rocking chair in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rocking chair in the English»French Dictionary

rocking chair N

rocking chair

fauteuil m à bascule

Translations for rocking chair in the French»English Dictionary

berçante

rocking chair

chaise berçante

rocking chair

berceuse

rocking chair

rocking-chair

rocking chair

fauteuil à bascule

rocking chair

fauteuil/cheval à bascule

rocking chair/horse

cesse de te balancer (sur ta chaise)!

stop rocking on your chair!

se balancer sur sa chaise

to rock on one's chair

Translations for rocking chair in the English»French Dictionary

I.rock [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

1. rock U (substance):

rock

roche f

solid/molten rock

roche dure/en fusion

hewn out of solid rock

taillé dans le roc

2. rock C (boulder):

rock

rocher m

the ship hit the rocks

le bateau a heurté les rochers or les récifs

on the rocks lit NAUT

sur les récifs

on the rocks drink:

avec des glaçons

to be on the rocks fig marriage:

aller à vau-l'eau

3. rock (stone):

rock

pierre f

‘falling rocks’

‘chute de pierres’

4. rock (Mus):

rock

rock m

rock attr band, concert, musician

rock

rock industry

du rock

rock music

rock m

5. rock Brit (sweet):

rock

sucre m d'orge

6. rock (diamond) inf:

rock gén pl

diam m inf

rock gén pl

diamant m

7. rock (crack):

rock inf

caillou m inf

rock inf

crack m

II.rocks N (testicles)

rocks npl vulg sl

couilles vulg sl

fpl to get one's rocks off

prendre son pied inf

III.rock [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB trans

1. rock (move gently):

rock cradle

balancer

rock baby, boat

bercer

she sat rocking herself in her chair

elle se balançait sur sa chaise

I rocked the baby to sleep

j'ai endormi le bébé en le berçant

2. rock (shake):

rock tremor, bomb: town

secouer

rock scandal, revelation: party, government

ébranler

rock waves: vessel

secouer

IV.rock [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB intr

1. rock (sway):

rock person, cradle:

se balancer

to rock to and fro/back and forth

se balancer de droite à gauche/d'avant en arrière

to rock with laughter

être secoué de rire

2. rock (shake):

rock earth, ground, building:

trembler

3. rock (dance):

to rock (away)

danser le rock

by midnight, the place is rocking inf

vers minuit, la fête bat son plein

V.rock [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk]

caught between a rock and a hard place

pris entre le marteau et l'enclume

as firm or solid as a rock

solide comme le roc

as hard as a rock

dur comme du fer or le roc

I.rocking [Brit ˈrɒkɪŋ, Am ˈrɑkɪŋ] N

rocking (gentle)

balancement m

rocking (vigorous)

ballottement m

II.rocking [Brit ˈrɒkɪŋ, Am ˈrɑkɪŋ] ADJ

rocking boat:

rocking

qui se balance

a rocking motion

un balancement

I.chair [Brit tʃɛː, Am tʃɛr] N

1. chair (seat):

chair (wooden)

chaise f

chair (upholstered)

fauteuil m

dentist's chair

fauteuil de dentiste

to take a chair

s'asseoir

2. chair (chairperson):

chair

président/-e m/f

to take or be in the chair

présider

Chair! Chair!

Messieurs s'il vous plaît!

to address one's remarks to or through the chair

adresser ses remarques au président

3. chair UNIV (professorship):

chair

chaire f (of, in de)

to hold the chair of…

être titulaire de la chaire de…

4. chair Am:

chair, a. electric chair to go to the chair

passer sur la chaise électrique

II.chair [Brit tʃɛː, Am tʃɛr] VB trans

1. chair meeting:

chair

présider

2. chair Brit hero:

chair

porter [qn] en triomphe

rocking chair in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rocking chair in the English»French Dictionary

rocking chair N

rocking chair

fauteuil m à bascule

rocking chair

chaise f berçante

rocking chair

berçante f Quebec

Translations for rocking chair in the French»English Dictionary

berceuse

rocking chair

rocking-chair

rocking chair

fauteuil à bascule

rocking chair

berçante

rocking chair

chaise berçante (rocking-chair)

rocking chair

Translations for rocking chair in the English»French Dictionary

rock¹ [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] N

1. rock (substance):

rock

roche f

2. rock (stone):

rock

rocher m

to be solid as a rock

être solide comme un roc

3. rock Am, Aus (lump of stone):

rock

pierre f

4. rock no pl (solid sweet):

rock

≈ sucre m d'orge

Phrases:

on the rocks (experiencing difficulties)

en pleine débâcle

on the rocks (with ice)

avec des glaçons

I.rock² [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] VB trans

1. rock (swing):

rock

balancer

rock a baby

bercer

to rock sb to sleep

bercer qn pour l'endormir

2. rock (shake):

rock person, house

secouer

Phrases:

to rock the boat inf

faire des vagues

II.rock² [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] VB intr

1. rock (undulate):

rock

se balancer

to rock back and forth

se balancer d'avant en arrière

2. rock (dance):

rock

danser le rock'n'roll

III.rock² [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] N MUS

rock

rock m

rocking [ˈrɒkɪŋ, Am ˈrɑ:k-] N

rocking

balancement m

I.chair [tʃeəʳ, Am tʃer] N

1. chair (seat):

chair

chaise f

2. chair (head of an academic department):

chair

chaire f

3. chair (head):

chair

présidence f

4. chair (place in an official body):

to have a chair on a board

être membre d'un comité

5. chair Am:

the chair (the electric chair)

chaise f électrique

II.chair [tʃeəʳ, Am tʃer] VB trans

chair

présider

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A rocking horse is a child's toy, usually shaped like a horse and mounted on rockers similar to a rocking chair.

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Both a traditional cradle and a rocking chair have rockers.

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When she came there she saw an old woman sitting in a rocking chair and surrounded by jars which contain different plants.

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It gets its name from the foot's resemblance to the bottom of a rocking chair.

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The ghost of an elderly woman sits in a rocking chair near the fireplace.

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She was carried to the gallows in her rocking chair and was rocking away when the trap was sprung.

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One of the earliest forms of active sitting is the common rocking chair which allows forward and backward swaying motion.

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She sees the rocking chair moving.

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The play ends with the rhythmic knocking of the rocking chair as the lights fade to black.

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He looks through the window and sees an unidentified man in a rocking chair, before someone steps up to the glass, only the left eye visible.

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