QUEUE-DE-PIE - Translation from French into English

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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

queue-de-pie <pl queues-de-pie> [kødpi] N f inf

queue-de-pie: tails pl , tailcoat

English

French

dress coat N

dress coat: queue-de-pie f

dress suit N

dress suit: queue-de-pie f

swallowtailed coat N

swallowtailed coat: queue-de-pie f

swallowtailed coat: habit m de soirée

I. tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl] N

1. tail ZOOL (of mammal, bird, fish):

tail: queue f

2. tail (end piece):

tail (of aircraft, comet, kite): queue f

at the tail of the procession: à la queue du cortège

3. tail (police observer) inf:

to put a tail on sb: faire filer qn, prendre qn en filature

4. tail (buttocks):

tail inf: postérieur m inf

II. tails N npl

1. tails (tailcoat):

tails: habit m

wearing tails: en habit

white tie and tails: queue-de-pie f

2. tails (of coin):

tails: pile f

heads or tails?: pile ou face?

tails you win: pile tu gagnes

III. tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl] VB trans inf

tail: filer inf

tail suspect, car: suivre (to jusqu'à)

we're being tailed: on est pris en filature

IV. tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl]

I can't make head (n)or tail of this: je ne comprends rien du tout à cela

we couldn't make head or tail of his reply: sa réponse n'avait ni queue ni tête

to be on sb's tail: suivre qn de près

to be on sb's tail: talonner qn inf

to go off with one's tail between one's legs: partir la queue basse

to turn tail pej: tourner les talons pej

white tie and tails: queue de pie f

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coat-tails: queue f de pie

in the PONS Dictionary

coattails: queue f de pie

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