bead in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bead in the English»French Dictionary

bead [Brit biːd, Am bid] N

1. bead (jewellery):

bead

perle f

beads, string of beads

collier m

2. bead REL (rosary):

bead

grain m

to say or tell one's beads dated

réciter son chapelet

3. bead (drop):

bead (of sweat, dew)

goutte f

bead (of sweat, dew)

perle f

beads of perspiration had formed on his forehead

la sueur perlait sur son front

4. bead TECH (on gun):

bead

guidon m

to draw a bead on sth/sb

viser qc/qn avec précision

bead curtain N

bead curtain

rideau m de perles

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glassy bead, object

qui ressemble au verre

coloured pen, chalk, ink, paper, label, bead

de couleur

thread bead, needle

enfiler

Translations for bead in the French»English Dictionary

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natte à billes de bois

bead cushion

olive

bead moulding Brit

olive

bead molding Am

perle (de verre, bois, plastique)

bead

perle de sueur

bead of sweat

grain

bead (de of)

goutte de sueur

bead of sweat

bead in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bead in the English»French Dictionary

bead [bid] N

bead a. fig:

bead

perle f

Phrases:

to draw a bead on sth

viser qc

Translations for bead in the French»English Dictionary

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perle (boule)

bead

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It has eight long grooves containing up to five beads in each and eight shorter grooves having either one or no beads in each.

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Hydrophobic contaminants such as oils cause the water to bead and break up, allowing the water to drain rapidly.

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The tools used for making glass beads from borosilicate glass are the same as those used for making glass beads from soft glass.

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The bead factory, which performs a very important economic function, possesses a central courtyard and eleven rooms, a store and a guardhouse.

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A lathe is used to spin the bell head and to form a bead at the edge of bell head.

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Then follows a more slender thread more finely beaded.

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According to the x-ray analysis inside are stuffed bird bundles, hawk bells, counting sticks, and glass beads sewn on a leather strip.

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These highly specialized gel filtration and chromatographic media are composed of macroscopic beads synthetically derived from the polysaccharide, dextran.

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Stoneware vessels were found along with a few greenstone beads.

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However, she has a mortal fear of water, since her fox bead (which houses her life energy or qi) is made from goblin fire.

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