Beds in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Beds in the English»French Dictionary

Beds N Brit abrév écrite

Beds → Bedfordshire

See also Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire [Brit ˈbɛdfədʃ(ɪ)ə]

Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire m

hospital beds N npl

hospital beds

lits mpl d'hôpital

twin beds N npl

twin beds

lits mpl jumeaux

I.bed [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] N

1. bed (place to sleep):

bed

lit m

to get into bed

se mettre au lit

to get out of bed

sortir du lit

to go to bed

aller au lit

it's time for bed

il est l'heure d'aller au lit or de se coucher

to send/put sb to bed

envoyer/mettre qn au lit

to be in bed

être au lit, être couché

to take to one's bed dated

s'aliter

a 40 bed ward/hotel

une salle/un hôtel de 40 lits

I need a bed for the night

j'ai besoin d'un lit pour la nuit

to give sb a bed for the night

héberger qn pour une nuit

to sleep in separate beds

faire lit à part

her bed of pain liter

son lit de douleur

the dog makes his bed in the hall

le chien a un coin pour dormir dans l'entrée

2. bed (sex) inf:

to go to bed with

coucher avec

what's he like in bed?

au lit il est comment?

to catch sb in bed with

surprendre qn au lit avec

to get into bed with lit person

coucher avec

to get into bed with fig company, group, lobby

s'associer à

3. bed:

bed (of flowers)

parterre m

bed (of manure, compost)

lit m

bed (of produce)

carré m

a rose bed a bed of roses

un parterre de roses

4. bed (bottom):

bed (of sea)

fond m

bed (of river)

lit m

the sea bed

le fond de la mer

5. bed GEOL:

bed

couche f

6. bed TECH (of machine tool):

bed

banc m

7. bed JOURN, TYPO:

to put a newspaper to bed

boucler un journal

8. bed MOTOR:

bed (of car)

châssis m

bed (of truck)

plateau m

9. bed CONSTR:

bed (of wall)

lit m

bed (of road)

plate-forme f

II.bed <pres part bedding; pret, pp bedded> [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] VB trans

1. bed (plant outside):

bed, a. bed out seedlings

repiquer

bed, a. bed out plants

dépoter

2. bed (sleep with) dated:

bed person

coucher avec

III.bed [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd]

to be brought to bed of dated boy, girl

accoucher de

to get out of bed on the wrong side

se lever du pied gauche

her life is a bed of nails

sa vie est un calvaire

life is not a bed of roses

tout n'est pas rose dans la vie

you've made your bed, now you must lie in it prov

comme on fait son lit, on se couche prov

I.feather bed N

feather bed

lit m de plumes

II.feather-bed VB intr

feather-bed intr COMM:

feather-bed

réduire la productivité pour éviter le chômage

trundle bed [Am ˈtrəndl bɛd] N

trundle bed

lit m gigogne

strawberry bed N

strawberry bed

carré m de fraises

bunk bed N

bunk bed → bunk

See also bunk

I.bunk [Brit bʌŋk, Am bəŋk] N

1. bunk:

bunk NAUT, RAIL

couchette f

2. bunk (gen):

bunk, a. bunk bed (whole unit)

lits mpl superposés

the top/lower bunk

le lit du haut/du bas

3. bunk inf → bunkum

II.bunk [Brit bʌŋk, Am bəŋk] VB intr inf a. bunk down

bunk

dormir

III.bunk [Brit bʌŋk, Am bəŋk]

to do a bunk inf

prendre le large inf

camp bed N

camp bed

lit m de camp

double bed N

double bed

lit m double or à deux places, grand lit

Beds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Beds in the English»French Dictionary

twin beds N pl

twin beds

lits mpl jumeaux

bed [bed] N

1. bed (furniture):

bed

lit m

to get out of bed

se lever

to go to bed

aller au lit

to put sb to bed

mettre qn au lit

in bed

au lit

2. bed (related to sexuality):

good in bed

bon(ne) au lit

to go to bed with sb

coucher avec qn

3. bed TYPO:

to put sth to bed

mettre qc sous presse

4. bed (flower patch):

bed

parterre m

5. bed (bottom):

sea bed

fond m de la mer

river bed

lit m de la rivière

Phrases:

it's not a bed of roses

ce n'est pas une partie de plaisir

to get out of [or up on Am] the wrong side of the bed

se lever du mauvais pied

bunk bed N

bunk bed

lit m superposé

bottom/top bunk bed

lit supérieur/inférieur

I.feather bed N

feather bed

lit m de plumes

II.feather bed VB trans pej

to feather-bed

choyer

flower bed N

flower bed

parterre m de fleurs

trundle bed N

trundle bed

lit m gigogne

double bed N

double bed

lit m à deux places

river-bed N

river-bed

lit m de la rivière

sea bed N no pl

sea bed

fond m marin

I.bed down VB intr

1. bed down (go to bed):

bed down

se coucher

2. bed down (become established):

bed down team

s'adapter

bed down institution, performance

commencer à bien rouler

II.bed down VB trans

bed down

coucher

Beds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be laid up (in bed) with sth

être cloué au lit avec qc

to put sb to bed/to death

mettre qn au lit/à mort

it's not a bed of roses

ce n'est pas une partie de plaisir

to go to bed/for a walk

aller se coucher/se promener

when one gets out of bed

au sortir du lit

to stay in one's bedroom/in bed

tenir la chambre/le lit

to toss and turn in one's bed

se retourner sans cesse dans son lit

they serve him breakfast in bed

on lui sert le petit-déjeuner au lit

to take the sheets off a bed

enlever les draps d'un lit

to find sb just out of bed

prendre qn au saut du lit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The twist is that practically everything in it is also available to buy -- save for the fitted kitchen and space-saving fold-down beds.

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These tanks had no beds and the arrested were forced to sleep on vermin infested concrete floors.

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A limited number of rooms with king-size beds are also available.

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The base hospital was constructed with five wards, with 151 beds.

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As you move up the garden there are seaweed beds which grow carrots and other hardy vegetables.

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Upon opening, the hospital had 92 beds and 40 bassinets.

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In one room, they discovered pullout mattresses underneath their beds.

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The hospital has maintained a paediatric ward since 1935 and the current facility provides 8 beds supported by two full-time paediatricians.

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In 2007, the center staffed 40 hospital beds and had 179,527 visits of which 16,555 were emergency room visits.

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Common furniture included benches, cupboards, tables, beds and small chairs, commonly made from tilia wood.

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