shell hole in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shell hole in the French»English Dictionary

trou d'obus

shell hole

Translations for shell hole in the English»French Dictionary

I.hole [Brit həʊl, Am hoʊl] N

1. hole (in clothing, ground, hedge, pocket):

hole

trou m (in dans)

to dig a hole

creuser un trou

the explosion blew a hole in the plane

l'explosion a fait un trou dans l'avion

this sweater is full of holes

ce pull est tout troué

2. hole (in wall):

hole

brèche f

3. hole Brit (in tooth):

hole

cavité f

4. hole MOTOR (in road):

hole (pothole)

nid m de poule

hole (man-made)

trou m

5. hole fig (flaw):

hole

faille f

to pick holes in an argument

repérer les failles d'un raisonnement

6. hole:

hole (of mouse)

trou m

hole (of fox, rabbit)

terrier m

7. hole ECOL:

hole

trou m

a hole in the ozone layer

un trou dans la couche d'ozone

8. hole (financial):

hole

trou m

a big hole in profits

un grand trou dans les bénéfices

that holiday made a hole in my pocket

ces vacances ont fait un trou dans mon budget

9. hole (place):

hole inf pej

trou m inf, pej

10. hole SPORTS (golf):

hole (all contexts)

trou m

to get a hole in one

faire un trou en un

a nine-hole golf course

un parcours de neuf trous

11. hole Am (solitary confinement):

hole

trou m inf

II.hole [Brit həʊl, Am hoʊl] VB trans

1. hole shell building:

hole

crever

2. hole NAUT iceberg, reef:

hole ship

faire une brèche dans

3. hole SPORTS (golf):

to hole the ball or shot or putt

rentrer la balle, faire le trou (in en)

III.hole [Brit həʊl, Am hoʊl] VB intr SPORTS

hole (in golf)

faire or terminer le trou

IV.hole [Brit həʊl, Am hoʊl]

to be 10 dollars in the hole Am

en être de 10 dollars inf

to get oneself into a hole inf

se fourrer dans le pétrin inf

to get sb out of a hole

tirer qn du pétrin inf

I needed that like I need a hole in the head inf!

il ne me manquait plus que ça!

See also money

I.money [Brit ˈmʌni, Am ˈməni] N

1. money (coins, notes):

money

argent m

2. money (funds):

money

argent m

to make money (person)

gagner de l'argent

to make money (business, project)

rapporter de l'argent

to run out of money

ne plus avoir d'argent

to get one's money back (in shop)

être remboursé

to get one's money back (after loan, resale)

rentrer dans ses fonds

to get one's money back (after risky venture, with difficulty)

récupérer son argent

to find the money to do

trouver l'argent pour faire

there's no money in it

ça ne rapporte pas

where is the money going to come from?

et d'où viendra l'argent?

there's big money involved inf

il y a de grosses sommes en jeu

they made a lot of money when they sold the house

ils ont fait un beau bénéfice quand ils ont vendu la maison

they made a lot of money when they sold the house attr matters, problems, worries

d'argent

3. money (in banking, on stock exchange):

money

argent m

money

monnaie f

money

capitaux mpl

to raise money

trouver des capitaux

to pay good money

payer en bel et bon argent, payer un bon prix

to put up money for a project

investir de l'argent dans un projet

4. money (salary):

money

salaire m

the job is boring but the money is good

le travail est ennuyeux, mais c'est bien payé

to earn good money

bien gagner sa vie

5. money (price):

money

prix m

it's not the best car in the world, but it's good for the money

ce n'est pas la meilleure voiture du monde, mais elle est bien pour le prix

6. money (wealth):

money

argent m

money

fortune f

to make one's money in business

faire (sa) fortune dans les affaires

to inherit one's money

acquérir sa fortune par héritage

there's a lot of money in that area

il y a beaucoup de gens riches dans la région

there's a lot of money (to be made) in computing

l'informatique, ça peut rapporter

II.monies, moneys N

monies,moneys npl:

monies, moneys (funds)

fonds mpl

monies, moneys (funds)

capitaux mpl

monies, moneys (sums)

sommes fpl

III.money [Brit ˈmʌni, Am ˈməni]

not for love nor money

pour rien au monde

for my money …

à mon avis …

it's money well spent

c'est de l'argent bien dépensé

money burns a hole in her pocket, she spends money like water

l'argent lui file entre les doigts

it's money for jam, it's money for old rope

c'est de l'argent facile

money talks

avec l'argent on obtient ce qu'on veut

time is money

le temps c'est de l'argent

the smart money is on X

les gens bien informés misent sur X

to be in the money

être en fonds

to be made of money

être cousu d'or, rouler sur l'or

to get one's money's worth, to get a good run for one's money

en avoir pour son argent

to give sb a good run for his/her money

en donner à qn pour son argent

to have money to burn

avoir de l'argent à ne savoir qu'en faire or à jeter par les fenêtres

to put one's money where one's mouth is

sortir son portefeuille

to throw good money after bad

investir en pure perte

your money or your life!

la bourse ou la vie!

she'll [Brit ʃiːl, ʃɪl, Am ʃil, ʃɪl]

she'll → she will

I.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl] N

1. shell:

shell BOT, ZOOL (of egg, nut, sea creature, snail)

coquille f

shell (of crab, tortoise, shrimp)

carapace f

to develop a hard shell fig person:

se forger une carapace

2. shell MIL:

shell (bomb)

obus m

shell (cartridge)

cartouche f

to fire shells at sb

pilonner qn d'obus

3. shell TECH:

shell (of vehicle)

carcasse f

shell (of building)

cage f

shell (of machine)

enveloppe f

shell (of nuclear plant)

enceinte f de confinement

4. shell (remains):

shell (of building)

carcasse f

5. shell NAUT (boat):

shell

outrigger m

II.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl] VB trans

1. shell MIL:

shell town, installation

pilonner

2. shell FOOD:

shell peas

écosser

shell prawn, nut

décortiquer

shell oyster

écailler

III.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl]

to come out of/go back into one's shell

sortir de/rentrer dans sa coquille

it's as easy as shelling peas

c'est simple comme bonjour

shell hole in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shell hole in the English»French Dictionary

shell hole N

shell hole

trou m d'obus

Translations for shell hole in the English»French Dictionary

I.hole [həʊl, Am hoʊl] N

1. hole (hollow space, cavity):

hole

trou m

2. hole (animal's burrow):

hole of fox, rabbit

terrier m

3. hole SPORTS:

hole

trou m

4. hole inf (unpleasant place):

hole

trou m

5. hole inf (difficult situation):

to be in the hole Am

être dans la mouise

II.hole [həʊl, Am hoʊl] VB trans

1. hole (make holes, perforate):

hole

trouer

2. hole SPORTS (hit a ball into a hole in golf):

to hole a ball

lancer une balle dans le trou

I.shell [ʃel] N

1. shell (exterior):

shell

coquille f

shell crab, tortoise

carapace f

2. shell no pl (rigid exterior):

shell

caisse f

3. shell (basic structure):

shell

carcasse f

4. shell (gun explosives):

shell

cartouche f

shell artillery

obus m

5. shell (rowing boat):

shell

canot m de compétition

Phrases:

to bring a child out of his/her shell

faire sortir un enfant de sa réserve

to come out of one's shell

sortir de sa coquille

to crawl into one's shell

se glisser à l'intérieur de sa coquille

to crawl into one's shell fig

se refermer sur soi-même

II.shell [ʃel] VB trans

1. shell (remove shell):

shell nuts

décortiquer

shell peas

écosser

2. shell (fire):

shell

bombarder

III.shell [ʃel] VB intr

to shell easily

se laisser décortiquer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Even when his tank ended up in a shell hole, he managed to reverse it out "like a caterpillar" and keep going.

www.theobserver.ca

The warship suffered seven shell holes as well as extensive, although minor, damage from shrapnel and small arms fire.

en.wikipedia.org

The country behind our front lines was evidently planted with potatoes last fall before the offensive started, and now they turn up with every shell hole that is made.

www.torontosun.com

Several witnesses claimed that they had seen him die, but in fact he had been badly wounded in the shoulder and partially buried in a shell hole.

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The men were buried in a large shell hole.

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A shell hole some 50 centimetres (20 inches) deep could be seen in the asphalt in a jail yard.

www.thejournal.ie

What happened a couple of months later, the landscape was already peppered with shell holes and a lot of the barracks were already destroyed.

www.bbc.co.uk

Unsure of whether they were in allied or enemy territory, or whether they were in no man's land, they sat in a shell hole and drank the company's rum!

www.leicestermercury.co.uk

Smoke pours in through the shell holes.

en.wikipedia.org

With only shell holes for protection continued the repair of the line throughout that day, enabling the breakthrough advance to continue.

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