air raid in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for air raid in the English»French Dictionary

air raid N

air raid

attaque f aérienne

air raid

raid m (aérien)

air-raid precautions N npl

air-raid precautions

défense f passive

air-raid shelter N

air-raid shelter

abri m antiaérien

air-raid warning N

air-raid warning

alerte f aérienne

air-raid siren N

air-raid siren

sirène f d'alerte aérienne

air-raid warden N

air-raid warden

préposé/-e m/f à la défense passive

Translations for air raid in the French»English Dictionary

raid aérien

air raid

bombardement aérien

air raid

alerte aérienne

air raid warning

abri antiaérien

air raid shelter

Translations for air raid in the English»French Dictionary

I.raid [Brit reɪd, Am reɪd] N

1. raid (attack):

raid (military)

raid m (on sur)

raid (on bank)

hold-up m (on de)

raid (on home)

cambriolage m (on de, dans)

raid (by police, customs)

rafle f (on dans)

to carry out a raid military:

faire un raid

to carry out a raid robbers:

attaquer

to carry out a raid police:

faire une rafle

2. raid FIN (on stock market):

raid

raid m (on sur)

II.raid [Brit reɪd, Am reɪd] VB trans

1. raid (attack):

raid military: base, town

faire un raid sur

raid robbers: bank

attaquer

raid house

cambrioler

raid police: pub, office, house

faire une rafle dans

2. raid fig, hum:

raid piggybank

casser

raid piggybank

faire une razzia sur inf

3. raid FIN company:

raid fund, reserves

entamer

I.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] N

1. air (substance):

air

air m

in the open air

en plein air, au grand air

I need a change of air

j'ai besoin de changer d'air

to come up for air swimmer, animal:

remonter à la surface pour respirer

to let the air out of a tyre/balloon

dégonfler un pneu/ballon

2. air (atmosphere, sky):

air

air m

he threw the ball up into the air

il a jeté le ballon en l'air

the helicopter rose up into the air

l'hélicoptère a décollé

the birds of the air

les oiseaux qui volent

the swans took to the air

les cygnes se sont envolés or ont pris leur envol

to send sth/to travel by air

envoyer qc/voyager par avion

Paris (seen) from the air

Paris vu d'avion

the battle was fought on the ground and in the air

la bataille fut livrée sur terre et dans les airs

to clear the air lit storm:

rafraîchir l'air

to clear the air fig

apaiser les esprits

3. air RADIO, TV:

to be/go on (the) air broadcaster, interviewee:

être/passer à l'antenne

to go off the air

quitter l'antenne

while the programme was still on the air

alors que l'émission était encore en cours de diffusion

the series will be back on the air in January

le feuilleton reprendra en janvier

he went on the air to reassure the public

il est intervenu à la radio or à la télévision pour rassurer le public

off the air, she confided that…

hors antenne, elle a confié que…

the channel goes off the air at midnight

la chaîne cesse d'émettre à minuit

4. air (manner):

air (of person)

air m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

aspect m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

air m

with an air of innocence/indifference

d'un air innocent/indifférent

an air of mystery surrounds the project

le projet est entouré de mystère

he has a certain air about him

il a une certaine allure

5. air MUS:

air

air m

6. air (breeze):

air liter

souffle m de vent

II.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] VB trans

1. air:

air (dry)

faire sécher

air (freshen by exposing to air) garment, room, bed

aérer

don't wear that shirt, it hasn't been aired

ne mets pas cette chemise, elle n'est pas complètement sèche

2. air (express):

air opinion, view

exprimer, faire part de

to air one's grievances

exposer ses griefs

to air one's knowledge

faire étalage de son savoir

3. air Am (broadcast):

air

diffuser

III.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr]

there's something in the air

il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il y a quelque chose qui se trame

he could sense trouble in the air

il sentait qu'il y avait de l'orage dans l'air fig

there's a rumour in the air that…

le bruit court que…

to put on airs, to give oneself airs pej

se donner de grands airs

our plans are still totally up in the air

nos projets sont toujours très flous or vagues

to be walking or treading on air

être aux anges

to disappear or vanish into thin air

se volatiser

they produced or conjured these figures out of thin air

leurs chiffres étaient complètement fantaisistes

air raid in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for air raid in the English»French Dictionary

air raid N

air raid

bombardement m aérien

Translations for air raid in the French»English Dictionary

raid aérien

air raid

Translations for air raid in the English»French Dictionary

I.raid [reɪd] N

1. raid (attack):

raid

raid m

2. raid (robbery):

raid

hold-up m inv

3. raid (search):

raid

descente f

II.raid [reɪd] VB trans

1. raid (attack):

raid

lancer un raid contre

2. raid (search):

raid

faire une descente dans

3. raid (rob):

raid

attaquer

to raid the fridge fig

faire une razzia dans le frigidaire

to raid sb's handbag

vider le sac de qn

I.air [eəʳ, Am er] N

1. air a. MUS:

air

air

to fire into the air

tirer en l'air

by air

par avion

there was an air of menace/excitement

il y avait de la menace/de l'émotion dans l'air

2. air no pl TV, RADIO:

to be off/on (the) air

être hors antenne/à l'antenne

Phrases:

airs and graces pej

manières fpl

to be floating on air

être aux anges

to be in the air

se tramer

to be up in the air

être flou

to give oneself airs pej

se donner des airs

II.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB trans

1. air TV, RADIO:

air

diffuser

2. air (expose to air):

air

aérer

3. air (let know):

air

faire connaître

to air one's grievances

exposer ses griefs

III.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB intr

1. air Am TV, RADIO:

air

passer

2. air (be exposed to air):

air

s'aérer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Later it was debated whether he had instead fallen during an air raid.

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On both camps, numerous air raid shelters were constructed.

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The majority of the air raid shelter track had been built over with new factory buildings by 1956.

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By 1942, there were 1,074 bureaux in a wide range of improvised offices such as cafes, church halls, private homes and air raid shelters.

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He then managed to successfully withdraw, although his driver's foot was broken in an air raid.

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A total blackout was ordered and thousands of air raid wardens were summoned to their positions.

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The air raid warning was sounded at 18:45.

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Their intention was to use the tunnel primarily for the storage of explosives but potentially also as an air raid shelter.

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Out of 79 public air raid shelters holding 33,000 people, very few had been destroyed.

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Air raid shelters were created near the present cricket pavilion.

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