buck in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for buck in the English»French Dictionary

I.buck [Brit bʌk, Am bək] N

1. buck Am (dollar):

buck inf

dollar m

2. buck (money):

buck inf

fric m inf

to make a fast or quick buck

se faire du fric facile inf

to make a few bucks

se faire un peu de fric inf

3. buck ZOOL:

buck

mâle m

buck attr antelope, hare, rabbit

mâle

4. buck RIDING:

buck

ruade f

to give a buck

lancer une ruade

5. buck (man) inf:

a young buck

un jeune

II.buck [Brit bʌk, Am bək] ADJ Am MIL

buck private, sergeant

simple

III.buck [Brit bʌk, Am bək] VB trans

1. buck (throw) horse:

buck rider

désarçonner

2. buck (go against):

buck trend, market

aller contre

to buck the system

lutter contre l'ordre établi

IV.buck [Brit bʌk, Am bək] VB intr

1. buck RIDING:

buck

ruer

2. buck (oppose):

to buck at or against sth changes, rule

regimber devant or contre

V.buck [Brit bʌk, Am bək]

to buck up one's ideas

se secouer inf

the buck stops here/with the president

c'est moi/c'est le président qui ai/a de la responsabilité

to pass the buck

refiler la responsabilité finale à quelqu'un d'autre inf

buck's night, buck's party N Aus

buck's night

soirée pour enterrer une vie de garçon

buck teeth N npl pej

buck teeth

dents fpl de lapin pej

I.buck up VB [Brit bʌk -, Am bək -] (buck up)

1. buck up (cheer up):

buck up inf

se dérider

buck up!

courage!

2. buck up (hurry up):

buck up inf

se grouiller inf

II.buck up VB [Brit bʌk -, Am bək -] (buck [sb] up)

buck up (cheer up) news, person:

buck up person

remonter le moral à

buck-passing [Am ˈbəkˌpæsɪŋ] N

buck-passing

transfert m de responsabilité

buck naked [Brit, Am] ADJ Am inf

buck naked

complètement à poil inf

Buck House N Brit inf, hum

Buck House

résidence de la reine à Londres

Buck's Fizz [Brit ˌbʌks ˈfɪz, Am ˌbəks ˈfɪz] N Brit

Buck's Fizz

cocktail m au champagne et jus d'orange

Translations for buck in the French»English Dictionary

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ruade

buck

décocher une ruade

to buck

mâle antilope, lièvre, lapin

buck

buck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for buck in the English»French Dictionary

buck¹ [bʌk] N Am, Aus inf

buck

dollar m

Phrases:

to make a fast buck

gagner du fric facile

buck² [bʌk] N no pl inf

to pass the buck

faire porter le chapeau à qn d'autre

I.buck³ <-(s)> [bʌk] N

1. buck (male):

buck

mâle m

2. buck (kick):

buck

ruade f

II.buck³ <-(s)> [bʌk] ADJ

buck

mâle

buck deer

cerf m

III.buck³ <-(s)> [bʌk] VB intr

buck

lancer une ruade

IV.buck³ <-(s)> [bʌk] VB trans

buck

se rebiffer

I.buck up VB intr inf

1. buck up (cheer up):

buck up

se secouer

2. buck up (hurry up):

buck up

se grouiller

II.buck up VB trans

buck up (cheer up):

buck up

remonter le moral à

Phrases:

to buck one's ideas up

se secouer un peu

roe buck, roebuck N

roe buck

chevreuil m mâle

Translations for buck in the French»English Dictionary

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daim (mâle)

buck

ragaillardir nouvelle

to buck up

requinquer qn

to buck sb up

se requinquer

to buck oneself up

ravigoter qn nouvelle, alcool, douche, repas

to buck sb up

regonfler qn

to buck sb up

buck Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make a fast buck

gagner du fric facile

to pass the buck

faire porter le chapeau à qn d'autre

buck deer

cerf m

to pass the buck to sb/sth pej inf

rejeter la responsabilité sur qn/qc

to buck one's ideas up

se secouer un peu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Buck never made royalties from his design, but as a salesman he was remunerated handsomely from the success of the product.

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No self-respecting fan wants their club run by absentee owners who are only out to make a fast buck.

www.spiked-online.com

While these trusts' shares plunged along with the wider market, they tended to buck back up on the strength of buying by wealth managers and clued-up individual investors.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Universities have received huge increases in their incomes, have not delivered and really need to buck up their ideas.

news.bbc.co.uk

And no prizes for guessing which lucky young buck she picked to practise chat-up lines with her.

www.bbc.co.uk

Up to the 2008 financial crisis, only three money funds had broken the buck in the 37-year history of money funds.

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Finally, the cost of the camera and the film leaves the 300 in an expensive niche market position -- photos are a buck a snap.

mashable.com

Any elected official, of any party, would be well-advised not to buck that voter headwind.

www.thestar.com

Scam artists often prey on those looking to make a quick buck working from home.

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Again, it's a business model just as insane as the fast-buck free market model.

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