side-saddle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for side-saddle in the English»French Dictionary

I.side-saddle N

side-saddle

selle f d'amazone

II.side-saddle ADV

to ride side-saddle

monter en amazone

I.ride [Brit rʌɪd, Am raɪd] N

1. ride:

ride (from A to B)

trajet m (in, on en, à)

ride (for pleasure)

tour m

ride (for pleasure)

promenade f

ride (for pleasure)

balade inf f

bus/train ride

trajet en bus/en train

horse/bike ride

promenade à cheval/à vélo

sleigh ride

tour de luge

it's a short/long ride

le trajet est court/long

it's a £3 bus ride

ça coûte trois livres en bus

it's a five-minute ride by taxi

c'est à cinq minutes en taxi

to go for a ride

aller faire un tour

to have a ride in a steam train/in a cart/on a merry-go-round

faire un tour dans un train à vapeur/sur une charrette/sur un manège

he took his mother for a nice ride

il a emmené sa mère faire une jolie promenade (en voiture)

to give sb a ride Am

emmener qn (en voiture)

give the child a ride on your shoulders

promène l'enfant sur tes épaules

2. ride RIDING:

ride (in race)

course f

ride (for pleasure)

promenade f à cheval

the jockey has got three rides today HORSE RAC

le jockey a trois courses aujourd'hui

3. ride (path):

ride fig

parcours m

an easy ride to the Presidency

un parcours facile vers la présidence

he'll have a difficult ride

son parcours sera difficile

4. ride MOTOR:

smooth ride

confort m

5. ride (bridlepath):

ride

allée f cavalière

II.ride <pret rode, pp ridden> [Brit rʌɪd, Am raɪd] VB trans

1. ride (as rider):

ride animal

monter

ride bike

rouler à

ride broomstick, hobby horse

chevaucher

ride race

courir

can you ride a bike?

sais-tu faire du vélo?

to ride a good race HORSE RAC

courir une belle course

who's riding Pharlap in the 3.30? HORSE RAC

qui monte Pharlap dans la course de 15 h 30?

do you want to ride my bike/horse?

est-ce que tu veux prendre mon vélo/monter mon cheval?

he rides his bike to school

il va à l'école à vélo

to ride one's bike up/down the road

monter/descendre la rue à vélo

2. ride Am (travel on):

ride subway, bus

prendre

ride prairies, range

parcourir

3. ride (float on):

ride surfer: wave

chevaucher

ride bird: air current

être porté par

4. ride Am (pressure) inf:

to ride sb about sth

casser les pieds à qn à propos de qc inf

you're riding them too hard

vous y allez trop fort avec eux

don't let him ride you

ne te laisse pas faire par lui

III.ride <pret rode, pp ridden> [Brit rʌɪd, Am raɪd] VB intr

1. ride (as rider):

ride (to describe position)

être

ride (to express movement)

aller

to ride astride/side-saddle

être à califourchon/en amazone

to ride behind/pillion

être en croupe/derrière

she was riding on a camel/his shoulders

elle était sur un chameau/ses épaules

she rode to London on her bike

elle est allée à Londres à vélo

they had been riding for hours

ils allaient à cheval/à vélo etc depuis des heures

I can't ride any further

je ne peux plus avancer

to ride across

traverser

to ride along sth

longer qc

to ride along the lane and back

parcourir l'allée dans les deux sens

2. ride (travel):

to ride in or on passenger: bus, taxi etc

prendre

to ride in or on bird, surfer: air current, wave

être porté par

I've never ridden on a bus

je n'ai jamais pris le bus

riding on a wave of popularity fig

porté par une vague de popularité

to ride up and down the escalators

monter et descendre les escaliers mécaniques

3. ride:

ride RIDING, SPORTS (as leisure activity)

faire du cheval

ride HORSE RAC (race)

courir

can you ride?

sais-tu faire du cheval?

to ride in the 2.00 race

courir dans la course de 14 h 00

to ride well person:

être un bon cavalier/une bonne cavalière

to ride well horse:

être facile à monter

Phrases:

to ride on (depend on) money, future:

être en jeu dans

there's a lot riding on this project

beaucoup de choses sont en jeu dans ce projet

IV.ride [Brit rʌɪd, Am raɪd]

to be in for a rough or bumpy ride

avoir à affronter des temps difficiles

to be riding for a fall

courir à sa perte

to be riding high (of moon) liter

être haut dans le ciel

to be riding high (of person)

baigner dans l'euphorie

to give sb a rough ride

donner du fil à retordre à qn

to go along for the ride lit

y aller pour le plaisir

to go along for the ride fig

être là en spectateur

to let sth or things ride

laisser courir

to ride sb on a rail Am

chasser qn après l'avoir l'enduit de goudron et de plumes

to take sb for a ride inf (swindle)

rouler qn inf

to take sb for a ride Am (kill) euph

emmener qn faire un tour euph

Translations for side-saddle in the French»English Dictionary

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monter en amazone

to ride sidesaddle

side-saddle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for side-saddle in the French»English Dictionary

amazone [amazon] N f

1. amazone (cavalière):

amazone

horsewoman

monter en amazone

to ride side-saddle

2. amazone (guerrière):

amazone

Amazon

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And there was me, sitting side-saddle: two legs dangling on his left side, my childhood riding lessons useless.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Sometimes a girl just wants to ride side-saddle with the wind hitting her exposed back, and that can't be done without a bicycle.

torontolife.com

The nude woman is in fact "not" perched side-saddle on the horse.

en.wikipedia.org

She loved horse racing and was a horsewoman, riding and hunting side-saddle.

en.wikipedia.org

Nobody's done that side-saddle yet.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Riding astride rather than using the side-saddle recommended for ladies, she was said to challenge boys to horse races in the road.

en.wikipedia.org

For riding side-saddle, the costume had a long, trailing petticoat or skirt.

en.wikipedia.org

She's mounted side-saddle on an enormous alligator, chest bare, dark hair fluttering in the breeze, feet adorned with strappy, high-heeled sandals in a fetching shade of periwinkle.

www.mcgilldaily.com

Prior to that, women rode side-saddle.

en.wikipedia.org

In early times, female cellists sometimes played side-saddle, since it was considered improper for a lady to part her knees in public.

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