white shark in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for white shark in the English»French Dictionary

white shark N

white shark

requin m blanc

Translations for white shark in the French»English Dictionary

requin blanc

great white shark

Translations for white shark in the English»French Dictionary

shark [Brit ʃɑːk, Am ʃɑrk] N

shark

requin m also fig

I.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt] N

1. white (colour):

white

blanc m

I like white

j'aime le blanc

in white

en blanc

a shade of white

un ton de blanc

2. white (part of egg, eye):

white

blanc m

the whites of sb's eyes

le blanc des yeux de qn

3. white:

white, a. White (Caucasian)

Blanc/Blanche m/f

4. white (white ball):

white

bille f blanche (de billard/snooker)

5. white (wine):

white

blanc m

6. white (in chess, draughts):

white

blancs mpl

I'll be white

je prends les blancs

white wins

les blancs gagnent

Phrases:

white, a. White POL (reactionary)

Blanc/Blanche m/f

II.whites N npl

1. whites (clothes):

cricket/tennis/chef's whites

tenue f de cricket/de tennis/de chef-cuisinier

2. whites MED (leucorrhoea):

whites

pertes fpl blanches

III.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt] ADJ

1. white paint, tooth, flower, hair:

white

blanc/blanche

bright/cool white

blanc éclatant/glacial

inv to go or turn white

devenir blanc, blanchir

to turn sth white

faire blanchir qc

to paint/colour sth white

peindre/colorer qc en blanc

2. white (Caucasian):

white race, child, skin

blanc/blanche

white area

habité par des Blancs

white culture, prejudice, fears

des Blancs

a white man/woman

un Blanc/une Blanche

an all-white jury

un jury exclusivement composé de Blancs

3. white (pale):

white face, person, cheek

pâle (with de)

to go or turn white

pâlir (with de)

IV.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt]

he would swear black was white

il a l'esprit de contradiction

the men in white coats hum

les infirmiers psychiatriques

two blacks don't make a white

on n'efface pas un tort par un autre

whiter than white reputation, person:

plus blanc/blanche que neige

white shark in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white shark in the English»French Dictionary

shark <-(s)> [ʃɑ:k, Am ʃɑ:rk] N

shark

requin m

I.white [waɪt] ADJ

white

blanc(he)

Phrases:

whiter than white

plus blanc que neige

to turn white with fear

pâlir de peur

II.white [waɪt] N

1. white (colour, of egg, eye):

white

blanc m

2. white (person):

white

Blanc(he) m (f)

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The earliest known fossils of the great white shark are about 16 million years old.

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Meanwhile, a great white shark with what is described as a military nitrogen laser, approaches the island.

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His s talks and films on the great white shark have educated swimmers and divers to the realistic potential of a shark attack.

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Whether it's carpaccio, crudo, tataki or tartare, the average epicure now consumes raw sea creatures with the voracity of a great white shark.

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The great white shark's reputation as a ferocious predator is well-earned, yet they are not (as was once believed) indiscriminate eating machines.

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The snout is short and cone-shaped, and the overall appearance is similar to a small great white shark.

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The great white shark can reach 6.4m ft in length and 3324kg lb in weight.

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They include the goblin shark, basking shark, megamouth shark, the thresher sharks, shortfin and longfin mako sharks, and great white shark.

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After travelling a short distance, he saw a huge white shark that was leading the canoe to the area of the lost island.

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He is the master of his species, a great white shark; throughout the book he is both aloof and threatening.

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