cling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cling in the English»French Dictionary

cling <pret, pp clung> [Brit klɪŋ, Am klɪŋ] VB intr

1. cling (physically):

to cling to person, rail, raft etc

se cramponner à

to cling together

se cramponner l'un à l'autre

to cling on to sth for dear life

se cramponner de toutes ses forces à qc

2. cling (emotionally):

to cling to parent, beliefs, myth, hope, habit, lifestyle, power

se cramponner à

he clings to me all the time

c'est un vrai crampon

she clings to people for support

elle s'appuie sur les autres

3. cling (adhere):

cling leaf, moss:

coller (to à)

cling smell:

résister

the road clung to the mountain

la route s'accrochait au flanc de la montagne

cling film [Brit ˈklɪŋ fɪlm, Am ˈklɪŋ ˌfɪlm] N Brit

cling film

scellofrais ® m

cling on VB [Brit klɪŋ -, Am klɪŋ -]

cling on custom, myth:

cling on

survivre obstinément

to cling on to sth

se cramponner à qc

cling peaches Brit, clingstone peaches Am N npl

cling peaches

pêches fpl jaunes

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to cling like a limpet

être une vraie sangsue inf

to cling to sb like a leech

coller qn comme une sangsue inf

grimly pursue, continue, cling

avec acharnement

Translations for cling in the French»English Dictionary

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cramponner

to cling to

se cramponner à qc/qn lit, fig

to cling to sth/sb

s'agripper à paroi, bras

to cling to

s'obstiner dans une opinion

to cling stubbornly to an opinion

cling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cling in the English»French Dictionary

cling <clung, clung> [klɪŋ] VB intr

1. cling (hold tightly):

to cling (together)

être collé l'un à l'autre

to cling (on) to sth

se cramponner à qc

(be dependent on) to cling to sb

s'accrocher à qn

2. cling (persist):

cling

être tenace

cling film N no pl, no art Brit

cling film

film m alimentaire

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to cling to sb like a limpet

être pendu à qn comme un pot de colle

Translations for cling in the French»English Dictionary

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s'agripper à qn/qc

to cling on to sb/sth

se cramponner à qn/qc

to cling on to sb/sth

se cramponner à la vie

to cling on to life

épouser les formes du corps robe

to cling to the body

coller

to cling

se coller à qn

to cling to sb

s'accrocher à qc

to cling to sth

s'accrocher à qc

to cling to sth

la pluie plaquait sa robe sur ses jambes

the rain made her dress cling to her legs

se pendre au cou de qn (par crainte)

to cling to sb

cling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cling to sb like a limpet

être pendu à qn comme un pot de colle

to cling (together)

être collé l'un à l'autre

to cling (on) to sth

se cramponner à qc

(be dependent on) to cling to sb

s'accrocher à qn

the rain made her dress cling to her legs

la pluie plaquait sa robe sur ses jambes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A player is also disqualified if he/she clings onto the railing.

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A male selects a female and clings to her back.

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He clings to the life-raft, loses consciousness, and floats all night before being washed up on an island.

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A large female is often found in association with a smaller male, which clings above or below her.

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He hasn't always been a professional, so he clings on to it and understands we lead a privileged lifestyle.

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Pollution levels rise significantly in winter when cold air clings to the soil.

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Hovers or occasionally clings to feed and does not gather at flowering trees.

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He then clings to the present but can not avoid the sense of a future that is shrinking every day.

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Now, most of the greenery that survives, clings desperately to the banks of the spring water stream running between the two hills.

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It needs to feed very infrequently and when it does so it clings onto a host fish with its front three pairs of pleiopods.

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