spin doctor in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spin doctor in the English»French Dictionary

spin doctor N POL

spin doctor

consultant en communication attaché à un parti politique

Translations for spin doctor in the English»French Dictionary

I.doctor [Brit ˈdɒktə, Am ˈdɑktər] N

1. doctor MED:

doctor

médecin m

doctor

docteur m

thank you, doctor

merci, docteur

to go to the doctor('s)

aller chez le médecin

she's a doctor

elle est médecin

who is your doctor?

qui est votre médecin (traitant)?

he trained as a doctor

il a fait des études de médecine

to be under a doctor Brit

être suivi par un médecin

Doctor Armstrong

le docteur Armstrong

to play doctors and nurses

jouer au docteur

2. doctor UNIV:

doctor

docteur m

II.doctor [Brit ˈdɒktə, Am ˈdɑktər] VB trans

1. doctor (tamper with):

doctor food, wine

frelater

doctor accounts, figures

falsifier

doctor document, text

altérer

2. doctor Brit VET:

doctor animal

châtrer

III.doctor [Brit ˈdɒktə, Am ˈdɑktər]

that's just what the doctor ordered!

c'est exactement ce qu'il me/te etc fallait!

I.spin [Brit spɪn, Am spɪn] N

1. spin (turn):

spin (of wheel)

tour m

spin (of dancer, skate)

pirouette f

to give sth a spin

faire tourner qc

to do a spin on the ice

exécuter une pirouette sur la glace

2. spin SPORTS:

spin

effet m

to put spin on a ball

donner de l'effet à une balle

3. spin (in spin-drier):

to give the washing a spin

donner un coup d'essorage au linge

4. spin AVIAT:

spin

vrille f

spin

descente f en vrille

to go into a spin

descendre en vrille

5. spin (pleasure trip):

spin

tour m

to go for a spin

aller faire un tour

6. spin Am (interpretation):

to put a new spin on sth

aborder qc sous un nouvel angle

II.spin <pres part spinning, pret, pp spun> [Brit spɪn, Am spɪn] VB trans

1. spin (rotate):

spin top

lancer

spin globe, wheel

faire tourner

spin bowler: ball

donner de l'effet à

2. spin (flip):

to spin a coin

tirer à pile ou face

to spin a coin for sth

tirer qc à pile ou face

3. spin TEXTIL:

spin wool, thread

filer

to spin cotton into thread

filer le coton

4. spin ZOOL spider:

spin web

tisser

5. spin (wring out):

spin clothes

essorer qc à la machine

6. spin (tell):

spin tale

raconter

to spin sb a yarn

raconter des salades à qn

he spun me some tale about missing his train

il a prétendu qu'il avait raté son train

III.spin <pres part spinning, pret, pp spun> [Brit spɪn, Am spɪn] VB intr

1. spin (rotate):

spin wheel:

tourner

spin weathercock, top:

tournoyer

spin dancer:

pirouetter

to go spinning through the air ball, plate:

aller valser inf

the car spun off the road

la voiture est allée valser dans la nature inf

2. spin fig:

spin

tourner

my head is spinning

j'ai la tête qui tourne

the room was spinning

les murs de la pièce tournaient

3. spin (turn wildly):

spin wheels:

patiner

spin compass:

s'affoler

4. spin (nose dive):

spin plane:

descendre en vrille

5. spin TEXTIL:

spin

filer

6. spin FISH:

spin

pêcher à la cuillère

IV.spin [Brit spɪn, Am spɪn]

to be in a spin

être dans tous ses états

to spin one's wheels Am fig

ne pas avancer fig

spin doctor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spin doctor in the English»French Dictionary

spin doctor N inf:

spin doctor

conseiller en communication

Translations for spin doctor in the English»French Dictionary

I.doctor [ˈdɒktəʳ, Am ˈdɑ:ktɚ] N

1. doctor (physician):

doctor

médecin m

to go to the doctor's

aller chez le médecin

2. doctor (person with a doctorate):

doctor

docteur m

doctor of Law

docteur en droit

doctor's degree

doctorat m

Phrases:

the doctor's orders

les instructions fpl

to be just what the doctor ordered iron hum

c'est justement ce qu'il fallait

this hot bath is just what the doctor ordered

ce bain chaud, c'est exactement ce dont j'avais besoin

II.doctor [ˈdɒktəʳ, Am ˈdɑ:ktɚ] VB trans

1. doctor pej (illegally alter a document):

doctor

falsifier

2. doctor Brit pej (poison):

doctor

frelater

3. doctor Brit, Aus inf (neuter):

doctor

couper

I.spin [spɪn] N

1. spin (rotation):

spin

tournoiement m

spin of wheel

tour m

spin of dancer

pirouette f

to go into a (Aus, Brit flat) spin

se mettre en vrille

to send a car into a spin

faire faire un tête-à-queue à une voiture

to put spin on a ball

donner de l'effet à une balle

to throw sb into a (flat) spin inf

faire paniquer qn

to decide sth on a spin of a coin

décider qc en jouant à pile ou face

2. spin (spin-drying):

spin

essorage m

to give sth a spin

essorer qc

3. spin no pl inf (method of considering):

spin

perspective f

to put a positive spin on sth

montrer qc sous un jour positif

4. spin (trip):

spin

tour m

to go for a spin

aller faire un tour

II.spin <spun [or a. Brit span], spun> [spɪn] VB intr

1. spin (rotate):

spin

tourner

spin dancer, top

tournoyer

my head is spinning

j'ai la tête qui tourne

2. spin inf (drive):

spin

conduire

to spin out of control

faire un tête-à-queue

3. spin (make thread):

spin

filer

III.spin <spun [or a. Brit span], spun> [spɪn] VB trans

1. spin (rotate):

spin

faire tourner

to spin a ball

donner de l'effet à une balle

to spin a coin

jouer à pile ou face

2. spin (make thread out of):

spin

filer

3. spin (spin-dry):

spin clothes

essorer

Phrases:

it makes my head spin

ça me fait tourner la tête

to spin a story

raconter une histoire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And chief among her advisers is a spin doctor who consistently gives bad advice or promises what he can't deliver.

sluggerotoole.com

There's no spin doctor around to tell him which questions to answer, or to clarify "key messages".

www.heraldscotland.com

You are good at the 3 word slogans definitely spin doctor material.

reneweconomy.com.au

No one listens to your tales of wo, spin doctor.

www.caradvice.com.au

Tabloid reporter, spin doctor, diarist, novelist and now, it would seem, poet.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

But as a spin doctor he does know something about emotional arguments.

thetyee.ca

The age of the spin doctor is not over.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

The journalist claims that the difference between him and his nemesis of 2003 is that the spin doctor has never held his hand up.

www.independent.co.uk

The guests are stand-ins: a couple of politicians, a young comedian, a former spin doctor.

www.telegraph.co.uk

At least that's what your local surf industry spin doctor would have the global villagers believe.

www.smh.com.au