sand dollar in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sand dollar in the English»French Dictionary

sand dollar N ZOOL

sand dollar

oursin m plat

Translations for sand dollar in the English»French Dictionary

dollar [Brit ˈdɒlə, Am ˈdɑlər] N

dollar

dollar m

the 64 thousand dollar question

la question à mille francs or à mille balles

I.sand [Brit sand, Am sænd] N

1. sand (fine grit):

sand

sable m

fine/coarse sand

sable fin/grossier

2. sand Am (courage):

sand inf

cran m inf

sand inf

courage m

II.sands N npl

1. sands (beach):

sands

plage f

2. sands (desert):

sands

sables mpl

the shifting sands of international politics fig

le terrain fragile de la politique internationale

III.sand [Brit sand, Am sænd] VB trans

1. sand:

sand, a. sand down (smooth) floor

poncer

sand, a. sand down car body, woodwork

frotter or passer [qc] au papier de verre

2. sand (put sand on):

sand icy road, path

sabler

IV.sand [Brit sand, Am sænd]

as happy as a sandboy

gai comme un pinson

to stick or bury one's head in the sand

pratiquer la politique de l'autruche

the sands of time run slow

le temps s'écoule lentement

the sands of time are running out for the government

les jours du gouvernement sont comptés

to build on sand fig

bâtir sur le sable

sand dollar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sand dollar in the English»French Dictionary

dollar [ˈdɒləʳ, Am ˈdɑ:lɚ] N

dollar

dollar m

dollar

piastre f Quebec

I.sand [sænd] N

1. sand no pl (granular substance):

sand

sable m

2. sand pl (large expanse of sand):

sand

banc m de sable

II.sand [sænd] VB trans

sand

sabler

III.sand [sænd] ADJ

sand

de sable

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If it is a sand dollar, the fish drops it and picks it up again several times until the prey lands upside down.

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