IOW in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for IOW in the English»French Dictionary

iota [Brit ʌɪˈəʊtə, Am aɪˈoʊdə] N

1. iota lit:

iota

iota m

2. iota fig:

not an or one iota of truth/common sense

pas une once de vérité/bon sens

it hasn't changed/improved one iota

ça n'a pas changé/ne s'est pas amélioré d'un iota

IOU N

IOU → I owe you

IOU

reconnaissance f de dette

an IOU for £500

un reçu pour 500 livres sterling

ion [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪən, ˈaɪˌɑn] N

ion

ion m

Iona [Brit ʌɪˈəʊnə, Am aɪˈoʊnə]

Iona

(île f d')Iona

Iowa [Brit ˈʌɪəwə, Am ˈaɪəwə]

Iowa

Iowa m

blow-by-blow ADJ

blow-by-blow account:

blow-by-blow

par le menu

bow-wow [Brit ˈbaʊwaʊ, Am ˈbaʊwaʊ] N

1. bow-wow (dog):

bow-wow childspeak

toutou m childspeak

2. bow-wow (noise of dog):

bow-wow

ouah! ouah!

know-how N inf

know-how

savoir-faire m inv

I.blow [Brit bləʊ, Am bloʊ] N

1. blow (stroke):

blow

coup m

killed by a blow to the back of the head

tué d'un coup derrière la tête

to fell sb with a blow (with fist)

abattre qn d'un coup de poing

to fell sb with a blow (with stick)

abattre qn d'un coup de bâton

to exchange blows

échanger des coups

to come to blows

en venir aux mains (over au sujet de)

to strike a blow for fig freedom, rights

frapper un grand coup pour

2. blow (shock, knock):

blow fig

coup m

to deal sb a savage blow

porter un très mauvais coup à qn

the blow fell

le coup est tombé

to be a blow

être un coup terrible (to sth porté à qc, to, for sb pour qn)

3. blow (of nose):

to give one's nose a blow

se moucher

give your nose a good blow

mouche-toi un bon coup

4. blow Brit (marijuana):

blow inf

herbe f inf

5. blow (cocaine):

blow

blanche f inf

blow

cocaïne f

II.blow <pret blew, pp blown> [Brit bləʊ, Am bloʊ] VB trans

1. blow:

to blow sth out of wind: window

faire voler qc par

the wind blew the door open/shut

un coup de vent a ouvert/fermé la porte

to be blown off course/onto the rocks

être dévié/poussé sur les rochers par le vent

it's blowing a gale

il y a de la tempête

2. blow person bubble, smoke ring:

blow

faire

to blow smoke in sb's face

envoyer or souffler la fumée dans la figure de qn

to blow an egg

vider un œuf (en soufflant dedans)

to blow glass

souffler du verre

to blow sb a kiss

envoyer un baiser à qn

3. blow:

to blow one's nose

se moucher

4. blow (gen) MUS:

blow trumpet, whistle, flute

souffler dans

to blow the whistle for half-time

siffler la mi-temps

5. blow explosion hole:

blow

provoquer (in dans)

to be blown to pieces or bits by

être réduit en poussière par

to blow a safe

faire sauter un coffre-fort

6. blow:

blow ELEC, MECH fuse, gasket

faire sauter

blow lightbulb

griller

7. blow (spend):

blow inf

claquer inf (on dans)

8. blow (expose) inf:

blow cover

faire tomber

blow operation

découvrir

9. blow (make a mess of) inf:

to blow it

tout ficher en l'air inf

to blow one's chances

ficher ses chances en l'air inf

to blow one's lines

se mélanger les pinceaux inf

that's really blown it inf!

c'est fichu cette fois! inf

10. blow < pp blowed> inf, dated:

blow it!

zut! inf

blow him!

qu'il aille au diable

well, blow me down or I'll be blowed!

mince alors! inf

I'll be blowed if I'll pay!

pas question que je paye! inf

11. blow Am inf:

to blow town

se tirer vite fait inf

12. blow Am (exaggerate) → blow up

13. blow (drugs slang) inf:

to blow grass

fumer (de l'herbe)

14. blow (fellate):

blow vulg sl

tailler une pipe à vulg sl

III.blow <pret blew, pp blown> [Brit bləʊ, Am bloʊ] VB intr

1. blow wind:

blow

souffler

the wind's blowing from the north

le vent vient or souffle du nord

it's blowing hard tonight

le vent souffle fort ce soir

2. blow (move with wind):

to blow in the wind leaves, clothes:

voler au vent

3. blow person:

blow

souffler (into dans, on sur)

4. blow (sound):

blow whistle:

retentir

blow trumpet:

sonner, retentir

blow foghorn:

rugir

when the whistle blows

au coup de sifflet

5. blow whale:

blow

souffler

6. blow (break, explode):

blow fuse, gasket:

sauter

blow bulb:

griller

blow tyre:

éclater

7. blow (leave quickly):

blow inf

filer inf

IV.blow [Brit bləʊ, Am bloʊ]

to blow a fuse inf or a gasket inf or one's lid inf or one's stack inf or one's top inf

piquer une crise inf

it really blew my mind inf or blew me away! inf (with admiration, astonishment)

j'en suis resté baba inf

See also blow up

I.blow up VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow up)

1. blow up (in explosion):

blow up building:

sauter

blow up bomb:

exploser

2. blow up wind, storm:

blow up

se lever

3. blow up trouble, problem, affair:

blow up

éclater

4. blow up (become angry) inf:

blow up person:

s'emporter

to blow up at sb

s'emporter après qn

to blow up at sb

engueuler qn inf

5. blow up (inflate):

it blows up

c'est gonflable

it won't blow up!

je n'arrive pas à le/la gonfler!

II.blow up VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow [sth/sb] up, blow up [sb/sth]) (in explosion)

blow up building, person

faire sauter

blow up bomb

faire exploser

III.blow up VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow [sth] up, blow up [sth])

1. blow up (inflate):

blow up tyre, balloon

gonfler

2. blow up PHOTO (enlarge):

blow up

agrandir

3. blow up (exaggerate):

blow up

exagérer

the story has been blown (up) out of all proportion

l'histoire a été exagérément grossie

I.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N

1. bow (forward movement):

bow

salut m

to make a bow

faire un salut

to take a bow THEAT

saluer

to make one's bow fig

faire ses débuts

2. bow NAUT:

bow

avant m

bow

proue f

on the starboard bow

par tribord devant

to go down by the bows

sombrer par l'avant

3. bow SPORTS:

bow

rameur/-euse m/f avant

II.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB trans

bow head

baisser

bow branch

courber

bow tree

incliner

to bow the knee fig

se soumettre (to à)

to bow one's head in prayer

prier les yeux baissés

III.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB intr

1. bow (bend forward):

bow

saluer

to bow to

saluer

2. bow (give way):

to bow to wisdom, knowledge, necessity, majority

s'incliner devant

to bow to pressure

céder à la pression

to bow to sb's opinion

se ranger à l'avis de qn

3. bow (sag):

bow plant, shelf:

se courber (under sous)

IV.bowed ADJ

bowed head

penché

bowed back

courbé

V.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ]

to bow and scrape fig

faire des courbettes (to devant)

there was a lot of bowing and scraping

il y a eu beaucoup de courbettes

to fire a shot across sb's bows fig

tirer un coup de semonce à qn

IOW in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for IOW in the English»French Dictionary

iota [aɪ·ˈoʊ·t̬ə] N

iota

iota m

there is not one iota of truth in that

il n'y a pas un brin de vérité dans cela

ion [ˈaɪ·ən] N

ion

ion m

IOC N

IOC abbreviation of International Olympic Committee

IOC

CIO m

Iowa [ˈaɪə·wə] N

Iowa

l'Iowa m

IOU [ˌaɪ·oʊ·ˈju] N a. fig inf

IOU abbreviation of I owe you

IOU

reconnaissance f de dette

know-how [ˈnoʊ·haʊ] N no indef art

know-how

savoir-faire m

I.bow-wow childspeak INTERJ

bow-wow

oua-oua!

II.bow-wow childspeak N

bow-wow

toutou m

POW [ˌpi·oʊ·ˈdʌb·l·ju] N

POW abbreviation of prisoner of war

POW

prisonnier (-ère) m (f) de guerre

reality show N

reality show

reality show m

powder snow N

powder snow

poudreuse f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Overall IOW was a well-rounded festival, with something for everyone in a wide range of genres.

www.impactnottingham.com

The six months to save the IOW was quietly dropped as a slogan when it failed.

onthewight.com

Does anyone have the figures showing the actual reduction over the past years in central government funding to the IOW?

onthewight.com

Yes, and that evening he did not rule out a return to the IOW; so, fingers are crossed.

onthewight.com