sun oil in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sun oil in the English»French Dictionary

sun oil N

sun oil → suntan oil

See also suntan oil

suntan oil N

suntan oil

huile f solaire

Translations for sun oil in the English»French Dictionary

I.sun [Brit sʌn, Am sən] N (gen)

sun ASTRON

soleil m

the midday/August sun

le soleil de midi/d'août

the sun is shining

le soleil brille

to have the sun in one's eyes

avoir le soleil dans les yeux

in the sun

au soleil

don't lie right in the sun

ne vous allongez pas en plein soleil

you should come out of the sun

vous devriez vous mettre à l'ombre

a place in the sun (position)

un endroit ensoleillé

a place in the sun (house)

une maison dans le sud

a place in the sun fig

une place au soleil

it's the most beautiful place under the sun

c'est l'endroit le plus beau du monde

they sell everything under the sun

ils vendent de tout

to be up before the sun

être levé avant l'aube

II.sun <pres part sunning; pret, pp sunned> [Brit sʌn, Am sən] VB intr Am

sun person:

prendre le soleil

sun animal:

se chauffer au soleil

III.to sun oneself VB refl

to sun oneself refl < pres part sunning; pret, pp sunned>:

to sun oneself person:

prendre le soleil

to sun oneself animal:

se chauffer au soleil

IV.sun [Brit sʌn, Am sən]

there's nothing new under the sun

il n'y a rien de nouveau sous le soleil

Sun abrév écrite

Sun → Sunday

See also Sunday

I.Sunday [Brit ˈsʌndeɪ, ˈsʌndi, Am ˈsəndeɪ, ˈsəndi]

1. Sunday:

Sunday

dimanche m

Sunday attr service, Mass, newspaper, painter, walk, lunch

du dimanche

2. Sunday attr (occasional):

a Sunday driver pej

un chauffeur du dimanche

II.Sundays pl

the Sundays

les journaux mpl du dimanche.

III.Sunday [Brit ˈsʌndeɪ, ˈsʌndi, Am ˈsəndeɪ, ˈsəndi]

he'll never do it, not in a month of Sundays

il ne le fera jamais

I.oil [Brit ɔɪl, Am ɔɪl] N

1. oil:

oil (for fuel)

pétrole m

oil (for lubrication)

huile f

to check the oil MOTOR

vérifier le niveau d'huile

to change the oil MOTOR

faire la vidange

to strike oil lit

découvrir du pétrole

to strike oil fig

découvrir une mine d'or

to strike oil attr deposit, exporter, producer

de pétrole

to strike oil prices

du pétrole

to strike oil company, crisis, industry, exploration, production, terminal

pétrolier/-ière

to strike oil imports, reserves

pétrolier/-ière

an oil magnate

un magnat du pétrole

2. oil (for cooking):

oil

huile f

corn/sunflower oil

huile de maïs/tournesol

to cook with oil

cuisiner à l'huile

an oil and vinegar dressing

une vinaigrette

3. oil ART (medium):

oil

huile f U

to work in oils

peindre à l'huile

the portrait is (done) in oils

c'est un portrait à l'huile

4. oil ART (picture):

oil

huile f

5. oil (medicinal, beauty):

oil

huile f

essential oils

huiles fpl essentielles

oil of cloves/lemon

essence f de girofle/citron

6. oil Am (flattery):

oil inf

pommade f inf

oil inf

flatterie f

II.oil [Brit ɔɪl, Am ɔɪl] VB trans

1. oil (lubricate):

oil mechanism, parts

huiler, lubrifier

oil pan

huiler

2. oil (apply cosmetic to):

oil skin, hair

huiler

III.oiled ADJ

1. oiled:

oiled hair, moustache

huilé

oiled pistons, mechanism

huilé

oiled seabird, animal

mazouté

oiled cloth, paper, silk

huilé

Phrases:

well-oiled (drunk) inf

bien beurré inf

well-oiled (drunk) inf

ivre

IV.oil [Brit ɔɪl, Am ɔɪl]

oil and water do not mix

on ne peut pas marier l'eau et le feu

to oil the wheels

mettre de l'huile dans les rouages

to pour oil on troubled waters

apaiser les esprits

sun oil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sun oil in the English»French Dictionary

I.sun [sʌn] N

sun (star in our system):

sun

soleil m

to sit in the sun

s'asseoir au soleil

to have the sun in one's eyes

avoir le soleil dans les yeux

Phrases:

to have a place in the sun

avoir une place au soleil

to do/try everything under the sun

faire/essayer tout ce qui est possible d'imaginer

nothing new under the sun

rien de nouveau sous le soleil

II.sun <-nn-> [sʌn] VB trans

to sun oneself

prendre un bain de soleil

I.oil [ɔɪl] N

1. oil (lubricant, for cooking):

oil

huile f

to change the oil

faire la vidange

to check the oil

contrôler le niveau d'huile

to check the oil corn oil

huile de maïs

to cook with oil

cuisiner à l'huile

2. oil no pl (petroleum):

oil

pétrole m

to drill for oil

chercher du pétrole

3. oil (oil-based colours):

oils pl

huiles fpl

Phrases:

to burn the midnight oil

travailler jusqu'à tard dans la nuit

to mix like oil and water

mal se mélanger

II.oil [ɔɪl] VB trans

oil

huiler

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They don't yearn to strip off and douse themselves in sun oil.

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