l'entoure in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for l'entoure in the French»English Dictionary

I.entouré (entourée) [ɑ̃tuʀe] VB pp

entouré → entourer

II.entouré (entourée) [ɑ̃tuʀe] ADJ

1. entouré (ceint):

entouré de lieu

surrounded by ou with

avoir le poignet/cou entouré d'un mouchoir

to have a handkerchief around one's wrist/neck

paquet entouré d'un ruban

parcel tied up with a ribbon

2. entouré (populaire):

entouré (entourée) président, femme

popular

3. entouré (soutenu):

nos patients sont très entourés

our patients are well looked after

elle a été très entourée au moment de son veuvage

everybody rallied round her when she lost her husband

See also entourer

I.entourer [ɑ̃tuʀe] VB trans

1. entourer (être autour):

entourer bâtiments, clôture, personnes:

to surround

des collines entourent la ville

the town is surrounded by hills

des dangers/tentations les entouraient

they were surrounded by danger/temptations

un châle entourait ses épaules

she had a shawl around her shoulders

les gens/objets qui nous entourent

the people/things around us

le monde qui nous entoure

the world around us

2. entourer (placer autour):

entourer qc de qc

to put sth around sth

entourer qn/la taille de qn de son bras

to put one's arm around sb/sb's waist

entourer qc de mystère

to shroud sth in mystery

entourer qn d'affection

to surround sb with love

entourer qn de sollicitude/soins

to lavish attention /care on sb

entourer un mot d'un cercle

to circle a word

3. entourer (soutenir):

entourer

to rally round Brit

entourer malade, veuve

to rally around Am

sa famille l'a bien entouré

his family rallied round him

II.s'entourer VB refl

1. s'entourer (réunir autour de soi):

s'entourer d'amis/objets/de mystère

to surround oneself with friends/things/mystery

s'entourer de précautions

to take every possible precaution

s'entourer de garanties

to make sure that one has every possible guarantee

2. s'entourer (se mettre):

s'entourer d'une pèlerine/d'un châle

to wrap oneself (up) in a cape/shawl

s'entourer les épaules d'un châle

to put ou wrap a shawl around one's shoulders

I.entourer [ɑ̃tuʀe] VB trans

1. entourer (être autour):

entourer bâtiments, clôture, personnes:

to surround

des collines entourent la ville

the town is surrounded by hills

des dangers/tentations les entouraient

they were surrounded by danger/temptations

un châle entourait ses épaules

she had a shawl around her shoulders

les gens/objets qui nous entourent

the people/things around us

le monde qui nous entoure

the world around us

2. entourer (placer autour):

entourer qc de qc

to put sth around sth

entourer qn/la taille de qn de son bras

to put one's arm around sb/sb's waist

entourer qc de mystère

to shroud sth in mystery

entourer qn d'affection

to surround sb with love

entourer qn de sollicitude/soins

to lavish attention /care on sb

entourer un mot d'un cercle

to circle a word

3. entourer (soutenir):

entourer

to rally round Brit

entourer malade, veuve

to rally around Am

sa famille l'a bien entouré

his family rallied round him

II.s'entourer VB refl

1. s'entourer (réunir autour de soi):

s'entourer d'amis/objets/de mystère

to surround oneself with friends/things/mystery

s'entourer de précautions

to take every possible precaution

s'entourer de garanties

to make sure that one has every possible guarantee

2. s'entourer (se mettre):

s'entourer d'une pèlerine/d'un châle

to wrap oneself (up) in a cape/shawl

s'entourer les épaules d'un châle

to put ou wrap a shawl around one's shoulders

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entouré d'un halo de mystère

shrouded in mystery

paré ou entouré de l'auréole de

crowned with the glory of

Translations for l'entoure in the English»French Dictionary

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moated

entouré de douves

rock-bound island

entouré de rochers

the notoriety surrounding sth

la publicité qui entoure qc

surround fence, trees: village, garden

entourer

surround fig secrecy, confusion: plan, event

entourer

surrounded by, surrounded with lit, fig

entouré de

to surround oneself with

s'entourer de

encircle fence, wall:

entourer

to have an aura of mystery

être entouré de mystère

l'entoure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for l'entoure in the French»English Dictionary

entouré(e) [ɑ̃tuʀe] ADJ

1. entouré (admiré):

être entouré

to be the centre of attention Brit

être entouré

to be the center of attention Am

2. entouré (aidé):

être entouré

to have friends rallying around

3. entouré (accompagné):

être bien/mal entouré

to keep good/bad company

I.entourer [ɑ̃tuʀe] VB trans

1. entourer (être autour):

entourer

to surround

2. entourer (mettre autour):

entourer un mot

to circle a word

entourer un jardin d'une clôture

to fence off a garden

3. entourer (soutenir):

entourer qn

to rally around sb

entourer qn de soins

to give sb every attention

4. entourer fig:

entourer qc de mystère

to surround sth in mystery

II.entourer [ɑ̃tuʀe] VB refl

s'entourer de bons amis

to surround oneself with good friends

s'entourer de précautions

to take every precaution

s'entourer de garanties

to insist on guarantees

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il est impénétrable à ce qui l'entoure

he's impervious to everything around him

s'entourer de précautions

to take every possible precaution

Translations for l'entoure in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

hedge in

entourer d'une haie

to be hedged in with sth

être entouré de qc

hem about

entourer

shroud

entourer

shroud in mystery

entourer

shroud in secrecy

entourer

to be hedged with sth

être entouré de qc

encompass

entourer

surround

entourer

l'entoure Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

être entouré

to be the centre of attention Brit

être entouré

to be the center of attention Am

être entouré

to have friends rallying around

être bien/mal entouré

to keep good/bad company

entourer un mot

to circle a word

entourer un jardin d'une clôture

to fence off a garden

entourer qc de mystère

to surround sth in mystery

s'entourer de précautions

to take every precaution

s'entourer de garanties

to insist on guarantees

il est impénétrable à ce qui l'entoure

he's impervious to everything around him