gag in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gag in the English»French Dictionary

I.gag [Brit ɡaɡ, Am ɡæɡ] N

1. gag (piece of cloth):

gag

bâillon m

to put a gag over sb's mouth

bâillonner qn

2. gag (censorship):

gag inf

bâillon m

to put a gag on democracy/free speech

bâillonner ceux qui parlent de démocratie/de liberté de la presse

to put a gag on the press

bâillonner la presse

3. gag (joke):

gag inf

blague f inf

II.gag <pres part gagging; pret, pp gagged> [Brit ɡaɡ, Am ɡæɡ] VB trans

gag

bâillonner

gag JOURN media

bâillonner

gag journalist, informant

museler

to gag sb with a handkerchief

bâillonner qn avec un mouchoir

III.gag <pres part gagging; pret, pp gagged> [Brit ɡaɡ, Am ɡæɡ] VB intr (choke)

gag

avoir un haut-le-cœur

he gagged on his soup

il s'est étouffé en mangeant sa soupe

gag law, gag rule N Am

gag law

règle permettant d'éviter ou de limiter les débats

Translations for gag in the French»English Dictionary

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bâillonner

to gag

bâillon

gag

mettre un bâillon à qn/la presse fig

to gag sb/the press

gag

gag

débequeter

to make [sb] gag inf

avoir des haut-le-cœur

to retch ou heave, to gag

garrotter peuple

to muzzle, to gag

gag in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gag in the English»French Dictionary

I.gag¹ [gæg] N (cloth)

gag

bâillon m

II.gag¹ <-gg-> [gæg] VB trans a. fig

gag

bâillonner

III.gag¹ <-gg-> [gæg] VB intr

gag

avoir des haut-le-cœur

I.gag² N (joke)

gag

gag m

to do sth for a gag Am, Aus

faire qc pour rire

II.gag² <-gg-> VB intr

gag

plaisanter

Translations for gag in the French»English Dictionary

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bâillon

gag

gag

gag

bâillonner

to gag

gag Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do sth for a gag Am, Aus

faire qc pour rire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But a strip that is limited to taxi driver gags is bound to wear thin pretty fast.

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Tact seems to be the one who makes the mistake of doing that most often (this being her running gag).

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Certain spoken phrases and sight gags that referenced previously performed sketches (often from years before) were incorporated for loyal fans.

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A running gag happens when he attends a help call, sometimes he ran so fast that he can travel through time or move through dimensions.

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A running gag centers around a hippo vainly requesting that someone please pass the sugar; in the end, he's covered with sugar.

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A running gag of the series is that they will each offer a different refreshment to a guest as a form of competition.

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Despite this, he felt that it was accessible to a wide audience as most of the gags were visual gags.

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Gag provisions were maintained, but were not automatic.

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The gag may involve a physical impossibility or an unexpected occurrence.

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The film contains the first appearance of many gags used in later shorts.

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