rear admiral in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rear admiral in the English»French Dictionary

rear admiral N

rear admiral

contre-amiral m

Translations for rear admiral in the French»English Dictionary

vice-amiral

≈ rear-admiral

Translations for rear admiral in the English»French Dictionary

admiral [Brit ˈadm(ə)r(ə)l, Am ˈædm(ə)rəl] N

1. admiral:

admiral MIL, NAUT

amiral m

admiral of the fleet Brit

amiral m de la flotte

2. admiral ZOOL:

admiral

nymphalidé m

I.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] N

1. rear (of building, car, room etc):

rear

arrière m

at the rear of the house

derrière la maison

(viewed) from the rear building, monument etc

vu de l'arrière

(viewed) from the rear person

vu de dos

‘to rear’ (in estate agent's brochure)

‘à l'arrière’

2. rear MIL:

rear (of procession, train)

queue f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrière-garde f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrières mpl

rear (of column)

queue f

at the rear of the train

en queue de train

to attack the enemy in the rear

attaquer l'ennemi à revers

to bring up the rear (gen) MIL

fermer la marche

3. rear euph (of person):

rear

derrière m inf

II.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] ADJ

1. rear entrance, garden:

rear

de derrière

2. rear MOTOR:

rear light, seat, suspension

arrière

III.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB trans

rear child, family, animals

élever

rear plants

cultiver

to be reared on classical music

être nourri de musique classique

IV.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB intr a. rear up

rear horse:

se cabrer

rear snake:

se dresser

rear fig building, tree etc:

s'élever, se dresser

See also ugly

ugly [Brit ˈʌɡli, Am ˈəɡli] ADJ

1. ugly (hideous):

ugly person, appearance, furniture, building, place

laid

ugly sound

désagréable

ugly wound

vilain

to be an ugly sight

être hideux/-euse à voir

2. ugly (vicious):

ugly situation, conflict

dangereux/-euse

ugly tactics, campaign

bas/basse

ugly accusation

vicieux/-ieuse

ugly passion, violence

effroyable

the situation turned ugly

la situation a dégénéré

to give sb an ugly look

regarder qn d'un sale œil

he had an ugly expression on his face/an ugly look in his eye

il avait l'air méchant/l'œil méchant

to be in an ugly mood group, mob:

gronder

to be in an ugly mood individual:

être d'humeur massacrante

the ugly face of

l'aspect inacceptable de

3. ugly (repugnant):

ugly incident, scene, crime

déplorable

an ugly customer inf

un sale type inf

he looks like an ugly customer inf

il a une sale tronche inf

as ugly as sin

laid comme un pou

racism/elitism rears its ugly head

on voit surgir le spectre du racisme/de l'élitisme

rear admiral in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rear admiral in the English»French Dictionary

rear admiral N

rear admiral

contre-amiral m

Translations for rear admiral in the English»French Dictionary

admiral [ˈædmərəl] N

admiral

amiral m

I.rear¹ [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] ADJ

rear

arrière

the rear door/entrance

la porte/l'entrée de derrière

II.rear¹ [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] N

1. rear (back part):

the rear

l'arrière

to bring up the rear

fermer la marche

2. rear inf (buttocks):

rear

derrière m

to be a pain in the rear

être un enquiquineur

I.rear² [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] VB trans

1. rear (bring up):

rear

élever

2. rear (raise):

rear

lever

to rear one's ugly head again pej

poindre de nouveau à l'horizon

3. rear form (build):

rear

dresser

II.rear² [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] VB intr

1. rear (raise):

rear horse

se dresser

2. rear (extend high):

rear

s'élever

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was posthumously promoted two ranks to rear admiral.

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He was promoted, by seniority, to rear admiral in 1825.

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While in that post, he reached the rank of rear admiral.

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In 1928, he was promoted to rear admiral.

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