elephant seal in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for elephant seal in the English»French Dictionary

elephant seal N

elephant seal

éléphant m de mer

Translations for elephant seal in the French»English Dictionary

éléphant de mer

sea elephant, elephant seal

bébé phoque/éléphant

baby seal/elephant

Translations for elephant seal in the English»French Dictionary

elephant [Brit ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt, Am ˈɛləfənt] N

elephant

éléphant m

to have a memory like an elephant

avoir une mémoire d'éléphant

to see pink elephants

voir des éléphants roses, avoir des hallucinations

the elephant in the room

le problème criant qu'on décide d'ignorer

See also baby elephant

baby elephant N

baby elephant

éléphanteau m

I.seal [Brit siːl, Am ˈsi(ə)l] N

1. seal ZOOL:

seal

phoque m

seal attr hunting

au phoque

seal meat

de phoque

seal population

de phoques

2. seal LAW (gen):

seal (insignia)

sceau m

to set one's seal on lit document

apposer son cachet sur

to set one's seal on fig championship, match

conclure

to set the seal on friendship

sceller

to set the seal on trend, regime

confirmer

I need your seal of approval

j'ai besoin de votre approbation

to give sth one's seal of approval

approuver qc

look for our seal of quality

exigez le label de qualité

3. seal (integrity mechanism):

seal (on container)

plomb m

seal (on package, letter)

cachet m

seal (on door)

scellés mpl

4. seal (closing mechanism):

seal

fermeture f

the cork provides a tight seal

le bouchon ferme hermétiquement

cheap envelopes have a poor seal

les enveloppes bon marché se collent mal

an airtight/watertight seal

une fermeture étanche (à l'air/à l'eau)

the rubber strip forms a seal around the door

la bande de caoutchouc scelle le tour de la porte

II.seal [Brit siːl, Am ˈsi(ə)l] VB trans

1. seal (authenticate):

seal document, letter

cacheter

the letter was sealed with a kiss

un baiser servit de sceau à la lettre

2. seal (close):

seal envelope, package

fermer

seal container, lorry

plomber

seal oil well, pipe

sceller

seal gap

boucher

3. seal (make airtight, watertight):

seal jar, tin

fermer [qc] hermétiquement

seal plaster

lisser

seal roof, window frame

rendre [qc] étanche

4. seal (settle definitively):

seal alliance, friendship

sceller (with par)

seal deal

conclure (with par)

to seal sb's fate

décider du sort de qn

III.seal [Brit siːl, Am ˈsi(ə)l] VB intr HUNT

seal

chasser le phoque

to go sealing

aller à la chasse au phoque

IV.sealed ADJ

sealed envelope

cacheté

sealed package

scellé

sealed bid, instructions, orders

sous pli cacheté

sealed jar

fermé hermétiquement

sealed door, vault

scellé

elephant seal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for elephant seal in the English»French Dictionary

elephant [ˈelɪfənt] N

elephant

éléphant

seal¹ [si:l] N

seal

phoque m

I.seal² [si:l] N

1. seal (official wax mark):

seal

sceau m

2. seal (stamp):

seal

cachet m

3. seal:

seal (device to prevent opening)

cachet m

seal (on door)

fermoir m

4. seal (airtight or watertight joint):

seal

joint m

Phrases:

sb's seal of approval

l'approbation de qn

II.seal² [si:l] VB trans

1. seal (put a seal on):

seal

cacheter

2. seal (make airtight or watertight):

seal

colmater

3. seal (close):

seal frontier, port

fermer

4. seal (confirm and finalize):

seal

approuver