GAU in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for GAU in the English»French Dictionary

eau de cologne [Brit ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn, Am ˌoʊ də kəˈloʊn] N

eau de cologne

eau f de Cologne

Esau [Brit ˈiːsɔː, Am ˈisɔ]

Esau

Ésaü

OAU N

OAU HISTORY → Organization of African Unity

OAU

OUA f

beau <pl beaux> [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. beau (suitor):

beau liter or hum

galant m

beau liter or hum

soupirant m

2. beau (dandy):

beau dated

dandy m

beau compass N

beau compass

compas m à verge

I.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] N

1. gas (fuel):

gas

gaz m

to cook/heat a house with gas

cuisiner/chauffer une maison au gaz

to turn up/turn down the gas

augmenter/baisser le gaz

on a low/medium gas (in cooking)

à feu doux/moyen

on a high gas

à grand feu

to use bottled gas

utiliser du gaz en bouteille

to use bottled gas attr board, industry, company

du gaz

to use bottled gas explosion, pipe

de gaz

2. gas CHEM:

gas

gaz m

3. gas DENT (anaesthetic):

gas

anesthésie f

to have gas

être anesthésié

4. gas MIL:

gas

gaz m de combat

5. gas Am (petrol):

gas

essence f

6. gas:

gas, a. gas pedal Am (accelerator) inf

accélérateur m

7. gas Brit (chat, talk) inf, dated:

to have a gas

papoter inf

8. gas (funny experience, person) inf:

it was a gas!

on s'est bien marrés! inf

what a gas!

quelle (partie de) rigolade! inf

he's a gas

c'est un marrant inf

II.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB trans (gen) MIL

gas person, animal

gazer

III.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB intr

1. gas (give off gas):

gas

dégager des gaz

2. gas Brit inf, dated:

gas (chatter)

papoter inf

gas (go on at length)

parler sans arrêt

IV.to gas oneself VB refl

to gas oneself refl < pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed>:

to gas oneself

se suicider au gaz

V.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs]

to step on the gas

appuyer sur le champignon inf

Gaul [Brit ɡɔːl, Am ɡɔl] N

Gaul (country)

Gaule f

Gaul (inhabitant)

Gaulois/-e m/f

gaga [Brit ˈɡɑːɡɑː, ˈɡaɡə, Am ˈɡɑˌɡɑ] ADJ inf

gaga

gaga inv inf

gaga

gâteux/-euse

to go gaga

devenir gaga inf

gad about VB [Brit ɡad -, Am ɡæd -], gad around VB inf <pres part gadding; pret, pp gadded>

gad about

vadrouiller inf

gall bladder N

gall bladder

vésicule f biliaire

GAU in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for GAU in the English»French Dictionary

OAU [ˌəʊeɪˈju:, Am ˌoʊ-] N

OAU abbreviation of Organization of African Unity

OAU

OUA f

See also Organization of African Unity

Organization of African Unity N no pl

Organization of African Unity

Organisation f de l'unité africaine

gaga [ˈgɑ:gɑ:] ADJ inf

gaga

gaga inv

to go gaga

devenir gaga

to be gaga about [or over] sb

être gaga de qn

laughing gas N

laughing gas

gaz m hilarant

natural gas N

natural gas

gaz m naturel

game² [geɪm] N no pl

1. game (animal):

game

gibier m

2. game (meat):

game

gibier m

game point N

game point in tennis, handball:

game point

balle f de jeu

gall² N Brit

gall abbreviation of gallon

gall

gallon m

See also gallon

gallon [ˈgælən] N

1. gallon (unit):

gallon

gallon m (≈ 4, 55 litres en Grande-Bretagne et ≈ 3, 79 litres aux Etats-Unis)

2. gallon (lots):

gallons of sth

litres mpl de qc

gall bladder N

gall bladder

vésicule f biliaire

gale [geɪl] N

1. gale (wind):

gale

vent m violent

gale-force winds

vents mpl forts

2. gale fig:

gale

éclat m

gales of laughter

éclats de rire

gaol [dʒeɪl] N

gaol → jail

See also jail

I.jail [dʒeɪl] N

jail

prison f

to be in jail

faire de la prison

to put sb in jail

incarcérer qn

to be released from jail

être libéré (de prison)

II.jail [dʒeɪl] VB trans

jail

emprisonner

to jail sb for three months

condamner qn à trois mois de prison