sacred cow in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sacred cow in the English»French Dictionary

sacred cow N fig

sacred cow

vache f sacrée

Translations for sacred cow in the French»English Dictionary

vache sacrée REL

sacred cow

Translations for sacred cow in the English»French Dictionary

I.sacred [Brit ˈseɪkrɪd, Am ˈseɪkrəd] N

the sacred and the profane

le sacré et le profane

II.sacred [Brit ˈseɪkrɪd, Am ˈseɪkrəd] ADJ

1. sacred (holy):

sacred place, object

sacré (to pour)

to hold sth sacred

tenir qc pour sacré

2. sacred (revered):

sacred name

sacré

sacred tradition

sacro-saint

is nothing sacred? hum

il n'y a rien de sacré?

‘sacred to the memory of…’

‘à la mémoire de…’

3. sacred (binding):

sacred duty, mission

sacré

sacred trust

inviolable

I.cow [Brit kaʊ, Am kaʊ] N

1. cow:

cow (cattle family)

vache f

cow (other animals)

femelle f

2. cow (woman):

cow inf pej

grognasse f inf

cow inf pej

vache f inf

II.cow [Brit kaʊ, Am kaʊ] VB trans

cow

intimider

a cowed look

un air de chien battu

III.cow [Brit kaʊ, Am kaʊ]

till the cows come home

jusqu'à la saint-glinglin inf

sacred cow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sacred cow in the English»French Dictionary

sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] ADJ

sacred

sacré(e)

to be sacred to sb

être sacré pour qn

cow¹ [kaʊ] N

1. cow (female ox):

cow

vache f

2. cow (female mammal):

cow

femelle f

elephant cow

femelle éléphant

3. cow pej inf:

cow

vache f

stupid cow

conne f

4. cow Aus pej inf (unpleasant thing):

a cow of a ...

un/une ... de merde

Phrases:

until/till the cows come home

quand les poules auront des dents

cow² [kaʊ] VB trans

cow

intimider