vau-l'eau in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vau-l'eau in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

plughole [Brit ˈplʌɡhəʊl, Am ˈpləɡhoʊl] N Brit

I.adrift [Brit əˈdrɪft, Am əˈdrɪft] ADJ

II.adrift [Brit əˈdrɪft, Am əˈdrɪft] ADV

I.ruin [Brit ˈruːɪn, Am ˈruɪn] N

III.ruin [Brit ˈruːɪn, Am ˈruɪn] VB trans

I.rock [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

I.pot [Brit pɒt, Am pɑt] N

II.pot <pres part potting; prét potted> [Brit pɒt, Am pɑt] VB trans

I.mess [Brit mɛs, Am mɛs] N

II.mess [Brit mɛs, Am mɛs] VB intr inf (meddle)

I.dog [Brit dɒɡ, Am dɔɡ] N

III.dog <pres part dogging; pret, pp dogged> [Brit dɒɡ, Am dɔɡ] VB trans

dog → teach

give a dog a bad name (and hang him) prov
to put on the dog inf Am
frimer inf
to go and see a man about a dog (relieve oneself) euph, hum
aller à vau-l'eau

See also teach

I.teach <pret, pp taught> [Brit tiːtʃ, Am titʃ] Teach For America VB trans

II.teach <pret, pp taught> [Brit tiːtʃ, Am titʃ] Teach For America VB intr

III.teach <pret, pp taught> [Brit tiːtʃ, Am titʃ] Teach For America

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vau-l'eau in the PONS Dictionary

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Bigame, son mariage allait à vau-l'eau en 1904.
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Si tu la repousses, ton ménage va à vau-l'eau.
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Le thermalisme, un patrimoine à vau-l'eau.
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