| Principales traductions |
| crown n | (head ornament) | couronne nf |
| | Lenny wore a paper crown and pretended that he was King Arthur. |
| | Lenny portait une couronne en papier et se prenait pour le Roi Arthur. |
| the Crown n | figurative (monarchy) (pouvoir royal) | la Couronne nf |
| | This law cannot go into effect without the consent of the Crown. |
| | Ce projet de loi ne peut prendre effet sans l'approbation de la Couronne. |
| crown n | (top of the head) | haut du crâne, sommet du crâne nm |
| | Nancy wore a bright bow on the crown of her head. |
| | Nancy portait un nœud de couleur vive sur le haut (or: sommet) du crâne. |
| crown n | figurative (championship title) | couronne nf |
| | Our girls' hockey team won the league crown last year. |
| | Notre équipe féminine de hockey a remporté la couronne l'an passé. |
| crown n | (artificial cap on tooth) (Dentisterie) | couronne nf |
| | Toby's crown came off when he bit into the apple. |
| | La couronne de Toby a sauté quand il a croqué dans une pomme. |
| crown n | (top of a hill) | sommet nm |
| | Just below the crown of the hill, you'll see an old oak tree. |
| | Tu devrais apercevoir un vieux chêne juste en dessous du sommet de la colline. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| crown n | (top of a tree) (Sylviculture) | couronne nf |
| | (Sylviculture) | houppier, cimier nm |
| | If you look up in the forest, you will see that the crowns of neighbouring trees do not touch. |
| crown n | historical (former British coin) (monnaie) | couronne britannique nf |
| | The innkeeper charged the travellers the sum of two crowns. |
| crown n | (plant: between root and stem) (plante) | couronne nf |
| | The crown of the strawberry plant should not be covered with soil. |
| crown n | (top part of a hat) (chapeau) | calotte nf |
| | The man wore a battered top hat with a hole in the crown. |
| crown⇒ vi | (baby's head: be born) (tête du bébé durant l'accouchement) | apparaître nf |
| | Tom was there when the baby crowned. |
| | Tom était là quand la tête du bébé est apparue. |
| crown [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (be on top of) | couronner⇒ vtr |
| | A gilded dome crowns the courthouse. |
| | Un dôme doré couronne le palais de justice. |
| crown [sth] vtr | (dentist: cap a tooth) | mettre une couronne à [qqn], poser une couronne à [qqn] loc v + prép |
| | (Dentisterie, rare) | couronner⇒ vtr |
| | After finishing the root canal operation, the dentist crowned the tooth. |
| crown [sb]⇒ vtr | (appoint to throne) | couronner⇒ vtr |
| | Caesar was accused of plotting to be crowned emperor. |
| | César a été accusé de comploter pour être couronné empereur. |
| crown [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (award championship title to) (figuré) | couronner⇒, sacrer⇒ vtr |
| | Anna spelled the last difficult word and the teacher crowned her 'Spelling Champion'. |
| | Anna a épelé le dernier mot compliqué et le professeur l'a couronnée "Championne d'orthographe". |
| crown [sb] [sth] vtr | often passive (appoint king, queen) | couronner [qqn] [qch] vtr |
| | Elizabeth Tudor was crowned Queen Elizabeth in 1559. |
| | Elizabeth Tudor fut couronnée Reine Elizabeth en 1559. |
Formes composées
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| CPS n | UK, initialism (Crown Prosecution Service) | service britannique des poursuites judiciaires nm |
| | (équivalent) | Ministère public nm |
| | The CPS examined the evidence the police had gathered and decided to proceed with the prosecution. |
Crown Court,
crown court n | UK (law: for serious criminal cases) (Cour d'assises britannique) | Crown Court nf propre |
| crown gall n | (plant disease) (maladie des plantes) | galle du collet nf |
| crown jewels npl | (royal jewels) | joyaux de la couronne nmpl |
| | Only one thief has ever got his hands on the crown jewels of England. |
| | Seul un voleur a réussi à s'emparer des joyaux de la couronne d'Angleterre. |
crown jewel,
jewel in the crown n | figurative ([sth] impressive, valued) (figuré) | joyau nm |
| | | fleuron nm |
| | India was the crown jewel of the British Empire. |
| | Les Indes furent le fleuron de l'empire britannique. |
crown molding,
UK: crown moulding n | (decorative ceiling trim) | moulure (de plafond) nf |
| | Could you install the crown molding in the centre of the ceiling please? |
| crown of thorns n | (plant: climbing spurge) (plante) | couronne d'épines, couronne du Christ nf |
| crown of thorns n | (sea creature: starfish) (étoile de mer) | couronne d'épines, couronne du Christ nf |
| | | coussin de belle-mère nm |
| crown of thorns n | (head wreath worn by Jesus) | couronne d'épines, couronne du Christ nf |
| crown of thorns n | figurative (painful burden) (figuré) | couronne d'épines nf |
| | | fardeau nm |
| | (littéraire) | faix nm |
| crown prince n | (heir to a throne) | prince héritier nm |
| | The crown prince shocked the world when he filed for a divorce. |
| | (historique (France)) | dauphin nm |
| crown princess n | (heiress to a throne) | princesse héritière nf |
| | Although she's married to the prince, she'll never be a crown princess. |
| | (historique (France)) | dauphine nf |
| Crown Prosecution Service n | UK (CPS: state prosecution service) | service britannique des poursuites judiciaires nm |
| | (équivalent) | Ministère public nm |
| crown prosecutor n | UK (government lawyer) (Droit britannique) | procureur de la Couronne nm |
crown vetch,
crownvetch,
purple crown vetch,
axseed n | (plant: low-growing lagume vine) (plante) | coronille bigarrée nf |
| dental crown n | (artificial cap for a tooth) (dentaire) | couronne, couronne dentaire nf |
| | I had to have my dental crown recapped when it came loose in my mouth. |
family jewels,
also UK: crown jewels npl | slang (male genitals) (familier) | bijoux de famille nmpl |
half-crown,
half-a-crown n | historical (former British coin) (historique : monnaie) | demi-couronne nf |
hole saw,
crown saw,
cylinder saw n | (rotary saw) | scie cloche nf |
| paper crown n | (festive cardboard or tissue-paper hat) | couronne en papier nf |
| triple crown n | (horse racing: winner of three titles) | triple couronne nf |
| | When the thoroughbred won the Belmont Stakes, the Preakness, and the Kentucky Derby, it took the Triple Crown. |
| | Lorsque le pur-sang a gagné les courses de Belmont Stakes, de Preakness et le Derby du Kentucky, il a remporté la triple couronne. |