sunat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sunat in the English»French Dictionary

I.shunt [Brit ʃʌnt, Am ʃənt] N

shunt MED, ELECTRON

shunt m

II.shunt [Brit ʃʌnt, Am ʃənt] VB trans

1. shunt (send):

shunt inf

expédier inf

to be shunted from place to place

être expédié d'un endroit à l'autre

to shunt sb back and forth

ballotter qn d'un côté à l'autre

we were shunted from one official to the next

on a été ballottés d'un responsable à l'autre

2. shunt (marginalize):

shunt inf

expédier inf

to shunt sb into another department

expédier qn dans un autre service

to shunt sb into a siding fig

mettre qn sur une voie de garage

3. shunt RAIL (move):

shunt wagon, engine

aiguiller (into sur)

III.shunt [Brit ʃʌnt, Am ʃənt] VB intr

shunt train:

shunt

changer de voie

to shunt back and forth

manœuvrer

gnat [Brit nat, Am næt] N

gnat

moucheron m

I.lunatic [Brit ˈluːnətɪk, Am ˈlunəˌtɪk] N

1. lunatic dated MED:

lunatic

dément/-e m/f

lunatic

aliéné/-e m/f

2. lunatic dated LAW:

lunatic

dément/-e m/f

3. lunatic fig:

lunatic

fou/folle m/f

he drives like a lunatic!

il conduit comme un fou!

he drives like a lunatic!

il conduit comme un dingue! inf

II.lunatic [Brit ˈluːnətɪk, Am ˈlunəˌtɪk] ADJ

lunatic MED, LAW

dément

lunatic fig person

fou/folle

lunatic plan, idea, behaviour

démentiel/-ielle

tsunami [Brit tsuːˈnɑːmi, Am (t)suˈnɑmi] N

tsunami

tsunami m

tsunami

raz-de-marée m

sunny [Brit ˈsʌni, Am ˈsəni] ADJ

1. sunny lit:

sunny weather, morning, period

ensoleillé

sunny place, side, garden, room (facing the sun)

exposé au soleil

sunny (sunlit)

ensoleillé

it's going to be sunny

il va faire (du) soleil

the outlook is sunny

on prévoit du soleil

2. sunny fig person, disposition, temperament:

sunny

joyeux/-euse

to look on the sunny side (of things)

regarder or voir le bon côté des choses

sunny side up egg

sur le plat

sunny interval N

sunny interval

période f ensoleillée

sung [Brit sʌŋ, Am səŋ] VB pp

sung → sing

See also sing

I.sing [Brit sɪŋ, Am sɪŋ] N Am

sing → singalong

II.sing <pret sang; pp sung> [Brit sɪŋ, Am sɪŋ] VB trans

sing person song, note:

sing

chanter

to sing a role

chanter dans un rôle

to sing the part of …

chanter dans le rôle de …

to sing sth to/for sb

chanter qc à/pour qn

sing him something

chante-lui quelque chose

to sing sth in front of or for an audience

chanter qc devant un public

to sing sb to sleep

chanter pour endormir qn

‘Happy birthday!’ they sang

‘bon anniversaire!’ ont-ils chanté

to sing sb's praises

chanter les louanges de qn

III.sing <pret sang, pp sung> [Brit sɪŋ, Am sɪŋ] VB intr

1. sing person:

sing

chanter (in dans, to sb à qn, for sb pour qn)

you can't sing

tu ne sais pas chanter

to sing well

chanter bien

to sing in/out of tune

chanter juste/faux

to sing in front of or for an audience

chanter devant un public

to sing to an accompaniment

chanter avec un accompagnement

he sings about love

il parle d'amour dans ses chansons

she sang of her country liter

sa chanson parlait de son pays

2. sing:

sing bird, cricket, instrument, kettle:

chanter

sing wind:

siffler

sing ears:

siffler

to make sb's ears sing

faire siffler les oreilles de qn

3. sing (confess):

sing inf

se mettre à table inf

IV.sing [Brit sɪŋ, Am sɪŋ]

to sing a different or another song

changer d'avis

sunk [Brit sʌŋk, Am səŋk] VB pp

sunk → sink

See also sink

I.sink [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] N

1. sink (basin):

sink (in kitchen)

évier m

sink (in bathroom)

lavabo m

double sink

évier à deux bacs

2. sink (cesspit):

sink lit

fosse f d'aisance

sink fig

cloaque m

Phrases:

sink, a. sinkhole GEOL

doline f

II.sink <pret sank, pp sunk> [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] VB trans

1. sink NAUT:

sink (by scuttling) ship

couler

sink (by torpedo) ship

torpiller

2. sink (bore):

sink oilwell, shaft

forer

sink foundations

creuser

3. sink (embed):

sink post, pillar

enfoncer (into dans)

to sink one's teeth into sandwich etc

mordre à pleines dents dans

the dog sank its teeth into my arm

le chien a planté ses crocs dans mon bras

to sink a knife into cake

enfoncer un couteau dans

4. sink Brit (drink):

sink inf

descendre inf

5. sink SPORTS:

sink billiard ball

mettre [qc] dans le trou

sink putt

rentrer

6. sink (destroy) scandal:

sink party

faire couler

without capital/a leader we're sunk

sans capital/chef nous sommes perdus

7. sink FIN:

sink debt

amortir

III.sink <pret sank, pp sunk> [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] VB intr

1. sink (fail to float):

sink ship, object, person:

couler

to sink without a trace fig idea, project etc:

tomber dans les oubliettes

2. sink (drop to lower level):

sink sun:

baisser

sink cake:

se dégonfler

sink pressure, temperature, water level:

baisser

the sun sinks in the West

le soleil disparaît à l'ouest

to sink to the floor

s'effondrer

to sink to one's knees

tomber à genoux

to sink into a chair

s'affaler dans un fauteuil

to sink into a deep sleep/coma

sombrer dans un profond sommeil/dans le coma

3. sink (fall) fig:

sink profits, production:

baisser

he has sunk in my estimation

il a baissé dans mon estime

my heart or spirits sank

j'ai eu un serrement de cœur

I wouldn't sink so low as to beg from him

je ne m'abaisserais pas à lui demander de l'argent

4. sink (subside):

sink building, wall:

s'effondrer

to sink into person, feet: mud

s'enfoncer dans

to sink into country, person: anarchy, apathy

sombrer dans

to sink into celebrity: obscurity

sombrer dans

to sink under the weight of shelf: boxes etc

plier sous le poids de

to sink under the weight of person, company: debt

crouler sous le poids de

IV.sink [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk]

to sink one's differences

oublier ses différences

to sink money into (invest heavily) project, company

investir de l'argent dans

Sunni [Brit ˈsʊni, ˈsʌni, Am ˈsʊni] N REL

1. Sunni (branch of Islam):

Sunni

sunnisme m

2. Sunni (adherent):

Sunni, a. Sunni Muslim

sunnite mf

sunup N Am inf

sunup → sunrise

See also sunrise

sunrise N

sunrise

lever m du soleil

sunat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sunat in the English»French Dictionary

I.shunt [ʃʌnt] VB trans

1. shunt (manoeuvre):

shunt train

aiguiller

2. shunt (move without consideration):

shunt person, thing

écarter

to be shunted to later times

être relégué à plus tard

to shunt sth somewhere

déplacer qc quelque part

II.shunt [ʃʌnt] N RAIL

shunt

manœuvre f

gnat [næt] N

gnat (tiny fly):

gnat

moucheron m

Phrases:

to strain at a/every gnat

ergoter sur des vétilles

I.lunatic [ˈlu:nətɪk] N

1. lunatic (crazy person):

lunatic

dingue mf

2. lunatic POL:

the lunatic fringe

les extrémistes

3. lunatic vulg (mentally ill person):

lunatic

fou(folle) m (f)

II.lunatic [ˈlu:nətɪk] ADJ

lunatic

dingue

sunup N Am

sunup → sunrise

See also sunrise

sunrise [ˈsʌnraɪz] N

sunrise

lever m du soleil

sunk [sʌŋk] VB

sunk pp of sink

See also sink

I.sink <sank [or sunk], sunk> [sɪŋk] N

1. sink (washing area):

sink

évier m

2. sink Am (washbasin):

sink

lavabo m

II.sink <sank [or sunk], sunk> [sɪŋk] VB intr

1. sink (not float):

sink

couler

2. sink (go downward):

sink to the bottom

sombrer

3. sink (drop down):

sink

s'effondrer

to sink to one's knees

tomber à genoux

4. sink (decrease):

sink

diminuer

5. sink (get softer):

sink

s'adoucir

6. sink (gets sadder):

sink heart

s'assombrir

7. sink (decline):

sink in sb's estimation

baisser

8. sink (health decline):

sink

s'aggraver

Phrases:

to sink like a stone (through water)

couler à pic

to sink like a stone (through air)

tomber comme une pierre

to sink without trace

sombrer corps et biens

“sink or swim”

“marche ou crève”

III.sink <sank [or sunk], sunk> [sɪŋk] VB trans

1. sink (cause to submerge):

sink

plonger

2. sink (ruin):

sink

ruiner

3. sink MIN:

sink well

forer

4. sink SPORTS:

sink

battre (à plate couture)

5. sink (lower):

sink voice

réduire

Phrases:

to sink one's differences

dépasser ses différences

sung [sʌŋ] VB

sung pp of sing

See also sing², sing¹

I.sing² <sang [or a. Am sung], sung> VB intr

1. sing (make music):

sing

chanter

2. sing (make high-pitched noise):

sing kettle

siffler

sing wind

hurler

3. sing (be filled with ringing):

sing

bourdonner

II.sing² <sang [or a. Am sung], sung> VB trans

sing

chanter

to sing alto/tenor/soprano

avoir une voix d'alto/de ténor/de soprano

Phrases:

to sing another tune

chanter sur un autre ton

to sing another tune (change what you think)

changer d'avis

sing¹ [sɪŋ]

sing LING abbreviation of singular

sunny <-ier, -iest> [ˈsʌni] ADJ

1. sunny (not overcast):

sunny

ensoleillé(e)

sunny intervals

éclaircies fpl

the sunny side of sth a. fig

le bon côté de qc

2. sunny (happy):

sunny

radieux(-euse)

to have a sunny disposition

être d'un naturel enjoué

Phrases:

eggs sunny side up Am

œufs mpl sur le plat

lunatic asylum N pej

lunatic asylum

asile m de fous

tuna [ˈtju:nə, Am ˈtu:-] N

tuna

thon m

bosun [ˈbəʊsən, Am ˈboʊ-] N

bosun → boatswain

See also boatswain

boatswain [ˈbəʊsən, Am ˈboʊ-] N

boatswain

maître m d'équipage