prüfend in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prüfend in the English»French Dictionary

I.pretend [Brit prɪˈtɛnd, Am prəˈtɛnd] ADJ

pretend (make-believe) inf, child language:

pretend gun, car

imaginaire

pretend jewels

faux/fausse

it's only pretend!

c'est pour rire!

II.pretend [Brit prɪˈtɛnd, Am prəˈtɛnd] VB trans

1. pretend (feign):

pretend emotion, illness, ignorance

simuler

to pretend that …

faire comme si …

to pretend to do

faire semblant de faire

let's pretend (that) it never happened/we are cowboys

faisons comme si cela n'était pas arrivé/nous étions des cowboys

a thief pretending to be a policeman

un voleur se faisant passer pour un policier

2. pretend (claim):

to pretend to know/understand

avoir la prétention de savoir/comprendre

to pretend to be

prétendre être

III.pretend [Brit prɪˈtɛnd, Am prəˈtɛnd] VB intr

1. pretend (feign):

pretend

faire semblant

to play let's pretend

jouer à faire semblant

2. pretend (maintain deception):

pretend

jouer la comédie

after 40 years of marriage it is time to stop pretending

après 40 ans de mariage il faut cesser de se jouer la comédie

I was only pretending

c'était pour rire

Phrases:

to pretend to (claim) throne

prétendre à

to pretend to title, crown

revendiquer son droit à

IV.pretended ADJ

pretended emotion, ignorance, illness:

pretended

simulé

I.defend [Brit dɪˈfɛnd, Am dəˈfɛnd] VB trans

1. defend (guard, protect):

defend fort, town, country

défendre (against contre, from de)

defend freedom, interests, rights

défendre

defend lawyer: client

défendre

the government must defend its majority

le gouvernement doit tout faire pour conserver sa majorité

2. defend (justify):

defend argument, belief, doctrine, opinion

défendre

defend actions, behaviour, decision

justifier

3. defend SPORTS:

defend title, record

défendre

4. defend UNIV:

to defend a thesis

soutenir une thèse

II.defend [Brit dɪˈfɛnd, Am dəˈfɛnd] VB intr SPORTS

defend

défendre

III.to defend oneself VB refl

1. to defend oneself (protect oneself):

to defend oneself lit, fig

se défendre

2. to defend oneself LAW:

to defend oneself accused:

assurer sa propre défense

IV.defending ADJ

defending counsel:

defending

de la défense

the defending champion

le tenant du titre

I.offend [Brit əˈfɛnd, Am əˈfɛnd] VB trans

1. offend (hurt):

offend person: person

offenser

offend article, remark: person

blesser, offenser

to be offended by sth behaviour, remark

être blessé par

to get offended

se vexer

don't be offended

ne soyez pas vexé

2. offend (displease):

offend

outrager

the decision offends my sense of justice

la décision outrage mon sens de la justice

to offend the eye building etc:

choquer la vue

II.offend [Brit əˈfɛnd, Am əˈfɛnd] VB intr LAW

offend

commettre une infraction (against à)

to offend again

récidiver

III.offending ADJ

1. offending (responsible):

offending component, object

en cause

offending person

responsable

2. offending (offensive):

offending photo, sentence

choquant

fender [Brit ˈfɛndə, Am ˈfɛndər] N

1. fender (for fire):

fender

garde-cendre m

2. fender Am MOTOR:

fender

aile f

3. fender Am RAIL:

fender

chasse-pierres m inv

4. fender NAUT:

fender

défense f

I.offend against VB [Brit əˈfɛnd -, Am əˈfɛnd -] (offend against [sth])

1. offend against (commit a crime):

offend against law, rule

enfreindre

2. offend against (violate):

offend against good taste

offenser

offend against common sense

être un outrage à

fender bender N Am inf MOTOR

fender bender (accident)

accrochage m

prüfend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prüfend in the English»French Dictionary

I.pretend [prɪˈtend] VB trans

1. pretend (claim):

pretend

prétendre

2. pretend (feign):

pretend

faire semblant

to pretend that one is asleep

faire semblant de dormir

II.pretend [prɪˈtend] VB intr

1. pretend (feign):

pretend

faire semblant

to pretend to +infin

faire semblant de +infin

to pretend to be sb

se faire passer pour qn

2. pretend (claim):

to pretend to sth

prétendre à qc

to pretend to +infin

prétendre +infin

I don't pretend to be an expert

je ne prétends pas être un expert

defend [dɪˈfend] VB trans, intr

defend

défendre

I.offend [əˈfend] VB intr LAW

offend

commettre un délit

II.offend [əˈfend] VB trans (upset sb's feelings)

offend

offenser

fender [ˈfendəʳ, Am -dɚ] N

1. fender (frame of fire-place):

fender

pare-feu m

2. fender Am AUTO → wing

See also wing

I.wing [wɪŋ] N

1. wing ZOOL:

wing

aile f

on the wing

en vol

2. wing AVIAT, AUTO:

wing

aile f

3. wing POL:

wing

aile f

the left/right wing

parti m de gauche/droite

4. wing SPORTS:

wing

aile f

wing (player)

ailier m

to play (on the) left/right wing

être ailier gauche/droit

5. wing pl THEAT:

wing

coulisses fpl

6. wing pl (pilot's badge):

wing

insigne m

to earn one's wings

devenir pilote m (dans l'armée de l'air)

Phrases:

to take sb under one's wing

prendre qn sous son aile

II.wing [wɪŋ] VB trans

1. wing (wound):

wing bird

blesser à l'aile

wing person

blesser au bras

2. wing (travel fast):

to wing one's way

voler