winding sheet in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for winding sheet in the English»French Dictionary

winding sheet N

winding sheet

linceul m

Translations for winding sheet in the English»French Dictionary

I.winding [Brit ˈwʌɪndɪŋ, Am ˈwaɪndɪŋ] N

1. winding (of road, river):

winding

sinuosité f

2. winding ELEC:

winding

bobinage m

II.winding [Brit ˈwʌɪndɪŋ, Am ˈwaɪndɪŋ] ADJ

winding path, road, river, valley, course

sinueux/-euse

winding stairs

en spirale

I.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] N

1. wind METEO:

wind

vent m

North/East wind

vent du nord/d'est

the wind is blowing

il y a du vent

which way is the wind blowing?

d'où vient le vent?

a high wind

un vent fort, un grand vent

to have the wind at one's back [or to have the wind behind one]

avoir le vent pour soi

2. wind NAUT:

wind

vent m

fair wind

bon vent

to sail or run before the wind lit, fig

avoir le vent en poupe

to sail into the wind

naviguer contre le vent, avoir le vent debout

to sail close to the wind NAUT

serrer le vent

to sail close to the wind fig

jouer avec le feu

3. wind (breath):

wind

souffle m

to knock the wind out of

couper le souffle à

to get one's wind

reprendre souffle

to get one's second wind fig

reprendre ses forces

4. wind (current):

wind fig

vent m

the wind of change

le vent du changement

the cold winds of recession

le spectre de la récession

there is something in the wind

il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il se prépare quelque chose

5. wind (flatulence):

wind

vents mpl

wind

gaz mpl intestinaux

to break wind

lâcher un vent

to suffer from wind

avoir des gaz

to bring up wind

roter

that's a lot of wind inf!

c'est du vent! inf

6. wind MUS:

the wind(s)

les instruments mpl à vent

II.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (make breathless):

wind blow, punch:

couper la respiration or le souffle à

wind climb, exertion:

essouffler, mettre [qn] hors d'haleine

2. wind (burp):

wind

faire faire son rot à inf

3. wind HUNT (scent):

wind

avoir un vent de, flairer

III.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd]

to get wind of

avoir vent de, apprendre

to get the wind up inf

avoir la trouille or la frousse inf (about à cause de)

to put the wind up sb inf

flanquer la trouille à qn inf

to put the wind up sb inf

faire une peur bleue à qn

to go/run like the wind

aller/filer comme le vent

it's (like) pissing sl or whistling in the wind

c'est comme si on pissait dans un violon sl

to see which way the wind blows

prendre le vent

you'll be stuck like that if the wind changes! (to child pulling faces)

arrête ou tu vas rester comme ça!

I.wind² [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] N

1. wind (bend):

wind (of road)

tournant m

2. wind (movement):

wind (of handle)

tour m

to give a clock a wind

remonter une pendule

II.wind² <pret, pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (coil up):

wind hair, rope, string, tape, wire

enrouler (on, onto sur, round autour de)

he wound a scarf round his neck

il s'est enroulé or passé une écharpe autour du cou

she wound her arms around him

elle l'a enlacé

to wind wool

faire une pelote de laine

2. wind (set in motion):

wind, a. wind up watch, clock, toy

remonter

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

donner un tour de

4. wind (move sinuously):

to wind one's or its way procession, road, river:

serpenter

III.wind² <pret, pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB intr

wind road, river, procession:

serpenter (along le long de)

wind stairs:

tourner

a queue winding round the theatre

une queue qui tournait au coin du théâtre

I.sheet [Brit ʃiːt, Am ʃit] N

1. sheet (of paper) (gen) TYPO:

sheet

feuille f

blank/loose sheet

feuille blanche/volante

sheet of stamps

feuille de timbres

2. sheet:

sheet (for bed)

drap m

sheet (shroud)

linceul m

waterproof sheet

alaise f

3. sheet JOURN:

sheet (periodical)

périodique m

sheet (newspaper)

journal m

fact or information sheet

bulletin m d'informations

4. sheet:

sheet (of plastic, rubber)

feuille f

sheet (of canvas, tarpaulin)

bâche f

sheet (of metal)

plaque f

sheet (thinner)

feuille f

sheet (of glass)

plaque f

sheet (thinner)

vitre f

sheet of iron

tôle f

5. sheet (expanse):

sheet (of snow, water etc)

couche f

sheet (of mist, fog)

nappe f

a sheet of ice (thick)

une plaque de glace

a sheet of ice (thin)

une couche de glace

a sheet of ice (on road)

une plaque de verglas

a sheet of flame

un rideau de flammes

the rain was coming down in sheets

il pleuvait à torrents

6. sheet NAUT:

sheet

écoute f

7. sheet Am inf LAW:

sheet

casier m

II.sheet [Brit ʃiːt, Am ʃit] VB trans

sheet furniture

recouvrir [qc] d'une housse

sheet cargo

recouvrir [qc] d'une bâche, bâcher

III.sheet [Brit ʃiːt, Am ʃit]

to be as white as a sheet

être blanc comme un linge

to be three sheets to the wind dated

avoir du vent dans les voiles inf

to get in between the sheets with sb

sauter au lit avec qn inf

to have a clean sheet SPORTS

avoir un palmarès vierge

winding sheet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for winding sheet in the English»French Dictionary

winding [ˈwaɪndɪŋ] ADJ

winding

sinueux

I.wind¹ [wɪnd] N

1. wind (current of air):

wind

vent m

a breath of wind

un courant d'air

a gust of wind

une rafale de vent

2. wind no pl (breath):

wind

souffle m

to knock the wind out of sb

couper le souffle à qn

3. wind no pl Brit, Aus (flatulence):

wind

gaz m

to break wind

faire des gaz

4. wind MUS:

the wind

les instruments mpl à vent

5. wind no pl (meaningless words):

wind

n'importe quoi

Phrases:

to take the wind out of sb's sails

couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn

to get wind of sth

avoir vent de qc

to go/run like the wind

filer comme le vent

to put the wind up sb Brit, Aus

flanquer la frousse à qn

there's sth in the wind

il y a qc dans l'air

II.wind¹ [wɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (hurt):

wind

couper le souffle à

2. wind Brit (bring up wind):

to wind a baby

faire faire son rot à un bébé

I.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (wrap around):

wind film

rembobiner

wind wool

enrouler

2. wind (tension a spring):

wind

remonter

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

tourner

II.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB intr

wind

serpenter

sheet [ʃi:t] N a. COMPUT

sheet

feuille f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The term winding sheet is a synonym of shroud.

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As if in preparation for that sermon, he placed himself in his coffin, wrapped in a winding sheet.

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On a row of bamboo modas, a long winding sheet of paper rests bearing a long list of names.

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The small brass on the north side shows a soul with clasped hands being borne to heaven in a winding sheet.

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The words that accompany this tune are a witty comparison between the bedsheets (a dance of life) and the winding sheets (the dance of death).

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When they were done with the washing, they wrapped him in long white winding sheets.

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In the morning three bodies were found, in all respects alike, each in its winding sheet, prepared for burial.

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