tail feather in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tail feather in the English»French Dictionary

tail feather N

tail feather

penne f rectrice

Translations for tail feather in the English»French Dictionary

I.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] N

feather

plume f

feather attr boa, cushion, mattress

de plumes

II.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] VB trans

1. feather (in rowing):

feather blade

plumer

2. feather AVIAT:

feather

mettre [qc] en drapeau

III.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər]

as light as a feather

léger comme une plume

birds of a feather (flock together) prov

qui se ressemble s'assemble prov

in full feather

en excellente forme

that'll make the feathers fly

ça va faire du vilain

that's a feather in his cap

c'est un bon point pour lui

you could have knocked me down with a feather

j'en avais le souffle coupé

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 feather in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tail feather in the English»French Dictionary

feather [ˈfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

feather

plume f

Phrases:

to be a feather in sb's cap

être quelque chose dont qn peut être fier

as light as a feather

aussi léger qu'une plume

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