stockbroker belt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stockbroker belt in the English»French Dictionary

stockbroker belt N Brit

stockbroker belt

banlieue f cossue

Translations for stockbroker belt in the English»French Dictionary

stockbroker N

stockbroker

agent m de change

I.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] N

1. belt FASHION:

belt

ceinture f

he had a gun in his belt

il avait un pistolet à la ceinture

2. belt:

belt MOTOR, AVIAT

ceinture f

safety or seat belt

ceinture de sécurité

3. belt (area):

belt

ceinture f

a belt of industry

une ceinture industrielle

a belt of poverty around the inner city

une zone de pauvreté autour du centre urbain

a belt of trees

une rangée d'arbres

mountain/earthquake belt

zone f de montagnes/de séisme

4. belt METEO:

belt

zone f

a belt of rain/of low pressure

une zone de pluie/de basse pression

5. belt TECH:

belt

courroie f

6. belt SPORTS (in boxing, judo):

belt

ceinture f

to be a black belt

être ceinture noire

the world heavyweight belt

le titre mondial des poids lourds

7. belt (blow):

belt inf

beigne f inf

belt inf

coup m de poing

to give sb a belt

flanquer une beigne à qn inf

I gave the ball a good belt

j'ai donné un grand coup de pied dans le ballon

8. belt SCHOOL (for punishing):

belt

lanière f de cuir

II.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB trans inf

1. belt (hit):

belt inf

flanquer une beigne à inf

belt person

gifler

belt ball

donner un grand coup de pied dans

he belted him in the mouth/across the face

il lui a flanqué une beigne en plein sur la bouche/la figure inf

2. belt SCHOOL (as punishment):

belt

donner une correction à [qn] (avec une lanière de cuir)

3. belt inf → belt down

III.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB intr (go fast)

he belted home

il est rentré chez lui à toute vitesse

to belt along or down person: street

dévaler [qc] à toute vitesse

to belt along or down car: motorway

filer sur

IV.belted ADJ

belted coat:

belted

avec (une) ceinture

V.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt]

to tighten one's belt

se serrer la ceinture

to hit sb below the belt

donner un coup bas à qn

that remark was a bit below the belt

cette remarque était un coup bas

she has 15 years' experience/two tournaments under her belt

elle a 15 ans d'expérience/deux tournois à son actif

a belt and braces job inf

un boulot où deux précautions valent mieux qu'une inf

See also belt down

I.belt down VB [Brit bɛlt -, Am bɛlt -] inf (belt down [sth], belt [sth] down) Am

belt down drink:

belt down

avaler [qc] d'un trait

stockbroker belt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stockbroker belt in the English»French Dictionary

stockbroker [ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkəʳ, Am ˈstɑ:kˌbroʊkɚ] N

stockbroker

agent m de change

I.belt [belt] N

1. belt a. SPORTS, AUTO:

belt

ceinture f

a blow below the belt

un coup bas

2. belt TECH:

belt

sangle f

3. belt (area):

belt

zone f

commuter belt

grande banlieue

4. belt inf (punch):

belt

gnon m

Phrases:

to tighten one's belt

se serrer la ceinture

to have sth under one's belt

avoir qc à son actif

II.belt [belt] VB trans

1. belt (secure):

belt

sangler

2. belt inf (hit):

belt

flanquer un coup à

III.belt [belt] VB intr inf

belt

se précipiter

to belt along

foncer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is their first gig outside the stockbroker belt for more than 8 years!

thequietus.com

They moved out to the stockbroker belt and bought a huge house there with a swimming pool.

news.bbc.co.uk

Riverside homes in the wealthy stockbroker belt are surrounded by water.

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