scuttle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for scuttle in the English»French Dictionary

I.scuttle [Brit ˈskʌt(ə)l, Am ˈskədl] N

1. scuttle (hatch):

scuttle

écoutille f

2. scuttle (basket):

scuttle

panier m à fond plat

3. scuttle → coal scuttle

II.scuttle [Brit ˈskʌt(ə)l, Am ˈskədl] VB trans lit

scuttle ship

saborder

scuttle fig talks, project, etc

faire échouer

III.scuttle [Brit ˈskʌt(ə)l, Am ˈskədl] VB intr

scuttle

courir à toute vitesse

to scuttle across sth

traverser qc à toute vitesse

to scuttle after sb/sth

courir après qn/qc

to scuttle away, to scuttle off

filer

See also coal scuttle

coal scuttle N

coal scuttle

seau m à charbon

coal scuttle N

coal scuttle

seau m à charbon

Translations for scuttle in the French»English Dictionary

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saborder

to scuttle

saborder fig

to scuttle, to scupper

se saborder équipage:

to scuttle ou scupper one's own ship

se saborder flotte:

to scuttle ou scupper its own ship

sabord

scuttle

seau à charbon

coal scuttle

scuttle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scuttle in the English»French Dictionary

scuttle¹ [ˈskʌtl, Am ˈskʌt̬-] VB intr

scuttle

courir

scuttle² [ˈskʌtl, Am ˈskʌt̬-] VB trans

1. scuttle (go down):

scuttle ship

couler

2. scuttle (put an end to):

scuttle

mettre un terme à

scuttle³ [ˈskʌtl, Am ˈskʌt̬-] N

scuttle → coal scuttle

See also coal scuttle

coal scuttle N

coal scuttle

seau m à charbon

coal scuttle N

coal scuttle

seau m à charbon

Translations for scuttle in the French»English Dictionary

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sabord

scuttle

saborder bateau, flotte

to scuttle

se saborder

to scuttle one's ship

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Though completely operational, she never saw action, and was scuttled at the end to prevent her capture.

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Many turned to other trades, including enamelling, electroplating and the manufacture of copper and brass coal scuttles, fire screens and kettles.

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There are two schools of thought surrounding the decision to scuttle the battlecruiser.

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She had to be scuttled by a torpedo fired by the destroyer later in the afternoon.

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Some of the submarines set sail to scuttle in deeper water.

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However, the and were sunk and the was so badly damaged that she was scuttled the next evening.

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The boat was scuttled; the captain refused to leave the submarine and went down with her.

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After control of the fire was lost, she was scuttled alongside the dock and allowed to burn out.

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He surprised a burglar who was attempting to enter through the scuttle in the roof and engaged in a fatal battle with him.

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