ribbon in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ribbon in the English»French Dictionary

ribbon [Brit ˈrɪb(ə)n, Am ˈrɪbən] N

1. ribbon (for hair, medal, typewriter):

ribbon

ruban m

to tie sth with a ribbon

attacher qc avec un ruban

2. ribbon fig:

a ribbon of land/cloud

une étroite bande de terre/nuages

a ribbon of smoke

un filet de fumée

in ribbons

en lambeaux mpl

to tear sth to ribbons

mettre qc en lambeaux

I.blue ribbon N

blue ribbon

premier prix m

II.blue ribbon ADJ attr

1. blue ribbon Am LAW:

blue ribbon jury, panel

d'experts

Phrases:

blue ribbon, a. blue riband (premier) event

grand

ribbon development N

ribbon development

concentration d'habitations le long d'un axe routier

ribbon worm N

ribbon worm

némertien m

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grosgrain ribbon

gros-grain m

manual/electronic/portable typewriter attr ribbon, keyboard

de machine à écrire

entwine ribbon, stems, initials

entrelacer

twine flowers, ribbon

entrelacer (through dans)

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bolduc

≈ gift ribbon

ruban (de cheveux, paquet, décoration, d'ornementation)

ribbon

ruban (de cérémonie)

ribbon

ruban (de fleuve, route) fig

ribbon

(de machine à écrire) ruban (encreur)

typewriter ribbon

COMPUT ruban encreur

printer ribbon

ruban tricolore

tricolour ribbon

couper le ruban

to cut the ribbon

ruban bleu

blue ribbon

ribbon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ribbon in the English»French Dictionary

ribbon [ˈrɪbən] N

1. ribbon (long strip):

ribbon

ruban m

2. ribbon (of medal):

ribbon

galon m

Phrases:

to be cut to ribbons

mettre qc en lambeaux

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a length of ribbon/string

une longueur de ruban/cordon

to tie the ribbon in a bow

nouer un ruban

twist ribbon

tortillon m

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ruban

ribbon

ruban de la Légion d'honneur

ribbon [or riband] of the Legion of Honour

ribbon Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tie the ribbon in a bow

nouer un ruban

a length of ribbon/string

une longueur de ruban/cordon

ribbon [or riband] of the Legion of Honour

ruban de la Légion d'honneur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In case of repeated awards a large 2 or 3 is pinned to the ribbon.

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Once, an owner tipped him $500 for pinning a blue ribbon on his horse, which would have received it, tip or not.

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The ribbon was light blue with red borders.

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The agency is currently in the process of rolling out a new blue and green ribbons design.

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Finally, he cut a ribbon and declared the tunnel to be open.

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The ribbon is 40 mm wide and is red-white-red with blue edges.

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The colours of the decoration's ribbon are white-green-white, each represented in equal ratio.

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For men, the cross is hung from a bar, and for women, on a ribbon bow, both pinned to the left chest.

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The medal is suspended from a ribbon worn around the neck.

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She is wearing a black dress with red stripes, a pair of red ribbon bowties, and a red ribbon around her neck.

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