women's shelter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for women's shelter in the English»French Dictionary

women's shelter

women's shelter → women's refuge

See also women's refuge

women's refuge N

women's refuge

foyer m pour femmes battues

Translations for women's shelter in the English»French Dictionary

I.shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] N

1. shelter U (protection, refuge):

shelter

abri m

in the shelter of

à l'abri de

to take shelter from people, danger

se mettre à l'abri de

to take shelter from weather

s'abriter de

to give sb shelter person:

donner un abri à qn

to give sb shelter hut, tree:

offrir un abri à qn

to give sb shelter country:

donner asile à qn

2. shelter U (covered place against bomb, rain etc):

shelter

abri m (from contre)

underground shelter

abri souterrain

3. shelter:

shelter (for victims, homeless)

refuge m (for pour)

shelter (for fugitive, refugee)

asile m

II.Shelter

Shelter Brit:

Shelter

organisation bénévole pour les sans-logis

III.shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] VB trans

1. shelter (protect against weather):

shelter

abriter (from, against de)

the garden is sheltered by walls

le jardin est abrité par des murs

2. shelter (protect from competition, reality, truth):

shelter

protéger (from de)

3. shelter (give refuge, succour to):

shelter neighbour, refugee, criminal

accueillir

to shelter sb from sb/sth

accueillir qn pour qu'il/elle échappe à qn/qc

IV.shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] VB intr

1. shelter (from weather, bomb):

shelter

se mettre à l'abri

to shelter from the storm

s'abriter de l'orage

to shelter under a tree

s'abriter sous un arbre

2. shelter refugee, fugitive:

shelter

se réfugier

women [Brit ˈwɪmɪn, Am ˈwɪmɪn] N npl

women → woman

See also woman

woman <pl women> [Brit ˈwʊmən, Am ˈwʊmən] N

1. woman:

woman

femme f

the working woman

la femme active

woman as portrayed in the Victorian novel

la femme telle qu'elle est représentée dans le roman victorien

a woman of letters

une femme de lettres

a woman of the streets dated euph

une prostituée

I've never even spoken to the woman! pej

je n'ai même jamais parlé à cette femme!

a woman comes in to clean twice a week

une femme de ménage vient deux fois par semaine

she's her own woman

elle est maîtresse de sa vie

to talk about sth woman to woman

parler de qc entre femmes

for heaven's sake, woman!

mais enfin tu es idiote ou quoi?

my good woman

ma petite dame

the little woman dated pej

ma petite femme

the other woman pej

l'autre

a six-woman team

une équipe composée de six femmes

2. woman attr (female):

a woman Prime Minister

un premier ministre femme

she asked for a woman doctor

elle a demandé un médecin femme

women doctors were not so common then

les femmes médecins n'étaient pas très nombreuses à cette époque

he's always criticizing woman drivers

il est toujours en train de critiquer les femmes au volant

the women members of staff

les membres féminins du personnel

he has lots of women friends

il a beaucoup d'amies

women voters

électrices fpl

women writers

femmes fpl écrivains

a woman's place is in the home

la place d'une femme est au foyer

a woman's work is never done

une femme a toujours à faire dans sa maison

women's shelter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for women's shelter in the English»French Dictionary

I.shelter [ˈʃeltəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

1. shelter (building):

shelter

refuge m

shelter from rain, bombs

abri m

2. shelter no pl:

shelter

protection

shelter

refuge m

to find shelter

trouver refuge

3. shelter fig:

tax shelter

échappatoire f fiscale

II.shelter [ˈʃeltəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr

1. shelter (find protection):

shelter

s'abriter

to shelter from sth

s'abriter de qc

2. shelter (be a refugee):

shelter

se réfugier

III.shelter [ˈʃeltəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB trans

1. shelter (protect):

shelter from weather

abriter

2. shelter (give refuge):

shelter fugitive

accueillir

3. shelter fig from truth:

shelter

protéger

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She was in a women's shelter that summer when she became violent with the crying two-year-old.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Eventually, she gets upset and runs away for two months to a women's shelter in the city.

en.wikipedia.org

The federal budget has promised $89.9 million over two years that would allow 3,000 women's shelter spaces to be renovated or created.

www.thestar.com

Instead of spending the money on the film, the organizations are asking that you take that cash and make a donation to a women's shelter.

blackburnnews.com

Now she's worried she may be moved to a local women's shelter while she waits for a new apartment to open up.

www.therecord.com

Now she and her daughters either have to stay with friends or at the women's shelter.

globalnews.ca

She packed her things under the watch of police officers and was then taken to a women's shelter, the trial heard.

news.nationalpost.com

These can include things as varied as redecorating a women's shelter to setting up a skatepark for bored youngsters.

en.wikipedia.org

This was her first time at a women's shelter.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

He was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay $1,000 to a women's shelter.

www.cbc.ca