witches in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for witches in the English»French Dictionary

witches' brew N

witches' brew

bouillon m de sorcière also fig

witches' Sabbath N

witches' Sabbath

sabbat m (de sorcières)

witch [Brit wɪtʃ, Am wɪtʃ] N

witch

sorcière f

witch (bewitching woman) fig

ensorceleuse f

pej (old) witch

(vieille) sorcière f

white witch N

white witch

bonne sorcière f

witch doctor N

witch doctor

shaman m

witch-hunt N lit, fig

witch-hunt

chasse f aux sorcières

witch hazel [Brit, Am ˈwɪtʃ ˌheɪzəl] N

witch hazel BOT, MED

hamamélis m

witch hazel attr twig, solution

d'hamamélis m

witch-hunting N

witch-hunting

chasse f aux sorcières

witch-hunter N

witch-hunter

chasseur/-euse m/f de sorcières

Translations for witches in the French»English Dictionary

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sorcière

witch

c'est une vraie sorcière

she's a real old witch

witches in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for witches in the English»French Dictionary

witch <-es> [wɪtʃ] N a. pej

witch

sorcière f

witch-hunt N

witch-hunt

chasse f aux sorcières

Translations for witches in the French»English Dictionary

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vieille harpie pej

old witch

sorcier (-ière)

witch f

chasse aux sorcières

witch hunt

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These witches have also been humorously referred to be spinsters who will end up there in order to escape from the old maid tax.

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He described its uses for treatment of asthma, to expedite delivery, to keep away witches, and as a love-philtre.

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The preparation results in a column of white condensed water vapor cloud, reminiscent of popular depictions of witches' cauldrons.

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The children are known as witches and indeed often appear unkempt, covered in dirt, and at one with the elements.

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Easterner witches tend to live longer than normal, and some rituals can preserve a witch's youth for hundreds of years.

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The witching hour from medieval times is the time believed that witches came out to do their unholy practices.

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The three witches sang impressively but the decision to give them stick-on beards introduced a level of the comic which undercut their malevolence.

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These witches inherited their power and pythons from a parent, and greed was the typical motive for harming men and cattle.

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It is suggested that the name derives from the ancient practice of ducking witches in the plunge pool.

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However, she had never shown support for the witch trials, since she did not believe witches existed.

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