flak jacket in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flak jacket in the English»French Dictionary

flak jacket Brit, flack vest Am N

flak jacket

gilet m pare-balles

Translations for flak jacket in the English»French Dictionary

flak [Brit flak, Am flæk] N U

1. flak MIL:

flak

tirs mpl des batteries antiaériennes

2. flak (criticism):

flak fig, inf

critiques fpl

to get or take a lot of flak

se faire mitrailler inf

jacket [Brit ˈdʒakɪt, Am ˈdʒækət] N

1. jacket:

jacket (garment)

veste f

jacket (man's)

veste f

jacket (man's)

veston m

potatoes (baked) in their jackets FOOD

pommes fpl de terre en robe des champs (au four)

potatoes (baked) in their jackets attr sleeve, pocket

de veste

2. jacket (of book):

jacket, a. dust jacket

jaquette f

jacket, a. dust jacket Am (of record)

pochette f

jacket, a. dust jacket attr illustration, design

de couverture

3. jacket TECH (insulating):

jacket

enveloppe f isolante

flak jacket in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flak jacket in the English»French Dictionary

flak [flæk] N inf (criticism)

flak

critiques fpl

jacket [ˈdʒækɪt] N

1. jacket:

jacket

veste f

2. jacket of book:

jacket

couverture f

3. jacket Am, Aus MUS:

jacket

pochette f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the second half of the 15th century, the cuirass was occasionally superseded by the brigandine jacket, the medieval forerunner of the flak jacket.

en.wikipedia.org

He was a white man wearing a gas mask and a flak jacket.

www.democracynow.org

If memory serves, you should probably wear a flak jacket to that.

thetyee.ca

I see from your responses above that you have no need for a flak jacket.

dailyreview.com.au

I saw our platoon sergeant in the field once, trussed up with a helmet, flak jacket and camouflage blouse, sleeves rolled down.

www.veteranstoday.com

This type of training is like wearing a flak jacket: it provides some protection if you use it the way it's meant to be used.

www.benefitscanada.com

One of the dead was wearing what appeared to be a flak jacket.

www.odt.co.nz

He was hit once during the episode, but his flak jacket protected him from injury.

journalstar.com

You can take a flak jacket, which will reduce a lot of that damage.

venturebeat.com

He was not wearing a helmet or a flak jacket either.

news.nationalpost.com