tail im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für tail im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl] SUBST

1. tail ZOOL (of mammal, bird, fish):

tail

queue f

2. tail (end piece):

tail (of aircraft, comet, kite)

queue f

at the tail of the procession

à la queue du cortège

3. tail (police observer) ugs:

to put a tail on sb

faire filer qn, prendre qn en filature

4. tail (buttocks):

tail ugs

postérieur m ugs

II.tails SUBST Plsubst

1. tails (tailcoat):

tails

habit m

wearing tails

en habit

white tie and tails

queue-de-pie f

2. tails (of coin):

tails

pile f

heads or tails?

pile ou face?

tails you win

pile tu gagnes

III.tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl] VERB trans ugs

tail

filer ugs

tail suspect, car

suivre (to jusqu'à)

we're being tailed

on est pris en filature

IV.tail [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl]

I can't make head (n)or tail of this

je ne comprends rien du tout à cela

we couldn't make head or tail of his reply

sa réponse n'avait ni queue ni tête

to be on sb's tail

suivre qn de près

to be on sb's tail

talonner qn ugs

to go off with one's tail between one's legs

partir la queue basse

to turn tail abw

tourner les talons abw

tail race SUBST

tail race

galerie f d'évacuation

tail end SUBST

1. tail end (last piece):

tail end (of joint, roast)

dernier morceau m

tail end (of film, conversation)

fin f

to catch the tail end of the film

voir les toutes dernières minutes du film

2. tail end ugs (buttocks):

tail end

derrière m ugs

shirt tail [Brit ˈʃəːt ˌteɪl, Am ˈʃər(t)teɪl] SUBST

1. shirt tail (of shirt):

shirt tail

pan m de chemise

2. shirt tail Am ugs PRESSE:

shirt tail

commentaire en bas d'un article

tail assembly SUBST

tail assembly

empennage m (de queue)

tail back VERB [Brit teɪl -, Am teɪl -] Brit

to tail back from traffic jam:

remonter de

to tail back to traffic jam:

s'étirer jusqu'à

the traffic tails back for miles

le bouchon s'étire sur des kilomètres

tail off VERB [Brit teɪl -, Am teɪl -]

1. tail off (reduce):

tail off percentage, figures, demand:

diminuer

tail off acceleration:

baisser

2. tail off (fade):

tail off remarks:

cesser

tail off voice:

s'éteindre

he tailed off into silence

sa voix s'est éteinte

tail away VERB [Brit teɪl -, Am teɪl -] (fade)

tail away voice, noise:

s'éteindre

her voice tailed away to a whisper

elle a baissé la voix et s'est mise à chuchoter

tail feather SUBST

tail feather

penne f rectrice

tail-heavy ADJ

tail-heavy aircraft:

tail-heavy

centré à l'arrière

tail im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für tail im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.tail [teɪl] SUBST

1. tail (on animal):

tail

queue f

2. tail (rear):

tail

postérieur m

3. tail LUFTF:

tail

queue f

4. tail (side of a coin):

tail

face f

heads or tails? — tails

pile ou face? — pile f

5. tail ugs (buttocks):

tail

derrière m

6. tail ugs (spy):

tail

fileur m

Wendungen:

it's a case of the tail wagging the dog

c'est le monde à l'envers

I can't make head or tail of it

je n'y comprends rien

heads I win, tails you lose

face je gagne, pile tu perds

II.tail [teɪl] VERB trans

tail

pister

to be tailed

être suivi

tail back VERB intr Brit

tail back

bouchonner

tail wind SUBST

tail wind

vent m arrière

tail off VERB trans

tail off

diminuer

tail off sound

baisser

tail end SUBST

tail end

bout m

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

stubby tail

un bout de queue

Übersetzungen für tail im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

chevelure d'une comète

tail

traînée d'une étoile filante

tail

prendre qn en filature

to tail sb

queue en tire-bouchon

curly tail

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to turn tail and run

prendre ses jambes à son cou

to chase one's tail trying to get sth

s'évertuer à obtenir qc de qn

with a wag of his tail

en remuant la queue

I can't make head or tail of it

je n'y comprends rien

in two shakes of a duck's tail ugs

en moins de deux

to have sb on one's tail

avoir qn aux fesses ugs

with one's tail between one's legs

à la queue basse ugs

the dog was wagging its tail

le chien frétille de la queue

I can't make head or tail of it

j'y perds mon latin

I can't make head (n)or tail of it

je m'y perds

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

The tail has three or four black and buff bars, a broad black band near the tip and a pale rufous tip.

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Numerous small dermal denticles are also found between the eyes and on the tail behind the spine.

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The back is a grizzled, gray-brown colour with three conspicuous white stripes which run from head to tail.

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It had the standard fixed main wheel and tail-skid undercarriage of its day.

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The tail is brown at the base and white past the sting.

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The fuselage reduced in height to the tail, where a broad chord, triangular fin carried a straight edged rudder that extended to the keel.

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This species has an average total length (including tail) of 1.11.8m ft.

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The taxon includes some of the smallest known adult non-avian theropod specimens, with the holotype specimen measuring only 68 cm in length, including the tail.

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They have a short dark bill, short wings and a moderately long tail.

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Vertical and horizontal tail surfaces are trapezoidal, with a swept fin.

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