bottom in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bottom in the English»French Dictionary

I.bottom [Brit ˈbɒtəm, Am ˈbɑdəm] N

1. bottom (base):

bottom (of hill, pile, steps, wall)

pied m

bottom (of page)

bas m

bottom (of bag, bottle, hole, river, sea)

fond m

at the bottom of the page

en bas de la page

to touch bottom

toucher le fond

to sink or go to the bottom ship:

couler

from the bottom of one's heart

du fond du cœur

to knock the bottom out of box

défoncer

to knock the bottom out of argument

démolir

the bottom has fallen or dropped out of the market

le marché s'est effondré

2. bottom (underside):

bottom (of boat)

œuvres fpl vives

bottom (of boat)

carène f

bottom (of vase, box)

dessous m

3. bottom (lowest position):

bottom (of list)

bas m

bottom (of league)

dernière place f

bottom (of hierarchy)

dernier rang m

bottom (of hierarchy)

bas m

at the bottom of the list

en bas de la liste

to be at the bottom of the heap or pile fig

être au bas de l'échelle

to be or come bottom of the class

être dernier/-ière de la classe

I started at the bottom of the company

j'ai débuté dans cette entreprise au bas de l'échelle

to hit rock bottom fig

toucher le fond

4. bottom (far end):

bottom (of garden, field)

fond m

bottom (of street)

bout m

5. bottom (buttocks):

bottom inf

derrière m inf

bottom inf

fesses fpl

6. bottom (root):

bottom fig

fond m

to get to the bottom of a mystery/of a matter

découvrir le fin fond d'un mystère/d'une affaire

at bottom, he's not reliable

dans le fond, on ne peut pas lui faire confiance

to be or lie at the bottom of sth

être à l'origine de qc

7. bottom:

bottom COMM, NAUT

navire m

II.bottoms N

bottoms npl inf:

pyjama/tracksuit bottoms

pantalon m de pyjama/de survêtement

bikini bottoms

bas m de maillot de bain

III.bottom [Brit ˈbɒtəm, Am ˈbɑdəm] ADJ

1. bottom (lowest):

bottom layer, rung, shelf

du bas

bottom sheet

de dessous

bottom apartment

du rez-de-chaussée

bottom bunk

inférieur

bottom division, half, part

dernier/-ière

bottom of the range

bas de gamme

2. bottom (last):

bottom place, pupil, team

dernier/-ière

bottom score

le plus bas

IV.bottom [Brit ˈbɒtəm, Am ˈbɑdəm]

bottoms up inf! (drink up)

cul sec! inf

bottoms up inf! (cheers)

santé!

bottom gear N Brit MOTOR

bottom gear

première f

bottom drawer N lit

bottom drawer

tiroir m du bas

bottom drawer fig

trousseau m de mariée

bottom out VB [Brit ˈbɒtəm -, Am ˈbɑdəm -]

bottom out recession:

bottom out

atteindre son point le plus bas

bottom line N

1. bottom line FIN lit:

bottom line

dernière ligne f du bilan

bottom line (results)

résultats mpl

bottom line attr cost, loss

définitif/-ive

2. bottom line (decisive factor):

the bottom line is that …

la vérité c'est que …

that's the bottom line

ça c'est le vrai problème

bottom end N

1. bottom end lit:

bottom end (far end) (of street)

bout m

2. bottom end fig:

bottom end (of league, division)

partie f inférieure

bottom end (of market)

bas m de gamme

bottom-up [Brit, Am ˌbɑdəmˈəp] ADJ tjrs attr

1. bottom-up COMPUT:

bottom-up design, development

ascendant

2. bottom-up (gen):

bottom-up approach, methods

≈ consultatif/-ive (du bas vers le haut dans une hiérarchie)

false bottom N (in bag, box)

false bottom

double fond m

I.rock-bottom [Brit rɒkˈbɒtəm, Am ˈˌrɑk ˈbɑdəm] ADJ

rock-bottom price:

rock-bottom

le plus bas

II.rock bottom N

rock bottom

point m le plus bas

to reach or hit rock bottom

toucher le fond

to be at rock bottom

être au plus bas

Foggy Bottom N Am inf

Foggy Bottom

surnom pour le ministère des affaires étrangères américain

bottom in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bottom in the English»French Dictionary

I.bottom [ˈba·t̬əm] N

1. bottom (lowest part):

bottom

bas m

bottom of pajamas

pantalon m

bottom of the sea, a container

fond m

from top to bottom

de haut en bas

2. bottom (end):

bottom of street

bout m

bottom of the garden

fond m

to be (at the) bottom of one's class

être le dernier de sa classe

to start at the bottom

commencer en bas de l'échelle

3. bottom (buttocks):

bottom

derrière m

Phrases:

to mean sth from the bottom of one's heart

dire qc du fond du cœur

to get to the bottom of sth

aller au fond des choses

to be at the bottom of sth

être derrière qc

at bottom

au [ou dans le] fond

II.bottom [ˈba·t̬əm] ADJ

bottom level

d'en bas

bottom jaw

inférieur(e)

bottom end

partie f inférieure

bottom of the table

bout m de la table

bottom line N

1. bottom line FIN:

bottom line

solde m final

2. bottom line fig:

the bottom line is that ...

le fond du problème c'est que ...

what's the bottom line?

c'est quoi l'essentiel?

rock bottom N

rock bottom

fond m

to be at rock bottom

tomber au plus bas

to be at rock bottom person

avoir le moral à zéro

to hit rock bottom

toucher le fond

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bottom/top bunk

lit m supérieur/inférieur

a false bottom

un double fond

to smack sb's bottom

donner une fessée à qn

a smack on the bottom

une fessée

Translations for bottom in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bas

bottom

donner une fessée à qn

to smack sb's bottom

pelé

bottom round of beef

sombrer au fond de la mer

to sink to the bottom of the sea

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In addition, a switch on the 960 itself allowed the third (bottom) row to be used for note lengths.

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This meant that the longitudinal tension of the snare wires could be adjusted independently of the vertical force holding the snares against the bottom head.

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The earliest reference to a flat-faced bat (i.e., with a flat surface at the bottom of the stick in ice hockey style) also occurs in 1622.

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However, especially since the advent of widespread word processing, there is a broad consensus on these operational definitions (and hence the bottom-line integer result).

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These five regimes progressively degenerate starting with aristocracy at the top and tyranny at the bottom.

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It was a wooden-construction sesquiplane with engines mounted on the bottom wing.

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Each pair creates a nearly uninterrupted expanse of glass reaching from the bottom of the house to the top.

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Lift the meat out in to a bowl and splash a glassful of water into the pan, stirring and scraping to lift all the gunk from the bottom.

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The intervening valleys may not bottom out at exactly the same level, i.e. either the first or second may be lower.

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To guard against the undermining effects of the current, he formed an artificial bottom.

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