camps in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for camps in the English»French Dictionary

I.camp [Brit kamp, Am kæmp] N

1. camp (gen):

camp (of tents, buildings etc)

camp m

camp (of nomads)

campement m

to make or pitch camp

planter son camp

to strike camp

lever le camp

to go to camp scout etc:

partir en camp

2. camp (group):

camp fig

camp m

camp fig

parti m

to go over to the other camp

changer de camp

3. camp (mannered style etc):

camp inf, pej

cabotinage m inf

it's high camp

c'est du pur cabotinage inf

4. camp (holiday centre):

camp

centre m de vacances

camp

colonie f de vacances

II.camp [Brit kamp, Am kæmp] ADJ pej

1. camp (exaggerated):

camp person

cabotin inf

camp gesture, performance

théâtral

2. camp (effeminate):

camp

efféminé

3. camp (in bad taste):

camp

kitsch

III.camp [Brit kamp, Am kæmp] VB intr

camp

camper

to go camping

faire du camping

IV.camp [Brit kamp, Am kæmp]

to have a foot in both camps

avoir un pied dans chaque camp

to camp it up inf (overact)

cabotiner inf

to camp it up (act effeminately)

forcer dans le genre efféminé

boot camp N Am

boot camp MIL, NAUT

camp m d'entraînement

camp out VB [Brit kamp -, Am kæmp -]

camp out

dormir sous la tente

he's camping out in the lounge

il campe dans le salon

camp on VB [Brit kamp -, Am kæmp -] TELEC

camp on

effectuer un rappel automatique

camp bed N

camp bed

lit m de camp

camp follower N

1. camp follower MIL:

camp follower

civil m (qui suit une armée)

camp follower (prostitute)

prostituée f

2. camp follower (sympathizer):

camp follower

sympathisant/-e m/f

camp commandant N

camp commandant

commandant m de camp

camp chair N Am

camp chair

chaise f pliante

camp meeting N Am REL

camp meeting

camp m biblique

camp on N Brit TELEC

camp on

rappel m automatique

camps in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for camps in the English»French Dictionary

I.camp¹ [kæmp] N a. fig a. MIL

camp

camp m

holiday [or summer] camp

camp de vacances

refugee camp

camp de réfugiés

to pitch camp

établir un camp

to be/go on camp Brit

faire du camping

to break camp

lever le camp

to go over to the other camp

changer de camp

II.camp¹ [kæmp] VB intr

camp

camper

to camp out

camper

to go camping

faire du camping

I.camp² [kæmp] THEAT, SOCIOL N no pl, no art (theatrical style)

camp

manières fpl

II.camp² [kæmp] THEAT, SOCIOL ADJ

1. camp (theatrical):

camp

affecté(e)

2. camp (effeminate):

camp

efféminé(e)

camp fever N no pl

camp fever → typhus

See also typhus

typhus [ˈtaɪfəs] N no pl

typhus

typhus m

labour camp N

labour camp

camp m de travaux forcés

camp site N

1. camp site (place to camp):

camp site

terrain m de camping

2. camp site Am (place for a tent):

camp site

place f pour camper

summer camp N

summer camp

colonie f de vacances

camp follower N (group supporter)

camp follower

sympathisant(e) m (f)

prison camp N

prison camp

camp m de prisonniers

holiday camp N

holiday camp

camp m de vacances

camp chair N Brit, Aus

camp chair

chaise f pliante

camps Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a foot in both camps

avoir un pied dans chaque camp

to head back home/to the camp

retourner à la maison/au camp

to be/go on camp Brit

faire du camping

to break camp

lever le camp

to go over to the other camp

changer de camp

to go over to the enemy camp

passer dans le camp ennemi

certificate for activity leaders in holiday camps

BAFA

to send to a concentration camp

déporter

to intern sb in a camp

interner qn dans un camp

the war filled the camps with refugees

la guerre peupla les camps de réfugiés

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Translations for camps in the French»English Dictionary

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centre de transit

reception camp