sands in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sands in the English»French Dictionary

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

shifting sands N npl lit

shifting sands

sables mpl mouvants

shifting sands fig

terrain m mouvant

sand up VB [Brit sand -, Am sænd -]

sand up estuary, river:

sand up

s'ensabler

sand martin N

sand martin

hirondelle f de rivage

sand dollar N ZOOL

sand dollar

oursin m plat

sand flea N

sand flea

puce f de mer

sand flea

talitre m spec

sand eel N

sand eel

anguille f de sable

sand eel

lançon m

sand dune N

sand dune

dune f

I.sand yacht [Brit, Am ˈsænd ˌjɑt] N

sand yacht

char m à voile

II.sand yacht [Brit, Am ˈsænd ˌjɑt] VB intr

sand yacht

faire du char à voile

sharp sand N CONSTR

sharp sand

sable m liant

sands in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sands in the English»French Dictionary

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

sand yacht N

sand yacht

char m à voile

drift sand no pl N

drift sand

sable m mouvant

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shifting sands

sables mpl mouvants

the shifting sands of sth

la versatilité de qc

coarse salt, sand

gros(se)

Translations for sands in the French»English Dictionary

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poncer

to sand down

arène

sand

sable

sand

s'ensabler

to get stuck in the sand

une pelletée de sable

a shovelful of sand

une pelletée de sable (dans le jardin, à la plage)

a spadeful of sand

sands Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

shifting sands

sables mpl mouvants

the shifting sands of sth

la versatilité de qc

to get stuck in the sand

s'ensabler

the sand is burning my feet

le sable me brûle les pieds

to stick one's head in the sand

pratiquer la politique de l'autruche

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This community is found on younger, windblown sands than the heathlands to the north.

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Denser, dirtier and cheaper than coal, petcoke is the dregs of tar-sands refining.

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The red represents the Red Sea, whilst the gold was chosen to reflect desert sands.

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Coarseness is laterally variable - pebbles in places, sands in others, at same horizons.

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He continued along the south coast but saw nowhere else where a longship could put in, nothing but sands and wasteland and high waves crashing on the shore.

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On the sands there are a number of rocky little nooks and crannies provided by the various rock formations.

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The forests are supported by poorly drained soils which have developed from marine sands and clays.

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As the sands die down he is once more being chased by enemies.

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Abandoned streets and taxiways are being eroded away by sands, tumbleweeds and time.

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In 1875 an additional 143 metres was added to the original structure, as over 10 years' accumulation of drift sands had made the water too shallow for mooring.

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