vote-winner in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vote-winner in the English»French Dictionary

winner [Brit ˈwɪnə, Am ˈwɪnər] N

1. winner (victor):

winner

gagnant/-e m/f

to be the winner(s) SPORTS, HORSE RAC

finir gagnant

to be on to a winner HORSE RAC fig

jouer gagnant

to back the winner

parier sur le gagnant

he certainly backed a winner when he married her

il a vraiment joué gagnant en l'épousant

to pick or spot the winner HORSE RAC

jouer le gagnant

winner takes all GAMES

le gagnant rafle tout

that shot was a winner!

c'était un coup gagnant!

2. winner (success):

to be a winner film, book, play, design, song:

avoir un gros succès

he's a winner

tout lui réussit

award winner N

award winner

lauréat/-e m/f

I.inner [Brit ˈɪnə, Am ˈɪnər] N

inner

cercle m intérieur (d'une cible)

II.inner [Brit ˈɪnə, Am ˈɪnər] ADJ attr

1. inner room, courtyard, wall, layer:

inner

intérieur

2. inner:

inner voice, conflict, life

intérieur

inner emotion, thought

intime

the inner circle

le petit groupe

the inner man (spirit)

l'homme m intérieur

the inner man hum

l'estomac m

I.thinner [Brit ˈθɪnə, Am ˈθɪnər] comp adj

thinner → thin

II.thinner <a. thinners; + v sg> [Brit ˈθɪnə, Am ˈθɪnər] N

thinner

diluant m

See also thin out, thin

I.thin out VB [Brit θɪn -, Am θɪn -] (thin [sth] out, thin out [sth])

thin out seedlings, hedge

éclaircir

thin out population

réduire

I.thin [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn] ADJ

1. thin (in width):

thin nose, lips, stick, wall

mince

thin line, stripe, string, wire

fin

thin strip

étroit

2. thin (in depth):

thin slice, layer

fin, mince

the ice is thin

la couche de glace n'est pas très épaisse

3. thin (in consistency):

thin mud, mixture

liquide

thin soup, liquid, sauce

clair

thin oil

fluide

4. thin (lean):

thin person, face, arm, leg

maigre

he looks thin and haggard

il est hâve et maigre

to get thin

maigrir

5. thin (fine):

thin card, paper

fin

thin fabric, garment

léger/-ère

thin mist, smoke

léger/-ère

the mist is getting thinner

la brume se dissipe

6. thin (in tone):

thin (high-pitched)

aigre

thin (weak)

fluet/fluette

7. thin FIN:

thin trading

marché m calme

8. thin (sparse):

thin population, crowd, hair, beard

clairsemé

9. thin (unconvincing) fig:

thin excuse

peu convaincant

thin evidence

insuffisant

thin plot

squelettique

to wear thin joke, excuse:

être usé

my patience is wearing thin

je commence à perdre patience

10. thin air (at altitude):

thin

raréfié

II.thin [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn] ADV inf

thin slice

en tranches fpl fines

thin spread

en couche mince

III.thin <pres part thinning; pret, pp thinned> [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn] VB trans

1. thin:

thin, a. thin down (dilute) paint

diluer

thin, a. thin down sauce, soup

allonger

2. thin (disperse) → thin out

IV.thin <pres part etc thinning, thinned a. thin out> [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn] VB intr

thin fog, mist:

se dissiper

thin crowd:

se disperser

thin hair:

se raréfier

V.thinning ADJ

thinning hair, crowd:

thinning

clairsemé

VI.thin [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn]

as thin as a rake or lath

maigre comme un clou

to be thin on the ground

être rare

to get thin on top (bald)

se dégarnir

to have a thin time of it

traverser une période difficile

Christmas dinner N

Christmas dinner

repas m de Noël

candlelit dinner [Brit ˌkand(ə)lɪt ˈdɪnə, Am ˌkændllɪt ˈdɪnər] N

candlelit dinner

dîner m aux chandelles

dinner bell N

dinner bell (in house)

sonnerie f du dîner

dinner bell (in school)

sonnerie f du déjeuner

dinner [Brit ˈdɪnə, Am ˈdɪnər] N

1. dinner (meal):

dinner (evening)

dîner m

dinner (midday)

déjeuner m

at dinner

au dîner or déjeuner

to have friends to dinner

avoir des amis à dîner

to go out/be invited out to dinner

dîner/être invité à dîner dehors

to be invited to dinner at sb's

être invité à dîner chez qn

to have dinner

dîner

we'll be ten for dinner

nous serons dix à dîner

we're having chicken for dinner

on va manger du poulet au dîner

to give the dog its dinner

donner à manger au chien

‘dinner!’

‘à table!’

2. dinner (banquet):

dinner

dîner m (for sb en l'honneur de qn)

3. dinner (baby food):

dinner

aliment m pour bébé

vegetable dinner

aliment pour bébé à base de légumes

he's had more affairs/problems than you've had hot dinners inf

des histoires amoureuses/des ennuis, il en a eu à la pelle inf

dinner duty N Brit SCHOOL

dinner duty

surveillance f au réfectoire

dinner roll N

dinner roll

petit pain m

vote-winner in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vote-winner in the English»French Dictionary

winner [ˈwɪn·ər] N

1. winner (person who wins):

winner

gagnant(e) m (f)

to back a winner a. fig

miser sur un gagnant

everyone's a winner!

tout le monde gagne!

2. winner inf sports:

winner

but m de la victoire

3. winner inf:

to be onto a winner

avoir tiré le bon numéro

Nobel Prize winner N

Nobel Prize winner

lauréat (e) m (f) du prix Nobel

dinner [ˈdɪn·ər] N

1. dinner (evening meal):

dinner

dîner m

dinner

café m complet CH

dinner

souper m Belg, Quebec, CH

2. dinner (lunch):

dinner

déjeuner m

inner [ˈɪn·ər] ADJ

1. inner (inside, internal) a. PSYCH:

inner

intérieur(e)

2. inner (personal):

inner

intime

inner-city ADJ

inner-city

des quartiers défavorisés

inner-city areas

quartiers mpl défavorisés

inner city N

inner city

quartiers mpl défavorisés

inner tube N

inner tube

chambre f à air

inner ear N

inner ear

oreille f interne

inner man N

inner man

moi m profond

thinner N

thinner

diluant m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To do so, or to at least look as if he is, would be a vote-winner.

en.wikipedia.org

It is unglamorous and not a vote-winner, making it even more admirable that it is being pushed through.

www.businessinsider.com.au

The party has also touted its progressive economic policy as a vote-winner.

www.rte.ie

Asking people to pay a lot more tax is not usually a vote-winner.

www.stuff.co.nz

But the offshore project is a bipartisan political vote-winner.

www.counterpunch.org

The strategy could well prove a vote-winner.

www.eurasianet.org

If he thought that the reintroduction of public executions would be a vote-winner, he would make it a policy.

www.abc.net.au

However, tampering with graves tends not to be a massive vote-winner, meaning many councillors in local authorities prefer other options, such as building more cemeteries.

metro.co.uk

The jail's managers would doubtless like renovations and more staff; the ministry would probably like to supply them, though spending more on jail inmates isn't really a vote-winner.

ottawacitizen.com

After all, more efficient deployment of pension fund capital is not exactly a vote-winner in a five-year political cycle.

www.telegraph.co.uk