grass skirt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grass skirt in the English»French Dictionary

grass skirt N

grass skirt

pagne m d'herbes

Translations for grass skirt in the French»English Dictionary

pagne

grass skirt

Translations for grass skirt in the English»French Dictionary

I.skirt [Brit skəːt, Am skərt] N

1. skirt FASHION:

skirt (garment, of dress)

jupe f

skirt (of frock coat)

basques fpl

full/long/straight skirt

jupe ample/longue/droite

2. skirt:

skirt (of vehicle, machine)

jupe f

skirt (of sofa)

volant m

3. skirt (woman):

skirt inf

minette f inf

a bit of skirt

une sacrée minette inf

to chase skirts

courir le jupon

4. skirt Brit (of beef):

skirt

hampe f

5. skirt RIDING:

skirt

petit quartier m

II.skirts N

skirts npl → outskirts

III.skirt [Brit skəːt, Am skərt] VB trans

1. skirt wood, village, city:

skirt

contourner

2. skirt problem:

skirt

esquiver

IV.skirt [Brit skəːt, Am skərt]

to cling to one's mother's skirts

s'accrocher aux jupes de sa mère

See also outskirts

outskirts [Brit ˈaʊtskəːts, Am ˈaʊtˌskərts] N npl

1. outskirts (of town, city):

outskirts

périphérie f

on the outskirts

à la périphérie (of de)

2. outskirts (of forest):

outskirts

lisière f

I.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] N

1. grass U (wild):

grass

herbe f also FARM

in the grass

dans l'herbe

a blade/a tuft of grass

un brin/une touffe d'herbe

to put out to grass lit, fig, hum

mettre au vert

to put out to grass attr field, slope

gazonné

2. grass U (lawn):

grass

pelouse f

on the grass

sur la pelouse

keep off the grass!

défense de marcher sur les pelouses!

to mow or cut the grass

tondre la pelouse

to mow or cut the grass attr verge

gazonné

3. grass U (in tennis):

grass

gazon m

to play/to beat sb on grass

jouer/battre qn sur gazon

4. grass BOT:

grass C

graminée f

5. grass inf U (marijuana):

grass

herbe f inf

6. grass Brit (informer):

grass inf

mouchard m inf

II.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB trans

1. grass:

grass field

recouvrir [qc] d'herbe

grass part of garden

gazonner

2. grass Am FARM:

grass cattle

donner du fourrage vert à

III.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB intr inf Brit (inform)

grass

moucharder inf

to grass on sb

balancer qn inf

IV.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs]

the grass is greener (on the other side of the fence)

on croit toujours que c'est mieux ailleurs

he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet

il ne laisse pas traîner les choses

it was so quiet you could hear the grass growing

on aurait pu entendre une mouche voler

grass skirt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grass skirt in the English»French Dictionary

I.skirt [skɜrt] N

1. skirt (garment):

skirt

jupe f

2. skirt pej sl (women):

skirt

minette f

II.skirt [skɜrt] VB trans

1. skirt (go around):

skirt path

contourner

2. skirt (avoid):

skirt issue, question

esquiver

I.grass [græs] N

1. grass <-es> (genus of plant):

grass

herbe f

2. grass (green plant):

grass

herbe f sans pl

a blade/tuft of grass

un brin/une touffe d'herbe

3. grass (lawn):

grass

gazon m

to cut the grass

tondre le gazon

4. grass inf (marijuana):

grass

herbe f

Phrases:

to let the grass grow under one's feet

perdre son temps

the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) prov

on n'est jamais content de ce qu'on a

II.grass [græs] VB trans

grass

mettre en herbe