| Principales traductions |
| saddle n | (seat on a horse) (pour chevaux) | selle nf |
| | Nina put her foot in the stirrup and swung into the saddle. |
| | Nina a mis son pied dans l'étrier et s'est installé sur la selle. |
| saddle n | (seat on a bike) (de vélo) | selle nf |
| | If you do a lot of cycling, it's important to have a comfortable saddle. |
| | Si vous faites beaucoup de vélo, il est important d'avoir une selle confortable. |
| saddle [sth]⇒ vtr | (put saddle on: horse) | seller⇒ vtr |
| | Adrian saddled his horse. |
| | Adrian a sellé son cheval. |
saddle [sb] with [sth],
saddle [sb] with [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal, often passive (burden) (familier, péjoratif) | refiler [qch] à [qqn], refourguer [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | (familier, péjoratif) | coller [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | I've been saddled with my little sister all weekend. |
| | On m'a refourgué (or: refilé) ma petite sœur à garder tout le week-end. |
| | On m'a collé ma petite sœur à garder tout le week-end. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| saddle n | (cut of meat) (de mouton, agneau, chevreuil) | selle nf |
| | (de lapin) | râble nm |
| | Agnes bought a saddle of mutton from the butcher. |
| | Agnes a acheté une selle de mouton chez le boucher. |
| saddle n | (depression between two summits) (Géographie) | col nm |
| | A saddle runs between the two peaks. |
| saddle n | (part of guitar) (guitare acoustique) | sillet nm |
| | (guitare électrique) | pontet nm |
| | Turn the screw clockwise to raise the saddle of your guitar. |
| saddle n | (part of violin, viola) (violon) | bouton nm |
| | The luthier fitted the saddle to the bottom end of the violin. |
Formes composées
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| back in the saddle adv | figurative, informal (at work again) | reprendre le collier loc v |
| | | de nouveau en selle |
| | It felt good to be back in the saddle after three months of sick leave. |
| in the saddle adv | (riding a horse) | en selle loc adv |
| | Stirrups give riders greater control and stability in the saddle. |
| | Les étriers donnent plus de maîtrise et de stabilité aux cavaliers en selle. |
| in the saddle adv | figurative, informal (in charge, in control) | aux commandes (de [qch]) loc adv |
| | | en charge de [qch] loc adv |
| | The company have announced that there will soon be a new man in the saddle. |
| | L'entreprise a annoncé qu'il y aurait bientôt un nouvel homme aux commandes. |
| in the saddle adv | figurative, informal (at work) | au travail loc adv |
| | Bill is in the saddle, preparing his progress report. |
| | Bill est au travail, en train de préparer son rapport d'avancement. |
| saddle blanket n | (covering for a horse worn under saddle) | tapis de selle nm |
| | The cowboy threw a saddle blanket on his horse, then a saddle. |
| saddle horn n | US (handle on saddle front) (sur selle western) | corne nf |
| saddle horse n | (rack for a saddle) (Équitation) | porte-selle nm |
| saddle horse n | US (horse for riding only) | cheval de selle nm |
| saddle maker n | ([sb] who makes seats for horseriding) (fabricant de selles) | sellier nm |
| | Most horseriders know the importance of a good saddle maker. |
| saddle pad n | (cloth to go under saddle) | tapis de selle nm |
| saddle point | (mathematics) (Mathématiques) | point-selle nm |
| saddle roof n | (curved covering for a building) | toit en bâtière, toit à double pente, toit en selle nm |
| saddle shoe n | (shoe style) | chaussure deux tons à plastron nf |
| | (plus courant) | chaussure plate en cuir bicolore nf |
| saddle shoes npl | US (style of black-and-white footwear) | chaussures plates bicolores nfpl |
| | When I was a girl in the 1950s I wore saddle shoes and bobby sox to school every day. |
| saddle sore n | (pressure sore on rider) (cavalier) | mal au postérieur nm |
| saddle sore n | (pressure sore on horse) (cheval) | mal au garrot nm |
| saddle stitch n | (sewing stitch) (Couture) | point sellier nm |
| saddle stitch n | (bookbinding stitch) (Reliure) | point sellier nm |
| saddle stitch [sth] vtr | (sew or decorate with saddle stitch) (Couture) | coudre [qch] au point sellier loc v |
| | (Reliure) | relier [qch] au point sellier loc v |
| saddle-backed adj | (curved) | en forme de selle loc adj |
| saddle-sore adj | (person: sore after riding) (cavalier) | au postérieur endolori loc adj |
| | (plus familier) | avoir mal aux fesses loc v |
| saddle-sore adj | (horse: sore from saddle) (cheval) | qui a mal au garrot loc adj |
sidesaddle,
side saddle,
side-saddle adv | (horseriding: legs to one side) | en amazone loc adv |
| | With their long skirts, ladies found it easier to ride sidesaddle. |
sidesaddle,
side saddle,
side-saddle n | (horseriding seat: legs to one side) | selle d'amazone nf |
stock saddle,
western saddle n | (type of horseback-riding saddle) (Équitation) | selle australienne nf |