tails in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tails 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

coat-tails [Brit ˈkəʊtteɪlz] N npl

coat-tails

queue f d'un habit

to be always hanging on sb's coat-tails

être toujours pendu aux basques de qn inf

to ride on sb's coat-tails (gen)

profiter des efforts de qn

to ride on sb's coat-tails pej POL

se faire élire à la traîne de qn

lamb's-tails N npl BOT

lamb's-tails

chatons mpl

cat-o'-nine-tails <pl cat-o'-nine-tails> N

cat-o'-nine-tails

martinet m

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 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

commentaire en bas d'un article

tail assembly N

tail assembly

empennage m (de queue)

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queue-de-pie

tails pl , tailcoat

tails in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tails in the English»French Dictionary

coat-tails N pl

coat-tails

queue f de pie

Phrases:

on sb's coat-tails

dans le sillage de qn

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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le côté pile

tails

pile ou face?

heads or tails?

chevelure d'une comète

tail

traînée d'une étoile filante

tail

prendre qn en filature

to tail sb

tails Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

heads or tails? — tails

pile ou face? — pile f

heads I win, tails you lose

face je gagne, pile tu perds

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

on sb's coat-tails

dans le sillage de qn

heads or tails?

pile ou face?

in two shakes of a duck's tail inf

en moins de deux

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 (n)or tail of it

je m'y perds