at close quarters in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for at close quarters in the English»French Dictionary

I.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] N

III.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] PRON

IV.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] ADJ

V.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] ADV

VII.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] VB trans

Translations for at close quarters in the English»French Dictionary

I.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] N

III.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] PRON

IV.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] ADJ

V.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] ADV

VII.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] VB trans

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.length [Brit lɛŋ(k)θ, lɛn(t)θ, Am lɛŋ(k)θ, lɛnth] N

1. length (linear measurement):

2. length (duration):

See also full-length

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

See also worst, thing, place, people, best, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming

I.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] N

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

II.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

III.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADV

IV.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] VB trans form

I.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

truc m inf
à quoi sert ce truc? inf

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …
ce qu'il y a, c'est que
ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

III.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

to make a big thing (out) of it inf

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

gens mpl

III.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad attr joke
not bad inf

III.bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

I.once [Brit wʌns, Am wəns] N

II.once [Brit wʌns, Am wəns] ADV

1. once (one time):

IV.once [Brit wʌns, Am wəns] CONJ

at [Brit at, ət, Am æt, ət] PREP

at close quarters in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for at close quarters in the English»French Dictionary

I.quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r), Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] N

II.quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r), Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] VB trans

III.quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r), Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] ADJ

I.close1 [kləʊs, Am kloʊs] ADJ

II.close1 [kləʊs, Am kloʊs] ADV

III.close1 [kləʊs, Am kloʊs] N

I.close2 [kləʊz, Am kloʊz] N no pl

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The fight was fought at close quarters, but there was also some rough tactics used by both boxers.
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The resulting battle was a brisk and bloody one fought at close quarters.
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It has a rapid and whirring flight which is audlible at close quarters.
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Therefore, puck handlers played at close quarters and were subject to a great deal of physical play.
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On the 28th, the cannonade resumed at close quarters, and the east wall was breached.
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Tribes living in woodlands feared wolves more than their tundra-dwelling counterparts, as they could encounter wolves suddenly and at close quarters.
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The mature fruiting bodies can be smelled from a considerable distance in the woods, and at close quarters most people find the cloying stink extremely repulsive.
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