frosts in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for frosts in the English»French Dictionary

I.frost [Brit frɒst, Am frɔst] N

1. frost (weather condition):

frost

gel m

10° of frost

moins 10°, 10° au-dessous de zéro

there may be a touch of frost tonight

il pourrait geler cette nuit

there's a touch of frost in the air

l'air est glacial

2. frost (one instance):

frost

gelée f

there was a hard frost

il a gelé dur

3. frost (icy coating):

frost

givre m (on sur)

II.frost [Brit frɒst, Am frɔst] VB trans FOOD

frost cake

glacer

frost over VB [Brit frɒst -, Am frɔst -], frost up VB

frost over window, windscreen:

frost over

se couvrir de givre

the windshield has frosted over

le pare-brise est couvert de givre

frost-resistant [Am ˈfrɔstrəˌzɪstənt] ADJ

frost-resistant variety, vegetable:

frost-resistant

résistant au gel

hoar frost [Brit ˈhɔːfrɒst, Am ˈhɔrˌfrɔst] N

hoar frost

gelée f blanche

hoar frost

givre m

ground frost N

ground frost

givre m

black frost N

black frost

gel m noir

Jack Frost

Jack Frost

≈ le Bonhomme Hiver

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givre METEO (sur sol, plante)

frost

givrer

to frost over

se givrer

to frost over

gelé (gelée) orteil, phalange

frost-bitten

gelée

frost

gelées matinales

early morning frosts

frosts in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for frosts in the English»French Dictionary

I.frost [frast] N

1. frost (ice crystals):

frost

givre m

ground frost

gelée blanche

2. frost (period):

frost

gelée f

3. frost (temperature):

frost

gel m

II.frost [frast] VB trans

1. frost (cover with frost):

frost

givrer

2. frost culin:

frost

glacer

frost-bound ADJ

frost-bound

durci(e) par le gel

ground frost N

ground frost

gelée blanche

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givre

frost

gelée

frost

givré(e)

covered in frost

la récolte a gelé

the harvest was ruined by frost

la gelée a atteint les plantes

the frost has got to the plants

être à l'abri des gelées/intempéries

to be sheltered from frost/bad weather

souffrir du gel cultures

to suffer from frost-damage