body armour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for body armour in the English»French Dictionary

body armour Brit, body armor Am N

body armour

tenue f pare-balles

Translations for body armour in the English»French Dictionary

armour Brit, armor Am [Brit ˈɑːmə, Am ˈɑrmər] N

1. armour HISTORY (clothing):

a suit of armour

une armure f (complète)

2. armour (protective covering):

armour (on tank, ship etc)

armure f

armour ZOOL

armure f

armour ELEC (on wire, cable)

gaine f

armour (against criticism) fig

cuirasse f

3. armour (tanks):

armour + vb sing ou pl

blindés mpl

armor Am

armor → armour

See also armour

armour Brit, armor Am [Brit ˈɑːmə, Am ˈɑrmər] N

1. armour HISTORY (clothing):

a suit of armour

une armure f (complète)

2. armour (protective covering):

armour (on tank, ship etc)

armure f

armour ZOOL

armure f

armour ELEC (on wire, cable)

gaine f

armour (against criticism) fig

cuirasse f

3. armour (tanks):

armour + vb sing ou pl

blindés mpl

body [Brit ˈbɒdi, Am ˈbɑdi] N

1. body (of person, animal):

body

corps m

body and soul

corps et âme

to have just enough to keep body and soul together

avoir juste assez pour survivre

to sell one's body

se prostituer

all he wants is your body inf

tout ce qu'il veut, c'est coucher avec toi inf

2. body attr (for use on body):

body lotion, scrub

pour le corps

body care, paint

corporel/-elle

3. body (corpse):

body

corps m

body

cadavre m

a dead body

un cadavre

4. body (main section):

body (of car)

carrosserie f

body (of boat)

coque f

body (of aircraft)

fuselage m

body (of camera)

boîtier m

body (of violin, guitar)

caisse f de résonance

body (of text, type)

corps m

body (of dress)

corsage m

the body of the church

la nef

5. body attr MOTOR:

body repair

de carrosserie

6. body (large quantity):

body (of water)

étendue f

body (of laws)

recueil m (de lois)

body (of laws)

corps m (de lois)

a large body of evidence

un vaste faisceau de preuves

there is a body of opinion in favour of

l'ensemble m de l'opinion est en faveur de

the body of support for her is growing

le soutien en sa faveur va croissant

7. body (group):

body (of troops, students)

corps m

the student body

la masse des étudiants

the main body of demonstrators

le gros des manifestants

in a body

en masse

8. body (organization):

body

organisme m

advisory/official body

organisme consultatif/officiel

9. body PHYS:

body

corps m

10. body (fullness):

body (of wine)

corps m

body (of hair)

volume m

11. body (garment):

body

body m

12. body (person):

body inf, dated

bonhomme/bonne femme inf

m/f over my dead body!

plutôt mourir!

you'll do that over my dead body!

plutôt mourir que te laisser faire ça!

body armour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for body armour in the English»French Dictionary

armor N Am, Aus, armour [ˈɑ:məʳ, Am ˈɑ:rmɚ] N no pl

1. armor ZOOL:

armor

cuirasse f

2. armor MIL:

armor

armure f

body <-ies> [ˈbɒdi, Am ˈbɑ:di] N

1. body (physical structure):

body

corps m

body fig of wine

corps m

body of hair

volume m

2. body (group):

body

organisme m

legislative body

corps législatif

3. body (amount):

body

masse f

body of water

étendue f

body of evidence

accumulation de preuves

4. body (main part):

body car

carrosserie f

body plane

fuselage m

5. body (leotard):

body

body m

Phrases:

over my dead body!

plutôt mourir!

just enough to keep body and soul together

tout juste de quoi subsister

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The "qabchal" or jacket, quilted and slightly ornamented, was worn underneath the body armour.

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This was due to the introduction of limited sets of both types of body armour around the same time in late 2005 and early 2006.

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He wears pitted and scratched up body armour over coveralls, made of stiff bulletproof canvas.

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So how come our troops are so badly provisioned in terms of basic equipment, body armour and night vision equipment?

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It has heavily ossified body armour on both its dorsal and ventral surfaces.

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Cargo trousers continued to be issued until 2008, after which trousers came without cargo pockets due to the introduction of new body armour with pockets.

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It can penetrate better-than-standard military body armour at ranges up to 1000m yd and has a maximum effective range of about 1750m yd.

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Critics have long complained shoulder pads are so big and hard that they act as body armour in big hits, leaving many players concussed.

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Infantry of these premodern periods also wore a variety of personal body armour, including chain mail and cuirasses.

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