breast stroke in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for breast stroke in the English»French Dictionary

I.stroke [Brit strəʊk, Am stroʊk] N

1. stroke (blow):

stroke (gen)

coup m

stroke (in tennis, golf)

coup m

to have a 3-stroke lead

avoir 3 coups d'avance

to win by 2 strokes

gagner avec 2 coups d'avance

to be 4 strokes behind

avoir 4 coups de retard

20 strokes of the cane

20 coups de trique

2. stroke (touch):

stroke fig

coup m

it was a brilliant/master stroke

c'était un coup brillant/de maître

at one or at a single stroke

d'un seul coup

a stroke of luck

un coup de chance

a stroke of bad luck

une malchance

a stroke of genius

un trait de génie

3. stroke SPORTS:

stroke (swimming, movement)

mouvement m des bras

stroke (style)

nage f

Tim can swim a few strokes

Tim sait un peu nager

4. stroke SPORTS (in rowing):

stroke (movement)

coup m d'aviron

stroke (person)

chef m de nage

5. stroke ART:

stroke (mark of pen)

trait m

stroke (mark of brush)

touche f

stroke (stroking action)

coup m de pinceau/crayon etc

6. stroke (in punctuation):

stroke

barre f oblique

7. stroke (of clock):

stroke

coup m

on the stroke of four

à quatre heures sonnantes

at the stroke of midnight

à minuit sonnant

at the third stroke the time will be…

au troisième top il sera exactement…

8. stroke MED:

stroke

congestion f cérébrale

stroke

attaque f

stroke victim, stroke patient

malade mf atteint/-e de congestion cérébrale

9. stroke TECH (in engine, pump):

stroke

course f

a 2 stroke engine

un moteur à 2 temps

10. stroke (caress):

stroke

caresse f

to give sb/sth a stroke

caresser qn/qc

II.stroke [Brit strəʊk, Am stroʊk] VB trans

1. stroke (caress):

stroke person, animal

caresser

to stroke sb's back

caresser le dos de qn

to stroke one's beard

se caresser la barbe

2. stroke SPORTS (in rowing):

to stroke an eight

être le chef de nage d'un huit

III.stroke [Brit strəʊk, Am stroʊk] VB intr SPORTS

stroke (in rowing)

être chef de nage

IV.stroke [Brit strəʊk, Am stroʊk]

not to do a stroke of work

ne rien faire, ne pas en ficher une rame inf

to put sb off their stroke (upset timing)

faire perdre le rythme à qn

to put sb off their stroke (disconcert) fig

faire perdre les pédales à qn inf

See also breaststroke

breaststroke N

breaststroke

brasse f

I.breast [Brit brɛst, Am brɛst] N

1. breast ANAT (woman's):

breast

sein m

a baby at the or her breast

un enfant au sein

large breasts

une grosse poitrine

small breasts

une poitrine plate

2. breast:

breast (of poultry)

blanc m

breast (in shop)

filet m

3. breast:

breast (of lamb)

poitrine f

breast (of veal)

tendron m

breast (of duck, pigeon)

filet m

4. breast (chest):

breast liter

poitrine f

5. breast (heart):

breast liter

cœur m

6. breast MIN:

breast

front m de taille

II.breast [Brit brɛst, Am brɛst] VB trans

breast

affronter

breast

atteindre le sommet de

breast SPORTS tape

franchir

III.-breasted COMP

1. -breasted (woman):

small-/large-breasted

avec une poitrine plate/une forte poitrine

2. -breasted (coat):

double-breasted

croisé

single-breasted

droit

IV.breast [Brit brɛst, Am brɛst]

to beat one's breast

faire son mea-culpa

to make a clean breast of sth

soulager sa conscience en avouant qc

breast stroke in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for breast stroke in the English»French Dictionary

breast stroke

brasse f

Translations for breast stroke in the English»French Dictionary

I.stroke [stroʊk] N

1. stroke (gentle caress):

stroke

caresse f

to give sb a stroke fig

encourager qn

2. stroke (blow):

stroke

coup m

at a (single) stroke [or in one stroke]

d'un seul coup

3. stroke MED:

stroke

attaque f

4. stroke (bit, sign, sound):

stroke of luck, fate

coup m

stroke of a pen

trait m

a stroke of genius

un trait de génie

on the stroke of three

sur le coup de trois heures

she hasn't done a stroke of work today

elle n'a pas fait grand chose aujourd'hui

5. stroke form (lash with whip):

stroke

coup m de fouet

6. stroke (swimming method):

stroke

nage f

breast stroke

brasse f

Phrases:

to put sb off one's stroke

déconcentrer qn

II.stroke [stroʊk] VB trans

1. stroke (move hand over):

stroke

caresser

2. stroke (hit smoothly):

stroke ball

frapper

breast [brest] N

1. breast ANAT:

breast

sein m

2. breast (bird's chest):

breast

gorge f

3. breast culin:

breast

blanc m

Phrases:

breast is best

rien ne vaut l'allaitement maternel

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She swam mostly breast stroke, occasionally passing underneath piers.

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Jack placed second in his two races, 100m breast stroke and 100m freestyle.

www.leinsterexpress.ie

Taking part in the girls' under-10 division, she placed fifth in the 25-metre breast stroke and sixth in the 25-metre backstroke.

www.timminspress.com

As the program progresses past beginner stages, students will be taught five swim strokes including front crawl, back crawl, breast stroke, elementary back stroke, and sidestroke.

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That got aggravated and it ended up disrupting my breast stroke kick for about six weeks.

www.irishexaminer.com

Having narrowly missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the 100metre breast stroke, she'd discovered her best wasn't good enough.

irishpost.co.uk

A gifted athlete from childhood, she excelled in swimming (specifically, in the breast stroke), basketball, soccer, and track.

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