Translation of "paille" to English

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Dictionary translations for "paille"

la paille f noun

pl. pailles

straw [strɔ:] (matériaux, tige coupée)

À Hokkaido, ils font des chevaux de paille.

In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.

flaw [flɔ:] (métal, défaut)

Phrases with "paille" (13)

chapeau de paille - straw hat
feu de paille - flash in the pan
homme de paille - front
brin de paille - wisp of straw
en paille - straw
paille de fer - steel wool
tirer à la courte paille - draw straws
concentré de paille de pavot - concentrate poppy straw
paille adaptable - bendable straw
paille coudée - bent straw

Contexts with "paille"

À Hokkaido, ils font des chevaux de paille. In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.

Un homme de paille vaut une femme en or. A man of straw is worth a woman of gold.

Je suis très attaché à ce vieux chapeau de paille. I am very much attached to this old straw hat.

Durant le premier mois suivant l'accident, elle ne pouvait que boire des liquides à la paille. For the first month after the accident she could only drink liquids through a straw.

Bah ! Ça fait une paille. Wow! It's been a long time.

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