weaves in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for weaves in the English»French Dictionary

I.weave [Brit wiːv, Am wiv] N

weave

tissage m

open weave , loose weave

tissage lâche

close weave , fine weave

tissage serré or fin

II.weave <pret wove or weaved, pp woven or weaved> [Brit wiːv, Am wiv] VB trans

1. weave TEXTIL:

weave thread, fabric, blanket, rug

tisser

to weave sth on a loom

tisser qc sur un métier

to weave silk into cloth, to weave cloth out of silk

tisser de l'étoffe de soie

2. weave (interlace, make by interlacing):

weave cane, raffia, flowers, basket, garland, wreath

tresser

weave spider: web

tisser

to weave sth out of sth

tresser qc de qc

to weave flowers into a garland

tresser une guirlande de fleurs

3. weave (create) fig:

weave story, narrative, plot

inventer

to weave the plot around one's own experience

inventer l'intrigue à partir de sa propre expérience

to weave sth into sth

introduire qc dans qc

to weave together sth and sth

mêler qc à qc

to weave two things together

mêler deux choses

the writer weaves a spell

l'écrivain nous tient sous le charme

4. weave (move):

to weave one's way through/around sth

se faufiler entre/autour de qc

to weave a path/course through sth

s'ouvrir un chemin/un passage à travers qc

III.weave <pret wove, or weaved; pp woven or weaved> [Brit wiːv, Am wiv] VB intr

to weave in and out

se faufiler (of entre)

he was weaving in and out of the traffic

il se faufilait entre les voitures

to weave between

se faufiler entre

to weave towards sth (drunk)

s'approcher en titubant de qc

to weave towards sth (avoiding obstacles)

se frayer un chemin vers qc

he was weaving unsteadily

il titubait

IV.woven ADJ

woven fabric, cloth, jacket, upholstery:

woven

tissé

V.weave [Brit wiːv, Am wiv]

to get weaving on or with sth

se mettre à qc

get weaving!

remue-toi!

loose-weave ADJ

loose-weave fabric:

loose-weave

lâche

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what a tangled web we weave (when first we practise to deceive)

la vie devient compliquée lorsque l'on commence à mentir

Translations for weaves in the French»English Dictionary

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faire du tissage

to weave

tissage

weave

nid-d'abeilles

honeycomb weave

des torchons en nid-d'abeilles

tea towels in honeycomb weave

ourdir intrigue

to weave

armure

weave

tresser (tisser) paille, corde, objet

to weave

tisser

to weave

tramer tissu

to weave

weaves in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for weaves in the English»French Dictionary

I.weave <wove [or a. Am weaved], woven> [wi:v] VB trans

1. weave (produce cloth):

weave

tisser

to weave sth into sth

tisser qc en qc

2. weave (intertwine things):

weave

tresser

to weave sth from sth

tresser qc à partir de qc

3. weave (make a whole):

weave

tramer

4. weave (move in twisting):

to weave one's way through sth

se faufiler à travers qc

II.weave <wove [or a. Am weaved], woven> [wi:v] VB intr

1. weave (produce cloth):

weave

tisser

2. weave (intertwine):

weave

tresser

3. weave (move by twisting):

to weave between sth

se faufiler entre qc

Phrases:

to get weaving Brit inf

se remuer

III.weave [wi:v] N

1. weave (way of making cloth):

weave

tissage m

2. weave (way of intertwining):

weave

tressage m

Translations for weaves in the French»English Dictionary

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slalomer

to weave in and out

tisser tapis, laine

to weave

faire du slalom

to weave in and out

tramer

to weave

weaves Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to weave sth into sth

tisser qc en qc

to weave sth from sth

tresser qc à partir de qc

to weave one's way through sth

se faufiler à travers qc

to weave between sth

se faufiler entre qc