dog in the manger in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dog in the manger in the English»French Dictionary

I.dog [Brit dɒɡ, Am dɔɡ] N

III.dog <pres part dogging; pret, pp dogged> [Brit dɒɡ, Am dɔɡ] VB trans

dog → teach

give a dog a bad name (and hang him) prov
to put on the dog inf Am
frimer inf
to go and see a man about a dog (relieve oneself) euph, hum

See also teach

I.teach <pret, pp taught> [Brit tiːtʃ, Am titʃ] Teach For America VB trans

II.teach <pret, pp taught> [Brit tiːtʃ, Am titʃ] Teach For America VB intr

III.teach <pret, pp taught> [Brit tiːtʃ, Am titʃ] Teach For America

manger [Brit ˈmeɪn(d)ʒə, Am ˈmeɪndʒər] N

II.faithful [Brit ˈfeɪθfʊl, ˈfeɪθf(ə)l, Am ˈfeɪθfəl] ADJ

II.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADJ

III.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADV

II.destitute [Brit ˈdɛstɪtjuːt, Am ˈdɛstəˌt(j)ut] ADJ

II.foregoing [Brit ˈfɔːɡəʊɪŋ, Am ˈfɔrɡoʊɪŋ] ADJ

I.the Orient N [Brit ˈɔːrɪənt, ˈɒrɪənt, Am ˈɔriˌənt]

III.orient VB trans [Brit ˈɔːrɪɛnt, ˈɒrɪɛnt, Am ˈɔriˌɛnt]

II.impossible [Brit ɪmˈpɒsɪb(ə)l, Am ɪmˈpɑsəb(ə)l] ADJ

II.mighty [Brit ˈmʌɪti, Am ˈmaɪdi] ADJ

III.mighty [Brit ˈmʌɪti, Am ˈmaɪdi] ADV (emphatic)

IV.mighty [Brit ˈmʌɪti, Am ˈmaɪdi]

dog in the manger in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dog in the manger in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for dog in the manger in the English»French Dictionary

II.dog <-gg-> [dɔg] VB trans

the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði] def art

le(la) m (f)
l' m o f + vowel
les pl

See also out, in between

out → out of

British English

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