quack grass in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for quack grass in the English»French Dictionary

quack grass N Am

quack grass

chiendent m

Translations for quack grass in the English»French Dictionary

I.quack [Brit kwak, Am kwæk] N

1. quack (impostor):

quack

charlatan m

2. quack Brit (doctor):

quack inf

toubib m inf

3. quack (noise of duck):

quack

coin-coin m inv

II.quack [Brit kwak, Am kwæk] VB intr

quack

cancaner

I.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] N

1. grass U (wild):

grass

herbe f also FARM

in the grass

dans l'herbe

a blade/a tuft of grass

un brin/une touffe d'herbe

to put out to grass lit, fig, hum

mettre au vert

to put out to grass attr field, slope

gazonné

2. grass U (lawn):

grass

pelouse f

on the grass

sur la pelouse

keep off the grass!

défense de marcher sur les pelouses!

to mow or cut the grass

tondre la pelouse

to mow or cut the grass attr verge

gazonné

3. grass U (in tennis):

grass

gazon m

to play/to beat sb on grass

jouer/battre qn sur gazon

4. grass BOT:

grass C

graminée f

5. grass inf U (marijuana):

grass

herbe f inf

6. grass Brit (informer):

grass inf

mouchard m inf

II.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB trans

1. grass:

grass field

recouvrir [qc] d'herbe

grass part of garden

gazonner

2. grass Am FARM:

grass cattle

donner du fourrage vert à

III.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB intr inf Brit (inform)

grass

moucharder inf

to grass on sb

balancer qn inf

IV.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs]

the grass is greener (on the other side of the fence)

on croit toujours que c'est mieux ailleurs

he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet

il ne laisse pas traîner les choses

it was so quiet you could hear the grass growing

on aurait pu entendre une mouche voler

quack grass in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quack grass in the English»French Dictionary

I.quack¹ [kwæk] N (duck's sound)

quack

coin-coin m sans pl

II.quack¹ [kwæk] INTERJ childspeak

quack-quack

coin-coin

III.quack¹ [kwæk] VB intr

quack

cancaner

I.quack² [kwæk] pej N

1. quack (fake doctor):

quack

charlatan m

2. quack Aus, Brit inf (doctor):

quack

toubib m

II.quack² [kwæk] pej ADJ

quack doctor, medicine:

quack

de charlatan

I.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] N

1. grass <-es> (genus of plant):

grass

herbe f

2. grass no pl (green plant):

grass

herbe f

a blade/tuft of grass

un brin/une touffe d'herbe

3. grass (lawn):

grass

gazon m

to cut the grass

tondre le gazon

4. grass (pasture):

grass

pâture f

to be at grass cattle

être au vert m

5. grass no pl inf (marijuana):

grass

herbe f

6. grass Brit inf (informer):

grass

balance f

Phrases:

to let the grass grow under one's feet

perdre son temps

the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) prov

on n'est jamais content de son sort

II.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] VB trans

grass

mettre en herbe

III.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] VB intr Aus, Brit inf

to grass on sb to sb

dénoncer qn à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unlike quack grass, crab grass is an annual.

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Quite often the name is confused with quack grass, but the two are quite different.

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