tail fin in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tail fin in the English»French Dictionary

tail fin N ZOOL

tail fin

nageoire f caudale

Translations for tail fin in the English»French Dictionary

upswept tail fin

qui remonte

Translations for tail fin in the English»French Dictionary

fin [Brit fɪn, Am fɪn] N

1. fin ZOOL:

fin (of fish, seal)

nageoire f

fin (of shark)

aileron m

2. fin AEROSP:

fin

empennage m

3. fin:

fin TECH, MOTOR

ailette f

4. fin NAUT:

fin

dérive f

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 fin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tail fin in the English»French Dictionary

fin [fɪn] N

1. fin ZOOL:

fin

nageoire f

2. fin TECH:

fin

aileron m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The aircraft was of unusual layout with twin close-set booms carrying the tailplane upon which was set the tail fin.

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The pectoral fins are greatly enlarged, and the tail fin is rounded.

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