wishbone boom in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wishbone boom in the English»French Dictionary

wishbone boom N

wishbone boom NAUT, SPORTS

wishbone m

Translations for wishbone boom in the French»English Dictionary

wishbone NAUT, SPORTS

wishbone boom

Translations for wishbone boom in the English»French Dictionary

wishbone N

wishbone

bréchet m

I.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] N

1. boom (noise):

boom (of voices, cannon, thunder)

grondement m

boom (of waves)

mugissement m

boom (of organ)

ronflement m

boom (of drum)

boum m

boom (of explosion)

détonation f

2. boom (noise):

boom

badaboum!

3. boom:

boom ECON, FIN (period of prosperity)

boom m

boom ECON, FIN (period of prosperity)

période f de forte expansion

boom (in demand, prices, sales etc)

explosion f (in de)

export/consumer boom

boom des exportations/de la consommation

property/credit boom

boom immobilier/du crédit

a boom and bust economy

une économie f en dents de scie

4. boom (increase in popularity):

boom

boom m (in de)

5. boom NAUT:

boom (spar)

bôme f

boom (barrage)

estacade f

6. boom (on crane):

boom

gui m

7. boom:

boom CINE, RADIO, TV

perche f

II.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] ADJ attr

boom economy, industry, sector, town

en pleine expansion

boom period, year

de croissance

boom share

à la hausse

III.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] VB trans

1. boom Am (cause to grow):

boom

donner un coup de fouet à

2. boom Am (publicize, push):

boom

pousser

3. boom (shout):

‘welcome!’ he boomed

‘bienvenue!’ dit-il d'une voix de stentor

IV.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] VB intr

1. boom (make a noise):

boom cannon, thunder:

gronder

boom bell, voice:

retentir

boom organ:

ronfler

boom sea:

mugir

2. boom (prosper):

boom economy, trade:

prospérer

boom exports, prices, sales:

monter en flèche

boom industry:

être en plein essor

boom hobby, sport:

être en plein boom

business is booming

les affaires vont bien

V.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum]

to lower the boom on sb inf Am

serrer la vis à qn

wishbone boom in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wishbone boom in the English»French Dictionary

wishbone [ˈwɪʃbəʊn, Am -boʊn] N ZOOL

wishbone

bréchet m

I.boom¹ [bu:m] VB intr

boom

être en pleine croissance

II.boom¹ [bu:m] N

boom

essor m

a construction boom

un boom dans la construction

the boom years

les années glorieuses

I.boom² [bu:m] N

boom

grondement m

II.boom² [bu:m] VB intr

to boom (out)

résonner

“come in”, he boomed

“entrez”, dit-il d'une voix sonore

III.boom² [bu:m] VB trans

boom

faire retentir

boom³ [bu:m] N

1. boom (floating barrier):

boom

barrage m flottant

2. boom (for microphone):

boom

perche f de micro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The wishbone boom additionally is an attachment point for lazy jack lines to catch the sail when it is dropped for furling or reefing.

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