rôde in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rôde in the French»English Dictionary

roder [ʀɔde] VB trans

1. roder MOTOR (user):

roder

to run in Brit

roder véhicule, moteur

to break in Am

2. roder TECH:

roder pièce, soupapes

to grind

3. roder (mettre au point):

roder spectacle, méthode, technique

to bring [sth] up to scratch, to polish up

roder qn à ou pour SPORTS

to train sb for

épreuve: être (bien) rodé personne:

to have the hang of things

être (bien) rodé service:

to be running smoothly

rôder [ʀode] VB intr

1. rôder (avec intention malfaisante):

rôder

to prowl

rôder autour d'une maison

to prowl around a house

rôder autour de qn

to hang around sb

un individu suspect rôdait autour de la maison

a suspicious individual was prowling around the house ou hanging around outside the house

la mort rôde

death is on the prowl

2. rôder (au hasard):

rôder

to roam around, to wander about

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polished performance, production, speech

(bien) rodé

skulk

rôder

he's skulking around the house

il rôde autour de la maison

skulk around

rôder

loiter (suspiciously)

rôder

run in

roder

rove (prowl) streets

rôder dans

rove (prowl)

rôder

to be on the prowl

rôder (for en quête de)

to prowl the streets at night

rôder dans les rues la nuit

prowl animal, person: (gen)

rôder

to lurk in the garden

rôder dans le jardin

rôde in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rôde in the French»English Dictionary

rôder [ʀode] VB intr

rôder dans les parages

to wander about

roder [ʀɔde] VB trans

1. roder AUTO, TECH:

roder qc moteur, voiture, engrenages

to run sth in Brit

roder qc moteur, voiture, engrenages

to break sth in Am

roder qc cames, soupapes

to grind

2. roder (mettre au point):

roder un spectacle

to get a show on its feet

roder des méthodes

to get methods working smoothly

l'actrice est (bien) rodée

the actress knows her stuff

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fears lurk beneath the apparent calm

la peur rôde malgré le calme apparent

to be on the prowl

rôder

prowl

rôder dans

prowl

rôder

run in car

roder

skulk

rôder

to hover around sb

rôder autour de qn

break in

roder

rôde Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

rôder dans les parages

to wander about

roder qc moteur, voiture, engrenages

to run sth in Brit

roder qc moteur, voiture, engrenages

to break sth in Am

roder qc cames, soupapes

to grind

roder un spectacle

to get a show on its feet

roder des méthodes

to get methods working smoothly

la peur rôde malgré le calme apparent

fears lurk beneath the apparent calm