horse
n cheval m to hear sth from the horse's mouth
(=from a reliable source) savoir qch de source sûre
cart horse
n cheval m de trait
clothes horse
n
(for drying)
étendoir m , séchoir m (à linge)
(=woman)
she's just a clothes horse elle ne s'intéresse qu'à la mode
dark horse
n
(=person) quantité f inconnue
(US, POLITICS) candidat (e) m/f inattendu (e)
high horse
n
to be on one's high horse monter sur ses grands chevaux
hobby-horse
n
(=toy) (on broom handle)
tête f de cheval (sur un manche)
(=rocking horse) cheval m à bascule
(fig)
(=pet subject) dada m
→ Film censorship is a personal hobby-horse of mine.
horse chestnut
n
(=tree) marronnier m , marronnier m d'Inde
(=nut) marron m , marron m d'Inde
horse-drawn
adj (by one horse)
tiré par un cheval , (by more than one horse)
tiré (e) par des chevaux
Horse Guards
npl (British)
the Horse Guards la Garde à cheval
horse manure
n crottin m de cheval
horse race
n course f de chevaux
horse racing , horse-racing, horseracing
n courses fpl de chevaux
horse rider , horse-rider
n cavalier (-ière) m/f
horse riding , horse-riding
n (British) équitation f
→ Her hobbies are horse riding and running.
horse show
n concours m hippique
horse-trading , horsetrading
n (British)
(=unofficial negotiating) maquignonnage m
→ At the beginning of term there is horse-trading over timetables.
horse trials
npl concours m hippique
pack horse
n cheval m de somme
pummel horse , pommel horse
n cheval m d'arçons
rocking horse
n cheval m à bascule
Trojan Horse
n
(MYTHOLOGY) cheval m de Troie
(fig) cheval m de Troie
→ Was Colombo the emissary of Pope Paul, his Trojan horse within the Commission? ...
→ Both factions accused each other of using the organization as a Trojan horse to advance their causes.
(COMPUTING) cheval m de Troie
→ Operating systems can be brought to a halt by a Trojan Horse.
two-horse race
n
The election was a two-horse race. Dans ces élections, seuls deux des candidats avaient des chances de gagner.