gar in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gar in the English»French Dictionary

I.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] N

1. gas (fuel):

gas

gaz m

to cook/heat a house with gas

cuisiner/chauffer une maison au gaz

to turn up/turn down the gas

augmenter/baisser le gaz

on a low/medium gas (in cooking)

à feu doux/moyen

on a high gas

à grand feu

to use bottled gas

utiliser du gaz en bouteille

to use bottled gas attr board, industry, company

du gaz

to use bottled gas explosion, pipe

de gaz

2. gas CHEM:

gas

gaz m

3. gas DENT (anaesthetic):

gas

anesthésie f

to have gas

être anesthésié

4. gas MIL:

gas

gaz m de combat

5. gas Am (petrol):

gas

essence f

6. gas:

gas, a. gas pedal Am (accelerator) inf

accélérateur m

7. gas Brit (chat, talk) inf, dated:

to have a gas

papoter inf

8. gas (funny experience, person) inf:

it was a gas!

on s'est bien marrés! inf

what a gas!

quelle (partie de) rigolade! inf

he's a gas

c'est un marrant inf

II.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB trans (gen) MIL

gas person, animal

gazer

III.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB intr

1. gas (give off gas):

gas

dégager des gaz

2. gas Brit inf, dated:

gas (chatter)

papoter inf

gas (go on at length)

parler sans arrêt

IV.to gas oneself VB refl

to gas oneself refl < pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed>:

to gas oneself

se suicider au gaz

V.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs]

to step on the gas

appuyer sur le champignon inf

T-bar N (for skiers)

T-bar

remonte-pente m , tire-fesses inf

gad about VB [Brit ɡad -, Am ɡæd -], gad around VB inf <pres part gadding; pret, pp gadded>

gad about

vadrouiller inf

gall bladder N

gall bladder

vésicule f biliaire

gad [Brit ɡad, Am ɡæd] INTERJ dated a. by gad

gad

sapristi dated

generation gap N

generation gap

fossé m des générations

gap [Brit ɡap, Am ɡæp] N

1. gap (empty space):

gap (between planks, curtains)

interstice m (in entre)

gap (in fence, wall)

trou m

gap (in fence, wall)

ouverture f (in dans)

gap (between buildings, cars, furniture)

espace m (in entre)

gap (in text, diagram)

blanc m

gap (in text, diagram)

trou m (in dans)

gap (in hills, cloud)

trouée f (in dans)

to have gaps between one's teeth

avoir les dents écartées

his death left a gap in my life

sa mort a laissé un vide dans ma vie

to fill a gap lit, fig

combler un vide

2. gap (break in continuity):

gap (in timetable)

trou m

gap (in timetable)

créneau m

gap (in conversation)

silence m

gap (in accounts, records, report)

lacune f

gap (in accounts, records, report)

trou m

gap (of time)

intervalle m

gap (in event, performance)

interruption f

after a gap of six years

après un intervalle de six ans

3. gap (discrepancy):

gap (in age)

différence f

gap (between opinions)

divergence f

gap (between scores)

différence f (in entre)

gap (of status)

écart m

a 15-year age gap

une différence d'âge de 15 ans

the gap between the rich and the poor

l'écart entre les riches et les pauvres

the gap between myth and reality

l'écart or le décalage entre le mythe et la réalité

to close the gap

supprimer l'écart

4. gap (deficiency):

gap (in knowledge, education)

lacune f (in dans)

there's a gap in my memory

j'ai un trou de mémoire

technology/training gap

insuffisance f en matière de technologie/formation

5. gap:

gap MKTG, COMM

créneau m

to look for a gap in the market

chercher un créneau sur le marché

to fill a gap in the market

répondre à un besoin réel du marché

6. gap FIN:

gap

déficit m

garb [Brit ɡɑːb, Am ɡɑrb] N

garb

costume m

in peasant/clerical garb

en costume de paysan/d'ecclésiastique

gaol N VB trans Brit

gaol → jail

See also jail

I.jail [Brit dʒeɪl, Am dʒeɪl] N

jail

prison f

to be in/go to jail

être/aller en prison (for sth pour qc)

to go to jail for 10 years

faire 10 ans de prison

sentenced to 14 days in jail

condamné à 14 jours de réclusion criminelle or de prison

attr jail sentence

peine f de prison

II.jail [Brit dʒeɪl, Am dʒeɪl] VB trans

jail

emprisonner

jail ADMIN, LAW

incarcérer (for sth pour qc)

jailed for life

condamné à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité

gaze about VB [Brit ɡeɪz -, Am ɡeɪz -], gaze around VB

gaze about

regarder autour de soi

stop gazing about!

arrête de regarder ce qui se passe!

gar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gar in the English»French Dictionary

T-bar [ˈti:bɑ:ʳ, Am -bɑ:r], T-bar lift N

T-bar

remonte-pente m

laughing gas N

laughing gas

gaz m hilarant

natural gas N

natural gas

gaz m naturel

game² [geɪm] N no pl

1. game (animal):

game

gibier m

2. game (meat):

game

gibier m

game point N

game point in tennis, handball:

game point

balle f de jeu

gall² N Brit

gall abbreviation of gallon

gall

gallon m

See also gallon

gallon [ˈgælən] N

1. gallon (unit):

gallon

gallon m (≈ 4, 55 litres en Grande-Bretagne et ≈ 3, 79 litres aux Etats-Unis)

2. gallon (lots):

gallons of sth

litres mpl de qc

gall bladder N

gall bladder

vésicule f biliaire

gale [geɪl] N

1. gale (wind):

gale

vent m violent

gale-force winds

vents mpl forts

2. gale fig:

gale

éclat m

gales of laughter

éclats de rire

gaol [dʒeɪl] N

gaol → jail

See also jail

I.jail [dʒeɪl] N

jail

prison f

to be in jail

faire de la prison

to put sb in jail

incarcérer qn

to be released from jail

être libéré (de prison)

II.jail [dʒeɪl] VB trans

jail

emprisonner

to jail sb for three months

condamner qn à trois mois de prison

GATT [gæt] N no pl, no art

GATT abbreviation of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GATT

GATT m