wood-block floor in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wood-block floor in the English»French Dictionary

wood-block floor N

wood-block floor

parquet m

Translations for wood-block floor in the English»French Dictionary

wood floor

plancher m

polish shoes, wood, floor, furniture

cirer

polish up wood, floor, table

cirer

maple, a. maple wood attr floor, furniture

en bois d'érable

Translations for wood-block floor in the English»French Dictionary

I.wood [Brit wʊd, Am wʊd] N

1. wood (fuel, timber):

wood

bois m

ash/beech wood

bois de frêne/de hêtre

made of solid wood

en bois massif

a piece of wood

un morceau de bois

a piece of wood attr fire, smoke, shavings

de bois

wood floor

plancher m

2. wood (barrel):

wood

fût m

aged in the wood

vieilli en fût

(drawn) from the wood

tiré du fût

3. wood (forest):

wood

bois m

birch/oak wood

bois m de bouleaux/de chênes

4. wood SPORTS:

wood (in bowls)

boule f (en bois)

wood (in golf)

bois m

a (number) three wood

un bois trois

to hit a ball off the wood (in tennis)

faire un bois

II.woods N npl

1. woods (forest):

woods

bois mpl

2. woods MUS:

woods

bois mpl

III.wood [Brit wʊd, Am wʊd]

touch wood! Brit , knock on wood! Am

touchons du bois! or je touche du bois!

we are not out of the wood yet

on n'est pas encore sorti de l'auberge

I.block [Brit blɒk, Am blɑk] N

1. block (slab):

block

bloc m

a block of ice/marble

un bloc de glace/marbre

a block of ice cream

une glace f (au litre)

2. block (building):

block of flats

immeuble m (d'habitation)

office/residential block

immeuble de bureaux/d'habitation

administration block

bâtiment m administratif

science block

bloc m scientifique

3. block (group of buildings):

block

pâté m de maisons

to drive round the block

faire le tour du pâté de maisons

he lives three blocks away Am

il habite à trois rues d'ici

the bank is two blocks south Am

la banque est à deux rues d'ici au sud

4. block (for butcher, executioner):

block

billot m

to put or lay one's head on the block fig

donner sa tête à couper

5. block (group):

block (of seats, tickets)

groupe m

block (of stamps)

bloc m

block (of shares)

paquet m

block (of shares)

tranche f

a block of three lessons

trois cours d'affilée

6. block (obstruction):

block

obstacle m

block

entrave f

to be a block to reform, agreement

être un obstacle à

to be a block to progress

être une entrave au progrès

to put a block on price, sale

bloquer

to put a block on initiative

entraver

7. block TYPO:

block

cliché m

8. block COMPUT:

block

bloc m

9. block TECH (housing pulleys):

block

palan m

10. block (head):

block inf

caboche f inf

block inf

tête f

I'll knock your block off sl

je vais te casser la figure inf

11. block RAIL:

block

canton m

12. block SPORTS:

block

obstruction f

II.blocks N

blocks npl (ballet shoes):

blocks

chaussons mpl à pointes

III.block [Brit blɒk, Am blɑk] VB trans

1. block (obstruct):

block exit, road, pass

bloquer

block drain, gutter, hole, artery

boucher

block traffic

gêner

to block sb's way or path

barrer le passage à qn

to have a blocked nose

avoir le nez bouché

2. block (impede):

block market, project

bloquer

block advance, escape, progress

faire obstacle à

block bill

faire opposition à

you're blocking my light

tu me caches la lumière

you're blocking my view

tu me bouches la vue

3. block FIN:

block assets, currency, funds

bloquer

4. block SPORTS:

block ball, opponent, rope

bloquer

woodblock N

woodblock (for flooring)

latte f

woodblock Am ART

planche f

I.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr] N

1. floor (of room):

floor (wooden)

plancher m

floor (wooden)

parquet m

floor (stone)

sol m

floor (of car, lift)

plancher m

to polish the floor

cirer le parquet

to fall/sit/sleep on the floor

tomber/s'asseoir/coucher par terre

to take the floor dancer:

se lancer sur la piste de danse

2. floor (of sea, tunnel, valley):

floor

fond m

the forest floor

le tapis forestier

3. floor:

floor (of Stock Exchange)

parquet m

floor (of debating Chamber)

auditoire m

floor (of factory)

atelier m

questions from the floor

des questions de l'auditoire

to have/hold/take the floor

avoir/garder/prendre la parole

the floor is yours

la parole est à vous

to be elected from the floor

être élu à vote ouvert

4. floor (storey):

floor

étage m

on the first floor Brit

au premier étage

on the first floor Am

au rez-de-chaussée

the top floor

le dernier étage

bottom floor Brit

rez-de-chaussée m

we're six floors up (on the sixth storey)

nous sommes au sixième étage

we're six floors up (six storeys above this storey)

nous sommes six étages plus haut

5. floor FIN (of prices, charges):

floor

plancher m (on sur)

II.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr] VB trans

1. floor:

floor (in cement)

faire le sol de

floor (in wood) room

mettre un plancher dans

an oak-floored room

une pièce avec un parquet de chêne

2. floor (knock over):

floor attacker, boxer

terrasser

3. floor fig:

floor (silence) person, critic

réduire [qn] au silence

floor (stump) question: candidate

décontenancer

the news floored me

la nouvelle m'a laissé sans voix

4. floor Am inf MOTOR:

floor accelerator

appuyer à fond sur

to floor it inf

appuyer sur le champignon inf

III.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr]

to wipe the floor with sb

battre [qn] à plates coutures

to cross the floor

changer de camp

See also ground floor

ground floor N esp Brit

1. ground floor:

ground floor

rez-de-chaussée m

on the ground floor

au rez-de-chaussée

to come in on the ground floor inf fig

commencer en bas de l'échelle

Phrases:

ground-floor attr apartment, room, window

au rez-de-chaussée

at ground-floor level

au rez-de-chaussée

wood-block floor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wood-block floor in the English»French Dictionary

wood [wʊd] N

1. wood no pl (material):

wood

bois m

a plank of wood

une planche de bois

olive wood

(bois d')olivier m

oak wood

(bois de) chêne m

2. wood (group of trees):

wood

bois m

in the woods

dans les bois

3. wood no pl Brit (wooden container):

wood

tonneau m

4. wood (golf club):

wood

bois m

Phrases:

he can't see the wood from the trees Brit, Aus

les arbres lui cachent la forêt

to touch[or knock on] wood

toucher du bois

not to be out of the wood

ne pas être tiré d'affaires

I.block [blɒk, Am blɑ:k] N

1. block (solid lump of sth):

block

bloc m

block of wood

tronçon m

2. block (for executions):

block

billot m

to go to the block

monter à l'échafaud

to go on the block Am

être mis aux enchères

to put one's head on the block fig

mettre sa tête à prix

3. block COMPUT:

block

bloc m

4. block ARCHIT:

block

pâté m de maisons

block of flats Brit, apartment block Am

immeuble m

block of flats Brit, apartment block Am

conciergerie f Quebec

two blocks away Am

à deux rues d'ici

5. block (barrier):

block a. fig

entrave f

a block to sth

un obstacle à qc

mental block PSYCH

blocage m

6. block GAMES:

building block

cube m de construction

II.block [blɒk, Am blɑ:k] VB trans

block road, passage

bloquer

block pipe

boucher

I.floor [flɔ:ʳ, Am flɔ:r] N

1. floor (surface):

floor

sol m

floor wooden

plancher m

2. floor (level of a building):

floor

étage m

ground floor apartment

appartement m de plein pied

first floor Brit

premier étage m

first floor Am

rez-de-chaussée m

3. floor GEO (bottom):

floor of ocean

fond m

floor of forest

sol m

4. floor ECON, POL (place of formal discussion):

the floor

le parquet

to have the floor

avoir la parole

Phrases:

to go through the floor prices

toucher le plancher

to take the floor

prendre la parole

to take the floor (stand up and start dancing)

aller sur la piste de danse

II.floor [flɔ:ʳ, Am flɔ:r] VB trans

1. floor (make floor out of sth):

to floor a room

poser un revêtement de sol dans une pièce

to floor a room with wood

parqueter une pièce

2. floor (knock down):

floor

terrasser

3. floor (shock):

floor

désarçonner