quilting bee in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for quilting bee in the English»French Dictionary

quilting bee N Am

quilting bee

groupe m de couturières (de patchwork)

Translations for quilting bee in the English»French Dictionary

I.quilt [Brit kwɪlt, Am kwɪlt] N

1. quilt Brit (duvet):

quilt

couette f

2. quilt (bed cover):

quilt

dessus m de lit

II.quilt [Brit kwɪlt, Am kwɪlt] VB trans

quilt

matelasser

III.quilted ADJ

quilted cover, garment:

quilted

matelassé

quilting [Brit ˈkwɪltɪŋ, Am ˈkwɪltɪŋ] N

quilting (technique)

matelassage m

quilting (fabric)

matelassure f

bee [Brit biː, Am bi] N

1. bee (insect):

bee

abeille f

2. bee Am (meeting):

bee

réunion f (pour travaux en commun)

to think one is the bee's knees inf

se prendre pour un crack inf

the birds and the bees hum

≈ les cigognes et les choux hum

to be as busy as a bee

s'activer comme une abeille

quilting bee in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quilting bee in the English»French Dictionary

I.quilt [kwɪlt] N

quilt

édredon m

continental quilt

couette f

II.quilt [kwɪlt] VB trans

quilt

piquer

bee [bi:] N

1. bee (zool):

bee

abeille f

swarm of bees

essaim m d'abeilles

worker bees

abeilles ouvrières

to be stung by a bee

être piqué par une abeille

2. bee Am, Aus (group):

bee

cercle de personnes ayant une activité commune

Phrases:

to have a bee in one's bonnet about sth

faire une fixation sur qc

the bees' knees Brit inf (person)

le nombril du monde

the bees' knees (thing)

le nec plus ultra

to be a busy bee iron hum

être débordant d'activité

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Often a group of women will work on sewing a quilt together (much like the western quilting bee).

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The party would be a combination open house and old-fashioned work party, like a quilting bee or barn raising.

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The tops were prepared in advance, and a quilting bee was arranged, during which the actual quilting was completed by multiple people.

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She seemed to have an air of aloofness and was not the type to attend a quilting bee or gossip around the bridge table.

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