wet nurse dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de wet nurse dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.wet nurse [GB, Am ˈwɛt nərs] SUBST

wet nurse

nourrice f

II.wet-nurse VERBE trans

1. wet-nurse litt baby:

wet-nurse

allaiter

2. wet-nurse fig:

wet-nurse person

dorloter

wet-nurse project

mitonner

Traductions de wet nurse dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

nourrice (qui allaite)

wet nurse

être en nourrice

to be with a wet nurse

frère/sœur de lait

foster brother/sister (who has had the same wet nurse)

Traductions de wet nurse dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.nurse [GB nəːs, Am nərs] SUBST

1. nurse MÉD:

nurse

infirmier/-ière m/f

male nurse

infirmier m

school nurse

infirmier/-ière scolaire

2. nurse → nursemaid

II.nurse [GB nəːs, Am nərs] VERBE trans

1. nurse MÉD:

nurse person, cold

soigner

to nurse sb through an illness

soigner qn pendant sa maladie

to nurse sb back to health

soigner qn jusqu'à sa guérison

to nurse one's pride

s'apitoyer sur son sort

2. nurse (clasp):

nurse object

serrer

to nurse a baby in one's arms

bercer un bébé dans ses bras

to nurse one's drink

faire durer sa boisson

3. nurse (suckle):

nurse baby

nourrir, allaiter

4. nurse (nurture):

nurse project, young company, constituency

soigner

the economy needs nursing

l'économie a besoin d'être gérée avec prudence

5. nurse (foster):

nurse grievance, hatred, hope, dream

entretenir, nourrir

III.nurse [GB nəːs, Am nərs] VERBE intr

1. nurse (be a nurse):

nurse

être infirmier/-ière

2. nurse (feed):

nurse baby:

têter

Voir aussi : nursemaid

nursemaid SUBST

nursemaid

nurse f

nursemaid

bonne f d'enfants

I.wet [GB wɛt, Am wɛt] SUBST

1. wet (dampness):

wet

humidité f

this plant is tolerant of the wet

cette plante tolère l'humidité

ducks like the wet

les canards aiment l'eau

the car won't start in the wet

la voiture ne veut pas démarrer par temps humide

the tyre performs well in the wet

le pneu a de bons résultats sur terrain mouillé

2. wet GB (feeble person):

wet fam péj

chiffe f molle fam, péj

3. wet GB POL:

wet

conservateur/-trice m/f modéré/-e

II.wet [GB wɛt, Am wɛt] ADJ

1. wet (damp):

wet clothing, hair, hand, grass, road, surface, patch

mouillé

wet with rain/urine

mouillé par la pluie/l'urine

wet with blood/tea

mouillé de sang/de thé

wet with tears hanky:

humide de larmes

her face was wet with tears

son visage était baigné de larmes

wet with sweat

trempé de sueur

to get wet

se faire mouiller

to get one's feet/clothes wet

se mouiller les pieds/les vêtements

to get the floor/the towel wet

tremper le sol/la serviette

wet through

trempé

2. wet (freshly applied):

wet cement, clay, plaster, varnish

humide

wet paint

frais/fraîche

‘wet paint’

‘peinture fraîche’

the ink is still wet

l'encre n'est pas encore sèche

to keep sth wet

empêcher qc de sécher

3. wet (rainy):

wet weather, climate, season, day, night, area

humide

wet conditions

d'humidité

wet spell

de pluie

tomorrow, the North will be wet

demain, il pleuvra dans le nord

when it's wet

quand il pleut

4. wet GB péj:

wet person

qui manque de caractère

wet remark, action

sans intérêt

don't be so wet!

du nerf!

5. wet GB POL:

wet Tory, minister, cabinet, MP

modéré

6. wet (where alcohol is sold) fam:

wet state, country

où l'on peut acheter des boissons alcoolisées

III.wet <pprés wetting; prét, ppas wet> [GB wɛt, Am wɛt] VERBE trans

1. wet (with water, blood, sweat, tea):

wet floor, object, clothes

mouiller

2. wet (urinate in or on):

to wet one's pants/the bed adult:

mouiller sa culotte/le lit

to wet one's pants/the bed child:

faire pipi dans sa culotte/dans son lit

IV.to wet oneself VERBE pron

to wet oneself pron (gen):

to wet oneself

mouiller sa culotte

to wet oneself child:

faire pipi dans sa culotte

Voir aussi : whistle, ear

I.whistle [GB ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] SUBST

1. whistle:

whistle (small pipe)

sifflet m

whistle (siren)

sirène f

the factory whistle goes at 5 pm

la sirène de l'usine sonne à 17 h

to blow the or one's whistle

donner un coup de sifflet

to blow the whistle for half time

siffler la mi-temps

2. whistle (sound):

whistle (made by mouth, kettle, train, wind)

sifflement m

whistle (made with a small pipe)

coup m de sifflet

to give a whistle of surprise

pousser un sifflement de surprise

3. whistle MUS:

whistle

flageolet m

II.whistle [GB ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] VERBE trans

whistle (gen) tune, command

siffler

whistle (casually) melody

siffloter

III.whistle [GB ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] VERBE intr

1. whistle (make noise):

whistle bird, person, kettle, train, wind:

siffler

to whistle at sb/sth

siffler qn/qc

to whistle for dog

siffler

he whistled to us to come

il nous a sifflés pour nous faire venir

Idiomes/Tournures:

to whistle past, to whistle by (move past fast) arrow, bullet:

passer en sifflant

to whistle past, to whistle by train:

passer à toute vitesse

the arrows whistled past our heads/through the air

les flèches sifflaient au-dessus de nos têtes/dans l'air

IV.whistle [GB ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl]

to blow the whistle on sb

dénoncer qn

to blow the whistle on sth

révéler qc

(as) clean as a whistle

propre comme un sou neuf

you can whistle for it fam!

tu peux toujours courir! fam

to wet one's whistle fam

se rincer le gosier fam

to whistle in the dark

essayer de se donner du courage

ear [GB ɪə, Am ɪr] SUBST

1. ear:

ear ANAT, ZOOL

oreille f

inner/middle/outer ear

oreille f interne/moyenne/externe

inner/middle/outer ear épith infection, operation (of one ear)

de l'oreille

inner/middle/outer ear (of both ears)

des oreilles

2. ear (hearing, perception):

ear

oreille f

pleasant to the ear

agréable à l'oreille

to the trained/untrained ear

pour une oreille exercée/qui n'est pas exercée

to sound odd to the English ear

sonner bizarrement pour l'oreille d'un Anglais

to play music by ear

jouer de la musique à l'oreille

to have a good ear for languages

avoir une bonne oreille pour les langues

to have an ear for music

avoir l'oreille musicale

to have a good ear for accents

reconnaître les accents

to have good ears

avoir une bonne ouïe

3. ear BOT (of wheat, corn):

ear

épi m

he is wet behind the ears

c'est un petit jeunot

it has come to my ears that …

il m'est arrivé aux oreilles que …

about or around one's ears

tout autour de soi

my ears are burning

j'ai les oreilles qui sifflent

to be all ears fam

être tout ouïe

to be on one's ear irland (drunk) fam

être rond fam

to be on one's ear irland (drunk) fam

être ivre

to bend sb's ear

insister auprès de qn

to be out on one's ear fam (from job)

avoir été mis à la porte fam

to be out on one's ear (from home)

être or se retrouver à la rue

to be up to one's ears in debt/work

être endetté/avoir du travail jusqu'au cou

to get a thick ear fam

recevoir une baffe fam

to give sb a thick ear fam

coller une baffe à qn fam

to have a word in sb's ear

parler à qn en privé

to close or shut one's ear(s) to sth/sb

refuser d'écouter qc/qn

to go in one ear and out the other

entrer par une oreille et sortir par l'autre

to have or keep one's ear to the ground

garder l'œil ouvert

to have the ear of sb

avoir l'oreille de qn

I'll keep my ears open

si j'entends parler de quelque chose, je te le dirai

to lend or give a sympathetic ear to sb

prêter une oreille compatissante à qn

to listen with (only) half an ear

n'écouter que d'une oreille

to play it/sth by ear fig

improviser

to set or put sb on his/her ear Am fam

provoquer la colère de qn

wet nurse dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de wet nurse dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.nurse [nɜ:s, Am nɜ:rs] SUBST

1. nurse (health worker):

nurse

infirmier(-ère) m (f)

2. nurse (nanny):

nurse

nurse f

II.nurse [nɜ:s, Am nɜ:rs] VERBE trans

1. nurse (care for):

nurse

soigner

to nurse sb back to health

faire recouvrer la santé à qn

2. nurse (project):

nurse

mijoter

3. nurse (nurture):

nurse

nourrir

4. nurse (harbour):

nurse feeling

nourrir

nurse contact

cultiver

nurse fire

entretenir

5. nurse (hold carefully):

nurse

bercer

6. nurse (breast-feed):

nurse

allaiter

7. nurse (drink):

nurse

siroter

III.nurse [nɜ:s, Am nɜ:rs] VERBE intr

nurse

téter

I.wet <wetter, wettest> [wet] ADJ

1. wet (soaked):

wet

mouillé(e)

to be wet through

être trempé

to get wet

se mouiller

to get sth wet

mouiller qc

to get one's hands wet

se mouiller les mains

2. wet (damp) a. MÉTÉO:

wet

humide

wet weather

pluvieux

wet day

de pluie

wet season

des pluies

it's wet

il pleut

3. wet (weak):

to be wet

être une lavette

Idiomes/Tournures:

to be wet behind the ears

être encore jeune

to be as much fun as a wet weekend

ne pas être pas très drôle

II.wet <wet, wet, -tt- [or wetted, wetted, -tt-]> [wet] VERBE trans

1. wet (make damp):

wet

mouiller

2. wet (urinate on):

to wet the bed

mouiller le lit

to wet one's pants

mouiller sa culotte

to wet oneself

se mouiller

III.wet [wet] SUBST

1. wet (rain):

wet

pluie f

2. wet (damp area):

wet

humidité f

3. wet (unassertive person):

wet

lavette f

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

Campaigns were launched against the custom among the higher class to use a wet nurse.

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He also stated that women who were breast feeding were not obliged to fast; only if a wet nurse could be employed is a woman allowed to fast.

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I went to a friend's house and was really upset, she offered to wet nurse him.

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A woman who is engaged to breastfeed another's baby is known as a wet nurse.

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But lower class women breastfed their infants and used a wet nurse only if they were unable to feed their own infant.

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How women are judged to be in genuine need of a wet nurse criteria and any stigma that comes with that remains to be seen.

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For example, a wet nurse would feed and care for another womans child, in exchange for payment.

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Inscriptions indicate that a woman who was a wet nurse "(nutrix)" would be quite proud of her occupation.

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She also accuses him of playing wet nurse to the president, to which he responds by throwing her to the floor and leaving her crying.

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The enigmatic tomb contains several scenes of the wet nurse, including one in which she is nursing the boy king.

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