landing craft in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for landing craft in the English»French Dictionary

landing craft N

landing craft

péniche f de débarquement

Translations for landing craft in the French»English Dictionary

péniche de débarquement

landing craft

Translations for landing craft in the English»French Dictionary

I.land [Brit land, Am lænd] N

1. land:

land CONSTR, LAW (terrain, property)

terrain m

land (very large)

terres fpl

building land

terrain à bâtir

the lie Brit or lay Am of the land lit

le relief du terrain

to get the lie Brit or lay Am of the land fig

savoir de quoi il retourne

get off my land!

dégagez de mon terrain! inf

private/public land

propriété f privée/publique

private/public land attr clearance, drainage, development

du terrain

private/public land purchase, sale

de terrain

private/public land prices

du terrain

private/public land deal, tax

foncier/-ière

private/public land law, tribunal

agraire

2. land FARM (farmland):

land

terre f

barren/fertile land

terre stérile/fertile

to live off/work the land

vivre de/travailler la terre

a movement back to the land

un retour à la terre

a movement back to the land attr worker

agricole

3. land (countryside):

land

campagne f

to live on/leave the land

vivre à/quitter la campagne

4. land POL (gen):

land (country)

pays m

foreign/tropical land

pays étranger/tropical

from many lands

de nombreux pays

throughout the land

dans tout le pays

the land of dreams, opportunity

le pays de

5. land (not sea):

land

terre f

I can see land

je vois la terre

to reach or make land

toucher terre

to remain on land

rester à terre

by land

par voie de terre

on land the bird is clumsy

sur la terre ferme l'oiseau est maladroit

land was sighted

la terre était en vue

land ahoy! NAUT

terre en vue!

the war on (the) land

la guerre terrestre

the war on (the) land attr battle, forces, transport, animal

terrestre

II.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB trans

1. land pilot:

land AEROSP, AVIAT aircraft, spacecraft

poser

land passengers, astronaut

débarquer

land cargo, luggage

décharger

NASA wants to land a space capsule on Mars

la NASA veut faire atterrir une capsule spatiale sur Mars

2. land NAUT:

land person

débarquer (on sur)

land cargo, luggage

décharger (on sur)

3. land FISH:

land fish

prendre

4. land (secure):

land fig, inf

décrocher inf

job, contract, prize I landed myself a job at the palace

je me suis dégoté un boulot au palais inf

5. land (saddle with problem) inf:

to land sb with task

refiler à qn

he landed me with washing the car

il m'a refilé la voiture à laver

to be landed with sb/sth

se retrouver avec qn/qc sur les bras

I was landed with the children/with cleaning the equipment

je me suis retrouvé avec les enfants/avec le nettoyage du matériel sur les bras

now you've really landed her in it or in a fine mess!

tu l'as vraiment fichue dans de beaux draps! inf

he landed us in court

on s'est retrouvé au tribunal par sa faute

6. land (deliver):

land inf

flanquer inf

blow, punch she landed him one (in the eye)

elle lui en a collé une (dans l'œil) inf

III.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB intr

1. land:

land AEROSP, AVIAT aircraft, balloon, passenger:

atterrir

land spacecraft: (on earth)

atterrir

land (on moon)

atterrir sur la lune

land (on moon)

alunir controvers

land (on planet)

se poser

as the plane came in to land

alors que l'avion se préparait à atterrir

2. land NAUT:

land passenger:

débarquer

land ship:

accoster

3. land SPORTS (gen):

land sportsman, gymnast, animal, insect, bird:

atterrir

land object, substance:

tomber

land hum

atterrir

land ball:

toucher le sol

he fell and landed at the bottom of the stairs

il est tombé et a atterri au bas de l'escalier

did you see where it landed?

tu as vu où c'est tombé or où ça a atterri?

most of the paint landed on me

presque toute la peinture m'est tombée dessus

the petition landed on my desk fig

la pétition a atterri sur mon bureau

the punch landed on his chin

le coup de poing l'a touché au menton

only one of the darts landed on the board

une seule fléchette s'est retrouvée sur la cible

IV.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB refl

to land oneself in difficult situation

se mettre dans

to land oneself with inf task, problem

se retrouver avec

V.land [Brit land, Am lænd]

to find out how the land lies

savoir de quoi il retourne

landing [Brit ˈlandɪŋ, Am ˈlændɪŋ] N

1. landing:

landing (at turn of stairs)

palier m

landing (storey)

étage m

his room is on the next landing

sa chambre est à l'étage supérieur

his room is on the next landing attr light, carpet

du palier

2. landing MIL (of troops):

landing (from boat)

débarquement m

landing (from plane) (by parachute)

parachutage m

landing (on runway)

largage m

a paratroop landing

un parachutage

3. landing NAUT:

landing (of people)

débarquement m

landing (of cargo)

déchargement m

landing attr charges, platform

de débarquement

4. landing:

landing AEROSP, AVIAT

atterrissage m (on sur)

night landing

atterrissage de nuit

night landing attr procedure

d'atterrissage

5. landing SPORTS (gen):

landing (of animal, athlete, hanglider)

réception f

landing (of parachutist, bird, insect)

atterrissage m

I.craft [Brit krɑːft, Am kræft] N

1. craft (skill):

craft (art-related)

art m

craft (job-related)

métier m

the potter's craft

l'art du potier

the journalist's craft

≈ le métier du journaliste

2. craft (handiwork):

craft

artisanat m

arts and crafts

artisanat (d'art)

arts and crafts attr exhibition, guild

artisanal

3. craft (cunning):

craft

ruse f

4. craft (boat):

craft

embarcation f

5. craft AEROSP:

craft, a. space craft

vaisseau m spatial

II.craft [Brit krɑːft, Am kræft] VB trans

craft

faire [qc] à la main

landing craft in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for landing craft in the English»French Dictionary

landing craft N MIL

landing craft

péniche f de débarquement

Translations for landing craft in the English»French Dictionary

landing N

1. landing ARCHIT:

landing

palier m

2. landing AVIAT:

landing

atterrissage m

3. landing NAUT:

landing

débarquement m

I.land [lænd] N

1. land no pl a. AGR:

land

terre f

by land

par voie de terre

2. land (area of ground):

land

terrain m

3. land (nation):

land

pays m

Phrases:

the Land of the Rising Sun

le pays du soleil levant

II.land [lænd] VB intr

1. land AVIAT:

land

atterrir

2. land NAUT:

land

débarquer

3. land (end up) a. SPORTS:

land

retomber

to land on one's feet

retomber sur ses pieds

III.land [lænd] VB trans

1. land (bring onto land):

land plane

faire atterrir

land boat

faire accoster

to land a plane on water

faire amerrir un avion

2. land (unload):

land

décharger

3. land (obtain):

land contract

décrocher

land fish

prendre

land job

dégoter

I.craft [krɑ:ft, Am kræft] inv N

1. craft (means of transport):

craft

embarcation f

2. craft no pl (skill):

craft

métier m

3. craft (trade):

craft

artisanat m

craft of glass-blowing, acting

art m

craft of management iron hum

finesse f

4. craft (ability):

craft

capacité f

II.craft [krɑ:ft, Am kræft] inv VB trans

craft

créer

craft a poem

écrire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are commonly referred to as air-cushioned landing craft.

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That evening the landing craft carrying the soldiers were put ashore.

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The landing craft sailed to the beach and put the infantry on land.

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Owing to rough seas, night unloading, and poor beach conditions, the attack cargo ship lost several landing craft.

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About an hour before the landing craft reached the beaches, the accompanying ships opened fire.

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By 0644, the last of her landing craft was in the water and headed for the beach.

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For the next five days, the ship debarked troops, provisioned various landing craft, and received casualties on board.

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A violent storm then blew up wrecking many of the landing craft vital for the operation.

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New landing craft were designed, and the process of assembling the force improved to speed up the departure date.

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A guide light from one of the sweepers then guided the landing craft into the lagoon where they awaited the end of the bombardment.

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