shield in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shield in the English»French Dictionary

I.shield [Brit ʃiːld, Am ʃild] N

1. shield (of warrior, soldier etc):

shield MIL

bouclier m

shield HERALD

écusson m

shield fig

protection f

shield fig

bouclier m liter (against contre)

2. shield SPORTS:

shield

≈ trophée m

3. shield TECH (screen):

shield (on machine, against radiation)

écran m de protection

shield (around gun)

pare-balles m inv

shield (of tunnel)

bouclier m (d'avancement)

4. shield Am (policeman's badge):

shield

insigne m

5. shield ZOOL (shell of animal):

shield

carapace f

II.shield [Brit ʃiːld, Am ʃild] VB trans

shield (from weather)

protéger, abriter (from de)

shield (from danger, discovery, truth) (gen)

protéger (from de)

shield (from authorities) (by lying)

couvrir

shield (by harbouring) suspect, criminal

donner asile à

to shield one's eyes from the sun

se protéger les yeux du soleil

to shield sb with one's body

faire (un) bouclier de son corps à qn

tax shield [ˈtæks ʃiːld] N

tax shield

bouclier m fiscal

human shield N

human shield

bouclier m humain

dress shield N

dress shield

dessous-de-bras m inv

riot shield N

riot shield

bouclier m antiémeutes

heat shield N AEROSP

heat shield

bouclier m thermique

leg shield N

leg shield

jambière f

biological shield N

biological shield NUCL, ECOL

bouclier m biologique

Translations for shield in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bouclier

shield

bouclier fiscal

tax shield

bouclier humain

human shield

bouclier thermique

heat shield

dessous-de-bras

dress shield

shield in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shield in the English»French Dictionary

I.shield [ʃi:ld] N

1. shield (defence):

shield

bouclier m

protective shield

plaque f de protection

2. shield (protective layer):

shield

protection f

3. shield (with heraldic arms):

shield

blason m

4. shield (with logo):

shield

écusson m

5. shield (prize):

shield

plaque f

6. shield Am (police badge):

shield

plaque f

II.shield [ʃi:ld] VB trans

shield

protéger

to shield sb from sth

protéger qn de qc

to shield one's hands

se protéger les mains

heat shield N TECH

heat shield

bouclier m thermique

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gum shield

protection f dentaire

Translations for shield in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bouclier a. MIL

shield

carapace

shield

pare-balles

bullet shield

écran

shield

shield Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

protective shield

plaque f de protection

to shield sb from sth

protéger qn de qc

to shield one's hands

se protéger les mains

gum shield

protection f dentaire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He jumped onto it, shielding other soldiers from injury.

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The shield draws a substantial amount of power when under strain.

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One shield featured a black and white bird against a black and white background, split down the middle, with a blue or gold border.

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They all have the same shield shape and are surrounded by a rope.

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The shield is crowned with a green prelathatt (galero) with six green tassels on each side of a bishop's cross.

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The volcanism that created the shield is not well studied and is poorly understood.

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For example, a shield tank ship will have greater hit points in shields and low hit points in armor.

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Repair facilities, represented by a wrench, speed up repairs to the player's hull and shields, which take damage while battling enemies.

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The shield is supported by two men of different shades of brown.

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The shield later appears in the film in its classic red, white and blue version.

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