battle tank in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for battle tank in the English»French Dictionary

battle tank N

battle tank

char m d'assaut

Translations for battle tank in the English»French Dictionary

tank attr battle, column, tracks

de chars

Translations for battle tank in the English»French Dictionary

tank [Brit taŋk, Am tæŋk] N

1. tank (container):

tank (for storage)

réservoir m

tank (for heating oil)

cuve f

tank (for water)

citerne f

tank (for hot water)

ballon m

tank (for processing)

cuve f

tank (small)

bac m

tank (for fish)

aquarium m

tank (in fish-farming)

vivier m

tank MOTOR

réservoir m

gas/oxygen tank

réservoir m à gas/oxygène

fill the tank!

faites le plein!

2. tank (contents):

tank (of water)

citerne f pleine (of de)

tank (of petrol)

réservoir m plein

3. tank MIL:

tank

char m (de combat)

tank attr battle, column, tracks

de chars

tank regiment, warfare

de chars, de blindés

I.battle [Brit ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl] N

1. battle MIL:

battle

bataille f (for pour, against contre, between entre)

to die in battle

mourir au combat

to fight a battle

combattre

to win/lose a battle

gagner/perdre une bataille

the Battle of Waterloo

la bataille de Waterloo

to go into battle

engager le combat

to join battle

s'engager dans la bataille

to do battle with sb

se battre avec qn

the field of battle

le champ de bataille

the field of battle attr formation, stations, zone

de combat

2. battle fig:

battle

lutte f (for pour, against contre, over à propos de)

political battle

lutte f politique

takeover battle POL

lutte f de succession

the battle is on for/to do

la lutte est engagée pour/pour faire

the battle to prevent Aids

la lutte pour la prévention du sida

it's a battle of wills between them

c'est à qui l'emportera entre eux

a battle of words

un échange acerbe

to fight one's own battles

se défendre tout seul

to fight sb's battles

se battre pour le compte de qn

II.battle [Brit ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl] VB trans Am

battle

lutter contre

III.battle [Brit ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl] VB intr MIL

battle fig

combattre (with sb contre qn)

to battle for supremacy

se disputer

to battle for life, survival

lutter pour

to battle to do

lutter pour faire

to battle one's way through difficulties, opposition

vaincre [qc] de haute lutte

he battled his way to a victory

il a remporté la victoire de haute lutte

IV.battle [Brit ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl]

that's half the battle

c'est déjà un grand pas de fait

to battle it out

lutter avec acharnement (for pour)

battle tank in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for battle tank in the English»French Dictionary

tank [tæŋk] N

1. tank (container for storage) a. AUTO:

tank

réservoir m

fish tank

aquarium m

2. tank (container for fluid, gas):

tank

citerne f

3. tank MIL:

tank

tank m

I.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] N

battle (combat):

battle

bataille f

to be killed in battle

être mort au combat

to join battle

entrer dans le conflit

battle of wits/words

joute f verbale/oratoire

to do battle

s'opposer

battle against/for sth

lutte f contre/pour qc

to fight a battle for sth

se battre pour qc

Phrases:

to lose the battle but win the war

perdre une bataille mais pas la guerre

it's half the battle

c'est la moitié du travail

to fight a losing battle

livrer une bataille perdue d'avance

II.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] VB intr

1. battle (fight):

to battle over sth

se battre pour qc

2. battle fig:

to battle against/for sth

lutter contre/pour qc

III.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] VB trans

battle

combattre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The weight classification system has been eliminated due to the world-wide adoption of the main battle tank.

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For example, a soft target would be an automobile, a house, or assembly of people while a hard target could be a main battle tank or a well defended installation.

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