sous- signifie anglais
| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| cacher la poussière sous le tapis verbe | sweep something under the rug(to conceal a problem expediently) |
| couper l'herbe sous le pied verbe | beat to the punch(to do something before somebody else can) |
| courant sous-jacent nom {m} | undercurrent [undercurrents]◼◼◼(tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed) |
| courant sous-marin nom {m} | undercurrent [undercurrents]◼◼◼(current of water which flows under the surface) |
| de l'eau a coulé sous les ponts nom {f} | water under the bridge◼◼◼(something in the past that cannot be controlled but must be accepted) |
| dessous-de-plat nom {m} | trivet◼◼◼(stand to support hot dishes and protect the table) |
| dessous de verre nom {m} | coaster [coasters]◼◼◼(small object on which a cup, etc., is placed to protect a table surface) |
| emballeuse sous vide nom {f} | vacuum sealernoun |
| en dessous de la ceinture preposition | below the belt◼◼◼(unfair; not according to the rules) |
| en dessous de la moyenne adjectif | below average◼◼◼adjective |
| étoile sous-géante nom {f} | subgiant◼◼◼(type of star) |
| îles Sous-le-Vent (northern Windward Islands) nom propre {f-Pl}; excePlt AntilleS: îleS du Vent SePltentrionaleS {f-Pl} | Leeward Islands(Island group) |
| inflation sous-jacente nom | core inflation◼◼◼(Eurozone: inflation excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco prices) core inflation◼◼◼(inflation excluding the increase or decrease of prices in some sectors) |
| le tunnel sous la Manche nom propre {m} | Channel Tunnel◼◼◼(man-made tunnel) |
| libération sous caution nom {f} | bail [bails]◼◼◼(release from imprisonment on payment of such money) |
| liberté sous caution nom {f} | bail [bails]◼◼◼(release from imprisonment on payment of such money) |
| machine à emballer sous vide nom {f} | vacuum sealernoun |
| machine sous vide nom {f} | vacuum sealernoun |
| mettre la clé sous la porte (put the key under the door) verbe | close up shop◼◼◼verb |
| mettre son talent sous le boisseau verbe | hide one's light under a bushel(to conceal one’s positive qualities or talents) |
| mettre sous le boisseau verbe | shill(to put under cover, to sheal) |
| mettre sous séquestre verbe | sequester [sequestered, sequestering, sequesters]◼◼◼(to separate from all external influence) |
| mise sous séquestre nom {f} | receivership◼◼◼(state of being under the control of a receiver) |
| opération sous fausse bannière nom {f} | false flag◼◼◼(a deception tactic) |
| opération sous faux drapeau nom {f} | false flag(a deception tactic) |
| opération sous faux pavillon nom {f} | false flag◼◼◼(a deception tactic) |
| passer sous le nez verbe | |
| passer sous les fourches caudines verbe | |
| passer sous silence verbe | shill(to put under cover, to sheal) |
| piton sous-marin nom {m} | seamount(underwater mountain) |
| plongée sous-marine nom {f} | diving◼◼◼(practice of swimming underwater) scuba diving◼◼◼(underwater swimming) |
| prendre sous son aile preposition | under one's wingpreposition |
| quatre trente sous pour une piastre (four quarters for a dollar) [Canada] phrase | six of one, half a dozen of the other(two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) |
| rien de nouveau sous le soleil phrase | there is nothing new under the sun◼◼◼(there is nothing new) |
| rire sous cape verbe | laugh in one's sleeve(laugh secretly) |
| sandwich sous-marin nom {m} | sub [subs]◼◼◼(submarine sandwich) |
| scelleuse sous vide nom {f} | vacuum sealer◼◼◼noun |
| se montrer sous son meilleur jour verbe | put one's best foot forward(make favorable impression) |
