rocket attack in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rocket attack in the English»French Dictionary

rocket attack N

rocket attack

attaque f à la roquette

Translations for rocket attack in the French»English Dictionary

un tir de roquette

a rocket attack

tir de roquette

rocket attack

Translations for rocket attack in the English»French Dictionary

I.attack [Brit əˈtak, Am əˈtæk] N

1. attack:

attack (gen) MIL, SPORTS

attaque f (on contre)

attack (unprovoked, criminal)

agression f (against, on contre)

attack (terrorist)

attentat m

on the attack

à l'attaque

to come under attack MIL

être attaqué (from par)

to come under attack fig

être l'objet de critiques virulentes (from de la part de)

to leave oneself open to attack fig

s'exposer à la critique

to feel under attack

se sentir agressé

to mount or launch an attack on sth lit

attaquer

to mount or launch an attack on sth fig

s'attaquer à qc

2. attack MED (of chronic illness):

attack

crise f (of de)

to have an attack of flu

attraper la grippe

to have an attack of hiccups

avoir le hoquet

to have an attack of giggles

être pris d'un fou rire

II.attack [Brit əˈtak, Am əˈtæk] VB trans

1. attack:

attack (gen) MED, MIL, SPORTS person, enemy, position

attaquer

attack (criminally) victim

agresser

attack fig book, idea, policy

attaquer

2. attack (tackle):

attack task, problem

s'attaquer à

III.attack [Brit əˈtak, Am əˈtæk]

attack is the best form of defence

l'attaque est la meilleure défense

I.rocket [Brit ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑkət] N

1. rocket (spacecraft, firework):

rocket

fusée f

to take off like a rocket

partir en trombe

to take off like a rocket attr research, technology

spatiale

to take off like a rocket base

de lancement de fusées

2. rocket MIL:

rocket

fusée f

rocket attr range

de lancement de fusées

3. rocket:

rocket BOT, FOOD

roquette f

II.rocket [Brit ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑkət] VB intr

1. rocket price, profit, level, value:

rocket

monter en flèche

to rocket from 10 to 100/by 400%

grimper de 10 à 100/de 400%

2. rocket person, vehicle:

to rocket or go rocketing past sth

passer en trombe devant qc

to rocket to fame

accéder rapidement à la célébrité

III.rocket [Brit ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑkət]

to give sb a rocket inf Brit

sonner les cloches à qn inf

rocket attack in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rocket attack in the English»French Dictionary

I.attack [əˈtæk] N

1. attack a. MIL, SPORTS:

attack

attaque f

attack of person

agression f

a terrorist/bomb attack

une attentat terroriste/à la bombe

all-out attack

attaque tous azimuts

to launch [or make] an attack against [or on] sb/sth

lancer une attaque contre qn/qc

to be [or to go] on the attack

passer à l'attaque

to be [or come] under attack

être attaqué

to launch an attack on town, base

lancer une attaque sur

to launch an attack on party, writer

s'attaquer à

2. attack MED:

attack

crise f

attack of asthma

crise d'asthme

attack of giggles

crise de fou rire

attack of hysteria

crise de nerfs

attack of shyness

accès m de timidité

Phrases:

attack is the best form of defence prov

l'attaque est la meilleure défense

II.attack [əˈtæk] VB trans

1. attack:

attack

attaquer

attack right

porter atteinte à

to attack sb in sth street

agresser qn dans la rue

2. attack (tackle):

attack problem, food

s'attaquer à

to attack the fridge

dévaliser le frigo

III.attack [əˈtæk] VB intr

attack

attaquer

I.rocket¹ [ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑ:kɪt] N

1. rocket (vehicle, firework):

rocket

fusée f

2. rocket no pl inf (reprimand):

to give sb a rocket

engueuler qn

II.rocket¹ [ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑ:kɪt] VB intr

to rocket (up)

monter en flèche

to rocket to sth

atteindre rapidement qc

III.rocket¹ [ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑ:kɪt] VB trans

rocket

attaquer à la roquette

rocket² [ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑ:kɪt] N (herb)

rocket

roquette f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They also affected morale, because even the prospect of a rocket attack was unnerving.

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The vehicle had been carrying dozens of passengers who disembarked before the rocket attack.

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