barbed wire in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for barbed wire in the English»French Dictionary

barbed wire, barbwire Am N

barbed wire

barbelé m

barbed wire

fil m de fer barbelé

barbed wire attr fence, barricade

de (fil de fer) barbelé

Translations for barbed wire in the English»French Dictionary

barbed wire entanglements

réseaux mpl de barbelés

catch up barbed wire, thorns, chain

prendre [qc] dans

to get caught in person: net, thorns, barbed wire

se prendre dans

Translations for barbed wire in the French»English Dictionary

je me suis accroché dans les barbelés

I got caught on the barbed wire

barbelé

barbed wire uncountable

fil de fer barbelé

barbed wire

baisse-toi pour passer sous les barbelés

bend down to get under the barbed wire

Translations for barbed wire in the English»French Dictionary

I.barb [Brit bɑːb, Am bɑrb] N

1. barb (on hook, arrow):

barb

barbe f

2. barb (remark):

barb fig

pique f

3. barb (on feather):

barb

barbe f

4. barb RIDING:

barb

barbe m

II.barb [Brit bɑːb, Am bɑrb] VB trans

barb

garnir [qc] de barbes

barbed [Brit bɑːbd, Am bɑrbd] ADJ

1. barbed hook, arrow:

barbed

à barbes

2. barbed tjrs attr:

barbed comment, criticism

acerbe

barbed wit

mordant

I.wire [Brit wʌɪə, Am ˈwaɪ(ə)r] N

1. wire (length of metal):

wire

fil m

electric/telephone wire

fil électrique/téléphonique

a length/coil of wire

un bout/rouleau de fil

loose wires (from wall)

des fils qui dépassent

loose wires (on floor)

des fils qui traînent

loose wires (from plug)

des fils qui sortent

2. wire Am (telegram):

wire

télégramme m

to get a wire from sb

recevoir un télégramme de qn

to send sb a wire

envoyer un télégramme à qn

3. wire Am (in horseracing):

wire

ligne f d'arrivée

II.wire [Brit wʌɪə, Am ˈwaɪ(ə)r] VB trans

1. wire ELEC:

to wire a house

installer l'électricité dans une maison

to wire a plug/a lamp

connecter une prise/une lampe

the oven had been incorrectly wired

le four avait été mal connecté

the house is wired for television

la maison peut capter la télévision

2. wire (send telegram to):

wire person

télégraphier à

he wired us his answer immediately

il nous a immédiatement télégraphié sa réponse

3. wire (stiffen):

wire stem, flower, bodice

renforcer [qc] avec un fil métallique

III.wire [Brit wʌɪə, Am ˈwaɪ(ə)r]

down to the wire Am

jusqu'au tout dernier moment

to get in under the wire Am (arrive)

arriver de justesse

to get in under the wire (accomplish sth)

finir qc de justesse

to pull wires Am

se faire pistonner inf

to get one's wires or lines crossed

se comprendre de travers

wired up inf

énervé

barbed wire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for barbed wire in the English»French Dictionary

a fence topped with barbed wire

une clôture surmontée de barbelés

Translations for barbed wire in the French»English Dictionary

barbelé(e)

barbed wire no pl

fil de fer barbelé

barbed wire

fil de fer barbelé

barbed wire

ceinture de barbelés/collines

strip of barbed wire/range of hills

Translations for barbed wire in the English»French Dictionary

barbed [bɑ:bd, Am bɑ:rbd] ADJ

1. barbed (with barbs):

barbed

barbelé(e)

2. barbed (hurtful):

barbed

acéré(e)

barb [bɑ:b, Am bɑ:rb] N

1. barb (part of hook):

barb

ardillon m

2. barb (insult):

barb

pointe f

I.wire [ˈwaɪəʳ, Am ˈwaɪɚ] N

1. wire no pl (metal thread):

wire

fil m métallique

2. wire ELEC:

wire

fil m

3. wire Am (telegram):

wire

télégramme m

Phrases:

to get one's wires crossed

s'embrouiller

to get in under the wire Am inf

arriver de justesse

down to the wire Am inf

jusqu'à la dernière minute

to pull wires Am

tirer les ficelles

II.wire [ˈwaɪəʳ, Am ˈwaɪɚ] VB trans

1. wire (fasten with wire):

wire

attacher

2. wire ELEC:

wire building

faire l'installation électrique de

3. wire (fit with microphone):

to be wired person, room

être équipé de micros cachés

to be wired for sound

avoir un micro sur soi

4. wire Am (send telegram):

wire

envoyer un télégramme à

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She fenced about 60 acres of her land with barbed wire, but this would not have been enough grazing area for her small herd.

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Barbed wire and mine fields protected the major approaches.

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At various points along this railroad there were fortifications, at intervals of there were posts and at intervals of there was barbed wire.

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The match featured chairs, barbed wire, and hubcaps.

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The breakers were taken into the woods, where they reached a barbed wire fence.

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At that time, the wall was only a low barbed wire fence.

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Construction works continued throughout the war building bunkers, field fortifications, barbed wire fences and air defense sites.

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This is an action definitely directly against the people against those people who want to see and meet each other beyond barbed wire fences.

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Other councillors suggested the statue be encased in a steel cage and surrounded by a barbed wire fence.

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She has been tied to a cross with barbed wire, with her eyes ripped out, and her mouth stuffed with corn husks.

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