sheet anchor in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sheet anchor in the English»French Dictionary

sheet anchor N NAUT

sheet anchor

ancre f de veille

sheet anchor fig

planche f de salut

Translations for sheet anchor in the French»English Dictionary

ancre de salut, ancre miséricorde

sheet anchor

Translations for sheet anchor in the English»French Dictionary

I.anchor [Brit ˈaŋkə, Am ˈæŋkər] N

1. anchor NAUT:

anchor

ancre f

to drop or cast anchor

jeter l'ancre

to raise (the) anchor , to weigh or up anchor

lever l'ancre

to come to anchor

mouiller

to be or lie at anchor

être ancré

to ride at anchor

être à l'ancre or au mouillage

to slip anchor

filer par le bout

2. anchor fig:

anchor

point m d'ancrage

anchor (person)

soutien m

3. anchor → anchorman, → anchorwoman

II.anchor [Brit ˈaŋkə, Am ˈæŋkər] VB intr

anchor ship:

anchor

mouiller, jeter l'ancre

III.anchor [Brit ˈaŋkə, Am ˈæŋkər] VB trans

1. anchor:

anchor ship, balloon

ancrer

anchor tent, roof etc

arrimer (to à)

2. anchor Am:

anchor RADIO, TV

présenter

See also anchorwoman, anchorman

anchorwoman [Brit ˈaŋkəˌwʊmən, Am ˈæŋkərˌwʊmən] N

anchorwoman RADIO, TV

présentatrice f

anchorman [Brit ˈaŋkəmən, Am ˈæŋkərˌmæn] N

1. anchorman:

anchorman RADIO, TV

présentateur m

anchorman (in network, organization)

pivot m

2. anchorman SPORTS:

anchorman

relayeur m

I.sheet [Brit ʃiːt, Am ʃit] N

1. sheet (of paper) (gen) TYPO:

sheet

feuille f

blank/loose sheet

feuille blanche/volante

sheet of stamps

feuille de timbres

2. sheet:

sheet (for bed)

drap m

sheet (shroud)

linceul m

waterproof sheet

alaise f

3. sheet JOURN:

sheet (periodical)

périodique m

sheet (newspaper)

journal m

fact or information sheet

bulletin m d'informations

4. sheet:

sheet (of plastic, rubber)

feuille f

sheet (of canvas, tarpaulin)

bâche f

sheet (of metal)

plaque f

sheet (thinner)

feuille f

sheet (of glass)

plaque f

sheet (thinner)

vitre f

sheet of iron

tôle f

5. sheet (expanse):

sheet (of snow, water etc)

couche f

sheet (of mist, fog)

nappe f

a sheet of ice (thick)

une plaque de glace

a sheet of ice (thin)

une couche de glace

a sheet of ice (on road)

une plaque de verglas

a sheet of flame

un rideau de flammes

the rain was coming down in sheets

il pleuvait à torrents

6. sheet NAUT:

sheet

écoute f

7. sheet Am inf LAW:

sheet

casier m

II.sheet [Brit ʃiːt, Am ʃit] VB trans

sheet furniture

recouvrir [qc] d'une housse

sheet cargo

recouvrir [qc] d'une bâche, bâcher

III.sheet [Brit ʃiːt, Am ʃit]

to be as white as a sheet

être blanc comme un linge

to be three sheets to the wind dated

avoir du vent dans les voiles inf

to get in between the sheets with sb

sauter au lit avec qn inf

to have a clean sheet SPORTS

avoir un palmarès vierge

sheet anchor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sheet anchor in the English»French Dictionary

I.anchor [ˈæŋkəʳ, Am -kɚ] N

1. anchor (object):

anchor

ancre f

to be at anchor

être au mouillage

to drop/weigh anchor

jeter/lever l'ancre

2. anchor fig:

anchor

point m d'ancrage

the anchor of sth

la pièce maîtresse de qc

to be sb's anchor

être la planche de salut de qn

3. anchor TV, RADIO:

anchor

présentateur(-trice) m (f)

II.anchor [ˈæŋkəʳ, Am -kɚ] VB trans

1. anchor (fix firmly):

anchor

ancrer

2. anchor TV, RADIO:

anchor

présenter

III.anchor [ˈæŋkəʳ, Am -kɚ] VB intr

anchor

mouiller

sheet [ʃi:t] N a. COMPUT

sheet

feuille f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was the perfect academic discipline gained in his early life, the sheet anchor of his artistic credo, which facilitated these easy renderings.

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Politicized religion is the sheet anchor of the dreary forty-year-old culture wars.

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The former rep player quickly adopted the sheet anchor role, his unbeaten 65 holding a faltering innings together.

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According to the author, historical events must form the sheet anchor for such fiction, and they should not be hidden or twisted in the narration.

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Despite his advanced age his cricketing smarts were on full display as he played the perfect sheet anchor role, allowing the rest of the batsmen to run rampant.

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As everyone said without any second thought ur the one and only sheet anchor us...

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He acted as one of the sheet anchors in establishing the relationship between design, fine art and crafts.

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With the bat, he's effective as a sheet anchor, holding one end up.

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He is not someone who should be playing sheet anchor, since he can not take quick singles and rotate strike.

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You are right that we need players who can play the sheet anchor role.

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