| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| bridge n | (structure over river, etc.) (ouvrage d'art) | pont nm |
| | The bridge crossed over the river. |
| | Le pont enjambait la rivière. |
| bridge n | (part of a stringed instrument) (d'un instrument à cordes) | chevalet nm |
| | You shouldn't touch the violin's bridge when you are playing it. |
| | Quand vous jouez du violon, il ne faut pas toucher le chevalet. |
| bridge n | (part of the nose) (du nez) | arête nf |
| | His glasses rested on the bridge of his nose. |
| | Ses lunettes reposaient sur l'arête de son nez. |
| bridge n | (dentistry: artificial teeth) (Dentaire : prothèse) | bridge nm |
| | The dentist put in a bridge for her. |
| | Le dentiste lui posa un bridge. |
| bridge n | uncountable (card game) (jeu de carte) | bridge nm |
| | Aunt Judy plays bridge with her friends every Thursday night. |
| | Tante Judy joue au bridge avec ses amies tous les jeudis soir. |
| bridge [sth]⇒ vtr | (make a bridge over [sth]) (une rivière) | munir d'un pont loc v |
| | (planche...) | faire office de pont au-dessus de loc v |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| bridge n | figurative (intermediate phase) (phase intermédiaire) | transition nf |
| | There was a short bridge between finishing the old job and starting the new. |
| | Il y eut une courte transition entre la fin de la tâche en cours et le début de la suivante. |
| bridge n | (nautical: of a ship) (Nautique) | passerelle nf |
| | The captain was usually on the bridge, commanding his ship. |
| | Le capitaine était le plus souvent sur la passerelle, à diriger son navire. |
| bridge n | (music: transitional passage) (Musique) | interlude nm |
| | There is a bridge between the two choruses, with a key change. |
| | Il y a un interlude entre les deux chœurs, avec un changement de clef. |
| bridge n | figurative ([sth] that reconciles) (figuré) | pont nm |
| | (figuré) | passerelle nf |
| bridge [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (time: span) | couvrir⇒ vtr |
| | | s'étendre⇒ v pron |
| | His long time as coach of the team bridged three generations. |
| | Son long mandat d'entraîneur de l'équipe a couvert trois générations. |
| | Son long mandat d'entraîneur de l'équipe s'est étendu sur trois générations. |
| bridge [sth] vtr | figurative (unite, reconcile) (des inégalités...) | réduire⇒ vtr |
| Verbes à particule |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
bridge [sth] over,
bridge [sth] over vtr phrasal sep | US, figurative (compensate for: deficit) (un déficit) | couvrir⇒ vtr |
| | This loan should be enough to bridge over the shortfall for a good three months. |
| | Ce prêt devrait être suffisant pour couvrir le déficit durant trois bons mois. |
| bridge over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (overcome differences) | surmonter⇒ vtr |
| | I think our marriage is strong enough to bridge over this incident. |
| | Je pense que notre mariage est assez fort pour surmonter cet incident. |
| Formes composées |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| asses' bridge n | (geometric proposition) (Géométrie) | pont aux ânes nm |
| bridge deck n | nautical (boat: open area above main deck) (bateau) | passerelle supérieure nf |
| | (bateau) | pont volant nm |
| | (bateau) | tablier de pont nm |
| bridge deck n | nautical (vessel: location of pilot house) (bateau) | pont de passerelle nf |
| bridge deck n | nautical (first deck in bridge house) (bateau) | passerelle supérieure nf |
bridge loan (US),
bridging loan (UK) n | (finance: short loan) | prêt-relais nm |
| bridge the gap v expr | figurative (reconcile) | réduire un écart, combler un écart loc v |
| | (figuré) | combler un fossé, jeter un pont loc v |
| | The senator tried to bridge the gap between the two versions of the bill. |
| | Le sénateur a essayé de réduire l'écart entre les deux versions de la proposition de loi. |
| bridge the gap v expr | figurative (temporary solution) | faire l'affaire loc v |
| | We have no napkins, but paper towels should serve to bridge the gap. |
| | Nous n'avons pas de serviettes mais de l'essuie-tout devrait faire l'affaire. |
| bridge your differences v expr | figurative (be reconciled) | surmonter ses différences loc v |
| | Once Matt and Julie had bridged their differences, they were able to be friends again. |
| | À partir du moment où Matt et Julie ont surmonté leurs différences, ils sont redevenus amis. |
| bridge-building n | (construction of bridges) | construction de ponts nf |
| | (temporaire) | pontage nm |
| bridge-building n | figurative (building good relationships) | établir des liens (entre [qqn] et [qqn]) loc v |
| Brooklyn Bridge n | (bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn) (New York) | pont de Brooklyn nm |
| cable-stayed bridge n | (bridge supported by cables) | pont à haubans nm |
| cantilever bridge n | (bridge with cantilevered structure) | pont cantilever nm |
| contract bridge n | (card game) (jeu de carte) | bridge nm |
| | Contract bridge is even more complicated than regular bridge. |
cross that bridge when you come to it,
cross that bridge when you get to it v expr | (deal with [sth] when necessary) | voir le moment venu loc v |
| | Don't worry about that for now; let's cross that bridge when we come to it. |
| dental bridge n | (fixture: false tooth) (dentaire) | bridge nm |
| | After I lost my front teeth I got a dental bridge to replace them. |
| | Après la perte mes dents de devant, mon dentiste m'a posé un bridge. |
flybridge,
flying bridge n | (boat: open area above main bridge) (Nautique) | passerelle supérieure nf |
flying bridge,
flybridge,
fly bridge,
monkey bridge n | (ship's platform) (Nautique) | passerelle supérieure nf |
| Golden Gate Bridge n | (bridge in San Francisco) | Pont du Golden Gate nm |
| humpback bridge n | (arched bridge) | pont en dos-d'âne nm |
| | The road crosses the river at a dangerously narrow humpback bridge. |
lift bridge,
vertical lift bridge | (bridge that partly lifts) | pont levant nm |
monkey bridge,
flying gangway n | (ship's catwalk) (bateau) | passerelle, timonerie nf |
| pons asinorum n | Latin (geometric proposition) (Géométrie) | pont aux ânes nm |
| pontoon bridge n | (bridge supported by floats) | pont flottant nm |
| | Army engineers quickly erected a pontoon bridge across the river. |
| rope bridge n | (footbridge made of ropes) | pont de singe nm |
| | A rope bridge had been provided to get from one side of the river to the other. The Boy Scouts built a rope bridge across the chasm. |
| | Un pont de singe avait été installé pour traverser la rivière. Les scouts ont construit un pont de singe au-dessus du précipice. |
| | | pont de corde nm |
| | Un pont de corde permettait de traverser la rivière. Les scouts ont construit un pont de corde au-dessus du précipice. |
| suspension bridge n | (bridge with deck hung from cables) | pont suspendu nm |
| toll bridge n | (bridge for which a fee is charged) | pont à péage nm |
| | The quickest way there is over the toll bridge. |
| Tower Bridge n | (London landmark: drawbridge) (monument londonien) | Tower Bridge nf propre |
| truss bridge | (bridge style) | pont en treillis nm |
water under the bridge,
US also: water over the dam expr | (passed and unimportant) | de l'eau a coulé sous les ponts, de l'eau a passé sous les ponts expr |
| | | c'est du passé expr |