Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
crescent / ˈkresnt/ noun - (shape) croissant m;
- rangée de maisons en arc de cercle.
'crescent' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
French:
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| crescent | (moon) Astronomie- forme incurvée | croissant nm |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| crescent moon n | (partial arc-shaped view of the moon) | croissant de lune nm |
| | The crescent moon was a mere sliver and the night was very dark. |
| crescent-shaped, crescent shaped adj | (in shape of new moon) | en forme de croissant adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | Crescent rolls and croissants have names that describe their crescent-shaped appearance. |
| | Les croissants s'appellent ainsi parce qu'ils sont en forme de croissant. |
| | | en croissant adj |
| waning crescent moon | | lune descendante nf |
| waning crescent moon | | dernier croissant nm |
| waning crescent moon | | dernier quartier nm |
| waning crescent moon | | dernier croissant de lune nm |
| waning crescent moon | | dernier quartier de lune nm |
| waxing crescent moon n | (astronomy: lunar phase) | lune gibbeuse croissante nf |