red alert in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for red alert in the English»French Dictionary

red alert N

1. red alert:

red alert MIL, NUCL

alerte f rouge

to be on/to be put on red alert

être en/être placé en alerte rouge

2. red alert (gen):

red alert

alerte f maximale

Translations for red alert in the English»French Dictionary

to be on (red) alert MIL

être en état d'alerte (rouge)

Translations for red alert in the English»French Dictionary

I.alert [Brit əˈləːt, Am əˈlərt] N

alert

alerte f

to be on the alert for danger

se méfier de

fire/bomb alert

alerte au feu/à la bombe

security alert

alerte de sécurité

to be on (red) alert MIL

être en état d'alerte (rouge)

to be on full alert

être en état d'alerte générale

II.alert [Brit əˈləːt, Am əˈlərt] ADJ

1. alert (lively):

alert (child)

éveillé

alert (old person)

alerte

2. alert (attentive):

alert

vigilant

to be alert to danger, risk, fact, possibility

avoir conscience de

III.alert [Brit əˈləːt, Am əˈlərt] VB trans

1. alert (contact):

alert army, police, hospital

alerter

2. alert (ask for vigilance):

alert airport, customs etc

mettre [qn/qc] en état d'alerte

Phrases:

to alert sb to danger

mettre qn en garde contre

to alert sb to fact, situation

attirer l'attention de qn sur

I.red [Brit rɛd, Am rɛd] N

1. red (colour):

red

rouge m

I like red

j'aime le rouge

red means ‘danger’

le rouge signifie ‘danger’

in red

en rouge

a shade of red

une nuance de rouge

2. red:

red, a. Red (communist) inf, pej

rouge mf

3. red (deficit):

to be in the red individual, account:

être à découvert

to be in the red company:

être en déficit

to be £500 in the red

être à découvert de 500 livres

you've gone into the red

vous avez un découvert

4. red (wine):

red

rouge m

5. red (red ball):

red

bille f rouge (de billard/snooker)

6. red (in roulette):

red

rouge m

II.red [Brit rɛd, Am rɛd] ADJ

1. red (in colour):

red apple, blood, lips, sky

rouge

red person, face, cheek

rouge (with de)

red hair, curl

roux/rousse

to go or turn red

devenir rouge, rougir

to paint/dye sth red

peindre/teindre qc en rouge

to dye one's hair red

se teindre les cheveux en roux

her eyes were red with weeping

ses yeux étaient rouges d'avoir pleuré

his face or he went very red

il a rougi très fort

red in the face

tout rouge

was my face red!

comme j'étais gêné!

there'll be red faces when…

certains vont être bien gênés quand…

2. red (communist):

red inf pej

rouge

III.red [Brit rɛd, Am rɛd]

to see reds under the bed inf

voir un complot communiste partout

to be caught red-handed

être pris la main dans le sac inf

to see red

voir rouge

red alert in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for red alert in the English»French Dictionary

I.alert [əˈlɜ:t, Am -ˈlɜ:rt] ADJ

alert (attentive)

alerte

alert (watchful)

vigilant(e)

alert (wide-awake)

éveillé(e)

to be alert to sth

être conscient de qc

II.alert [əˈlɜ:t, Am -ˈlɜ:rt] N

1. alert (alarm):

alert

alerte f

Phrases:

to be on the alert for sth

être en état d'alerte concernant qc m

III.alert [əˈlɜ:t, Am -ˈlɜ:rt] VB trans

alert

alerter

to alert sb to sth

avertir qn de qc

I.red [red] ADJ

red

rouge

red hair

roux(rousse)

Phrases:

not a red cent Am inf

pas un sou

red as a beetroot

rouge comme un coquelicot

II.red [red] N

1. red (colour):

red

rouge m

red hair

roux m

to turn red (with dye)

devenir rouge

to turn red (with embarrassment)

rougir

2. red POL:

red

rouge mf

Phrases:

in the red

à découvert

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As a late, high summer heat tightens its grip, panic sweeps through the city and the population flees while the region is put on red alert.

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The set was lined with window paneling backed by red lights which would blink intermittently during red alert status.

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Accessing it automatically brings the ship to red alert status.

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