carpet bombing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for carpet bombing in the English»French Dictionary

carpet bombing N

carpet bombing MIL, HISTORY

technique f du tapis be bombes

Translations for carpet bombing in the English»French Dictionary

bombing [Brit ˈbɒmɪŋ, Am ˈbɑmɪŋ] N

1. bombing MIL:

bombing

bombardement m

bombing attr raid, mission, campaign

de bombardement

2. bombing (by terrorists):

bombing

attentat m à la bombe

bombing attr campaign

d'attentats à la bombe

I.bomb [Brit bɒm, Am bɑm] N

1. bomb (explosive device):

bomb

bombe f

the Bomb

la bombe atomique

this room looks like a bomb's hit it inf

cette pièce ressemble à un champ de bataille

2. bomb Brit (large amount of money) inf:

to cost/spend a bomb

coûter/dépenser un argent fou inf

3. bomb inf:

bomb (flop) (of play, film)

fiasco m

II.bomb [Brit bɒm, Am bɑm] VB trans

bomb town, house:

bomb

bombarder

III.bomb [Brit bɒm, Am bɑm] VB intr

1. bomb Brit (move fast):

bomb inf

filer inf

to bomb up/down the road

remonter/descendre la rue à fond de train inf

2. bomb (fail):

bomb inf

échouer

I.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət] N

1. carpet:

carpet (fitted)

moquette f

carpet (loose)

tapis m

carpet attr beater

à tapis

carpet sale, showroom

de tapis

carpet shampoo

pour tapis

2. carpet fig:

carpet

tapis m

carpet of flowers/snow

tapis de fleurs/neige

II.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət] VB trans

1. carpet lit room:

carpet

mettre de la moquette dans

to carpet the living-room floor

mettre de la moquette dans le séjour

carpeted with flowers fig, liter

tapissé de fleurs

2. carpet (reprimand) fig:

carpet employee

passer un savon à

III.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət]

to be on the carpet inf

être sur la sellette

to brush or push or sweep sth under the carpet

enterrer or étouffer qc

carpet bombing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for carpet bombing in the English»French Dictionary

bombing N

1. bombing MIL:

bombing

bombardement m

2. bombing (by terrorist):

bombing

attentat m à la bombe

I.bomb [bɒm, Am bɑ:m] N

1. bomb (explosive):

bomb

bombe f

the Bomb

la bombe atomique

to drop a bomb

larguer une bombe

to go like a bomb Brit inf a. fig

très bien marcher

it looks as if a bomb had hit it fig

c'est un véritable champ de bataille

2. bomb Am inf (flop):

bomb

fiasco m

Phrases:

to cost a bomb Brit

coûter les yeux de la tête

II.bomb [bɒm, Am bɑ:m] VB trans

bomb

bombarder

III.bomb [bɒm, Am bɑ:m] VB intr

to bomb inf

faire un flop

I.carpet [ˈkɑ:pɪt, Am ˈkɑ:rpət] N

1. carpet (floor covering):

carpet a. fig

tapis m

a carpet of flowers

un tapis de fleurs

2. carpet no pl (fitted carpet):

carpet

moquette f

carpet

tapis m plain Belg

fitted [or wall-to-wall Am] carpet

moquette f

to fit a carpet

poser de la moquette

Phrases:

to be on the carpet (be in trouble)

être sur la sellette

to sweep sth under the carpet

essayer de dissimuler qc

II.carpet [ˈkɑ:pɪt, Am ˈkɑ:rpət] VB trans

1. carpet (cover a floor):

to carpet sth

recouvrir qc d'un tapis

to carpet sth with fitted carpet

moquetter qc

2. carpet fig inf (severely reprimand):

carpet

réprimander