professional foul in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for professional foul in the English»French Dictionary

professional foul N SPORTS

professional foul

faute f délibérée

Translations for professional foul in the English»French Dictionary

I.professional [Brit prəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l, Am prəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l] N

1. professional (not amateur):

professional

professionnel/-elle m/f

2. professional (in small ad):

professional

salarié/-e m/f

II.professional [Brit prəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l, Am prəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l] ADJ

1. professional (relating to an occupation):

professional duty, experience incompetence, qualification, status

professionnel/-elle

professional career

carrière f

they are professional people

ils exercent une profession libérale

to seek professional advice

demander l'avis d'un spécialiste

he needs professional help

il devrait consulter un spécialiste

2. professional (not amateur):

professional footballer, dancer

professionnel/-elle

professional diplomat, soldier

de carrière

to turn professional actor, singer:

devenir professionnel/-elle

to turn professional footballer, athlete:

passer professionnel/-elle

he's a professional trouble-maker/gossip iron

c'est un fauteur de troubles/bavard professionnel

3. professional (of high standard):

professional attitude, work, person

professionnel/-elle

he did a very professional job

il a fait un travail de professionnel

I.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl] N SPORTS

foul

faute f (by de, on sur)

sent off for a foul

éliminé pour faute

cries of foul fig

des cris de protestation

II.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl] ADJ

1. foul (putrid):

foul place, slum, conditions

répugnant

foul air, breath, smell

fétide

foul water, stream

putride

foul taste

infect

2. foul (grim):

foul weather, day, atmosphere

épouvantable

to be in a foul humour or mood

être d'une humeur massacrante inf

to have a foul temper

avoir un sale caractère

it's a foul job!

c'est une sale corvée!

in fair weather or foul

qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente

3. foul (evil):

foul person, act, crime, deed, treachery, creature

odieux/-ieuse

‘murder most foul’

‘horrible assassinat’

4. foul (offensive):

foul language

ordurier/-ière

to have a foul tongue

être grossier/-ière

5. foul SPORTS (unsporting):

foul

déloyal

III.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl] ADV

to taste foul

avoir un goût infect

IV.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl] VB trans

1. foul (pollute):

foul atmosphere, environment, sea

polluer

foul pavement, play area

souiller

2. foul (become tangled) weeds, nets, ropes:

foul engine, propeller

s'emmêler dans

the propeller was fouled by nets

des filets de pêche étaient emmêlés dans l'hélice

3. foul (clog):

foul mechanism, device

bloquer

foul pipe, channel

obstruer

4. foul SPORTS (obstruct):

foul player

commettre une faute contre

5. foul NAUT (collide):

foul vessel

heurter

V.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl] VB intr

1. foul SPORTS:

foul

commettre des fautes

2. foul NAUT:

to foul on pulley, rocks

s'emmêler dans

VI.foul [Brit faʊl, Am faʊl]

to fall or run foul of sb (fall out with)

se brouiller avec qn

to fall or run foul of sb (lose favour)

s'attirer le mécontentement de qn

to fall foul of the law

tomber sous le coup de la loi

professional foul in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for professional foul in the English»French Dictionary

I.professional ADJ

professional

professionnel(le)

to go professional

passer professionnel

he looks professional!

il a l'air d'être du métier!

II.professional N

professional

professionnel(le) m (f)

I.foul [faʊl] ADJ

1. foul (dirty and disgusting):

foul

infect(e)

foul air

vicié(e)

foul taste, smell

infect(e)

2. foul (highly unpleasant):

foul mood

infâme

to be foul to sb

être infâme avec qn

the weather was foul

il faisait un temps horrible

II.foul [faʊl] N SPORTS

foul

coup m bas

foul in football

faute f

III.foul [faʊl] VB trans

1. foul (pollute):

foul

polluer

2. foul (make dirty):

foul

souiller

3. foul SPORTS:

foul player

commettre une faute contre

4. foul (jam):

to foul a propeller

se prendre dans une hélice

5. foul NAUT (collide with):

foul

entrer en collision avec

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is not their fault that they have been "gaming" -- the educational equivalent of the professional foul.

www.independent.co.uk

And there is an example of a professional foul.

live.nationalpost.com

And without the concept of character building or personal discipline -- rugby is just another professional sport where the term professional foul is no longer a dirty word.

www.bbc.co.uk

It's called a professional foul, but it can be dangerous for the player on the receiving end.

www.eveningtimes.co.uk

Referee's probably feel that sending a player off for 10mins for a professional foul is too long (a lot of us fans feel that way as well).

www.theroar.com.au

Very close to a professional foul there.

www.newshub.co.nz

They have been ruling that a professional foul the last few weeks.

www.stuff.co.nz

In association football or rugby, a professional foul is a deliberate act of foul play, usually to prevent an opponent scoring.

en.wikipedia.org

It was yet another professional foul, albeit a sensible one.

www.stuff.co.nz

It was a professional foul.

www.newstalk.com