battering ram in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for battering ram in the English»French Dictionary

battering ram N

battering ram

bélier m

Translations for battering ram in the French»English Dictionary

bélier MIL, HISTORY

battering ram

Translations for battering ram in the English»French Dictionary

battering [Brit ˈbatərɪŋ, Am ˈbædərɪŋ] N

1. battering (from person):

battering

raclée f inf

the problem of wife-battering

le problème des maris qui battent leurs femmes

Phrases:

to take or get a battering (from bombs, storm, waves)

être ravagé (from par)

to take or get a battering (from opponents) SPORTS

prendre une raclée inf

to take or get a battering (from critics)

se faire descendre (by par)

to take or get a battering (emotionally)

en prendre un coup inf

this car/table has taken a battering over the years

cette voiture/table a souffert au cours des années inf

I.batter [Brit ˈbatə, Am ˈbædər] N

1. batter FOOD:

batter (gen)

pâte f

batter (for frying)

pâte à frire

fish in batter

beignets mpl de poisson

2. batter SPORTS:

batter

batteur m

II.batter [Brit ˈbatə, Am ˈbædər] VB trans

1. batter person victim, wife, child:

batter

battre

to batter sb to death

battre qn à mort

2. batter:

batter storm, bombs:

ravager

batter waves:

battre

III.batter [Brit ˈbatə, Am ˈbædər] VB intr

batter

tambouriner (at à, on sur)

I.ram [Brit ram, Am ræm] N

1. ram:

ram ZOOL, ASTROL

bélier m

2. ram:

ram CONSTR (of pile driver)

marteau m

ram TECH (plunger)

plongeur m

ram TECH (plunger)

piston m plongeur

II.ram <pres part ramming; pret, pp rammed> [Brit ram, Am ræm] VB trans

1. ram (crash into) vehicle:

ram car, boat etc

rentrer dans, heurter

2. ram (push):

ram fist, object

enfoncer (into dans)

III.to ram into <pres part ramming; pret, pp rammed> VB intr

to ram into vehicle:

to ram into

rentrer dans, heurter

RAM [Brit ram, Am ræm] N

RAM → random access memory

RAM

RAM f

battering ram in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for battering ram in the French»English Dictionary

bélier

battering ram

Translations for battering ram in the English»French Dictionary

battering [ˈbætərɪŋ, Am ˈbæt̬-] N

1. battering (attack):

to give sb a battering

rouer qn de coups

2. battering inf (defeat):

to take a battering

prendre une raclée

I.batter [ˈbætəʳ, Am ˈbæt̬ɚ] N

batter

pâte f

II.batter [ˈbætəʳ, Am ˈbæt̬ɚ] VB trans

batter

battre

III.batter [ˈbætəʳ, Am ˈbæt̬ɚ] VB intr

to batter at the door

tambouriner à la porte

to batter against the rocks

battre les rochers

I.ram [ræm] N (male sheep)

ram

bélier m

II.ram <-ming, -med> [ræm] VB trans

ram door

défoncer

ram car

emboutir

RAM [ræm] N

RAM COMPUT abbreviation of Random Access Memory

RAM

RAM f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A histological study conducted by argued against the battering ram hypothesis.

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Online matches are affected through objective-based gameplay, such as breaching a castle gate with a battering ram or looting a foe's camp.

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Along with these figures came an impressive new line of catapults, siege towers, a battering ram, camp fences, and early artillery pieces.

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Beyond the gate there is a vestibule with a curving stairway to make it difficult to use a battering ram.

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The once-friendly neighbors don't accept this; they break down the shelter door with an improvised battering ram.

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The whole police force was soon mustered, and by the aid of a battering ram the door was forced open.

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He is also armored in an osmium alloy, making him durable enough to act as a human battering ram.

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After the battering ram plot is foiled, a prolonged siege ensues.

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These culminated in the construction of a largely symbolic, car-mounted battering ram.

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More attempts include an archer and a battering ram, both foiled.

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