QUEUE-DE-PIE - Translation from French into English

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

in the PONS Dictionary

coat-tails

queue f de pie

in the PONS Dictionary

coattails

queue f de pie