rag in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rag in the English»French Dictionary

I.rag [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ] N

1. rag (cloth):

rag

chiffon m

a bit of rag

un chiffon

2. rag:

rag (newspaper) inf (local)

canard m inf

rag (tabloid) pej

torchon m inf, pej

rag (tabloid) pej

quotidien m populaire

Phrases:

rag, a. ragtime

rag m

II.rags N

rags npl (old clothes):

rags

loques fpl

in rags

en haillons

III.rag <pres part ragging; pret, pp ragged> [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ] VB trans inf

to rag sb

taquiner qn (about à propos de)

IV.rag [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ]

it's like a red rag to a bull

ça a le don de l'exciter

to be on the rag vulg sl Am (menstruate)

avoir ses règles

to feel like a wet rag

se sentir vidé

to go from rags to riches

connaître une ascension spectaculaire

a rags-to-riches story

une histoire de réussite sociale spectaculaire

to lose one's rag inf Brit

sortir de ses gonds inf

rag doll N

rag doll

poupée f de chiffon

rag-roll [Am ˈræɡroʊl] VB trans

rag-roll

peindre [qc] au chiffon

rag-rolling [Brit ˈraɡrəʊlɪŋ] N

rag-rolling

peinture f au chiffon

rag trade [Brit, Am ˈræɡ ˌtreɪd] N inf

the rag trade

la confection

rag rug N

rag rug

tapis m en lirette

rag week N Brit UNIV

rag week

semaine f du carnaval étudiant (au profit d'institutions caritatives)

rag-and-bone man N Brit inf, dated

rag-and-bone man

chiffonnier m

Translations for rag in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tire-jus

snot-rag sl

tapis en lirette

rag rug

rag in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rag in the English»French Dictionary

I.rag [ræg] N

1. rag (cloth):

rag

lambeau m

2. rag pl (old clothes):

rag

guenilles fpl

3. rag Am (duster):

rag

chiffon m à épousseter

4. rag Brit (student event):

rag

kermesse d'étudiants

5. rag pej inf (newspaper):

rag

torchon m

6. rag (ragtime music):

rag

ragtime m

II.rag <-gg-> [ræg] VB trans inf

rag

taquiner

snot rag N inf

snot rag

mouchoir m

rag trade N inf

rag trade

confection f

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

snotty handkerchief, rag

sale

Translations for rag in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

haillon

rag

canard

rag

torchon

rag

chiffon

rag

chahuter un professeur

to rag a teacher

feuille de chou pej

rag

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After learning some ragtime by ear, he started composing his own rags.

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He considers the group a rag tag band of possible delinquents.

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The steward stripped him naked, gave him rags, and sent him out to beg service.

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I knew precisely how every fabric should look on me, whether it was a princess' gown or a washerwoman's rags.

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Till 1850 paper was exclusively made from rags.

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We also have here a tearing machine used for woolen rags, from which reclaimed fibers to produce low-quality yarn were obtained.

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Syncope-like epileptic seizures (ictal syncope) with the child becoming completely unresponsive and flaccid like a rag doll occur in one fifth of the seizures.

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Ancient coral used for construction is known as coral rag.

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He wears a feathered hat decorated with flowers and rags, and his face is smeared with soot and red ochre.

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The characters are looking for someone, whom they find in the form of a seemingly decrepit woman in rags.

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