cornering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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cornering [Brit ˈkɔːnərɪŋ, Am ˈkɔrnərɪŋ] N MOTOR

I.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] N

1. corner lit MOTOR:

corner (in geometry)
angle m
corner (of street, building)
angle m
corner (of street, building)
coin m
corner (of table, box, page, fabric, field, room)
coin m
corner (bend)
virage m
the house on the corner
la maison qui fait l'angle
at the corner of the street
au coin de la rue
to turn or go round the corner
tourner au coin de la rue
to put a child in the corner SCHOOL
mettre un enfant au coin
she wiped her eyes with a corner of her apron
elle s'est essuyé les yeux avec un coin or le bord de son tablier
to fold sth from corner to corner
plier qc en diagonale
to turn down the corner of a page
corner une page
the car took the corner too fast
la voiture a pris le virage trop vite
he lives around the corner from me (nearby)
il habite tout près de chez moi
the post office is just around the corner (around the bend)
la poste est juste au coin
she disappeared round the corner
elle a disparu au coin de la rue
Christmas is just around the corner
Noël approche
you never know what's around the corner
on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver
you never know what's around the corner attr cupboard, shelf, table
de coin
a corner seat (on a train)
un coin fenêtre

II.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] VB trans

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III.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər] VB intr MOTOR

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V.corner [Brit ˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkɔrnər]

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cater-corner, cater-cornered [Brit ˈkeɪtəkɔːnə, ˈkatəkɔːnə] ADJ ADV Am

cater-corner → catty-corner

See also catty-corner

I.catty-corner, catty-cornered [Brit ˌkatɪˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkædiˌkɔrnər] Am ADJ

II.catty-corner, catty-cornered [Brit ˌkatɪˈkɔːnə, Am ˈkædiˌkɔrnər] Am ADV

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I.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] N

II.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] VB trans

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III.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] VB intr

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cornering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to search every corner of the house
chercher dans les coins et recoins de la maison
to be in a tight corner
être dans le pétrin
to drive sb into a (tight) corner
mettre qn au pied du mur
to get oneself into a (tight) corner
se mettre dans une situation difficile
to have a corner of the market
avoir le monopole du marché
out of the corner of one's eye
du coin de l'œil
to cut a corner (too sharply)
prendre un virage à la corde
the little grocery on the corner Brit
la petite épicerie du coin
at the corner of the street
au coin de la rue
at the corner of the street
au coin de la rue
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