to put pen to paper (write)

écrire, prendre la plume

to put pen to paper (give signature)

signer

to live by one's pen

vivre de sa plume

2. pen (enclosure):

pen (for animals)

parc m

pen (for animals)

enclos m

pen (for child)

parc m

3. pen ZOOL:

pen

cygne m femelle

4. pen Am inf → penitentiary

pen

taule f inf

pen

prison f

II.pen <pres part penning; pret, pp penned> [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] VB trans

1. pen (write):

pen letter, article

écrire

Phrases:

pen, a. pen in sheep, pigs

enfermer, parquer

See also penitentiary

penitentiary [Brit ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)ri, Am ˌpɛnəˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ri] N

1. penitentiary Am (prison):

penitentiary

pénitencier m

penitentiary

prison f

federal/state penitentiary

pénitencier fédéral/d'État

2. penitentiary REL:

penitentiary (cleric)

pénitencier m

penitentiary (tribunal)

pénitencerie f

I.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n] N

1. poison lit, fig:

poison

poison m

to take poison

s'empoisonner

2. poison (drink) inf, dated:

what's your poison?

qu'est-ce que tu bois?

what's your poison?

tu te soûles à quoi? inf

II.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n] VB trans

poison

empoisonner (with avec)

poison

intoxiquer

poison (make poisonous) dart, arrowtip

empoisonner

poison foodstuffs, water

mettre du poison dans

poison ECOL (contaminate) environment, air, rivers

empoisonner (with avec)

poison (damage) fig relationship, life

empoisonner

to have a poisoned finger/toe

avoir une infection au doigt/à l'orteil

to poison sb's mind

corrompre l'esprit de qn

they've poisoned his mind against his family

ils l'ont dressé contre sa famille

III.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n]

to hate sb like poison

avoir qn en horreur

I.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] N

1. letter (item of correspondence):

letter

lettre f (to pour, from de)

a letter of apology/resignation

une lettre d'excuse/de démission

to inform sb by letter

informer qn par lettre

he receives a lot of letters

il reçoit beaucoup de courrier

letters to the editor JOURN

courrier des lecteurs

the letters of Virginia Woolf

la correspondance de Virginia Woolf

2. letter:

letter (of alphabet)

lettre f

letter (character)

caractère m

the letter A

la lettre A

to write sth in big letters

écrire qc en gros caractères

to have a lot of letters after one's name inf

être bardé de titres inf

3. letter Am SPORTS:

letter

récompense sportive décernée par une école sous la forme de son monogramme

II.letters N

letters npl (literature):

letters

belles-lettres fpl

academy of letters

société des belles-lettres

a man/woman of letters

un homme/une femme de lettres

III.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB trans

letter photograph, diagram:

letter

marquer [qc] d'une lettre

the rows are lettered from A to P

les rangées portent des lettres allant de A à P

to be lettered in gold/ink

porter des lettres en or/inscrites à l'encre

IV.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB intr Am UNIV

to letter in baseball

gagner une récompense en base-ball

V.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər]

to respect the letter, if not the spirit, of the law

suivre la lettre, sinon l'esprit, de la loi

to follow instructions to the letter

suivre des instructions à la lettre

poison pen letter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poison pen letter in the French»English Dictionary

corbeau

poison pen letter writer

Translations for poison pen letter in the English»French Dictionary

I.poison [ˈpɔɪzən] N

poison

poison m

to lace sth with poison

arroser qc de poison

to take poison

s'empoisonner

Phrases:

one man's meat is another man's poison prov

le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres

what's your poison? iron hum

à quoi tu carbures?

II.poison [ˈpɔɪzən] VB trans

1. poison (give poison to):

poison a. fig

empoisonner

poison mind

corrompre

to poison sb's mind against sb/sth

monter qn contre qn/qc

2. poison (put poison in):

poison water, drink

empoisonner

I.pen¹ [pen] N

1. pen (writing instrument):

pen

stylo m

to live by one's pen

vivre de sa plume

to put pen to paper

écrire

to write in pen

écrire au stylo

2. pen (quill):

pen

plume f

Phrases:

the pen is mightier than the sword prov

la plume est plus tranchante que l'épée

II.pen¹ <-nn-> [pen] VB trans

pen letter:

pen

écrire

I.pen² [pen] N

pen

parc m

pig pen

porcherie f

II.pen² <-nn-> [pen] VB trans

pen

parquer

letter [ˈletəʳ, Am ˈlet̬ɚ] N

letter

lettre f

Phrases:

to the letter

à la lettre