well-bred in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for well-bred in the English»French Dictionary

well-bred [Brit wɛlˈbrɛd] ADJ

1. well-bred person:

well-bred (of good birth)

bien né

well-bred (having good manners)

bien élevé

2. well-bred (gen):

well-bred animal

de pure race

well-bred horse

pur sang

I.breed [Brit briːd, Am brid] N

1. breed ZOOL:

breed

race f

2. breed (type of person, thing):

breed

génération f

II.breed <pret, pp bred> [Brit briːd, Am brid] VB trans

1. breed:

breed FARM, ZOOL animals

élever

breed plants

produire

2. breed fig:

breed disease, feeling, rumours, unrest

engendrer

breed person

produire

III.breed <pret, pp bred> [Brit briːd, Am brid] VB intr

breed animals, people:

se reproduire

breed microorganisms:

se multiplier

IV.bred ADJ

ill-/well-bred

mal/bien élevé

country-/city-bred

élevé à la campagne/en ville

V.breed [Brit briːd, Am brid]

he was born and bred in Oxford, he's Oxford born and bred

il est né à Oxford et il y a grandi

Translations for well-bred in the French»English Dictionary

I.femme [fam] N f

1. femme (adulte de sexe féminin):

femme

woman

femme mariée

married woman

une voix de femme

a woman's voice

vêtements pour femmes

women's ou ladies' clothes

c'est la femme de sa vie

she's the love of his life

c'est la femme de mes rêves

she's the woman of my dreams

2. femme (comme archétype):

femme

woman

métier de femme

woman's job

la femme des années 90

the woman of the '90s

le fait d'être femme

the fact of being a woman

devenir femme

to become a woman

un métier de femme

a woman's job

elle fait très femme jeune fille:

she looks quite grown-up

elle est très femme femme:

she's very feminine

elle n'est pas femme à mentir

she's not a woman to lie

3. femme (épouse):

femme

wife

la femme du directeur

the manager's wife

c'est sa femme

she's his wife

prendre femme dated

to take a wife dated

prendre qn pour femme

to take sb to wife arch

II.femme(-) COMP

femme-écrivain

woman writer

femme médecin

woman doctor

femme médecin

lady doctor dated

femme cadre

executive woman

femme-prêtre

woman priest

femme-soldat

woman soldier

femme enfant

little-girlish woman

femme-objet

sex object

femme-femme inf

very feminine woman

III.femme [fam]

femme d'action

woman of action

femme active

working woman

femme d'affaires

businesswoman

femme à barbe (au cirque)

bearded lady

femme battue

battered wife

femme de chambre (employée d'hôtel, de maison)

chambermaid

femme de chambre (attachée au service d'une dame)

lady's maid, personal maid

femme de charge

housekeeper

femme de cœur

caring person

femme entretenue

kept woman

femme facile pej

loose woman

femme fatale

femme fatale

femme au foyer

housewife

femme galante

courtesan

femme d'intérieur

homemaker

être très femme d'intérieur

to care very much about one's home

femme de journée

cleaner, cleaning woman ou lady

femme de lettres

woman of letters

femme de mauvaise vie

loose woman

femme de ménage

cleaner, cleaning woman ou lady

femme du monde

well-bred lady

femme de petite vertu

woman of easy virtue

femme de service (dans une collectivité)

cleaner, cleaning lady

femme de tête

assertive woman

IV.femme [fam]

ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut prov

what a woman wants, a woman gets

souvent femme varie (bien fol est celui qui s'y fie) prov

woman is fickle

well-bred in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for well-bred in the English»French Dictionary

well-bred ADJ

well-bred

bien élevé(e)

Translations for well-bred in the French»English Dictionary

racé(e) [ʀase] ADJ

1. racé:

racé(e) cheval

thoroughbred

racé(e) chien, chat

pedigree

2. racé personnes:

racé(e)

well-bred

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He put in of alfalfa and timothy, and planted acres of corn and artichokes to use as feed for a large number of well-bred hogs.

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She was regarded as a keen business woman, and was said to be very charming and well-bred.

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When she declines to accept it, he is infatuated by her well-bred modesty.

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Affability and camaraderie in full display from a refined and well-bred individual, wasn't it?

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He cons her into believing he is well off, and adopts a well-bred persona in front of her.

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The well-bred filly jumped $2.20 and only just got home.

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He wrote parodies of poems that every well-bred child was expected to memorize, and declared a holiday from ordinary reason and logic.

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Even well-bred dogs are brought up with no civic sense.

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Overall, they are well-bred, well-educated, and much more informed.

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Espresso is very intelligent and well-bred, but he gets lonely and whines sometimes.

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