improvised explosive device in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for improvised explosive device in the English»French Dictionary

improvised explosive device [Brit ˌɪmprəvʌɪzd ɪkˌspləʊsɪv dɪˈvʌɪs] N

improvised explosive device

dispositif m explosif improvisé

Translations for improvised explosive device in the English»French Dictionary

device, a. explosive device, incendiary device (bomb)

engin m explosif

explosive bomb, device, force

explosif/-ive

Translations for improvised explosive device in the English»French Dictionary

device [Brit dɪˈvʌɪs, Am dəˈvaɪs] N

1. device (household):

device

appareil m

2. device TECH:

device

dispositif m

a device for measuring/to measure

un dispositif pour mesurer

3. device (system):

device

système m

security device

système m de sécurité

security device

dispositif m de sécurité

4. device COMPUT:

device

périphérique m

5. device:

device, a. explosive device, incendiary device (bomb)

engin m explosif

6. device fig:

device (means) (gen)

moyen m (for doing, to do de or pour faire)

device ECON

mesure f (for doing, to do pour faire)

7. device LIT:

device

procédé m

8. device HERALD:

device

emblème m

to be left to one's own devices

être laissé à soi-même

to leave sb to their own devices

laisser qn se débrouiller tout seul

I.explosive [Brit ɪkˈspləʊsɪv, ɛkˈspləʊsɪv, Am ɪkˈsploʊsɪv, ɪkˈsploʊzɪv] N

1. explosive:

explosive

explosif m

to be charged with possessing explosives

être inculpé de possession d'explosifs

2. explosive LING → plosive

II.explosive [Brit ɪkˈspləʊsɪv, ɛkˈspləʊsɪv, Am ɪkˈsploʊsɪv, ɪkˈsploʊzɪv] ADJ

1. explosive:

explosive bomb, device, force

explosif/-ive

explosive substance, mixture

explosible

2. explosive fig situation, violence, temperament, issue:

explosive

explosif/-ive

3. explosive LING → plosive

See also plosive

I.plosive [Brit ˈpləʊsɪv, ˈpləʊsɪz, Am ˈploʊzɪv] N

plosive

occlusive f

plosive

consonne f occlusive

II.plosive [Brit ˈpləʊsɪv, ˈpləʊsɪz, Am ˈploʊzɪv] ADJ

plosive

occlusif/-ive

I.improvise [Brit ˈɪmprəvʌɪz, Am ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz] VB trans

improvise

improviser

an improvised table/screen

une table/un écran de fortune

II.improvise [Brit ˈɪmprəvʌɪz, Am ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz] VB intr (all contexts)

improvise

improviser

improvised explosive device in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for improvised explosive device in the French»English Dictionary

machine infernale

explosive device

Translations for improvised explosive device in the English»French Dictionary

I.improvise [ˈɪmprəvaɪz] VB trans

improvise

improviser

to improvise a speech

faire un discours impromptu

II.improvise [ˈɪmprəvaɪz] VB intr

improvise

improviser

device [dɪˈvaɪs] N

1. device (mechanism):

device

machine f

2. device (method):

device

moyen m

a literary/rhetorical device

un outil littéraire/rhétorique

3. device (bomb):

device

bombe f

4. device COMPUT:

device

périphérique m

Phrases:

to leave sb to their own devices

laisser qn se débrouiller seul

I.explosive [ɪkˈspləʊsɪv, Am -ˈsploʊ-] ADJ

explosive

explosif(-ive)

II.explosive [ɪkˈspləʊsɪv, Am -ˈsploʊ-] N

explosive

explosif m