egg in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for egg in the English»French Dictionary

I.egg [Brit ɛɡ, Am ɛɡ] N

1. egg:

egg FOOD, BIOL, ZOOL

œuf m

a chocolate egg

un œuf en chocolat

a chocolate egg attr sandwich

à l'œuf

a chocolate egg collector

d'œufs

a chocolate egg farm

producteur/-trice d'œufs

a chocolate egg mayonnaise, noodles, sauce

aux œufs

2. egg (fellow) inf, dated:

he's a good/bad egg

c'est un brave/sale type inf

II.egg [Brit ɛɡ, Am ɛɡ] VB trans inf Am (throw eggs at)

egg person

jeter des œufs sur

III.egg [Brit ɛɡ, Am ɛɡ]

to kill sth in the egg

tuer qc dans l'œuf

to put all one's eggs in one basket

mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier

to have egg on one's face inf

avoir l'air fin inf

as sure as eggs is eggs

aussi vrai que deux et deux font quatre

to lay an egg inf Am THEAT

faire un four inf

fried egg N

fried egg

œuf m au plat

egg white N

egg white

blanc m d'œuf

egg yolk N

egg yolk

jaune m d'œuf

egg whisk N

egg whisk

fouet m à œufs

egg slicer N

egg slicer

coupe-œuf m

egg timer N

egg timer

sablier m

egg flip N

egg flip → eggnog

See also eggnog

eggnog N

eggnog (with milk)

lait m de poule

eggnog (with alcohol)

flip m

egg custard N (baked)

egg custard

flan m aux œufs

egg cup N

egg cup

coquetier m

egg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for egg in the English»French Dictionary

egg [eg] N

1. egg:

egg

œuf m

to lay an egg

pondre un œuf

beaten/scrambled/fried eggs

œufs battus/brouillés/sur le plat

hard-boiled/soft-boiled egg

œufs durs/mollets

2. egg (female reproductive cells):

egg

ovule m

Phrases:

to have egg on one's face inf

avoir l'air fin

to put all one's eggs in one basket

mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier

egg timer N

egg timer

sablier m

fried egg N

fried egg

œuf m au plat

Easter egg N

Easter egg

œuf m de Pâques

egg yolk N

egg yolk

jaune m d'œuf

over-egg VB trans fig

to over-egg the pudding

en rajouter inf

nest egg N

nest egg

pécule m

egg spoon N

egg spoon

cuillère f à œufs

egg on VB trans

to egg sb ⇆ on

pousser qn

to egg sb ⇆ on

inciter qn

egg cup, eggcup N

egg cup

coquetier m

egg Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lay an egg

pondre un œuf

hard-boiled/soft-boiled egg

œufs durs/mollets

to have egg on one's face inf

avoir l'air fin

yellow of an egg Am

jaune d'œuf

the biggest-ever egg

le plus grand œuf (jamais vu)

to over-egg the pudding

en rajouter inf

to separate egg whites from yolks

séparer les blancs des jaunes

chicken and egg problem [or situation]

éternel dilemme de la poule ou l'œuf

toasted ham and cheese sandwich with an egg

croque-madame

fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites

incorporer délicatement les blancs battus en neige

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The pair of whio in the centre's free flight aviary have seven eggs, which were being incubated as part of the whio nest egg programme.

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Eggs hatch after three days, although the young generally live off of their egg yolk for another five days.

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After two or three hours' smelting the cooled crucibles are broken up, when the regulus appears in the shape and size of half an egg.

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It is garnished with cooked squid, prawn fritters, boiled egg and fried shallots.

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In 1997 the artist created an exacting, two-inch tall skeleton of a bird from his own fingernail parings, and later made a feather and egg from his own hair.

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Sprinkle superfine glitter over the glue covered half of the egg.

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The entire life cycle involving development from egg to adult takes from 190 to 598 hours depending on temperature.

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This poppy wreath is made with painted egg cartons and a paper plate.

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The painting dates from the last quarter of the 17th century and is in egg tempera on a wooden panel.

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They make their nest upon a broken, vertical branch and produce one egg with unerring aim into their nest.

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