powder room in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for powder room in the English»French Dictionary

powder room N euph

powder room

toilettes fpl pour dames

Translations for powder room in the English»French Dictionary

I.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm] N

1. room (closed area):

room (for living)

pièce f

room (for sleeping)

chambre f

room (for working)

bureau m

room (for meetings, teaching, operating)

salle f

a three room apartment

un appartement de trois pièces

the room fell silent

tout le monde se tut

in the next room

dans la pièce d'à côté

‘rooms to let’

‘chambres à louer’

room 159

la chambre 159

room and board

chambre avec repas

he gets room and board

il est logé (et) nourri

2. room U (space):

room

place f (for pour, to do pour faire)

to make room

faire de la place

to take up room

prendre de la place

to be short of room

manquer de place

3. room (opportunity):

room for improvement/doubt

possibilité f d'amélioration/de doute

room for manoeuvre

marge f de manœuvre

II.rooms N npl dated

1. rooms (rented):

rooms

meublé m

2. rooms Brit UNIV:

rooms

chambre f d'étudiant

III.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm] VB intr Am

room

loger

to room with sb

loger chez qn

we room together

nous habitons ensemble

IV.-roomed COMP

4-roomed

de 4 pièces

V.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm]

there is always room at the top

quand on veut réussir dans la vie on peut

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 room in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for powder room in the English»French Dictionary

powder room N

powder room

toilettes fpl pour dames

Translations for powder room in the English»French Dictionary

I.room [ru:m] N

1. room:

room (in house)

pièce f

room (in house)

place f Belg, Nord

room (bedroom)

chambre f

room (classroom, meeting room)

salle f

room (for work)

bureau m

room and board

chambre et pension

2. room no pl (space):

room

place f

to take up room

prendre de la place

there's not enough room to swing a cat

il n'y a pas de place pour se retourner

3. room no pl (possibility):

room

marge f

to have room for sth

avoir une marge de qc

to have room for improvement

pouvoir mieux faire

II.room [ru:m] VB intr

to room with sb Am (share a room)

partager une chambre avec qn

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

The separation of shell and charge gave the storage of the former the name shell room and the latter powder room.

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A powder room serves the main floor, while a four-piece bathroom is on the second floor amid the three bedrooms.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The film tells its story in a series of vignettes showing conversations held in the powder room of a nightclub.

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The pantry was where there was a powder room before.

montrealgazette.com

The lava in the powder room flows into the living space.

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The 1934 home has a den/study, a recreation room, four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a powder room.

www.latimes.com

It was fabricated off site, with the doors to powder room and garage finished in a matching concrete grey.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Dark and daring colours create a luxurious and intimate mood in a small powder room.

www.calgarysun.com

The upstairs bathrooms (there is no powder room on the main floor) are usual.

www.theglobeandmail.com

After they arrive, the group is locked in a powder room by a mysterious figure with a bright-red manicure.

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