queue basse

kø bas
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Translation of queue basse into English

Noun, feminine

défaite

attitude de honte ou de soumission après un échec
tail between his legs air of defeat
  • Il est rentré la queue basse après sa défaite électorale.He came home tail between his legs after his electoral defeat.
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Expressions with queue basse: examples in French and translations in English

hang one's head
look downcast
Après sa défaite, il avait la queue basse.

Synonyms and analogies of queue basse in French

Examples of queue basse in a sentence

  • Ils ont quitté la salle de négociation la queue basse, sans avoir obtenu gain de cause.

Translations of "queue basse" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
tail downv.

Observez le langage corporel de votre chat Queue dressée, queue basse, oreilles aplaties, moustaches en arrière, yeux écarquillés, gros dos : il est très important de pouvoir décoder le langage corporel du chat pour comprendre son comportement.

Pay attention to your cat's body language Tail up, tail down, flat ears, whiskers back, large eyes, arched back. Body language is extremely important when reading cat behaviour.

Noun
tail between his legsn.

C'était là un cuisant soufflet pour Podgorny, qui a quitté Hanoï, «la queue basse».

This was a heavy slap in the face for Podgorny, who left Hanoi «with his tail between his legs».

tail low

Un loup subordonné rampe vers le dominant, avec la queue basse et les pattes repliées, les oreilles en arrière et vers le bas, dans une posture soumise.

A subordinate wolf will cringe towards the leader with tail low and bent legs, ears back and down, in a submissive nature.

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Other translations for queue basse:

  • low tail

queue basse: Examples and translations in context

Que les Tunisiens décident simplement de maintenir, chaque jour, leurs manifestations devant l'ambassade et il ne faudra pas quinze jours à Sarkozy pour, la queue basse, rappeler Boillon à Paris.

The Tunisians only have to decide to keep their demonstrations going every day in front of the embassy and it won't take a fortnight for Sarkozy, tail between his legs, to call Boillon back to Paris.

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