stalks in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stalks in the English»French Dictionary

I.stalk [Brit stɔːk, Am stɔk] N

1. stalk:

stalk BOT, FOOD (of grass, rose, broccoli)

tige f

stalk (of leaf, apple, pepper)

queue f

stalk (of mushroom)

pied m

stalk (of cabbage)

trognon m

2. stalk ZOOL (organ):

stalk

pédicule m

II.stalk [Brit stɔːk, Am stɔk] VB trans

1. stalk (hunt):

stalk hunter:

chasser [qc] à l'approche

stalk animal:

chasser

stalk murderer, rapist:

suivre

2. stalk (affect, haunt):

stalk fear, danger:

régner sur

stalk disease, famine:

sévir

stalk killer: place

rôder dans

3. stalk (in takeover bid):

stalk COMM, FIN company

essayer de prendre le contrôle de

4. stalk (harass):

stalk person

harceler [qn] (en le suivant et parfois en le menaçant), se livrer à des violences psychologiques en harcelant

III.stalk [Brit stɔːk, Am stɔk] VB intr

1. stalk (walk):

to stalk up/down the corridor (stiffly)

marcher avec raideur dans le couloir

to stalk out of the room (angry)

quitter la pièce d'un air digne

2. stalk (prowl):

to stalk through countryside, streets

rôder dans

IV.stalk [Brit stɔːk, Am stɔk]

my eyes were out on stalks inf

j'avais les yeux qui sortaient des orbites

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discard FOOD stalks, bones etc

jeter

artichoke attr head, heart, leaf, stalk

d'artichaut

to have a cauliflower ear inf attr leaf, stalk

de chou-fleur

Translations for stalks in the French»English Dictionary

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carde BOT, FOOD

chard stalk

équeuter

to remove the stalk from Brit

traquer animal

to track down, to stalk

trognon (de salade, chou)

stalk

tige (plus épaisse et rigide)

stalk

épinards en branches

spinach on the stalk

stalks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stalks in the English»French Dictionary

stalk¹ [stɔ:k] N

1. stalk (plant stem):

stalk

queue f

2. stalk (stem):

stalk

pédoncule m

Phrases:

sb's eyes are out on stalks Brit, Aus

qn a les yeux qui lui sont sortis de la tête

I.stalk² [stɔ:k] VB trans

stalk

traquer

II.stalk² [stɔ:k] VB intr

to stalk in/out

entrer/sortir d'un air arrogant

Translations for stalks in the French»English Dictionary

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trognon de chou

stalk

tige d'une céréale, graminée

stalk

queue

stalk

s'égrener

to fall from the stalk

pied d'un champignon

stalk

stalks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sb's eyes are out on stalks Brit, Aus

qn a les yeux qui lui sont sortis de la tête

to stalk in/out

entrer/sortir d'un air arrogant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We follow the dragon as it stalks its prey, and discover that the dragon has evolved a unique adaptation; mimicry.

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Frostbitten stalks are also avoided since they can also be toxic.

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With cultivation and blanching, the stalks lose their acidic qualities and assume the mild, sweetish, aromatic taste particular to celery as a salad plant.

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Medicine can be prepared from the stalks of the drupes that is astringent, antitussive, and diuretic.

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The flowers are 18mm 1 wide, convert long, and drooping, on short, viscid stalks.

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The flower stalks last well as cut flowers.

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Flower stalks have been observed as fragile, lacking pith, and fall over during flowering and fruiting periods 2.

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The dried flower stalks, which are extremely light, were bound together with flax twine to make river rafts called mokihi.

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It has a disc-shaped head with a parrot-like beak and eyes on stalks on either side.

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Before our eyes, row upon row of bright green rice stalks chase up steep hillsides.

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