mother in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mother in the English»French Dictionary

I.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər] N

1. mother (parent):

mother

mère f

a mother of two

une mère de deux enfants

she's like a mother to me

c'est une mère pour moi

2. mother (form of address):

mother (to mother)

mère f form

mother (to mother)

maman f

3. mother Am sl:

a mother of

un bon dieu de inf

II.Mother REL

Mother

Mère f

III.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər] VB trans

1. mother lit young:

mother

materner

2. mother (fuss over):

mother

dorloter also pej

IV.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər]

every mother's son (of them)

tous sans exception

to learn sth at one's mother's knee, to take sth in with one's mother's milk

apprendre qc dans sa plus tendre enfance

mother's help Brit, mother's helper Am N

mother's help

aide f maternelle

earth mother N

1. earth mother (maternal woman):

earth mother inf

image f de la maternité

2. earth mother REL:

earth mother (goddess)

déesse f de la fertilité

earth mother (the earth)

Terre f mère

queen mother N

queen mother

Reine mère f

birth mother N

birth mother

mère f biologique

mother country N

mother country

mère patrie f

mother figure N

mother figure

image f de la mère

mother fixation N PSYCH

mother fixation

fixation f à la mère

mother love N

mother love

amour m maternel

mother-naked ADJ

mother-naked

tout nu, nu comme un ver

mother in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mother in the English»French Dictionary

I.mother [ˈmʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. mother (female parent):

mother

mère f

2. mother Am → motherfucker

Phrases:

the mother of all ... the mother of all storms

la tempête des tempêtes

II.mother [ˈmʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

mother

materner

III.mother [ˈmʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

mother

mère

See also motherfucker

motherfucker N vulg

motherfucker man

connard m

motherfucker woman

salope f

motherfucker thing

saloperie f

mother country N

mother country

mère f patrie

mother tongue N

mother tongue

langue f maternelle

surrogate mother N

surrogate mother

mère f porteuse

mother-in-law <mothers- [or -laws]> N Brit

mother-in-law

belle-mère f

mother-of-pearl N

mother-of-pearl

nacre f

Queen Mother N

Queen Mother

reine f mère

Mother's Day N Brit, Am

Mother's Day

fête f des Mères

Translations for mother in the French»English Dictionary

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maman

mother

future maman

mother-to-be

belle-mère

mother-in-law

mother Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you are your mother's/father's child

tu tiens de ta mère/de ton père

necessity is the mother of invention prov

la nécessité rend ingénieux

I'll put you on to your mother

je te passe ta mère

the mother of all ... the mother of all storms

la tempête des tempêtes

his mother come back to life

la réincarnation de sa mère (personnification)

here are my father and mother

voici mon père et voilà ma mère

my mother's always complaining about my behaviour [or behavior Am]

ma mère me fait toujours des réflexions sur mon comportement

she's not fit to be a mother

c'est une mère indigne

his mother has been given custody

il est laissé à la garde de la mère

to descend from sb on one's mother's side

descendre de qn par sa mère

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Billy's mother and sister have also appeared in previous runs of the strip.

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The mother nurses the young during this time.

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Her mother died when she was very young.

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Nick is pleased to have his mother back.

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By tradition, when a child is born, the mother is not allowed to go out until 40 days after the birth.

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The loss allowed him to become closer to his mother.

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His father worked at the local sawmill, and his mother's family ran the post office.

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As a mother, she doted on and was quite possessive of her sons.

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This, however, only distresses her further, as she feels she is being unfaithful to her mother's memory.

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The greatest are decorated with mosaics of sharks and sahuagin dancing joyfully, decorated with seashells, mother-of-pearl, and actual pearls and featuring windows made from crystal.

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