Inside the building there was an intense odor of mothballs.
L'immeuble empestait d'une odeur de boules de naphtaline.
Well, what's worse, moths or mothballs?
C'est quoi, le pire ? Les mites ou l'antimite ?
You won't mind if I keep this out of mothballs, Captain?
Vous comprendrez que je la garde, capitaine ?
Well, what's worse, moths or mothballs?
Je ne sais pas ce qui est pire la naphtaline ou les mites ?
I've placed mothballs in the closet to prevent moths from eating our clothes.
J'ai mis des boules de naphtaline dans l'armoire pour empêcher les mites de manger nos vêtements.
Thanks to the mothballs I placed in the wardrobe there are no clothes moths.
Grâce aux boules de naphtaline que j'ai mises dans l'armoire, il n'y a pas de mites.
All I inherited from my mother was a polecat coat with a strong smell of mothballs.
Tout ce que j'ai hérité de ma mère, c'est un manteau en peau de putois avec une forte odeur de boules de naphtaline.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Why use the FrenchDictionary.com dictionary?

THE BEST FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get More than a Translation

Get examples and pronunciations for millions of French words, English words, French phrases, and English phrases.

WRITTEN BY EXPERTS

Translate with Confidence

Access millions of accurate translations written by a team of experienced English-to-French and French-to-English translators.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Learn by Example

Browse thousands of French-English example sentences throughout our dictionary.

CONNECT TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD

Express Yourself in French

Browse nuanced French-to-English and English-to-French translations and find the word you’re looking for.
Word of the Day
to give