toy dog in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for toy dog in the English»French Dictionary

toy dog N

toy dog

chien m d'appartement

Translations for toy dog in the English»French Dictionary

I.toy [Brit tɔɪ, Am tɔɪ] N

toy

jouet m

to throw one's toys out of the pram Brit inf

faire un caprice

to throw one's toys out of the pram attr plane, railway

miniature

to throw one's toys out of the pram car, boat

petit

to throw one's toys out of the pram gun, telephone

d'enfant

II.to toy with VB intr

to toy with object, feelings

jouer avec

to toy with idea

caresser

to toy with one's food

chipoter

I.dog [Brit dɒɡ, Am dɔɡ] N

1. dog ZOOL:

dog

chien m

dog (female)

chienne f

2. dog (male fox, wolf, etc):

dog

mâle m

3. dog (person) inf:

you lucky dog!

sacré veinard! inf

you dirty or vile dog!

sale type! inf

he's a crafty old dog!

c'est un vieux rusé!

4. dog (unattractive woman):

dog sl

mocheté f inf

dog sl

cageot m sl

5. dog Am (poor quality machine, object etc) inf:

it's a dog inf

c'est de la cochonnerie inf

6. dog TECH:

dog (gen)

crampon m

dog (on roof)

clameau m

dog (pawl)

cliquet m

II.dogs N

dogs npl Brit inf SPORTS (greyhound racing):

the dogs

les courses fpl de lévriers

III.dog <pres part dogging; pret, pp dogged> [Brit dɒɡ, Am dɔɡ] VB trans

1. dog (follow):

dog person

talonner, suivre [qn] de près

to dog sb's footsteps

être sur les talons de qn, être toujours derrière qn

2. dog (plague):

dog

suivre

to be dogged by misfortune

être poursuivi par la malchance

to be dogged by uncertainty/controversy

être en proie à l'incertitude/la controverse

poor health had dogged his childhood

il avait été affligé d'une mauvaise santé pendant toute son enfance

IV.dog [Brit dɒɡ, Am dɔɡ]

dog → teach

it's dog eat dog

c'est chacun pour soi, c'est la foire d'empoigne

every dog has its day

à chacun vient sa chance, à chacun son heure de gloire

give a dog a bad name (and hang him) prov

qui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rage

to put on the dog inf Am

frimer inf

love me, love my dog

aime-moi tel que je suis

to go and see a man about a dog (relieve oneself) euph, hum

aller se soulager

to go and see a man about a dog (go on unspecified business)

aller voir le pape hum

they don't have a dog's chance

ils n'ont pas la moindre chance or l'ombre d'une chance

it's a dog's life

c'est une vie de chien

to lead a dog's life

mener une vie de chien

to lead sb a dog's life

mener une vie de chien à qn

there's life in the old dog yet (of oneself)

je ne suis pas encore grabataire

there's life in the old dog yet (of sb else)

il/elle n'est pas encore grabataire

to go to the dogs inf company, country:

aller à vau-l'eau

to go to the dogs person:

filer un mauvais coton inf

to treat sb like a dog

traiter qn comme un chien

to be dressed or got up like a dog's dinner inf

en grand tralala inf

it's a real dog's breakfast inf!

c'est n'importe quoi!

you wouldn't put a dog out on a night like this!

il fait un temps de chien ce soir!

See also teach

I.teach <pret, pp taught> [Brit tiːtʃ, Am titʃ] Teach For America VB trans

1. teach (instruct):

teach children, adults

enseigner à

to teach sb about sth

enseigner qc à qn

to teach a dog obedience

apprendre à un chien à obéir

to teach sb (how) to do

apprendre à qn à faire

he taught me (how) to drive

il m'a appris à conduire

to teach sb what to do

apprendre à qn ce qu'il faut faire

to teach oneself to do

s'apprendre à faire

2. teach (impart):

teach subject, skill

enseigner

to teach Russian/biology

enseigner le russe/la biologie

to teach sth to sb, to teach sb sth

enseigner qc à qn

to teach adults French

enseigner le français aux adultes

to teach sb the basics of

apprendre à qn les rudiments de

she could teach us a thing or two about

elle pourrait nous donner des leçons en matière de

to teach oneself Spanish

apprendre l'espagnol tout seul

3. teach (as career):

teach subject, skill

enseigner

she teaches swimming

elle est professeur de natation

to teach school Am

être instituteur/-trice

4. teach (as correction) inf:

to teach sb a lesson person:

donner une bonne leçon à qn

to teach sb a lesson experience:

servir de leçon à qn

he needs to be taught a lesson

il a besoin qu'on lui donne une bonne leçon

to teach sb to do

apprendre à qn à faire

I'll/that will teach you to lie!

je vais t'apprendre/ça t'apprendra à mentir!

5. teach (advocate):

teach doctrine, creed, virtue

enseigner

to teach that …

enseigner que …

to teach sb to do

enseigner à qn à faire

II.teach <pret, pp taught> [Brit tiːtʃ, Am titʃ] Teach For America VB intr

teach

enseigner

III.teach <pret, pp taught> [Brit tiːtʃ, Am titʃ] Teach For America

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

il est difficile de déranger les vieilles habitudes

toy dog in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for toy dog in the English»French Dictionary

toy [tɔɪ] N

toy

jouet m

I.dog [dɒg, Am dɑ:g] N

1. dog (animal):

dog

chien m

hunting dog

chien de chasse

pet dog

chien de compagnie

police dog handler

maître-chien m

2. dog pej (nasty man):

the (dirty) dog!

quelle peau de vache!

3. dog pej (ugly woman):

dog

cageot m

Phrases:

you do not have a dog's chance inf

tu n'as aucune chance

every dog has its day prov

à chacun son heure

to live a dog's life

mener une vie de chien

a dog in the manger

un empêcheur de tourner en rond

the lucky dog

le petit veinard

dog eat dog prov

les loups ne se font pas de cadeaux

to go to the dogs

tourner mal

to put on the dog Am

frimer

II.dog <-gg-> [dɒg, Am dɑ:g] VB trans

dog

suivre à la trace

to dog sb with questions

harceler qn de questions

the police dogged the murderer

la police filait l'assassin

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Many of the toy dog breeds are used only for the pleasure of their company, not as workers.

en.wikipedia.org

It isn't known if they were pure-bred shih tzu or crossed with another toy dog breed.

www.odt.co.nz

Some primary school children launched a toy dog into space, but only the camera and balloon have been found.

www.stuff.co.nz

The disease is more common in female toy dogs of young and middle age.

en.wikipedia.org

Inside there are a couple of crash-test dummies, a huge stuffed toy dog and a crash-test baby in a car seat, all simulating human occupants.

thechronicleherald.ca

Six special tribbles were made which were converted from toy dogs.

en.wikipedia.org

The categories include both pure and mixed breeds along with the fun classes such as toy dogs and puppies.

www.independent.ie

This interactive toy dog is nothing compared to the drawings of the 1800s and early 1900s.

www.wired.com

She always carried a little toy dog with her.

www.gazettelive.co.uk

One of the staff's recent favourite items was a large toy dog that would move its head and feet when patted.

www.winnipegsun.com