tail section in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tail section in the English»French Dictionary

tail section N AVIAT

tail section

partie f arrière

Translations for tail section in the English»French Dictionary

I.section [Brit ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n, Am ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n] N

1. section (part):

section (of train, aircraft, town, forest, area)

partie f

section (of pipe, tunnel, road, river)

tronçon m

section (of object, kit)

élément m

section (of orange, grapefruit)

quartier m

section (of public, population, group)

tranche f

women's sections POL

sections fpl féminines

2. section (department):

section (of company, office, department, government)

service m

section (of library, shop)

rayon m

computer/consular section

service m informatique/consulaire

3. section (subdivision):

section (of act, bill, report)

article m

section (of newspaper)

rubrique f

under section 24

aux termes de l'article 24

sports/books section

rubrique f sportive/littéraire

4. section (passage):

section (of book)

passage m (on sur)

section (larger)

partie f (on qui traite de)

there's a section on verbs at the end

il y a un chapitre sur les verbes à la fin

5. section MIL:

section

groupe m

6. section:

section BIOL, GEOL

lamelle f

7. section MATH:

section

section f

8. section MED:

section

sectionnement m

9. section RAIL (part of network):

section

canton m (de voie ferrée)

10. section Am RAIL (of sleeping car):

section

compartiment-couchettes m

11. section Am RAIL (relief train):

section

train m supplémentaire

II.section [Brit ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n, Am ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n] VB trans

1. section (divide):

section document, text

sectionner

section computer screen

segmenter

2. section MED (in surgery):

section

sectionner

3. section Brit MED (confine to mental hospital):

section person

décider l'internement de

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 section in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tail section in the English»French Dictionary

I.section [ˈsekʃən] N

1. section (part):

section

partie f

section of a road, railway

tronçon m

section of a document

chapitre m

section of an orange

quartier m

section of a newspaper

pages fpl

the sports section

les pages sportives

2. section (department):

section

service m

3. section MUS:

the brass section

les cuivres

4. section (military unit):

section

groupe m

5. section (surgical cut):

section

section f

II.section [ˈsekʃən] VB trans

1. section (divide):

section

sectionner

to be sectioned into subject areas

être divisé en domaines

2. section Brit MED:

section

interner

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