bait in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bait in the English»French Dictionary

I.bait [Brit beɪt, Am beɪt] N lit, fig

bait

appât m

to use sth/sb as bait

utiliser qc/qn comme appât

to rise to or swallow the bait lit, fig

mordre à l'hameçon

II.bait [Brit beɪt, Am beɪt] VB trans

1. bait (put bait on):

bait trap, hook

appâter (with avec)

they baited the trap with her son fig

ils se sont servis de son fils comme appât

2. bait (tease):

bait person

taquiner

3. bait (set dogs on):

bait bear, badger

lancer des chiens contre

slug bait N U

slug bait

granulés mpl antilimaces

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to nibble at fish: bait

mordre à

Translations for bait in the French»English Dictionary

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èche

bait

appât HUNT, FISH

bait uncountable

attirer avec un appât

to lure with bait

mettre ou fixer un appât à l'hameçon

to bait the hook

mordre à l'hameçon

to take the bait

appâter hameçon, piège

to bait

amorce

bait

amorcer ligne, poisson

to bait

pêcher au vif

to fish with live bait

bait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bait in the English»French Dictionary

I.bait [beɪt] N

1. bait SPORTS:

bait

appât m

2. bait fig:

bait

leurre m

to swallow the bait

mordre à l'hameçon

II.bait [beɪt] VB trans

1. bait (put bait on):

bait

amorcer

2. bait (harass):

bait

harceler

3. bait (annoy):

bait

tourmenter

live bait N

live bait

appât m vivant

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to swallow the bait

mordre à l'hameçon

to rise to the bait

mordre à l'hameçon

Translations for bait in the French»English Dictionary

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appât

bait

amorce

bait

amorcer

to bait

mordre à l'appât fig

to take the bait

bait Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to rise to the bait

mordre à l'hameçon

to swallow the bait

mordre à l'hameçon

to swallow the bait

mordre à l'hameçon

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They both reached an average mortality of 85%, by the use of 2% methiocarb/methomyl bait.

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Live shrimp and baitfish, as well as shrimp pieces and cut bait, are the best natural bait.

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Gurnard are also used as bait, for example by lobster fishermen.

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It was poorly built to begin with, a temporary fortification intended as bait in an elaborate trap.

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The bait is spread and the hunter waits under cover for his prey.

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Fishing several inches off the stream bottom with simple worms as bait is a good method to catch suckers.

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By drawing bait on a wire towards the cage, tour operators lure the shark to the cage, possibly striking it, exacerbating this problem.

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For example, the double agent could be offered some tempting bait: "e.g.," be told that important information was stored at a dead drop site.

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These are all good baits to use for the yellowtail rockfish.

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Fishermen have also begun using plastic bait and, more recently, electronic lures, to attract fish.

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