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a horse of a different color (US),
a horse of a different colour (UK) n | figurative ([sth] entirely different) | autre chose, tout autre chose expr |
| | | une autre histoire nf |
| | | pas la même histoire nf |
a horse of another color (US),
a horse of another colour (UK) n | figurative ([sth] entirely different) | autre chose, tout autre chose expr |
| | | une autre histoire nf |
| | | pas la même histoire nf |
Arabian horse,
Arab horse n | (breed of horse) | cheval arabe nm |
| back the wrong horse v expr | figurative (be mistaken in judgment) (figuré) | miser sur le mauvais cheval loc v |
beat a dead horse,
flog a dead horse v expr | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) | s'acharner⇒ v pron |
| | | perdre son temps loc v |
| | | s'obstiner contre vents et marées v pron |
| | I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. |
| | J'ai essayé de le convaincre de venir avec nous mais j'ai bien senti que je m'acharnais en vain. |
| | J'ai essayé de le convaincre de venir avec nous mais j'ai bien senti que je perdais mon temps. |
carthorse,
cart horse,
cart-horse n | (horse that pulls a cart) | cheval d'attelage nm |
| | | cheval de trait nm |
| charley horse n | informal (muscle cramp) | crampe nf |
| | Running a short sprint usually gives me a charley horse in my calf muscle. |
chestnut tree,
horse chestnut tree n | (horse chestnut) | châtaignier, marronnier nm |
| | The chestnut trees bloom in May and are covered in white blossoms. |
closing the stable door after the horse has bolted,
shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted n | figurative, informal (acting too late) | agir trop tard loc v |
| | Tony's debts are huge now; buying a few items second-hand seems like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. |
clothes horse,
clotheshorse n | (frame for drying laundry) | étendoir, séchoir nm |
| | (France, régionalisme) | tancarville nm |
| | I dry the clothes that cannot be tumble-dried by hanging them on the clothes horse. |
| | Je fais sécher les vêtements qui ne passent pas au sèche-linge sur un étendoir. |
clothes horse,
clotheshorse n | figurative (person: demonstrates clothes) (personne) | mannequin nm |
| | Hannah put herself through university by working as a clothes horse for an exclusive fashion designer. |
| | Hannah a payé l'université en travaillant comme mannequin pour un créateur de mode de luxe. |
clothes horse,
clotheshorse n | figurative, pejorative (fashion-conscious woman) (familier, anglicisme) | fashion victim nf |
| | Alina is such a clothes horse! She'd never be caught dead in last season's styles. |
| | Alina est une vraie fashion victim ! On ne la prendra jamais à porter des vêtements de la saison d'avant. |
coach horse,
coach-horse n | (horse for drawing coach) (pour calèches,...) | cheval de trait nm |
| dark horse n | figurative (secretive person) | bien cacher son jeu loc v |
| | You're such a dark horse! - you never told me you'd got married. |
| | Eh bien, tu caches bien ton jeu ! Tu ne m'avais jamais dit que tu t'étais marié. |
| dark horse n | (racehorse about which little is known) (anglicisme : cheval) | outsider nm |
| dark horse n | figurative (little known political candidate) (anglicisme : candidat) | outsider nm |
| | At first Obama was something of a dark horse, but he went on to win the election! |
| | Au début, Obama faisait figure d'outsider mais il a remporté l'élection ! |
| dead horse n | figurative ([sth] no longer relevant) | perte de temps nf |
| | | inutile adj |
| | | l'affaire est close expr |
| | There is no point in raising the issue of pay at the staff meeting again; it's a dead horse. |
| Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. expr | figurative (Be grateful for [sth] free.) | À cheval donné, on ne regarde pas les dents. expr |
| | | À cheval donné, on ne regarde pas la bride. expr |
| | | À cheval donné, on ne regarde pas la denture. expr |
| | I was disappointed that the antique vase my aunt gave me had a chip in the rim, but my mother said, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." |
| eat like a horse v expr | (eat large quantities) | manger comme quatre loc v |
fava bean (US),
broad bean (UK),
horse bean n | (botany: plant) | fève, féverole nf |
fava bean (US),
broad bean (UK),
horse bean n | usually plural (edible pulse) | fève nf |
| | Fava beans are delicious in stews but do tend to cause flatulence. |
| from the horse's mouth expr | (first-hand, directly from the source) | de l'intéressé lui-même loc adv |
| | Of course it's true - I got it straight from the horse's mouth. |
| | Bien sûr que c'est vrai : je l'ai appris de l'intéressé lui-même. |
| | | de source sûre loc adv |
| | Bien sûr que c'est vrai : je l'ai appris de source sûre. |
| get off your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (stop acting morally superior) (arrogance) | arrêter de prendre de grands airs, arrêter de prendre des airs supérieurs loc v |
| | (énervement) | ne pas monter sur ses grands chevaux loc v |
| get on your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (act morally superior) (arrogance) | prendre de grands airs, prendre des airs supérieurs loc v |
| | (énervement) | monter sur ses grands chevaux loc v |
| | I know you think I'm wrong but there's no need to get on your high horse about it. |
| | Je sais que tu penses que j'ai tort, mais ce n'est pas la peine de prendre des airs supérieurs. |
| go horse riding v expr | UK (ride horses for pleasure) | faire de l'équitation loc v |
| | (assez familier) | faire du cheval loc v |
| | | monter à cheval loc v |
| | Would you like to go horse riding this afternoon? |
| | Tu voudrais faire du cheval cet après-midi ? |
| groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | palefrenier, palefrenière nm, nf |
| | The groomer cleaned and brushed the horse. |
| heavy horse n | (large equine breed) | cheval lourd nm |
| on your high horse expr | (displaying haughty attitude) (arrogance) | avec de grands airs, avec des airs supérieurs loc adv |
| | (énervement) | sur ses grands chevaux loc adv |
| | I see Irene's on her high horse again. |
horse balm,
horseweed,
richweed n | (plant) (plante) | vergerette du Canada, vergerolle du Canada nf |
| | | érigéron du Canada nm |
| horse barn n | (stable) | écurie nf |
| | The horse barn was large--it held eight horses and their tack. |
| horse bean | (botany) (Botanique : type de fève) | féverole nf |
| horse brass n | UK (harness ornament) (cheval) | médaillon de harnais nm |
| horse breeding n | (equine husbandry) | élevage de chevaux, élevage équin nm |
| horse chestnut n | (conker tree) (arbre) | marronnier commun, marronnier d'Inde nm |
| horse chestnut n | (conker) (fruit) | marron d'Inde nm |
horse collar,
horse-collar n | (baseball: score of zero) (Base-ball : score de zéro) | horse-collar nm |
horse collar [sb],
horse-collar vtr | US, figurative (sport: prevent from scoring) (Sports) | empêcher de marquer (un but, un point) vtr |
horse collar,
horse-collar n | (part of horse harness) | collier (de cheval) nm |
| horse farm n | (place where horses are bred) | élevage de chevaux nf |
| horse feed n | (food intended for horses) | nourriture pour chevaux nf |
horse gentian,
tinker's weed n | (plant) (plante) | trioste orangé nm |
| horse groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | palefrenier, palefrenière nm, nf |
| Horse Guards n | (cavalry: regiment) | garde montée nf |
horse guard,
horse guard wasp n | (flying insect) | traduction non disponible |
| horse keeper n | (person: tends horses) | palefrenier, palefrenière nm, nf |
| horse lover n | ([sb] who is fond of horses) | amoureux des chevaux, amoureuse des chevaux nm, nf |
| horse manure n | (horse's excrement) | crottin de cheval nm |
| | She added horse manure to heat up her compost pile. |
| horse race n | (competition for horses) | course de chevaux, course hippique nf |
| | Brenda is watching a horse race on TV. |
| | Brenda regarde une course de chevaux à la télé. |
| horse race n | US, figurative (close competition) | It's a horse race : les concurrents sont au coude à coude |
| horse rake | (agriculture) (gros outil agricole) | râteau à cheval nm |
| horse rancher n | US (person who works on a horse farm) | éleveur de chevaux, éleveuse de chevaux nm, nf |
| horse ride n | (journey made on horseback) | balade à cheval nf |
| | We went for a horse ride in the woods together for my birthday. |
| | | promenade à cheval nf |
| | | randonnée à cheval nf |
| | | randonnée équestre nf |
| horse riding n | (activity: riding on a horse) | équitation nf |
| | (plus familier) | cheval nm |
| | I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| | J'adore l'équitation mais je suis courbatu après. |
| | J'adore le cheval mais je suis courbatu après. |
| horse sense n | (common sense, practicality) | bon sens nm |
| horse show n | (horse riding competition) | concours hippique nm |
| | Samantha and her mare will compete in the dressage event at the horse show. |
| horse tack n | (bridle, saddle, stirrups, etc.) | harnachement nm |
| | Est-ce que tu as pensé à prendre tout le harnachement du cheval ? - Non, j'ai oublié la moitié des pièces. |
horse trading,
horse-trading,
horsetrading n | (sale and purchase of horses) | commerce de chevaux nm |
| | (soutenu) | maquignonnage nm |
horse trading,
horse-trading,
horsetrading n | figurative, informal (bargaining) | marchandage nm |
| | | tractations nfpl |
| | The lawyers engaged in horse trading before they reached a final agreement. |
| horse trailer n | (lorry for transporting a horse) | van nm |
| | Many larger cars can easily tow a horse trailer. |
| | Beaucoup de grosses voitures peuvent facilement tirer un van. |
| horse trainer n | ([sb] who teaches behaviour to horses) | dresseur de chevaux, dresseuse de chevaux nm, nf |
| | (de chevaux) | entraîneur, entraîneuse nm, nf |
| horse training n | (teaching behaviour to horses) | dressage de chevaux nm |
| horse-and-buggy n as adj | (relating to the pre-automotive era) (d'avant la voiture) | d'un autre temps, d'un ancien temps loc adj |
| horse-and-buggy n as adj | figurative (old-fashioned) | d'un autre temps, d'un ancien temps loc adj |
| | | dépassé adj |
| horse-drawn adj | (pulled by horse) | tiré par un cheval, tiré par des chevaux loc adj |
| horse-drawn carriage n | (vehicle pulled by a horse) (courant) | calèche nf |
| | | voiture tirée par un cheval, voiture par des chevaux nf |
| | | voiture à cheval nf |
| | | voiture hippomobile nf |
| | In some Spanish cities, you can hire a horse-drawn carriage to ride around and see the sights. |
| horse's ass n | pejorative, vulgar, informal, US (stupid person) | idiot, idiote nm, nf |
| | (familier) | andouille nf |
| horse's mouth | (source) | source nf |
horseback ride (US),
horse ride (UK) n | (ride on a horse) | balade à cheval, promenade à cheval nf |
| | We went for a horse ride in the woods together for my birthday. |
horseback riding (US),
horse riding (UK) n | (activity: riding a horse) | équitation nf |
| | | monter à cheval loc v |
| | (assez familier) | faire du cheval loc v |
| | One of my favorite summer activities was horseback riding. |
| | I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| | Un de mes activités préférées en été était de faire de l'équitation. |
| | J'aime faire du cheval mais j'ai des courbatures après. |
horsefly,
horse fly n | (large flying insect) | taon nm |
| Note: Prononcé [tɑ ̃]. |
| | Tom was having a nice day until a horsefly bit his arm. |
| | En été, on craint les piqûres de taon. |
horseracing,
horse racing n | (race between horses) | courses de chevaux, courses hippiques nfpl |
| | Eddie enjoys watching horseracing, but he never places bets. |
| horsewhip n | (riding crop) (court) | cravache nf |
| | (long) | fouet nm |
| iron horse | (locomotive) (figuré : train) | cheval de fer nm |
jack mackerel,
horse mackerel n | (fish) (poisson) | chinchard nm |
| miniature horse n | (very small equine breed) | cheval miniature nm |
| one-horse adj | (using one horse) | à un cheval loc adj |
| | (traîneau) | tiré par un cheval loc adj |
| one-horse adj | figurative (small, unimportant) | petit adj |
| | (familier : trou, bled) | paumé adj |
| | Don talked as though he was running a great business empire, but really it was just a one-horse establishment. |
| one-horse town n | (very small town) (familier) | trou paumé, bled paumé nm |
| | Reggie couldn't wait to grow up and leave that one-horse town. |
| pack horse n | (horse used for carrying) | cheval de bât nm |
| | There is too much equipment for one pack horse to carry. |
| pole horse | (horse position) (cheval d'attelage) | limonier nm |
pommel horse,
side horse n | (gymnastics) (Gymnastique) | cheval d'arçons nm |
| post horse n | historical (horse for hire) (Histoire) | cheval de poste, cheval de relais nm |
| put the cart before the horse v expr | figurative (act prematurely) | mettre la charrue avant les bœufs loc v |
| | Sara insisted that having sex before marriage was like putting the cart before the horse. |
| | Sara disait que les rapports avant le mariage, c'était mettre la charrue avant les bœufs. |
| quarter horse n | (strong horse type) (race de cheval américaine) | quarter horse nm |
racehorse,
race horse n | (horse that competes in races) | cheval de course nm |
| | That racehorse has never lost. |
| riding horse n | (show horse) | cheval de selle nm |
| | Riding horses are selected from many different breeds. |
| river horse | (animal) | hippopotame nm |
| rocking horse n | (riding toy) | cheval à bascule nm |
| | Charlie keeps falling off the rocking horse we bought him. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Quand j'étais jeune, je passais des heures sur mon cheval à bascule. |
| saddle horse n | (rack for a saddle) (Équitation) | porte-selle nm |
| saddle horse n | US (horse for riding only) | cheval de selle nm |
seahorse,
sea horse n | (small horse-like fish) | hippocampe nm |
| | Some seahorses are no bigger than your finger. |
| | Certains hippocampes ne sont pas plus gros que ton doigt. |
| shire horse n | (large working horse) (race de cheval, anglicisme) | shire nm |
| | (courant) | cheval de trait nm |
| | Work on the farms formerly depended on shire horses. |
| | L'entreprise possède plusieurs shires de trait qu'elle utilise comme publicité. |
| | L'entreprise possède plusieurs chevaux de trait qu'elle utilise comme publicité. |
stalking-horse,
stalking horse n | (hunting: screen) (Chasse : en forme de cheval) | écran de camouflage nm |
stalking-horse,
stalking horse n | figurative ([sth] that hides intentions) | prétexte nm |