baignait in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for baignait in the French»English Dictionary

I.baigner [beɲe] VB trans

1. baigner (donner un bain à):

baigner

to bath Brit

baigner

to bathe Am

baigner enfant, malade

to give [sb] a bath

2. baigner (pour soulager):

baigner œil malade, figure, blessure

to bathe (dans in, avec with)

3. baigner (inonder):

il avait le visage baigné de larmes

his face was bathed in tears

baigné de sueur front:

bathed in sweat

baigné de lumière liter

bathed in light

4. baigner (voisiner avec) liter:

la ville est baignée par l'océan

the ocean laps the town's shores

II.baigner [beɲe] VB intr

les saucisses baignent dans l'huile

the sausages are swimming in grease

ils baignaient dans leur sang

they were lying in a pool of their own blood

ils baignent dans la joie fig

they are ecstatic

la situation baigne dans l'ambiguïté fig

the situation is steeped in ambiguity

III.se baigner VB refl

1. se baigner (dans la mer, une piscine):

se baigner

to have a swim

allons nous baigner

let's go for a swim

on s'est baigné en haute mer/dans la rivière

we swam in the open sea/in the river

2. se baigner (dans une baignoire):

se baigner

to have a bath Brit

se baigner

to take a bath Am

IV.baigner [beɲe]

ça baigne ou tout baigne (dans l'huile)

things are going fine

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en toute sécurité travailler, voyager, se baigner

in complete safety

Translations for baignait in the English»French Dictionary

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to go for or to have a bathe

aller se baigner

bathe

baigner

bathe

baigner

bathe person:

se baigner

to go bathing

aller se baigner

to be mired in blood

baigner dans

to go swimming (in sea, river)

aller se baigner

to welter in

baigner dans

the room glowed in the firelight

la pièce baignait dans la douce clarté du feu

to go for a swim

aller se baigner

to have another swim

retourner se baigner

to be swimming in (be floating, bathed in) cream, syrup, sauce

nager or baigner dans

to go for or have a quick dip

se baigner rapidement

dip FARM sheep

baigner

bath

baigner

baignait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for baignait in the French»English Dictionary

I.baigner [beɲe] VB trans

baigner

to bathe

II.baigner [beɲe] VB intr

baigner dans qc

to be swimming in sth

III.baigner [beɲe] VB refl

se baigner

to have a bath

se baigner (dans une piscine)

to go swimming

baigner VB

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tout baigne dans l'huile idiom

everything is going smoothly

tout baigne dans l'huile idiom

everything is hunky-dory inf

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baigner dans son sang

to lie in a pool of blood

Translations for baignait in the English»French Dictionary

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skinny-dip

se baigner nu

to go bathing

aller se baigner

to give sb/sth a bath

baigner qn/qc

bath

se baigner

bath

baigner

bathe

se baigner

bathe

baigner

bathe

baigner

to wallow in luxury

baigner dans le luxe

swim

baigner

swim

baigner

to swim with tears

baigner de larmes

wash

baigner

baignait Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

baigner dans qc

to be swimming in sth

se baigner

to have a bath

se baigner (dans une piscine)

to go swimming

baigner dans son sang

to lie in a pool of blood