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端庄
to take shelter

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
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English

I. abriter [abʀite] VB trans

1. abriter bâtiment:

abriter personnes, animaux
to shelter, to provide shelter for
abriter société, organisation, objets
to house
abriter activité, réunion
to host

2. abriter pays, région:

abriter société, activité
to provide a base for
abriter personnes
to provide a home for
abriter animaux, végétaux
to provide a habitat for
abriter malfaiteurs, terroristes, tombe, lieu de culte
to harbour Brit

II. s'abriter VB refl

s'abriter (des intempéries)
to take shelter (de from)
s'abriter (des balles, du feu)
to take cover (de from)
s'abriter derrière le secret professionnel
to shelter ou hide behind professional confidentiality
s'abriter ou se retrancher derrière qn
to hide behind sb
English
English
French
French
to take shelter from weather
s'abriter de
shelter
abriter (from, against de)
to shelter from the storm
s'abriter de l'orage
to shelter under a tree
s'abriter sous un arbre
to shelter in a shop doorway
s'abriter à l'entrée d'une boutique
to masquerade under a false name
s'abriter sous un faux nom
to take refuge from weather
s'abriter de
shield (from weather)
protéger, abriter (from de)
house books, collection, exhibition
abriter
to shade one's eyes (with one's hand)
s'abriter les yeux de la main
quarter livestock
abriter

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

I. abriter [abʀite] VB trans

1. abriter (protéger):

abriter
to shelter

2. abriter (héberger):

abriter
to harbour

II. abriter [abʀite] VB refl

1. abriter (se protéger):

s'abriter
to take shelter
s'abriter du feu/des balles
to take cover from the gunfire/the bullets

2. abriter (se protéger des intempéries):

s'abriter
to take shelter
English
English
French
French
shelter
s'abriter
to shelter from sth
s'abriter de qc
shelter from weather
abriter
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

I. abriter [abʀite] VB trans

1. abriter (protéger):

abriter
to shelter

2. abriter (héberger):

abriter
to harbor

II. abriter [abʀite] VB refl

1. abriter (se protéger):

s'abriter de qc
to take shelter from sth
s'abriter des coups de feu
to take cover from the gunfire

2. abriter (se protéger des intempéries):

s'abriter
to take shelter
English
English
French
French
shelter
s'abriter
to shelter from sth
s'abriter de qc
shelter from weather
abriter
Présent
j'abrite
tuabrites
il/elle/onabrite
nousabritons
vousabritez
ils/ellesabritent
Imparfait
j'abritais
tuabritais
il/elle/onabritait
nousabritions
vousabritiez
ils/ellesabritaient
Passé simple
j'abritai
tuabritas
il/elle/onabrita
nousabritâmes
vousabritâtes
ils/ellesabritèrent
Futur simple
j'abriterai
tuabriteras
il/elle/onabritera
nousabriterons
vousabriterez
ils/ellesabriteront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

s'abriter
to take shelter
s'abriter du feu/des balles
to take cover from the gunfire/the bullets
s'abriter
to take shelter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Dans le remorquage en ligne, les bateaux remorqueur et remorqué sont placés l’un derrière l’autre, et reliés par une aussière souple appelée remorque.
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Il est toujours souriant et prêt à aider les autres dans le besoin mais quelque chose semble caché derrière son apparence juvénile, qu'est-ce donc?
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Il a déclaré qu'il est important de s'assurer que les développements socio-économiques sont faits de manière « durable et inclusive », sans laisser personne derrière.
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Parmastega pouvait cependant aussi respirer directement de l'air par un orifice respiratoire, le spiracle situé derrière ses orbites.
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Si bien que les deux personnages se cachaient derrière leurs homonymes.
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