widow's weeds in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for widow's weeds in the English»French Dictionary

widow's weeds N npl dated

widow's weeds

vêtements mpl de deuil

Translations for widow's weeds in the English»French Dictionary

I.weed [Brit wiːd, Am wid] N

1. weed BOT (wild plant):

weed

mauvaise herbe f

overgrown with weeds

envahi de mauvaises herbes

to pull up weeds

enlever les mauvaises herbes

2. weed U BOT (in water):

weed

herbes fpl aquatiques

3. weed Brit (weakling):

weed inf, pej

mauviette f inf, pej

don't be such a weed!

quelle vraie mauviette! inf

4. weed (tobacco) inf, hum:

the weed

le tabac

5. weed (marijuana):

weed inf

herbe f inf

weed inf

marijuana f

II.weed [Brit wiːd, Am wid] VB trans

weed

désherber

III.weed [Brit wiːd, Am wid] VB intr

weed

désherber

See also widow's weeds

widow's weeds N npl dated

widow's weeds

vêtements mpl de deuil

I.widow [Brit ˈwɪdəʊ, Am ˈwɪdoʊ] N (gen)

widow TYPO

veuve f

golf widow hum

femme f délaissée par son mari golfeur

II.widow [Brit ˈwɪdəʊ, Am ˈwɪdoʊ] VB trans

to be widowed

devenir veuf/veuve m/f

she has been widowed for two years

elle est veuve depuis deux ans

my widowed mother/sister

ma mère/sœur devenue veuve

widow's weeds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for widow's weeds in the English»French Dictionary

I.weed [wi:d] N

1. weed (wild plant):

weed

mauvaise herbe f

2. weed Brit pej inf (feeble person):

weed

mauviette f

3. weed no pl inf (tobacco):

the weed

le tabac

4. weed no pl inf (marijuana):

weed

herbe f

Phrases:

to grow like a weed

pousser comme de la mauvaise herbe

II.weed [wi:d] VB trans, intr

weed

désherber

I.widow [ˈwɪdəʊ, Am -oʊ] N

1. widow (dead man's wife):

widow

veuve f

2. widow fig:

she's a football/golf widow

son mari la délaisse pour aller jouer au foot/golf

II.widow [ˈwɪdəʊ, Am -oʊ] VB trans

widow

laisser veuf(ve)

to be widowed

être veuf(-ve)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Wear your widow's weeds, so people will feel sympathy for you.

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I may as well be dressing in widow's weeds my colour palette is so drab.

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