‘cat’ in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ‘cat’ in the English»French Dictionary

cat [Brit kat, Am kæt] N

1. cat:

cat (domestic)

chat m

cat (female)

chatte f

cat attr basket

pour chat

cat litter, food

pour chats

2. cat (feline):

cat

félin m

the cat family

les félins mpl

3. cat (woman):

cat inf, pej

chipie f

4. cat (guy):

cat inf, dated

type m inf

5. cat inf abrév → catalytic converter

it was enough to make a cat laugh inf

c'était à se tordre inf

there are more ways than one to kill or skin a cat

il y a plus d'une façon de s'y prendre

to be like a cat on a hot tin roof or on hot bricks

être sur des charbons ardents

to fight like cat and dog

se battre comme des chiffonniers

to grin like a Cheshire cat

avoir un sourire fendu jusqu'aux oreilles

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

the cat's out of the bag

ce n'est plus un secret pour personne

to look like something the cat brought or dragged in

être en piteux état

to rain cats and dogs

pleuvoir des cordes

there's hardly enough room to swing a cat

il y a à peine la place de se retourner

to think one is the cat's whiskers Brit or pajamas Am or meow Am

se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter

to (wait and) see which way the cat jumps

attendre de voir d'où vient le vent

when the cat's away, the mice will play

quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent

to play cat and mouse with sb

jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn

See also catalytic converter

catalytic converter N

catalytic converter

pot m catalytique

cat.

cat. → catalogue

See also catalogue

I.catalogue [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] N

1. catalogue (of goods, books etc):

catalogue

catalogue m

catalogue attr number, price

de catalogue

2. catalogue (series):

a catalogue of disasters/complaints

une série de catastrophes/plaintes

3. catalogue Am UNIV:

catalogue

brochure f (universitaire)

II.catalogue [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] VB trans

catalogue

dresser un catalogue de

fraidy-cat [Brit ˈfreɪdɪkat, Am ˈfreɪdiˌkæt] N Am inf, child language

fraidy-cat

poule f mouillée inf

cat around VB [Brit kat -, Am kæt -] inf Am

cat around

draguer inf

cat litter N

cat litter

litière f pour chats

cat's eye N

1. cat's eye (gem):

cat's eye

œil-de-chat m

Phrases:

catseye Brit MOTOR

plot m rétroréfléchissant

cat's cradle N

cat's cradle

jeu m de ficelle

Burmese cat N

Burmese cat

chat m birman

cat food N

cat food

aliments mpl pour chats

cat's whisker N RADIO

cat's whisker

chercheur m de détecteur à galène

‘cat’ in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ‘cat’ in the English»French Dictionary

cat [kæt] N

1. cat (feline):

cat

chat(te) m (f)

a she-cat

une chatte

a stray cat

un chat errant

2. cat (class of animal):

cat

félin m

3. cat fig inf (spiteful female):

cat

vache f

Phrases:

to fight like cat and dog

se quereller comme chien et chat

to have a cat in hell's chance Brit

ne pas avoir l'ombre d'une chance

to play (a game of) cat and mouse

jouer au chat et à la souris

the cat's got sb's tongue

avoir perdu sa langue

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

to look like something the cat brought in

être dégoûtant

to put the cat among the pigeons

mettre le loup dans la bergerie

to rain cats and dogs

pleuvoir à torrent

CAT [kæt] N

CAT abbreviation of Computer-Assisted Testing

CAT

EAO m

cat's cradle [ˌkætsˈkreɪdl] N GAMES

cat's cradle

jeu m de ficelles (consistant à faire des figures)

cat's eye N

1. cat's eye (stone):

cat's eye

œil m de chat

Phrases:

catseye®

cataphote ® m

cat litter N

cat litter

litière f de chat

fat cat N pej inf

fat cat

profiteur (-euse) du système m (f)

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tabby cat (with streaks)

chat m tigré

tabby cat (with spots)

chat m moucheté

Translations for ‘cat’ in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

félin

cat

chatte

(female) cat

chatière f

cat flap

‘cat’ Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit inf

une toilette de chat

every child/cat/pencil/call

chaque enfant/chat/crayon/appel

to fight like cat and dog

se quereller comme chien et chat

to have a cat in hell's chance Brit

ne pas avoir l'ombre d'une chance

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

to put the cat among the pigeons

mettre le loup dans la bergerie

the cat hurt its head

le chat s'est blessé à la tête

to let the cat out of the bag

vendre la mèche

get the cat down from the table

fais descendre le chat de la table

to fight like cat and dog

s'entendre [ou vivre] comme chien et chat

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Arguments occur over the keeping of a tailless cat or the possession of over sized horses.

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However, they weren't forgotten in the design of the home, as a cat flap leads off the kitchen.

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Two sisters, one smart and the other not-so-smart, outwit a cat burglar and a corrupt cop and make them accomplices to their ingenious plans of earning money, the crooked way.

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Farm cat colonies can be subject to inbreeding, as a closed population may mate with one another's siblings, parents, or offspring.

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Our ship was nothing but a mass of hides, from the cat-harpins to the water's edge, and from the jib-boom-end to the taffrail.

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If your host owns a pet, delight them and their furry friend with a gourmet dog biscuit or cat treats, tied with a beautiful ribbon of course.

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Several smaller cat species including the leopard cat and lynx are hunted or trapped for their fur.

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Early radio receivers, called crystal radios, used a cat's whisker of fine wire pressing on a crystal of galena (lead sulfide) to serve as a point-contact rectifier or crystal detector.

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He is later placed into a stuffed animal vaguely resembling a round, pink cat/penguin.

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The dog warns the cat to stay away from his bone angrily.

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