water cooler in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for water cooler in the English»French Dictionary

water cooler N

water cooler

distributeur m d'eau réfrigérée

Translations for water cooler in the English»French Dictionary

the water was deliciously cool

l'eau était délicieusement fraîche or d'une fraîcheur exquise

Translations for water cooler in the English»French Dictionary

I.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] N

1. cool (coldness):

cool

fraîcheur f

2. cool (calm):

cool inf

sang-froid m

to keep one's cool (stay calm)

garder son sang-froid

to keep one's cool (not get angry)

ne pas s'énerver

to lose one's cool (get angry)

s'énerver

to lose one's cool (panic)

perdre son sang-froid

II.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] ADJ

1. cool:

cool breeze, day, drink, water, weather

frais/fraîche

cool fabric, dress

léger/-ère

cool colour

froid

it's cool today

il fait frais aujourd'hui

the fan keeps the room cool

le ventilateur maintient la pièce fraîche

to feel cool surface, wine:

être frais/fraîche

I feel cooler now

j'ai moins chaud maintenant

your brow is cooler

ton front est un peu moins chaud

it's getting cool, let's go in

il commence à faire frais, rentrons

2. cool (calm):

cool approach, handling

calme

to stay cool

garder son sang-froid

to keep a cool head

garder la tête froide

keep cool!

reste calme

3. cool (unemotional):

cool manner

détaché

cool logic, reasoning, response

froid

4. cool (unfriendly):

cool reception, welcome

froid

to be cool with or towards sb

être froid avec qn

5. cool (casual):

cool

décontracté, cool inf

she went up to him as cool as you please and slapped him

elle s'est approchée de lui totalement décontractée et l'a giflé

he's a cool customer

il n'a pas froid aux yeux

6. cool (for emphasis):

a cool million dollars

la coquette somme d'un million de dollars inf

7. cool (sophisticated) inf:

cool clothes, car

branché inf

cool person

branché inf

he thinks it's cool to smoke

il pense que ça fait bien de fumer

it's not cool to wear a tie

ça fait nul de porter une cravate inf

cool, man inf!

génial!

8. cool Am (great) inf:

that's a cool idea!

c'est une super idée! inf

that's cool!

super! inf

9. cool inf MUS:

cool jazz

cool inf

III.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] VB trans

1. cool (lower the temperature of):

cool soup, pan

refroidir

cool wine

rafraîchir

cool fan: room

rafraîchir

cool air-conditioning: building

refroidir

to cool one's hands

se rafraîchir les mains

2. cool fig anger, ardour, passion:

cool

calmer

IV.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] VB intr

1. cool (get colder):

cool air, iron, soup, water:

refroidir

to leave sth to cool

laisser qc refroidir

2. cool (subside):

cool passion:

tiédir

cool enthusiasm:

faiblir

cool friendship:

se dégrader

relations between them have cooled

ils sont moins proches qu'avant

wait until tempers have cooled

attends que les esprits se calment

V.-cooled COMP

air-/water-cooled TECH

à refroidissement à air/eau

VI.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul]

cool it inf! (stay calm)

ne t'énerve pas!

OK guys, cool it inf! (stop fighting)

ça suffit les gars, on se calme! inf

to play it cool inf

rester calme

cooler [Brit ˈkuːlə, Am ˈkulər] N (prison)

cooler inf

taule f inf

cooler inf

prison f

he got five years in the cooler

il a pris cinq ans de taule

I.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

water

eau f

drinking water

eau potable

running water

eau courante

tap water

eau du robinet

washing-up water

eau de vaisselle

by water

par bateau

under water (submerged)

sous l'eau

under water (flooded)

inondé

at high/low water

à marée haute/basse

to let in water shoe, boat:

prendre l'eau

to make water ship:

faire eau

to pass water

uriner

to turn the water on/off

ouvrir/fermer le robinet

he lives across the water on the mainland

il habite sur le continent

our French colleagues across the water

nos collègues français de l'autre côté de la Manche

the wine was flowing like water

le vin coulait à flots

to keep one's head above water lit

garder la tête hors de l'eau

to keep one's head above water (financially) fig

faire face à ses engagements

to keep one's head above water attr glass, jug, tank

à eau

to keep one's head above water snake, shrew

d'eau

to keep one's head above water filter, pump

à eau

to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, shortage

d'eau

to keep one's head above water industry

de l'eau

II.waters N npl

1. waters NAUT:

waters

eaux fpl

enemy/international waters

eaux (territoriales) ennemies/internationales

2. waters (spa water):

to take the waters

faire une cure thermale

to drink the waters

prendre les eaux fpl

3. waters MED (in obstetrics):

waters

eaux fpl

her waters have broken

elle a perdu les eaux

III.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB trans

water (in gardening) lawn, plant

arroser

water FARM crop, field

irriguer

water horse, livestock

abreuver

a country watered by many rivers liter

un pays arrosé par de nombreuses rivières

IV.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB intr

the smell of cooking makes my mouth water

l'odeur de cuisine me fait venir l'eau à la bouche

the smoke/onion made her eyes water

la fumée/l'oignon l'a fait pleurer

V.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

to spend money like water

jeter l'argent par les fenêtres

not to hold water theory, argument:

ne pas tenir debout

I can't walk on water!

je ne peux pas faire de miracles!

he's a cheat/liar of the first water

c'est un menteur/lâche de la pire espèce

water cooler in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for water cooler in the English»French Dictionary

water cooler N

water cooler

distributeur m d'eau

Translations for water cooler in the English»French Dictionary

cooler N

1. cooler (box):

cooler

glacière f

2. cooler (cool drink):

cooler

rafraîchissement m

I.cool [ku:l] ADJ

1. cool (slightly cold):

cool

frais(fraîche)

2. cool (calm):

cool

tranquille

cool inf

cool

to keep a cool head

garder la tête froide

3. cool (unfriendly, cold):

cool

froid(e)

cool welcome

glacial(e)

4. cool (fresh):

cool color

froid(e)

5. cool inf (fashionable):

cool

cool

Phrases:

cool as a cucumber

tranquille

II.cool [ku:l] INTERJ inf

cool

cool!

III.cool [ku:l] N no pl

1. cool (coolness):

cool

fraîcheur f

2. cool (calm):

cool

sang-froid m

to keep one's cool

garder son calme

IV.cool [ku:l] VB intr

cool

se refroidir

V.cool [ku:l] VB trans

1. cool (make cold):

cool

refroidir

2. cool inf:

cool it!

reste cool!

I.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] N

water (liquid):

water

eau f

bottled water

eau en bouteille

a bottle/glass of water

une bouteille/un verre d'eau

under water

sous l'eau

under water (flooded)

inondé(e)

hot and cold water

eau courante

to keep one's head above water a. fig

maintenir la tête hors de l'eau

low/high water

marée f basse/haute

to tread water a. fig

faire du sur-place f

to pass water

uriner

Phrases:

to throw out the baby with the bath water

jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain

to be water under the bridge

être du passé

to be like a fish out of water

être complètement dépaysé

through hell and high water

contre vents et marées

to spend money like water

jeter l'argent par les fenêtres

to pour cold water on sth

se montrer réticent à l'égard de qc

of the first water

de tout premier ordre

to get into hot water

se mettre dans le pétrin

to be in deep water

avoir dans le pétrin

still waters run deep

il faut se méfier de l'eau qui sommeille

to hold water

tenir debout

II.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB trans

1. water (give water to):

water plants

arroser

water cows, horses

faire boire

2. water (dilute):

water

diluer

III.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB intr

1. water (produce tears):

water

pleurer

2. water (salivate):

water

saliver

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The water cooler effect of the two-step flow was a means of assigning messages meaning, leading to the development of opinion dynamics.

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Let's say each hour the office workers congregate around the water cooler.

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You can't picture much talk around the water cooler about the outcome of that rematch.

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He kicked a water cooler across the court and was fined $5,000 for making an obscene gesture.

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Once upon a time overachievers would casually, on purpose, drop into water cooler conversations how late they worked.

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They were the center of slumber parties and the grade school equivalent of water cooler conversations.

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Idle chatter at the water cooler or the loading dock is at best neutral.

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The simple act of moving a water cooler turns into office warfare.

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To put that in perspective, the typical office water cooler holds 5 gallons, or about 1.4 percent of the studys estimated daily average household use.

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It was said casually, with a smile and a patronizing back-rub over a water cooler conversation.

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