flesh in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flesh in the English»French Dictionary

flesh [Brit flɛʃ, Am flɛʃ] N

1. flesh (of human, animal):

flesh

chair f

2. flesh (of fruit):

flesh

chair f

flesh

pulpe f

3. flesh fig:

I'm only flesh and blood

je ne suis qu'un être humain

it's more than flesh and blood can bear

c'est plus qu'un être humain ne peut supporter

one's own flesh and blood

la chair de sa chair

in the flesh

en chair et en os

the pleasures/sins of the flesh

les plaisirs/péchés de la chair

it makes my flesh creep

ça me donne la chair de poule

to demand one's pound of flesh

exiger son dû impitoyablement

to go the way of all flesh liter, euph

aller où va toute chose

to press the flesh inf

prendre un bain de foule

flesh-coloured Brit, flesh-colored Am ADJ

flesh-coloured

(couleur) chair

flesh colour Brit, flesh-color Am N

flesh colour

couleur f chair

flesh-eating ADJ

flesh-eating

carnivore

flesh wound N

flesh wound

blessure f superficielle

I.flesh out VB [Brit flɛʃ -, Am flɛʃ -] (flesh [sth] out, flesh out [sth])

flesh out speech, article, report:

flesh out

étayer (with de)

Translations for flesh in the French»English Dictionary

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carné (carnée)

flesh-coloured Brit

sarcophage

flesh-fly

chair

flesh-coloured Brit

soutien-gorge chair

flesh-coloured bra

chair

flesh uncountable

chairs meurtries

bruised flesh

chair (de fruit, légume, poisson)

flesh

chair

flesh

plaisirs de la chair

pleasures of the flesh

chair de ma chair

my own flesh and blood

donner la chair de poule à qn peur:

to give sb gooseflesh, to make sb's flesh creep

l'esprit est ardent mais la chair est faible

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

étoffer personnage

to flesh out

s'étoffer

to flesh out

flesh in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flesh in the English»French Dictionary

flesh [fleʃ] N no pl

flesh

chair f

Phrases:

to want one's pound of flesh

exiger son dû

in the flesh

en chair et en os

flesh wound N

flesh wound

écorchure f

flesh-coloured ADJ Aus, Brit

flesh-coloured

(de) couleur chair

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to be a thorn in sb's flesh

être une épine dans le pied de qn

to demand one's pound of flesh from sb

exiger réparation sans faire de concession

it makes my flesh creep

cela me hérisse les cheveux

to make sb's flesh crawl

donner la chair de poule à qn

Translations for flesh in the French»English Dictionary

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chair

flesh

chair

flesh

couleur chair

flesh-coloured Brit

couleur chair

flesh-colored Am

châtier son corps [ou sa chair]

to mortify one's flesh

étoffer récit, personnage

to flesh out

flesh Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make sb's flesh crawl

donner la chair de poule à qn

to be a thorn in sb's flesh

être une épine dans le pied de qn

to want one's pound of flesh

exiger son dû

in the flesh

en chair et en os

it makes my flesh creep

cela me hérisse les cheveux

to demand one's pound of flesh from sb

exiger réparation sans faire de concession

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak iron hum

l'esprit est fort mais la chair est faible

to go the way of all flesh

payer sa dette à la nature

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But without exact placement, it lacks the penetrating qualities and thus it wastes its energy in flesh wounds.

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This fish has a high commercial value due to the excellent quality of its flesh, its high marketability, and its marked participation in commercial fishing.

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It's only a flesh wound.

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Will it involve crazed zombies, who eat away at flesh?

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The flesh is up to 1 mm thick and white, and does not have any distinctive taste and odor.

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The game has a host of monsters such as flesh-eating plants, ninja spirits, and ghosts that jump out of garbage cans.

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It is the point that must penetrate fish flesh and secure the fish.

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The flesh is whitish, but like most psilocybin-containing species, stains blue when injured.

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The recordings employed a great many friends and guests to flesh out the desired sounds.

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Generally, most mosasaurs had sharp teeth evolved to grab soft, slippery prey like fish and squid, which, in later species, were later modified to rend flesh, as well.

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