grand slam in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grand slam in the English»French Dictionary

grand slam® [Brit] N

grand slam GAMES, SPORTS

grand chelem m

a grand slam in spades

un grand chelem à pique

a grand slam tournament

un tournoi comptant pour le grand chelem

Translations for grand slam in the English»French Dictionary

grand/little or small slam

grand/petit chelem

Translations for grand slam in the French»English Dictionary

gagner ou faire le grand chelem

to win the Grand Slam

faire le petit/grand chelem

to make a small/grand slam

Translations for grand slam in the English»French Dictionary

I.slam [Brit slam, Am slæm] N

1. slam (of door):

slam

claquement m

to shut sth with a slam

claquer qc

2. slam GAMES:

slam

chelem m

grand/little or small slam

grand/petit chelem

3. slam Am (jail):

slam sl

taule f sl

II.slam <pres part slamming; pret, pp slammed> [Brit slam, Am slæm] VB trans

1. slam (shut loudly):

slam person: door

claquer

slam wind: door

faire claquer

to slam sth shut

fermer brutalement qc

to slam the door behind one

sortir en claquant la porte derrière soi

to slam the door in sb's face lit, fig

claquer la porte au nez de qn

2. slam (with violence):

to slam one's fist/a cup onto the table

taper du poing/poser brutalement une tasse sur la table

to slam the ball into the net

renvoyer brutalement la balle dans le filet

to slam sb into a wall

jeter qn contre le mur

to slam the brakes on, to slam on the brakes inf

freiner à mort inf

3. slam (criticize):

slam inf

critiquer [qn] violemment (for pour, for doing pour avoir fait)

to slam a policy as useless

critiquer violemment une politique pour son inutilité

to slam sb as a dictator

critiquer violemment qn comme étant un dictateur

to be slammed by sb

se faire critiquer violemment par qn

4. slam (defeat):

slam inf

écraser

5. slam (hack into) inf:

slam phone line

pirater

III.slam <pres part slamming; pret, pp slammed> [Brit slam, Am slæm] VB intr

1. slam door, window:

slam

claquer (against contre)

to hear the door slam

entendre claquer la porte

to slam shut

se refermer en claquant

Phrases:

to slam into vehicle:

s'écraser contre qc

to slam into boxer, body:

heurter violemment qc

I.grand [Brit ɡrand, Am ɡrænd] N

1. grand (sum of money) inf:

grand Brit

mille livres fpl sterling

grand Brit

≈ bâton m

grand Am

mille dollars mpl

2. grand inf MUS (piano):

grand

piano m à queue

II.grand [Brit ɡrand, Am ɡrænd] ADJ

1. grand (impressive):

grand building, ceremony

grandiose

grand park

magnifique

in grand style

en grande pompe

on a grand scale

sur une très grande échelle

in the grand manner

dans un style de grand seigneur

to make a grand entry

faire une entrée spectaculaire

the grand old man of theatre/of letters

le grand monsieur du théâtre/de la littérature

2. grand (self- important):

she's very grand

elle joue à la grande dame pej

to put on a grand air

prendre de grands airs

3. grand (fine, excellent) inf:

to have a grand time

passer un moment formidable

‘is everything all right?’—‘it's grand thanks’

‘tout va bien?’—‘très bien merci’

he did a grand job

il a fait un travail splendide

that's grand!

c'est formidable!

4. grand (in titles, names):

grand

grand, Grand

grand slam in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grand slam in the English»French Dictionary

grand slam® N

grand slam

grand chelem m

Translations for grand slam in the English»French Dictionary

I.slam¹ <-mm-> [slæm] VB trans

1. slam (close noisily):

slam

claquer

to slam the door in sb's face

claquer la porte au nez de qn

2. slam inf (criticize severely):

slam

descendre en flamme

3. slam (hit hard):

to slam sth into sth

cogner qc contre qc

4. slam (put down violently):

to slam down sth, to slam sth down

balancer qc

II.slam¹ <-mm-> [slæm] VB intr

1. slam (shut noisily):

slam

claquer

to slam out of the house

partir en claquant la porte

2. slam (hit hard):

to slam against sth

cogner contre qc

to slam into sth

cogner qc

III.slam¹ [slæm] N

slam

bruit m de choc

slam² [slæm] N

1. slam SPORTS, GAMES:

slam

chelem m

2. slam LIT:

slam

slam m

I.grand [grænd] ADJ a. inf

grand

grand(e)

in grand style

en grandes pompes

the Grand Canyon

le Grand Canyon

to make a grand entrance

faire une grande entrée

grand old age a. iron hum

grand âge m

II.grand [grænd] N

1. grand inv inf FIN (one thousand dollars/pounds):

grand

brique f

2. grand MUS → grand piano

See also grand piano

grand piano N MUS

grand piano

piano m à queue

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Can belted his first career grand slam this season as well.

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This was later referred to as the ultimate, ultimate grand slam.

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A walk-off grand slam when the team is down by three runs is sometimes called an ultimate grand slam.

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