human shield in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for human shield in the English»French Dictionary

human shield N

human shield

bouclier m humain

Translations for human shield in the French»English Dictionary

bouclier humain

human shield

Translations for human shield in the English»French Dictionary

I.shield [Brit ʃiːld, Am ʃild] N

1. shield (of warrior, soldier etc):

shield MIL

bouclier m

shield HERALD

écusson m

shield fig

protection f

shield fig

bouclier m liter (against contre)

2. shield SPORTS:

shield

≈ trophée m

3. shield TECH (screen):

shield (on machine, against radiation)

écran m de protection

shield (around gun)

pare-balles m inv

shield (of tunnel)

bouclier m (d'avancement)

4. shield Am (policeman's badge):

shield

insigne m

5. shield ZOOL (shell of animal):

shield

carapace f

II.shield [Brit ʃiːld, Am ʃild] VB trans

shield (from weather)

protéger, abriter (from de)

shield (from danger, discovery, truth) (gen)

protéger (from de)

shield (from authorities) (by lying)

couvrir

shield (by harbouring) suspect, criminal

donner asile à

to shield one's eyes from the sun

se protéger les yeux du soleil

to shield sb with one's body

faire (un) bouclier de son corps à qn

I.human [Brit ˈhjuːmən, Am ˈ(h)jumən] N

human

humain m

fellow human

semblable mf

II.human [Brit ˈhjuːmən, Am ˈ(h)jumən] ADJ

1. human (not animal):

human behaviour, affairs, body, population, reproduction, weakness

humain

human characteristic, rights

de l'homme

he's only human

il a ses faiblesses comme tout le monde

2. human (sympathetic):

human

humain

to lack the human touch

manquer de chaleur humaine

human shield in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for human shield in the English»French Dictionary

I.shield [ʃi:ld] N

1. shield (defence):

shield

bouclier m

protective shield

plaque f de protection

2. shield (protective layer):

shield

protection f

3. shield (with heraldic arms):

shield

blason m

4. shield (with logo):

shield

écusson m

5. shield (prize):

shield

plaque f

6. shield Am (police badge):

shield

plaque f

II.shield [ʃi:ld] VB trans

shield

protéger

to shield sb from sth

protéger qn de qc

to shield one's hands

se protéger les mains

human [ˈhju:mən] ADJ

human

humain(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Relatives and neighbours gathered at the home to form a human shield, according to one source.

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They could also use the referee as a human shield, making themselves immune to all attacks.

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They systematically detained the inhabitants inside one room of the house, held them hostage and used them as human shield.

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It was, however, a struggle to catch a glimpse of the girl's face as presidential aides formed a human shield around her.

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One day he is present when a criminal takes a female hostage in order to use the woman as a human shield.

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As a large scale mass human shield, however, the event was less compelling.

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Mir uses herself as a human shield and pleads with the soldiers not to fire.

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One case involved using an 11-year-old boy as a human shield, by forcing him to enter suspected buildings first and also inspect bags.

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Alkaline's security detail had to form a human shield around him in order to get him on stage to perform.

jamaica-star.com

He used his wife as a human shield.

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