| Traductions supplémentaires |
| feather n | (carpentry joint) (Menuiserie) | couvre-joint nm |
| | The carpenter used a feather to join the two boards. |
| | Le menuisier s'est servi d'un couvre-joint pour assembler les deux planches. |
| feather n | (on an arrow) (d'une flèche) | penne, plume nf |
| | The arrow was missing one of the feathers and didn't fly straight. |
| | Il manquait une plume à la flèche qui est partie de travers. |
| feather [sth]⇒ vtr | (plane propeller: reduce drag) (Aéronautique) | mettre en drapeau vtr |
| | The engineers feathered the propellers on the airplane to help reduce drag in case of an engine failing. |
| | Les ingénieurs ont mis en drapeau les réacteurs de l'avion pour réduire la perte de vitesse en cas de problème mécanique. |
| feather [sth] vtr | (hair: cut to look wispy) (les cheveux) | effiler⇒ vtr |
| | The stylist feathered Sarah's hair. |
| | Le coiffeur a effilé les cheveux de Sarah. |
| feather [sth] vtr | (rowing) (Sports de pagaie) | plumer⇒ vtr |
| | The rower feathered the oar when it was above water to reduce drag. |
| | Le rameur plumait sa rame lorsqu'elle était au-dessus du niveau de l'eau pour ne pas trop perdre en vitesse. |
Formes composées
feather | feathered |
| a feather in your cap n | figurative (achievement) | fierté nf |
| | | accomplissement nm |
| birds of a feather npl | figurative (people who are alike) (personnes) | faire la paire loc v |
| Note: birds of a feather flock together : qui se ressemble s'assemble |
| | You and your sister are birds of a feather; you both like joking around. |
| | Ta sœur et toi, vous faites la paire, vous aimez toutes les deux rigoler. |
| Birds of a feather flock together expr | figurative (people who are similar form groups) | Qui se ressemble s'assemble expr |
| | Zoe and Lynn have been inseparable since discovering they're both into football. Birds of a feather flock together! |
feather boa,
boa n | (long feathery scarf) (accessoire en plume) | boa nm |
| | The fancy dress party had a 1920s theme, so I wore a short black dress and a feather boa. |
| feather bed n | (bed: mattress is stuffed with feathers) | lit avec matelas en plume nm |
| feather-bed [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (provide with economic advantages) | favoriser⇒ vtr |
| feather duster n | (cleaning stick with real feathers) | plumeau nm |
| | The best tool for cleaning venetian blinds is a feather duster. |
| | Le mieux pour nettoyer des stores vénitiens, c'est le plumeau. |
| feather duster n | (cleaning stick with artificial feathers) | plumeau nm |
feather geranium,
Jerusalem oak n | (plant native to Mediterranean region) (plante) | chénopode à grappe nm |
| feather key | (mechanics) | clavette parallèle fixée par vis nf |
| feather pillow n | (pillow stuffed with feathers) | oreiller en plumes, oreiller de plumes nm |
| | My wife cannot sleep on a feather pillow due to her allergies. |
| | Ma femme ne peut pas dormir sur un oreiller en plumes à cause de ses allergies. |
feather your own nest,
feather your nest v expr | figurative (be self-serving) (familier, péjoratif) | s'en mettre plein les poches, se remplir les poches loc v |
featherbrain,
featherhead (US),
feather-brain (UK) n | informal, figurative, pejorative (foolish person) (figuré) | tête de linotte nf |
featherbrain,
featherbrained,
featherheaded (US),
feather-brained (UK) adj | informal, figurative, pejorative (foolish, forgetful) | écervelé, étourdi adj |
| in fine feather expr | (in good form) | en forme loc adv |
| | | aller bien loc v |
light as a feather,
as light as a feather adj | (weighing very little) | léger comme une plume, légère comme une plume loc adj |
| ostrich feather n | (feather of an ostrich) | plume d'autruche nf |
| | In the photo, she's covered only by a spray of ostrich feathers. |
| soft as a feather adj | (very soft to the touch) | doux comme de la soie, douce comme de la soie loc adj |
| tar and feather [sb] v expr | (cover [sb] wtih hot tar and feathers) | recouvrir [qqn] de goudron et de plumes loc v |