ramming in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ramming in the English»French Dictionary

I.ram [Brit ram, Am ræm] N

1. ram:

ram ZOOL, ASTROL

bélier m

2. ram:

ram CONSTR (of pile driver)

marteau m

ram TECH (plunger)

plongeur m

ram TECH (plunger)

piston m plongeur

II.ram <pres part ramming; pret, pp rammed> [Brit ram, Am ræm] VB trans

1. ram (crash into) vehicle:

ram car, boat etc

rentrer dans, heurter

2. ram (push):

ram fist, object

enfoncer (into dans)

III.to ram into <pres part ramming; pret, pp rammed> VB intr

to ram into vehicle:

to ram into

rentrer dans, heurter

battering ram N

battering ram

bélier m

ram-raid [Am ˈræmreɪd] VB trans Brit

ram-raid

dévaliser un magasin (après avoir défoncé la vitrine au moyen d'une voiture bélier)

I.ram home VB [Brit ram -, Am ræm -] (ram [sth] home, ram home [sth]) lit

ram home ball, fist

placer

ram home fig message, point

faire clairement comprendre

I.ram down VB [Brit ram -, Am ræm -] (ram [sth] down, ram down [sth])

ram down

enfoncer qc

hydraulic ram N CONSTR

hydraulic ram

bélier m hydraulique

RAM [Brit ram, Am ræm] N

RAM → random access memory

RAM

RAM f

video RAM N

video RAM

mémoire f vidéo

Translations for ramming in the French»English Dictionary

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bélier

ram

bélier MIL, HISTORY

battering ram

bélier hydraulique

hydraulic ram

rostre

ram, rostrum

ramming in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ramming in the English»French Dictionary

I.ram [ræm] N (male sheep)

ram

bélier m

II.ram <-ming, -med> [ræm] VB trans

ram door

défoncer

ram car

emboutir

RAM [ræm] N

RAM COMPUT abbreviation of Random Access Memory

RAM

RAM f

Translations for ramming in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bélier

ram

bélier

battering ram

éperonner

to ram

damer terre

to ram down

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A number of students commandeered buses and fire engines in an attempt to halt the progress of the tanks by ramming into them.

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A jealous ex-serviceman has been jailed after ramming a mobile phone into the mouth of his former partner during a terrifying fit of rage.

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The depth charge run was followed by a ramming attempt on a submarine at periscope depth.

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He chastised the degraded nonsense which country preachers are ramming and hammering into yokel skulls.

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Ramming was also needed to tamp the powder so that it would explode properly instead of fizzle (this was a leading cause of misfires).

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After ramming, the turtle ship would unleash a broadside volley of cannonballs.

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Medieval galleys are believed to have been considerably slower, especially since they were not built with ramming tactics in mind.

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Long before the invention of aircraft, ramming tactics in naval warfare and ground warfare were common.

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The locals scatter and the cadets abandon the stalled truck, fleeing the scene in the second truck and ramming a police car in the process.

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The technique is also known as tactical car intervention, tactical ramming, legal intervention, and fishtailing.

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