gas lamp in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gas lamp in the English»French Dictionary

gas lamp N

gas lamp (domestic)

lampe f à gaz

gas lamp (in street)

bec m de gaz

Translations for gas lamp in the French»English Dictionary

bec de gaz

gas street-lamp

Translations for gas lamp 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

GA Am abrév écrite

GA → Georgia

See also Georgia

Georgia [Brit ˈdʒɔːdʒə, Am ˈdʒɔrdʒə] (all contexts)

Georgia

Géorgie f

lamp [Brit lamp, Am læmp] N (all contexts)

lamp

lampe f

gas lamp in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gas lamp in the English»French Dictionary

I.gas <-es [or -sses]> [gæs] N

1. gas (not a liquid or solid, fuel):

gas

gaz m

a gas grill/stove/oven

un grill/four à gaz

2. gas no pl inf MED:

gas

anesthésie f

3. gas no pl MIL:

gas

gaz m de combat

gas mask

masque à gaz

poison gas

gaz asphyxiant

4. gas no pl Am, Can inf (petrol):

gas

essence f

to get gas

prendre de l'essence

to step on the gas

appuyer sur l'accélérateur

5. gas Am inf:

a gas

une bonne rigolade

II.gas <-ss-> [gæs] VB trans

gas by accident

asphyxier

gas deliberately

gazer

lamp [læmp] N

lamp

lampe f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1851, he created a gas lamp that was suitable for use in railroad cars.

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The light source was an acetylene gas lamp.

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The cycle hit a gas lamp causing fire to spread throughout the grandstand.

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A policeman was smoking a cigarette with two girls under a gas lamp.

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A skylight illuminated the windowless room with a similar gas lamp as the vestibule, providing nighttime lighting.

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The prayer room was lit by the dull flame of a gas lamp.

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It was outfitted with bunks, a wood stove, a dresser and a gas lamp for light (no electricity).

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His quest for knowledge was so intense that he used to study under a street light as it was not possible for him to afford a gas lamp at home.

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At the turn of the 19th century, the stump was illuminated by a gas lamp that stood to the south.

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Many gas utility companies will still quote a fixed periodic rate for a customer-maintained gas lamp, and some homeowners still use such devices.

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