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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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bec [bɛk] N m

1. bec:

bec (d'oiseau)
beak, bill
bec (de tortue, poisson)
beak
bec (de dauphin)
snout
donner des coups de bec
to peck (dans at)
(nez en) bec d'aigle
hooked nose

2. bec (bouche):

bec inf
mouth
essuie ton bec!
wipe your mouth!
il a toujours la cigarette/pipe au bec
he's always got a cigarette/pipe stuck in his mouth

3. bec:

bec (de pichet, casserole)
lip
bec (de théière)
spout

4. bec (d'instrument à vent):

bec
mouthpiece

5. bec (de stylo):

bec
nib

6. bec GEOG:

bec
bill, headland

7. bec (baiser):

bec Can CH
kiss
bec Bunsen
Bunsen burner
bec fin
gourmet
bec à gaz
gas burner
bec de gaz
gas street-lamp
bec verseur
pourer(-spout)

Phrases:

clouer ou clore le bec à qn inf
to shut sb up inf
se retrouver le bec dans l'eau inf
to be stuck, to be left high and dry
tomber sur un bec inf
to come across a snag
See also

ongle [ɔ̃ɡl] N m

ongle (de personne)
nail
ongle (de quadrupède)
claw
ongle (de rapace)
talon
ongles des mains
fingernails
ongles des pieds
toenails
se faire les ongles
to do one's nails
avoir les ongles en deuil
to have very dirty fingernails
défendre qc bec et ongles
to defend sth fiercely
jusqu'au bout des ongles
through and through

blanc-bec <pl blancs-becs> [blɑ̃bɛk] N m pej

blanc-bec
greenhorn

bec-croisé <pl becs-croisés> [bɛkkʀwɑze] N m

bec-croisé
crossbill

bec-de-cane <pl becs-de-cane> [bɛkdəkan] N m

bec-de-cane (serrure)
spring lock
bec-de-cane (poignée)
door handle

bec-de-lièvre <pl becs-de-lièvre> [bɛkdəljɛvʀ] N m

bec-de-lièvre
harelip
English
English
French
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crossbill
bec-croisé m
shoebill
bec-en-sabot m
hawfinch
gros-bec m
harelip
bec-de-lièvre m
beardless youth
blanc-bec m pej

in the PONS Dictionary

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bec [bɛk] N m

1. bec (chez un oiseau):

bec
beak

2. bec inf (bouche):

bec
mouth

3. bec (extrémité pointue):

bec d'une plume
nib
bec d'une clarinette, flûte
mouthpiece

4. bec Belg, Quebec, CH, Nord inf:

donner un bec (faire un bisou)
to kiss
bec verseur
pouring spout
English
English
French
French
harelip
bec-de-lièvre m
bunsen burner
bec m Bunsen
bill
bec m
beak
bec m
tiff
prise f de bec
spat
prise f de bec
spat
avoir une prise de bec
recorder
flûte f à bec
peck
coup m de bec
peck
donner un coup de bec à
to peck holes in sth
faire un trou à coups de bec dans qc
to peck sth out
arracher qc avec le bec
in the PONS Dictionary
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bec [bɛk] N m

1. bec (chez un oiseau):

bec
beak

2. bec inf (bouche):

bec
mouth

3. bec (extrémité pointue):

bec d'une plume
nib
bec d'une clarinette, flûte
mouthpiece

4. bec Belg, Quebec, CH, Nord inf:

donner un bec (faire un bisou)
to kiss
bec verseur
pouring spout
English
English
French
French
Bunsen burner
bec m Bunsen
bill
bec m
beak
bec m
tiff
prise f de bec
spat
prise f de bec
spat
avoir une prise de bec
recorder
flûte f à bec
peck
coup m de bec
peck
donner un coup de bec à
to peck holes in sth
faire des trous à coups de bec dans qc
to peck sth out
arracher qc avec le bec
spout (on teapot)
bec m

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ouvrir le bec
to open one's mouth
donner un bec (faire un bisou)
to kiss
peck
coup m de bec
peck
donner un coup de bec à
to peck holes in sth
faire un trou à coups de bec dans qc

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