sewer gas in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sewer gas in the English»French Dictionary

sewer gas N

sewer gas

gaz m d'égout

Translations for sewer 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

sewer [Brit ˈsuːə, Am ˈsuər] N

sewer

égout m

sewer gas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sewer 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

sewer [ˈsəʊəʳ, Am ˈsoʊɚ] N

sewer

égout m

Phrases:

to have a mind like a sewer

être dégoûtant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Infrequently used plumbing fixtures may allow sewer gas to enter a home due to evaporation of water in the trap, especially in dry weather.

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