hvem in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hvem in the English»French Dictionary

I.hem [Brit hɛm, Am hɛm] N

hem

ourlet m

to take up/let down the hem on garment

raccourcir/rallonger

II.hem <pres part hemming; pret, pp hemmed> [Brit hɛm, Am hɛm] VB trans

hem garment

faire un ourlet à

hem linen

ourler

I.hem in VB [Brit hɛm -, Am hɛm -] (hem [sb/sth] in, hem in [sb/sth])

hem in person, troops:

hem in

cerner

to be hemmed in

être cerné

to feel hemmed in fig

se sentir coincé (by par)

gem [Brit dʒɛm, Am dʒɛm] N

1. gem (stone):

gem

pierre f précieuse

gem

gemme f spec

2. gem (appreciative term):

the gem of collection

le joyau de

a gem of a village

un village merveilleux

this book is a real gem

ce livre est une vraie merveille

she's a gem inf (very capable)

c'est une perle

she's a gem (very pleasant)

c'est un amour inf

3. gem (amusing feature in newspaper):

gem

perle f

Dem Am abrév écrite

Dem → democrat, → democratic

See also democratic, democrat

democratic [Brit dɛməˈkratɪk, Am ˌdɛməˈkrædɪk] ADJ

1. democratic institution, country:

democratic

démocratique

2. democratic (believing in freedom):

democratic

démocrate

3. democratic Am POL:

the Democratic party

le parti démocrate

democrat [Brit ˈdɛməkrat, Am ˈdɛməˌkræt] N

1. democrat:

democrat

démocrate mf

2. democrat POL:

Democrat

Démocrate mf

Democrat attr politician

du parti démocrate

poem [Brit ˈpəʊɪm, Am ˈpoʊəm, poʊm] N

poem

poème m

REM sleep N

REM sleep

sommeil m paradoxal

REM sleep

sommeil m rapide

collector's item N

collector's item

pièce f de collection

stem-winder N

stem-winder

montre f à remontoir

fem N inf

fem → femme

See also femme

femme [Brit fɛm, Am fɛm], fem N (lesbian)

femme

lesbienne f (qui a le rôle passif)

REM N

REM → rapid eye movement

REM

mouvements mpl oculaires rapides

See also rapid eye movement

rapid eye movement, REM N

rapid eye movement

mouvements mpl oculaires rapides

hvem in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hvem in the English»French Dictionary

I.hem [hem] N

hem

ourlet m

to take up the hem of a skirt

raccourcir une jupe

II.hem <-mm-> [hem] VB trans

hem

faire un ourlet à

hem in VB trans (surround)

hem in

entourer

poem [poʊəm] N

poem

poème m

teem [tim] VB intr

to be teeming with shoppers, insects, birds

grouiller de

gem [dʒem] N

1. gem (jewel):

gem

pierre f précieuse

2. gem (precious, helpful person):

gem

perle f

collector's item, collector's piece N

collector's item

pièce f de collection

deem [dim] VB trans form

deem

juger

to be deemed sth

être jugé qc

to deem sb to have done sth

considérer qn comme ayant fait qc

item [ˈaɪ·t̬əm] N

1. item (point, thing) a. comput:

item

article m

item of clothing

article m de vêtement

item by item

point par point

luxury item

article m de luxe

item of news [or news item]

nouvelle f

2. item inf (couple in relationship):

item

couple m

REM [ˌar·i·ˈem] N

REM abbreviation of rapid eye movement

REM

mouvement rapide des yeux pendant le sommeil

seem [sim] VB intr

1. seem (appear to be):

seem

sembler

it seems as if ...

il semble que ...

2. seem (appear):

it seems as if ...

on dirait que ...

so it seems

on dirait

it seems not

il semble que non

it seems like months since I started

j'ai l'impression que ça fait des mois que j'ai commencé