island in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for island in the English»French Dictionary

island [Brit ˈʌɪlənd, Am ˈaɪlənd] N

1. island:

island

île f

island (small)

îlot m

island of peace/hope fig

îlot de paix/d'espoir

island of peace/hope attr (of particular island)

de l'île

island of peace/hope (of islands generally)

des îles

an island community

une communauté insulaire

the island community

les habitants de l'île

2. island TRANSP → traffic island

no man is an island

on ne peut pas se passer des autres

See also traffic island

traffic island N TRANSP

traffic island

refuge m

safety island N Am

safety island

refuge m (pour piétons)

island hopping N

to go island hopping

aller d'île en île

coral island N

coral island

île f corallienne

desert island N

desert island

île f déserte

traffic island N TRANSP

traffic island

refuge m

Ellis Island Info

Ellis Island

Petite île située dans la baie de New York qui fut, de 1891 à 1943, la première étape américaine d'environ 20 millions d'immigrants. Aujourd'hui, on peut y visiter le Musée de l'Immigration.

Ellis Island [Brit ɛlɪs ˈʌɪlənd, Am ˌɛləs ˈaɪlənd]

Ellis Island Am:

Ellis Island

Ellis Island

Ascension Island

Ascension Island

l'Île f de l'Ascension

South Island

South Island

île f du Sud

island in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for island in the English»French Dictionary

island [ˈaɪlənd] N a. fig

island

île f

coral island N

coral island

île f corallienne

desert island N

desert island

île f déserte

traffic island N

traffic island

refuge m pour piétons

Easter Island N

Easter Island

l'île f de Pâques

I.Rhode Island [ˌrəʊdˈaɪlənd] N

Rhode Island

le Rhode Island

II.Rhode Island [ˌrəʊdˈaɪlənd] N

Rhode Island

du Rhode Island

Prince Edward Island N

Prince Edward Island

l'Île f du Prince Édouard

Translations for island in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

(l'île de) Chypre

(the island of) Cyprus

îlot

island

(l'île de) Guernesey

(the island of) Guernsey

island Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to exile sb to Siberia/to an island

exiler qn en Sibérie/sur une île

(the island of) Guernsey

(l'île f de) Guernesey

he was banished to an island

il a été exilé dans une île

the furthest island from the mainland

l'île la plus éloignée du continent

The DOM are the French overseas départements. They include French Guiana, Reunion Island, Martinique and Guadeloupe. These colonies are treated today as French economic zones and are responsible, like all départements, for matters specific to their areas.

DOM

the coast/the island cannot be reached by boat

la côte/l'île est inaccessible aux bateaux

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The village is a base for tobacco production on the virtually uninhabited island.

en.wikipedia.org

It has a land area of 39 km and is found at the south-west portion of the island.

en.wikipedia.org

They also occur on a number of oceanic islands.

en.wikipedia.org

There are many islands within the lake, good for tourism.

en.wikipedia.org

The island was not of major political importance.

en.wikipedia.org

He was also the owner of the island's second largest pineapple plantation.

en.wikipedia.org

There are some narrow islands on the northern side of its reef with a total land area of about 3 km.

en.wikipedia.org

As previously stated, a fire in the 19th-century resulted in the loss of much of the island's soil, the wind blowing it into the sea.

en.wikipedia.org