mushroom cloud in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mushroom cloud in the English»French Dictionary

mushroom cloud N

mushroom cloud

champignon m atomique

Translations for mushroom cloud in the French»English Dictionary

champignon atomique NUCL

mushroom cloud

Translations for mushroom cloud in the English»French Dictionary

I.mushroom [Brit ˈmʌʃruːm, ˈmʌʃrʊm, Am ˈməʃˌrum, ˈməʃˌrʊm] N

1. mushroom:

mushroom BOT, FOOD

champignon m

to spring or pop up like mushrooms fig

pousser comme des champignons

to spring or pop up like mushrooms attr soup, omelette

aux champignons

2. mushroom (colour):

mushroom

beige m rosé

II.mushroom [Brit ˈmʌʃruːm, ˈmʌʃrʊm, Am ˈməʃˌrum, ˈməʃˌrʊm] ADJ a. mushroom-coloured

mushroom

(de couleur) beige rosé

III.mushroom [Brit ˈmʌʃruːm, ˈmʌʃrʊm, Am ˈməʃˌrum, ˈməʃˌrʊm] VB intr

mushroom buildings, towns:

pousser comme des champignons, proliférer

mushroom group, organization:

se multiplier, proliférer

mushroom business:

se développer

mushroom demand, profits:

s'accroître rapidement

I.cloud [Brit klaʊd, Am klaʊd] N

1. cloud C (in sky):

cloud

nuage m

cloud

nuée f liter

2. cloud U METEO:

cloud, a. cloud mass

nuages mpl

some patches of cloud

quelques nuages

there's a lot of cloud about

il fait un temps très nuageux

3. cloud (mass):

cloud (of smoke, dust, gas)

nuage m

cloud (of ash, insects)

nuage m

cloud (of ash, insects)

nuée f

4. cloud (negative feature) fig:

a cloud of gloom/uncertainty

un voile de tristesse/d'incertitude

to cast a cloud over sth

jeter une ombre sur qc

5. cloud (blur):

cloud (in liquid, marble, gem)

nuage m

cloud (in glass, on mirror)

buée f

II.cloud [Brit klaʊd, Am klaʊd] VB trans

1. cloud (blur):

cloud steam, breath: mirror

embuer

cloud substance: liquid

rendre [qc] trouble

cloud tears: vision

brouiller

clouded with tears eyes

voilé or brouillé de larmes

2. cloud (confuse):

cloud judgment

obscurcir

cloud memory

brouiller

to cloud the issue

brouiller les cartes

3. cloud (blight):

cloud atmosphere, occasion etc

assombrir

III.cloud [Brit klaʊd, Am klaʊd] VB intr

cloud → cloud over

IV.cloud [Brit klaʊd, Am klaʊd]

to be living in cloud-cuckoo-land

croire au père Noël

to have one's head in the clouds

avoir la tête dans les nuages

to be on cloud nine inf

être aux anges

to be/leave under a cloud

être/partir en état de disgrâce

See also cloud over

cloud over VB [Brit klaʊd -, Am klaʊd -]

cloud over sky:

se couvrir (de nuages)

cloud over face:

s'assombrir

mushroom cloud in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mushroom cloud in the English»French Dictionary

mushroom cloud N

mushroom cloud

champignon m nucléaire

Translations for mushroom cloud in the English»French Dictionary

I.mushroom [ˈmʌʃrʊm, Am -ru:m] N a. fig

mushroom

champignon m

cultivated mushrooms

champignons mpl de culture

poisonous/edible mushroom

champignon vénéneux/comestible

II.mushroom [ˈmʌʃrʊm, Am -ru:m] VB intr

mushroom

pousser comme des champignons

I.cloud [klaʊd] N

1. cloud a. fig:

cloud

nuage m

2. cloud COMPUT:

cloud

cloud m

Phrases:

to be on cloud nine

être au septième ciel

to be under a cloud

être l'objet de soupçons

II.cloud [klaʊd] VB trans

1. cloud (darken):

cloud a. fig

obscurcir

2. cloud (make less clear):

cloud

rendre trouble

III.cloud [klaʊd] VB intr

1. cloud (become overcast):

cloud

se couvrir

2. cloud fig:

cloud

s'assombrir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Flames and then smoke and then a massive, massive mushroom cloud.

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Both detonated simultaneously, sending a fireball and mushroom cloud high above the valley and leaving two craters 40 feet deep.

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Depicting a girl counting petals plucked from a daisy, the voiceover changes to a countdown that ends with the mushroom cloud of a muclear explosion.

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He can pass gas at will, giving off a mushroom cloud of green gas.

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An atomic mushroom cloud was centered behind the griffin.

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Underground detonations of low depth produce a mushroom cloud and a base surge, two different distinct clouds.

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During these hot gas oscillations, the bubble continually rises (migrates) for the same reason a mushroom cloud rises: it is less dense.

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In contrast, megaton-range explosions tend to have most of their radioactivity in the lower third of the mushroom cloud.

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Caron was also the only photographer aboard, and took photographs as the mushroom cloud ascended.

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The mushroom cloud was adopted in the 1970s.

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