shouldn in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shouldn in the English»French Dictionary

shouldn't [Brit ˈʃʊd(ə)nt, Am ˈʃʊdnt]

shouldn't → should not

I.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] N

1. shoulder ANAT:

shoulder

épaule f

on or over one's shoulder

à l'épaule

on or over one's shoulders

sur les épaules

this jacket is too tight across the shoulders

cette veste est trop étroite d'épaules

to put one's shoulders back

rejeter les épaules en arrière

to straighten one's shoulders

redresser les épaules

to look over sb's shoulder

regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn

to cry on sb's shoulder

pleurer sur l'épaule de qn

I am always there if you need a shoulder to cry on

je suis toujours là si tu as besoin d'une épaule pour pleurer

his shoulders shook with laughter/sobs

il était secoué de rire/de sanglots

to have round shoulders

avoir le dos rond

to look (back) over one's shoulder lit, fig

regarder derrière soi

the burden/responsibility is or falls on my shoulders

la charge/la responsabilité m'incombe

to stand shoulder to shoulder lit two people:

être côte à côte

to work shoulder to shoulder

travailler coude à coude or côte à côte

2. shoulder (on mountain):

shoulder

replat m

3. shoulder FASHION:

shoulder

épaule f

4. shoulder (on road):

shoulder

bas-côté m

5. shoulder FOOD:

shoulder

épaule f

II.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] VB trans

1. shoulder lit bag, implement:

shoulder

mettre [qc] sur l'épaule

to shoulder one's gun

mettre son fusil sur l'épaule

to shoulder arms MIL

se mettre au port d'armes

shoulder arms! MIL

l'arme sur l'épaule!

2. shoulder fig:

shoulder burden, expense, task

se charger de

shoulder responsibility

endosser

3. shoulder (push):

to shoulder one's way through crowd

se frayer un chemin à coups d'épaules à travers

to shoulder sb aside

écarter qn d'un coup d'épaule

III.-shouldered COMP

to be round-shouldered

avoir le dos rond

to be narrow/square-shouldered

avoir les épaules étroites/carrées

IV.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər]

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb lit

dépasser qn d'une bonne tête

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb fig

laisser qn loin derrière

to have a good head on one's shoulders

avoir la tête sur les épaules

to have an old head on young shoulders

être mûr avant l'âge

to put one's shoulder to the wheel

s'atteler à la tâche

to rub shoulders with sb

côtoyer qn

straight from the shoulder inf comment, criticism:

franc/franche

to give it to sb straight from the shoulder inf

dire qc à qn sans détours

I.cold shoulder N

to give sb the cold shoulder

snober qn, battre froid à qn

to get the cold shoulder

se faire snober

II.cold shoulder VB trans

cold shoulder

snober, battre froid à

soft shoulder N

soft shoulder

accotement m non stabilisé

off the shoulder ADJ

an off the shoulder dress

une robe qui dégage les épaules

hard shoulder N Brit

hard shoulder

bande f d'arrêt d'urgence

lap and shoulder belt N

lap and shoulder belt MOTOR, AVIAT

ceinture f trois points

shoulder patch N Am MIL

shoulder patch

écusson m

shoulder strap N

shoulder strap (of garment)

bretelle f

shoulder strap (of bag)

bandoulière f

shoulder pad N

shoulder pad

épaulette f

shouldn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shouldn in the English»French Dictionary

I.shoulder [ˈʃəʊldəʳ, Am ˈʃoʊldɚ] N

1. shoulder (body part):

shoulder

épaule f

2. shoulder FASHION:

shoulder

épaule f

padded shoulders

épaulettes fpl

3. shoulder FOOD:

shoulder

épaule f

4. shoulder (side of a road):

shoulder

accotement m

hard shoulder

bande f d'arrêt d'urgence

5. shoulder (shoulder-like part):

shoulder of a mountain

crête f

Phrases:

a shoulder to cry on

une épaule pour pleurer

to rest on sb's shoulders

se reposer sur qn

shoulder to shoulder

côte à côte

to fight shoulder to shoulder with sb

se battre ensemble

II.shoulder [ˈʃəʊldəʳ, Am ˈʃoʊldɚ] VB trans

1. shoulder (move one's shoulders):

shoulder

pousser de l'épaule

to shoulder one's way

se frayer un chemin à coups d'épaules

2. shoulder (place on shoulders):

shoulder

porter sur ses épaules

3. shoulder (accept):

shoulder responsibility

endosser

shoulder pad N

shoulder pad

épaulette f

shoulder strap N

shoulder strap of dress

bretelle f

shoulder strap of bag

bandoulière f

shoulder bag N

shoulder bag

sac m à bandoulière

shoulder blade N

shoulder blade

omoplate f

hard shoulder N Brit

hard shoulder

bande f d'arrêt d'urgence

should [ʃʊd] VB aux

1. should (advisability, expectation):

I/you should

je/tu devrais

to insist that one should do sth

insister pour que qn fasse qc subj

2. should (asking for advice):

should I ...?

est-ce que je dois ...?

3. should (might):

for fear that sb/sth should ...

si jamais qn/qc ...

if I should fall

au cas où je tomberais

4. should form (would):

I should like ...

je voudrais ...

shout down VB trans

shout down

faire taire qn en criant plus fort

shout out VB trans

shout out

crier

would-be [ˈwʊdbi] ADJ

would-be

soi-disant(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Cause he had said: we shouldn't frown upon people being happy, or people dancing, or expressing themselves.

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The content of the message is telling - it suggests an obeisance which shouldn't exist between politicians and media and certainly never in secret.

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Getting any home electronics installed shouldn't be a lot of work.

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If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

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Liberals like crises, and one shouldn't spoil them by handing them another on a silver salver.

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This shouldn't take long - on my computer, with a DVD drive which goes like the blazes, it's all over in around a minute.

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So the off chance of being "caught" in a shower shouldn't be shocking.

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We spend hours of airtime and acres of print debating the worthless tripe spewed by twerps when we shouldn't even give them the time of day.

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That being said, his goal scoring ability as a power forward shouldn't be undersold.

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That doesn't mean you shouldn't include individual objectives among your incentive plan metrics.

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