shelf in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shelf in the English»French Dictionary

shelf <pl shelves> [Brit ʃɛlf, Am ʃɛlf] N

1. shelf (at home):

shelf (gen)

étagère f

shelf (in oven)

plaque f

shelf (in fridge)

rayon m

shelf (in fridge)

clayette f

shelf (in shop, library)

rayon m

top/bottom shelf

étagère du haut/du bas

a set of shelves

une étagère

a whole shelf of books

toute une étagère de livres

you won't find it on the supermarket shelf

vous ne le trouverez pas en supermarché

2. shelf GEOL (of rock, ice):

shelf

corniche f

to be left on the shelf (remain single)

rester vieille fille

to be left on the shelf (be abandoned)

être laissé pour compte

continental shelf N

continental shelf

plateau m continental

parcel shelf N MOTOR

parcel shelf

cache-bagages m

shelf-ful [Brit ˈʃɛlffʊl, Am ˈʃɛlffʊl] N

shelf-ful (at home)

pleine étagère f (of de)

shelf-ful (in shop)

plein rayon m (of de)

shelf life [Brit, Am ˈʃɛlf ˌlaɪf] N

1. shelf life lit (of product):

shelf life

durée f de conservation

2. shelf life fig:

shelf life (of technology, pop music)

durée f de vie

shelf life (of politician, star)

période f de gloire

shelf mark N

shelf mark

cote f

oven shelf N Brit

oven shelf

grille f

I.off-the-shelf ADJ

1. off-the-shelf COMM:

off-the-shelf goods

disponible en magasin

2. off-the-shelf COMPUT:

off-the-shelf software

fixe

II.off the shelf ADV

off the shelf available:

off the shelf

à vue, sur stock

Translations for shelf in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tablard

shelf

replat

shelf

shelf in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shelf in the English»French Dictionary

shelf <-ves> [ʃelf] N

1. shelf (storage):

shelf

étagère f

shelf

tablar(d) m CH

2. shelf (rock):

shelf

rebord m

3. shelf ECON:

off the shelf

sous forme de stock

Phrases:

to be on the shelf Brit, Aus inf (abandoned)

être laissé pour compte

to be on the shelf (unmarried)

être vieille fille

shelf space N

shelf space

rayonnage m

shelf life N no pl

shelf life

durée f de conservation avant vente

Translations for shelf in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tablar(d)

shelf

étagère

shelf

plateforme continentale [ou littorale]

continental shelf

tablette

shelf

plateau continental

continental shelf

plage arrière

back shelf

rayon d'une armoire

shelf

shelf Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

off the shelf

sous forme de stock

to be on the shelf Brit, Aus inf (abandoned)

être laissé pour compte

to be on the shelf (unmarried)

être vieille fille

to take sth from a shelf/the kitchen

prendre qc sur une étagère/dans la cuisine

to take sth off the shelf/wall

prendre qc sur l'étagère/enlever qc du mur

to put sth on the shelf

placer qc sur l'étagère

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The lower board rests on the tatami, and there are four posts at the corners of this, supporting a shelf.

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It may be terrestrial or, occasionally, epipetric, growing on rock shelves.

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This also holds if a book has fallen down from a shelf on its own.

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Dried cranberries can be a useful product to carry while traveling because of their extended shelf life.

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Up on the shelf, can you hear me?

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This arbor has shelves and a gate to secure the counterweights in the arbor.

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Blue whale are known to feed off of the southeastern shelf in summer.

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It's really beautiful, like it's on its own sort of shelf.

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Does this have a place on your shelf?

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He wanted the money to be used for buying books and installing shelves to hold them.

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