tow in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tow in the English»French Dictionary

I.tow [Brit təʊ, Am toʊ] N

1. tow MOTOR:

to be on tow

être en remorque

to give sb a tow

remorquer qn

to need a tow

avoir besoin d'être remorqué

2. tow (following) fig, hum:

to have sb in tow

être accompagné de qn

a father with two children in tow

un père accompagné de deux enfants

3. tow (ski lift):

tow

téléski m

4. tow TEXTIL:

tow

filasse f

II.tow [Brit təʊ, Am toʊ] VB trans

tow trailer, caravan:

tow

remorquer, tracter

tow-start [Brit ˌtəʊˈstɑːt] N

to give sb a tow-start

faire démarrer qn en le remorquant

tow truck N

tow truck

dépanneuse f

tow rope N

tow rope → towline

See also towline

towline N

towline

câble m de remorquage

I.tow away VB [Brit təʊ -, Am toʊ -] (tow away [sth], tow [sth] away)

tow away police:

emmener [qc] à la fourrière

tow away recovery service:

remorquer

tow bar N

tow bar (on car)

crochet m d'attelage

tow bar (on recovery vehicle)

barre f de remorquage

ski tow N

ski tow

téléski m

tow-haired, towheaded ADJ pej

tow-haired

blond, filasse pej

Translations for tow in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

remonte-pente

ski-tow

tire-fesses

ski tow

tow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tow in the English»French Dictionary

I.tow [təʊ, Am toʊ] N

tow

remorquage m

to give sb/sth a tow

remorquer qn/qc

to take sth in tow

prendre qc en remorque

to be on [or in tow] tow Am, to be under tow a. Aus

être remorqué

II.tow [təʊ, Am toʊ] VB trans

tow

remorquer

to tow a car away for illegal parking

emmener une voiture à la fourrière

ski tow N

ski tow

téléski m

tow truck N Am

tow truck

remorqueuse f

Translations for tow in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tire-fesses

ski-tow

prendre le tire-fesses

to take the ski-tow

tracter

to tow

remorquer

to tow

se faire remorquer

to get a tow

dépanneuse

tow truck Am

haler péniche

to tow

dépanner qn (remorquer)

to give sb a tow

tow Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give sb/sth a tow

remorquer qn/qc

to take sth in tow

prendre qc en remorque

to be on [or in tow] tow Am, to be under tow a. Aus

être remorqué

to tow a car away for illegal parking

emmener une voiture à la fourrière

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With a new born child in tow and insurmountable debts, how will she cope?

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He is then freed by a passing tow truck, but crashes through the wall above the tunnel and is then hit by another truck.

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The person gets away in a tow truck.

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Tow tractors and stock chasers are additional examples of industrial trucks.

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Each man was given a car, affectionately called a milk wagon, a tow chain, a first aid kit, and a gallon of gasoline.

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In some areas, just the sandwich board signs will go up, and non-compliance will be met with a courtesy tow.

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Meanwhile, the tow-off boat operator keeps the longliner from drifting in on the seine.

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This ski resort offers outdoor lighting, artificial snow and a ski tow.

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Eli and the service station attendant find her and take her to the tow truck.

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The tow-off quickly exits the seine and goes to the opposite side of the longlinger.

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