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mother

1. noun mère f.

2. transitive verb (coddle) dorloter.

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English:

a - after - birth mother - dedicated - do - drag - expectant - grant - mother-in-law - mother-of-pearl - mother tongue - name - queen mother - Reverend - single mother - surrogate mother - well

French:

attentif - belle-mère - cracher - fille - indigne - langue - marâtre - materner - mère - nacre - pouponner - réplique - retrouver - révérend - tranquille

mother: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
mother	n	(female parent)	mère nf
I love my mother with all my heart.
J'aime ma mère de tout mon cœur.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
mother	adj	(motherly)	maternel adj
Mother love is the source of endless tolerance.
L'amour maternel est source de tolérance infinie.
mother	adj	(being a mother)	maman nf
The mother bear ferociously protected her cubs.
La maman ours protégeait ses petits avec férocité.
mother	adj	(language: native)	maternel adj
Juan's mother tongue is Spanish.
La langue maternelle de Juan est l'espagnol.
mother	adj	(country)	mère patrie nf
A patriot is willing to sacrifice for the mother country.
Un patriote est prêt à donner sa vie pour la mère patrie.
mother	n	(form of address) terme affectueux	maman nf
		vieilli	mère nf
Mother, would you bring me a blanket, please?
Maman, pourrais-tu m'apporter une couverture, s'il te plaît ?
* Mère, pourriez-vous m'accorder un instant ?
mother	n	figurative (origin) figuré	mère nf
			source nf
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention.
On dit que la nécessité est mère de l'invention.
La nécessité est source de toute invention.
mother	n	figurative (cause)	cause nf
		figuré	mère nf
Some think that diplomacy is the mother of inaction.
Certains pensent que la diplomatie est la cause de l'inaction.
* L'oisiveté est la mère de tous les vices.
mother	n	(qualities of motherhood)	mère nf
It is the mother in her that leads to her kindness and patience.
C'est la mère qui est en elle qui dévoile des trésors de patience.
mother	n	(Mother Superior) couvent	mère nf
Mother Superior is always early for mass.
La mère supérieure est toujours en avance pour la messe.
mother	vtr	(be the mother of)	donner naissance vi
			avoir des enfants vi
I think that Julie will mother lots of children.
Je pense que Julie donnera naissance à beaucoup d'enfants.
Je pense que Julie aura beaucoup d'enfants.
mother	vtr	(give birth to)	donner naissance vi
The wolf mothered two cubs.
La louve a donné naissance à deux louveteaux.
mother	vtr	(produce)	créer vtr ⇒
Hunger and poverty mother conflicts between tribes.
La faim et la pauvreté créent des conflits entre les tribus.
mother	vtr	(protect)	s'occuper vpr ⇒
			protéger vtr ⇒
They mother their families, making sure that there is proper food and clothing.
Ils s'occupent de leurs familles et s'assurent qu'elles ne manquent ni de nourriture, ni de vêtements.
Ils protègent leurs familles et s'assurent qu'elles ne manquent ni de nourriture, ni de vêtements.
mother	vtr	(act as a mother)	materner vtr ⇒
Stop mothering me. You are my girlfriend, not my mom.
Arrête de me materner. Tu es mon amie, pas ma mère.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
cruel mother		nf	marâtre
den mother		nf	matrone
den mother (US)		nf	cheftaine (de louveteaux)
earth mother		nf	terre nourricière
foster mother			mère nourricière
foster-mother			mère nourricière
house-mother		nm	responsable de groupe
mother cell			cellule mère
mother cell		nm & adj	miteux
mother country			mère patrie
mother earth			la Terre
mother figure			figure maternelle
mother goose		nf	comptine
mother language			langue mère
mother lode			filon mère
mother lode			filon nourricier
mother lode			filon principal
mother love			amour maternel
mother of pearl		adj	nacre
mother ship		nm	bateau ravitailleur
mother ship		nm	navire porte barges
mother ship		nm	vaisseau-mère
mother superior			mère supérieure
mother tongue			langue maternelle
mother's day			la fête des Mères
mother's milk			lait maternel
mother's son		nm	homme
mother-church		nf	église mère
mother-in-law		nf	belle-mère
mother-of-pearl		nf	nacre
nursing mother			mère qui allaite
play mother		v	pouponner ⇒
queen mother		nf	reine mère
queen-mother		nf	reine mère
surrogate mother		nf	porteuse (Médecine)
to my mother (dedication)		prep	à (dans une dédicace)
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "mother".

"But mother," answered Robert.
"word up to your mother"
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother
A gift for my mother
a screen mother straight from the casting
a typical working-mother style?
adoptive mother
all I could think about was my mother
An award that consistently eluded her novelist mother
as well as being a good mother
As your mother
Be careful with Mother Nature
become a mother again
Before she could answer, her mother and she walked away
birth mother
By mother night
Do you think I should believe that your mother looks young?
EN: his mother would never agree - grammaire
English is not my mother tongue
Even though his mother was ill
fancy their mother!
Father or Mother?
father/mother figure
for my mother by the time I first remembered
FR: He has his mother's eyes - grammaire
FR: my mother had given me - grammaire
FR: My mother had to help me - subjunctive imperfect - grammaire
FR: my mother wants me to do this so that I know - grammaire
FR: She said that her mother had been there - grammaire
FR: the father did not think about what the mother was feeling - grammaire
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