shelter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shelter in the English»French Dictionary

I.shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] N

1. shelter U (protection, refuge):

shelter

abri m

in the shelter of

à l'abri de

to take shelter from people, danger

se mettre à l'abri de

to take shelter from weather

s'abriter de

to give sb shelter person:

donner un abri à qn

to give sb shelter hut, tree:

offrir un abri à qn

to give sb shelter country:

donner asile à qn

2. shelter U (covered place against bomb, rain etc):

shelter

abri m (from contre)

underground shelter

abri souterrain

3. shelter:

shelter (for victims, homeless)

refuge m (for pour)

shelter (for fugitive, refugee)

asile m

II.Shelter

Shelter Brit:

Shelter

organisation bénévole pour les sans-logis

III.shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] VB trans

1. shelter (protect against weather):

shelter

abriter (from, against de)

the garden is sheltered by walls

le jardin est abrité par des murs

2. shelter (protect from competition, reality, truth):

shelter

protéger (from de)

3. shelter (give refuge, succour to):

shelter neighbour, refugee, criminal

accueillir

to shelter sb from sb/sth

accueillir qn pour qu'il/elle échappe à qn/qc

IV.shelter [Brit ˈʃɛltə, Am ˈʃɛltər] VB intr

1. shelter (from weather, bomb):

shelter

se mettre à l'abri

to shelter from the storm

s'abriter de l'orage

to shelter under a tree

s'abriter sous un arbre

2. shelter refugee, fugitive:

shelter

se réfugier

bomb shelter N

bomb shelter

abri m antiaérien

bus shelter N

bus shelter

abribus ® m

fallout shelter N

fallout shelter

abri m antiatomique

night shelter N

night shelter

asile m de nuit

nuclear shelter N

nuclear shelter

abri m antiatomique

avalanche shelter N

avalanche shelter

paravalanche m

women's shelter

women's shelter → women's refuge

See also women's refuge

women's refuge N

women's refuge

foyer m pour femmes battues

tax shelter N

tax shelter (place)

paradis m fiscal

tax shelter (stratagem)

moyen m d'échapper au fisc

air-raid shelter N

air-raid shelter

abri m antiaérien

shelter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shelter in the English»French Dictionary

I.shelter [ˈʃel·t̬ər] N

1. shelter (building):

shelter

refuge m

shelter from rain, bombs

abri m

2. shelter:

shelter

protection

shelter

refuge m

to find shelter

trouver refuge

3. shelter fig:

tax shelter

échappatoire f fiscale

II.shelter [ˈʃel·t̬ər] VB intr

1. shelter (find protection):

shelter

s'abriter

to shelter from sth

s'abriter de qc

2. shelter (be refugee):

shelter

se réfugier

III.shelter [ˈʃel·t̬ər] VB trans

1. shelter (protect):

shelter from weather

abriter

shelter fig from truth

protéger

2. shelter (give refuge):

shelter fugitive

accueillir

fallout shelter N

fallout shelter

abri m antiatomique

tax shelter N

tax shelter

abri m fiscal

Translations for shelter in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

aubette

shelter

abribus

bus shelter

préau d'une école

playground shelter

gîte

shelter

abriter

to shelter

s'abriter de qc

to take shelter from sth

s'abriter

to take shelter

abri

shelter

abri

(underground) shelter

abri

shelter

chercher/trouver refuge quelque part

to seek/find shelter somewhere

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The hole left in the snow where the blocks are cut is usually used as the lower half of the shelter.

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The people who survived all worked hard to provide food and shelter.

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In 2004 the typhoon shelter was in size.

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Although around the pitch there is one small stand and a small covered shelter behind one goal.

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Today that shelter is used as an information center.

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These jahrus can be found in combination with the well and nearby public shelter (pati).

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In the shelter of this creative womb, it was easy to lose track of time and space.

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It consisted of a basic sleeper-faced platform and a small wooden shelter.

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The school was used for shelter for kids who were not allowed to go off the bus due to the floods.

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Often they steered toward shore to find shelter.

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