nouait in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nouait in the French»English Dictionary

I.nouer [nwe] VB trans

1. nouer (faire un nœud à):

nouer lacets, ceinture en tissu, cravate

to tie

nouer lacets, ceinture en tissu, cravate

to tie up

nouer chaussure, colis

to tie [sth] up

nouer deux ficelles (ensemble)

to tie ou knot two pieces of string (together)

2. nouer (attacher):

nouer qc autour de qc

to tie sth round sth Brit

nouer qc autour de qc

to tie sth around sth Am

nouer ses cheveux

to tie one's hair back

nouer ses cheveux

to tie back one's hair

3. nouer (avec les bras):

nouer ses bras autour du cou/de la taille de qn

to put one's arms around sb's neck/waist

4. nouer (contracter):

l'émotion me nouait la gorge

I felt choked with emotion

avoir la gorge nouée

to have a lump in one's throat

avoir l'estomac noué

to have a knot in one's stomach

5. nouer (établir):

nouer relations

to establish (avec with)

nouer dialogue

to engage in (avec with)

6. nouer:

nouer CINE, LIT, THEAT action dramatique, intrigue, machination

to weave

II.se nouer VB refl

1. se nouer:

se nouer CINE, LIT, THEAT intrigue:

to take shape

2. se nouer:

se nouer relations diplomatiques:

to be established

se nouer dialogue:

to begin

3. se nouer (se contracter):

ma gorge se nouait

I had a lump in my throat

mon estomac se nouait

my stomach knotted

tous les muscles de mon corps se nouaient

all the muscles in my body were knotted

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nouer l'aiguillette à qn

to render sb impotent by witchcraft

vivre/nouer une idylle

to live through/start a love affair

nouer ses lacets

to do up one's laces

Translations for nouait in the English»French Dictionary

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to cut/tie the umbilical cord

couper/nouer le cordon ombilical

tie back hair

nouer [qc] derrière

to tie sth in a knot

nouer qc

knot

nouer (together ensemble)

knot

se nouer

to form a romantic attachment with sb

nouer une histoire sentimentale avec qn

loop

nouer

to tie one's laces

nouer or attacher ses lacets

nouait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nouait in the French»English Dictionary

I.nouer [nwe] VB trans

1. nouer (faire un nœud avec):

nouer

to knot

2. nouer (entourer d'un lien):

nouer

to do up

nouer paquet, bouquet

to tie up

3. nouer (établir):

nouer alliance

to form

nouer contact, relation, amitié

to strike up

4. nouer (paralyser):

l'émotion/les sanglots lui a/ont noué la gorge

emotion/sobs choked him

l'angoisse lui a noué l'estomac

anxiety gave him a dreadful feeling in the pit of his stomach

II.nouer [nwe] VB refl

1. nouer (se serrer):

sa gorge se noua en voyant cela

he felt a lump in his throat when he saw it

2. nouer (s'attacher):

se nouer autour du cou

to be tied around the neck

se nouer autour du cou (accidentellement)

to get tied around one's neck

3. nouer LIT, THEAT:

l'intrigue se noue

the plot reaches a climax

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nouer des liens avec qn

to tighten a bond with sb

Translations for nouait in the English»French Dictionary

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tie back

nouer en arrière

knot

nouer

to knot sth together

nouer qc ensemble

knot

se nouer

churn

se nouer

do up laces

nouer

tie laces, tie

nouer

to tie the ribbon in a bow

nouer un ruban

form friendship

nouer

nouait Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

se nouer autour du cou

to be tied around the neck

se nouer autour du cou (accidentellement)

to get tied around one's neck

nouer des liens avec qn

to tighten a bond with sb