tail in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tail in the English»French Dictionary

I.tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl] N

1. tail ZOOL (of mammal, bird, fish):

tail

queue f

2. tail (end piece):

tail (of aircraft, comet, kite)

queue f

at the tail of the procession

à la queue du cortège

3. tail (police observer) inf:

to put a tail on sb

faire filer qn, prendre qn en filature

4. tail (buttocks):

tail inf

postérieur m inf

II.tails N npl

1. tails (tailcoat):

tails

habit m

wearing tails

en habit

white tie and tails

queue-de-pie f

2. tails (of coin):

tails

pile f

heads or tails?

pile ou face?

tails you win

pile tu gagnes

III.tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl] VB trans inf

tail

filer inf

tail suspect, car

suivre (to jusqu'à)

we're being tailed

on est pris en filature

IV.tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl]

I can't make head (n)or tail of this

je ne comprends rien du tout à cela

we couldn't make head or tail of his reply

sa réponse n'avait ni queue ni tête

to be on sb's tail

suivre qn de près

to be on sb's tail

talonner qn inf

to go off with one's tail between one's legs

partir la queue basse

to turn tail pej

tourner les talons pej

tail race N

tail race

galerie f d'évacuation

tail end N

1. tail end (last piece):

tail end (of joint, roast)

dernier morceau m

tail end (of film, conversation)

fin f

to catch the tail end of the film

voir les toutes dernières minutes du film

2. tail end inf (buttocks):

tail end

derrière m inf

shirt tail [Brit ˈʃəːt ˌteɪl, Am ˈʃər(t)teɪl] N

1. shirt tail (of shirt):

shirt tail

pan m de chemise

2. shirt tail Am inf JOURN:

shirt tail

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tail assembly N

tail assembly

empennage m (de queue)

tail back VB [Brit teɪl -, Am teɪl -] Brit

to tail back from traffic jam:

remonter de

to tail back to traffic jam:

s'étirer jusqu'à

the traffic tails back for miles

le bouchon s'étire sur des kilomètres

tail off VB [Brit teɪl -, Am teɪl -]

1. tail off (reduce):

tail off percentage, figures, demand:

diminuer

tail off acceleration:

baisser

2. tail off (fade):

tail off remarks:

cesser

tail off voice:

s'éteindre

he tailed off into silence

sa voix s'est éteinte

tail away VB [Brit teɪl -, Am teɪl -] (fade)

tail away voice, noise:

s'éteindre

her voice tailed away to a whisper

elle a baissé la voix et s'est mise à chuchoter

tail feather N

tail feather

penne f rectrice

tail-heavy ADJ

tail-heavy aircraft:

tail-heavy

centré à l'arrière

tail in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tail in the English»French Dictionary

I.tail [teɪl] N

1. tail (on animal):

tail

queue f

2. tail (rear):

tail

postérieur m

3. tail AVIAT:

tail

queue f

4. tail (side of a coin):

tail

face f

heads or tails? — tails

pile ou face? — pile f

5. tail inf (buttocks):

tail

derrière m

6. tail inf (spy):

tail

fileur m

Phrases:

it's a case of the tail wagging the dog

c'est le monde à l'envers

I can't make head or tail of it

je n'y comprends rien

heads I win, tails you lose

face je gagne, pile tu perds

II.tail [teɪl] VB trans

tail

pister

to be tailed

être suivi

tail back VB intr Brit

tail back

bouchonner

tail wind N

tail wind

vent m arrière

tail off VB trans

tail off

diminuer

tail off sound

baisser

tail end N

tail end

bout m

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stubby tail

un bout de queue

Translations for tail in the French»English Dictionary

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chevelure d'une comète

tail

traînée d'une étoile filante

tail

prendre qn en filature

to tail sb

queue en tire-bouchon

curly tail

tail Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to turn tail and run

prendre ses jambes à son cou

to chase one's tail trying to get sth

s'évertuer à obtenir qc de qn

with a wag of his tail

en remuant la queue

I can't make head or tail of it

je n'y comprends rien

in two shakes of a duck's tail inf

en moins de deux

to have sb on one's tail

avoir qn aux fesses inf

with one's tail between one's legs

à la queue basse inf

the dog was wagging its tail

le chien frétille de la queue

I can't make head or tail of it

j'y perds mon latin

I can't make head (n)or tail of it

je m'y perds

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The body is decorated with dark spots, with a pale underside and a ringed tail.

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The tail is brown at the base and white past the sting.

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Immature birds have a black tail and lack almost all iridescence.

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Numerous small dermal denticles are also found between the eyes and on the tail behind the spine.

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Variations of the species may also have orange eyes, and orange highlights in the tail fins.

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This simply presented their tail to the attacker, usually with disastrous results.

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This species has an average total length (including tail) of 1.11.8m ft.

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In life, it would have resembled a modern duiker, measuring about 50 cm in body length, but with a much longer tail.

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The high-wing is strut-braced and the tail is a cruciform tail.

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Vertical and horizontal tail surfaces are trapezoidal, with a swept fin.

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