wife battering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wife battering in the English»French Dictionary

wife battering N

wife battering

violence f corporelle contre les femmes

the problem of wife battering

le problème des femmes battues

Translations for wife battering in the English»French Dictionary

the problem of wife-battering

le problème des maris qui battent leurs femmes

Translations for wife battering in the English»French Dictionary

battering [Brit ˈbatərɪŋ, Am ˈbædərɪŋ] N

1. battering (from person):

battering

raclée f inf

the problem of wife-battering

le problème des maris qui battent leurs femmes

Phrases:

to take or get a battering (from bombs, storm, waves)

être ravagé (from par)

to take or get a battering (from opponents) SPORTS

prendre une raclée inf

to take or get a battering (from critics)

se faire descendre (by par)

to take or get a battering (emotionally)

en prendre un coup inf

this car/table has taken a battering over the years

cette voiture/table a souffert au cours des années inf

I.batter [Brit ˈbatə, Am ˈbædər] N

1. batter FOOD:

batter (gen)

pâte f

batter (for frying)

pâte à frire

fish in batter

beignets mpl de poisson

2. batter SPORTS:

batter

batteur m

II.batter [Brit ˈbatə, Am ˈbædər] VB trans

1. batter person victim, wife, child:

batter

battre

to batter sb to death

battre qn à mort

2. batter:

batter storm, bombs:

ravager

batter waves:

battre

III.batter [Brit ˈbatə, Am ˈbædər] VB intr

batter

tambouriner (at à, on sur)

wife <pl wives> [Brit wʌɪf, Am waɪf] N

1. wife (spouse) (gen):

wife

femme f

wife ADMIN, LAW

épouse f

she was his second wife

c'était sa deuxième femme

he had three children by his first wife

il a eu trois enfants de sa première femme

she will make him a good wife

elle fera une bonne épouse pour lui

many wives would disagree

beaucoup de femmes mariées ne seraient pas d'accord

the baker's/farmer's/butcher's wife

la boulangère/la fermière/la bouchère

to take sb as one's wife form, to take sb to wife archaic

prendre qn pour femme dated

the wife inf hum

la régulière inf, hum

2. wife (woman):

wife archaic

bonne femme f

wife battering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wife battering in the English»French Dictionary

battering [ˈbætərɪŋ, Am ˈbæt̬-] N

1. battering (attack):

to give sb a battering

rouer qn de coups

2. battering inf (defeat):

to take a battering

prendre une raclée

I.batter [ˈbætəʳ, Am ˈbæt̬ɚ] N

batter

pâte f

II.batter [ˈbætəʳ, Am ˈbæt̬ɚ] VB trans

batter

battre

III.batter [ˈbætəʳ, Am ˈbæt̬ɚ] VB intr

to batter at the door

tambouriner à la porte

to batter against the rocks

battre les rochers

wife <wives> [waɪf] N

wife

épouse f

to live together as man and wife

vivre maritalement