devant-derrière in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for devant-derrière in the English»French Dictionary

I.backwards [Brit ˈbakwədz, Am ˈbækwərdz] Brit, backward [ˈbækwəd] Am ADJ

a backwards jump/glance/step

un bond/regard/pas en arrière

II.backwards [Brit ˈbakwədz, Am ˈbækwərdz] Brit, backward [ˈbækwəd] Am ADV

1. backwards (in a reverse direction):

backwards walk, crawl

à reculons

backwards lean, step, fall

en arrière

to face backwards person:

tourner le dos

to move backwards

reculer

facing backwards (in train)

dans le sens contraire de la marche

to be facing backwards

avoir le dos tourné

to travel backwards and forwards

faire la navette (between entre)

to walk backwards and forwards

faire des allées et venues

to swing backwards and forwards

se balancer

2. backwards (starting from the end):

backwards count

à rebours

backwards play, wind

à l'envers

to say or recite sth backwards

dire qc en commençant par la fin

3. backwards (the wrong way round):

to put sth on backwards

mettre qc devant-derrière or à l'envers

to get sth backwards fig message, instructions

mal comprendre

you've got it all backwards!

tu as tout mélangé!

4. backwards (thoroughly):

to know sth backwards

connaître qc par cœur

See also bend

I.bend [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd] N

1. bend (gen):

bend (in road)

tournant m

bend (in road)

virage m

bend (in racetrack)

tournant m

bend (in pipe)

coude m

bend (in river)

courbe f

bend (of elbow, knee)

pli m

at the bend of the road

au tournant or virage de la route

on the bend

dans le tournant

there's a bend in the road

la route fait un virage

to come around a bend

prendre un virage

2. bend NAUT (knot):

bend

nœud m de jonction

II.the bends N MED

the bends npl + vb sing ou pl

maladie f des caissons

III.bend <pret, pp bent> [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd] VB trans

1. bend:

bend (force into a curve) knee, arm, leg

plier

bend head

courber, pencher

bend body

pencher, plier

bend back

courber

bend pipe, bar

faire un coude à

bend wire

plier

bend light

réfracter

bend ray

infléchir

bend (by mistake) pipe, mudguard, nail

tordre

to bend one's arm

plier le bras

to go down on bended knee

se mettre à genoux

to bend sb to one's will fig

plier qn à sa volonté

2. bend (distort):

bend truth, facts

travestir

bend principle

faire une entorse à

to bend the rules

contourner le règlement

3. bend (direct):

to bend one's mind/attention to

concentrer son esprit/attention sur

to bend one's steps towards liter

se diriger vers

IV.bend <pret, pp bent> [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd] VB intr

1. bend:

bend (become curved) road, path:

tourner

bend river: (once)

s'incurver

bend (several times)

faire des méandres

bend frame, bar:

plier

bend branch:

ployer

bend nail, mudguard:

se tordre

my arm won't bend

je ne peux pas plier le bras

2. bend (stoop):

bend person:

se courber, se pencher

to bend forward/backwards

se pencher en avant/en arrière

to bend low

se courber jusqu'à terre

to bend double

se plier en deux

his head was bent over a book

il était penché sur un livre

3. bend (submit):

to bend to person, will

se plier à

V.bend [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd]

round Brit or around Am the bend inf

fou/folle

to go (a)round the bend inf

devenir fou/folle

to drive sb (a)round the bend inf

rendre qn fou/folle

to bend over backwards for sb/to do

se mettre en quatre pour qn/pour faire inf

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

front-/back-fastening

qui s'attache par devant/derrière

front/back garden

jardin situé devant/derrière la maison

Translations for devant-derrière in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

robe qui se boutonne devant/derrière

dress which buttons up the front/back

l'un après/devant/derrière l'autre, les uns après/devant/derrière les autres

one after/in front of/behind the other

tu as mis ton pull devant derrière

you've put your jumper on back to front

sens devant derrière

back to front

devant-derrière in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for devant-derrière in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

arriver avant/après qn, arriver devant/derrière qn

to come in front of/behind sb

porte de devant/derrière

front/back door

devant-derrière Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come in front of/behind sb

arriver avant/après qn, arriver devant/derrière qn

front/back door

porte de devant/derrière