wag meaning in French
| English | French |
|---|---|
| wag [wagged, wagging, wags] (to swing from side to side) verb [UK: wæɡ] [US: ˈwæɡ] | remuer◼◼◼verbeThe dog wagged its tail. = Le chien remuait la queue. frétiller◼◼◻verbeDogs wag their tails when they're happy. = Les chiens frétillent de la queue quand ils sont heureux. |
| wag [wagged, wagging, wags] (to not go to school) verb [UK: wæɡ] [US: ˈwæɡ] | sécher◼◻◻verbeThis student wagged class three times in a row. = Cet élève a séché le cours trois fois de suite. |
| wage [wages] (money paid to a worker) noun [UK: weɪdʒ] [US: ˈweɪdʒ] | salaire◼◼◼nom {m}The minimum wage needs to go up. = Il faut augmenter le salaire minimum. |
| wage [waged, waging, wages] (to conduct or carry out) verb [UK: weɪdʒ] [US: ˈweɪdʒ] | mener◼◼◻verbeJournalists are waging a sustained fight against censorship. = Les journalistes mènent un combat soutenu contre la censure. |
| wage slave (one who works for wages) noun | esclave salarié◼◼◼nom {m} |
| wager [wagers] (an agreement) noun [UK: ˈweɪ.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈweɪ.dʒər] | pari◼◼◼nom {m} |
| wager [wagered, wagering, wagers] (put up as collateral) verb [UK: ˈweɪ.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈweɪ.dʒər] | parier◼◼◼verbeI wagered him a dollar that I'd sell more magazines than he would. = Je lui ai parié un dollar que je vendrais plus de magazines que lui. |
| wager [wagers] (a stake; a pledge) noun [UK: ˈweɪ.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈweɪ.dʒər] | mise◼◼◻nom {f} |
| wager [wagers] (the subject of a bet) noun [UK: ˈweɪ.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈweɪ.dʒər] | mise◼◼◻nom {f} |
| waggle [waggled, waggling, waggles] (move with short, quick motions; wobble) verb [UK: ˈwæɡ.l̩] [US: ˈwæɡ.l̩] | frétiller◼◼◼verbe |
| Wagnerian (of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music) adjective [UK: ˌwæɡ.ˈne.riən] [US: ˌwæg.ˈne.riən] | wagnérien◼◼◼adjectif |
| wagon [wagons] (four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, see also: cart) noun [UK: ˈwæ.ɡən] [US: ˈwæ.ɡən] | charrette◼◼◼nom {f} |
| wagtail [wagtails] (various small passerine birds) noun [UK: ˈwæɡ.teɪl] [US: ˈwæɡ.teɪl] | bergeronnette◼◼◼nom {f}That bird is called a wagtail. = Cet oiseau est appelé bergeronnette. hochequeue◼◼◻nom {m} |
| broom wagon (vehicle) noun | camion-balainom {m} voiture-balainom {f} |
| cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis) noun | bergeronnette du Capnom {f} |
| chip wagon noun | roulotte à patatenom {f} |
| dowager (widow) noun [UK: ˈdaʊə.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈdaʊə.dʒər] | douairière◼◼◼nom {f} |
| dowager (lady of dignified bearing) noun [UK: ˈdaʊə.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈdaʊə.dʒər] | dame◼◼◻nom {f} |
| empress dowager (mother of an emperor) noun | impératrice douairière◼◼◼nom |
| fall off the wagon (to cease a self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an addiction) verb [UK: fɔːl ɒf ðə ˈwæ.ɡən] [US: ˈfɑːl ˈɒf ðə ˈwæ.ɡən] | replonger◼◼◼verbe |
| finger-wag (to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something) verb | faire non du doigtverbe |
| Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis) noun | bergeronnette du Japonnom {f} |
| jump on the bandwagon (to profit from a craze) verb [UK: dʒʌmp ɒn ðə ˈbænd.ˌwæ.ɡən] [US: ˈdʒəmp ɑːn ðə ˈbæn.ˌdwæ.ɡən] | prendre le train en marche◼◼◼verbe suivre le mouvement◼◼◻verbe |
| minimum wage (lowest rate of pay that an employer can legally pay) noun [UK: ˈmɪ.nɪ.məm weɪdʒ] [US: ˈmɪ.nə.məm ˈweɪdʒ] | salaire minimum◼◼◼nom {m} |
| mountain wagtail (Motacilla clara) noun | bergeronnette à longue queuenom {f} |
| on the wagon (abstaining from alcohol) preposition | au régime sec◼◼◼preposition |
| paddy wagon (a police van for transporting prisoners) noun [UK: ˈpæ.di ˈwæ.ɡən] [US: ˈpæ.di ˈwæ.ɡən] | panier à salade◼◼◼nom {m} |
| Pascal's wager proper noun | le pari de Pascal◼◼◼nom propre |
| sewage (suspension of water and waste) noun [UK: ˈsjuːɪdʒ] [US: ˈsuːɪdʒ] | eaux usées◼◼◼nom {f pl} |
| sewage fungus (colony of bacteria, fungi and other species) noun | champignon d’eau uséenom {m} |
| starvation wage noun | salaire de misère◼◼◼nom {m} |
| station wagon (body style for cars) noun [UK: ˈsteɪʃ.n̩ ˈwæ.ɡən] [US: ˈsteɪʃ.n̩ ˈwæ.ɡən] | break◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} |
| swag (burglar's or thief's booty; a boodle) verb [UK: swæɡ] [US: swæɡ] | butin◼◼◼verbe |
| swag (handouts, freebies, or giveaways) verb [UK: swæɡ] [US: swæɡ] | babiole◼◻◻nom {f} |
| swag (bushman's possessions in a drape) verb [UK: swæɡ] [US: swæɡ] | balluchonverbe |
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