shirt-tail cousin in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shirt-tail cousin in the English»French Dictionary

shirt-tail cousin N Am

shirt-tail cousin

cousin/-e m/f à la mode de Bretagne

Translations for shirt-tail cousin in the English»French Dictionary

shirt [Brit ʃəːt, Am ʃərt] N

shirt (man's)

chemise f

shirt (woman's)

chemisier m

shirt (for sport)

maillot m

long-/short-sleeved shirt

chemise à manches longues/courtes

open-necked shirt

chemise à col ouvert

open-necked shirt attr button, collar, cuff

de chemise

keep your shirt on inf!

du calme!

to lose one's shirt inf

laisser jusqu'à sa dernière chemise inf

to put one's shirt on sth inf

tout miser sur qc

to sell the shirt off one's back inf

vendre père et mère inf

I.tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl] N

1. tail ZOOL (of mammal, bird, fish):

tail

queue f

2. tail (end piece):

tail (of aircraft, comet, kite)

queue f

at the tail of the procession

à la queue du cortège

3. tail (police observer) inf:

to put a tail on sb

faire filer qn, prendre qn en filature

4. tail (buttocks):

tail inf

postérieur m inf

II.tails N npl

1. tails (tailcoat):

tails

habit m

wearing tails

en habit

white tie and tails

queue-de-pie f

2. tails (of coin):

tails

pile f

heads or tails?

pile ou face?

tails you win

pile tu gagnes

III.tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl] VB trans inf

tail

filer inf

tail suspect, car

suivre (to jusqu'à)

we're being tailed

on est pris en filature

IV.tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl]

I can't make head (n)or tail of this

je ne comprends rien du tout à cela

we couldn't make head or tail of his reply

sa réponse n'avait ni queue ni tête

to be on sb's tail

suivre qn de près

to be on sb's tail

talonner qn inf

to go off with one's tail between one's legs

partir la queue basse

to turn tail pej

tourner les talons pej

cousin [Brit ˈkʌz(ə)n, Am ˈkəz(ə)n] N

cousin

cousin/-e m/f

shirt-tail cousin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shirt-tail cousin in the English»French Dictionary

shirt [ʃɜ:t, Am ʃɜ:rt] N

shirt

chemise f

short-/long-sleeved shirt

chemise à manches courtes/longues

Phrases:

to give sb the shirt off one's back

donner à qn jusqu'à sa dernière chemise

he lost his shirt at this game

il a tout perdu à ce jeu

to put one's shirt on sth

jouer tout ce que l'on possède sur qc

I.tail [teɪl] N

1. tail (on animal):

tail

queue f

2. tail (rear):

tail

postérieur m

3. tail AVIAT:

tail

queue f

4. tail (side of a coin):

tail

face f

heads or tails? — tails

pile ou face? — pile f

5. tail inf (buttocks):

tail

derrière m

6. tail inf (spy):

tail

fileur m

Phrases:

it's a case of the tail wagging the dog

c'est le monde à l'envers

I can't make head or tail of it

je n'y comprends rien

heads I win, tails you lose

face je gagne, pile tu perds

II.tail [teɪl] VB trans

tail

pister

to be tailed

être suivi

cousin [ˈkʌzn] N

cousin

cousin(e) m (f)