nerve gas in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nerve gas in the English»French Dictionary

nerve gas N

nerve gas

gaz m neurotoxique

Translations for nerve gas in the French»English Dictionary

gaz innervant

nerve gas

Translations for nerve gas in the English»French Dictionary

I.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] N

1. gas (fuel):

gas

gaz m

to cook/heat a house with gas

cuisiner/chauffer une maison au gaz

to turn up/turn down the gas

augmenter/baisser le gaz

on a low/medium gas (in cooking)

à feu doux/moyen

on a high gas

à grand feu

to use bottled gas

utiliser du gaz en bouteille

to use bottled gas attr board, industry, company

du gaz

to use bottled gas explosion, pipe

de gaz

2. gas CHEM:

gas

gaz m

3. gas DENT (anaesthetic):

gas

anesthésie f

to have gas

être anesthésié

4. gas MIL:

gas

gaz m de combat

5. gas Am (petrol):

gas

essence f

6. gas:

gas, a. gas pedal Am (accelerator) inf

accélérateur m

7. gas Brit (chat, talk) inf, dated:

to have a gas

papoter inf

8. gas (funny experience, person) inf:

it was a gas!

on s'est bien marrés! inf

what a gas!

quelle (partie de) rigolade! inf

he's a gas

c'est un marrant inf

II.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB trans (gen) MIL

gas person, animal

gazer

III.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB intr

1. gas (give off gas):

gas

dégager des gaz

2. gas Brit inf, dated:

gas (chatter)

papoter inf

gas (go on at length)

parler sans arrêt

IV.to gas oneself VB refl

to gas oneself refl < pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed>:

to gas oneself

se suicider au gaz

V.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs]

to step on the gas

appuyer sur le champignon inf

GA Am abrév écrite

GA → Georgia

See also Georgia

Georgia [Brit ˈdʒɔːdʒə, Am ˈdʒɔrdʒə] (all contexts)

Georgia

Géorgie f

I.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] N

1. nerve:

nerve ANAT

nerf m

nerve BOT

nervure f

2. nerve:

nerve (courage)

courage m

nerve (confidence)

assurance f

to have the nerve to do

avoir le courage de faire

to have the nerve to do

avoir le cran de faire inf

to keep one's nerve

conserver son sang-froid

to lose one's nerve

perdre son courage, se dégonfler inf

to recover one's nerve

retrouver son assurance

3. nerve (impudence, cheek):

nerve inf

culot m inf

nerve inf

audace f

to have the nerve to do

avoir le culot de faire inf

he's got a nerve!

il est gonflé! inf

he's got a nerve!

il a du culot! inf

you've got a nerve inf!

tu as un sacré culot! inf

of all the nerve! what a nerve!

quel culot! inf

II.nerves N

nerves npl:

nerves (nervousness)

nerfs mpl

nerves (stage fright)

trac m inf

to have an attack of nerves

faire une crise de nerfs

she suffers from (her) nerves

c'est une grande nerveuse

to be in a state of nerves

avoir les nerfs en pelote inf

it's only nerves!

c'est nerveux!

his nerves were on edge

il était sur les nerfs

that noise is getting on my nerves

ce bruit me tape sur les nerfs inf

to live on one's nerves

vivre sur les nerfs

to be all nerves

être un paquet de nerfs

to calm sb's nerves

calmer qn

you need strong nerves to do that kind of work

il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour faire ce genre de travail

to have nerves of steel

avoir des nerfs d'acier

a war or battle of nerves

une guerre des nerfs

III.nerve oneself VB refl

nerve oneself refl:

nerve oneself

s'armer de courage

to nerve oneself to do

s'armer de courage pour faire

IV.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv]

to touch or hit a raw nerve

toucher un point sensible

to strain every nerve to do

s'évertuer à faire

nerve gas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nerve gas in the English»French Dictionary

I.gas <-es [or -sses]> [gæs] N

1. gas (not a liquid or solid, fuel):

gas

gaz m

a gas grill/stove/oven

un grill/four à gaz

2. gas no pl inf MED:

gas

anesthésie f

3. gas no pl MIL:

gas

gaz m de combat

gas mask

masque à gaz

poison gas

gaz asphyxiant

4. gas no pl Am, Can inf (petrol):

gas

essence f

to get gas

prendre de l'essence

to step on the gas

appuyer sur l'accélérateur

5. gas Am inf:

a gas

une bonne rigolade

II.gas <-ss-> [gæs] VB trans

gas by accident

asphyxier

gas deliberately

gazer

I.nerve [nɜ:v, Am nɜ:rv] N

1. nerve ANAT:

nerve

nerf m

nerve ending

terminaison f nerveuse

nerve disease

maladie f des nerfs

2. nerve pl (worry):

nerve

nerfs mpl

to be a bundle of nerves

être un paquet de nerfs

to calm one's nerves

se calmer

to get on sb's nerves inf

agacer qn

to live on one's nerves Brit

vivre sur les nerfs

3. nerve no pl inf (audacity):

nerve

culot m

to have the nerve to +infin

avoir le culot de +infin

4. nerve no pl (courage):

nerve

courage m

to keep/lose one's nerve

avoir/perdre son sang-froid

Phrases:

nerves of iron [or steel]

des nerfs très solides

to hit a (raw) nerve

toucher le nerf sensible

II.nerve [nɜ:v, Am nɜ:rv] VB trans

nerve

donner du courage à

to nerve oneself (up) to +infin Brit

s'armer de courage pour +infin