rags in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rags 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)

Translations for rags in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

haillon

rag

vêtu de haillons

dressed in rags

en haillons

in rags

guenille

rag

en guenilles

in rags

déguenillé (déguenillée)

in rags après n

rags in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rags in the English»French Dictionary

glad rags N no pl iron hum

to put on one's glad rags

mettre ses plus belles fringues

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

Translations for rags in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

guenilles

rags

loque

rags

en loques

in rags

en lambeaux

in rags

oripeaux

rags

haillon

rag

canard

rag

rags Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put on one's glad rags

mettre ses plus belles fringues

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Hella's body was found to show signs of strangulation, and hastily-cleaned bloodstains and paraffin-soaked rags and newspapers were discovered on the kitchen floor.

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We could crush these little toe rags if we wanted to.

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They are sometimes dressed in black rags, bearing a black face and unruly black hair.

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The finishing touch was some real smoke from burning oily rags.

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Eleven years later he was freed, and was sometimes seen in beggar's rags and wooden sandals.

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

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Workmen had to drape paraffin-soaked rags around the moving parts of the engine and set fire to them to thaw the motion.

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There were rags which smelt of petrol on the kitchen worktop.

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

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Exploring, they eventually find signs of life: an emaciated citizen dressed in rags, who flees in terror on seeing them.

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