wattle and daub in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wattle and daub in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for wattle and daub in the English»French Dictionary

wattle [Brit ˈwɒt(ə)l, Am ˈwɑdl] N

I.daub [Brit dɔːb, Am dɔb] N (painting)

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc).
For examples and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wait, try, go

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] N

II.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB trans <pret, pp tried>

2. try (test out):

III.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB intr <pret, pp tried>

1. try (make attempt):

IV.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ]

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

wattle and daub in the PONS Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Homes were built from wattle and daub, with thatched roofs.
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The walls are filled with wattle and daub.
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It was a single storey building, half-timbered with wattle and daub.
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The wattle and daub remains are composed of locally available clay, reed, husk, pottery pieces, and pieces of fresh water shell.
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In others, they were built of timber, wattle and daub, or a mix of materials.
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For example, timber framing using wattle and daub is a legacy building construction method.
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Their house was probably a wattle and daub cottage built by convicts with local timber.
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It has vertical timber slab, wattle and daub construction with its calico ceilings under a shingle roof.
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Most settler buildings of this time were wattle and daub, thatched with tambootie grass.
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They consist either of simple one-room houses made of wattle and daub, or log-built.
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