fire drill in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fire drill in the English»French Dictionary

fire drill N

fire drill

exercice m d'évacuation en cas d'incendie

Translations for fire drill in the English»French Dictionary

lifeboat/fire drill

exercice m de sauvetage/d'évacuation en cas d'incendie

musket attr fire, drill

de mousquet

Translations for fire drill in the French»English Dictionary

exercice d'évacuation (en cas d'incendie)

fire drill

Translations for fire drill in the English»French Dictionary

I.drill [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] N

1. drill (tool):

drill (for wood, metal, masonry)

perceuse f

drill (for oil)

trépan m

drill (for mining)

foreuse f

drill DENT

roulette f

drill DENT

fraise f spec

power/hand drill

perceuse f électrique/à main

2. drill MIL:

drill

exercice m

3. drill (practice):

lifeboat/fire drill

exercice m de sauvetage/d'évacuation en cas d'incendie

4. drill SCHOOL (repetition):

drill

drill m

5. drill Brit (procedure) inf, dated:

the drill

la marche à suivre

6. drill (furrow):

drill

sillon m

7. drill FARM (machine):

drill

semoir m

8. drill TEXTIL:

drill

coutil m

II.drill [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] VB trans

1. drill:

drill wood, metal, masonry

percer

drill shaft, well, tunnel

forer

drill DENT tooth

passer la roulette à

to drill a hole

percer un trou (in dans)

2. drill MIL:

drill troops

entraîner

3. drill:

to drill sb in sth

former (intensivement) qn à qc

4. drill FARM:

drill

semer [qc] en sillons

III.drill [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] VB intr

1. drill (in wood, metal, masonry):

drill

percer un trou (into dans)

drill DENT

passer la roulette (into à)

to drill for oil, water

faire des forages pour trouver

2. drill MIL:

drill

faire de l'exercice

they're drilling

ils sont à l'exercice

Phrases:

to drill sth into sb

faire entrer qc dans la tête de qn

we had good manners drilled into us

on nous a inculqué à fond les bonnes manières

I.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] N

1. fire (element):

fire

feu m

to set fire to sth to set sth on fire

mettre le feu à qc

to be on fire

être en feu

to be destroyed by fire

être détruit par le feu

to catch fire

prendre feu

to be on fire with love/desire

brûler d'amour/de désir

2. fire (blaze):

fire

incendie m

to start a fire

provoquer un incendie

a fire broke out

un incendie s'est déclaré

the fire is out

l'incendie est éteint

3. fire (for warmth):

fire

feu m

to make or build a fire

faire un feu

to sit by the fire

s'asseoir au coin du feu

a lovely or roaring fire

une belle flambée

4. fire U (shots):

fire

coups mpl de feu

to open fire on sb

ouvrir le feu sur qn, faire feu sur qn

to exchange fire

échanger des coups de feu

to be or come under enemy fire

essuyer le feu de l'ennemi

the police/passers-by came under fire

on a tiré sur la police/les passants

to be under fire fig

être vivement critiqué (from par)

to draw sb's fire

offrir une cible au tir ennemi

to hold one's fire (refrain)

ne pas tirer

to hold one's fire (stop)

arrêter de tirer

to return sb's fire

riposter

a burst of machine-gun fire

une rafale de mitraillette

5. fire (verve):

fire

fougue f

II.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] INTERJ

1. fire (raising alarm):

fire

au feu!

2. fire (order to shoot):

fire

feu!

III.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB trans

1. fire MIL (gen):

fire gun, weapon

décharger

fire shot

tirer

fire arrow, rock, missile

lancer

to fire a shot at sb/sth

tirer sur qn/qc

2. fire (ceremonially):

to fire a (21 gun) salute

tirer une salve (de 21 coups de canon)

3. fire (shoot) fig:

to fire questions at sb

bombarder qn de questions

4. fire (inspire):

to be fired with enthusiasm

s'enthousiasmer (for pour)

to fire sb's imagination

enflammer l'imagination de qn

5. fire (dismiss):

fire

renvoyer, licencier, virer inf

person you're fired!

vous êtes renvoyé or viré inf

6. fire TECH:

fire ceramics

cuire

IV.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB intr

1. fire MIL (gen):

fire

tirer (at, on sur)

2. fire MECH:

fire engine:

démarrer

V.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r]

fire away!

allez-y!

to hang fire MIL

faire long feu

to hang fire fig plans, project, person:

traîner

to hold fire

attendre

to play with fire

jouer avec le feu

he'll never set the world on fire inf

il ne fera jamais de miracles

to go through fire and water for sb

faire n'importe quoi pour qn

See also house

I.house N [Brit haʊs, Am haʊs]

1. house (home):

house

maison f

at my/his house

chez moi/lui

to go/come to sb's house

aller/venir chez qn

to be good around the house

aider à la maison

to keep house

tenir la maison (for de)

you'll wake the whole house

tu vas réveiller toute la maison

the children were playing house

les enfants jouaient au papa et à la maman

2. house:

house, a. House POL

Chambre f

the bill before the house

le projet de loi soumis à la Chambre

this house deplores

les députés ici présents déplorent

3. house COMM:

house

maison f

on the house

aux frais de la maison

the drinks are on the house!

c'est la maison qui offre!

4. house THEAT:

house (audience)

assistance f

house (auditorium)

salle f

house (performance)

séance f

‘house full’ (on notice)

‘complet’

is there a doctor in the house?

y a-t-il un médecin dans la salle?

there wasn't a dry eye in the house

la salle entière était en émoi

to bring the house down

faire crouler la salle de rire

5. house:

house, a. House (family line)

maison f

the house of Windsor

la Maison des Windsor

6. house REL:

house

maison f

7. house Brit SCHOOL (team):

house

groupe m (formé à l'entrée de l'école pour les activités extra-scolaires)

8. house ASTROL:

house

maison f

Phrases:

house, a. House

house music f (musique de discothèque)

II.house VB trans [Brit haʊz, Am haʊz]

1. house (give lodging to):

house (permanently) person

loger

house (temporarily) homeless, refugees

héberger

to be badly or poorly housed

être mal logé

2. house (contain) building, room, library:

house books, collection, exhibition

abriter

III.house

to put or set one's house in order

mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires

first set your own house in order

vous devriez d'abord mettre de l'ordre dans vos propres affaires

to get on like a house on fire inf

s'entendre à merveille

fire drill in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fire drill in the English»French Dictionary

fire drill N

fire drill

exercice m d'évacuation en cas d'incendie

Translations for fire drill in the English»French Dictionary

I.drill¹ [drɪl] N TECH

drill

perceuse f

dentist's drill

roulette f de dentiste

II.drill¹ [drɪl] VB trans

drill a hole

percer

drill a well

forer

drill of rock

perforer

III.drill¹ [drɪl] VB intr

drill

forer

to drill for oil

faire des forages pétroliers

I.drill² [drɪl] N

1. drill MIL, SCHOOL (training):

drill

entraînement m

2. drill inf (procedure):

what's the drill?

quelle est la consigne?

II.drill² [drɪl] VB trans

drill

entraîner

to drill sth into sb

faire rentrer qc dans la tête de qn

III.drill² [drɪl] VB intr

drill

s'entraîner

I.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] N

1. fire (element):

fire

feu m

fire!

au feu!

to catch fire

prendre feu

to cease fire

cesser le feu

to open fire on sb

ouvrir le feu sur qn

to come under fire for sth fig

être attaqué pour qc

2. fire (burning):

fire

incendie m

to be on fire

être en feu

to set sth on fire

mettre le feu à qc

3. fire (shots):

fire

coups mpl de feu

fire!

feu!

Phrases:

there's no smoke without a fire prov

il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu

to play with fire

jouer avec le feu

II.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] VB trans

1. fire (set off):

fire rocket

lancer

fire shot

tirer

to fire a gun at sb/sth

décharger une arme sur qn/qc

2. fire (dismiss):

fire worker

licencier

3. fire (excite):

to fire sb's imagination

stimuler l'imagination de qn

fired with enthusiasm/new hope

plein d'enthousiasme/de nouvel espoir

4. fire (bake):

fire pot

cuire

III.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] VB intr

fire

tirer

to fire at sb/sth

tirer sur qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One abandon ship drill and one fire drill by month are required.

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A common method of observing action is witnessing a school fire drill.

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The children discuss plans to sneak away from school during a planned fire drill, meet up again at the old house and spend the night.

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A fire drill is a great way to learn about communities.

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The school was then evacuated following fire drill procedure.

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Last night we had a fire drill, not the hotel, just us.

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In the most serious breach of health and safety, a student was trapped in his room during a fire drill.

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For a moment, he thought maybe it was a fire drill and someone was throwing firecrackers.

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The university dismissed any connection to a routine fire drill that sent people streaming out of campus buildings shortly before the thunderstorm.

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After she leaves, they enjoy a romantic evening until a fire drill interrupts them.

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