tea cosy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tea cosy in the English»French Dictionary

tea cosy Brit, tea cozy Am N

tea cosy

couvre-théière m inv

Translations for tea cosy in the French»English Dictionary

couvre-théière

tea cosy

Translations for tea cosy in the English»French Dictionary

I.cosy Brit, cozy Am [Brit ˈkəʊzi, Am ˈkoʊzi] N a. tea-cosy

cosy

couvre-théière m

II.cosy Brit, cozy Am [Brit ˈkəʊzi, Am ˈkoʊzi] ADJ

1. cosy (comfortable):

cosy chair, room, atmosphere

douillet/-ette

cosy clothing

confortable

to feel cosy person:

être confortablement installé

to feel cosy room, blanket:

être douillet/-ette

it's cosy here

on est bien ici

2. cosy (intimate):

cosy chat, evening, meeting

intime

3. cosy fig:

cosy situation, belief

rassurant

cosy world

protégé

III.cosy Brit, cozy Am [Brit ˈkəʊzi, Am ˈkoʊzi]

to play it cosy inf Am

agir en douceur

tea [Brit tiː, Am ti] N

1. tea (drink, substance, shrub):

tea

thé m

I'll make a pot of tea

je vais faire du thé

2. tea (cup of tea):

tea

thé m

two teas please

deux thés s'il vous plaît

3. tea Brit:

tea (in the afternoon)

thé m

tea (for children)

goûter m

tea (evening meal)

repas m du soir

tea (evening meal)

dîner m

they had tea in the garden

ils ont pris le thé au jardin

4. tea Am (marijuana):

tea inf

marijuana f

it's not my cup of tea

ce n'est pas mon truc inf

he's not my cup of tea

il ne me plaît pas tellement

that's just his cup of tea

c'est tout à fait son truc inf

to give sb tea and sympathy hum

réconforter qn

tea cosy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tea cosy in the English»French Dictionary

tea cosy N

tea cosy

cosy m

Translations for tea cosy in the English»French Dictionary

tea cosy

couvre-théière m

Translations for tea cosy in the English»French Dictionary

I.cosy <-ier, -iest> [ˈkəʊzi, Am ˈkoʊ-] ADJ

1. cosy (comfortable):

cosy a. fig

douillet(te)

to feel cosy

être confortablement installé

2. cosy pej (convenient):

cosy

pépère

3. cosy (intimate):

cosy

intime

II.cosy <-sies> [ˈkəʊzi, Am ˈkoʊ-] N

tea cosy

couvre-théière m

egg cosy

couvre-œuf m

tea [ti:] N

1. tea no pl (plant):

tea

thé m

2. tea (drink):

tea

thé m

mint tea

thé à la menthe

3. tea (cup of tea):

tea

thé m

4. tea Brit (late afternoon meal):

tea

goûter m

5. tea Brit, Aus (early evening cooked meal):

tea

dîner m

afternoon tea

thé m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A teapot and tea cosy may be used, if time permits, or tea may be steeped directly in the kettle off the heat.

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Some tea cosies are hand-knitted, resembling woollen hats, some even feature a bobble on top, which may also serve as a handle to remove or lift the tea cosy.

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Toast also has a fun knitted tea cosy.

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A tea cosy is often used to keep the temperature of the tea in a teapot constant.

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Glasses and floral teacups (one complete with a knitted tea cosy) remain stacked on their shelves ready to be used.

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Imagine wrapping a whole house in a tea cosy.

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The new wig arrived and was mistaken for a tea cosy and glued to the teapot.

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Inspired by the 1990s, their name was derived from the tea cosy designed to keep a pot warm.

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In more ways than one, the koozie functions as an inverted version of the tea cosy.

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And for years afterwards, we had a knitted cottage tea cosy bought at the threshing as a souvenir, gracing our kitchen table.

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