powder compact in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for powder compact in the English»French Dictionary

powder compact N

powder compact

poudrier m

Translations for powder compact in the French»English Dictionary

poudrier

powder compact

Translations for powder compact in the English»French Dictionary

I.compact N [Brit ˈkɒmpakt, Am ˈkɑmˌpækt]

1. compact (agreement):

compact (written)

accord m

compact (written)

contrat m

compact (written)

convention f

compact (verbal)

entente f

2. compact (container for face powder):

compact

poudrier m

3. compact Am MOTOR:

compact

compacte f

compact

voiture f compacte

compact

voiture f de faible encombrement

II.compact ADJ [Brit kəmˈpakt, Am kəmˈpækt]

1. compact (compressed):

compact snow, mass

compact, dense

compact style, sentence

concis, ramassé

2. compact (neatly constructed):

compact kitchen, house

sans espace perdu, compact

compact camera, equipment, kit

compact

of compact build man

râblé, trapu

of compact build woman

bien fait

III.compact VB trans [Brit kəmˈpakt, Am kəmˈpækt]

compact waste, rubbish

comprimer

compact soil, snow

tasser

compact data

compacter

I.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] N

powder (gen)

poudre f

powder (snow)

poudreuse f

to crush or reduce to a powder

réduire [qc] en poudre

to grind to a powder

moudre

in powder form

en poudre

II.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] VB trans

1. powder (apply make-up to):

to powder one's face

se poudrer le visage

2. powder (grind up):

powder

réduire [qc] en poudre

III.powdered ADJ

powdered egg, milk, coffee:

powdered

en poudre

IV.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər]

to keep one's powder dry

être paré

to powder one's nose euph, hum

se refaire une beauté euph, hum

powder compact in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for powder compact in the French»English Dictionary

poudrier

powder compact

Translations for powder compact in the English»French Dictionary

I.compact¹ [ˈkɒmpækt, Am ˈkɑ:m-] ADJ

compact

compact(e)

II.compact¹ [ˈkɒmpækt, Am ˈkɑ:m-] VB trans form

compact

compacter

III.compact¹ [ˈkɒmpækt, Am ˈkɑ:m-] N Am, Aus AUTO

compact

voiture f de petit modèle

compact² [ˈkɒmpækt, Am ˈkɑ:m-] N

compact

boite f à poudre (de riz)

compact³ [ˈkɒmpækt, Am ˈkɑ:m-] N form

compact

pacte m

I.powder [ˈpaʊdəʳ, Am -dɚ] N

1. powder no pl:

powder

poudre f

curry powder

curry en poudre

to reduce sth to a powder

réduire qc en poudre

2. powder no pl (make-up):

powder

poudre f

to cover oneself with talcum powder

se mettre du talc

3. powder no pl (snow):

powder

poudreuse f

4. powder Brit (washing powder):

powder

détergent m

II.powder [ˈpaʊdəʳ, Am -dɚ] VB trans

powder

saupoudrer

to powder one's nose a. iron hum

se poudrer le nez

to be powdered with sth

être saupoudré de qc

to powder oneself

se poudrer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Papa pulled a small mirror, the size of a powder compact, from his pocket.

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Remove the hard top layer of your powder compact (caused by the oils in your skin) by placing a strip of sticky tape over it.

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Carry wet tissues and a powder compact.

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A more recent innovation, the portable powder compact manufactured from the mid-1910s, enabled glamourpusses to discreetly check their mirror reflection at the dinner table and on-the-go.

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This is the most efficient type of powder compacting.

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Clients have asked her to find powder compacts, old tiles and even hat stands.

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Powder compacts are heated externally and pressure is applied hydraulitically.

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Inside is lipstick, a gold powder compact, a handkerchief, as well as a portable hook used to hang it under a table.

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Using a powder compact, he fashioned a small house for the tiny doll.

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