writer's cramp in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for writer's cramp in the English»French Dictionary

writer's cramp N

writer's cramp

crampe f de l'écrivain

Translations for writer's cramp in the English»French Dictionary

writer's cramp

crampe de l'écrivain

Translations for writer's cramp in the English»French Dictionary

I.cramp [Brit kramp, Am kræmp] N

1. cramp (pain):

cramp

crampe f

to have cramp Brit, to have a cramp Am

avoir une crampe

a cramp in one's foot/leg

une crampe dans le pied/à la jambe

writer's cramp

crampe de l'écrivain

2. cramp souvent pl:

stomach cramps

crampes fpl d'estomac

3. cramp:

cramp, a. cramp iron

crampon m coudé

4. cramp → clamp

II.cramp [Brit kramp, Am kræmp] VB trans

cramp progress, development:

cramp

gêner

III.cramp [Brit kramp, Am kræmp]

to cramp sb's style inf

faire perdre ses moyens à qn

See also clamp

I.clamp [Brit klamp, Am klæmp] N

1. clamp:

clamp TECH (on bench)

valet m

clamp (unattached)

presse f

clamp CHEM

pince f

clamp (for lid)

système m d'attache (pour fermer hermétiquement un couvercle)

2. clamp fig:

clamp

frein m (on à)

a clamp on public spending

un frein à la dépense publique

3. clamp MOTOR:

clamp, a. wheelclamp

sabot m de Denver

4. clamp Brit FARM:

clamp

silo m

5. clamp Am (heavy footstep):

clamp

pas m lourd

II.clamp [Brit klamp, Am klæmp] VB trans

1. clamp TECH two parts:

clamp

cramponner

clamp (at bench)

fixer [qc] à l'aide d'un valet (onto à)

2. clamp (clench):

clamp jaw, teeth

serrer

a pipe clamped between his teeth

une pipe serrée entre les dents

his jaws were clamped shut

il serrait les mâchoires

3. clamp MOTOR:

clamp, a. wheelclamp car

mettre un sabot de Denver à

4. clamp Am (tread heavily):

clamp

marcher d'un pas lourd

writer [Brit ˈrʌɪtə, Am ˈraɪdər] N (author)

writer (professional)

écrivain m

writer (nonprofessional)

auteur m

the writer of the letter

l'auteur de la lettre

she's a writer

elle est écrivain

sports/travel/cookery writer

journaliste mf spécialisé/-e en sport/voyages/gastronomie

he's a neat/messy writer

il écrit avec/sans soin

writer's cramp in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for writer's cramp in the English»French Dictionary

I.cramp [kræmp] VB trans

cramp

gêner

Phrases:

to (rather) cramp sb's style iron hum inf

faire perdre les moyens à qn

II.cramp [kræmp] N Brit, Aus

cramp

crampe f

writer [ˈraɪtəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

1. writer (professional who writes):

writer

écrivain m

she is a writer

elle est écrivain

2. writer COMPUT:

writer of CD-ROM, DVD

graveur m