barrels in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for barrels in the English»French Dictionary

I.barrel [Brit ˈbar(ə)l, Am ˈbɛrəl] N

1. barrel (container):

barrel (for beer, wine, cider, olives)

tonneau m

barrel (for beer, wine, cider, olives)

fût m

barrel (for herring)

caque f

barrel (for tar)

gonne f

barrel (for petroleum)

baril m

2. barrel:

barrel, a. barrelful (of beer, wine, olives)

tonneau m

barrel, a. barrelful (of herrings)

caque f

barrel, a. barrelful (of petroleum)

baril m

3. barrel:

barrel (of cannon)

tube m

barrel (of firearm)

canon m

4. barrel (of pen):

barrel

corps m

5. barrel (of watch, clock):

barrel

barillet m

II.barrel <pres part barrelling; pret, pp barrelled Am barreling, barreled> [Brit ˈbar(ə)l, Am ˈbɛrəl] VB trans

barrel beer, wine:

barrel

mettre [qc] en tonneau

III.barrel <pres part barrelling; pret, pp barrelled Am barreling, barreled> [Brit ˈbar(ə)l, Am ˈbɛrəl] VB intr inf

to go barrelling along

rouler en trombe

IV.barrel [Brit ˈbar(ə)l, Am ˈbɛrəl]

it was a barrel of laughs or fun inf, iron

ce n'était pas très marrant inf

both barrels

à bras raccourcis

to have sb over a barrel inf

avoir qn à sa merci

to buy/transport sth lock, stock and barrel

acheter/transporter qc dans sa totalité

to scrape the bottom of the barrel

gratter les fonds de tiroir

barrel-chested ADJ

barrel-chested person

baraqué inf

barrel-chested horse

au poitrail puissant

I.barrel bomb N

barrel bomb

baril m d'explosifs

II.barrel-bomb VB trans

barrel-bomb trans:

barrel-bomb

bombarder avec des barils d'explosifs

barrel organ N

barrel organ

orgue m de Barbarie

pork barrel N Am inf POL

pork barrel

magouille f inf (consistant, pour un élu, à faire passer un projet qui profite surtout à sa circonscription)

gun barrel N

gun barrel

canon m de fusil

biscuit barrel N

biscuit barrel

boîte f à biscuits

cracker-barrel ADJ Am

cracker-barrel philosopher:

cracker-barrel

de bistrot

Translations for barrels in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tonneau (gén)

barrel

tonneau (de whisky, vin, d'huile)

barrel, cask

tonneau de bière

barrel of beer

tonneau à bière

beer barrel

mettre le vin en tonneau

to put the wine into casks ou barrels

tonneau

barrel roll

baril (récipient)

barrel, cask

baril

barrel

baril de pétrole

oil barrel

baril d'explosifs

barrel bomb

barrels in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for barrels in the English»French Dictionary

I.barrel [ˈbærəl, Am ˈber-] N

1. barrel (container):

barrel

tonneau m

2. barrel (measure):

barrel

baril m

3. barrel (part of gun):

barrel

canon m

Phrases:

to be a barrel of fun

être très marrant

I wouldn't say he's a barrel of laughs

c'est pas un marrant

to have sb over a barrel

tenir qn à sa merci

II.barrel <-ll- Brit [or -l- Am]> [ˈbærəl, Am ˈber-] VB intr inf (drive fast)

barrel

foncer

III.barrel <-ll- Brit [or -l- Am]> [ˈbærəl, Am ˈber-] VB trans

barrel

mettre en fût

gun barrel N

gun barrel of a rifle, pistol:

gun barrel

canon m

barrel organ N

barrel organ

orgue f de barbarie

barrel bomb N

User Entry

barrel bomb

baril d'explosifs m

Translations for barrels in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

baril

barrel

barrique

barrel

tonneau

barrel

tonneau

barrel roll

barillet d'une montre

barrel

berceau

barrel vault

canon d'un fusil

barrel

barrels Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

lock, stock and barrel

dans sa totalité

to be a barrel of fun

être très marrant

I wouldn't say he's a barrel of laughs

c'est pas un marrant

to have sb over a barrel

tenir qn à sa merci

to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

racler les fonds de tiroir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Using a direct blowback system rather than the rotary lock up, the rimfire barrels are dovetailed and pinned into the steel chassis.

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Stormwater green solutions include bioswales (directional rain gardens), cisterns, green roofs, permeable pavement, rain barrels, and rain gardens.

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Each batch of this whisky is blended from barrels ranging from 5 to 25 years old.

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The premises also house a cooperage showing how barrels were made, a large old wine press, a smithy and an old weights and measures office.

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Crude oil of the same value would require 17 supertanker ships that can hold about 2 million barrels of oil each.

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The bourbon is aged in charred oak barrels until mature at 15 years old.

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No initial production data were compiled, and it was not until 1915 that oil recovery amounts in barrels per day are available.

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The oil sands deposit are estimated to hold 100 to 250 million barrels of oil.

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Barrels of demi-culverins were typically about 11 ft long, had a calibre of 4 in and could weigh up to 3400 lb.

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Production for the 2012/13 financial year is expected to reach 1.2 million barrels (compared with actual production of 601,000 barrels for 2011/12).

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